Si Yiluo tied a dagger to his leg, hid several concealed weapons in his waist, and tied throwing knives in his sleeves. After he was ready, he opened the door and said to Er Qiao who was guarding the door: "Go to the backyard and follow
Tell them and I will go out to a banquet first."
The girl has an upright figure, walks with a breeze, and the tassels on her temples are motionless.
Er Qiao blinked. Why did he feel that his murderous behavior didn't seem like he was going to a banquet, but rather like he was going to fight for his life?
No, whatever the adults in her family say is whatever it is!
"Master Si, please come this way."
After entering the gate of the Admiral's Mansion, Si Hai personally greeted him.
"Master Si, my governor is waiting for you at Wangyue Tower."
Wangyue Tower? Si Yiluo looked puzzled, Si Hai explained, "It's the attic where you and the governor fell from the roof last time. The governor named it Wangyue Tower. The inside has been cleaned. Can you please
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That place used to be an abandoned attic, sitting in a corner with no one paying attention.
"Who else is the governor inviting to dinner tonight?"
Si Hai said in an awkward tone: "The Governor has never entertained the ministers of the DPRK, but tonight I only invited you."
Si Yiluo paused as she stepped forward, but retreating in the face of battle was not her style, and it was not appropriate to retreat now.
"Please."
Wei Heyan sat leaning against the window, smiling evilly and taking a sip of wine.
A line of sight fell on her head, and Si Yiluo looked up. There were only roof beams in the half-open window, as if it was just an illusion she had just now.
The wooden steps wind from the first floor to the third floor, and then to the top floor. The view suddenly opens up. In the middle of a huge empty room, there is only a huge wool blanket spread on the ground.
Wei Heyan, dressed in black, was lying on it, with melon and fruit snacks placed on two low tables.
"Master Si, please take a seat!"
Only then did Si Yiluo realize that their clothes were of the same shape and color. She stepped forward and knelt down in front of the low table.
Wei Heyan looked at her with undisguised eyes.
“Sihai, serve!”
The Mid-Autumn Festival is the time when crabs are delicious and fish are fat. Wei Heyan does not like trouble and eats lightly. The first dish is crab stuffed with orange, followed by steamed mandarin fish, moonlight in the lotus pond, and fried crabs in the pond, all of which can be seen at the palace banquet.
Dishes.
"Master Si, please taste the reward from the palace."
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, each mansion would receive dishes from the palace as a token of favor, but they had to wait until the palace held a banquet. Wei Heyan's mansion was one step ahead, which fully demonstrated his status in Emperor Yao's heart.
There is a characteristic of banquets in the palace. They are either pleasing to the eye or not useful, so Wei Heyan ordered the kitchen to add a few more Si Yiluo's favorite dishes.
He took the initiative to provide her with food. Si Yiluo was flattered and said: "Master, I can't bear this!"
His attitude today was so abnormal that Si Yiluo panicked.
"There's no poison in the food."
Wei Heyan pursed his lips and smiled, then brought the lotus root slices that were originally placed in her bowl to his mouth. Si Yiluo heard the crisp sound of the lotus root slices.
He put the lotus root slices into the bowl in front of him and took another chopstick of fish fillets.
Si Yiluo picked up the bowl, caught it, and put it to his mouth under his earnest gaze. He didn't taste much of it, and his mind was full of thinking about what kind of wind he would have tonight.
Wei Heyan dipped the sliced duck into the sauce and wrapped it in a roll. The movements made by his slender fingers were very beautiful. Before Si Yiluo had time to appreciate it, the wrapped duck fell into the bowl in front of her.
"The Governor..."
Si Yiluo felt that she had to say something to lighten the atmosphere. If this situation continued, her heart would not be able to bear it.
"The governor invites officials to this dinner tonight because he is a candidate for officials..."
"We don't talk about official business during the meal. Is it because the dishes in the governor's house don't suit my appetite?" He remembered that she likes to eat meat. "The duck is freshly roasted. The skin is charred and tender on the inside. Mr. Si, please try it."
Si Yiluo shook his head hurriedly: "No! It's because the governor suddenly acted like this, and the subordinate is a little... uncomfortable."
Wei Heyan pointed his fingers, put the rolled duck meat in her bowl, sneered slightly, and said with a smile: "I am not willing to condescend to serve Mr. Si just for a few official positions..."
"This is not what I mean..."
Wei Heyan put the sauce on his finger to his lips and sucked it gently. Si Yiluo heard the sound of him swallowing and spitting.
Tonight, he was like a male vixen, seducing her with every word and action.
Si Yiluo looked down at the food in the bowl, cleared her mind, and thought about how she felt when she was shot and killed under the city tower in her previous life. At the last moment, what she was thinking about was his kindness, and she finally paid it off with her own life.
But I still couldn't help but feel cold, knowing that he was a ruthless person and everything was an illusion.
"The governor doesn't have to be like this, I can't bear it."
Wei Heyan leaned back on his elbows, raised his face and sighed: "Si Yiluo, what kind of spell did you put on this governor? Why was this place... out of control when I saw you?"
He touched his heart with his handsome hand, "There is also a kind of poison in Miaoland called Tongxin Gu. I wonder if you have ever heard of it? I suspect that you have poisoned my food."
"What is the Governor talking about..."
Si Yiluo was doubtful of his words. He said that his heart was out of control over her and that she had poisoned her. He was doubtful about the first half of the sentence, but didn't believe the second half at all. How could she poison his food!
Wei Heyan tilted his head and chuckled, his voice brisk.
"I lied to you. Mr. Si is too reserved. I made a joke."
Girls are too alert to be coaxed.
"The official candidate matter will be handled according to your wishes. Tomorrow, the governor will prepare a real evaluation and send it to the palace."
Si Yiluo was too surprised. Didn't he already reach an agreement with Zhou Chang?
Wei Heyan saw through her thoughts and glanced at her sideways.
"Zhou Chang lied in front of you that the governor had agreed to his proposal, and in turn hinted in front of the governor that you had accepted his conditions. He was sure that the relationship between you and me was on the same level and would not meet in private.
Only then do you dare to deceive both sides."
"Does Mr. Si believe such a simple trick?"
If it were anyone else, Si Yiluo would definitely not believe it, but if it was him, she would have misjudged it.
Si Yiluo thought about it for a long time and explained dryly: "The Gao Jinzhong matter is really not the fault of the official, and the official did not deliberately target the governor."
She was still trying to win him over with her front foot, but she was targeting him with her back foot. At this juncture, it would indeed be misleading.
The expression of hatred on Wei Heyan's face made her feel dazed for a moment, as if she had returned to her previous life. He could see through what she did and her intentions at a glance.
"The food is getting cold."
The roast duck is sweet and delicious.
As the banquet progressed, she kept being led by the nose, and she became more and more confused about Wei Heyan.
Wei Heyan started to eat half of the crispy lotus root on the plate. Si Yiluo peeked at him and lowered his head when he raised his head to pick up the vegetables.
"Gao Jinzhong's collusion with Bei Liao is a capital crime."
Wei Heyan's chopsticks stopped in mid-air, hanging down helplessly, as helplessly as his voice.
"The governor invites Mr. Si to admire the moon tonight. Don't mention irrelevant people again."
The girl's lowered eyelashes trembled slightly, covering up the uneasiness in her heart. His eyes stayed on her face for a moment, then passed down her white neck and landed on her collarbone exposed outside the collar.
She is too thin.
He rolled up two more pieces of duck meat and put them in her bowl.
Si Yiluo came back to his senses and hurriedly caught it.
"I'll do it myself!"
Wei Heyan didn't like her rejection, just like he didn't like her getting close to other men or the men in her backyard.