It's important for people to know themselves. Chu Qing's face was gloomy and uncertain. He looked at the arrogant child and sneered.
"Fu San, come back."
Chu Qing was afraid that the third brother would kick the child into a disability if he got anxious.
Fu San bared his teeth at the little boy, cursed something unknown, and returned to Chu Qing.
Chu Qing raised his head and glanced at Qufu's sign, feeling both strange and angry.
I obviously sent the invitation and wrote down the date and time, but then I showed it to the door. Isn't this deliberately humiliating myself?
But Chu Qing thought about it for a long time, but he didn't expect that the people from the Chu Mansion and the Ministry of Rites had any contacts, and he didn't have the slightest impression of this Qu Mingtong.
"Maybe someone at home has an accident and is busy eating. Let's go."
Chu Qing felt it was quite shameful to bring a beautiful woman out to discuss business, but in the end he didn't even see the client.
This time, instead of fanning the flames, Tao Ruolin had a cold look in her eyes. She looked deeply at the plaque of Qu Mansion before turning around.
Unexpectedly, the three of them had walked out more than ten meters, and the side door of Qu Mansion opened.
More than ten servants of the Qu Mansion filed out. After descending the steps, they stood in two rows. A fat middle-aged man in rich clothes walked out. Before he could see his face clearly, he laughed first.
"Young Master Chu is indeed a man of extraordinary talent and prowess. Hahaha, I am delighted to see you. I am delighted to see you."
The person who spoke was none other than Qu Mingtong, a doctor in the Ministry of Rites, who was smiling and very enthusiastic.
Chu Qing, who turned around, was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly greeted him.
"Lord Qu, my subordinate, Chu Qing, has met Lord Qu." Chu Qing saluted and smiled even more hypocritically than Qu Mingtong.
"It's easy to talk, easy to talk. Come into the house and talk."
Qu Mingtong looked past Chu Qing to Fu San and Tao Ruolin, the smile on his brows getting stronger.
After saying a few nonsense words and polite greetings, Chu Qing and the others entered the house.
Qu Mingtong was very enthusiastic and took Chu Qing all the way to the main hall.
While being polite, Chu Qing looked around the inside of Qu Mansion.
No wonder Tao Ruolin's "asking price" was so high. The Qu Mansion's house didn't look big from the outside. After entering, I realized how vast the area was. The garden rockery that I passed by alone was as big as the largest wing in the Chu Mansion. Most of the servants are maids, at least there are more than twenty, all of them are young girls.
The floor tiles paved with blue and white jade, the large carved red pillars, and the shadow wall of hundreds of beasts, Chu Qing felt a little unsure as he walked along.
As for this Qu Mansion, there is no need for any renovation at all. It should be properly repaired by Taowu Palace or Chu Mansion according to this specification.
Entering the main hall, both parties sat down. Chu Qing looked sideways and saw that the walls were covered with calligraphy and paintings. Although he didn't understand them, they must have been by famous artists.
Looking at Qu Mingtong, who had kind eyes and kind eyes, Chu Qing felt a little good in his heart.
He didn't know what it was like to be an official. He only knew that the first impression was good. He was very enthusiastic and had no airs. He had completely forgotten the faces of the disciple and the young boy before.
The refreshments were served quickly. The tea was placed on an antique carved agarwood tray, and the pastries were placed in a shiny silver box.
Chu Qing was very envious and felt that the other party was showing off his wealth.
The person serving the tea was a graceful girl in her twenties and eighties.
Chu Qing glanced at the maid, slightly surprised.
It's not that the maid is good-looking or not, but she looks familiar.
Chu Qing thought about it for a long time, and then he understood why he felt so familiar.
Double eyelids, pointed chin, awl face, pouty lips, high nose bridge, a template for future plastic surgery faces!
Chu Qing felt strange.
Just this face, in future generations, anyone with 800 degrees of myopia could tell at a glance that it was a plastic surgery face.
The reason why he felt strange was that Chu Qing knew very well that the civil servants of the Chang Dynasty did not have the skills to do plastic surgery, but they were quite good at plastic surgery. All they saw along the way were beautiful maids. , Lord Qu must be particularly good at teasing people.
This means that this girl has a face that has not been plastic surgery.
The maid put the tea on the table and did not leave. Instead, she stood behind Qu Mingtong and opened her mouth lightly, or rather pouted her lips.
"Red tongue is produced in Yunshan, Yunzhou. It has a very unique and rich aroma. It is worth thousands of gold and is easy to get."
Chu Qing couldn't laugh or cry.
Are you the maid serving tea or the waiter? Do you need to introduce me?
Qu Mingtong smiled and said: "If you don't agree, there are other tribute teas in the house."
"Hold on, you're welcome, sir." As soon as Chu Qing picked up the tea cup, the plastic surgery woman spoke again.
"Green mouth cake, made of silver noodles, bean noodles, Chengsha, fine sugar, sesame oil, orchid, melon kernels, the dining room of the mansion..."
Before the plastic surgery girl could finish speaking, Tao Ruolin suddenly interrupted.
"My young master has never seen the world, so there is no need for you to speak from the side."
Chu Qing was stunned for a moment, then turned back to look at Tao Ruolin who was expressionless.
Unexpectedly, Qu Mingtong, who had been smiling just now, suddenly stood up, changed his face immediately, and slapped the plastic surgery woman in the face with a loud voice.
Qu Mingtong slapped him across the face and cursed loudly: "I am talking to the guests and you are chattering on the side. Get out."
The plastic surgery girl acted like an emotionless machine. She covered her face and said, "The slave realizes her mistake and quits."
Just when Chu Qing was confused, there was a gentle touch on his back.
Tao Ruolin put her slender fingers on Chu Qing's back and drew two words - humiliation.
Chu Qing's expression changed slightly, and he looked at Qu Mingtong, who was sitting back on the stool with a smile on his face, and narrowed his eyes.
The word "humiliation" awakens the dreamer. It is not "humiliation".
The master was talking, and a servant was chattering about tea and refreshments, as if no one had ever tasted them before. Thinking of the attitudes of Menzi and the young boy when he first arrived, Chu Qing finally came to his senses.
Qu Mingtong, you are making yourself a fool!
The invitation was sent to the house, but no one paid attention to it. It was such a coincidence that when I was about to leave, the door opened?
After entering the house and then leaving the house like this, the maid is so ignorant that the master refuses to explain, so she dares to treat the guests like bumpkins?
Even though that slap was fast and hard, the maid's expression remained normal, as if she had expected it, which was enough to explain a lot of things.
"This servant is ignorant, Mr. Chu, don't blame me, don't blame me." Qu Mingtong laughed and said, "Drink tea, drink tea, drink tea."
Chu Qing put down the tea cup, and before he could speak, another person came outside the door.
He is young, in his early twenties, and his appearance is somewhat similar to Qu Mingtong, but he has a male duck voice when he speaks.
"Dad, you have been busy with official duties all day, why are you..."
"Zhao'er, please don't be rude." Qu Mingtong's face darkened, and he pretended to say, "Young master of the Chu family is here to visit dad, but he's not here to meet the guests."
"Chu family, which Chu family?"
"Master Chu Wensheng, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry."
Qu Zhao chuckled: "It turns out it was Qiu who went to my uncle's house a few days ago to find someone to support him..."
Before saying the word "eight", Qu Zhao raised his chin at Chu Qing as a greeting.
Chu Qing looked gloomy and said coldly: "Why did you just say that my father is Qiu!"
"Oh, oh, oh, misunderstanding, misunderstanding."
Qu Mingtong stood up quickly: "Master Chu, don't blame me. Dogs don't know etiquette and talk nonsense. Don't blame me."
As he said this, Qu Mingtong's eyes were full of teasing.
Come on, Xiao Chu, don’t hold it back, explode, get angry, get wild and roll around, let’s see how I deal with you!
Changjing had a lot of tricks up his sleeve, but Chu Qing was still careless.
He thought that he would go to the Household Office to check the accounts and work part-time to make money after work.
But in fact, there is no such good thing. The Li family has been thinking about him for more than a day or two.
On the list that Chen Yan took out today, there was Qu Mingtong, the doctor in the Ministry of Rites, Master Qu, who was the die-hard loyalist of the Li family, the plus version of the die-hard loyalist.
There is indeed no need to renovate the Qu Mansion. The reason why I sent the invitation was to try to get in touch with Chu Qing.
The first time I sent a greeting card, the Li family wanted to win over Chu Qing through Qu Mingtong. After all, this boy has done a good job in building Taowu Palace, and with Qiu Wanshan's protection, he has a promising future.
But Qiu Wanshan directly sprayed the Li family in the court. The Li family wanted to get the situation back, but they couldn't directly punish Qiu Wanshan, so they focused on Chu Qing again, which was to teach Qiu Wanshan a lesson and also to scare the monkeys.
Because of this, the invitation came up for the second time, and Chu Qing was so stupid that he took the bait.
Coming to Qu Mansion today is actually the Hongmen Banquet, but Qu Mansion does not have eight hundred swordsmen and axes. Civil servants can harm people by harming others, and those who do not take action can be punished to death by taking advantage of others.
Qu Mingtong knew that Chu Qing was protected by Qiu Wanshan, but he was not afraid at all because the Li family was behind him.
But what he didn't know was that among Chu Qing's many backers, the one with the least reputation was Qiu Wanshan.
At the same time, outside the door of the Hubu Yamen Office, Chen Yan and Chang Xian looked at each other.
Just now, Chen Yan thought about his job and invited Chu Qing to have a meal, and then studied the matter of being the first person. When he asked, he found out that Chu Qing had already left, with Fu San and a woman, and the yamen guarding the door was very close. , I listened to a few words intermittently, saying that I was going to some Qu Mansion.
"Your Highness." Chen Yan looked a little strange: "Is it possible that Fu San just heard something in the house and Chu Qing went to Qu Mansion?"
"Then why don't we discuss it with you and me?"
Chen Yan is no longer sure.
No, with Fu San's IQ, what can he understand?
"I know." Chang Xian said with emotion on his face: "Master Chu must be a master of scheming and knew your plan. I was afraid that I couldn't bear to stop you, so I left without saying goodbye. Master Chu... is indeed a loyal and virtuous person. "
Chen Yan: "..."
Even the gatekeeper, who had almost no friendship with Chu Qing, glanced sideways at Chang Laoer, wondering whether the Tianhuang nobleman from the Dachang Dynasty had some fundamental misunderstanding of Chu Jiaxi in the government office, and was still loyal and virtuous. Have you seen any honest and virtuous person asking others every day how much the monthly salary of an official from the Ministry of Household Affairs is?
Changxian glanced at Tong Gui and the other guards behind him, and looked a little anxious: "No, Master Chu is a humble man. If you go to Nagqu Mansion, don't suffer any more losses. I will go too."
"Your Highness, you can't rush..."
Chang Xian turned around and shouted to Tong Gui: "Lead the way, wear your sword and armor, and go to Qu Mansion."
