He quickly asked his servants to drive the carriage to the city lord's palace. During the day, after Hu Yunqing left, he sent someone to find out where Hu Yunqing lived.
Soon we arrived at the gate of the City Lord's Mansion.
"Sir, we are here."
The housekeeper hurriedly waited in front of the carriage. After Zhuge Yu came down, he followed Zhuge Yu towards the door.
"Stop! No one else is allowed to enter the City Lord's Mansion!"
The soldiers at the door saw that someone was coming to the city lord's mansion at such a late hour. Before Zhuge Yu could get close, they pulled out their swords and were alert.
"We are from the Zhuge family. Our young master is not here during the day. He just came back and came over for a visit."
Zhuge Yu gave the steward a look, and the steward quickly took out ten taels of silver from his arms, walked to several soldiers, and said to them with a smile.
"How dare you bribe us? It seems you two are not good people!"
The soldier watched the steward take out the silver and prepared to give it to himself. He quickly put the knife on the steward's neck and said.
"Spare your life! We just want to let the officials know that the Zhuge family has come to pay their respects."
Feeling the cold blade on his neck, the butler was so frightened that he almost knelt down and explained with trembling legs. The ten taels of silver in his hand also fell to the ground.
The soldiers at the door saw that Zhuge Yu was well dressed and did not look like an ordinary person, and were ready to go in and report.
When I just turned around, I saw someone coming out, and I quickly stood up and said to him.
"Master Hu, these two people want to see the Marquis and bribe us with money."
The soldier at the door picked up the ten taels of silver from the ground and handed them to Juan and said.
"Master Hu, I am the housekeeper of Zhuge Mansion during the day. Our young master is here to visit."
The housekeeper who was at the door also saw the person coming, remembered the person who was following Hu Yunqing during the day, and quickly shouted to him.
"Ang, I've met these people, come in with me."
Juan walked in and took a look, and found that it was indeed the housekeeper he had seen during the day. He looked at Zhuge Yu standing at the bottom of the steps and said to the soldiers at the door.
The soldiers at the door also put the guy away and continued to stand back to their positions.
"Sir, we can go in."
Seeing that the knife on his neck was taken away, the housekeeper breathed a sigh of relief and quickly called the young master over.
Zhuge Yu had never been so embarrassed before. He also saw the housekeeper being frightened just now.
"Sir, someone from the Zhuge family is here."
Huan knew that Hu Yunqing was in the study, so he took Zhuge Yu to the study, stopped the two of them at the door, and went into the study alone to report.
"Okay, let the two of them come in."
When Hu Yunqing heard that people from the Zhuge family were coming, he also understood that his gift must have taken effect, otherwise he would not have come at this time. He also became interested in the people from the Zhuge family and wanted to meet them.
"Zhuge Yu, the Zhuge family, pays homage to Dingbeihou."
Zhuge Yu met Hu Yunqing and found that the latter was a man about his own age. He did not expect that he had been named a marquis at such a young age.
Although he was extremely surprised, he still saluted respectfully.
"Well, you don't have to be so restrained."
Seeing Zhuge Yu salute, Hu Yunqing hurried over and helped Zhuge Yu up with both hands.
Zhuge Yu's body shook unconsciously after being touched by Hu Yunqing. Hu Yunqing didn't know what happened to the latter and quickly let go of his hand.
"Sir, this is a gift from me."
Zhuge Yu saw Hu Yunqing looking at him in surprise, and quickly handed the gift to Hu Yunqing and said.
"Oh? I really want to see what gift the young master of the Zhuge family will choose for me."
These two gifts were also Hu Yunqing's test of Zhuge Yu. He opened the box and saw a golden bowl inside. When he saw that there were many silver notes in the box, he raised his eyebrows and smiled.
"I don't know if this gift of mine can be whatever you wish."
Seeing the smile on Hu Yunqing's face, Zhuge Yu also breathed a sigh of relief and asked.
"Very satisfied. I didn't expect Master Zhuge to be so experienced at such a young age."
Even ordinary Lao Jianghu might not be able to see the meaning of such a temptation. He didn't expect Zhuge Yu to understand it, which also surprised Hu Yunqing.
"Don't worry, Mr. Hu. Our Zhuge family has always done our duty and never dared to do anything beyond our limits. If the court needs it in the future, our Zhuge family will definitely support it."
Looking at Hu Yunqing's smile made Zhuge Yu feel scared. He had seen many adults before, but he had never met such a difficult one.
It's exactly the same as what I heard.
"I'll talk to you alone first."
Hu Yunqing saw the housekeeper still standing in the study, looked at Zhuge Yu and said.
"Lao Cai, I have something to say to you, sir. You can go out and wait."
Zhuge Yu didn't know what Hu Yunqing wanted to do, so he thought about it and asked the housekeeper to leave.
"How did you figure out the mystery of this bowl?"
When there were only two people, Hu Yunqing sat on the chair and looked at Zhuge Yu sitting next to him and asked.
"It's very simple. The two bowls represent positions. Moreover, where we are is on the front line of fighting against the slave builders. It's easy to guess!"
Zhuge Yu said to Hu Yunqing with a smile.
"The jade bowl I chose means that I am eating from the imperial court. I will send the gold bowl back to you, but I will not collect any ill-gotten gains."
"Okay, he is indeed a smart person. I like to deal with smart people the most."
Listening to Zhuge Yu's own thoughts, Hu Yunqing took out the golden bowl and said.
"If Mr. Hu has anything to do, it's okay to say it. My Zhuge family is also a member of the Ming Dynasty."
Zhuge Yu seemed to understand something in his heart and asked Hu Yunqing with a smile.
"I heard that you came to Shanhaiguan to do business this time."
"Yes, Mr. Hu is indeed well-informed!"
"Then why did you come to this border with such a huge amount of food?"
After listening to Hu Yunqing's words, Zhuge Yu's face turned pale. He did not expect Hu Yunqing to ask this.
When I came here, I had already informed myself that no rumors would be allowed to leak out, and they were all shipped in batches, so it was impossible to be noticed.
"Sir, I just came here to do some business. I know there is a shortage of food here. A businessman found me and wanted me to transport the food and sell it to him, and I would get a huge reward."
Zhuge Yu quickly explained to Hu Yunqing that it actually attracted Hu Yunqing's attention. There must be something wrong with holding the batch of grain, but before cooperation, the Zhuge family also verified it with the other party many times.
In the end, I felt that there was no problem, so I asked myself to come and deliver it.
"It seems that you are also a branch of the Zhuge family?"
Hu Yunqing looked at Zhuge Yu who was kneeling down and found that the latter's face was blank. He understood something instantly and looked at Zhuge Yu and asked.
"That's right."
