The fireworks in the small county town are heavy, and as soon as they enter the wax moon, they already have the atmosphere of the New Year.

Lou Que seemed to be busier than before, and he was rarely seen in the mansion during the day.

Zheng Xian'er never asked where he went. However, he often took the initiative to explain, nothing more than going to the academy or meeting some old gentleman or something. Seeing that the test was imminent, I thought he knew that he must be discussing knowledge with others.

The restaurant that Zheng Xian'er bought has been almost changed, and she only needs to repaint it, and then get some calligraphy and paintings to hang on the wall, and it can basically be opened.

Today, Zheng Xian'er is going to come over to see how the new guys are training. After all, in addition to boiling tea, making tea, and talking about tea, it is more important for them to be able to chat.

After some renovation, although the layout of this restaurant has not changed much, it is basically impossible to see the shadow of the previous restaurant's sluggishness.

Zheng Xian'er looked at the new shopkeeper and the guys with energetic and smiling faces, and was very satisfied.

Because I came to chat today, the guys were not inhibited, they made tea and snacks on the stove, and the room was full of people chatting very warmly.

Zheng Xian'er didn't know that she was supposed to go to the building of the academy early in the morning, and was sitting in the Qingyun teahouse across the street.

After the little boy Lou Ming'an bought the Qingyun Teahouse, he neither closed down for decoration nor changed the signboard, completely took over the original business and continued to sell tea.

But the business of the teahouse is much better than before. If nothing else, just for this new little shopkeeper, he is born well, and he has a sweet mouth and can speak, and he is also from the capital, with his own halo.

For a while, people in the neighborhood who have daughters, relatives who have daughters, neighbors who have daughters, and those who are daughters themselves are all a little ready to move, and they have to come to the teahouse every once in a while to show their faces.

Lou Ming'an does not refuse to come, and he can chat happily with anyone. But only the truly savvy will realize that even if you talk to him all day here, you're just wasting a whole day.

If he doesn't want to say something, you don't want to get it out of his mouth.

This teenager is not simple!

At this moment, this "not simple" little boy is sitting opposite the building, with a pair of narrow eyes shining.

Lou Que just drank tea, as if he didn't notice the eagerness in the eyes on the other side.

Seeing that the tea in the cup was added for the fourth time, Lou Mingan finally couldn't help but take the lead in opening his mouth: "I thought you would have something to ask me!" ”

"I remember you invited me." Lou Que's expression was faint.

"You!" A flash of anger flashed on Lou Ming'an's face, "If I don't invite you, won't you come to see me?" I don't know ...... here."

Lou Que's eyebrows frowned slightly, and he was already a little impatient: "You should go back." Now that the situation in the capital is changing rapidly, it is time to employ people. ”

"What about you?" Lou Mingan asked rhetorically.

Lou Que said casually: "I'm an outsider. ”

"I'm afraid you're already in the game and don't know it, right?" Lou Ming'an raised his little face, a little unconvinced.

Lou Que didn't intend to argue with him, and still sipped tea idly, as if he really just came to drink tea.

Lou Mingan stared at his hand for a long time, and then smiled again: "You don't want to ask me what I found?" ”

Lou Que immediately continued: "That's your errand, not mine." Moreover, there really wasn't anything worth checking on her. ”

Lou Ming smiled comfortably: "You are wrong!" There are more things to check on her! ”

"For example?" Lou Que fiddled with the lid of the teacup.

Lou Mingan carefully observed his face, and smiled secretly in his heart:

Lou Que, Lou Que, you are hiding people's eyes, and you haven't cultivated yet! Those two sentences just now, anyone who pays a little attention can find that you are obviously much more eager than before! - You can't hide any personal feelings, how much can you do in other things?

Looking at each other, Lou Ming'an showed a bright smile: "For example, she is not Carpenter Zheng's biological daughter at all!" ”

"How so?" This time, Lou Que did not hide his surprise.

Lou Mingan smiled proudly and leaned forward: "It's true!" You don't know how much work I've spent trying to find out! Isn't Carpenter Zheng dumb, I had to start with his neighbor, who knew that Carpenter Zheng didn't live in the west of the city, so I ran from the west of the city to the south of the city, and from the south of the city to the north of the city, and it took a lot of trouble to find out! Guess what, that carpenter Zheng looks like a burnt bald grasshopper, and his daughter-in-law is actually a great beauty! Strangely, no one knew what the woman's surname was, and those who had seen her only knew that she was picked up by Carpenter Zheng from the mountain—but the time of the pick-up was August, you ...... The third sister-in-law's birthday was at the end of March of the following year, do you say it's interesting? ”

"Are you sure you're not mistaken?" Lou Que's brows furrowed.

"Yo, you don't believe me? Then check it out for yourself! Lou Ming'an was unhappy.

Lou Que actually believed it, but he was not in the mood to apologize to this child who was angry with him at the moment.

The worries in his heart inevitably grew wildly.

Lou Ming'an saw what was on his mind, and a hint of interest flashed in his eyes.

Lou Que added another cup of tea, and his expression had returned to normal: "Other than that, what else did you find?" ”

Lou Mingan spread his hands: "It's gone!" The Zheng family's small dilapidated house has been searched many times, but there is nothing but tatters! I dug up the grave of that mysterious woman, and I didn't dig out a single thing related to identity! ”

"What are you digging people's graves for?!" Lou Que's face showed a little anger.

Lou Mingan smiled "hehe": "Didn't my father order to 'thoroughly investigate'!" I think that since my father said so, it means that there must be a big problem here! That Zheng carpenter has nothing to check, of course I have to check his woman! ”

After that, seeing that Lou Que's face was still not good, he added with a smile: "I'm not just doing bad things, that woman's coffin is rotten, I also bought a new coffin for her to put on, and burned a lot of paper money for her!" ”

Lou Que was full of worries, and it took a long time before he lowered his head and pretended to be careless: "So, the clue is broken now." Do you want to keep looking? ”

"Don't check it out!" Lou Mingan said with a smile, "As long as it is confirmed that the Zheng family is not her father's biological child, she should already be able to explain to her father!" ”

Lou Que nodded, and the old words were repeated: "In this case, you can go back to Beijing as soon as possible......

Before he finished his words, Lou Mingan suddenly smiled and said, "I heard that the Zheng family has a nickname called 'Tongjun Girl'?" Why is it so coincidental that your table word is 'Tong Jie', and her alias is 'Tong Jun'? ”

"It's not surprising that the people of Sangyu County like to name flowers and trees." Lou Que didn't care.

"Oh-" Lou Ming'an replied meaningfully. Seeing that Lou Que's face was a little uncomfortable, he was happy.

Lou Que's heart moved slightly.

Carpenter Zheng will not have the leisure to give his daughter an alias. Who took the word "Tongjun"?

As everyone knows, Tongjun was a famous doctor in ancient times, and the people respected him as the god of medicine.

However, only a few literati know that the word "Tongjun" is also the elegant name of the literati for "qin".

Whether it's medicine or piano, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with that woman.

So, does this alias have any special meaning?

Thinking about it this way, and then contacting some legends in the capital, Lou Que's heart became more and more anxious.

Let's hope it's just a coincidence.

Lou Ming'an saw Lou Que's distraction, and his heart was even more disdainful.

He blinked, but there was a sly look on his face: "Hey, what else do you think I've found?" ”

Lou Que raised his head and didn't ask.

Lou Ming'an said that he was a little disappointed, but it did not prevent him from saying: "In other words, your third sister-in-law is really a character!" She herself may not know that Carpenter Zheng is not her father, but she dared to hire someone to break his leg and pull out his tongue! Tut-tut...... Even his own father can be so ruthless, and he is really the most poisonous woman's heart! ”

Lou Que had already found out about this matter himself, so he didn't show surprise.

Lou Mingan leaned forward with great interest, and his tone was exaggerated: "You say, if I tell my father about this matter, or spread it to the capital, what will happen later?" ”

"It's better not to say anything that has no evidence." Lou Que's face was still light and breezy.

Lou Mingan wanted to say that he could find a witness, but he quickly came to his senses.

Since Lou Que said this, he said that he wanted to erase the evidence and settle the matter for the woman!

Is it really good to be so obvious? He doesn't even know what to do?

Is this person too arrogant, or too stupid?

Lou Mingan couldn't help but write the disdain on his face.

But in his heart he was glad - of course a fool is more useful to me than a clever man!

Lou Mingan read through the information he had obtained in his heart, showed a confident smile, and looked at Lou Que more and more eagerly: "I heard that Mr. Chu appreciates you very much?" Why don't you take me to meet him?" ”

Lou Que raised his head, his eyebrows frowning slightly: "Mr. Chu concentrates on learning and doesn't see outsiders." ”

Lou Ming'an's smiling face immediately stiffened: "It is precisely because Mr. Chu doesn't see outsiders that I asked you to take me there!" You're a proud protégé of Mr., he can't avoid it, right? ”

Lou Que hooked the corners of his lips slightly, and his tone was still flat: "Mr. is just a scholar, and he is useless to what the prince wants to do, so why do you bother to do this?" What's more, his old man has an upright temperament, and his disciples are still unbearable, let alone you......"

Before he could finish speaking, Lou Ming'an had already interrupted: "I am the prince of Dingbei, no matter how upright he is, it is impossible for him to embarrass me in person!" What's more, my father is thirsty for talent, so what is it for me to suffer some grievances? You refused to introduce me, are you afraid that I will fall into Mr. Chu's eyes and steal your limelight? ”

Lou Que's face sank, and he stood up directly: "Mr. has always been high-minded, I have been cited by his old man as a confidant, how can I lead the turbidity in the officialdom to pollute his old man's eyes!" If you have the means to win the favor of your husband, it is your own ability, but I can't go this way! ”

Lou Ming'an's narrow eyes narrowed slightly, and then stretched out again.

He sat up straight again and smiled: "I'm just asking casually, if you don't want to, why be angry?" Come, tea! ”

Lou Que pursed the corners of his lips and watched him refill the tea, his eyebrows slightly sunk: "No need, I still have something to do." ”

"Huh! Don't play with the kids, sit down! Lou Ming'an grabbed his hand and dragged him back.

Lou Que was a little amused by him, so he had to sit down again.

Lou Mingan shook his head and sighed, and looked at Lou Que with some complaints: "My father has always been a wise man, and his old man appreciates you, it must be because you have something extraordinary." However, in the eyes of this son, Brother Tongjie, although you have a strategy in your chest, you are very sophisticated! ”

Lou Que hooked the corners of his lips disapprovingly: "If there is a strategy in the chest, you can be comfortable if you don't know the world; If the strategy in the mind is not enough, what good is it to be proficient in human affairs? ”

Lou Mingan frowned, and shook his head again: "This is getting more and more wrong." You have a strategy, and others have a strategy; Others are sophisticated, but you are not. Wouldn't you have to suffer a great loss? Brother Tongjie, the world is insightful, and it is also a university question! ”

"I'm afraid I won't be able to learn this science!" Lou Que shook his head with a wry smile, looking helpless.

Lou Mingan looked at him sincerely: "How can you not learn?" The world is just a matter of 'judging the situation, seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages'. You are a well-known young talent, how can you not understand this truth? ”

Lou Que thought about it very seriously, and finally shook his head: "It's easy to say, but at the level of 'judging the situation', I'm afraid I don't have this talent." ”

"Brother Tongjie is modest," Lou Mingan immediately retorted, "If you don't know how to judge the situation, how can you choose to enter Beijing before the Wanshou Festival?" The ups and downs of the world in this capital, I'm afraid you have already seen it in your eyes! This son of the world has no doubt that you have the ability to strategize, but - the strategy in your chest is to seek the world, and the sophistication is to establish yourself! Brother Tongjie has the world in his heart, but has he ever made full plans for himself? You must know how many talented people throughout the ages, seeking the world and benefiting the common people, but in the end they failed to earn a good end for themselves, all because they have a strategy and do not understand human feelings! ”

Lou Que seemed to feel something, and was speechless for a long time after listening to him.

Lou Mingan was not in a hurry, lowered his head and blew the tea leaves in the cup, waiting quietly.

After a long time, Lou Que smiled slightly: "Thank you Shizi for mentioning it." ”

Seeing this, Lou Ming'an was overjoyed: "Brother Tongjie, what has he figured out?" ”

Lou Que smiled and said nothing, seeing that Lou Ming'an seemed to be still asking, he simply stood up again and solemnly said goodbye.

This time, Lou Ming'an was not good to keep it, but he always felt that it was insufficient.

Seeing that Lou Que turned around to leave, he suddenly stood up and asked: "I heard that the garden of the Lou family is well built, I wonder if this son has the eyes to go to have a look?" ”

Lou Que paused, and couldn't help frowning: "In the cold winter, there is really no scenery worth seeing in Sangyu County, and it doesn't stain the eyes of the prince." Now that the prince's errand has been completed, it is better to return to Beijing as soon as possible, so as not to worry about the prince. ”

"Lou Que!" Lou Ming'an's face sank.

Lou Que stood still. Lou Ming'an walked a few steps to stop in front of him, and put on the shelf of the prince of the palace: "I see that you are still stubborn!" This son is willing to befriend you, that is your blessing! There are only two brothers in Dingbei Palace, and my younger brother is not a weapon, once my father's great cause is completed, I will be the prince who will not let go! Now that your father believes in you, you don't have to take this son in your eyes, but what about ten years from now? Twenty years from now? Think it through! ”

"Shizi," Lou Que turned around and smiled, "Now the prince has not succeeded after all. If you want to win the hearts and minds of the people and fight for power, at least after you sit on the throne of the crown prince. ”

"Good!" Lou Ming'an's round little face completely darkened, "You have backbone!" Don't come to me when the time comes! ”

"If the son of the world has nothing else to do, he will not be accompanied by him." Lou Que turned around calmly and walked downstairs.

Lou Mingan swept down the cups and saucers in his hand with his sleeves, and slapped the table angrily and scolded: "When I become the crown prince, the first thing I want to kill is you, a thing that doesn't know what to do!" ”

A middle-aged man with a tiger's back and a bear's waist walked in briskly from outside, looking worried: "Lord Shizi, you are too impatient!" ”

Lou Mingan slapped the table and said angrily: "It's because he's too oily and salty to enter!" Ben Shizi has repeatedly hinted at the intention of solicitation, but he is pretending to be confused! Master, I still don't understand why you always ask me to win him over, obviously I'm the master! ”

The middle-aged man looked embarrassed, bowed his head and sighed: "Lord Shizi, this person ...... There's something wrong with him! ”

Lou Ming'an sat down again, sulking for a long time, and finally adjusted his expression again: "Indeed, he seems to have appeared out of thin air!" It is true that the father cherishes talents, but he is also suspicious, but as soon as this Louque appeared, he became his father's confidant, and he was entrusted with such important things as contacting the ministers of the court and the central government, so his father was not afraid that he was the emperor's person? This is really evil! ”

The middle-aged man immediately continued: "It is precisely because of this that the prince of the world cannot take him lightly!" If this person really serves the prince, then he must not be allowed to stand on the side of the third master; If he really harbors a ghost, the prince should pretend to befriend him and find out his details, so as to expose his true colors in front of the prince as soon as possible! The prince is a big planner, and he can't be negligent in the slightest! ”

Lou Mingan patted the table irritably and sneered: "It's easy for you to say! That person is a stone in a pit that smells bad and hard, how can I bring him over? I think it's better to kill him with a knife! I don't believe it, can my father still abolish my son for a lackey? ”

"Nonsense again!" The middle-aged man frowned and reprimanded, "How many times have you been told to be more stable and steady!" Now that the prince has not achieved a big thing, it is the time to employ people, is this the time for you to dismantle the stage? ”

Lou Mingan bit the corner of his lip and lowered his head: "Master, I'm just angry!" ”

"Alas!" The middle-aged man let out a long sigh: "I'm afraid you don't know yet, right?" In the past few days since he came back to Sangyu County, the stagecoaches in the capital have come at least three or four times! ”

"All here to see him?" Lou Mingan was taken aback.

The middle-aged man nodded: "Not bad." I suspect that he is doing a big thing, and the prince is even hiding it from us! ”

Lou Ming'an's little face was wrinkled, and it took a long time before he asked urgently: "But didn't you say that he just went to the academy every day to compile books with Old Man Chu?" What's so strange here? ”

The middle-aged man looked embarrassed and shook his head slightly.

Obviously, even if he saw something wrong, he couldn't find out.

Lou Ming'an stood up, turned around a few times, and suddenly reached out and slapped it on the table: "Go back to Beijing!" We can't spend time here with him! ”

"The prince is wise!" The middle-aged man hurriedly bowed his head and praised.

Lou Mingan waved his hand to ask him to retreat and prepare to return to Beijing, and he sat down at the table with a mess of tea, muttering to himself with a gloomy face: "None of them take this son in their eyes, is it a fool to be a son of this world?" ”

***

In the teahouse opposite that had not yet hung up the signboard, Zheng Xian'er looked at the visitor and was stunned: "Didn't you go to the academy?" ”

Lou Que said calmly: "It's almost noon, come to your place for a meal." ”

"That's amazing!" Zheng Xian'er raised her eyebrows, "Who doesn't know that the meals and snacks in the academy are all made by famous chefs?" You've come all the way to me to eat? ”

"I think your cook here is delicious!" Lou Que sat down, reached out and grabbed a piece of snack from the plate and stuffed it into his mouth.

Seeing this, the guys next to him hurriedly joked: "Since the prince of Tongjie said that it is good, why don't you ask us a few words?" ”

Zheng Xian'er immediately clapped her hands and smiled: "This is a good idea!" Hey, let's cook in the kitchen! Today, let's invite Tongjie Gongzi to a big meal, and our plaques and cloth signs are all called to him to wrap up! ”

The guys in the kitchen said yes loudly, and ran to do the cooking.

Lou Que smiled: "Didn't you say that calligraphy and paintings should be hung in the lobby and upstairs cubicles?" It just so happens that I know a lot of friends who are good at calligraphy and painting......"

The newcomer Shopkeeper Liu was so happy that he patted his ass and jumped up: "Tongjie Gongzi is willing to help with this, that's great!" ”

"So, how do you thank me?" Lou Que asked with a smile.

Shopkeeper Liu looked at Zheng Xian'er's face, and said tentatively: "Our teahouse is the property of the house, and the son really plans to ask for our thank you?" ”

Lou Que smiled and shook his head, and stretched out his finger to point at Zheng Xian'er: "It has nothing to do with the Lou family." This teahouse, like the Pavilion, is owned by her alone. ”

Shopkeeper Liu looked at Zheng Xian'er in amazement.

The guy next to him hurriedly came to the round: "Whether it's the Lou's family or the third grandmother's, aren't you two still a family!" Why does the son of Tongjie do something for his family's teahouse, and he has to calculate it so clearly? ”

"Really—kind of family, right?" Lou Que looked at Zheng Xian'er meaningfully.

Zheng Xian'er glanced at him: "If you don't count, you don't count!" ”

Lou Que smiled good-naturedly, looked up and said to Shopkeeper Liu: "I can get all the calligraphy and painting signboards in the store, only one condition - I will come to the store to drink tea and eat in the future, and it will be all free!" ”

Shopkeeper Liu hurriedly agreed.

Zheng Xian'er patted the table and said, "You can come, don't bring your fox friends and dogs over, otherwise I will double the charge!" ”

"Still not a family anymore?!" Lou Que's eyes widened exaggeratedly, and he looked aggrieved.

Zheng Xian'er spread her hands: "Who is with your family?" I'm only one family with silver! ”

Shopkeeper Liu and the guys all laughed.

Lou Que was still pretending to be aggrieved, and Shopkeeper Liu had smiled and said: "The third grandmother is a real businessman!" If a person like Tongjie Gongzi goes into business, I'm afraid he will lose all his capital! Childe, it's not my old Liu who is too talkative, you will start a family in the future, but you must marry someone like the third grandmother with clear accounts, otherwise the reader will live a life, I am afraid that I will get poorer and poorer! ”

"Makes sense!" Lou Que looked at Zheng Xian'er with a smile, thoughtful.

While everyone was talking and laughing, Zhong'er suddenly rushed in from outside.

Zheng Xian'er immediately smiled again: "Every time I see Zhong'er running so fast, I know what he is going to say-'Master, Mr. Chu has an invite, tell you to go to the academy as soon as possible!'" ’”

Zhong Er stood at the table for a moment, then bowed his head to Lou Que: "Master, what the little one wants to say has been finished by others!" ”

Lou Que laughed: "Look at your little bit of talent!" You only do the errand of spreading the word all day long, and now you are robbed, what do I want you to do! ”

Zhong Er flattened her mouth aggrievedly and glared at Zheng Xian'er.

At this time, the cook had already started to serve the food, and Lou Que smiled and said, "No matter if there is anything or not, Mr. Chu can't let me go hungry to see him, right?" Come, eat first! ”

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