Red Dust Daqian

It was inexplicable, he got slapped several times, and it was a man who hit him. Zhou Sen felt more and more aggrieved, and vowed to fight back one day, but why couldn't he hate Li Qi? This shouldn't be the case. If he had been able to tolerate being insulted by a man in the past, he would have castrated that guy on the spot. But Li Qi? Forget it, just fight back.

After returning to the inn, Xiangcao, who was very perceptive, immediately noticed the thin palm print on Zhou Sen's face. She then asked Zhou Sen if he had secretly gone to Huaxilou again. Facing Xiangcao, Zhou Sen of course told her the truth, that he had indeed gone to Huaxilou, but not to drink flower wine but to explore the secrets.

In Xiangcao's mind, Zhou Sen was just a playboy Taoist priest. It was a mistake for him to go to Huaxi Tower without telling her. She didn't care whether he was exploring secrets or drinking wine. She would beat him first. What's more, Xiangcao didn't believe that Zhou Sen didn't provoke beautiful women, otherwise where would the slap mark on his face come from?

In the middle of the fight, Li Ning'er, who had not been seen for many days, came back. Seeing Xiangcao chasing Zhou Sen and beating him, she joined the fight without hesitation. Of course, she joined Xiangcao's camp and chased Zhou Sen and started fighting.

Seeing Li Ning'er coming back, Zhou Sen was originally happy. But he was unhappy that she followed Xiangcao to beat him for no apparent reason, so he directly questioned Li Ning'er why she beat him. Li Ning'er scolded Zhou Sen, calling him a shameless sex maniac and a dirty hand. Zhou Sen was confused and didn't know what to do. Li Ning'er looked at Xiangcao for help, and Xiangcao scolded her, "Why did I beat you? I beat you for going to Huaxilou and for flirting with other girls." Li Ning'er followed up and said, "Yes, I beat you for going to Huaxilou without telling me and for flirting with other girls."

Zhou Sen was speechless and could only let the two beauties vent their anger. Miss Rong and Miss Yu in the next room on the second floor were dumbfounded. They were beaten like this just because they went to Huaxi Tower. If those patrons who stayed at Huaxi Tower for many years met these girls, they would be cut into pieces.

At noon, Zhou Sen was awakened by the urgent knocking on the door of the inn waiter. Of course, Zhou Sen did not get angry for no reason. The waiter was still sensible and would not easily disturb Zhou Sen without urgent matters.

The waiter was shouting that the butler of the palace downstairs was visiting. Zhou Sen felt puzzled. Which palace was it? He knew the King of Chu in Jiangxia Prefecture, but he had no relationship with the King of Chu except for the Qixi Poetry Conference. Why would they send someone to visit him?

If it was Huaxi Shrine, it wouldn't be right. Didn't the King of Chu hide behind the scenes? How could he send the butler of the palace to come forward?

No matter what, he must be a prominent person as he is called the butler of the palace. Zhou Sen went downstairs obediently. In the lobby on the first floor, an old man who looked like a eunuch was waiting for Zhou Sen with a group of fierce guards.

The old eunuch seemed to be getting impatient. Zhou Sen took the initiative to greet the old eunuch and asked him the purpose of his visit. The old eunuch asked with disdain: "Are you the so-called immortal in poetry, Zhang Mumu?" Facing the old man, Zhou Sen still greeted him politely. He did not dare to be the immortal in poetry, but he was indeed Zhang Mumu.

The old eunuch might be the one who wanted to bully the weak and didn't take Zhou Sen's politeness seriously. He said to Zhou Sen in a high-handed manner, "My prince will have a big birthday in a month. I know that you are a good writer, so I sent someone to inform the prince in advance and prepare a birthday poem for him to enjoy." As he spoke, he casually threw an invitation to Zhou Sen and continued to say, "This is the invitation. Don't lose it. You can use it to enter the banquet. Remember, you have to polish your poems and make them shocking and unprecedented. Don't lose your status as a prince. If you write well, you will get a prize. If you dare to fool around, watch out for your head."

After the old eunuch gave his orders, he left with a group of guards without waiting for Zhou Sen to respond or refuse.

This wave of actions made Zhou Sen very angry: Damn, what kind of person is this old eunuch? Does he treat me as a slave or an actor? Do I have to come to his house if he wants me to come to his house? Do I have to write poems if he wants me to write poems? Fuck!

Although Zhou Sen was dissatisfied, he finally endured it. After all, the old eunuch's master was the prince of Daqian, the current master of Jiangxia Prefecture. If he wanted to stay in Jiangxia Prefecture, he had to decide not to offend them. Zhou Sen promised to the back of the figure who turned around: I know, I will attend the banquet on time in one month, and attach the poem.

The old eunuch ignored Zhou Sen's reply and complained to the guards beside him: "The prince has always looked down on the lower nine classes. Why did he invite such unsavory people to attend the birthday banquet this year? Is there going to be any big moves after the New Year? I must have walked more than ten thousand steps today, and my legs are thin. Fortunately, the three families on this street are all together."

Damn, he actually thought Zhou Sen was a dubious person. This old eunuch really has a dog's eye. However, Zhou Sen heard the three families that the old eunuch muttered at the end. Could the three families that the old eunuch mentioned be Qianmu Hall and Shuimu Hall?

Since he had nothing to do, Zhou Sen quietly followed the old eunuch's team to confirm.

As expected, the old eunuch led the team to Shuimu Hall. Shuimu Hall, known as the Half Day Hall, was the busiest in the morning, with a long queue of people buying wine at the door. The old eunuch was quite overbearing, and he directly ordered the guards to disperse the wine buying team without hesitation and force his way into Shuimu Hall.

Those who could afford Shuimuxian wine were not ordinary servants. They were dissatisfied with being driven away and were cursing at first, but when someone recognized them as the guards of the palace, they all shrank back and fled.

Someone smashed up Shuimu Hall, how could Li Ning'er tolerate it? Zhou Sen thought that Li Ning'er, who always had a bad temper, would come out and have a good argument with the old eunuch. But after waiting for a long time, he didn't see Li Ning'er.

The shopkeeper of Shuimu Hall came out hurriedly and asked who the visitor was and what he did for.

The old eunuch still looked arrogant, and he didn't even look up when he spoke. He asked the owner of Shuimu Hall: Where is the owner? The owner replied to the old eunuch: Owner Li is not in Shuimu Hall today. If you have anything, you can tell me.

Zhou Sen was a little puzzled. Li Ning'er didn't seem to say that she had other arrangements for today. She just returned to Shuimu Hall yesterday. How could she not be here today? Especially in the morning when it was the busiest, she would definitely be supervising in the front hall.

To the old eunuch, it didn't seem to matter whether the head of Shuimu Hall was present or not. The old eunuch directly instructed the shopkeeper: "In a month, the birthday banquet of the Prince of Chu's Palace will be held. Shuimu Hall will be fully responsible for the wine and drinks." After that, he handed the shopkeeper of Shuimu Hall the invitation to the Prince of Chu's Palace without any explanation. He also asked: "It doesn't matter whether your head attends the birthday banquet or not, but there must be no mistakes in the wine and drinks provided to the Prince of Chu's Palace."