Just as the maid spoke, she was stopped by Chu Ningzhu.
Chu Ningzhu heard Lu Xuan's voice and turned around to see him, feeling uneasy in her eyes.
Only then did Lu Xuan see Chu Ningzhu.
"Miss Chu." Lu Xuan saluted, "Sorry, I just feel that this appearance is suitable for my sister-in-law. I don't mean to compete with the girl. If the girl likes it, choose first, and I will look at others."
"Sister Mu hasn't come to the capital yet, right?" Chu Ningzhu asked.
"I just received a letter from Shao Yu, saying that she has a new sister. I made a special trip today to pick out a silver lock for my little niece. Seeing that she looks pretty good, I thought of giving it to my sister-in-law as a gift."
"Sister Mu has given birth? That's great." Chu Ningzhu said happily, "I actually like the ruby one next to me better. If you think this one is good, buy it first!"
"Okay." Lu Xuan said, "Thank you very much, girl."
"You're welcome." Chu Ningzhu looked at Lu Xuan, feeling sad.
He really didn't recognize her.
Although she deliberately put on makeup, darkened her skin, thickened her eyebrows, and spoke in a rough voice on purpose, she was not a real man after all, so how could she not have any flaws?
"Then...I'll leave first." Chu Ningzhu said.
"Miss Chu, I have a question." Lu Xuan stopped her.
Chu Ningzhu turned around quickly: "Say."
Even the maid next to him could hear the excitement in his words.
Lu Xuan only felt that the woman in front of him was cute, and his eyes became warmer.
"You look very much like a classmate of mine. I wonder if you are related to him. His surname is Chu and his first name is Ling." Lu Xuan looked at Chu Ningzhu expectantly.
Chu Ningzhu was silent.
He didn't recognize it.
But yes, if he could recognize it, I'm afraid he would have recognized it long ago. He is just so 'stupid' and has never considered that aspect.
"I..." Chu Ningzhu didn't know how to answer Lu Xuan.
If you deny it, wouldn't that deceive you even more deeply? If it is exposed in the future, wouldn't he be even more angry?
Admit it, that's also cheating.
Unless you tell him the truth, but this is not a good time to confess.
"Miss, we are in a hurry." The maid came to Chu Ningzhu's rescue.
Chu Ningzhu said to Lu Xuan: "Master Lu, I have something else to do, so I'll excuse you today."
Lu Xuan watched Chu Ningzhu leave.
He always felt that this Miss Chu was running away, was it an illusion?
It snowed heavily last year, so this year's crops really look like they were treated badly by the stepmother. In many places there is no grass growing. Even if they do grow, they look like those raised by the stepmother. They all grow yellow and small.
After experiencing snow disasters, various places are now facing food shortages.
In the court hall, Lu Yi stood among the officials, listening to the officials talking about the disasters in various places.
Today’s theme is this natural disaster.
"All localities cannot pay taxes. Only the food supply in Hubei City remains as usual and has not been affected." The Minister of Household Affairs explained the situation truthfully.
"Hubeicheng..." The old emperor sitting above looked at the ministers below with cloudy eyes, "I have always heard this name in the past two years. Who was the former county magistrate of Hubeicheng?"
The loyal king Fan Yuanxi said lazily: "Going back to my father, the former magistrate of Hubei City is the current Lord Chenglu of Dali Temple."
"Lu Yi?" The old emperor was obviously impressed by the Lu Yi he had summoned. "I remembered it. When I first learned that the management of Hubei City was excellent, I made an exception and promoted Mr. Lu to the position of Prime Minister of Dali Temple. Mr. Lu, could it be that you in Hubei City
The water and soil are different, so why are disasters happening in other places, but only you in Hubei City pay taxes as usual and are not affected? Tell me."
"Back to the Emperor..." Lu Yi then told about the greenhouse planting in Hubei City.
"Hothouse cultivation?" The emperor became interested, "Who came up with it? Can this thing really change the cultivation of crops?"
"Last year it was too cold, and the snow brought harm to the people. If nothing was done, the people would either freeze to death or starve to death, so Hubei City first promoted kang stoves to deal with winter snow, and then used greenhouses to deal with natural disasters.
It’s just that these have just been launched, and I have never tried them before. I don’t know how effective they are, so I dare not report them.”
"Who figured it out?"
"This was a joint idea between Wei Chen and the current county magistrate, Mr. Wen."
You can't mention Mu Siyu, otherwise it will bring trouble to her.
What the current emperor hates most is women interfering in politics, even in local governance.
"Yes, if my subordinates are all officials like Lu Aiqing who can use their brains, I can worry less." The emperor said, "Lu Aiqing, please teach the Ministry of Household Affairs how to use kang stoves and greenhouses, so that households can
Let the Ministry handle this matter. As for allocating funds for disaster relief, leave it to King Zhong!"
Allocating funds for disaster relief is a great thing, and anyone who accepts this task can make a lot of money.
After going to court, the Minister of Hubu called Lu Yi to stay.
"Master Lu."
"Master Fang."
"Master Lu is really a good hand in running the place. Why did you go to Dali Temple? People like you should come to our Ministry of Revenue." Fang Yuanzheng, Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue, sighed.
"Mr. Lu is not only good at managing local areas, he is best at investigating crimes." Lin Yijie came up from behind, "Mr. Lu, hurry up, there is another case that you need to follow up on today."
Lu Yi raised his hand and said yes.
Fang Yuanzheng snorted: "Dali Temple has been full of murders all day long. I really don't know where so many people died. In the final analysis, it is the incompetence of Dali Temple that makes the murderer emboldened."
"If Mr. Fang feels that Dali Temple is incompetent, why don't I go to the emperor for instructions and let Mr. Fang manage Dali Temple?" Lin Yijie said indifferently.
"Do you think I will be afraid of you?"
"Of course Master Fang is not afraid." After Lin Yijie finished speaking, he said to Lu Yi, "I will give you one hour. If you have not returned to Dali Temple after one hour, I will treat you as derelict in your duties."
Lu Yi: "..."
It seems that Dali Temple and the Ministry of Household Affairs do not get along.
At least these two heavyweight officials are at odds.
A young man said with a smile: "Two adults, aren't you making things difficult for Mr. Lu? Mr. Lu has received the emperor's order, so he has to teach the Ministry of Household Affairs."
"Your Highness the Second Prince..." The two adults saluted.
The second prince waved his hand: "No need to be polite."
Lu Yi saluted the second prince.
"I often hear my father-in-law mention Master Lu." The second prince said to Lu Yi, "Master Lu is more interesting than I thought."
"Your Highness, thank you very much." Lu Yi knew that the second prince's father-in-law was Mr. Jiangge.
"I have a horse farm in the suburbs. I like to ride horses on weekdays. Master Lu will come and play if he has time." The second prince smiled and said, "I am an idler and don't understand the affairs of the court. I prefer the romance and the greenery of Baihua Tower.
Miss Shu plays the pipa very well, and she will perform on stage tonight, Mr. Lu, would you like to go and see her together?"
"His Royal Highness extended a warm invitation, but I was disrespectful."
