Fulai Restaurant was located a street away from the North Yamen of the Dali Monastery.
The area was bustling,
The chef's cooking skills were very good,
Most of the people who came to eat were returning customers.
The environment was good, and the cost-performance ratio was high,
It was rare for Lord Zhang to treat someone to a meal. He chose a place that his colleagues thought was not bad.
Li Xiao was wearing a veil,
She obediently followed behind Zhang Tang,
Just like Zhang Tang's little sidekick.
Colleagues came to eat,
There were colleagues from the Dali Monastery, as well as Zhang Tang's former colleagues from the yamen.
Most of them were old men in their thirties or forties.
Although these people were very curious about Li Xiao, they saw that she was wearing a veil and was a subordinate specially recruited by Lord Chen of the Dali Monastery,
So they were indifferent — Chen Jue was the Lord Chen. What couldn't he do?!
Recruiting a female subordinate who wore a veil and did not show her face to others,
What was there to be surprised about.
Li Xiao was familiar with Zhang Tang,
When she sat down,
She also moved to Zhang Tang's side.
Lord Zhang called his friends,
He was very high-profile.
His appearance of pointing at the world,
Was completely different from when he was by Lord Chen's side.
However,
When ordering the dishes, Lord Zhang seemed to be generous,
But he ordered them very skillfully.
Li Xiao did not understand the essence of it,
But her colleagues had already started to tease her.
Zhang Tang laughed and tried to deflect them,
He had a very smooth and easy manner.
Li Xiao could not help but sigh. In front of Lord Chen,
Lord Zhang was really good at restraining himself...
After the dishes were ordered, they began to be served one after another. Li Xiao obediently ate the food in front of her.
There was meat, vegetables, and vegetables. From time to time, she would close her eyes happily and slowly taste them.
Fortunately, she had the hat that Lord Chen gave her. It could cover her nose and eyes, so that she could feel comfortable eating in front of others.
It was unknown who started the conversation first. After a few words, the sword was pointed at Zhang Tang's peak: Chen Jue, Lord Chen.
Once this topic started, everyone became excited. It was as if they had entered an important program.
"Fengtai, things have been going so well for you recently. You've made great contributions to the few cases you've worked with Lord Chen. I'm so envious of you." Fengtai's former colleague poured himself a glass of wine and said sourly.
Zhang Tang, courtesy name Fengtai.
"You're too kind. It's all thanks to Lord Chen's help that these recent cases have been resolved. I'm just doing my part," Zhang Tang said modestly.
"Come on, Lord Chen is famous for being harsh. If you don't do anything, why would he fight for you?" Colleague B started to talk about Lord Chen.
"That's right.
Last time, I misremembered the distance between the corpse and the door. I was fined a month's salary! "Colleague C felt his heart ache every time he thought about it.
"Do you still remember Squire Liu's case?
I was a little late, and Lord Chen scolded me … I didn't dare to raise my head in front of him for half a month. "Colleague D took a sip of wine and said with a bitter expression.
"Hmph, Lord Chen scolded me. Seriously … I'm more than ten years older than him. He really doesn't give me any face when he teaches me a lesson. Hmph!" Colleague E said as he shook his head and stroked his long beard. He sighed and was angry.
"With that temper of his, he deserves to be a bachelor!"
His colleague picked up a piece of meat and ate it. He had recently taken a concubine, so it was a good time to be affectionate and affectionate. As he spoke, he was in high spirits. When he mentioned Lord Chen, he felt an inexplicable sense of superiority.
"Lord Chen, you're really unforgiving. In the previous case of the burning of corpses, I had a disagreement with Lord Chen's judgment when he decided to burn the corpses first or burn them first. Later on, when it was proven that he was right, humph, he wanted to scold me until I was worthless."
Dali Monastery's coroner Zuo Geng ate a piece of meat and said, "He just read 'Innocence Record' twice more."
"Come on, he's better than you just because he read 'Innocence Record' a few more times. You're in this line of work, so why don't you read more?"
Colleague E retorted. After thinking for a while, he said, "Let's eat. Can we talk about something else?"
"I say, Lord Chen is a bachelor. He doesn't even have a wife. When he's free, he can only read books. You have three concubines. How can you be so busy at home? You don't have time to read books, do you? Hahaha …" Colleague E couldn't help but laugh.
"…" Zhang Tang turned his head and looked at the little girl who was eating with her head buried in her food. He stopped his colleagues and said, "Watch your words. There's a child here."
"Lord Chen let you take care of a child?!" Colleague A curled his lips.
Then, everyone changed the topic and began to ridicule and ridicule Chen Jue.
This was obviously something they did to liven things up. They were having a great time.
After three rounds of darkness, suddenly —
Everyone's eyes were fixed on Li Xiao's face. Everyone's eyes were shining as if they were waiting for something.
Zhang Tang also turned his head to look at Li Xiao. His triangular eyes were shining.
'It's your turn.' Everyone's eyes were saying.
'It's your turn to slander Lord Chen!'
'You've worked with Lord Chen for so long. It's impossible that you haven't been harshly reprimanded and bullied by Lord Chen before!'
"Lord Chen …" Li Xiao murmured.
But when she opened her mouth, she suddenly frowned and said loudly, "Lord Chen is a serious person. He's a man of his word. He's cold on the outside but warm on the inside!"
After Li Xiao finished speaking, she touched the hat that Lord Chen gave her.
"…"
"…"
"…"
"…"
Everyone was furious. In an instant, their angry gazes fell on Zhang Tang's face. 'Why did you bring such a person to eat?
Heresy!
There's a traitor among the people! '
"…" Zhang Tang glared at Li Xiao fiercely. 'This child's emotional intelligence is basically ruined.'
…
Quande House was one of the best restaurants in the capital.
The price was on the high side, but the environment was excellent. It was a place to entertain distinguished guests.
Chen Jue got off the carriage and looked at the entrance of the restaurant. There was an endless stream of people coming and going, but the entrance of this expensive restaurant was very quiet.
It was noon, and very few people came here to entertain distinguished guests.
He had been an official in the capital for so long, but this was the first time he came to Quande House.
He was so busy that whoever dared to invite him to eat at Quande House would be scolded by him. 'You're so bored that your balls hurt' or 'If you have time to drink, why don't you do something more serious'.
This time, he didn't refuse and came to the banquet on time.
Before he went out, he received a note from Zhang Long. There was only one line of words on it.
Li Xiao's name, her birth characters, and the time of the banquet at Quande House.
Chen Jue stood in front of the entrance of Quande House and looked at the twelve screens that separated the inside from the outside. Then, under the guidance of the waiter, he turned around the screens. He didn't know who he was going to see.
But when he came out of the Dali Temple Yamen, he already knew that Li Xiao was holding back from him.
Some of the words she said to him were even lies.
Step by step, Chen Jue walked up the stairs. His shoulder was still hurting. Maybe he was too hasty to start practicing martial arts today.
He took a deep breath and rubbed his eyebrows.
He felt a little impatient.
That little bastard, what lies did she tell me?
Didn't she say that all her family members were dead?
How could there still be people who know her birth characters?
Thinking about it made him angry. Chen Jue took a deep breath. With a cold face, he was led by the waiter to the private room.
The waiter said that a guest had already arrived.
Chen Jue stood at the door of the private room. He clenched his fists.
He didn't know what he was afraid of, but he clearly felt that there was a kind of resistance and fear in his heart.
It was as if he was worried that he would discover something terrible after opening the door.
For example, Li Xiao wasn't what he thought she was. For example …
He was angry, but he really wanted to see what lies the little girl had told him.
But there were some strange emotions that he didn't want to know …
The waiter stood at the door and reached out to knock on the door for Chen Jue. But when he saw Chen Jue standing there, he timidly retracted his hand.
After a few times, the waiter scratched his head awkwardly and stood behind Chen Jue.
Chen Jue frowned. Because of these complicated and disturbing emotions, his mood became worse.
He lifted his leg and wanted to kick the door open.
He suppressed his temper and finally held it in.
Then, he forcefully and angrily pushed the door open.
He didn't knock at all.
The waiter stood behind and was shocked by Chen Jue's action. This … this distinguished guest isn't going to fight with someone here, right?
He better not be here to cause trouble …
…
Sunlight shone into the private room from the window, making the room particularly bright.
The sound of pedestrians walking around outside the window could be faintly heard. The bustle in the distance made the private room particularly quiet.
There was only one person sitting at the big round wooden table. He was dressed in white, and his long hair was tied into a bun with a crown on his head. He was clean and tidy, and there was a sense of nobility.
The young man didn't look old, but his posture and movements were slow. The calmness and elegance that came from the bottom of his heart showed a bearing that he didn't have at his age.
Even if the space between his eyebrows was gloomy, he was still a natural gentleman.
Not everyone was wearing a white shirt.
Not everyone could do it. Just by sitting and drinking tea, he could make people feel that he was a 'modest gentleman'.
But this young man could do it.
The sunlight shone on half of his body, as if it was inlaid with golden light. The skin on that half of his face was somewhat translucent.
Chen Jue felt as if he could see the short beard and fine hair on the young man's cheeks from a few steps away.
His long eyelashes shone with golden light, and his slightly lowered eyes focused on drinking tea. He looked fragile, and people didn't dare to speak loudly or act rashly for fear of startling him.
Chen Jue had never seen such a good-looking young man. He was exquisite and beautiful, like a perfect work of art that was exquisitely carved.
If Nuwa only took a few breaths to create an ordinary person, then it would probably take a few weeks to create this young man.
Chen Jue walked into the room. The young man poured himself a cup of tea and took a sip in satisfaction. Then, he slowly raised his eyebrows and looked at Chen Jue.
His slow movements made him look like he was leisurely enjoying time by a lake surrounded by mist.
It was supposed to be out of place in the bustling city of a restaurant, but instead, it made the room look more elegant.
No one had ever been so relaxed in front of Chen Jue, unless this person didn't know him at all. Chen Jue thought. Under the young man's gentle gaze, he walked to the private room by the window, shook his robe, and sat down.
The young man seemed to have known Lord Chen for a long time. He wasn't restrained at all. Instead, he stood up and poured a cup of tea for Chen Jue like a host receiving an important guest. "Sir, please have some tea."
Then, he smiled gently at the waiter. "Serve the dishes."
"Yes." The waiter was delighted by the young man's smile and went to work happily.
Chen Jue sat there, picked up the teacup and took a sip. The tea's fragrance filled his mouth. When he exhaled, he could even feel the tea's fragrance in his brain.
He narrowed his eyes and carefully observed the young man. Then, before the young man could speak, he said, "Why didn't you go to Dali Monastery to look for your sister? Why did you invite me to a meal instead?"
Although he had come to a conclusion based on his own observation and deduction, and had taken the initiative to expose the young man's identity, Chen Jue's tone was still very displeased.
Li Xiao … Very good!
Very good!
She obviously had a biological brother who was alive and well, but she dared to lie to him and say that everyone in the family was dead.
The brother and sister looked almost exactly the same. Unless he was blind, he wouldn't be able to tell.
Fortunately, he was smart enough. Otherwise, if this young man knew that he had been kept in the dark by Li Xiao, Chen Jue would have no face left!
There weren't many people in the world who dared to lie to him and could lie to him.
Li Xiao …
Chen Jue gnashed his teeth as he drank his tea.