Linque

(Continued from previous section)

Chu Yan followed Ling Ye into the pavilion on the second floor, drinking black tea in winter, and there are seasonal bamboo sea golden branches in the tea pot on the table.

The taste of golden sticks is sweet and warm, and most people at that time preferred strong drinks. Chu Yan took a pot to boil water and was about to make tea when he heard Ling Ye say, "Your brother doesn't like strong tea."

"Huh?" Chu Yan looked up at Ling Ye in surprise, was taken aback for a moment, and then nodded in response: "Okay."

He lowered his eyes and continued to drink tea, followed Ling Ye's words and asked, "Do you often eat with brother Gu in the Hall of Martial Heroes?"

"Yeah." Ling Ye said with a casual smile, "Your brother's tongue is difficult to serve. He has picky tastes, so if you don't agree with him, he might be sullen later."

Chu Yan has hardly met Chu Heng since he was a child, and only had two meals with Chu Heng in the Hou Mansion on New Year's Eve this year. One of the meals was that the three of them ate a pot. He had never I found Chu Heng's tastes and dislikes. As for the "picky and self-willed" that Brother Gu said, it seemed to be referring to another person.

With just this sentence, Chu Yan knew that his brother lived better outside and with others than at home and in front of blood relatives.

This was actually understood on New Year's Eve. Although his father did not treat him and Chu Xin preferentially, he still cared to some extent. But for Chu Heng, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he is not kind to his father.

The son did not speak of his father's faults, and Chu Yan had no way of criticizing Zhong Pinghou's actions.It's just that on the one hand, he hopes that his brother will live a good life, on the other hand, he is a little shy. He and his brother have the closest blood relationship in the world, but no one else is familiar with him. He wants to know more about his brother from Ling Ye. At the same time, I am more and more curious about the background of this man who claims to be "Gu". The most important thing is...how can he get so close to my brother?

After Chu Yan finished making the tea, without saying a few words, Chu Heng came up.

Wangshiju usually only serves some refreshing refreshments to the outside world, but the people in the teahouse are quite good at satisfying their appetites.

"Uncle Qi said that they recruited a new chef from Yuezhou after the next year, and we just caught up with him. He will cook two special dishes for us to try later." Chu Heng's tone rose, and he was happy to see , eager to try.

The dishes in Yuezhou are quite spicy①, Ling Ye glanced at him when he heard this, but didn't say anything, just handed him the warm black tea that he had poured.

According to what Ling Ye said just now, this pot of Bamboo Sea Golden Branches is soaked lightly, and only after careful tasting can there be a hint of sweetness.Chu Yan watched Chu Heng pick up the teacup and take a sip without showing any signs of expression. He quickly drank the tea in a few sips and put the empty cup by Ling Ye's hand.

It was Chu Yan who made the tea, but before he could move, he saw Ling Ye reaching out to pick up the teapot, and refilling the tea for Chu Heng very naturally.

The two of them performed a set of movements smoothly and smoothly, without any sluggishness, it seems that they have been used to it for a long time.

No matter from his face, temperament or manner, Chu Yan could tell that this "Brother Gu" must be pampered and had an extraordinary background, and he definitely did not seem to be someone who would often do such tasks as serving tea and pouring water.

But the scene just now is still in front of my eyes, "Brother Gu" is so used to it, and my brother accepts it as usual, that is to say... "Brother Gu" just often does these things for my brother, and they pull their wrists when they enter the door ...

Chu Yan's mind was a little messed up for a while, and he didn't dare to think about it any further. He picked up the pot to add tea, took a few sips from the cup, and only gradually recovered when he heard Chu Heng call his name.

"Ayan," Chu Heng was looking at him, and smiled warmly, "Drink less tea, it's time to eat, I asked the kitchen to make a minced fish soup, you are growing tall, wait a moment Eat more. On New Year's Eve when you were eating hot pot with Ah Xin, I saw that you liked fish slices, and the people under Uncle Qi's subordinates all like to eat them, and they are also very good at cooking fish, so I think it will suit your taste."

Chu Yan was slightly taken aback.

And as soon as he finished speaking, Ling Ye also took away the teacup in front of him, "Also said that your brother, you drank too much yourself."

Chu Heng turned around, pushed him, with smiles on his brows and eyes, and said forcefully, "I'm different, and I don't want to grow up. Who made this bamboo sea golden branch? I used to think that the tea tasted strong, so I didn't want to It’s pretty good to drink this time.”

Ling Ye glanced past Chu Yan and said, "Your brother."

"Huh?" Chu Heng was slightly surprised, and said casually: "I thought it was you. But it's also—" He elongated his voice, raised his eyebrows and said deliberately: "Who dares to bother our Majesty... Mr. Gu did it himself .”

Ling Ye squinted at him, but smiled and said nothing.

Chu Yan didn't ignore the small pause in his brother's voice, but before he could think about it, he heard a knock on the door. It was the waiter from the teahouse delivering food.

Chu Heng ordered the tea set to be removed, and the waiter brought up a hot cloth towel. Ling Ye sat in the back, and Chu Heng took a piece to wipe his hands for him.Sitting across from him, Chu Yan took this scene into his eyes, and his mood suddenly became more complicated. His thoughts that had just been dragged back to the right path ran uncontrollably in a not-so-good direction again.

The dishes were served quickly, and the most eye-catching ones were of course the two dishes made by the newly recruited Yuezhou chef.

Chu Heng was not in a hurry to try something new, there were only the three of them here, no outsiders, he didn't ask the waiter to prepare vegetables, he just had the minced fish soup served in front of Chu Yan.As soon as he finished speaking, Ling Ye also opened his mouth and ordered the two Yuezhou dishes to be replaced.

"Huh?" Chu Heng saw that the Dengying Beef and Spicy Rabbit in front of him were all removed, and then looked at the assorted tofu on the left and the coral cabbage on the right. He was immediately unhappy, and put down his chopsticks to look at Ling Ye. : "Oh, just give me cabbage tofu."

Ling Ye waved the waiter away, "Aren't all the dishes you ordered?"

"I'm here to relieve the spicy heat!" Chu Heng was quite indignant.

"You know spicy too." Ling Ye lowered his voice.

Chu Yan, who was sitting opposite, was eating fish soup, looking at the two people who suddenly started arguing, a little confused.

Just about to persuade him to fight, Chu Heng first opened his mouth to him: "Ayan, you eat yours, and ask someone to add anything else you want to eat. I will argue with you brother Gu."

"...Okay." Chu Yan looked down at the rabbit and beef on the table that could be picked up with a stretched hand, and for a while couldn't figure out what they were messing with. Could it be that it was really, as Brother Gu just said, unsatisfactory? Just angry?Is his brother like this?How can it be?

Chu Heng squinted at Ling Ye: "I'll give you all the meat, but I'll only eat cabbage and tofu..."

In front of him was a piece of hibiscus chicken, Ling Ye didn't speak, put a chopstick on his plate, and scooped a spoonful of sunflower chopped meat for him.

Chu Heng opened his eyes and told nonsense. He lowered his head and ate the food on the plate first, and then looked at the delicious beef and rabbit diced not far away. If the hard ones could not be replaced with soft ones, he stretched out his hand from under the table and pulled Ling Ye's clothes. Sleeve: "All the dishes are ready..."

Ling Ye finally broke into laughter, and calmed down: "You should eat less spicy food these days, and you are allowed to try three mouthfuls of each."

Chu Heng was happy now, and quickly picked up the chopsticks and stretched them into the plate again.

Chu Yan stared blankly at the opposite side, so if he understood correctly, his brother was under the supervision of Brother Gu, and he... acted like a baby?

Until the meal was over, Chu Yan couldn't recover from this cognition, his thoughts were completely messed up, and he followed them to the door full of worries.

Chu Heng met Chu Yan here, but did not see Chu Xin, so he discussed with Ling Ye: "You go back first, Ah Yan wants me to send him back to Luyuan."

This happened to be what Chu Yan wanted, and the latter quickly agreed.But Ling Ye obviously didn't think so, staring at Chu Heng's eyes: "Just to see younger siblings?"

"..." Chu Heng was punctured, avoided his gaze, and forcefully asked, "Then what else can I do?"

Ling Ye was noncommittal, looking at him with a half-smile.

Chu Heng doesn’t necessarily like spicy food very much, but he likes to try something new. Right now, he’s thinking about those two Yuezhou dishes that he hasn’t enjoyed. Shu Li, who looked unreliable, got together, so he might have to drink some wine, and then he would definitely have no scruples.His body is about to be recuperated, and he is still taboo. Coupled with the sinking situation last night, Ling Ye didn't dare to let him go too much. After thinking about it, he came up with an idea and said, "Are you sure you want to go to Luyuan? Your Majesty." You go back on time, can you make it in time?"

"...?!" Chu Heng opened his eyes wide, glanced at Chu Yan beside him, and then glared at Ling Ye.

Sure enough, Chu Yan immediately changed his mind when he heard the words: "Then don't go, brother, your Majesty's place is important, you can go back with Brother Gu."

"Did you hear that?" Ling Ye laughed.

"..." Chu Heng gritted his teeth, this man obviously fabricated the imperial decree, isn't the Shadow Guard of the Son of Heaven nearby, why hasn't he been arrested.

Ling Ye walked down the city without any effort, and he was in a good mood. He knew that Chu Heng still missed his younger siblings, so he turned to Chu Yan and said, "You and your sister don't need to rush back to the Marquis Mansion, and stay in the dew garden. Stay for a while, and go back before the Shangyuan Festival. Your father should be clear about it now, and he won't have any objections. There are not many things in front of the imperial court during this time. After two days, your brother will report to His Majesty. Go see you in the dew."

Chu Yan responded, and when he heard the tone of Zhong Pinghou mentioned, he looked at Ling Ye again, but he still couldn't guess who he was.But no matter who he is, it's not okay to kidnap my brother, no matter how nice he is.

Just as Chu Yan was thinking this way, he saw his elder brother walk up to the "surnamed Gu", snorted heavily, turned his head and walked forward, obviously wanting to lose his temper with him.But the "surname Gu" was not surprised, smiled softly, turned around and followed.

Not long after walking, Chu Yan saw his brother stop again, sideways tugged Ling Ye's sleeve and shook it lightly twice, then said something.The latter was unmoved at first, and his brother was not discouraged, so the third finally got a nod of approval.

From a long distance, Chu Yan could see that his brother immediately smiled, and then said something, Ling Ye also laughed, and the two turned around and continued walking side by side, and soon blended in The flow of people coming and going.

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①Yuezhou cuisine (overhead fiction): Analogy to Sichuan cuisine, Dengying beef and spicy rabbit are Sichuan cuisine.

②The younger brother is caught in an unparalleled complex entanglement. On the one hand, he thinks that Brother Gu is very good, but it is not good to kidnap his brother, so he repeatedly jumps around.