Everyone tidied up briefly and sent away the guard boy of the Ding family.
The first thing Gao Mingyue did when she came back was to pick up the half-sewn pair of pants from the ground and put them into a wooden box, only to find that the wooden basin had also been broken.
"It's okay, I'll buy it later." Li Xia said, "We have money."
"Um."
Gao Mingyue was reluctant to talk to Li Xia because she felt she was ugly now.
She hurriedly washed her face, went back to the room, changed her clothes, and looked in the mirror. Only then was she satisfied. When she looked out through the crack in the door, she saw the two noisy men surrounding Li Xia again.
She knew that the days of old, weak, women and children supporting each other were over.
Gao Mingyue lowered her head and seemed calm, then picked up the mask and hung it on her face...
The food from Fengle Building has been delivered, and everyone is setting it up in the lobby.
Gao Mingyue didn't come to the table to eat, either because she was adhering to feudal rules or because she disliked the reckless men. She and Han Qiaoer mixed some of various dishes and ate behind the screen.
This way, they felt much more at ease, and Han Qiaoer couldn't help but sigh softly every time she ate each dish.
"It's delicious... the food at Fenglelou is so delicious. Sister Gao, have you ever eaten stir-fried vegetables before?"
In fact, the food at Guanchao Villa is also very good, but for Han Qiaoer, of course, eating is more enjoyable now.
Gao Mingyue nodded and shook her head, leaned into Han Qiaoer's ear, and whispered in her house's kitchen that she used to have iron pots for cooking, but she didn't have the skills of Lin'an cooks.
In fact, she and Han Qiaoer were quite able to chat in private.
There was a lot of shouting in the outer hall.
"I'm telling you, I was scared to death in the Jinluan Palace today."
Liu Jinsuo was very noisy. With him alone, it seemed like there were more than a dozen people.
"That's not the Golden Palace, it's just the small inner hall."
"No matter what palace they are in, those senior officials are all so majestic, tsk tsk. By the way, Xiao Langjun, why don't you let Gao Langjun and his sister come and testify for you?"
Li Xia said: "If Muru enters the palace, if word spreads, Mongolia may ask the Song Dynasty for them in the future. There is no guarantee that the court will not hand them over."
"Thank you for your thoughtfulness," Gao Changshou said.
"I'm just telling you, you must have considered it. I didn't say much at the time." Liu Jinsuo said, "Hey, I also guessed that you were afraid that the official family or Ding Daquan would take a fancy to the Gao family's young lady and dress her up like that.
ugly……"
"Shut up." Lin Zi said, "If you don't know how to speak, don't speak."
"I can't speak, so you don't dare to speak."
"The food at Fenglelou can't stop you, right?"
"You can really speak now. When you were in the palace, you didn't even have a word."
Liu Jinsuo laughed loudly, turned to look at Nie Zhongyou, and asked: "Brother, you don't want to eat? Why don't you help you go to sleep for a while? By the way, this house is too small, so we will make a floor bunk in the hall.
That's okay... Linzi, listen to what my brother said, can his voice get better?"
Lin Zi leaned close to Nie Zhongyou's mouth and listened for a while, then said: "Brother asked you to stop making noise and let me talk."
It finally became a lot quieter.
Li Xia put down his chopsticks and said to Han Chengxu: "I met your son last night. He and Bai Mao's mother are in the east wing of the outer city. Cheng Yuanfeng has taken good care of him. We can pick him up tomorrow."
"Thank you for your trouble, Mr. Lao Xiaolang." Han Chengxu said: "Removing the Prime Minister is a big deal. I think your Prime Minister will be busy in the past few days, so this matter is not urgent."
"Well, Cheng Yuanfeng is pretty good at this kind of thing."
Han Chengxu nodded and responded: "I understand, little old man."
When Cheng Yuanfeng was mentioned, the atmosphere was a little low again.
Although Li Xia didn't say something clearly, Nie Zhongyou and Lin Zi understood that Cheng Yuanfeng had planned to abandon them this time.
In comparison, defeating the traitors is more important.
That is to say, Li Xia insisted on saving people and cooperated with Ding Daquan, which finally led to this result.
Only Liu Jinsuo was generous and asked Li Xia: "Xiao Langjun, what official positions do you think the government will reward you and your brother this time?"
"If it was an official's intention, he would probably be given a relatively high-level false position, but he would definitely not have any real power."
"Why? We deserve such great credit."
Li Xia said: "Because we are suspected of collaborating with the enemy."
"Isn't that cleansed?"
"So there will be a big reward."
"I do not understand."
"You don't have to understand."
"oh."
Han Chengxu pondered and asked: "I think Ding Xiang will be working hard to find a good official position for Xiao Langjun... to join the army in Shu to fight against the Mongols?"
He glanced at Nie Zhongyou and others before speaking the last few words.
"Yes." Li Xia said, "However, this matter may be a little more difficult than I thought."
"Why?"
"The officials don't like me."
Han Chengxu was stunned for a moment, then asked: "What do you mean, young man?"
Liu Jinsuo scratched his head and said: "Well, I just say what I have to say directly... I feel that Mr. Xiaolang is too arrogant when he meets the emperor today. I also feel that the officials like me more than you."
"Um."
"If you, young man, don't be so arrogant and act more naive like me, the officials will definitely like you very much, and you will definitely become a high official..."
"Um."
Li Xia thought about today's situation and knew that Liu Jinsuo was right this time.
And even this rough guy can feel it, so it seems very obvious.
It's not like he hasn't thought about tempering his edge. If nothing else, he at least knows what An Shan does.
But with such a personality, I can't do it.
"It doesn't matter." Li Xia said casually, "Ding Daquan still has some credibility."
Nie Zhongyou opened his mouth and said something.
Lin Zi leaned over and listened, and said: "Brother said that his life was saved by Xiao Langjun. You saved his life and he worked for you. After that, no matter what official position he was rewarded with, he was willing to resign and follow you."
Shu joined the army to fight against Mongolia."
Liu Jinsuo said: "I'll go too."
Lin Zi said: "I'll go too."
Li Xia turned to look at Nie Zhongyou, remembering what they had said when they first met.
He thought for a while and said: "That's because the situation has changed. It's not necessary to resign. That would be a pity. I want to find a way to make it work. Wouldn't it be better if we could go together?"
Nie Zhongyou nodded.
"By the way, you guys, didn't you have a place to live in Lin'an City before?"
"No." Lin Zi said: "We were originally the guards of the Right Prime Minister, and were later transferred to the Xiongwu Camp and then to the Forbidden Army. Jinsuo and I have always lived in the camp. My brother originally rented a courtyard, but when we went north, he let us go
My sister-in-law took the children back to her hometown in Shexian County, and the children have all settled down."
"Your family is small?"
Lin Zi said: "I can eat enough for myself and the whole family is not hungry. Jin Suo has a sweetheart who is the mother of a foster girl."
"I told you that Liu Niang is not the mother!" Liu Jinsuo was furious.
"That's what happened."
Li Xia asked Liu Jinsuo: "Aren't you going to see her?"
"Wait until the injury is healed before we go." Liu Jinsuo said, "Otherwise Madam Liu will cry anxiously."
Lin Zi couldn't help but make fun of him again.
Even Nie Zhongyou laughed.
Li Xia said: "If you have anything to settle, prepare early, recover from your injuries as soon as possible, and leave when you get an official position."
"Okay..."
This was probably the most relaxing night for Li Xia since his rebirth.
There is no pursuit, no mission, there are roofs covering your head, and there are people laughing and joking.
After he digested the food, he exercised in the courtyard until he was sweating profusely. He fetched water from the well and poured it over his head.
In the past, every time at such a moment, he would say in his heart, "He has become a better version of himself again", and it is the same now.
Before falling asleep, I saw the colored paper again and Zhang Wenjing's poem.
how to say……
I also received many love letters in my previous life, but times have changed in this life, and this colored note seems to require greater courage.
"I shouldn't have kidnapped you then." He thought to himself, and reminded himself, "Don't worry about it..."