Lu Zuo thought for a long time, but still couldn't figure it out. Could it be that King Ning liked his brother Liu Xingyuan more? None of this makes sense! Logically speaking, I can't help but intervene in this matter, and I don't have time to intervene. After all, I am currently involved in the battle between Prince Ning and the Crown Prince. If I continue to be distracted and think about these issues, I'm afraid I will be in the same position as Prince Ning. The conflict between father and son is on the verge of conflict. By then, they may have been ostracized by their father and son before their great cause was accomplished.
"Master, Master..."
Yin Ji called out several times before Lu Zuo came back to his senses.
Lu Zuo's face was a little pale. After a day's work, he began to sweat again on his forehead. His feet seemed to be inoperable and he always wanted to sit down. Lu Zuo looked pained and softly said "ouch", "Ji'er, come here." Help me and let me sit under this tree for a while!"
"What's wrong?" Yin Ji asked eagerly, while helping his master to sit under the big tree, "Master, you seem to be lost in thought these days. You were not like this before!"
"Really?" Lu Zuo smiled, "Maybe you've overthought things!"
"I think you're just too tired! You'd better go back and have a good rest. Brother Pang, it's better to wait until tomorrow!"
Although Lu Zuo felt that Yin Ji's words were reasonable, he couldn't go now. "No, today Brother Pang was conferred the rank of Huaihua Division by the Holy Master. This position was probably something he had never expected. He is a person who is accustomed to wandering around. Suddenly, After getting this official position, I guess the people in the room at this time are as anxious as ants on a hot pot! Now he must be waiting for us to tell him what to do next!"
Yin Ji pouted and said with a smile: "Brother Pang Pang is really lucky. He has only been in the capital for a few days, and now he has become a sixth-grade official in the Huaihua Division!" After saying that, he laughed at himself and said, "Hey... Master, you said that I played very well today, why didn’t I get an official position?”
"What? Ji'er, are you becoming a fan of officialdom too?" Lu Zuo said with a smile.
"Disciple, do you still want to serve the master? I don't want to be an official! It's just that when I competed with the second brother Gao today, I always gave in to him, otherwise the second brother Gao wouldn't even be able to pass me!" Yin! Ji raised his chin triumphantly as he spoke.
Lu Zuo patted Yin Ji's shoulder and said, "Thank you for your hard work today. Let's ask our chef to prepare delicious food for you later!"
Yin Ji smiled again in the dark night, showing two rows of white teeth, "Thank you, Master! I want to eat... mutton!"
"Hey!" Lu Zuo mocked, "This is what rich people eat!"
"Master, I want it! It's been a long time since I've eaten mutton!"
"Really? Didn't you eat enough at the school military field during the competition yesterday?"
Yin Ji chuckled, "That...that doesn't count!"
"Okay..." Lu Zuo agreed, "Hurry up and help me up first. Let's go to Brother Pang's room first!"
Yin Ji asked with concern: "Master, are you feeling better now? If not, can we sit there for a while?"
"No need! It's almost the second watch now. After we went to Brother Pang's house early, we can go back and rest early, right?"
"But..." Yin Ji looked around and saw silence in the yard, so he asked in a low voice, "Master, do you think anyone is following us now? If it is discovered that we have contact with Brother Pang, will anyone Suspicious?"
Lu Zuo smiled happily and said, "Ji'er is becoming more and more careful now!"
"Master, please stop teasing me, I am serious to you!" Yin Ji looked serious.
"Don't worry, Xinghua Restaurant is very safe, but someone has probably known about our relationship with Pang Gu for a long time. There is nothing to hide now!" After Lu Zuo said that, he stretched out his right hand, "Here, help me quickly. I want to get up..."
Yin Ji supported his master and stood up slowly. Then he dusted the dust behind him, and the master and apprentice walked to the restaurant's living room.
After walking through the small courtyard and arriving at the living room, I suddenly realized that although there were a few lights in the courtyard, they were only enough to see the way forward, while the candlelight in the living room was as bright as day. It was already the second watch, so there were no guests coming and going in the living room. As soon as I entered the living room, I saw a waiter sitting on a chair by the stairs and dozing off. He was holding a kettle in his hand with the spout facing down. The water in the pot was dripping out from time to time because of the waiter's sleeping position.
Lu Zuo was about to take a look and walked to the stairs when he suddenly heard "canglanglang" and then "ah". It turned out that the waiter's kettle fell on the ground, waking the waiter from his sleep. The waiter noticed that the ground was covered with water. He stamped his feet anxiously. When he looked up again, he saw two people in front of him who were giggling. The waiter's face turned red with worry. When he looked again, he realized that they were acquaintances. They didn't live in the house next door. Mr. Lu!
The waiter in the store quickly smoothed things over, "Mr. Lu, I laughed, I laughed! I was really sleepy and there was no one around at this time, so I took a nap!"
"Go and do your business!" Lu Zuo pointed to the upper floor and asked, "Does the guest officer named Pang Gu live upstairs?"
"Are you talking about Pang Pang Xia, who came second in the martial arts contest today?" the waiter asked.
Lu Zuo nodded slightly, "It's him!"
The waiter's expression suddenly changed, "Don't provoke him. Today our restaurant was almost invaded by various important officials from the court. They all came to see Pang Pangxia, but they were all turned away by him, including me." What a scolding." Then he murmured with a puzzled look on his face, "He is such a weirdo!"
Lu Zuo chuckled kindly and said, "It's okay, I'm his friend..."
"No..." The waiter waved his hand noncommittally, "Everyone who came here today said so. I see that you are a regular customer here. The acting boss also said that you are a distinguished guest, so I will let you go up. So you’d better knock on the door yourself!”
Yin Ji smiled teasingly: "Second brother, are you here to guard the door for Brother Pangda?"
"Otherwise, it's already this time, why am I still here putting on and taking off my eyelids! If I wasn't here to guard..." the waiter said while pointing to the stairs behind him, "People would step on these stairs today. ! The first two people who came to visit in the evening were fortunately persuaded to leave. Later, when more people came to visit, they became impatient, and one of them was even scolded by Pang Daxia." He lowered his voice again, fearing that he would be As if he heard it from upstairs, he said, "This man upstairs is really not easy to mess with. He has such a bad temper. Mr. Lu, I advise you not to provoke him."
Lu Zuo and Yin Ji looked at each other and smiled, "Then let's do this for now. Thank you for your hard work, little brother. Ji'er, thank you..."
Yin Ji smiled and took out a few copper coins from his sleeves and rewarded him. The waiter's eyes lit up and he smiled and made an invitation gesture and said: "Mr. Lu, please, I'm afraid people will fall asleep if it's late."
