Lu Jing has not yet returned home, the news that he was appointed to inspect the imperial history of Jiangnan Province has spread, and the courtiers were deeply surprised at the same time, but also understood that Lu Jing was once again graceful, Jane was in the emperor's heart, and he was valued by the emperor, so they sent posts to visit, especially those whose hometowns are in Jiangnan, and officials who have interests entangled with Jiangnan.

As soon as Lu Jing arrived at Qimen Street, he saw that there were many cars and horses on the street, people coming and going, boiling, and he couldn't help but feel the warmth of human feelings and the cold of the world, which was really vividly displayed at this moment.

Someone recognized Lu Jing, and hurriedly stopped to say goodbye and salute.

Lu Jing nodded slightly in response with a solemn face, and when he walked dozens of steps away from the door of the mansion, he saw the housekeeper Lu Bei holding a large stack of greeting posts in his hand.

Lu Beile saluted happily and said, "Little congratulations to the old man for joining the official!" ”

Lu Jing nodded expressionlessly and said, "Let's go back and talk about it!" ”

Lu Bei saw that the old man's expression was different, and he was a little puzzled, but he didn't dare to ask more, so he followed behind him.

After the two entered the door, Lu Jing asked, "When were these posts delivered?" ”

Lu Bei hurriedly said: "These are just received, the little one heard that the lord returned home, and he didn't have time to put it down, and not long after the lord entered the palace, the six departments and Jiuqing each province sent a message one after another, and a few of them said that the emperor summoned the lord, and the day must be happy and so on, and the person who sent the post just now said that the holy decree has been issued, and the lord was appointed to inspect the imperial history of Jiangnan Province." ”

Lu Jing couldn't help but sneer when he heard this, these people saw the opportunity quickly, they didn't even know the result when they first entered the palace, they predicted it in advance, so they explained: "From today onwards, our house is closed to thank guests, and you explain clearly that no one is allowed to accept gifts, unless it is a few family friends, otherwise they will not be accepted." ”

When Lu Bei heard this, he took the order with a serious expression.

Lu Jing walked to the outer courtyard and was about to go to the study to change into his official uniform, when he saw Yinglian and Zijuan coming over.

Yinglian smiled and said: "Congratulations on the master's reinstatement, the lady and the girls are waiting for the master at the second gate!" ”

Lu Jing sighed slightly when he heard this, nodded and said, "Wait for me to change my clothes." ”

Yinglian noticed that Lu Jing's expression was different, and immediately smiled, and hurriedly said: "Yinglian serves the master." ”

Hearing this, Zijuan also followed, and the two of them served Lu Jing to change out of their official uniforms, and then the three of them came to the Hanging Flower Gate.

Lu Jing saw that Daiyu was standing at the door with Zhiyu, Li Wen, Li Qi and others, with a brazier in the middle, and hurriedly collected his thoughts, and asked with a smile: "Last year, Mrs. stepped over the brazier when she passed the door, do you want me to go through it today?" ”

Lin Daiyu smiled and nodded slightly: "Auntie, they said that crossing the brazier to get bad luck can also be good luck and avoid evil, turn misfortune into blessing, and the husband should hurry up." With that, he pulled Lu Jing to the brazier.

Lu Jing smiled and shook his head, not only did he not go to bad luck this time, but he attracted danger, but he did not live up to the wishes of Daiyu and the others, so he stepped over the brazier as he said, and then returned to Nuan Yutang together.

Several people sat down, and Lu Zhiyu, Li Wen, and Li Qi all smiled and congratulated each other.

Lu Jing couldn't bear to worry about them, so he responded with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Lin Daiyu knew Lu Jing very well, and she could see at a glance that he was smiling, so she was relieved: "The husband doesn't have to worry about the family, the concubine will take care of the housework by herself, so that the husband will not have any worries." ”

Lu Jing saw Daiyu peeking through the worries in her heart, and hurriedly covered it up with excuses: "I naturally believe that Madame will take care of everything, but I am reluctant to Madame and a few younger sisters." ”

When Lu Zhiyu heard this, she suddenly realized that her brother was going to leave for a few months, and instantly turned from joy to worry, and asked with a sad expression: "How long will my brother go out this time, and when will he leave?" ”

Lu Jing pondered for a moment and said: "Now that the holy decree has been issued, it should be set off within half a month, and this will be as short as three months or as long as half a year, but it will definitely be back before the year." ”

Lu Zhiyu pouted and said unhappily: "My brother has been going out for so long, or I will pretend to be my brother's little servant and go with my brother!" ”

Lu Jing shook his head with a smile and said, "Sister, don't be naughty, you can help me take care of your sister-in-law at home, don't make your sister-in-law unhappy, don't make her tired, and bring you gifts when I come back." ”

Lu Zhiyu nodded and responded: "Brother, don't worry, I will take care of my sister-in-law, and I won't let her add one point or subtract one point, what will you look like when you leave, and what will you look like when you come back!" ”

When Lin Daiyu heard the two of them say this, she patted Lu Jing's arm dissatisfied, and said angrily: "What did the husband say, I should take care of my sister, why did I let my sister take care of me?" ”

Before Lu Jing could answer, Lu Zhiyu smiled and said, "My brother asked me to take care of you because I love my sister-in-law, if you love me, you should let your sister-in-law take care of me." ”

Li Wen and Li Qi both covered their mouths and snickered when they heard this, and Lu Zhiyu suddenly remembered something when she saw this, but she couldn't stop laughing before she could speak.

Lin Daiyu saw the expressions of several people, and knew that it was related to herself, so Liu frowned, and asked in a coquettish voice: "You three girls are honest, are you arranging something for me again?" ”

Lu Zhiyu hurriedly shook her head and smiled: "No, how dare we arrange my sister-in-law, it's just that Sister Wen thought of a couplet a few days ago that was very interesting." ”

After speaking, he smiled and said the couplet: "The lady has only spoken for half a sentence, and it has already been yes, and what Mrs. said is right; Xianggong's statement is up to a thousand words, and he is always well-hmmmm ”

Li Wen suddenly stopped following her when she said this, and hurriedly smiled: "Sister-in-law, don't listen to her nonsense, the one I said is a serious couplet, which was changed by Zhiyu's sister, and it has nothing to do with me." ”

Lin Daiyu glared at a few people in annoyance, and blamed: "You too, how can you joke about this, if this spreads, how will people think of your brother and me." ”

Then he pointed at Lu Zhiyu and said: "Especially you, don't want to push it on others, only you can do it." ”

Lu Jing hurriedly persuaded: "Don't be angry, madam, I'll teach you a few younger sisters!" ”

Then he looked serious, and said to Lu Zhiyu, Li Wen, and Li Qisan: "You guys are too disagreeable, I haven't left yet, so you will bully your sister-in-law in front of me, if I leave the house, won't you get even worse, and apologize to your sister-in-law soon!" As he spoke, he kept winking at the three of them.

Lu Zhiyu, Li Wen, and Li Qi understood and hurriedly got up to apologize to Daiyu.

Lin Daiyu noticed the eye contact between the few of them, and turned her head away with a grunt of dissatisfaction.

Seeing this, Lu Jing continued: "Since you know the three and four virtues of women, do you know the three and four virtues of men after marriage? ”

Lu Zhiyu and Li Wen shook their heads and said they didn't know, and then asked with great interest.

Lu Jing looked at Daiyu and said with a smile: "The three from one is that the lady must obey what she says, the second is that the lady must obey the order, and the third is that the lady must follow when she goes out; The first is that the lady has to wait for her to make up, the second is to remember the lady's birthday, the third is to endure the blame of the lady, and the fourth is to be willing to spend money on the lady. ”

Lin Daiyu couldn't help laughing when she heard this, but her pretty face tensed up again in an instant, and she said in shame: "You are angry for me, you obviously want to be angry with me, the concubine is not jealous or fierce, why should the husband be afraid of the inside." ”

Lu Jing hurriedly smiled and said, "It's not that I'm afraid of my wife, I'm just afraid that my wife will be wronged." ”

Lu Zhiyu also smiled and said: "Sister-in-law, don't be angry, it's all my sister who is ignorant and annoys my sister-in-law, so my sister-in-law will forgive my sister This time, I don't dare anymore." ”

Li Wen and Li Qi also kept playing round, and Daiyu was angry and happy and spared a few people.

After a few people joked for a while, Daiyu said to Lu Jing: "Husband is going out for so long this time, and it is not good if there is no one around to serve him, so it is better to let Sister Yinglian or Zijuan follow Husband to serve all the way." ”

Ying Lian and Zi Juan looked at Lu Jing expectantly when they heard this, and they both wanted to accompany them all the way.

Lu Jing immediately refused: "This time, I will take Wu Ze, Chen Ji, and Lu Lian, and the others will not be brought, so they will stay at home and accompany Mrs." ”

Yinglian and Zijuan suddenly felt a little lost in their hearts when they heard this, and Daiyu sensitively sensed that her husband's mood was wrong, so she asked worriedly: "Is it dangerous for my husband to go out this time?" ”

Lu Jing saw that everyone was a little worried in their eyes, and immediately shook his head and said: "It's not dangerous, the inspection of the imperial history is to inspect on behalf of the Son of Heaven, and there are Qin Messenger guards accompanying him, how can there be any danger, but this is my first time on an errand assignment, and I have a heavy responsibility, so I can't tell the truth." ”

Lin Daiyu intuitively felt that her husband was not telling the truth, and she was even more worried in her heart, and asked: "The concubine heard that if the concubine makes a mistake according to the imperial history, the punishment will be tripled?" ”

Lu Jing nodded and said: "Madame is right, the right to inspect the imperial history is very great, and I have the right to directly dispose of local officials below the fifth grade, and the evidence of those high-ranking officials can also be directly reported to the imperial court, so once I make a mistake, the punishment is also extremely heavy, and basically my family will be implicated, so the danger of this trip only lies in whether I can stick to the justice in my heart and not be tempted from all sides." ”

Lin Daiyu felt a little relieved when she heard this, and she was extremely confident in her husband's character, and she would definitely not be in the same league with those corrupt officials and corrupt officials.

Lu Zhiyu was half annoyed and half puzzled: "Those people are also people, they are all people who have read the books of Confucius and Mencius and learned the way of sages, why should they put aside all the morality they have learned and become that corrupt official, so that my brother has to go out to inspect!" ”

Lu Jing smiled and said: "My sister's question is interesting, but it is a little naïve, you have to learn more from your sister-in-law, how to see through the world, and still retain that innocence." ”

Lin Daiyu glanced at Lu Jing coquettishly, and then said to Lu Zhiyu: "Sister, don't listen to your brother's nonsense, the concubine doesn't want to see through the world, as for your problem, you have to be separated, some people are greedy by nature, and they are naturally corrupt officials after becoming officials." ”

"At the beginning of some people's careers, they may also have a clean breeze and devote themselves to the people, but after becoming an official, they will be subject to various temptations, maybe money, maybe beauty, or dragged down by their families, no matter what the reason, once they get into the water, it will be difficult to go ashore again."

After hearing this, Lu Jing praised Daiyu a few words, and then added: "Madame only said the reasons for the formation of corrupt officials and external temptations, in fact, this matter has something to do with the imperial court. ”

Lu Zhiyu, Li Wen, Li Qi and others all looked ignorant after hearing this, and Daiyu was also puzzled, so she couldn't help asking: "Where did you start with your husband?" ”