It was not until the afternoon that Prince Ning, who was too drunk, was helped back by the guards.
At this time, the slanting sun hangs on the willow branches, and the Qinhuai River is shimmering with light. The warm spring breeze blows, bringing the intoxicating fragrance of flowers and spring earth.
The wind blew through the pavilion, and the lingering green smoke on the copper pot burning sandalwood incense was blown away by the wind.
Zhang Wenshan stood in the pavilion, his clothes flying in the wind. He looked at Prince Ning's sedan chair in the distance, with a touch of relief on his face. He turned to Lu Heng, who was sitting in front of the stone table, still sipping tea, and said with a smile
: "I haven't seen Duke Ning Yuan so happy in many years!"
"Yongzheng's poem may have touched the heart of Duke Ning Yuan. Haha!" After Zhang Wenshan sat down, he poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip, and looked at Lu Heng with a smile.
Lu Heng smiled, holding the tea cup in his hand, glanced at Mr. Zhang, shook his head and said with a smile: "I am also blind, haha, I can't be serious!"
Zhang Wenshan did not smile. He held the tea cup and looked at Lu Heng who had a calm expression, with a serious expression on his face: "Since you are so talented and knowledgeable in Yongheng, why don't you become an official? I believe that with your ability, you will surely become a great official in the future."
If you are a good official, it is possible for you to become a prime minister one day. Why waste your career by working as an accountant in a prince's palace?"
Lu Heng shook the tea in the cup, lowered his head and gently smelled the fragrance of the tea. He raised his head and looked at Mr. Zhang's solemn expression, smiled and shook his head.
"Do you really want to go on like this, Yongzheng?" Zhang Wenshan asked with some regret.
Zhang Wenshan really cherished his talents, and with his and Prince Ning's abilities, it was easy to help Lu Heng erase the information about the accountant's position.
However, seeing the unskilled look of the scholar in front of him, Mr. Zhang felt both pity and hatred in his heart.
Lu Heng held the cold tea cup and looked at him, waiting for his answer to Mr. Zhang. He chuckled, touched the cup in his hand, and said with a smile: "Such a beautiful scenery of Qinhuai is in front of you and me.
,Old man, don’t let down God’s good intentions!”
Lu Heng picked up the teacup, smiled lightly, and took a sip.
Becoming an official? Haha, I really haven’t thought about it. And I don’t want to think about it.
I really will never touch politics like this again.
The warm wind of Qinhuai blew by, and the small stove in the pavilion whirred. Zhang Wenshan, with a flying white beard, saw the determination in Lu Heng's indifferent expression, sighed slightly, said nothing more, and just drank the tea in the cup.
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After turning around a bluestone alley, Lu Heng's small courtyard was visible in the distance.
The lantern hanging on the doorpost swayed gently in the wind. Liu Qingqing, who was standing at the door, smiled sweetly when she saw Lu Heng walking slowly.
Like a lotus blooming with dewdrops in the morning light, it was intoxicating. It also gently dispelled the thoughts in Lu Heng's heart.
Liu Qingqing came over, stretched out her hand, and patted off the dew on Lu Heng's body. She raised her beautiful cheeks and asked softly: "Where have you been, uncle? Why is he covered in dew?"
Smelling the faint fragrance coming from the woman's body, Lu Heng felt slightly nervous.
"I'll do it!" Lu Heng smiled and stretched out his hand to randomly pat the grass branches and flowers on the gown.
Seeing Lu Heng's busy look, Liu Qingqing smiled, with an angry tone, patting the moisture from Lu Heng's body, and said with a smile: "The way you patted it, it got all the dew in.
In the end, I’m not allowed to wash myself!”
Lu Heng felt embarrassed and smiled, no longer forcing himself.
I casually looked around and saw two clear ruts on the clean stone road at the door. It had just rained last night, and there were not many guests coming and going from the Lu family on weekdays. Therefore, these two lines of deep ruts
, it becomes particularly clear.
"Have guests been at home?"
Lu Heng looked at the two lines of ruts and asked with a smile. Then, when he saw that the ruts were an inch deep, he touched his chin again and praised: "Tsk, it's quite substantial!"
Liu Qingqing burst into laughter, glared at him with her beautiful eyes, and said with a smile: "Uncle, it's really interesting. There aren't many guests at home on weekdays, how can we get enough guests?"
"No one is coming?" Lu Heng was a little confused, pointing at the rut and asked: "Then this is?"
Liu Qingqing glanced at Lu Heng with her beautiful eyes, and said with a hint of surprise in her tone: "This is a truck from Mihang. Isn't it uncle that you asked them to deliver rice?"
Rice OK?
After Lu Heng thought about it, he remembered what happened today when Duke Ning Yuan asked his subordinate to buy rice for him.
That old man wouldn't let his subordinate Mihang move all the food here.
After entering the yard and seeing the mountains of rice bags in the kitchen, Lu Heng shook his head in confusion.
it is as expected!
Beside her, Liu Qingqing looked at Lu Heng suspiciously, feeling very puzzled. She knew how much money her uncle had. She also knew what the price of rice was now.
There is no way my uncle could buy the mountains of food in front of me with my little money.
"Uncle, this rice...!" Liu Qingqing asked softly with a hint of worry on her pretty face.
Lu Heng shook his head and smiled and said: "Mi, uh, just keep it for now. He will be ready at some time! Let's go, let's eat!" With that, Lu Heng turned and walked outside.
Behind him, Liu Qingqing stood there reluctantly and said angrily: "How can this be done, uncle?"
During dinner, Lu Heng saw Liu Qingqing across from him eating his meal with a straight face and lowered his head without saying a word. Feeling helpless, he had no choice but to tell him what happened in the past two days.
I heard that my uncle met the most influential nobleman in Jiangning City, and the two parties had a detailed and pleasant conversation. Liu Qingqing didn't believe it before.
However, when I thought of the powerful warrior next to the rice store owner today, and the iconic Ning Prince's luxurious clothes on the warrior, I finally believed it.
"How did uncle know Prince Ning?" Liu Qingqing was happy for Lu Heng, looked at Lu Heng curiously, and asked softly.
Lu Heng picked up the porridge and drank it, and said vaguely: "Well, didn't I leave a poem when I was looking at the paintings? I was unlucky, and old man Ning saw it. Well.
, that’s how we got to know each other!”
It was interesting to hear what Lu Heng said, and he also said that he was unlucky. Liu Qingqing smiled and said angrily: "Uncle, it's true. Others are eager to cling to a noble man like Lord Ning. Uncle, how can he be seduced by Lord Ning and Master Zhang?"
My confidant. It seems that he is still a little unhappy!"
Seeing Liu Qingqing's peach blossom smile, Lu Heng was also very happy.
Put down the bowl and chopsticks, spread out his hands, and make a face as he should, shaking his head and saying: "You are a good person, there is nothing you can do about it!"
The night was quiet, and the evening breeze was blowing. The dim lights in the yard were like stars in the night, flickering on and off. The sounds of relaxed laughter and conversation came from nowhere, echoing in the harmonious night.