In this chapter, the old man was sitting in the bamboo recliner rocking back and forth, looking very uncomfortable. When he heard what Shopkeeper Wang said, he stopped the rocking chair and sat up. His eyes kept blinking and blinking, as if

After deep thought, he checked again with Shopkeeper Wang: "Are you sure that the person who posted this is really someone from the Regent's Palace?"

"Old Master, you can rest assured that you are absolutely right."

Shopkeeper Wang said solemnly, picked up the purple clay teapot on the table next to him, poured a cup of tea into Mrs. Zhang's hand, and asked in a low voice: "Mr. Zhang, does the Prince Regent have any suspicions about our restaurant?"

?Otherwise why would Sudden Zhang do this? Not to mention that we have never heard of Huo Weilou entertaining any friends. Even if we invite friends, we should not leave the big restaurants in the capital and make a special trip to

Are we coming from a small town on the outskirts of Beijing?"

Mr. Zhang rolled his eyes back and forth, stood up and left the rocking chair. He did not answer directly, but slowly walked to a bird cage, took some millet from the side, put it in, and hissed at the chirping birds inside.

Shengcai waved and called shopkeeper Wang.

Shopkeeper Wang trotted up to Mr. Zhang and bent his knees to listen to his orders.

"Shopkeeper Wang, you can be regarded as someone who has seen a lot of things in my world. Don't be impatient or impulsive in everything. Just go and be prepared to entertain. Of course, the meals must be of the highest quality.

Don't be careless. So what if the regent comes? The soldiers will block it, and the water will cover it. Just be patient and deal with it carefully." Old Mrs. Zhang instructed.

Shopkeeper Wang was in his prime at that time, and he was a well-rounded and calculating person. After understanding Mr. Zhang's attitude towards this matter, he understood immediately and immediately took the order to go back to work.

It was a sunny day with the sun hanging high in the sky. Zhangjia Town on the outskirts of the capital was bustling with traffic.

It happened to be another day when faithful men and women were offering incense and making offerings, so it seemed much more lively than usual.

In the shops along the street, there is an endless stream of customers coming in and out; the shouts of vendors in various activities are even more frequent.

Mo Dongyan, the young minister of Dali Temple, came rushing all the way. From a distance, he saw the four characters "Lanyuan Restaurant" with vigorous and full faces, quite imposing. He thought to himself, no wonder Huo Weilou chose such a place today. I guess there is something behind it.

What a story.

The horse stopped in front of the restaurant, Mo Dongyan dismounted, and a boy ran out of the restaurant, took the horse and tied it up.

Shopkeeper Wang, who was greeting people at the counter, saw Mo Dongyan come in. Although he didn't know who this person was, looking at his aura and clothes, he thought he was not an unknown person, so he put on a smile and came out to greet him, "This is

Distinguished guests, who are you?"

Mo Dongyan looked around the restaurant and replied, "Is there a patron named Huo here?"

Shopkeeper Wang looked for a moment and immediately replied: "Yes, yes, there is a private room on the second floor. There is already a distinguished guest sitting inside and waiting. This distinguished guest, please come with me."

So Mo Dongyan was led all the way upstairs, sent to a private room, greeted and served tea, and then left again.

The two of them were startled when they first met in the private room.

Mo Dongyan, the young minister of Dali Temple, was suspicious. Although Huo Weilou told him in advance that he was just a guest and the guest was invited by another person, he was not told that the person invited was actually Zhang Shaofu, the governor of the capital.

I really don't know what kind of medicine is sold in Huo Weilou's gourd, but based on his understanding of the current regent, today's events should be exciting.

These thoughts only lasted for a moment. Mo Dongyan smiled and greeted Fuyin Zhang Shaofu, "How is Zhang Fuyin doing recently? At the invitation of the prince, Mo is lucky enough to have a drink with Fu Yin at the same table today. Mo is so lucky.

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Who is the governor of the capital, Zhang Shaofu? Anyone who can sit in this official position is not an ordinary person.

The powerful regent Huo Weilou suddenly invited a banquet, and now he also called Mo Dongyan, the young minister of Dali Temple who was known as the "magic detective of the dynasty" to accompany him. Zhang Shaofu knew that today's meal was not delicious.

So he gathered his energy, stood up, and cupped his hands slightly, "Mo Shaoqing said something serious. How can Zhang be so virtuous as to accept the invitation of the prince and Mo Shaoqing? Today's meal is mine."

After the two of them chatted for a while, the owner, Huo Weilou, arrived belatedly.

The rule since ancient times has always been that the east is the first seat, so Huo Weilou naturally took the east seat, Mo Dongyan took the west seat, and Zhang Shaofu took the initiative to sit in the north seat.

When Huo Weilou arrived, it was already approaching noon, and the strong sunlight shone unstintingly into the private room through the window, hitting Zhang Shaofu's face, making him almost unable to open his eyes.

Huo Weilou originally invited him specially and asked Mo Dongyan, the young minister of Dali Temple, to accompany him. The young man had been thinking about this, and when he was exposed to the strong sun, he broke out in sweat.

However, Huo Weilou invited them to eat and drink without mentioning anything. Zhang Shaofu really felt like he was sitting on pins and needles. It was so painful to eat this meal.

Mo Dongyan also saw the mystery. Who was he? He knew the role of being invited to sit here today, so after he finished the glass of wine, he pointed at Huo Weilou and threw it by the door of the private room.

A bamboo basket asked: "Your Majesty, I was just eating and drinking, and I didn't bother to ask. I wonder what is in this bamboo basket?"

Huo Weilou didn't even raise his eyelids, he pointed at Zhang Shaofu and said, "Then you have to ask him."

Zhang Shaofu had a confused look on his face, and then he said in panic: "Why did the prince say this? I, my subordinates, don't know what is inside this? I really have never seen it before."

"You haven't opened it yet, how do you know you don't know this thing?" Huo Weilou asked with a sneer.

Zhang Shaofu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, sighed, and said: "My lord, please don't scare your subordinates anymore. I have always been conscientious and conscientious in serving the court, and I never dare to make the slightest mistake.

If there is anything that my subordinates cannot do, please let me know."

Huo Weilou said: "Okay. I will make it clear to you today."

As he said this, he walked to the bamboo basket and opened the lid. With a kick, several colorful snakes scattered on the floor.

Mo Dongyan and Zhang Shaofu were both startled. When they saw clearly that the snakes were dead, they both let out a long breath.

Mo Dongyan secretly criticized Huo Weilou for not informing him in advance when something like this happened, which almost ruined his image as a gentleman.

After Zhang Shaofu was in shock, he looked at Huo Weilou with fear. He stood up and bowed deeply, saying: "Your Majesty, I would like to ask you to make it clear that these snakes have nothing to do with you. I don't know what your Majesty means."

?”

Before Huo Weilou could speak, Mo Dongyan suddenly realized something and said, "I recognize this thing. These colorful poisons are definitely not local, they should come from the Western Regions. I didn't expect that these kinds of dramas would appear in the capital."

Poisonous snake, I wonder if Mr. Fu Yin knows about this?"

After being instructed by Mo Dongyan, Prefect Zhang Shaofu woke up as if from a dream. He was so frightened that he was sweating profusely. He quickly knelt down and apologized, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. The presence of this poison from the Western Regions in the holy place of the capital is indeed a dereliction of duty. Subordinate

I really don’t know the origin of this thing, but please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will have someone check it carefully when I go back. Please give me a chance. I will definitely live up to the court."

Huo Weilou signaled Mo Dongyan to help Mr. Fu Yin sit down, poured him a cup of tea himself, and said: "We all serve the court. At the feet of the emperor, in the important place of the capital, such a foreign drama happened

I, the prince, cannot underestimate poisonous things. That’s why I invited Mr. Fu Yin to come here today to discuss..."

Zhang Shaofu knew that if the emperor knew about this, he would not be guilty of dereliction of duty. He nodded in agreement and kept wiping the cold sweat on his forehead.

Who would have expected that Huo Weilou would change the topic next and almost send Lord Fu Yin to the West on the spot with his words.

"Master Zhang, is the food at this restaurant chosen by the King of Japan today delicious? I heard that the owner of this restaurant is also named Zhang?"

When Zhang Shaofu, whose buttocks were still warm from sitting, heard this, he immediately stood up and bowed again, "My lord, please don't tease me. Today, I will definitely investigate the poisonous matter thoroughly. No matter who is found out, I will not tolerate it."

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Huo Weilou twitched the corner of his mouth, knowing that his intimidation effect was enough, and his tone became more relaxed, "Oh, I remember, Lord Fuyin is Gong Changzhang, and the owner of this restaurant is Li Zaozhang, you guys

Not a Zhang."

Master Fu Yin thought, Prince Regent, if you say you didn't do it on purpose, who will believe it, but he said: "I really don't know the owner of this restaurant. Your Majesty, since the prince brought this thing, I must have

I know something about it, could you please tell me so that I can have some direction?"

"Huo Xing." Huo Weilou shouted outside the private room.

"Your Majesty." Huo Xing stepped through the door.

"Tell Mr. Zhang, the governor, about this poison."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Huo Xing agreed, then picked out the important things that happened in the Prince Regent's Mansion recently, but hid the fact that the master disappeared near the "Lanyuan Restaurant".

The Fuyin Master Zhang Shaofu shook his head after hearing this, and then repeatedly promised that he would thoroughly investigate the ins and outs of this matter. He said goodbye to Huo Weilou and Mo Dongyan, and took the evidence - a dead snake in a bamboo basket from Huo Weilou.

Xing escorted him away.

As soon as Mr. Fu Yin left, Mo Dongyan couldn't help but slap the table and burst into laughter, "Huo Weilou, Huo Weilou, I never thought that so many weird things would happen in your mansion while I'm not in the capital these days, huh?"

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"Changing marriages? It's not written like this in the play, but you really caught up. Haha..."

When Mo Dongyan thought that what the regent Huo Weilou saw when he lifted his veil was not the Grand Tutor Qianjin Lan Qingruo, he was extremely curious about his expression at that time and couldn't help laughing even more.

Huo Weilou sometimes lost his temper towards the young minister of Dali Temple and ignored him. He wanted to wait for him to digest his thoughts for a while and then drank tea by himself.

Mo Dongyan smiled enough and asked: "So, your princess is not Lan Qingruo, the rich daughter of our current imperial concubine, but the daughter of a wealthy businessman from the south of the Yangtze River who was originally married to Huo Ziyao?"

Huo Weilou was still speechless and glanced at him sideways, saying that if your mind is okay, you won't need anyone else to answer this question.

Of course, Mo Dongyan didn't expect Huo Weilou to answer him, and just continued on his own: "But as far as I know, this daughter of a wealthy businessman from Jiangnan... tsk tsk tsk... But she has no appearance... tsk tsk tsk...

It’s true…”

Mo Dongyan looked at Huo Weilou's reaction as he spoke, and finally couldn't help but spit out the last few words, "...What a piece of shit!"

However, Huo Weilou did not get angry and leave the table angrily as he thought. Instead, he calmly drank tea there, which left him a little confused.

"You really don't mind?" Mo Dongyan looked at Huo Weilou with an inquiring look.
Chapter completed!