Chapter 10: The Prefect's Lie
After passing through two more alleys, Chen Daju and his party of four finally arrived at the private residence of the prefect Mu Youde.
Although it was noon, the continuous high temperature made this short road more difficult than usual.
For Chen Daju, who has been trained in the army, it is naturally nothing.
But for the young grandmother of the Chen family, such weather should have been a good time to enjoy the cool at home.
came out early on a hot day, also in order to go to the prefect Mu Youde as soon as possible to inquire about the whereabouts of "Doctor Wu".
No matter how virtuous Chen Daju is in the eyes of others, in the eyes of Tang Yun'er, he is always her husband.
Taking care of him is the responsibility of being the young grandmother of the Chen family and the wife of Chen Daju, which is a matter of course.
What's more, Chen Daju now has the disease of "losing his heart".
He is the only seedling of the Chen family, and the Chen family is kind to him, and he has to repay him if he is gracious.
She even prepared for the worst, not to mention that this little husband just forgot some people and some things, that is, he became a fool, became a nerd, or even became a "stiff" person, she would do her best to be good to him.
Simple, kind, this is Tang Yun'er.
Tang Yun'er stopped at the door of the prefect Mu Youde's private residence.
Qingzhu took a small fan and brought some coolness to Tang Yun'er.
Laixi carried his things, panting.
After the young master and the young grandmother stopped to rest, he had already carried his things up the steps of the house, shaking the door ring and calling the door.
After a while, there was a "squeak", and a figure-of-eight head poked out of the crack in the door.
He didn't know Laixi, and asked vigilantly:
"Who? The door of the prefect's house dared to scream. ”
Laixi is used to being questioned by other servants in such an unceremonious tone.
The more a servant of a large family, the more the dog looks down on people.
Chen Boda is a generous person, so the servants he teaches are more cultivated than the slaves of other large families.
said to him with a smile:
"I'm Laixi, a servant of Master Chen Boda's family, and I accompanied our young master and young grandmother to visit the prefect Mu today. Please let me know.
"Master Chen Boda? Is Chen Boda Chen in the east of the city? ”
The servant looked up and down with some suspicion.
Then he squinted his eyes and looked a short distance down the steps.
Good fellow, he suddenly opened his eyes, opened the door with both hands, and went down the stairs with a smile.
This agitation really startled Laixi, and he almost dropped the object in his hand to the ground.
"Young Master! Oh, my eldest young master. I haven't seen you in days. Young grandmother, the little one has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, so you have to wait for a long time. I'm going to send someone to inform the two of you about the prefect. Please inside, please inside! ”
The "Bazi Whisker" servant flatteringly took the fan from Chen Daju's hand, helped him fan the wind, and led the way inside.
After entering the door, he immediately ordered a very honest-looking servant to report to the prefect Wang Taide.
I also specially instructed that it must be fast.
The honest servant trotted and ran deeper into the house.
Along the way, the servant deliberately slowed down his pace and said something that he didn't have.
I greeted the lord and wife of the Chen Mansion, and then added fuel to the locust plague in several nearby counties.
Then he asked with concern whether the Chen family's grain production had been affected by the locust plague.
Along the way, Chen Daju didn't say a word, and Tang Yun'er answered on his behalf.
The servant thought that the eldest young master might be stuffy and walked such a long way, so he didn't bother to talk to him.
There was no further questioning.
has been politely accompanying them to the hall.
Approaching the hall, everyone suddenly felt that the temperature had dropped by several degrees, and it was refreshing.
From the bottom up, it's not transparent.
Chen Daju saw the prefect Mu Youde in the hall, and did not show any courtesy that "juniors meet elders".
He didn't understand these red tapes in ancient times.
Mu Youde seems to be very accustomed to Chen Daju's unreasonableness.
Chen Daju's rudeness was because he didn't know Mu Youde, let alone how to give courtesy in the face of such a parent official in ancient times.
So it's better to just respond to all changes with the same, and there is still this pretty daughter-in-law in everything.
Mu Youde disagreed because he knew Chen Daju too well.
Since he Mu Youde took office in Jinxiang Mansion, when has this Chen Dagongzi given himself a courtesy.
A swinger, because of the Chen family's financial resources and influence in Jinxiang, as a knowledgeable intellectual, he has never bothered with him.
If he had been an ordinary person and dared to be indifferent in front of him, he would have served him a long time ago.
Mu Youde is fat, but he is not tall, and his whole person looks very bloated.
Like a mountain made of fat, he lay on the couch on the left side of the hall, in the arms of a beautiful woman who was feeding him grapes.
Two other handmaidens stood behind him in a regular manner, shaking their fans at him.
The "eight-character beard" servant led the group of four to Mu Youde, and then retreated with interest.
Mu Youde sat up lazily from the arms of the beauty, and suddenly smiled very enthusiastically:
"My nephew, I was really surprised when I heard a report from someone just now that the eldest prince of the mansion Chen came to my house in person! Hahaha"
Chen Daju smiled slightly and said: "It is natural for the younger generation to visit the elders, and I will say hello to you on behalf of my father." ”
If you say too much, you will lose, Chen Daju still understands this truth.
The basic human feelings are sophisticated, and they still want it.
So, I came up with such a sentence that is not painful or itchy, and the key is that I can't find anything wrong with it.
Mu Youde looked at him in a daze, and looked thoughtful, and went up and down again.
Except for the lack of swinger's pompousness in his eyes, there doesn't seem to be much change.
The bones of the body look much harder than usual.
I haven't seen each other for a few days, and the last time I met was at the Lantern Festival at the beginning of the year, and it's normal to have these changes, after all, I'm in the time of growing my body, so I didn't think much about it.
Then he smiled at Tang Yun'er and said:
"Niece, this is becoming more and more generous, Brother Boda is really blessed. has such a beautiful and sensible daughter-in-law. ”
It's the same laugh, but it's a little lustful.
His eyes kept wandering over Tang Yun'er, completely ignoring the presence of others.
Mu Youde is in charge of the well-being of all the people in Jinxiang, as a parent official, although he does not take care of the people like his parents, but like his parents, he feels that all the people are his own, and he can do whatever he wants.
Tang Yun'er naturally knew what kind of goods this Mu Youde was. immediately pretended to be polite and said:
"Shibo, you love Yun'er. Your baby daughter Ziling, that is the national color and fragrance, the fairy descends to earth, and the whole Jinxiang can't find the second one. ”
Without waiting for Mu Youde to reply, he immediately moved his body out of his sight, and Xiang Laixi commanded:
"Quick, come to Xi, show Master Mu the hundred-year-old ginseng that the master specially explained when he went out to see if it is suitable."
Lai Xi comprehended, opened a long brocade box, and unfolded it in front of Mu Youde.
Qingzhu helped open the remaining boxes.
It was full of bracelets and valuables such as agate necklaces and earrings.
"Well, yes, this ginseng is a rarity. My niece, I must thank Ling Zun on behalf of the old man. Brother Boda is really a man with a heart. ”
"Come, come, beauty, you choose one, and take which one you like. Hahaha. ”
The woman on the side was admiring these wonderful objects, and when she heard that Mu Youde was so generous, she kissed him affectionately on his thick fat face.
He turned around and took a bracelet in the most satisfactory condition from the box, and put it on the slender and slippery pink arm.
A look of satisfaction.
"O niece, say it. What's the matter? Can I help? ”
Mu Youde can sit in today's position, of course, he knows what it means to have comings and goings.
For these big families on the rich side, they can't be lazy.
Maybe I accidentally offended someone, and I don't know when the black gauze hat on this head was thrown away.
"It's all a trivial matter, how dare you alarm your uncle."
"Hahaha, you're a clever ghost. Say, whatever treasure you fancy in my house, you can take it with you. ”
"Shibo, it's really not a big deal. Your house is a priceless treasure, how dare I have such a heart. Our lord has to beat me when he goes back. ”
Mu Youde smiled perfunctorily and laughed loudly.
This Jinxiang Mansion, he is a parent official, these wealthy gentry usually think of the law to send him things, and no one has ever taken anything from him.
"So be it. When you and your nephew spend candles in the cave room, how about I give you another big gift? ”
"Then, then I and Daju thank you first. By the way, Shibo, I heard that the second brother's "stupor" has been cured by God. Shibo is really capable, I don't know where you invited the miracle doctor? At present, she is still in the house, and her niece really wants to see where it is sacred. ”
Mu Youde was stunned at first, and then laughed and said:
"My niece, I really care about your second brother. Bodhisattva bless, your second brother's body is getting better day by day. It doesn't take long for it to be back to normal. However, the miracle doctor left the house after seeing your second brother that day. I left in a hurry, and I couldn't stay at any of the prefects. You may not have that fate. ”
"Oh, that's right. It doesn't matter, as long as the second brother is cured. The niece was just curious about what kind of miracle doctor could have such great ability. Thinking about it carefully, the second brother is still blessed by the Bodhisattva, but the miracle doctor just caught up by chance, and there is no pity if he can't see it. ”
Tang Yun'er didn't feel good in her heart.
If you can't find "Doctor Wu", it is possible that Chen Daju's "heartlessness" disease will not be cured, and the bits and pieces between them for more than ten years are equal to zero.