Faced with Lu Jin's sudden question, Lin Lie and Qinggele were stunned when they landed, obviously a little unprepared.

But soon, Lin Lie had already solemnly clasped his fists and said, "My lord, as early as when I was in Guangling County, I had already made up my mind to follow you for the rest of my life. Even if you are no longer an official, my promise will not change! ”

Listening to his answer without hesitation, Lu Jin couldn't help but feel a little moved. He had experienced so many ups and downs with Lin Lie, in fact, he also wished to have him by his side, so he nodded lightly, and then looked at Qinggele.

Qingler's mind was a little more complicated, so he fell into deep thought for the time being. The reason why he agreed to follow Lu Zhen before was because the other party promised that he would avenge Xu Gong. But now, it is difficult for Lu Zhen to even guarantee himself, and it is even more difficult to re-enter the officialdom, so can he still fulfill his promise?

Of course, this is not to say that Qingge has no feelings for Lu Jin, during the time they got along, he also admired Lu Jin's daring character, but after all, he still had Xu Gong's great enmity, did he forget everything before?

But when he thought about it, he felt that he had thought too much. Could it be that if they threw themselves into the door of people like Huang Qinru, would they avenge Xu Gong for themselves? So it seems that there is no difference between continuing to work in Hangzhou and following Lu Zhen to leave the officialdom and return to his hometown, everything just depends on whether Lu Zhen can make a comeback.

Moreover, if there is really that day, as a self who has always been by Lu Jin's side, he will presumably have a more stable position in the future. Once he figured all this out, Qingler made a decision: "My lord, I also want to follow you, so that I can take care of you." After all, you have a lot of enemies, and if you don't have an official position, I'm afraid someone will come to you. ”

Lu Zhen saw that he had actually made this choice, and he was also overjoyed: "Thank you for being willing to advance and retreat with me." Now that there is no room for recovery, let's prepare for it in the next few days and leave Hangzhou! ”

"Yes!" The two hurriedly clasped their fists again, and then they each went back to the house to get ready to go.

But at this moment, the courtyard door was gently pushed open, and a little girl sneaked in. Although her movements were very light, it was a pity that she couldn't escape Qingle's eyes at all, and she had just looked at Lu Jin, when a figure had blocked her way: "Who are you?" What are you doing here? ”

"Ah......" The little girl was very frightened when someone would suddenly kill, and took two steps back, only then she looked up at Qinggele, who was a head taller than herself, and said, "Dare to ask...... Lu Jin, is Lu Gongzi available? ”

"Who's looking for me?" Lu Zhen heard someone shouting his name, so he walked out, and when he saw that it was a little girl, he was stunned: "Dare to ask the girl who you are?" ”

"Master Lu, you want to save my young lady!" When the little girl saw him, she hurriedly screamed, and wanted to step forward, but was easily blocked by Qingele, so she had to stop and look at Lu Jin.

"Your young lady? Who is she? Lu Zhen was even more confused.

"Didn't you just save her in West Lake before? And in order to save my young lady, you also let your subordinates throw that evil young man into the lake and drown......" The little girl immediately spoke, but her words were amazing.

"Girl, be careful!" When Lu Zhen heard this, he hurriedly stopped it. Once this matter is heard by outsiders, it will be a lot of trouble. So he hurriedly glanced at Qingler: "The girl also asks you to come into the room to speak." ”

Qinggel got out of the way, let the little girl over, and entered the house with Lu Jin. But he didn't retreat, but followed him into the house, just in case. After all, Lu Jinshu has a lot of enemies now, and no one dares to guarantee that this seemingly innocent and harmless little girl will have no problem.

After everyone sat down, Lu Jincai stared at the little girl for a long time: "Are you the person from the Yunyan girl in Yunshui?" ”

"Well, exactly. My name is Light Dance. The little girl nodded. Although she is only eleven or twelve years old, she looks like a beauty, especially now she looks pitiful and pityful: "Before, on the West Lake, thanks to Lu Gongzi's action, my young lady didn't have an accident." Now, Mademoiselle is in serious trouble, so I have come to ask you for help, and I have brought a letter to Childe......" As he spoke, he took out a letter that was quite tightly wrapped.

Lu Zhen thought to himself, why should I stand out for a woman like you who has only met once or twice? But he still took the letter in his hand, and when he got it in front of him, he felt a burst of fragrant fragrance on his face, and even his mind was a little intoxicated. When I opened the envelope again, I found that the letter paper was made of Xue Tao's note, and the handwriting on it was graceful and gentle, and it was indeed like the person.

However, the content of this letter surprised Lu Jin, because it began with a poem that life is only as it first seen. Later, it is written by Yun Yan some of her feelings about the poem, as well as some of her daughter's thoughts, which don't look like a distress letter at all, but like a young girl with a spring of admiration for the opposite sex.

However, Lu Zhen saw it, but he felt a little proud in his heart. Men are somewhat arrogant, and if a woman, especially a beautiful woman, is admired, he will naturally feel proud, and he is certainly no exception. However, when he saw the last two pages, Lu Jin's face became solemn, because when he got there, the tone of his pen had changed, and he was full of anxiety and uneasiness.

But because of today's events, especially the death of Wu Jihei, the entire Yunshui people are very uneasy. also knew that Wu Miao's personality would not let him go, so after he was taken care of, he could only send his personal maid Qingwu to ask Lu Jin for help.

At the end of her pleading tone, she vaguely nodded at the previous incident on the West Lake, saying that she saw the whole process of Wu Jihei falling into the water, and believed that this should be Lu Jin's order to vent her anger. Although he was very grateful to Lu Jin's approach, if he was really tortured by Wu Miao's people, it would be difficult to guarantee that he would not be able to endure the punishment, and he would explain everything.

In fact, to put it bluntly, if Lu Zhen refuses to save her, then he will definitely be implicated, and the crime may be even greater! Of course, the tone is euphemistic, but the threat in it is half a lot!

Lu Jin's eyes narrowed after reading the contents of the letter. is such a powerful woman, first put on a look of worship to paralyze and please herself, and finally brought a threat, which made it a little difficult for her to deal with. Unexpectedly, this Yun Yan is not only good at dancing or something, but also has a deep scheming!

"Master Lu, please save Miss, otherwise she will ......" Seeing Lu Zhen look up again, the little girl pleaded again. looked at Lu Jin with big eyes, and was about to cry.

Lu Zhen didn't dare to underestimate her at this time, after all, what kind of master there is, what kind of maid will there be, and this seemingly simple little girl is afraid that it is not as simple as it seems. After a slight pause, he asked, "Since you keep claiming that I am a son, you must know my current situation." If it had been before, I, as a magistrate, might have been able to say a few words for your young lady. But now, I'm just a scholar, so how can I help her save her? ”

"Who doesn't know Lu Gongzi's name in Hangzhou now? Although you have been dismissed from office, your reputation in Hangzhou officialdom is much greater than before. As long as Lu Gongzi is willing to come forward, my young lady will definitely be able to get out of the sea of suffering. Lu Gongzi, you were willing to fight to the death outside the city for the sake of those people you didn't know before, and you won't die this time, right? Qingwu hurriedly persuaded again.

It seems that they do have a deep understanding of themselves. Lu Zhen couldn't help but smile bitterly, but he didn't know why he valued himself so much. Then he said, "Then what do you mean, how can I help?" ”

Qingwu's face suddenly showed a look of joy, because she could hear that Lu Jin seemed to have agreed to help him intentionally. Although she is smart among her peers, after all, she is still young, and she shows her bottom at once: "Actually, it's very simple, as long as the son is willing to help the young lady get rid of this (Nuchang) nationality, and then take the young lady out of Hangzhou, it will naturally save the young lady from the sea of suffering." ”

The Ming Dynasty has a stricter identity system than later generations, and it is often difficult to change people once they enter the industry, especially Yun Yan's (Nuchang) (Nu Branch) identity, which is a cheap status, and if you want to get rid of it, it is not only the problem of spending money to redeem yourself, but also going to the government to eliminate the household.

Only then did Lu Zhen understand, it turned out that the other party was referring to this. Judging from the current situation in Hangzhou, these are all in charge of the prefect's yamen, so if you come forward, you can really help a lot.

He was thinking about it, but Qingwu thought that he was thinking about redeeming himself, so he said, "Miss said that she has also earned a lot of money in the past few years. Therefore, the silver needed to redeem one's body does not need to be paid by Lu Gongzi......"

Everyone has said this, and the two sides have a big secret together, so it is difficult for Lu Zhen to excuse himself. Even if it was the last good thing I did before I left Hangzhou!

After making up his mind, Lu Zhen nodded: "Okay, I promised you." Go back and tell your young lady first, and in these two days, I will take everything done and bring her out of the clouds." ”

"Thank you, Master Lu...... Please hurry up, or I'm afraid the young lady will be forcibly taken away. Qingwu hurriedly thanked him, and then left in a hurry.

After watching the little girl leave, Lu Zhen was stunned for a moment before saying to Qinggele: "Let's go, accompany me to the prefect's yamen." ”

"Are you really going to help them?"

"Now, in order not to ask for trouble, we can only help this one. Fortunately, this matter should not be too difficult, and the yamen will not refute my face in this matter. As for Wu Miao......" Lu Zhen sneered, the enmity between the two sides has already been deep, and it is not bad.