Suzhou City, Pinxiangju.

In a private room in this famous restaurant in the city, several young people in their twenties and thirties were sitting around. They are all brightly dressed, and at a glance, they all know that their identities are quite good, among them, the one at the bottom is Lu Jin's cousin Lu Tang.

However, he has a prominent position in the village, but when he arrives at the wine table here, he can only accompany the last seat, which is not counting, many times, he has to take on the role of the second child, constantly pouring wine and cloth dishes for the few people in front of him, and he is very busy, so he has to deal with these people in front of him with a smile on his face.

But even so, a certain young man with a fair face and a somewhat handsome face sitting on the side still looked at him with some dissatisfaction: "Lu Laosi, why are you smiling so reluctantly today, but you feel that our brother has treated you badly?" ”

"Brother Hu, what did you say, how could I have such a mind, it is my honor to be at the same table with you." Lu Yu hurriedly responded with a smile, but the smile on his face was indeed not so natural.

A young man on the other end also saw that he had something on his mind, so he put down his wine glass: "What, but my sister is angry with you again?" She is like this, she was spoiled by her father and mother, as long as you bear with it more, it will be over. This is Lu Tang's brother-in-law, that is, Liao Changming, the son of Liao Wenjie, the fourth master of Wu County.

Lu Tang was able to eat at the same table with these sons and brothers in front of him, and he still relied on his face. Although his father is just a county official, after all, he has some power, so Liao Changming is also well-known in the city, and he has established a group of officials or rich children from the same background.

As soon as he opened his mouth, Lu Tang couldn't avoid answering anymore, so he could only smile bitterly: "Actually, something happened at home, and I felt uncomfortable, so I ...... But it has nothing to do with Ah Xiu, she is still very good. ”

"Oh? What happened to your Lu family? I heard that your father has always had the final say in Lujiagou, could the villagers there still dare to rebel? Liao Changming couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Hey, it's not because of a disobedient ......" Lu Tang did feel bad about the affairs of the family, so he simply told everything, and then added: "This Lu Zhen doesn't want to think about how our relatives took care of him when he was in trouble, but now it's good, he has become an official, his wings are stiff, and he turns his face and doesn't recognize people." I actually asked my father for some kind of land rent, and as soon as I opened my mouth, it was dozens or hundreds of taels of silver, which is really unreasonable! ”

People often don't see their mistakes, Lu Tang completely forgot that they were the Lu clansmen who oppressed Lu Jin, and also forgot that Lu Zhen actually relied on the help of the Chu family to be admitted to the Jinshi, but he took all the credit to his own head.

The other people didn't know the truth, and they couldn't help but nod their heads and say yes, saying that Lu Zhen shouldn't be. But they just talked about it, for these people, although a few dozen taels of silver is not a small amount, they are not too careful, and only people like Lu Tang will take it seriously. From this, it can be seen that this land entanglement is indeed too different from them, and it is not possible to have deep friendships.

At this moment, the young man sitting at the top of the place put down his chopsticks and showed a thoughtful look: "Lu Jin, why do I feel that this person's name is quite familiar?" It's as if someone had mentioned him to me recently. ”

As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone turned their attention to it: "Brother Yan has actually heard of such a person?" ”

"By the way, I heard that he was an official in Hangzhou, maybe Yan Gongzi heard the news from the officialdom." Lu Tang hurriedly explained.

But this Yan Gongzi shook his head lightly: "Although my father and my eldest brother are both related to the Yamen, I have no interest in it...... By the way, I remembered, I heard my brother mention this guy named Lu Jin, it's him! As he spoke, there was still some unhappiness in his eyes.

He ...... How could Mr. Yan have a grudge against my cousin? This is also a bit unbelievable. Lu Tang suddenly panicked, if he offended Yan Gongzi in front of him because of this reason, it would be too aggrieved.

Although the Yan family is an official eunuch on the ground in Suzhou, it is a rich family with a lot of power and a lot of power. This Yan family is in charge of many errands on the canal wharf, and I heard that they also have a close relationship with the Cao Gang, and they have a lot of friendship with several important officials of the Yamen, which can be said to be a black and white all-encompassing existence.

Because of this, although there are the sons of the four old masters of the Yamen and the young masters of the big grain merchants, he can only sit up when he really sits up, but he can only sit in the chief.

And now, Lu Zhen actually has a dislike with his brother in the family, which is really shocking to Lu Tang, and naturally wants to find out the reason.

And the other people present also looked at this Yan Gongzi with curiosity on their faces at the moment, wanting to ask the reason from his mouth. To be honest, they really couldn't believe that anyone dared to offend the eldest son of the Yan family.

Yan Wenhe, the son of Yan, was looked at by everyone like this, so he picked up his wine glass and took a sip: "Actually, it's not that Lu Zhen did anything to offend my eldest brother, but ...... You know the Chu family, right? ”

He suddenly changed the subject, leaving everyone stunned, but they all nodded anyway. The Chu family is also well-known in Suzhou City, and the family background is also quite rich. And Lu Zhen was moved in his heart, he still knew about the affairs of his family, it seemed that Lu Zhen was married to the daughter of the Chu family, could it be related to this?

Sure enough, I only heard Yan Wenhe continue: "My aunt is the Chu family she married, and my eldest brother has liked my cousin Chu Yunrong since he was a child. But I don't know what my uncle thinks, and then he actually married his cousin to a guy named Lu Jin......"

He didn't elaborate on the rest of the words, but everyone understood. This is because of the jealousy between women. This Lu Zhen was really unlucky, and he actually offended the eldest son of the Yan family because of a family affair.

"Last year, my cousin was suddenly called back by my aunt, and she also planned to let her cousin and Na Lu Zhen reconcile. My eldest brother also has an unforgettable affection for his cousin, so he moved his mind. But...... My cousin has never forgotten Lu Jin, and my eldest brother has not been happy for several months because of this. He also mentioned this matter to me after he was drunk one time, and also mentioned this guy named Lu Jin. However, because the other party is a court official, we can't do it for a while, so we can only drag it out like this. After saying this, Yan Wenhe took another sip of the wine glass, and let out a long sigh.

It turned out that things were so twisty and twisty, which made everyone at the table suddenly nod, but they didn't know what to say. After all, this is someone's family matter, and it's really hard for outsiders to interfere too much. Only Lu Tang showed a strange look on his face at the moment, but he still had some brains, and he didn't say what he thought in his heart, and only endured it until everyone was full of wine and food before he stopped his wife and brother Liao Changming.

"Why, do you want to borrow money from me? I don't have a lot of money lately, and I can't get any more. Liao Changming only said that he was still embarrassed by the things mentioned before, so he took the first step.

Lu Tang shook his head again and again: "No, I'm not borrowing money from you, eldest brother, I want to discuss something with you, maybe I can use this to have a good relationship with the Yan family." ”

"Huh? You mean your cousin's thing? Liao Changming immediately understood: "Can you still let him divorce his wife?" He's an official, can you and I still threaten him? ”

"The younger brother forgot to say it before, he was just a former, and now he has been dismissed. Otherwise, I wouldn't have run back to Suzhou at this time. Only then did Lu Tang tell the truth.

Liao Changming was stunned when he heard this: "There is such a thing? ”

"It's true, I heard him say that he offended the powerful people in the DPRK or something, and he was dismissed because he was given a handle. In my opinion, it may be difficult for him to turn over again. Lu Tang smiled: "So now we have to do something, so we don't have to worry too much." ”

"Well, it's an opportunity." Liao Changming thought for a moment, and then said, "In this way, let's go our separate ways." As for you, go back first, let your father and them probe his words, if you can persuade him to take the initiative to divorce his wife, it would be the best. As for me, I went to find the eldest son of the Yan family to explore the way, if he is really infatuated with Miss Chu family, we will help him make this wish. ”

"But ......" Lu Tang suddenly hesitated again: "My cousin is not easy to deal with, and it is not easy to make him as we wish." ”

"What's this? As long as we tell him clearly, with the Yan family and our Liao family's local reputation in Suzhou, can we still suppress him as a sinner who has been dismissed? Moreover, if he really toasts and doesn't eat and drink, we have a way to deal with him. When the time comes, it will not only make him obedient to his fate, but also make him suffer enough. ”

"Okay, then I'll go back and discuss it with my father." Lu Tang nodded hurriedly.

He was already quite jealous of Lu Jin's previous ability to be admitted to the Jinshi and become an official, but this time the other party put his own side again, which made him even more disgusted with Lu Jin. So although he and Lu Zhen are much closer when it comes to intimacy, Lu Tang at this time still stood on the opposite side of his cousin without hesitation.

And Lu Tang also secretly made up his mind, this time he must rectify the other party well, even if he really knows his wife out, he has to make him suffer some hardships, so that the people in the village will know what the result will be if he offends his own one.

Lu Zhen never dreamed that his counterattack would cause such trouble, let alone that someone would launch a big conspiracy against him for Chu Yunrong.

Perhaps, this is called the innocence of the husband, who said that he was no longer able to protect his wife at this time?