Returning to the courtyard in the narrow alley at the back, Qin Liang silently did some chores and then closed the two wooden doors of the upper room.
The autumn rain was still heavy, so he couldn't help but stand under the eaves for a while. There was no one around, and even though the sound of rain was a bit noisy, it still gave people the illusion of tranquility.
It was still morning, and Qin Liang was already feeling sleepy. He had been hiding under the sofa for more than an hour and a half. The only thing he could touch for such a long time was the round outline, but it took away his interest three times. Maybe it inspired him. Not only his sense of touch, but also the dignified and reserved voice of His Highness when he talked was very similar to the feeling of speaking at a court meeting. Qin Liang listened to His Highness the most when he spoke at court meetings.
At this moment, Qin Liang has really entered the sage state. He has no imagination about women and needs time to recover.
But no matter how complicated and scared he felt, or whether his body was exhausted, he couldn't think about it too much. He had to rush to the General's Mansion now. There was still a luncheon today.
The trip to the southeast is coming soon, and we are just waiting for the official documents to be issued by the relevant temples. This time, there was a banquet held in Shuang Mansion, and Qin Liang happened to attend the banquet as a farewell before leaving.
He hurried back to Qin's courtyard, changed into an autumn-white official coat, put on a crown, and then hurried straight to Cao Shuang's mansion.
After entering the gate, I immediately heard the sound of silk and bamboo orchestra, and the lunch seemed to have started early.
Qin Liang walked along the familiar corridor and moved his legs that were a little weak. He had seen the rockery pool outside the corridor and the exotic flowers and plants many times. At this moment, he was not interested at all.
When we arrived at the front hall of the palace, the banquet had already begun. The guests had filled the seats on both sides, and the whole hall was laughing with "haha...".
Of course, the laughter had nothing to do with Qin Liang who had just entered the house, but because of Deng Yang, the Minister of Finance who was dancing in the middle. Deng Yang was entangled with a dancer and was doing a duet dance.
This antiphonal dance reminded Qin Liang of the Cha Cha dance. Of course, the movements are different, but the similarity is that the dancers are dressed very coolly. Those dancers wear floor-length skirts, but their upper bodies are narrow and small dance clothes, and the dance clothes It is as thin as cicada wings, and the thickest part may only be the wide sleeves. Dressed like this, not to mention the looming skin of the upper body, if you get closer, even the grapes can be vaguely seen.
One of the dancers was face to face with Deng Yang. She was raising her arms, twisting her waist, and leaning down to dance to the music. Deng Yang, who was very close, could not hold back. Some careful people had noticed his strangeness and started shouting. The next moment, it caused a roar of laughter.
There was dancing in the middle of the hall, and Qin Liang walked north along the edge. However, many people still turned around and bowed their hands to him, and Qin Liang also returned the favor one after another.
When he got to the top, he walked to several cases and bowed to brother Cao Shuang.
Cao Shuang also knew that Qin Liang's time in Luoyang was running out, so he pointed to the banquet table next to the table and said, "Sit down."
Qin Liang said: "This time my servant can be granted the title of marquis, and can be appointed as the governor of the county, all because of the love of the general."
Cao Shuang's attitude seemed to have changed somewhat, and he said kindly: "When Zhongming arrives in Lujiang County, do your best."
After all, a long time has passed since Yin Mo's incident, and Cao Shuang should forget about it. Time is magical and can heal everything.
And because of what Linghu Yu said, "The general personally works for Zhong Ming," Cao Shuang should also know that Qin Liang is grateful to him, so in turn, his sense of Qin Liang seems to have improved.
As expected, Cao Shuang took advantage of the song to finish, raised his glass in front of everyone and said, "I would like to take advantage of today's banquet to say goodbye to Qin Zhongming. I wish you a safe trip."
"Have a nice journey." Everyone raised their glasses and congratulated him.
Qin Liang had not yet sat down at the table and was feeling a little embarrassed. Suddenly, the young maid next to him handed over a glass of wine, which had been filled in advance. She seemed to have been silently paying attention to Qin Liang's needs.
So Qin Liang raised a glass to thank him and said he was the first to do it.
Cao Shuang's younger brother and the leader of the army, Cao Xi, suddenly looked sideways and said with a smile: "Everyone is happy today, Zhong Ming doesn't need to be reserved. I think she is very interested in Zhong Ming."
Qin Liang glanced at the maid who had a bit of a cheeky face, and in an instant, he subconsciously showed an expression of instinctive resistance. The maid was dressed a bit revealingly, and she was young and pretty because she could pour wine beside the lustful Cao Shuang;
But Qin Liang immediately looked like he was afraid to avoid him.
He actually likes to look at beautiful women the most, but right now he is feeling a little weak. At the same time, subconsciously, he is probably worried about being embarrassed. So at this moment, his heart is really very pure.
Young Cao Xi saw Qin Liang's expression for a moment and couldn't help but throw his head back and laugh.
Cao Shuang couldn't help but smile and said: "A woman is not a tiger, what are you afraid of?"
Qin Liang couldn't explain clearly for a while, had difficulty explaining, and felt embarrassed. After all, it was only the morning, and it was hard for him to explain, as he had already eaten full early in the morning.
Cao Xi sighed: "Zhongming has a handsome appearance and extraordinary appearance, but he is not close to women, which is a bit unexpected."
"General, there may be a misunderstanding." Qin Liang could only say.
He didn't want to pretend to be aloof, so he immediately changed the topic and said: "I am late today, and I hope the general will forgive me. I wanted to come earlier, but unexpectedly I met an acquaintance on the road. I got out of the car to greet him, stepped on a stone, and fell.
Chewing on the mud, I had to go home and change clothes..."
"Pfft!" Cao Xi almost spit out his wine, causing the guests to raise their heads to look at the superior. They didn't know what was so funny, so Qin Liang could only laugh along with him, but his smile was very forced.
Qin Liang didn't want to explain any more, so he cupped his hands and said, "I'll go to the table first. When the banquet is over, I'll come to see the general and lead the army to listen to his advice."
Cao Shuang nodded and said, "Go and order some food."
Qin Liang went to his cousin Linghu Yu's side and talked and drank for a while. At this time, he found that Ma Jun was also at the table.
He was very knowledgeable in making wooden wheel machinery for Ma Jun. Qin Liang had seen him as early as last year. Qin Liang admired Ma Jun's talent and always wanted to make friends. Last time Wang Guang's family held a celebration banquet, Qin Liang also invited Ma Jun.
.But because there is no opportunity for deep friendship, the relationship between two or three people can only be talked about in general.
Although Ma Jun is also named Ma, he is not a military commander. Maybe he is not a military commander, so he should be more reliable?
So Qin Liang took the cup and came to Ma Jun to talk. At this time, Chen An, the waiter, also came over, and the three of them chatted without anything to say.
Ma Jun had a bit of a stutter in his speech, and was a little more free-spirited than Deng Ai. But Deng Ai had some literary talent, but he was not very fluent in his words. Ma Jun was not good at socializing in a wealthy family.
However, Qin Liang, who had attracted much attention today, came specifically to talk. Ma Jun was still very happy, and despite his stuttering, he also said a few more polite words.
He was about to leave Luoyang soon, and Qin Liang felt that there might not be many opportunities in the future to continue to deepen their friendship. He pondered for a while and said directly: "Deheng is the fifth grade of Shizhong, and Lujiang County is a border county. We can set up two
The captain and the county captain are also in the fifth rank. Is Deheng interested in coming to Lujiang County to be the captain?"
Maybe Qin Liang's words were too direct and without any warning, Ma Jun was stunned for a moment.
Ma Jun's reaction made Qin Liang reflect on whether he sometimes spoke tactfully enough?