Qiao Feimu nodded and said nothing.
Lu Li understood clearly and thought that it was no wonder that Yingxun had a bad attitude toward him. It turned out to be due to Wang Hetai's influence.
The two walked slowly. Lu Li, whose residence was closest to the city lord's palace, arrived first and invited Qiao Feimu to be a guest. Qiao Feimu said he was not available today, so he did not accept the invitation.
Lu Li smiled and said he would come to visit him another day, and then walked in.
Ying Xun seemed to feel something. He turned around and glanced at the door of Lu Li's house, then continued talking and laughing with the two commanders next to him.
The few remaining people continued to move forward. The further away from the city lord's palace, the smaller the number of people in the team became. In the end, only Wang Hetai and Ying Xun were left.
When he came to the door of Wang's Mansion, Wang Hetai finally stopped and started to walk in with his head buried.
Ying Xun's eyes dropped slightly when he saw this, and he quickly caught up to Wang Hetai and grabbed him: "Father-in-law, please lend me a step to speak."
Wang Hetai hesitated slightly, then followed Ying Xun to the shade of the tree across the street, "What's the matter?"
Ying Xun glanced around, and when he saw no one around, he said, "Ji Changping is young and energetic, but he doesn't know how to restrain himself. I think the Lord of the City admires him quite a lot. If things continue like this, I'm afraid..."
"What do you want to say?" Wang Hetai frowned.
"How about we just..." Ying Xun rolled his eyes and said, wiping his neck.
"You're crazy! He is in the limelight right now. If anything happens now, the City Lord will definitely investigate him strictly. Do you think you can hide it from the City Lord's eyes?" Wang Hetai's expression changed and he said in a deep voice.
"Why should father-in-law be so nervous? Since I said this, I naturally have a perfect plan." Ying Xun said calmly.
"A foolproof plan? You are a reckless man. What foolproof plan can you have! If this matter is exposed, do you know what the consequences will be? All my years of groveling have been in vain!" Wang Hetai puffed his beard and glared.
"Father-in-law, you are too cautious. Why don't you listen to my thoughts first? The custody problem is not big. Even if it does fail, it will not implicate you and me."
Hearing this, Wang Hetai couldn't help but look Ying Xun up and down, turned around and walked towards the door of the mansion, saying as he walked, "Let's go home and talk."
Ying Xun looked happy and followed quickly.
On the other side, when Lu Li returned to the mansion, Xiao Ling had already prepared a meal and was waiting. Lu Li happened to be a little hungry, so he followed Xiao Ling to the dining room.
During the process, I felt that something was missing, and suddenly said: "The food is well done, but it seems to be missing some meatiness."
Xiao Ling explained, "Sir, you don't know. The daily side dishes are distributed by the city lord's palace. We have no choice. Xiao Ling would like to dig out her pocket to buy some meat for her. Unfortunately, I haven't received my salary this month." ..”
"No money?"
Lu Li looked at Xiaoling in shock, "You should have told me earlier."
With that said, he took out five Qianyan bills and handed them to Xiaoling, "Let's buy more meat in the future. This table is green and I feel weak after eating it."
"Okay sir. However, you have too much. I'm afraid I won't be able to use it up in half my lifetime..." Xiao Ling looked at the several golden coins in Lu Li's hand and dared not take them. She had never touched a thousand coins in her life. It's a big banknote.
"Take it, it's hard for you to work alone. Three thousand coins are rewarded to you. You can keep the flowers for yourself." Lu Li smiled and put the five thousand coins into Xiaoling's hand. .
"Reward, reward me..."
Xiao Ling's head buzzed, and she felt as if she was in a dream. In addition to being surprised, she was also a little unbelievable. He and she used to only have forty or fifty coins a month, but now it's three thousand. How long will it take?
But soon, she shook her head again, took out three and handed them back to Lu Li, "Sir, I can't have this. My mother said before that only the money earned steadily can be spent steadily. It's my job to do things for your husband." I have already received a salary for my job, and I can no longer accept your money..."
"Be practical? You get the reward based on your ability. Otherwise, why wouldn't I reward you instead of others?" Lu Li shook his head and smiled, and said while eating.
Hearing this, Xiao Ling was stunned and suddenly began to think about it. Then she blushed slightly and said, "But, but, I am just an ordinary servant, and I am not worth so much money..."
Then he shrank his neck again and said, "I heard someone say that with just a few tens of coins, you can go to Chunxiang Tower and find many beautiful girls."
"Chunxiang Tower?"
Lu Li turned his head and looked at Xiaoling in astonishment. Then he seemed to think of something and couldn't help but roll his eyes, "What are you thinking about, little girl, what do you think of me, sir? How could I go to such a filthy place!"
"Oh, that's true. Sir, you are a scholar, not like those reckless guards. Then... just give me a hundred? I just want a hundred."
In Xiaoling's opinion, she was only worth a hundred coins. It was said that the girl from Chunxiang Tower knew everything, but she herself knew nothing.
"What's one hundred or two hundred? Just take it if I ask you to."
Lu Li frowned, "Also, don't think too much. The reason why I gave you the reward is just because I like you. I don't have any wrong thoughts about you."
"Besides, girls must know how to behave themselves in order to be respected by others, otherwise..." Lu Li observed his words and roughly understood Xiao Ling's meaning, so he couldn't help but put down his bowl and chopsticks and start preaching.
After hearing this, Xiao Ling felt ashamed and said that she had thought too much and did not expect that there was such a good person in the world. At the same time, his affection for Lu Li deepened.
If she wanted a hundred more before, now as long as Lu Li spoke, she might not even want a single coin.
It's not that Chun Ling has a wild nature, but her knowledge and experience have created such thoughts. Not to mention Chun Ling, a scribe like Lu Li who was in a high position at a young age was extremely lethal even in the eyes of ladies.
It was already afternoon.
After Lu Li finished eating, he left the dining room and went for a walk in the courtyard.
Not long after, suddenly a tall, middle-aged guard hurried in from outside and said respectfully: "Wu Fang, meet sir."
Lu Li looked happy when he saw this, "How is it?"
Wu Fang stepped forward and whispered, "I've called him over. He's waiting in the outer courtyard."
"Outer courtyard?"
Lu Li frowned, "Let him in quickly! Well, in this case, you take him to the study, and I'll wait for him in the study."
Wu Fang said yes and left quickly.
Lu Li went to the study to wait. After a while, Wu Fang brought a dark and thin middle-aged man to the door of the study.
Seeing that the study door was closed, Wu Fang immediately understood what Lu Li meant, stepped aside and said, "Brother Tong, go in by yourself, sir is inside."
The dark and thin middle-aged man is Tong Bao, who is an ordinary jailer in the government prison at this time. He heard that a fellow countryman was looking for him, so he followed him out of curiosity.
I never thought that I would be in such a big house, and I couldn't help but feel a little uneasy, thinking that there seemed to be no learned gentlemen in my village.
Could it be that he recognized the wrong person?
However, now that he was here, he had no choice but to go in. Anyway, he didn't say that he was definitely the person the other party was looking for. Even if he had the same name, he couldn't blame himself.
