It took a lot of effort to finally deal with the five kings' meeting with Shi Mo, and successfully postponed it until the day of his birthday.
"I just hope Shi Mo can give me some face on my birthday!"
Picking up the tea cup, Li Chen couldn't help but regret a little.
If he had known that Poem Demon King Changling had such an attitude, he should not have boasted to the Five Kings about how good his relationship with Yibolou was.
"Master...Master..."
Before I even took a sip of warm tea, the anxious voice of the housekeeper came from outside the door.
"what happened again?"
Li Chen couldn't help but frown.
Recently, as long as the housekeeper behaves like this, it's definitely not good.
"Master...Master...there is news from the palace."
Entering the lobby, the housekeeper ran too fast and was out of breath.
"In the palace? Li Mo was sentenced to exile by His Majesty?"
Hearing this, Li Chen remembered what was going on in the palace. He was busy dealing with the five kings, so he had no time to pay attention to Li Mo.
"No...Master..."
Li Guan swallowed anxiously.
"No? Is it beheading? Even if Li Mo committed the crime of deceiving the emperor, he is still a descendant of my Li family, and your majesty will not forget the love of the clan."
Li Chen touched his beard and was a little puzzled.
"Master... Li Mo... Alas... Li Mo was not convicted, but he was able to shine in the Jinluan Palace. Not only did he not do anything, he was also granted the title of Ruyang County Magistrate, with the sixth rank!"
The housekeeper was anxious and told the news he had inquired about in one breath.
"What? What did you say?"
The tea cup Li Chen had just picked up stopped in mid-air.
"Sir, Li Mo is fine... He was also banned as a sixth-grade county magistrate. Those two people made false accusations!"
"False accusation?"
Li Chen could no longer describe his mood at this moment in words.
I thought I was getting a big advantage by expelling Li Mo from the house, but in the end...Li Mo's official position became bigger and bigger.
"Master... how about... why don't we just give in and go apologize to the Third Young Master? Rumor has it that being promoted to the sixth grade county magistrate is just a formality, and the Third Young Master's official position will be mentioned later."
After a moment of silence, the housekeeper whispered bitterly.
Now Li Mo has become a being that even the Li Mansion does not dare to provoke. If he continues to stew, the Li Mansion will definitely suffer.
It might be too late to turn around in time.
"Apologise? They have already expelled him from the house and written a deed..."
Li Chen was a little distracted for a moment.
If I hadn't despised this son back then, I might not have been like this when I met him when I returned home. I could have saved face even without renting Shi Mo.
but now.....
"Master, why don't you give it a try? What if it works? If you can't save your face, I'll tell you."
"Oh! Then try it!"
........
The Li family's reaction was similar, and the Zhou family's reaction was similar.
However, besides being surprised, I was more dissatisfied.
"Dad, are Li Mo's poems really that good?"
In the lobby, the boss Zhou Yuqing asked this question three times in a row.
"At least it has His Majesty's approval."
Zhou Yuan looked gloomy.
Although the emperor gave him a banquet, he still had the nerve to eat the banquet, so he hurriedly returned to Zhou Mansion on the grounds that he was not feeling well.
Even so, when I was leaving the hall, I could vaguely hear the discussions of many colleagues.
Anyway, it means that he did not care about family ties for his own sake, so he did not think that his son-in-law was promoted to three levels without telling him that he was fine.
How could Zhou Yuan be in a good mood like this?
"The magistrate of Ruyang County... Sigh, the people there are probably going to be in trouble. Li Mo is a book writer, how can he be a parent official?"
On the side, the second child Zhou Yujiao couldn't help but said sourly.
Now, Li Mo's grade has surpassed that of her husband.
"That's it! Your Majesty has no..."
"That's enough, when will you go to Dongdu?"
Zhou Yuan glared at Zhou Yuqing fiercely.
Li Mo's matter has been settled, and saying anything else will only increase worries.
"Leaving the day after tomorrow!"
Seeing Zhou Yuan getting angry, Zhou Yuqing did not dare to say anything more.
"master...."
At this time, Mrs. Zhou walked into the lobby with the support of the maid.
"What's the matter?"
"I heard that Li Mo is fine?"
the old lady asked hurriedly.
"Um!"
Although he was very impatient, Zhou Yuan still nodded.
"Then...then...why don't you send someone to bring the third child back...She wanted money last night but didn't have any...I don't know where to spend the night..."
The old lady sighed.
"Bring her back? She has been kicked out of the house. Zhou Yurou and Li Mo's affairs have nothing to do with our Zhou family anymore! She can do whatever she wants!"
Hearing the old lady say this, Zhou Yuan's face turned cold.
What he did during this morning's court meeting has been looked down upon by many colleagues. If he regrets it now, wouldn't he make a bigger joke?
Therefore,
There is no regrets on the part of Zhou Mansion.
"master...."
"This matter ends here!"
Swinging his sleeves,
Zhou Yuan left the lobby without looking back.
........
The joys and sorrows of the world are all different,
As the sun set, Li Mo finally found Zhou Yurou in a relatively shabby inn.
"Let's go back to Dongdu!"
Looking at Zhou Yurou with red eyes, Li Mo couldn't help but feel a flash of pity in his heart.
After the banquet was over, we left the palace. Not far away, we met Zhu Cang, who had been waiting secretly for a long time.
According to Zhu Cang, Zhou Yurou stayed in the corner all night until dawn before going to a pawn shop to pawn some money and find an inn. In addition, she kept looking for people to inquire about Li Mo.
"Husband, are you okay?"
Seeing Li Mo, Zhou Yurou seemed to have found all she could rely on, but she couldn't control her emotions and burst into tears in an instant.
"It's all right. I'll return to the sixth rank and serve as the magistrate of Ruyang County."
Li Mo gently held Zhou Yurou in his arms.
Although the two of them had only known each other for less than two months and accidentally became a couple, they had experienced a lot. The woman in front of him had completely entered Li Mo's heart.
"Sixth grade county magistrate?"
Zhou Yurou hurriedly wiped her tears, somewhat unbelievable.
"Yes! Tomorrow the Ministry of Civil Affairs will handle all the official renewals. Once the official renewals are completed, we will set off back to the Eastern Capital."
Li Mo nodded slightly.
Everything in Chang'an is progressing steadily. Qingfeng Casino has become the biggest cash cow in the hands, with a daily income of at least 5,000 taels.
to this end,
Zhu Cang had secretly begun to recruit a large number of troops, not to mention opening a gambling branch in Chang'an.
However, although Qingfeng Gambling House makes a lot of money, Dongdu is its base. It is impossible to abandon Dongdu and focus on Chang'an.
Before coming to the inn,
Li Mo has already arranged everything for Zhu Cang in advance.
Not only the lottery, but also the gameplay of Happy 8 and even the gameplay of Landlord and Texas Hold'em were taught to Lao Du and Zhu Cang.