The reason is naturally because he heard from many sources that Dou Haitao has a good son. His eldest son works under Judge Xu in Langge, the main city of Youzhou. It is said that he is doing well. This is why he tried every means to settle his family into the Dou family. Next to that, the reason why he was friends with Dou Haitao was that as for his second son, he was serving as the county magistrate in a small county under Taiyang County. If it were not for the eldest brother of the Dou family, Luo Jinhu would never believe it.
As the saying goes, there are many friends and many paths, and there are people above you who are easy to do things. This has not changed since ancient times. Judge Xu is the subordinate of Lord Youzhou Jiedushi. With such entanglements, maybe one day If he can also get a little bit of light, then he can be regarded as a real chicken and dog ascending to heaven in Youzhou.
Luo Jinhu saw that the black carriage was getting closer and closer to his home, and cold sweat broke out in his hands.
"Master, master, look behind you." The servant reminded him softly in his ear.
"What!" Luo Jinhu turned around impatiently and saw an ordinary carriage. His eyes widened. He was an old acquaintance of his neighbor. The bronze Zhanfeng Duo hung on the carriage had a The word "Dou" indicates that this is the Dou family's carriage.
So, Captain Yang and the unidentified adult came to see the Dou family?
Before Luo Jinhu could react, he saw that Dou's servants had opened the door in a panic. Luo Jinhu had never seen Dou Haitao's iconic fat body running so fast.
There was still some distance away from the black carriage, and the owner of the Dou House came running from the outer wall while crawling. The flesh on his face was trembling and his face was red. When he got in front of the black horse, he bent down very low. He was trembling and speechless, so he knelt down and said, "I, I'm here to see Lord Jiedushi."
Luo Jinhu's head buzzed and his vision went dark. He grabbed the servant's hand tightly and couldn't believe it!
He looked at the man sitting in the front. Captain Yang was behind him. The surrounding soldiers were all carrying swords, and they had the aura of killing that had seen blood on the battlefield.
so? The governor of Youzhou has come to Taiyang County! He also went to the house of his neighbor Dou Haitao! The unparalleled joy made Luo Jinhu's knees weak and his mouth dry. He knew that he was going to be lucky!
An opportunity that would never come again in this life was before him.
The blood belonging to the businessman made his whole body tremble with excitement, and his neighbor Dou Haitao's situation was not much better than his.
Ever since he received the letter from his family, he was both worried and happy. He was happy that his silly second son had met Master Jiedushi. What was worrying was that his silly son actually accepted the rental fee from Master Jiedushi’s guests, although it was not much. But it’s better not to accept it.
Later, when he heard that Lord Jiedushi was assassinated on the official road of his stupid son, he was frightened out of his mind. He was worried that Lord Jiedushi would be angry and chop off his son's head or remove him from his official position. He has been worried ever since, and he is too worried. Yangjun was now in a state of panic, and so was he. He was vaguely aware of the turmoil in the upper echelons, the mobilization of the army, and the unusual quietness of the prefect. It was like the calm before the storm.
But Dou Haitao never expected that Lord Jiedushi would actually arrive at his home.
When he heard his servant running from the small door to tell him that a nobleman was coming here with his family's carriage, Dou Haitao felt as if he was in a dream. He quickly ordered the servant to clean the courtyard, and he hurried out to pay his respects. From then on, Dou Haitao did not dare to raise his head and was still in a huge dizziness.
Zhou Xu sat on the horse and saw that his legs were shaking to the same extent as Magistrate Dou. He touched his chin and felt that these two people were indeed a father and son. Why did they even look the same when they ran out?
"Get up." Zhou Xu said.
"Yes, yes." Dou Haitao responded, not daring to look directly at Lord Jiedushi.
At this moment, he heard the sweet laughter, breaking the silence of the street. At this moment, he felt like hearing the sound of nature. No matter who it was, it would be nice to break this suffocating calm.
He raised his head slightly and saw a pretty lady on a black carriage covering her mouth regretfully, as if she knew she had just lost her composure.
Next to her was a beautiful woman with voluptuous muscles.
Dou Haitao immediately thought of Mrs. Xiao and Mrs. Xiao mentioned in his son's letter home.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to laugh." Xiao Qingxue said to Magistrate Dou's father, "I think of Magistrate Dou just when I see you." The two are so similar, not only in body shape, but also in their appearance. The gesture of running towards the gate was exactly the same as that of Magistrate Dou. Xiao Qingxue couldn't help laughing. After laughing, her mother immediately pinched her hand.
Dou Haitao was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand and replied nervously: "I am quite similar to my son."
Zhou Xu dismounted and Lei Shan held the reins. Their horses were placed in Beishi by Duwei Yang's people. On the way here, the sect leader said that he did not need so many riding followers, so some of them were scattered and left behind at Duwei Yang's. In the team, there was another small group with only ten people carrying swords to protect them. Lei Shan was the leader of this team.
"Mrs. Xiao rented horses from Magistrate Dou. Now that she has arrived in Taiyang, the Dou family's carriage will naturally be sent back." Zhou Xu said.
Dou Haitao was dealing with the consequences of his stupid son's operation, and he was polite and frightened: "How can I trouble you to come in person? You can just send someone to say something."
Zhou Xudao: "The carriage has been delivered, but there are still some belongings of Mrs. Xiao in the carriage."
Dou Haitao was about to say that he would ask his servants to move it when he saw his neighbor, a wealthy businessman, Luo Jinhu, winking at him so hard that the corners of his eyes almost cramped.
Dou Haitao knew that he was not as smart as these opportunistic businessmen, so he thought about it again and again. When he saw Luo Jinhu extending his palm as an invitation, he suddenly realized.
"Master Jiedushi, you have worked hard all the way, why don't you go to the humble house and rest for a few days." Dou Haitao took a half step back and showed enough etiquette.
Zhao Qingshan shook his folding fan and had a clear view of the actions of Magistrate Dou's father and the businessman. He smiled slightly, stepped forward and said: "Since Mr. Dou has kindly invited you, we will not be polite."
"Master Jiedu, please come in. Please come in."
Yang Dong didn't understand why Lord Jiedushi didn't live in the mansion he arranged in Bei City, but in the home of a small aristocratic family in Nan City.
"Mrs. Xiao, we will stay in Dou Weng's mansion temporarily." Zhou Xu said to Mrs. Xiao.
Xiao Luolan took her daughter out of the carriage, and Fang Yun followed the masters.
Xiao Luolan looked at the unfamiliar place and longed for a fixed residence.
Mrs. Dou's body was also round. When she saw her husband coming with Master Jiedushi, she desperately suppressed her excitement and hurriedly sent a few clever servants to carry the boxes belonging to Mrs. Xiao and Miss Xiao on the carriage through the small door. Carry it to the house.
When the gate of Dou Mansion was closed, the group of people watching from a distance woke up from a dream.
Only Luo Jinhu quickly ran back to his home.
He must catch up with Dou Haitao and get to know Lord Jiedushi of Youzhou!
Dou Mansion.
Dou Haitao led people sideways through the stall, and then there was a stable. Horse servants were taking care of the horses. After passing through the yard, they came to the main entrance. The wide red door had been opened wide. After entering the gate, there was a quiet courtyard.
Xiao Luolan held her daughter's hand and felt that it was so tiring to enter the house in ancient times.
Dou Haitao led Jieduzhi and his party to the central hall. The central hall had been scented and even the ground was clean and reflective.
"Master Jiedushi, please."
"Mrs. Xiao, Miss Xiao, please sit down."
Zhao Qingshan waved his folding fan and sat down, while Lei Shan and his servants stood guard outside the door.
After everyone was seated, Dou Haitao and Mrs. Dou sat down.
Seeing Mrs. Xiao's face looking tired, Zhou Xu glanced at the sky again and said to Dou Haitao, "Dou Weng, it's getting late, so you'd better have lunch earlier."
Mrs. Dou immediately replied: "Don't worry, Master Jiedushi, the chef is already making lunch. Do you have any dietary restrictions?"
"I'm not picky about food." Zhou Xu looked at Madam Xiao: "Do Madam Xiao and Madam Xiao have any taboos?"
"No." Xiao Luolan shook her head, and Xiao Qingxue also shook her head.
After lunch, Xiao Luolan was really tired.
Mrs. Dou walked up to Mrs. Xiao with a smile: "Mrs. Xiao, Miss Xiao, please come with me. The Dou Mansion has prepared a room for you to rest."
She led the two ladies through the second house and introduced: "After this door, you will find the inner house."
The corridor was deep, Xiao Luolan tried hard to remember the route, and finally stopped in front of an east pavilion shaded by green bamboo.
"Mrs. Xiao, Miss Xiao, your boxes and cages have been placed in the house. Mrs. Xiao, this is the East Pavilion where you live. Miss Xiao, please come with me."
Xiao Luolan did not expect that her daughter would not live with her, so she called out to Mrs. Dou: "Mrs. Dou, I wonder where my daughter lives?"
Mrs. Dou said: "In front of the green bamboo is the Xinghua Residence, where Miss Xiao lives."
Xiao Luolan followed Mrs. Dou along the corridor and saw Xinghua Residence. The two houses were actually separated by a clump of green bamboos, not far apart, and she felt relieved.
"Mrs. Dou, thank you."
Mrs. Dou was blessed when she heard Mrs. Xiao's thanks: "You are so polite."
After Mrs. Dou left, Fang Yun packed the things in the cage.
Xiao Luolan was a little tired and asked her daughter not to run around and to take Fang Yun with her even if she went outside. After she agreed, she closed her eyes and rested.
The wind rustles the bamboo forest, the green shade is thick, and the temperature is refreshing and pleasant.
Xiao Qingxue saw that her mother was sleeping soundly, so she didn't disturb her. She played for a while, yawned, and entered the canopy bed in the room to sleep for a while.
Zhou Xu heard the news about Mrs. Xiao's nap. After taking a shower, he went out wearing a cross-collar robe and a wide-sleeved coat.
Zhao Qingshan secretly glanced at the lord's clothes, tut, even his hair was tied up with a hairpin.
Lei Shan silently followed the sect master, guarding him as usual, but when he saw the place where the sect leader entered, the silent Lei family's servant had a rare dull expression on his face. After a while, he lowered his head. Entered the Jinyu Tower.
Zhou Xu sat on a high chair, listening to the shopkeeper of Jinyulou introduce the woman's thrush.
Su Yan Dai, Green Sparrow Head Dai, Tong Dai, Luozi Dai... Zhou Xu was dazzled by the look, and felt that each color was similar. He said, "Every expensive one is the same."
The shopkeeper was overjoyed and introduced even more enthusiastically.
"My lord, would you like to take a look at the lip balm in our store? Our lip balm comes in all colors..."
"Are there any cherries?" Zhou Xu recalled Mrs. Xiao eating cherries under the lights that night, and felt that the color of cherries couldn't be more beautiful.
"This red is closer to cherry red."
"I want this one, and choose some of the other lipsticks for me." Zhou Xu thought that if he wanted to buy it, he would have to buy it with Mrs. Xiao's beloved daughter.
"No floral dew." Mrs. Xiao had a natural fragrance on her body.
"Show me the gold hairpin in the store."
Lei Shan stood behind the sect leader and didn't see how he chose. He just waved his hand and took them all.
He paid in silence, and when he walked out of Jinyu Tower, he carried a bunch of things in his hand.
Zhou Xu only chooses the most expensive and best ones, and doesn't look at the rest, especially the clothes.
He stood on the second floor of the clothing store, with dozens of styles of underskirts laid out in front of him.
"My lord, this myrobalan skirt is the most popular dress in Chang'an this summer. It is made of woven myrobalan fabric with silk lining. The woven fabric is elastic and thick. Wear it with a silk robe with big sleeves and wear it when walking. Seeing it as if surrounded by the summer wind, you don’t feel the heat,”
Zhou Xu looked at the gold and red myrobalan skirt and coughed lightly: "That's it."
"I also want the previous ones."
Lei Shan lowered his head, almost to his chest. When he went out again, he had several more boxes of things.
Zhou Xu returned to Dou Mansion and was confused when looking at the dazzling pile of things. Mrs. Xiao would definitely not accept it for no reason.
Zhao Qingshan twitched the corner of his mouth while reading.
"How should I send it out?"
Zhao Qingshan pretended not to hear.
Zhou Xu couldn't think of a good solution for the time being, so he wanted to see Mrs. Xiao.
When I walked to the East Pavilion where Mrs. Xiao was staying temporarily, I found that Mrs. Xiao was taking a nap on the beauty couch, and her little maid was dozing off against the bed.
The floating sunlight illuminates the light dust, making me sleepy in early summer.
Zhou Xu stood in front of the window, looking at Mrs. Xiao, whose cheeks were red as she slept.
It had been a long time since Zhou Xu had been so eager to do something.
He wanted Mrs. Xiao to put on the clothes he bought, the shoes he bought, the jewelry and rouge he bought.
