Green pothos said shyly: "Miss, the slave wants to learn, if you are like her, you can protect yourself and Miss." ”

"Pothos, I don't seem to hear you talk about your family."

Luluo slowly lowered her head, her eyes were foggy, "Miss, my father and mother died of illness when I was seven years old, and the family really has no money to buy medicine..."

"So you came to the Lu family?"

Lu Luo wiped away her tears with her sleeve and said, "Miss, I really don't know where to go, I heard that the master of the Lu family is quite kind, so I followed." As long as there is a bite to eat and a place to live, the slave and maid will be satisfied. ”

Lu Xihe saw that she was a sincere person, so he couldn't bear to continue asking, and ordered: "Don't cry, go and open that wooden box." ”

"Yes!" The pothos happily ran over, opened the box, curiously took out a bundle of dossiers and asked, "Miss, it's all this thing." ”

Lu Xihe walked over, squatted on the ground, looked at the neatly arranged boxes of files, and always felt that it was not a taste.

"Am I going too far?"

Pothos was confused, "Miss? ”

Lu Xihe shook his head, "It's nothing." ”

When the two of them sorted out the file, they found that there was a hard object in the middle of the box, and the pothos took it out, but it was a delicate gold box.

Lu Xihe opened it and saw that it was an ordinary wrench that couldn't be more ordinary.

Why did he give himself this thing?

Xing'er whispered outside the door, "Master." ”

"Come in." Lu Xihe didn't raise his head, and concentrated on studying the wrench.

Xing'er approached, and saw that she was studying the object in her hand, and glanced at it to know what it was.

"This wrench looks ordinary, but in fact it is finely constructed, concealing poison and silver needles, which may save your life at a critical moment. However, with subordinates here, you don't need that. After Xing'er finished speaking, she looked at the two people who were stunned on the ground, and the atmosphere seemed to freeze.

"It's worthy of a star, you can see what it is at a glance." Lu Xihe praised.

"Xing'er? Are you a star? Can I worship you as a teacher? After asking like a cannonball, regardless of whether Xing'er responded to her or not, she went up and hugged her leg and said, "Master, accept me as an apprentice!" ”

Xing'er's face did not change, "Let go of your hand." ”

"Don't loosen! If you don't take me as an apprentice, I won't let go! "Pothos decided to stalk.

Xing'er pulled out a sword from behind his back, and the blade of the sword flashed with silver light, "Not loose?" Then I'll cut off your hand. ”

After saying that, pretending to swing a sword to cut her, the green pothos screamed in surprise and turned to Lu Xihe, "Miss help!" Miss help! ”

Seeing that the green pothos was anxious to cry, Lu Xihe said helplessly: "Xing'er, what are you scaring her for?" ”

Xing'er put away her sword, although she was wearing a black mask, there was a smile in her eyes for the first time, "It's fun." ”

Lu Xihe put the wrench on his hand, and the size was just right. Her heart suddenly warmed a lot.

"Master, is it really worth it? What you will have to face in the future, but Longtan Tiger's Den..."Xing'er's worries are not unreasonable, I don't know how many people have already targeted Lu Xihe.

They have begun to do things openly and secretly, and Xing'er is really afraid that she will not be able to cope with it.

Lu Xihe looked at the wrench, smiled with relief, and his voice was almost gentle, "He gave me a sense of security that I have never had, even if he hates me in the future, speaks ill of me, or turns a blind eye, I will not regret it." It should be a reward for him. ”

Xing'er didn't understand why Lu Xihe wanted to deceive herself, so she had to be silent.

The huge Shaguang Dynasty was disturbed by the border barbarians and the Qing Kingdom.

There is also a reason, three hundred years ago, the Empress Jingyang ascended the throne and carried out a series of drastic reforms. She implemented a new policy to reduce taxes and sent people to recover more than ten border cities. However, after the death of the empress, the relatives were in power and the traitorous ministers were in charge, the treasury was empty, and the national strength was not as good as before.

It wasn't until Emperor Heshun's generation, with the joint efforts of the monarchs and ministers, that the corrupt forces were finally eliminated, and the Shaoguang Dynasty slowly recovered.

Emperor Heshun retained the system of female officials founded by his ancestors, and he believed that women could also have their own value. Therefore, despite the obstruction of the queen mother and the old ministers, the position of female officials was specially established, and the rights and interests of female officials were protected by legislation.

If someone persecutes and oppresses a female official on the pretext of his position, and falsely receives a reward, the Ministry of Officials and the Criminal Department will punish him accordingly, ranging from detention and fines to dismissal and exile.

Emperor Heshun's move caused an uproar, and some old ministers scolded the country's imminent demise and wrote to persuade the emperor to abolish this law. The emperor did not allow it and insisted on implementing this law.

The ministers knew that the matter was irreparable, so they had to give up.

Today, the system of female officials is becoming more and more perfect.

There are not a few female officials who shine in various positions, and although some of them are married and have children, they still retain official positions and contribute their strength to the imperial court.

Lu Xihe admired Emperor Heshun, everything he did, no matter what the starting point was, changed the fate of countless women.

She sat alone under the tree, the moonlight shining on the scroll in her hand, her eyes drooping, her long eyelashes down, and a little sadness reflected in her always calm eyes.

"Miss, something strange has indeed happened in the Lu Mansion recently, Aunt Bai suddenly fell ill, and the Lu family was in chaos." Xing'er got the message and immediately replied to her.

Lu Xihe put the file on the stone table and turned the wrench on his hand, "She has always been in good health, how could she suddenly fall ill?" No, she is still on the sickbed, why did the fourth sister come to the capital? ”

"Since she is here to find the eldest young master, then this matter may be related to the eldest young master." Xing'er analyzed.

"My mother, is she okay?" Lu Xihe asked.

"Madame lives in the Buddha Hall all the year round, and she won't provoke anyone, besides, we have been sending people to secretly protect Madame's safety, you can rest assured." Xing'er was telling the truth, and Lu Xihe nodded.

"Miss! There is a post! Luluo shouted as she walked into the door, handed it to Lu Xihe, and pestered Xing'er to teach her martial arts.

Lu Xihe opened the prayer post and saw a line of elegant words:

Miss Lu, can you see it when you hear about coming to Beijing today? If possible, tomorrow at noon, Xiaoxiang Lake will be painted in the boat, and it will not be seen or dispersed.

Signed, Ning Ziyuan.

"Ning Ziyuan?" Lu Xihe repeated, isn't it Ning Yu'an? Why did he suddenly want to meet with him? Not to mention anything else, he is engaged to his fourth sister, so he shouldn't rashly invite himself.

Didn't he know to avoid suspicion?

"Master, this person has a close personal relationship with the Duke of Jin, and he should know that the Duke of Jin recommended you, so he wants to see him." Xing'er reminded.

"Even so, it's not appropriate to invite in the middle of the night." Lu Xihe put the post aside, "Xing'er, what are the preferences of this person?" ”

"Calligraphy and Painting." Xing'er cherishes words like gold, she knows very little about this person, she only knows that this person is good at music and calligraphy and painting, and she doesn't care about other things.

"Oh? Can Xiao Xiaosheng's calligraphy and painting get into his eyes? Lu Xihe remembered that he owed him a favor.

"Xiaoxiaosheng's calligraphy and painting are hard to find, and he is worried that he can't buy them."

"I remember that Xiao Xiaosheng has been under the control of Tianji Pavilion, it shouldn't be difficult to get his calligraphy and paintings, right?" Lu Xihe made up his mind and gave him a pair of calligraphy and paintings he wanted, and from now on, the debt would be paid off.

When the bell struck the next day, Lu Xihe got up and dressed up. She chose lotus lotus clothes, combed her hair in an ordinary bun, a milky white pearl on her head, and a little pink on her face, just like a little daughter's family, looking pink and tender, without offensive power.

The pothos clapped her hands and applauded: "Miss looks so good dressed like this." ”

Xing'er turned her head away and didn't look at it much.

After breakfast, the three of them set off, estimating that the time was almost up.

There weren't many people in the painting boat, and Ning Yu'an waited for a long time, and finally waited for these three people.

"The girl is here." Ning Yu'an arched his hand.

Lu Xihe returned the salute and didn't want to go around the corner, so he asked, "I don't know why Ning Gongzi invited me to come?" ”

Ning Yu'an's smile was sincere, "Sit down and say." ”

Lu Xihe sat down, and Xing'er and Luluo stood aside.

"Do you know anything about your family?" Ning Yu'an asked, seeing Lu Xihe's half-understanding look, he sighed and said: "Your fourth sister's aunt, that is, Aunt Bai, suddenly fell into a coma with an emergency a few days ago, it is said that Aunt Bai has always been in good health, and it is unlikely that she will get this kind of emergency. ”

"So Ning Gongzi suspects that someone is doing something?"

Ning Yu'an said: "It's not impossible, not only her, but also others." A little maid seemed to have seen something terrible, and was suffering from hysteria, and could not even say a complete sentence. ”

"The two things are not related in nature, not to mention that the jury is still inconclusive whether the maid is really crazy or falsely crazy, Ning Gongzi is probably inappropriate to speculate about other people's family affairs like this, right?" Lu Xihe said calmly.

"I beg your pardon for any offense. It's just that this matter is really suspicious, why did that aunt suddenly have an emergency? Why did the maid become crazy? ”

Lu Xihe knew that this matter was suspicious, but still said: "Ning Gongzi linked the two things, which is too far-fetched. People have good and bad luck, and sudden illness is not impossible. Aunt Bai may have been inattentive to the trivial things on weekdays, which led to the outbreak of the disease. The maid may have dreamed of a terrible monster, or she may have done something wrong, and she was so frightened that she went crazy. ”

Ning Yu'an didn't deny her, and said straight to the point: "I suspect that this matter has something to do with your eldest brother. ”

Lu Xihe's whole body tensed, and he pretended to be calm: "What about the evidence? ”

Ning Yu'an lowered his voice, "Your eldest brother wants to control the entire Lu Mansion, and now the Lu Mansion has its doors closed all day, and all exits are guarded. Your dad didn't know about it. ”

"What?" Lu Xihe was surprised, "Is this serious?" ”

Ning Yu'an sighed and said, "General Lu doesn't know the ambition of his eldest son, so he wants to hand over the Lu family to him. ”

Lu Xihe glanced back at Xing'er, Xing'er was also puzzled, the news he received was inconsistent with what Ning Yu'an said.

Who is lying?

Lu Xihe tried his best to calm himself down, "Young Master Ning, thank you for reminding me today, we will make plans early." By the way, I almost forgot, pothos. ”

The pothos hurriedly stepped forward and presented the scroll. Ning Yu'an motioned to the little servant to take the calligraphy and painting, and said politely: "Don't thank me, I..." he didn't continue, slowly unfolded the calligraphy and painting, but his smile couldn't be hidden, "This is the real work of Xiaoxiaosheng, where did the girl get it?" ”

"It was given by an elder, but people like me, I can't see anything, and it's a waste to keep it, so it's better to give it to someone who knows how to paint, it's better than destroying it." Lu Xihe followed him and said politely.

"Calligraphy and painting itself can be interpreted in a thousand ways. The so-called existence is none. The girl can't see anything, it's emptiness, this is the highest state. Ning Yu'an said seriously.

Lu Xihe thought to himself, this person is very good at talking, and he must also be a clear-minded person.

"Ning Gongzi laughed."