Lu Chenghui sighed slightly, looked at his delicate and gentle daughter who was still a little confused, and instructed unhurriedly: "You don't have to worry about the affairs of the Zhou family. As for Zhou Tai, this is a usable talent, since he is with you, you can do it yourself. ”

Lu Wan looked up at Lu Chenghui, nodded suddenly, the smile in his eyes faded, his whole eyes lit up, he pulled Lu Chenghui's sleeve, and smiled coquettishly: "I listen to my father!" After a pause, he wrinkled his nose and snorted in disgust, hugged Lu Chenghui's arm and muttered, "I knew that you would be home today, so I wouldn't be as knowledgeable as that mess of mud!" I'm disgusted to deal with those people! ”

Lu Chenghui frowned, glanced at Lu Wan disapprovingly, stretched out his hand to tear Lu Wan away, and reprimanded in a deep voice: "How did I teach you?" Those who live in high positions must make good use of the conspiracy, but they can't not understand the conspiracy, even if it is the means of the next three indiscriminate, you have to understand! If necessary, you have to be able to use it! You can't look down on the Zhou family's little scheming, but it works, forcing you to respond. Since you should do it, you have to pay attention to it, and taking it lightly is often a taboo! ”

Lu Wan was as kind as a stream, listening to Lu Chenghui's reprimand with a smile, and did not defend himself, nodding his head and admitting his mistake very simply, without any reluctance.

Lu Chenghui choked on his daughter's delicate and supple smile, wrinkled his brows and sighed, his heart softened, and his face couldn't hold back. This little head liked to stick to her mother when she was a child, and she was a little afraid of herself. But since the disaster on Mangshan, the little girl was frightened, and she didn't speak for a few days, so she kept her eyes open and was vigilant against everyone. Then he easily coaxed her out of the yard, and she followed him silently, soft and small, and secretly hid behind the corridor with a cat's waist, listening curiously to what he was talking to. As soon as he came out, she hid, and tilted her head to look at him, and when he looked at him, she hid back, and that appearance made people's hearts soften...... Such a delicate little girl, in a blink of an eye, has grown into a slim girl. Her temperament is like him, and like the old man back then, if she is a man......

"Since my wife is sick, when the New Year is over, let her go to the family temple to clean up." Lu Chenghui's gentle gaze fell on Lu Wan's smiling face, and he said in a calm and quiet tone, "Brother Xin is almost five years old, and in the future, I plan to teach him personally." ”

Lu Wan was stunned for a moment, then nodded clearly, turned her head to look at Lu Chenghui, held her chin and thought about it, and asked with a smile: "Does Dad plan to stay in the Ministry of Rites?" ”

In the nineteenth year of Qinghe, Lu Chenghui was the prefect of one party, and later returned to Beijing and entered the Ministry of Rites. Now that Lu Chenghui has returned to Beijing again, if he still stays in the Ministry of Rites, then I am afraid that this position will have to be promoted by one ...... Above the squire, there is only the position of Shangshu.

At this time, it is Lu Chenghui's mentor Mrs. Chen who is in charge of the Ministry of Rites, Lu Wan inquired earlier, and Mrs. Chen has just written to ask for resignation, and now her father has returned to Beijing to report on his work, which can be described as the right time and place. And the Ministry of Rites is cleaner than other places, now that the saint is getting older, several princes are older, it is inevitable that there is no mind, the Ministry of Rites is not considered to be an important position in the six departments, it is to take advantage of a name, not up or down, not eye-catching, just suitable.

A trace of astonishment flashed in Lu Chenghui's eyes very quickly, and he glanced at Lu Wan fixedly, and then smiled warmly: "It's too early to say this." Where I stay naturally depends on the meaning of the saints. ”

Is this going to wait and see? Lu Wan said "um", knowing that his father didn't want to say more, so he didn't ask anymore, and instead talked about the fact that the shopkeeper Tan asked people to send the account books, and at the end, he smiled at Lu Chenghui with a sly face: "I am dazzled by those account books." This is just a few shops managed by the shopkeeper Tan, if the others are sent together, I am afraid that I will not be able to finish it in half a year. I remember that there were a lot of shops in my mother's dowry, but there were few that made money in the past few years, and a few shops had to pay for them every year...... But it so happened that I heard from the steward outside that there was heavy snow in various places this year, and many people died of starvation and freezing. I thought, it's better to sell those few shops that don't make money, fold the silver, and set up a few porridge sheds near the capital, first, to help those victims who have no food, and secondly, to take advantage of the New Year, but also to accumulate some good luck for our Lu family. Dad said this is good, okay? ”

"Just that?" Lu Chenghui took a sip of tea with a smile and looked at Lu Wan without speaking. What kind of character is his own daughter, he knows very well, this girl is very bold, and has ideas, but her mind is very delicate, if it is really to sell a few shops, she will definitely not talk about him, she can sell it by herself!

"That's it!" Lu Wan smiled crookedly, and explained without red eyes and heartbeat, "Although I have thought about it, isn't my mother's dowry shop now in charge of the eldest aunt?" I'm a girl who doesn't leave the door, and those shopkeepers naturally won't listen to me. If I tell my aunt this directly, I'm afraid she will be too careful. After thinking about it, I can only ask you to speak! "It's a waste to put a ready-made flag and not use it. What's more, what kind of person her eldest aunt is, she doesn't believe that her father doesn't know at all!

Lu Chenghui was said by Lu Wan's words funny, and he didn't pierce it, and he helplessly responded in Lu Wan's flattering tone.

"It's better to be my dad!" Lu Wan had a smile in her eyes, stood up with her skirt, blessed Lu Chenghui with the corners of her eyes, thanked her in her mouth, said goodbye while laughing, and didn't wait for Lu Chenghui to reprimand, she turned out with her skirt.

Lu Chenghui looked at his daughter's back with a smile and a smile, his face gradually sank, his eyes were more contemplative, and he pondered for a moment, Fang Yang called the chief steward Lai into the house.

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Lu Wan got the consent of her father, and someone cleaned up the mess of the Zhou family, she was naturally in a good mood, and the whole person was a lot lighter, she returned to Wangmei Courtyard with a smile, waved her hand and ordered a few girls: "Didn't Sister Wang send a post over, saying that she was going out to see the lights?" Hurry up, get the post out and I'll write a few words! After a while, you will quickly have someone send my reply to the Wang family. Let someone go to Zuiyue Tower and say again, let the shopkeeper leave a backyard wing, and we will go over tomorrow night. ”

Several girls in the room were also brought by Lu Wan's relaxed and cheerful smile, and they hurriedly agreed, prepared pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and watched Lu Wan write a reply to Wang Xiao, the second girl of the Wang family, and then went outside to find a safe mother-in-law and send it to the Wang family.

In less than half an hour, the mother-in-law who delivered the letter came in with a smile and replied. A few girls were hurriedly preparing for Ming'er's going out, and while listening to Lu Wan's interesting command to take this and that, they were busy inside and out.

The next morning, the snow stopped, and the streets and alleys were white and quiet. In the evening, the snow in the streets and alleys has been cleared, and various auspicious lanterns are lit next to the shops facing the street. The hawkers with loads of goods came out of the alleys one after another, set up shelves, and shouted enthusiastically. All kinds of food and play are dazzling, intricate, and dazzling. The number of pedestrians passing by gradually increased, but after a while, the whole capital became lively.

Lu Wan got out of the carriage in the alley at the side door of Zuiyue Building, and was politely led into the backyard by the shopkeeper.

Wang Xiao, the second girl of the Wang family, was standing at the top of the stairs and stretched her neck to look, and when she saw Lu Wan's figure from a distance, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she hurriedly ran down with her skirt, pulling Lu Wan's arm and complaining: "You are willing to come out!" Last month, I asked you in the next post, and you couldn't come out. A few days ago, I made a special trip to your house to find someone, but you went to Kaiyuan Temple again, and you didn't ask me to come along! I can't spare you today! ”

"Good, good! It's all mine, it's not, please forgive me! Lu Wan laughingly grabbed the chattering Wang Xiao, and was about to speak, when she caught a glimpse of another person standing at the top of the stairs, and was stunned for a moment.

Wang Xiao followed Lu Wan's gaze and looked up, suddenly choked, coughed uncomfortably, looked at Lu Wan's face, and said with a flattering smile: "That, Ah Wan, cough cough, my eldest brother heard that we came out to see the lights, I was afraid that there would be many people on the street, and we would be easy to suffer...... I have to come and see ......."