During the Lantern Festival, when it was getting dark, all kinds of lanterns were lit in the Marquis Mansion. When walking around, the lights were overflowing, like a dream.

Shi Yuanhai, Sui Chaoyun, at the invitation of Marquis Wu Yue, arrived at the Marquis Mansion before dinner, and was greeted by the Marquis in front of the reception hall.

Although Magistrate Zhang was not among those invited, Sui Chaoyun took it upon himself to take him to the Marquis Mansion.

When the Marquis saw Magistrate Zhang, he was not surprised. He just said politely: "I didn't know that Master Zhang was coming to Yi'an, so I didn't dare to make an appointment. I hope that Master Zhang will respect you!"

Magistrate Zhang hurriedly replied: "I came uninvited and interrupted you rashly. If the Marquis does not blame me for being rude, I am already flattered. How can I complain?"

Wu Yuehou smiled slightly and let everyone into the reception hall.

Everyone sat down, and after some polite greetings, Sui Chaoyun took the initiative to go and pay his respects to Mrs. Tai because Shi Yuanhai had reminded her before coming.

The Marquis did not stop them, and personally led everyone out of the living room, and ordered two carriages to be driven over. The Marquis and Sui Chaoyun rode in one, and Shi Yuanhai and Magistrate Zhang rode in the same carriage.

Every winter, sedans are rarely used in the Hou Mansion, and carriages are the means of transportation, because the carriages can be equipped with stoves and other heating facilities to prevent them from feeling cold.

The two carriages left the yard and headed toward the lake along the bluestone road leading to the north yard.

Wu Yuehou said to Sui Chaoyun: "Thank you Master Sui for reinstating Master Shi! Jia Ci has a good impression of Master Shi. Jia Ci has always felt sorry for Master Shi being suspended!"

Sui Chaoyun said: "Master Hou, there is no need to thank you! Sui and Mr. Shi are classmates, and I understand his character very well. Magistrate Zhang was bribed by the Duan Mansion to deliberately rectify Mr. Shi. I came to Yi'an this time and have investigated

To find out the truth. Therefore, it is only natural for Mr. Shi to be reinstated. There is no need for Madam Tai to worry about it."

Marquis Wu Yue smiled and said nothing. Sui Chaoyun suddenly asked again: "I wonder if the Marquis knows anything about the Duan family?"

Marquis Wuyue said: "The Marquis and the Duan have no contact at all. I know very little about the affairs of the Duan."

Sui Chaoyun said softly "Oh" and cursed in his heart: "Old fox!"

In order to prevent Sui Chaoyun from continuing to ask about Duan's house, the Marquis continued: "By the way, Mr. Sui, today is the Lantern Festival, and some lanterns were arranged in the house. After a while, we arrived at the lake, changed to a boat and went to the back house.

It is convenient for a few adults to watch, but Nghe An is not as good as the capital, it is a remote and remote place, so Mr. Sui must not laugh at it!"

Sui Chaoyun asked curiously: "Why, is there a lake in the mansion?"

The Marquis made no comment and just smiled faintly.

In the carriage at the back, Magistrate Zhang said coldly to Shi Yuanhai: "Although Mr. Shi is a seventh-grade county magistrate, his ability to reach the sky is very great!"

Shi Yuanhai smiled slightly and said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "Mr. Zhang, regardless of whether Shi is a master of heaven or not, what Shi pays attention to when doing things is to have a clear conscience and not to be alarmed in the middle of the night! Unlike Mr. Zhang, when you picked on me, you were really serious with your voice and appearance.

The authority of an official is great! But now when I see Mr. Sui, I am trembling with fear and fear! Isn't Mr. Zhang tired from being an official like this?"

"You!" Zhang Zhifu pointed at Shi Yuanhai, already trembling with anger.

"What? Mr. Zhang doesn't want to pick my hair again, does he?" Shi Yuanhai refused to give in.

"Shi Yuanhai, don't be so complacent! After all, I am still the prefect and your immediate boss! The matter is not settled yet, you and I will wait and see!"

Shi Yuanhai smiled faintly and said: "I don't want the matter to end here!"

Magistrate Zhang was still about to speak, but suddenly, the carriage stopped. The boy driving the carriage outside the carriage said: "Sir, please get off the carriage, Bixin Lake is here!"

So, Magistrate Zhang just glared at Shi Yuanhai fiercely, then got up and got out of the car without saying a word.

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Everyone got off the boat and boarded the boat. Looking around, there was indeed a different scenery!

Although it is still the coldest winter, Ngee Ann is located in the south, and there is an underground spring in Bixin Lake. It is a living water, so the water is rippling and no part of it freezes.

"It was only brought out in heaven, and all the people on earth looked up to see it."

The bright moon hangs high in the sky, and the orange moon shadow is reflected on the wide lake, rippling with the ripples, paving a path of light in front of everyone and erecting a staircase leading to the illusion.

A verandah on the west side of Bixin Lake extends along the lakeshore, like a dragon. Various wind lanterns are tied to the stone railings on both sides. From a distance, it shines like silvery snow waves.

Although the locust trees on the shore of the lake have no flowers or leaves, they use various colors of silk, paper, silk and grass as flowers, which are glued to the branches. Each tree hangs hundreds of lanterns, and there are also lotuses, waterlilies and gulls floating on the lake.

, herons and other lanterns, the water and the land complement each other, the top and bottom compete for glory, the water and the sky are brilliant, it is really the world of heaven and earth, a world of gods!

Boating on the lake, Sui Chaoyun, Shiyuan Sea, and Magistrate Zhang looked at the beautiful scenery in front of them, and they couldn't help but be filled with emotion! Wuyuehou Mansion is like a paradise, free from the world, without the disturbance of desire, without the overt and secret struggle for power, there is

It is an extraordinary leisure and ease! It is an enviable wealth and tranquility!

What Sui Chaoyun thought was: "If you get promoted and make money, one day you will live a more comfortable life than Wu Yuehou!"

What Zhang Zhifu thought was: "Now that I have some savings in my hand, it is better to give up my official position and go home while I can still survive. The rest of my life will not be as luxurious as the Wuyuehou Mansion, but I will love the mountains and rivers."

I feel relaxed and at ease. I just don’t know how much money it will cost to send Sui Chaoyun away this time, hey..."

But Shi Yuanhai stood on the bow of the boat, feeling secretly melancholy in his heart: "Why doesn't Xiaorou want to marry into the Hou family? It's so stupid!"

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Shi Jinrou is not stupid, she has her own ideas and her own plans for the future.

This morning, Shi Xiaohong came to see her and said that Mrs. Tai wanted her to go to the Hou Mansion early because Mrs. Tai had invited a theater troupe and there was a party in the afternoon.

Shi Jinrou dared to offend Madam Tai's kindness. She originally wanted to find a convenient time to tell her father, but Sui Chaoyun and Magistrate Zhang kept talking in the meeting hall. Shi Jinrou was afraid of wasting time.
Chapter completed!