Shen Gai came back in despair. Everyone saw that he was in a bad mood, so they stopped discussing and dispersed.
Friend Liu Huan stepped forward and asked with concern: "Brother Shen, what happened?"
Shen Gai let out a long sigh, "I'm so embarrassed this time."
"Why?"
You saw that man just now, he... he turned out to be Miss Lu's future husband.
"No way! Miss Lu never mentioned that she was engaged."
"It's only our third party. Of course it's hard for her to say such things. But she actually told me in front of that man. Isn't this humiliating me?"
"Who is that man?"
"I forgot his last name. My mind went blank at that time. He seemed to be some kind of general of the Western Army."
Liu Huan lost his voice and said: "Is he a... military commander?"
"Yes! Why is he a military commander?" Shen Gai also woke up.
"Brother Shen, you are not mistaken! Will Mr. Lu marry his granddaughter to a military commander? Impossible."
Shen should scratch his head. It was indeed impossible. The status of military generals in the imperial court was too low. But except for Liu Guangshi, Zhang Jun and a few others, the others were not ranked at all. Generally, ministers would not marry their daughters off. A military commander, let alone Lu Yihao.
"Then what happened to him?"
"Perhaps Miss Lu deliberately tested your determination." Liu Huan said with great imagination.
"impossible!"
After all, Shen Gai was a prostitute, so he was not that stupid. Moreover, Lu Xiu was a woman with strong principles. She would never call another man her future husband so casually. It must be true.
"How about I go and inquire about it! What's the truth?"
"Then please leave it to my dear brother!"
Liu Huan walked away quickly, and Shen Gai sat alone in the pavilion in a daze. After a while, he sighed and got up and left.
In fact, Shen should be the most popular person in Jinke. As long as he is willing, hundreds of girls in the house are eager to marry him. However, other women are fawning over him, but Lu Xiu treats him without pretense, which attracts him.
In particular, Lu Xiu was the granddaughter of Lu Yihao, a political official, which made Shen Gai determined to marry Lu Xiu. He was preparing for his parents to go to the Lu family to propose marriage in the past few days, but unexpectedly, Cheng Yaojin, Lu Xiu's wife, appeared on the way. The appearance of his fiancé really broke Shen Gai's heart.
.........
In the big tent, Lu Xiu met her best friend Li Mei'er. Li Mei'er was the daughter of Li Jong, the prefect of Jiangling, and had been promised to Lu Yihao's second grandson. With this relationship, Lu Xiu had an excellent relationship with her.
Li Meier couldn't help but drag Lu Xiu into a group of girls to throw pots and arrows. Lu Xiu had to reluctantly break up with Chen Qing temporarily.
"You little hooves, your heart has finally moved. Tell me honestly, who is he?" Li Meier asked Lu Xiu.
Lu Xiu said angrily: "Although you have never met him, do you know who he is? In your heart, I am such a casual woman?"
Li Meier blinked, "He...is Chen Qing?"
"Of course it's him!"
Li Mei'er looked at Chen Qing carefully, then suddenly covered her mouth and said with a smile: "I know, the painting you drew is either Huo Qubing, or your own husband, it does look a bit like him."
"You'd better care about yourself! My brother is here too, but you're not with him. Watch out for him being seduced by another little lady!"
"Didn't he talk about the poetry club with you? I'm too lazy to join in the fun, hey! Did Chen Qing meet that Mr. Shen?"
Lu Xiu nodded, "I'm really afraid that he will misunderstand me. There are too many rumors outside."
"You said you didn't care, but now you're worried."
"Hey! I just think that the pure will become pure and the turbid will become turbid, but I forgot his feelings. I didn't think carefully. I should have told Shen Gai clearly a long time ago."
"Don't worry. If he doesn't even have this little confidence, it means he is not a generous person and is not worthy of being entrusted with his life."
"You know, I had little contact with him before, and there was no real engagement. It was just a promise of marriage from my grandfather. Now I am a little worried."
"Are you worried that your grandfather will regret his marriage?"
Lu Xiu nodded, with a hint of worry in his eyes, "He came to visit my grandfather the night before yesterday. I didn't know that my grandfather hid it from me."
"Then you should clearly tell your grandfather your attitude. As long as you are firm, he will consider it."
Lu Xiu nodded slowly, she would express her attitude to her grandfather tonight.
.........
Chen Qing did not have time to participate in the pot throwing. He met a young official who admired him, Zhao Wenxin, the director of the weapons supervisor. He was the third son of Zhao Ding, the prime minister. He was born in the imperial examination. Chen Qing also wanted to talk to the official of the weapons supervisor. Chat, I didn’t expect it to be such a coincidence.
"I heard from my father that you used a very large trebuchet in Ganquan Fort. I have always wondered how the throwing rod was made?"
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "The throwing pole was seized from Xixia's supply team."
Zhao Wenxin suddenly realized, struck with his fist and said: "No wonder! It took less than ten years to make a long throwing pole. I guess it was one of the three throwing poles that Tong Guan brought to attack Xixia. It was captured by the Xixia army."
"It should be, but unfortunately there is only one. I want to know if the weapons supervisor has any stock?"
Zhao Wenxin shook his head, "There were more than a dozen of them before, and they were all made into super-large speculative stones and installed at the docks along the river. They were used to deal with enemy warships. There is no inventory."
Chen Qing remembered something again and said to Zhao Wenxin: "Forget it if you don't have it, but we are currently studying large-scale fire kites and always fail. Does the Ordnance Supervision have any craftsmen in this field? Can they be sent to us?"
"There are certainly craftsmen, but they are generally not sent out. This is a principle. It is useless if you apply, but I can give the general an idea."
"you say!"
"There is an old craftsman named Xie Changzhi who has returned home because of his disability. He is an expert in making fire kites. You can take his family to Ganquan Fort."
"He should be a craftsman! Will the court allow it?"
"The Ordnance Supervisor thought he had died a long time ago and his name had been cancelled. Unexpectedly, he actually escaped to Lin'an. Last month he came to the Ordnance Supervisor to ask for supplies, and we found out that he was in Lin'an, but his name had been cancelled. There is no way to control him anymore, the general can take him away."
Chen Qing was overjoyed and said, "Brother Zhao, please give me his address. I will visit him in two days."
"No problem, I'll give it to you later."
"Wang, do you still want to be shameless?"
Suddenly a familiar voice came from not far away, it was Hu Yantong's voice.
Everyone looked towards the corner of the tent and saw Hu Yantong holding a long sword and glaring at a group of people. It was Wang Bo and several of his accomplices.
Not far away, Lu Xiu was standing with another young woman. Lu Xiu's face was a little pale.
Chen Qing quickly confessed to Zhao Wenxin, and he quickly squeezed past.
Chen Qing stepped forward and patted Hu Yantong on the shoulder, "What happened?"
"I'm looking for you! These bastards are bullying Miss Lu."
"What!"
Chen Qing's eyes narrowed into a thin line and he shot Wang Bo with extremely sharp gaze.
Wang Bo felt a little embarrassed and laughed dryly: "It's not interesting here, let's go somewhere else to play!"
He turned around and was about to sneak away with a few of his accomplices. Just as he was about to leave the tent, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his neck. Chen Qing had already stepped forward, pinched his neck, and dragged him out of the tent.
"Let go! Ah - please let go quickly!" Wang Bo shouted hoarsely in pain.
"How dare you molest my woman!"
Chen Qing whispered in his ear: "You are dead this time!"
"How dare I tease Xiang Guo's granddaughter? I just... made a sarcastic remark."
"Sanlang, let him go!" Lu Xiu appeared at the door of the tent to persuade Chen Qing.
Chen Qing turned around and nodded to her, then lowered his voice and asked, "What did you say?"
"Relax a little, it hurts me to death"
Chen Qing relaxed a little and said, "Speak quickly!"
"I just said that the fiancé she had been engaged to since she was a child is not dead and is an official in Bianliang Imperial College."
"You didn't touch her?"
"I swear to God, we don't dare to cause trouble in Zhang's house, and we never touched her hair."
"roll!"
Chen Qing let him go, and Wang Bo and several of his accomplices ran away crawling on the ground.