Chapter 130 Princess of Hengshan County? (asking for monthly ticket)

It seems that Su Dingfang knows both of them.

The young man soon noticed Su Dingfang, stepped forward and saluted, "Master!"

Mentor?

Li Xiang seemed to have an idea that it should be Su Dingfang's apprentice Pei Xingjian.

Speaking of Pei Xingjian... he is a fierce man who is no less powerful than Su Dingfang, and can be regarded as a famous ruthless man in the Western Regions.

He captured Ashina Duzhi and erected a monument in Suiye City to commemorate his achievements. He put down the rebellions of Ashina Dewenfu and Ashina Funian. He beat up people from the Eastern and Western Turks. His power was so great that it intimidated Anxi and Beiting.

Most countries in the Western Regions admired his benevolence and righteousness and submitted to the Tang Dynasty.

There is a saying that this man is the prototype of Baili Shouyao in the later "King of Pesticide".

According to legend, Su Dingfang "thought he was a good man" and passed on all his knowledge to him. Judging from the current situation, the rumor should be true.

"Prince, this is my disciple Pei Xingjian, the assistant general of the Zuotunwei Cangcao, Pei Shouyue." Su Dingfang introduced him and then looked at Pei Xingjian: "Shouyue, this is the Prince of Hengshan you often talked about."

When Pei Xingjian heard the name Li Xiang, his eyes lit up.

Who in Chang'an doesn't know the title of Prince of Hengshan?

"Your humble servant Pei Xingjian greets the Prince."

"No need to be so polite. What are you doing?" Li Xiang asked with a smile.

"Oh, the weather is cold today. I heard that Jianghu Restaurant has recently launched a dish called 'hot pot', which is very warming, so I thought of bringing my sister here to eat." Pei Xingjian replied: "But there are too many people queuing in this restaurant..."

Oh, you have a younger sister?
Li Xiang looked at Pei Xingjian's sister.

To be honest, since traveling through time to the present, in both lives combined, this is the first time that Li Xiang has found a woman who can compete with his aunt, Princess Changle, in terms of beauty, and may even be better.

This height... emm, more than a head taller than Li Xiang.

After just a quick glance, Li Xiang politely withdrew his gaze.

A sentence suddenly floated through my mind.

Ever since I saw your sister for the first time, Old Pei, I've decided to make you my friend!

...Of course, he was just joking in his mind.

"This is my sister, Xueqing." Pei Xingjian immediately introduced her in a low voice, a voice only he and Li Xiang could hear.

In ancient times, a woman's maiden name could not be spread casually. If it weren't for Li Xiang's reputation, Pei Xingjian would not have said it carelessly.

"My humble daughter greets the prince." Pei Xueqing bowed softly.

"In that case, General Su and I also happen to be planning to dine in the restaurant. Why don't we join us?" Li Xiang made the invitation.

"This..." Pei Xingjian was of course tempted, for no other reason than that this was the Prince of Hengshan County.

The title of Prince of Hengshan is known to everyone from Xueyantuo to Jiaozhi. Who would not give a thumbs up and praise him as the Young Master of Chang'an when hearing it?
Although Su Dingfang's emotional intelligence is not very high, he can always show excellent strategic vision at critical moments.

He immediately said: "Since the Prince of Hengshan has invited you, you should not refuse the promise."

Li Xiang turned around and looked at Su Dingfang approvingly, Old Su, you have steps!
Feeling Li Xiang's gaze, Su Dingfang felt relieved.

Damn, the bet was right!

Of course, he had heard that the daughter of the Pei family was extremely beautiful.

Pei Xueqing was the daughter of Pei Renjian's uncle. Since her uncle passed away early, she and her aunt lived in Pei Renjian's house to keep her mother company.

She had just reached the age of 15, exactly three years older than Li Xiang.

Pei Xingjian didn't know so much. Since it was his master who invited him and the Prince of Hengshan, whom he had always admired, was there, he did not refuse and accepted Li Xiang's invitation.

"Since the prince has invited me, I will respectfully obey your order."

The four of them walked into the box and the waiter followed them in.

"Prince." The waiter saluted respectfully with his arms crossed.

"Bring the menu here, just order whatever you want." Li Xiang's last words were to Pei Xingjian and his sister.

He handed the menu to both of them. They were obviously a little restrained and were embarrassed to order.

"Your Highness, please order. We will eat whatever you order." Pei Xingjian handed the menu back.

Li Xiang did not refuse. After ordering some dishes, he returned the menu to the waiter.

Although he admired Pei Xueqing's beauty, Li Xiang was not the kind of person who would be unable to walk when seeing a woman. After all, he didn't know Pei Xueqing very well. What if their personalities were not compatible? Or if she was engaged, that would be presumptuous.

So the meal went on as usual, with people eating and drinking, but there was no magical chemical reaction at all due to the presence of a woman.

Soon, the waiter brought all the dishes.

After all, it's the boss who's here to eat, so he has to go first even if he cuts in line. He does have some tact.

Since there are only sesame seeds and no peanuts at present, the only dipping sauce can be pure sesame paste, and don’t even think about the authentic Erba sauce.

However, fermented bean curd and chives were still made, and Li Xiang specially asked someone to make them.

Seeing the two pieces of green onion and three slices of ginger floating in the pot, Su Dingfang asked in confusion: "Prince, why are there only these things in this pot, but no spices?"

The dishes at Jianghu Restaurant generally focus on the use of spices. This is the first time I have seen such a simple dish.

"For authentic copper pot hot pot meat, there is no particular emphasis on the amount of spices in the soup. If there are too many, it only means that the store owner is trying to cover up the smell and the meat is not good." Li Xiang used a strainer to stir the pot, "The main purpose is to test whether the meat is fresh or not."

"So that's how it is." Su Dingfang said as if he had realized something.

"Try this. When eating copper pot hot pot, you must eat this hand-cut fresh mutton." Li Xiang said with a smile. He glanced at the waiter standing beside him and stood the plate up: "Look, real hand-cut fresh mutton. This plate must be able to stand up."

"If he can't stand, we'll have to settle accounts with him."

"Your Highness, you are joking. How dare we fool you when you come to have dinner?" said the waiter with an apologetic smile.

"What are you talking about? Even if ordinary people come, you can't fool them." Li Xiang said casually: "Integrity is the foundation of business."

"I am grateful for your advice." The waiter bowed.

"There are some rules for lamb, too. Unless you want to try something new, don't order lamb shanks or lamb tenderloin." Li Xiang tapped the meat on the plate with his serving chopsticks. "Large shanks are too fatty, and lamb tenderloin is too lean. Neither is good. It's best to have more lean meat and less fat."

As he spoke, he handed the meat on the plate to the waiter, took out a piece of lamb tail fat with his serving chopsticks and put it into the pot.

"Let's fatten the pot first." He said with a smile.

After a while, he nodded to the waiter, who understood and put the meat on the plate into the pot.

Seeing that it was almost done, the waiter used a strainer to scoop out the meat and put it into a clean plate on the side.

"Try it, it's the real lamb brain." Li Xiang said with a smile: "This is the authentic way to eat it on the grassland."

Su Dingfang looked up at Li Xiang suspiciously. He had also been to the grassland, so how come he had never seen so many opinions?
Seeing Su Dingfang's confusion, Li Xiang smiled and added: "I invented the authentic grassland eating method of Chang'an, which is authentic."

Hey guys, you are the Shijiazhuang specialty Anhui beef noodles, right?
In fact, there was a cooking method similar to shabu-shabu in ancient times, but it was more primitive and was called "antique soup". Li Xiang's is an improved and fresh way of eating, hey, it's very authentic.

Pei Xueqing, who was originally picking up mutton with chopsticks, couldn't help but smiled softly with her hands covering her mouth.

"this……"

Li Xiang turned his gaze to Pei Xueqing.

"My younger sister is just coming of age," Pei Xingjian said. Li Xiang nodded, "Since you are older than me, I should call you sister."

"I am terrified..." Pei Xueqing lowered her head, her voice as soft as a mosquito, and did not dare to look at Li Xiang.

"This is in private, don't be too restrained. There is no prince here, just call me Dalang." Li Xiang said nonchalantly: "Keep your promise, Lao Su, and Sister Pei, just be casual."

Li Xiang did this just to win over Pei Xingjian.

How did that saying come from? Respect him, not his family.

Seeing Li Xiang being so easy-going, Pei Xueqing's nervousness disappeared a lot.

Only then did she raise her head and look at Li Xiang with her beautiful eyes.

He has sharp eyebrows, bright eyes, and a figure of a dragon and a phoenix. Although he is young, he already has a remarkable appearance.

However, when meeting Li Xiang's gaze, Pei Xueqing's face flushed, but she did not retreat. Instead, she looked at him gently.

"it is good."

Pei Xueqing's voice is gentle, like the sound of a gurgling stream.

A person's character can be seen from the details.

There are some places that can’t be faked.

Whether it was her conversation or her manners, Pei Xueqing was deeply appreciated by Li Xiang.

There is a saying that beauty lies in the bones, not in the skin, and Pei Xueqing has both.

The meal was a very enjoyable one for both the host and the guests, and no serious business was discussed during the meal. Su Dingfang's supporting role was very good, and together with Pei Xingjian and his sister, he let Li Xiang talk about what happened in Shuozhou.

Li Xiang was a great storyteller, and he told the story of the alliance in a dramatic and vivid way.

"The prince has a keen eye for talent, and Xue Rengui is truly a hero." Su Dingfang said with emotion, "But why didn't I see him guarding the prince today?"

"Old Xue has gone to pick up his wife." Li Xiang scratched his chin and said with a smile, "I'll introduce him to you when he comes back."

Su Dingfang was overjoyed: "Then Dalang, don't forget this."

"Don't worry." Li Xiang nodded.

The little elephant was still muttering in his heart, how would you feel if you, Old Su, knew the stories made up by later generations and portrayed you as the villain, Grand Tutor Su?

However, he would not seek revenge on Xue Rengui, as Su Dingfang would easily be tempted by the immortals who are storytellers.

After dinner, they chatted for a while in the restaurant and then Pei Xingjian said goodbye.

"It just so happens that I also have to go back to the palace, so let's go downstairs together." Li Xiang stood up and said.

Standing at the door of the restaurant, after seeing off the Pei brothers and sisters, Li Xiang stretched and said goodbye to Su Dingfang.

Su Dingfang looked at the carriage that Li Xiang was riding in with some surprise. He thought Li Xiang would take the opportunity to ask him about Pei Xueqing.

In fact, Li Xiang forgot about Pei Xueqing as soon as he finished stretching.

With so many things waiting for him to do, he has no time to think about love affairs.

Halfway through the journey, he thought of Wei Zheng.

I haven't visited Lao Wei for a long time, so I might as well go and see him on the way.

Not long after Li Xiang left, Princess Gaoyang finally finished assigning tasks to the playboys.

Li Lizhi declined the invitation to have dinner with her, after all, she had to go home to take medicine soon.

Of course she also expressed her understanding, after all, health is the most important thing.

That idiot Fang Yiai is not at home. I don’t know how much effort it would take to look for him.

After thinking it over, Li Shu decided to go eat hotpot.

She hasn’t tried the new product launched today yet.

After entering the box, Li Shu called someone to serve him.

"Princess."

It was still the same waiter from before.

"Do we eat this copper pot hot pot meat like the antique soup?" Li Shu asked with a smile.

"In reply to the princess, I just read the prince's introduction and it seems that there are many different opinions." The waiter answered cautiously.

"Oh? The Prince of Hengshan just had dinner here? Who was he with?" Li Shu asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Yes." The waiter answered honestly, "With him were Su Lie, the General of the Left Guard, Pei Xingjian, the Assistant General of the Cang Cao of the Left Tunwei, and his sister."

If someone else asked, the waiter would definitely not say more. But Princess Gaoyang was first the boss, secondly Li Xiang's aunt, and thirdly the princess, so he dared not hide anything from Li Su.

"Hmm." Li Shu gently drew on the table with his fingers. Xiang'er was having dinner with these two people. Was he trying to win them over?

"Go on." Li Su nodded slightly.

"Yes." The waiter did not dare to neglect and continued, "While I was serving here, I also heard the prince call Pei Xingjian's sister "Sister Pei."

After hearing this, Li Shu finally confirmed it.

It seems that Xiang'er really wants to win over these two people, otherwise, he would not condescend to call Pei's daughter his sister. If Xiang'er is sure of this, then these two people must be rare talents.

In that case, then give him a hand.

Thinking of this, Li Shu made a plan.

First, establish a good relationship with Pei Xingjian's sister, and start from there to help Xiang'er win over these two people.

Li Su had always been clear about gratitude and resentment, and also clear about love and hate. If Li Xiang treated her well, she would repay him a thousandfold.

The customs in the Tang Dynasty were not as restrictive as those in later generations when Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism was popular. It was normal for women to show their faces in public.

If Li Shu continues to develop like this, she will soon be turned into a career-oriented woman by Li Xiang.

Of course Li Xiang didn't know that his aunt was asking about him and wanted to help him.

He has now arrived at Wei Zheng's mansion, followed by dozens of sheep, bleating, quite a spectacular sight.

This sheep was stolen from the East Palace some time ago and kept in the hotel with the intention of giving it as a gift. It was really a theft.

Since you are here to visit the teacher and he is poor, just give him a few sheep.

There were more than 200 heads in total. In addition to Wei Zheng, he planned to give some to Xiao Yu, and leave the rest to Lao Cheng.

I feel a little guilty about always eating the Cheng family's beef. It's time to give them some return gifts.

As soon as he entered Duke Zheng's mansion, Li Xiang smelled a strong smell of medicine, which lingered around his nose for a long time.

He did not dare to delay and walked quickly to the main hall, but found that Wei Zheng was not there.

After asking the old servant who was cleaning the main hall, he learned that Wei Zheng's illness was very serious and he was lying in the back house recuperating.

Li Xiang's heart tightened. Could it be that Old Sun was also unable to cure Wei Zheng's illness?

(sleep……)
(End of this chapter)