When Xia Chunchao heard this, he clapped his hand and said, "Ah, I forgot." Since you saved his young lady, the next day the Marquis of Situ sent someone to send a generous gift. I said that I would return the gift every few days, but I forgot about it when I was busy. As he spoke, he said to Lu Chengyong: "Since he invited you, are you going?" Lu Chengyong took her hand, rubbed it carefully, and said with a smile: "I'm going, but I can't bear you." Xia Chunchao glanced at him, pulled his hand out of his hand, and said angrily: "Speak well, don't provoke me to say something nice." ”

Lu Chengyong said: "I have no dealings with this wealthy family, and I can't stand the rules there. I don't know most of the people he posted and invited, so what's the point of going. Xia Chunchao said: "However, now that you are an official in the court, you have to make some friends." This mansion has a banquet, which is a rare opportunity, so it's better to go. Lu Chengyong listened to his wife's words, and felt justified in his heart, read the post a few times, and suddenly pointed to the name of one person above and said: "It turns out that Brother He is also going, this is good, there is always someone who knows each other, so as not to be embarrassed." Xia Chun glanced at the probe, only to see Lu Chengyong pointing to the words "He Haogu", and couldn't help asking: "Who is this He Haogu?" I've never heard you mention it before. ”

Lu Chengyong replied: "He is a colleague in our army, and he was transferred back to Beijing a year before me, and he was the captain of the Kyoto Xiaocai Cavalry at that time. When I was in the army, I had a very good relationship with him, and it was when I was fighting on the battlefield, and there were many times when I confessed his affection. It was just a sneak attack by the Yi tribe, he was wounded in the shoulder, and he had some problems, so he asked him to be transferred back to the capital. It's been a year since then. When Xia Chunchao heard this, he hurriedly smiled: "That's the case, you have such a friend, why never listen to you?" Yesterday we had a treat at home, and I didn't see him coming. Lu Chengyong smiled and said, "I came back suddenly, and I haven't finished my words, but I want you to mention what this foreign man is doing." Xia Chunchao looked at him and smiled and said, "Since you came back, you have told me a lot of stories about the military camp, why did you miss this one." Since you say that he is your best friend, and you have accepted his affection, there is no reason not to mention it. Lu Chengyong smiled and didn't speak. Xia Chunchao became more and more curious, and couldn't stop asking, but Lu Chengyong just didn't say.

This He Haogu is a child of a family, with a good background, and he was born tall and handsome, with a romantic character. When he was at the border, he was very popular with local women. In the border area, the people are civilized, and the defense of men and women is very light, and many young women show their goodwill to this good guy. He Haogu is a bohemian and uninhibited temper, and he is the best courtesy, so he does not refuse to come and reciprocate. He served in the army at the border pass for three years, and although he had great military achievements, he also owed countless debts for this romantic relationship. This matter is not uncommon in the border gate, and no one cares if you don't go on a business trip. It's just that among the women who befriended him, there were quite a few husbands who were jealous and often went to the barracks.

The marshal of the army and the supervising army hindered He Haogu's family history, and it was not easy to punish him severely, so he had to spend money to eliminate the disaster. coincided with a raid by the Yi tribe, and He Haogu injured his arm. Although it didn't matter much, this handsome man took the opportunity to write a Tang newspaper and reported He Haogu's battle wounds. This He Haogu saw that this place was not tolerated, so he also wrote a letter and sent it to the capital. The He family made connections from all walks of life, dredged up relationships, and found a vacancy for him as a captain in Kyoto.

Because of this person's temperament, he is very likable to women, although Lu Chengyong is friendly with him, he has to guard against him. Therefore, he has not mentioned it in front of his wife when he has returned home for many days, and he has not invited him to come to the banquet at home yesterday. Even today, he accidentally lost his words, and was heard by Xia Chunchao.

At the moment, no matter how Xia Chunchao pestered, Lu Chengyong just didn't say anything.

Xia Chunchao was helpless, so he had to say: "You don't want to say that, I haven't seen it like this, a friend who has lived a friendship, but he refuses to say it to his wife." Lu Chengyong smiled and said, "For no reason, ask him what he does." Ming'er, I have nothing to do in the yamen, and I will be back before noon. Earlier, I said that I would accompany you to Wing Chun Court to watch a play, but it was blocked by the rain, so I never fulfilled the contract. Tomorrow if you have nothing else to do, let's go for a walk. I heard from my colleagues today that a Suzhou team has come to Wing Chun Court in the past two days, and I heard that Xiao Dan, who is in charge, sings very well in Kun dialect. You usually like to watch dramas and listen to books, let's go tomorrow to see and see, the kung fu of the Suzhou team. ”

Xia Chunchao knew that he was interrupted, and he didn't say anything, but only smiled and said: "It's hard for you to have this thought." Lu Chengyong saw that her face was unhappy, and only said that he was unwilling to tell the truth about He Haogu, so he said: "Brother He is the great-grandson of the Marquis of Dingguo, and his identity is extraordinary. When Xia Chunchao heard him say this, he knew that he had misunderstood, and hurriedly smiled: "I didn't say I wouldn't go, but the business in the shop was in chaos, and I was anxious and didn't have that mind." Lu Chengyong said: "You are too worried, something terrible, it is worth your worry." There are no obstacles in this world that you can't pass, and you don't have to be so anxious, you are sad, but the gains outweigh the losses. Now that this is the case, it is also impossible. Ming'er, I'll accompany you out for a walk, it's better to be distracted than to think crankily at home. ”

Although Xia Chunchao was not interested, he couldn't bear to brush off her husband's kindness, so she had to agree with a smile.

The two talked for a while, and seeing that it was noon, Bao'er put a table in the middle of the house, and Zhu'er brought lunch.

Since returning to Xia Chun Dynasty before the fight, there was a big quarrel with the Liu family, and most of the rules of the Lu family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were abolished, so she accompanied Lu Chengyong to have lunch together, and then did not mention the matter of going to the upper room to ask for peace.

Besides, when the Liu family inquired and learned that Xia Chunchao had returned home, he was very restless and sent people to spy from time to time. Hearing that these two were already eating in the room, a stone in his heart fell to the ground, and he secretly cursed a few words of "unruly little hooves". At this moment, Lu Jiashi in the backyard sent Baolian to come and enter the door and said, "The old lady asks Mrs. to come over and talk." Liu couldn't make a sound, hurriedly got up, put on his shoes and went out.

When I arrived at Lu Jia's house, I couldn't stop listening to the sound of the "tuk tuk" wooden fish when I entered the door. When Liu heard this, he knew that Lu Jia was still doing his daily homework, and he was very impatient. It's just that for Zhang Xueyan's matter, she felt that she was at a loss, and she didn't dare to make a mistake, so she had to wait patiently in the bright room.

This Baolian put on the cup of tea, then stepped aside, bowing her head and saying nothing. Liu sat for a while, only to feel that the sound of chanting scriptures in the wall was endless, and he became more and more irritable, so he asked, "When did the old lady chant today?" Why haven't I finished reading it at this time? Pauline smiled, "The old lady got up late today, so when the old lady came in the morning, the old lady didn't ask her to go in." After only half a moment of hard work, my wife still had the patience to climb to the next level. ”

When Liu heard this, he cursed in his heart. It turned out that according to Lu Jia's homework in the past, he had to read for another hour today. She hurried over before she had eaten lunch, and she didn't have to wait on an empty stomach. However, she knew this Lu Jia's temperament, so she had to endure it and sit and wait in the bright room.

After sitting like this for about half an hour, Liu's tea drank two bowls of empty water, and his stomach was so hungry that he couldn't sit down, Huo Ran got up and was about to leave. At this time, Bao He Shi Ran came out from inside and said, "The old lady asks the lady to go in." ”

Liu Shi forcibly suppressed the anger in his belly, and raised his body and stepped inside. I saw Lu Jia sitting on a futon in front of the Buddha, his eyes slightly closed, holding a wooden mallet, and he couldn't stop knocking on himself.

Liu stepped forward, owed a blessing, and said loudly: "Daughter-in-law please the old lady!" ”

Lu Jiashi turned a deaf ear, muttering Buddha in his mouth, and never even looked at her. Liu couldn't, so he had to stand aside. After a long time, Lu Jia's family raised his eyes and glanced at her and put down the gavel. Baolian hurriedly stepped forward to help her up, she shook her clothes, and said lightly to Liu's: "Your temper should also be changed." It's just so reckless and reckless, no wonder it's pinched and rubbed in the palm of someone's hand. ”

Liu hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile: "The old lady taught me a lesson, but the daughter-in-law is a straight intestine, where are those twists and turns, so I ate people to calculate." In the future, I will have to be reminded by the old lady, otherwise I will be buried alive and still asleep. Lu Jiashi glanced at her twice, sneered, didn't say anything at first, and only glanced at Baolian Baohe. The second maid understood, bowed her head and went out.

Lu Jiashi said sharply to the Liu family: "You kneel down for me!" Liu Shi didn't know why, looked at her and said, "Old lady......" Lu Jia put the crutch in his hand to the ground and shouted: "Kneel!" The Liu family was helpless, although he didn't know why the Lu Jia family suddenly became difficult, so he had to kneel.

Lu Jiashi sat down on the jujube wood circle chair on the side, looking at her without saying a word. The Liu family couldn't hold on, so he asked, "What does the old lady mean by this?" The daughter-in-law did not know what was wrong. Lu Jiashi sneered: "I haven't tried you yet, you have been caught in your own row first!" Let me ask you, how much do you know about what that little of the Zhang family did?! You're her aunt, so you don't know everything. When Liu heard this, he hurriedly knelt down and climbed forward, held Lu Jia's shoes with both hands, and said in a lamented voice: "The old lady has wronged me and Xueyan." Yesterday's incident, the old lady also knew that Xue Yan was determined to come in, how could she elope with those three indiscriminately? Ding Xiaosan has always been a daughter-in-law, if Xue Yan instructed him to steal the family's property, how could he not tell his daughter-in-law?! This matter was all done by the Naxia clan, who laid out a plan to frame the two of us with peace of mind. The old lady must be discerning, and be sure not to be deceived by traitors! ”

Lu Jiashi sat still and said coldly to her: "I naturally know this matter in my heart, and I also know that there is something else hidden. What I'm talking to you about is the Zhang family's slut asking for a watch. This chapter Xueyan is already a registered festival woman, how can she remarry?! What's more, Brother Yong'er is now an official of the imperial court, so he should be cautious in his words and deeds. If this matter is found out by the imperial court, saying that we cheat and marry a festival woman, not only Zhang Xueyan will go to prison, but even Brother Yong'er's official position may not be guaranteed, and it is inevitable to lose his official position and be dismissed. You are his biological mother, but you are in a hurry to harm your own son?! What kind of heart do you have?! ”

When Liu heard what she said, he became more and more panicked, and hurriedly replied: "The old lady listens to her daughter-in-law, since my sister took office with her husband, we have only exchanged letters over the years. His family letter did not mention his daughter's request for a watch, and when he entered Beijing, he always asked his daughter-in-law to say goodbye to his family, and his daughter-in-law did not really mean to keep it. It is common for widows in the world to change their festivals, and the daughter-in-law has not examined it carefully, and she feels that this is a good thing to kiss and kiss, so she dared to tell the old lady. Who knew there was such a thing down here! Old lady, Brother Yong is my own flesh and blood, I have been counting on him all my life, how can I harm my own son? Lu Jiashi shook his head and sighed: "You are also reasonable in what you say, but you are too negligent to deal with it." As he spoke, he remembered something again and asked, "Yesterday, did Brother Yong'er have an affair with her?" ”

Liu lowered his head and said in a low voice: "Yingxia deceived Brother Yong'er and walked away, and I don't know anything about what happened next." It's just that when Ding Xiaosan went to clean up the study, he saw that there were red marks on the bed, and he didn't take care of it. Presumably, presumably, it must have been done. Lu Jiashi was silent, and only said for a long time: "Well, since it is like this, there is no reason to make other people's daughters suffer in vain." You go back and seal fifty taels of silver, and send a proper person to Zhang's house, and tell them not to walk around the door if they have nothing to do in the future. Liu Shi responded, and said: "It's just that the money in and out of the family is in the hands of the Xia family, and the daughter-in-law has no spare money in her hands." Lu Jiashi glanced at her twice, and said with disgust on his face: "You don't have money, I have it here, take my body to make up for it first, and then pay me back if you have it." Before he could finish his sentence, he added, "Let people speak more softly and gently, even if they give more silver." Don't annoy people, the dog jumped over the wall and ran to the government to accuse us of cheating and adulterous women, it won't end well. ”

The Liu family agreed one by one, but Lu Jia's explanation was finished, and he didn't mean to leave her for dinner, so he sent her away.