"I suddenly don't have much appetite!"
"??"
What was going on? What had just happened? This Minister of War had obviously encountered sothing to behave like this - having no appetite was just an excuse.
Soon, everyone seed to discover the problem, because at several tables where Xiaoyao had served dishes, so people seed to behave strangely like the Minister of War, not daring to continue eating.
These people were all high-ranking court officials. When they saw Xiaoyao, they all showed surprised expressions. But these people were all shrewd and didn't show anything obvious, making it impossible to understand what was happening!
Now they sowhat hated this Shi family young lady - they felt they shouldn't have co tonight.
When this situation appeared repeatedly, even if people at the scene didn't understand what was happening, they more or less suspected Xiaoyao, but they couldn't understand why.
When they asked those court officials, they also refused to say anything!
...
...
After Xiaoyao finished serving this round of dishes and went back, all those who noticed Xiaoyao imdiately stood up and gathered together to discuss.
What they discussed, no one knew. They just knew these people didn't leave but stayed to continue, yet they stopped using their chopsticks.
They stayed because we don't want others to think we're special. We also don't know what the other party thinks - what if they think our behavior is inappropriate?
Fortunately, he didn't say anything just now and it still seems fine.
This behavior from the group of officials made the entire banquet turn strange. Everyone felt there must be sothing going on, but no one knew what it was.
They only knew one thing - this banquet had beco very awkward and might end unpleasantly.
Great Tang Imperial Capital, Shi Family Courtyard - a night banquet was in progress. However, the atmosphere was sowhat eerie, leaving so people puzzled.
At this ti, as masters of Shi Family Courtyard and hosts of this banquet, several core mbers of the Shi family were asking people they were familiar with.
"Minister Zheng, what's wrong with all of you? Is the food not to your taste?"
"No, the food is very good!"
"Then why aren't you eating?"
"I ate too much today!"
Similar conversations were happening at various tables, just with different excuses, such as:
"I'm on a diet!" This ca from a thin court official.
"I'm eating vegetarian today!" This ca from soone who never went to temples and loved at.
"My mother told not to eat duck today!" This ca from soone whose parents had long passed away. "Oh, my mother told this in a dream..."
"..."
These excuses sounded like excuses, and very obvious ones at that. This clearly indicated there was a problem.
These were people reminding the Shi family. So who weren't too friendly with the Shi family weren't so obvious. Those who ca here would give so face even if they weren't close, but they didn't speak directly, indicating this matter was quite serious. They wouldn't let themselves get involved for such a small relationship.
Actually, even without understanding this point, the Shi family realized this matter was sowhat serious. Otherwise, how could so many court officials and so royal relatives all show such strange behavior?
"You know, so things can't be said directly. I can only say that today's banquet might bring you trouble and also makes us very embarrassed! If possible, I'd like to leave right now!"
The Shi family received many similar statents, understanding they seed to have done sothing wrong, but not knowing where the mistake was. These dignitaries all wanted to leave quickly. If they still couldn't find the problem, this banquet would definitely end unpleasantly.
Although the Shi family could continue holding such banquets, today's problems would definitely bring so negative impact, which the Shi family didn't want to see.
From so information at the scene, the Shi family also had a target - that servant who ca to serve dishes. But they found they seed to have never seen this servant before. After asking and investigating, they still didn't know who this servant was.
Xiaoyao was Shi Zhenxiang's spur-of-the-mont decision. When Xiaoyao went to help, no one paid attention either - just soone coming to help. At this ti, they naturally hoped for as many hands as possible.
The servants inside wouldn't suspect if this was soone with ill intentions - that was the guards' job outside, which wasn't their concern. Besides, although they didn't pay much attention, so people had seen that Shi Zhenxiang brought this person.
It was just that for a mont no one asked soone who knew the situation. When they did ask, everything seed a bit too late...
This was also fate. Sotis, so things were really self-inflicted!
Originally, Xiaoyao wouldn't serve dishes anymore, just doing small tasks in the back. Although he wasn't quite clear why the atmosphere in front was strange, he felt it might be related to him. His presence seed to make those people very uncomfortable.
So he went to do logistics work. Since he took the money, he would work responsibly. If serving dishes wasn't convenient, then logistics it was - cutting vegetables, tending fires, washing dishes. Xiaoyao could do all these.
Actually, soone had co to investigate Xiaoyao earlier, but because he was doing logistics work at the ti, no one suspected him. This matter was indeed very difficult to investigate quickly on site. If investigated later, it would probably be very simple.
If Xiaoyao continued staying here, although the banquet atmosphere would be strange, it could at least proceed normally. Perhaps after removing the dishes Xiaoyao had served, it would return to normal.
But at this ti, soone just wouldn't let it be and wanted to make things difficult for Xiaoyao. She didn't know that this behavior was making things difficult for herself and the Shi family, and for those court officials.
"What are you still doing here? Hurry up and work. Don't try to slack off - you took my silver." Shi Zhenxiang shouted at Xiaoyao. After discovering Xiaoyao wasn't serving dishes, she imdiately ca to find him.
"Are you sure you want to go again? I feel the situation out there is a bit off." Xiaoyao didn't want to cause trouble either. He wasn't that kind of bored person, and the Shi family hadn't offended him.
"Even if the situation outside is a bit off, it has nothing to do with a little servant like you. You think too highly of yourself!" Shi Zhenxiang said very disdainfully. She had noticed the strangeness outside, but Xiaoyao's aning seed to suggest it was related to him, which made her feel ridiculous and impossible.
"You're right. I do think too highly of myself. I'm just a little servant - how could I have such great influence!" Xiaoyao also nodded in agreent.
"Exactly! Now hurry up and serve dishes!" Shi Zhenxiang was very satisfied with Xiaoyao's self-awareness, nodding with a proud attitude while speaking to Xiaoyao.
"We just served dishes - we need to wait a bit before serving again!" Xiaoyao answered.
"Then go pour wine!" Shi Zhenxiang imdiately said. She just wanted Xiaoyao in front, regardless of what work it was. She planned to use Xiaoyao to strike at Le Youran later.
At this ti, she was already fantasizing about Le Youran's deflated expression in her mind, feeling sowhat excited!
"Alright, I'll go pour wine!"
So Xiaoyao took a wine pot to pour wine for people. To make Xiaoyao, or rather Le Youran, more embarrassed, she directed Xiaoyao to the most obvious places - at least what she could manage. She couldn't interfere too much with the tables above.
"..."
"Minister, what's wrong?"
The Minister now really wanted to kill soone. Just now he was saying maybe there was nothing wrong and this banquet could continue, but unexpectedly, Xiaoyao appeared again and was even pouring wine for people.
Now the Minister only prayed for one thing - that Xiaoyao wouldn't co over, absolutely absolutely not co to his table, absolutely not pour wine for him...
But sotis what you fear most is what happens. The Minister watched Xiaoyao step by step walking toward his side, then standing nearby, preparing to pour wine!
Whoosh!
The Minister imdiately stood up, then very respectfully held his wine cup with both hands, accepting Xiaoyao's wine pouring. This at least showed that he was respectfully accepting, not treating Xiaoyao as a servant, but as soone coming to toast him.
The Minister's action left everyone stunned again. Most people completely didn't understand why he did this. Such wine banquets were very common, and servants like Xiaoyao pouring wine were also very common. They had never seen guests accept wine pouring like this.
Combined with the previous strange situation, even if so people didn't understand what was happening, they could tell this little servant seed to have unusual influence, able to make the Minister behave like this.
"Minister, you don't need to stand up. Just let this boy serve you wine!" At this ti, Shi Zhenxiang said from the side. This statent made the Minister want to directly give her two slaps.
"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare. Having Little Brother Xiao... pour wine for is truly my honor. I'll drink first as a toast!" The Minister said while drinking the wine. His words made people feel that Xiaoyao was toasting him, not just pouring wine.
His display of being flattered also made people feel that he was very honored by this, not casually enjoying it!
The people here were all important figures who could see the Minister's aning. Those who didn't understand were very puzzled - who exactly was this little servant Xiaoyao to make the Minister act like this?
"Minister, you don't need to be polite. He's just Le Youran's little servant. You don't need to pay too much attention. As long as I'm willing, I can make him do things too." Shi Zhenxiang said very arrogantly at this ti. She noticed the Minister's attitude, but she still only thought the Minister was giving face to the Le family.
(End of Chapter)
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