Duke Qing was a high official in the imperial court, and he had countless official and private affairs every day. It was impossible for him to be seen by anyone who wanted to see him.
The greeting card is similar to the appointment phone number in Jin Feng's previous life. Send the greeting card first. If Qing Guogong is willing to meet, he will ask someone to arrange a time.
Unless you are a particularly close or good friend, generally if you send a greeting message on the first day, you will not receive a reply until the next day at the earliest.
Although Tie Zhui took a shower and changed clothes, and brought Luo Lan and Han Feng with him, he did not think that the Qingguo Guild would meet them today, but because of etiquette.
Tie Chui really didn't expect that the Qingguo Guild would immediately send someone to look for him.
However, after being stunned for a moment, Tie Hammer came back to his senses, raised his hands to the concierge and said, "Excuse me, brother!"
The seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's door just now, when Tie Hammer went to hand over the greeting card, the concierge's attitude was not to say domineering, but also very arrogant. He didn't even look at Tie Hammer and the others.
But now he said with a flattering smile: "The young man is here with a carriage. Please take the carriage for the distinguished guests."
As soon as he finished speaking, two carriages drove out of the street corner behind him.
The porter returned to his arrogant look and shouted to direct the carriage to turn around.
Luo Lan and Tie Zhui looked at each other, and both saw a hint of surprise and excitement in each other's eyes.
"Brother Hammer, what's the significance of this?"
Han Feng walked with the two of them and was already familiar with them. He noticed something was wrong in their eyes and asked curiously.
Although he is smart, he has always been a hunter in the mountains and has never seen much of the world. He doesn't understand why the two of them are excited.
"There are not a hundred but eighty people asking to see the Duke every day. It is impossible for everyone to meet the Duke. Even if they do, it will have to wait until tomorrow and the day after tomorrow at the earliest. However, the Duke not only receives us now, but also sends a carriage.
, which shows that they attach great importance to us." Iron Hammer explained.
"It's not about us, it's about our husband!" Luo Lan corrected: "What we voted for was your husband's invitation."
"That's right, we value our husband." Tie Zhui nodded with a smile: "The carriage is coming, don't even say anything..."
At this point, Tie Shui's face suddenly changed: "Oh no, we didn't bring any gifts!"
He didn't expect to see Duke Qing today, so the three of them came empty-handed, and the gifts prepared for Duke Qing were all placed in the inn.
"There is an inn not far ahead. You take the carriage and go see the Duke first. I will go back to the inn to get it now!" Han Feng ran away.
"Why did that distinguished guest leave?"
The concierge came over with a carriage and happened to see Han Feng running away.
"My husband and Miss Mu Lan asked us to bring gifts to the Duke and his wife. They are still at the inn. He went back to get the gifts," Tie Zhui explained.
"But the Duke is still waiting for a few of them..."
The concierge was a little embarrassed.
Before coming out, the housekeeper told him to take the person back as soon as he caught up with him. If Hammer was waiting here, it would be difficult for him to do business when he got back.
"I don't dare to make the Duke wait. Let's go to see the Duke first, and he will come back later."
Tie Zhui said: "I will still trouble big brother when the time comes."
"It should, it should."
The concierge breathed a sigh of relief, and a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes.
How many gifts from the villagers will the majestic Duke's Mansion be short of?
There were differences between men and women. Tie Zhui and Luo Lan each boarded a carriage and returned to the Qingguo Palace.
In the past, when Iron Hammer came, he would go through the side door, but this time the door of the Duke's Mansion was opened, and the carriage drove directly into the mansion.
The housekeeper had already been waiting aside. When Tie Zhui and Luo Lan got off the carriage, he immediately took them into the study.
Justice Qing Guo stood in front of his desk and splashed ink. There were two women beside him, one helping to grind the paper and the other to press the edge of the paper.
Tie Chui had met Qing Guo Gong before, and also met Qing Huai's mother Qing Zhong. Although he had never seen the other woman before, she could stand at the table and help Qing Guo Gong press the drawing paper. He knew who it was without asking.
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"The little man pays homage to the master, and pays homage to the two ladies!"
According to the custom of soldiers, Tie Hammer knelt down on one knee and saluted the three men with fists clasped.
"The little girl Luo Lan has met the master and the two ladies!"
Luo Lan also followed suit and performed a woman's salute.
"Get up."
Qing Guo Gong put down his brush and looked at Iron Hammer: "I have seen you in the mansion before, you seem to be following the third child, right?"
"I really have a photographic memory. The villain's name is Iron Hammer. He used to be the personal guard of the Marquis. Later, his mother became seriously ill and had no one to support him, so he retired from the army and returned to his hometown. The Marquis took pity on the villain's poor life, so he wrote a letter to Mr. Jin.
The villain found a way out." Iron Hammer replied.
"Lao San has done well on this. A qualified general should love his soldiers as his own children. Not only in the camp, he should also care about the soldiers after they retire."
Duke Qing asked: "I heard that many veterans of the Tielin Army are now following Mr. Jin. How are you doing? Does Mr. Jin treat you harshly?"
"Mr. Jin was kind-hearted and was entrusted by the Marquis. He treated us very well and never treated us harshly. Not only did he give us enough wages, he also built us brick houses and found spinning threads for our women.
I can do weaving work, and my children can also study in my husband’s school for free.” Iron Hammer replied.
"That's good," Qing Guogong nodded slightly: "Then what does Mr. Jin usually ask you to do?"
"It used to be to protect the textile factory in the village and escort the textile factory's convoy to the county government. Now my husband has built a bodyguard bureau, and we are all working as bodyguards in the bodyguard bureau."
Tie Chui replied: "Sir, he said that Jinchuan is the fiefdom of the Marquis. Bandits are rampant and robbing the people is always a hidden danger, so he led us to wipe out all the bandits in Jinchuan."
"Mr. Jin has done a great job. The third son's fiefdom is now peaceful. I have to thank Mr. Jin very much."
Duke Qing had actually known what Jin Feng was doing in Jinchuan for a long time, and asking Tie Hammer was just to show his approachability.
He nodded slightly and asked: "By the way, didn't the greeting card say there are three of you? Why is there only two of you and one more?"
"I didn't expect the master to see us so soon. The gifts that the master and Miss Mu Lan asked him to bring are still at the inn. Old Han has gone back to get the gifts..." Tie Zhui replied, scratching his head in embarrassment.
Tie Chui's face was already honest and honest, but now he looked embarrassed, which made the three people of Qing Guo Gong laugh.
"As long as you take Mr. Jin and Mu Lan's feelings into consideration, gifts and other things are not important."
Duke Qing smiled and waved his hands.
"Master, why is it not important? That girl Lan Lan is so carefree. It's rare for her to give me a gift. I'm looking forward to it."
Qinghuai's mother, Qingzhong, had always been grateful to Jin Feng. Seeing Tie Zhui and Luo Lan's embarrassment, she quickly smiled and smoothed things over.
"My sister is right. That girl Lan Lan has been like a boy since she was a child. She likes to dance with swords and guns. Now it's even worse. She went to Mr. Jin to create a female army. The Xinyao family wrote to me some time ago
He also said that he was worried that Mu Lan would not be able to marry in the future."
The eldest lady also laughed and said: "Now that this girl has finally enlightened, I also want to see what she will give as a gift. I hope she doesn't give me a sword."
In fact, both of them just said nice words to lighten the atmosphere. But after the eldest lady finished speaking, she realized that the expressions on Tie Zhui and Luo Lan's faces seemed to be even more embarrassing.