Liu Tong has been feeling extremely sad and happy these past few days, and his heart has been greatly stimulated.
First, he was innocent and took the blame, and was assigned to Shen Lian by Pan Huang as an apology; then he survived, and Shen Lian was lucky enough to find sorghum and complete the task; then Zi Qi came from the east and followed Shen Lian to make great achievements and was about to be promoted. Minister of Household Affairs!
Then things went wrong, and Shen Lian was arrested and said to be a spy. Although he was not imprisoned, he was not promoted.
Liu Tong really couldn't bear the stimulation, so she simply took leave and went home to catch a cat.
The most sacred moment in the Liu family, dinner time, Liu Tong still couldn't calm down and had no appetite for food. Seeing her daughter eating deliciously, she couldn't help complaining.
"It's all Xiao Feng's fault for blindly testing words! If you can't find food and grass, it's at most a fault of incompetence and incompetence; if you find food and grass, you'll be suspected of being a spy! It's really bad luck for him!"
Liu Xueer rolled her eyes: "Dad, that's not what you said two days ago. When you came back two days ago, you said happily that it's a good thing Xiao Feng gave Zhang Tianci a calligraphy test, otherwise you wouldn't have had the chance to be a minister?"
With his mouth full of meat and vegetables, Liu Peng mumbled and added: "Yes, dad, a few days ago when you heard that Shen He found Gaoliang, you happily said that it was fortunate that Zhang Tianci went to take a calligraphy test. Otherwise you will both be in trouble."
Being exposed by his children, Liu Tong was furious: "Shut up, you can't eat or sleep, don't you understand?"
Mrs. Liu was dissatisfied: "It was obviously you who spoke first, why are you so angry at the child!"
Liu Tong looked around and saw that he was alone and helpless. He was so angry that he threw his wine glass. The butler just ran in and shouted breathlessly.
"Sir, Shen Lian has been released, and Zhang Tianci has also been released. They have all contributed, and they deserve a reward!"
Liu Tong suddenly braked and stopped throwing the wine glass, drank the remaining half of the wine in one gulp, and laughed.
"Sure enough, Ji people have their own destiny. In this way, my merits are also preserved. I will say that my life is good, and it is not that Xiao Feng who can cause trouble! Butler, please ask, which big shot in the court came to protect my life? Have you practiced?"
"Master, Long Live announced that Xiao Feng has entered the palace. When Xiao Feng comes out, he will be released."
Ah, this... Liu Tong blinked with a slightly red face, and found that his family were all looking at him, so he put down his wine glass reservedly.
"If I hadn't forced him to ask for ten taels of silver, how could he have told fortunes? It can be seen that all this is my fate!"
The lady curled her lips: "Whatever you say, let the children eat more!"
As soon as Xiao Feng arrived home, Qiao Niang and Qiao Qiao, who had been worried all day, took one of his arms and carefully looked to see if he had been beaten. They were relieved after confirming that there were no wounds on his body and no missing parts.
"Where's the braised pork?" Xiao Feng didn't smell it.
Qiao Niang's face turned red: "Master, I was too worried and forgot your instructions."
Qiaoqiao exposed her ruthlessly: "I didn't forget. I reminded you twice. Mom said, eat, eat, eat, you know how to eat. I don't know what to do yet, but you are still thinking about eating!"
Xiao Feng smiled: "It's okay if you don't have braised pork. I'll buy pork head meat."
Qiaoqiao's eyes lit up again. Ever since Xiao Feng made the braised pig head meat bibimbap last time, it has become a first-class delicacy in Qiaoqiao's mind.
Among the braised pork, pig head meat is relatively cheap, because scholars look down upon it and cannot be served on the banquet, so it is not considered "serious meat". However, Xiao Feng, who was a wandering gourmet in his previous life, knew that the corners are more delicious.
Just as Xiao Feng was about to go out, a pig's head stuck out from the door. Xiao Feng was startled, wondering if he had bragged too much, and the lies had become reality, and now he could speak freely? He said he was eating pig head meat.
Did the pig head just come in?
Then Xiao Feng discovered that the pig head was actually Zhang Tianci. He didn't know what kind of beating he received in the prison of the Ministry of Punishments. His face, which was already quite fat, now completely resembled that of his second senior brother.
Xiao Feng lamented that the craftsmanship of the Punishment Department was indeed not good. He heard his father Xiao Wannian say before that even if the prisoners in the prison were tortured to death, their injuries would not be visible unless they took off their clothes. The executions of the Punishment Department were too simple and crude.
, no artistry at all.
Zhang Tianci looked at Xiao Feng with tears in his eyes, and knelt down with a plop. Qiao Niang and Qiao Qiao behind Xiao Feng were startled, and they quickly took two steps back to avoid it.
"Why are you kneeling again? Are you addicted to kneeling?" Xiao Feng was helpless.
"Brother, I heard that it was you who came to the palace to meet Long Live and rescued me!" Zhang Tianci burst into tears, feeling grateful.
"Who told you?" A question flashed in Xiao Feng's mind. Didn't Jiajing say it should be kept secret?
"That's what the official from the Ministry of Justice said when he released me. It was also said that Long Live Longyan Dayue has rewarded you with becoming an official! What kind of official have you become? From now on, our grain store will be very prestigious!"
Damn, what kind of secret is this? Xiao Feng suddenly thought: If Jiajing really wanted to keep it secret, no one would dare to spread these words. Did he not want to keep it secret at all?
Just as he was thinking about it, someone knocked on the door. Xiao Feng opened the door again, but it was Shen Lian who was tall and tall with a thin face.
In his hand, he was carrying a square piece of braised beef, as well as four-color gifts of salt, tea, and sugar. These were gifts given by scholars. Although Shen Lian was a royal guard, he was a Jinshi and had served as a county magistrate.
The true nature of a scholar remains unchanged.
Seeing Zhang Tianci kneeling on the ground, Shen Lian was stunned for a moment, but immediately handed over his hand: "Brother Zhang is also here, what a coincidence."
Zhang Tianci quickly returned the favor. Although he was a businessman, he was always looked down upon by scholars, let alone officials. Shen Lian, with his status as a Jinshi and the experience of Jin Yiwei, called him brother and sister, which really praised him very much.
It was just that he was kneeling and cupping his hands, looking like he was begging for mercy, which was very funny. Qiaoqiao couldn't hold it in any longer and burst out laughing. Qiao Niang glared at her and couldn't help but laugh.
Zhang Tianci had been to the house twice, and he was an acquaintance, so he didn't feel embarrassed. However, when he stood up, his knees were numb and he was rolling around, so he happened to come over and give him a hand.
"Good girl, good girl, uncle will buy you delicious food later. My daughter is about the same age as you. Let her play with you when she has time."
Zhang Tianci knew that Qiaoqiao was a domestic slave, but he did not dare to call himself Xiao Feng's friend. Instead, he treated Qiao Niang and his daughter as similar people. He did not need to be as respectful as he was to Xiao Feng, and spoke with the kindness of his elders.
Xiao Feng asked Qiao Niang to give Shen Lian a gift and invite the two of them to the main room for tea. Zhang Tianci felt quite uncomfortable and kept moving his chair down, but Shen Lian grabbed him.
"Brother Zhang and Shen have never known each other, but he refused to make false accusations in prison. He suffered a lot for this. He can be called a strong and strong man, and Shen admires him very much."
Zhang Tianci's face turned red. In fact, he couldn't hold it any longer. If Shen Lianwan asked for a cup of tea, he would surrender. But in Shen Lian's view, he, a businessman, could persist without any training.
That much time is enough to prove that he is a good man.
Xiao Feng felt honored when he heard that Zhang Tianci was such a man. After all, he was considered his own. Then he smiled and said: "Don't be polite. We didn't even know each other before. It's God's will that we became related to this case."
Shen Lian stood up again, saluted Xiao Feng solemnly and thanked him, and then said something that made people stunned.
"Young Master Xiao is so talented, why do you imitate Shao Yuanjie, Tao Zhongwen and other swindlers, bewitch the saints and poison the world?"