Chapter 120: Gift-giving
There was nothing to say all night, and the next day, Wei Zhao had breakfast, took gifts and went straight to the prefect's yamen.
Liang Haomiao has been living a very comfortable life recently, his son is in good health, he is still as lively and active as before, there are no major cases under his rule, he is relatively leisurely, and when he has nothing to do, he can go out on the street for a walk and yo-yo birds.
Someone in the capital sent him a thrush, with a pleasant cry and bright coat, which he liked very much.
Today he had breakfast and was about to go out for a walk, Tianhe came in to report that Wei Zhao was coming, he hurriedly put down the bird cage, tidied up his clothes, and went to see him in the flower hall where the guests were entertained.
As soon as Wei Zhao saw him, he lifted the hem of his clothes and prepared to kneel and salute, although he didn't like to kneel down people, but in this era, this kind of etiquette must be observed.
Liang Haomiao didn't let him kneel, and stepped forward early to support him and exempt him from saluting.
Wei Zhao took advantage of the situation and got up and said, "Lord Xie Zhifu!" ”
The two exchanged two more words, and Wei Zhao took out the gift and explained his intentions.
"A few days ago, because of the misunderstanding between the elders in the lower and the family, the adults were tired, Wei Zhao came to ask for guilt today, and I hope the adults will accept it."
After saying that, he beckoned, and the pillar waiting outside the door hurriedly came in and placed two wine jars and a box on the table beside Wei Zhao.
Wei Zhao took the wine jar and handed it to Governor Liang and said, "This is a wine that has been improved by me, and I specially sent it for adults to taste." ”
Tianhe, who was on the side, was about to step forward to take over the wine jar, but was stopped by Governor Liang, and he personally reached out to take it.
As a literati, Liang Haomiao is naturally also a lover of wine, and as soon as he heard that Wei Zhao sent wine, he knew that it must be good wine.
As early as when Wei Zhao operated on his son, he asked him for spirits, and at that time he asked people to prepare the good wine that he had collected for a long time for Wei Zhao to use, but when he entered the ward later, he found that the taste of wine had obviously become stronger, and he knew that Wei Zhao must have done something with the wine, otherwise the taste would not be so strong.
He didn't know that Wei Zhao and his request for wine was just a pretense to cover up the smell he left behind by disinfecting with alcohol, so now he took it for granted that Wei Zhao brought that kind of good wine.
He carefully put the wine aside, and said politely: "Doctor Wei, you saved the official's son, which is equivalent to saving the heart of the official and his wife, and is the benefactor of our family. ”
As early as the day when Su Yuancheng recovered a few days, Wei Zhao asked him to send a message to the prefect, lying that it was his uncle who took him away, because he had no money on him at that time, and he couldn't invite a doctor, so he was going to grab a doctor to treat him, but he didn't expect to grab Wei Zhao's head.
As for Dong Lin's matter, he asked Su Yuancheng to tell the Liang prefect, and when he came back, he would give Liang the prefect an explanation.
Because after Dong Lin's death, he was first discovered by the people in the government, so the news of his death had not yet been reported, and the Liang Governor was not in a hurry to ask for an answer, so he suppressed the matter and sold Wei Zhao a favor.
Now when he heard Governor Liang ask about the Du family brothers, Wei Zhao hurriedly replied: "Uncle is already in good health, and now he has returned to the house." ”
Governor Liang nodded, looking relieved, showing that he cared about Wei Zhao's relatives very much.
After Wei Zhao thanked him, he took the brocade box in his hand and handed it to Governor Liang and said, "I heard from Lu Shanchang of Changshan Academy, you like calligraphy and painting, so I have prepared a painting for you, and I hope you don't dislike it." ”
As soon as Governor Liang heard Wei Zhao mention Lu Shanchang, his spirit was lifted, and he hurriedly asked, "Does Doctor Wei know the family teacher?" ”
Wei Zhao hurriedly told him how he got to know Lu Shanchang because of Liu Xiaoman'er, and Liang Haomiao shouted fate after hearing it, but he didn't expect that the child of Wei Zhao's family would become his junior brother.
Now Liang Haomiao is looking forward to the painting sent by Wei Zhao, and the painting that can be seen by his master must not be ordinary.
At that moment, regardless of his reserve, he took the box and couldn't wait to open it, and took out an unframed paper roll inside.
Wei Zhao said: "I came in a hurry today, I didn't have time to frame it, and I hope that my lord will not be surprised." ”
Liang Haomiao waved his hand to show that he didn't care, he slowly unfolded the drawing paper with both hands, and when the painting paper was all unfolded and he saw the painting on it clearly, he was stunned at the moment.
Tianhe, who was originally standing behind him, also looked over, and at this glance, he was so frightened that he almost screamed.
Oh my God, what did he see?
The painting is a portrait of Liang Zhifu, he is sitting at the desk, reading hard, his expression is calm, as if immersed in the book, unable to extricate himself, but this is not the most surprising, what is surprising is that the Liang Governor on this painting is lifelike, clearer than the bronze mirror, Liang Haomiao and Tianhe have never seen such a painting, and they were stunned on the spot for a while.
Wei Zhao actually didn't know whether Liang Zhifu liked calligraphy and painting, but since he saw Lu Shanchang's liking for that portrait, he understood that people in this era had never seen sketching, especially sketching self-portraits, and they had no resistance, so he simply painted this portrait overnight to give gifts, which saved money and face.
Liang Haomiao came back to his senses for a long time, and sure enough, like Lu Fengmian, he liked this painting very much.
He asked the housekeeper to put away the painting, and he wanted to frame it himself, and ordered the housekeeper to take down the wine and put it away, so that he could not touch it.
The butler replied yes and carefully took the things down with someone.
Liang Haomiao then remembered that Wei Zhao, the gift giver, was still there, a little embarrassed, and said with a smile: "Doctor Wei, don't blame, this official really likes this painting, no wonder the teacher likes it, sure enough, the painting skills are amazing." ”
Wei Zhao said: "But just do it, it's not worth mentioning, just like it." ”
The two exchanged a few polite greetings, and Wei Zhao talked about Dong Lin.
He originally prepared many reasons, such as that Dong Lin was not killed by them, but just happened to appear in that place, or that Dong Lin had a holiday with him, and tried to kill him at that time, and accidentally injured Dong Lin during the fight, resulting in his death, and so on.
But before he could speak, Governor Liang said: "Dong Lin, this person is not good at medicine, he offended people when he went out of the city to see a doctor, and he was killed, it's a pity, alas! ”
As soon as Wei Zhao heard this, he understood that Liang Haomiao had simply taken him out, and nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, it's a pity." ”
He didn't kill the person in the first place, but the Du family brothers are now his people, if Liang Haomiao really wants to investigate, he will inevitably be involved.
Fortunately, Dong Lin does not have a family in Luoxiang Mansion, so no one has come to sue, as long as Liang Haomiao does not pursue it, this is even if it is over, if someone really makes a fuss about Dong Lin's affairs in the future, there is no proof of death, how can it be said that Liang Haomiao, the prefect, has the final say?
Wei Zhao thought to himself, if there is anything new in the future, he will have to send a little bit to Governor Liang, and have a good relationship with him, which will be beneficial and harmless, and the restaurant and medical hall will open in the future, and he will have an extra background.