Su Qin and Meng Ting rode a carriage together to find Wu Jing, and they came to the shore of Mingjian Lake, it was the sunny time in the afternoon, and everything seemed so bright and warm, which was refreshing. Su Qin went straight to Tingfeng Xuan, he especially liked the building and the nearby scenery, so he wanted to take a look at it for the first time.

At this time, although it is early winter, the pines and cypresses and other trees on the shore of Mingjian Lake are still lush and green, the lake water is clear, the water is rippling, and the scenery is intoxicating. Tingfeng Xuan still stands on the east bank of Mingjian Lake, although it has been nearly three years, Tingfeng Xuan has not changed much, and it is still majestic.

Su Qin and Meng Ting walked by the lake for a while, Meng Ting saw this kind of large-scale private garden scenery for the first time, it was very novel, she pointed to the courtyards hidden in the verdant trees on the lakeside, and was excited. The buildings in various places on the lakeside have their own characteristics, some are tall and majestic, some are small and delicate, match each other, set off each other, and are obviously quite ingenious.

Wu Jing was directing the maids and servants to clean up several courtyards by the lake, and when he heard that the main family, Su Qin, had arrived, he hurriedly asked everyone to stop what they were doing, and let them all go to the lobby on the first floor of Tingfeng Xuan, waiting for the instructions of the main family.

Su Qin and Meng Ting walked around for an hour before returning to Tingfeng Xuan, Su Qin saw that Meng Ting liked Mingjian Lake and the surrounding scenery so much, so he discussed with her and named this garden Mingjian Garden. The two of them were strolling, talking, and laughing, and their hearts were very happy, enjoying the rare leisure time in their lives.

When the two of them came to the lobby on the first floor of Tingfeng Xuan, Su Qin found that there were hundreds of people gathered in the hall, some of them were handymen, some were maids, and even the sixteen female pets raised by Xu Gao were even impressive.

Most of these female pets have changed, only the two Oiran named Xinghua and Acacia Flower are left, they have accompanied Su Qin to drink wine back then, so when they saw Su Qin, they bowed to Su Qin one after another, and Su Qin didn't recognize the new Oiran that had been replaced, but these female pets heard that this was the new master's family, and they all eagerly stepped forward to salute.

Meng Ting couldn't help frowning when she saw these women dressed up in fancy clothes, and she said in her heart: "Why are these women dressed up so gorgeously, they really lack some basic common sense of makeup. The so-called excessive makeup will make the viewer bored. ”

When Su Qin saw these people, he was surprised: Why haven't these Oirans been dismissed yet? He didn't know what to do with them for a while, so he put the matter aside for now.

Wu Jing stepped forward to report on the process of retiring the garden, and Su Qin saw that it was inconvenient for the two of them to talk in front of everyone in the lobby, so he let him and Meng Ting enter another small hall connected to the lobby to talk.

Wu Jing reported to Su Qin in one hundred and fifty ten, what he meant was that the original garden was mixed with people, so it was better to dismiss some people and only keep half of the people.

Su Qin pondered for a moment and instructed: "You might as well keep more, except for those leaders who had a close relationship with the Lu Tong family before, the other maids and miscellaneous servants who can stay will be left." From among them, some reliable people can also be selected and promoted to the new leader. ”

Wu Jing nodded and replied: "The prime minister is tolerant enough, this is a favor to them, I will definitely inform these people of the prime minister's kindness." ”

Su Qin instructed again: "This place will be named Mingjian Garden in the future, you can be a big housekeeper for the time being, and take care of the affairs here, but it is best not to make decisions about everything." ”

Wu Jing replied: "How dare the little ones make their own opinions, in the future, it is better to ask Prime Minister Su Cheng for more big and small matters." ”

Wu Jing actually had one thing to explain to Su Qin in his heart, he felt that now was an opportunity, so he said to Su Qin: "The little one has followed the prime minister for many years, and there is no merit and hard work, I don't know if Cheng is satisfied with my performance?" ”

Su Qin stared at Wu Jing, and from his flickering words, he knew what he wanted to say, but he had deliberately left a hand in treating Wu Jing from the beginning, and he waited for Wu Jing to say his confusion himself. Therefore, at this time, Su Qin let out a "hmm" and did not answer clearly.

Wu Jing pursed his lips, calmed down, and said: "I don't know if the prime minister has an opinion on me, but there is one thing that I don't understand, that is, why after the prime minister returns to Luoyang this time, everyone has a reward, but the one who doesn't have mine?" ”

Su Qin smiled secretly in his heart, and said in his heart: "It turns out that you Wu Jing are not stupid, you can see that I treat you differently." ”

Meng Ting didn't know anything about this matter, she looked at Su Qin, and there was an inquiring look in her eyes, as if to say, "If it's really true, Wu Jing hasn't received any reward?" What's going on? ”

When Su Qin heard Wu Jing say this clearly, he couldn't help but cold his face, snorted heavily, and said, "What is the reason, you should know it yourself." Do you still need me to say it explicitly? ”

Wu Jing scratched his head and said in a snort: "I guess it was when I wanted to abandon the prime minister on the bank of the Yishui River, which made the prime minister feel disgusted. However, since then, I have never had a second heart for the prime minister, and I have taken care of the logistics and chores conscientiously, and I have never dared to slack off, hoping that the prime minister will remember this loyalty to me and forgive the little mistake at the beginning. ”

Su Qin glanced at Wu Jing fiercely and criticized him: "When I was on the bank of the Yishui River, it was the most embarrassing time in my life, but you took advantage of my trouble to abandon me, wouldn't it make me feel cold." How can you make me trust you completely! This kind of behavior is the most hateful! ”

Wu Jing didn't expect Su Qin to mention the old things of the year, he was still angry, he was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and kowtowed, and regretted his behavior of asking for a reward very much. thought to himself: "Just now, Prime Minister Su Cheng has already made himself the chief housekeeper of Mingjian Garden for the time being, why should he come out again, and the result is that stealing chickens will not make rice." ”

He was horrified in his heart, and stammered: "Small, small damn it, wasn't it then, wasn't it a moment of confusion!" Besides, at that time, I also hoped to force the prime minister to return to Luoyang, so I made this decision. ”

He kowtowed like pounding garlic, and swore again and again: "The little one's loyalty to the prime minister has not changed, and this heart can be learned!" ”

Meng Ting also heard some clues from the conversation between the two people, and she couldn't help but interject: "This is to blame you Wu Jing for being too stupid and reckless, if you have something to say, please tell your face, why bother to come up with that bad idea and force people to a desperate situation?" ”

Su Qin was furious when he talked about what happened back then, and scolded: "I thought of you and pleaded hard, and I took the initiative to be diligent and diligent, and made up for my mistakes, so I didn't hold you responsible." It's good that you still dare to ask me for credit and reward, and I can't wait to let you go away and stay away from me. ”

Wu Jing didn't expect that a wish for a reward that he held in his heart, after saying it, made Su Qin so unhappy, and wanted to drive himself away, he followed Su Qin for a long time, how could he leave. After leaving Su Qin, where did he go to find the position of the great housekeeper?

Wu Jing didn't have the heart to be rewarded at this time, he only wanted to get Su Qin's favor and let him stay by his side and continue to do his own thing. He simply begged to the end, and was ruthless, raised his hand and opened the bow left and right, and gave himself five or six big mouths.

Wu Jing scolded himself and said: "The little one should be damned, he has always been lucky, and he wants to prevaricate the betrayal of the past, and he has not officially asked the prime minister for his guilt." Today I kneel here, let the prime minister punish me, just ask the prime minister to be special and kind, don't drive the little ones out of the door. ”

Su Qin looked at Wu Jing and felt that the lesson he had been taught was almost over, and his face softened. Meng Ting and Su Qin have been intimate for a long time, so she naturally knows Su Qin's thoughts, and she finds a step for Su Qin to go down.

Meng Ting said: "Wu Jing was really hateful back then, but he took care of the logistics chores, but he was also dedicated and meticulous. Ji Zi should either read in the face of the old man and bypass him. ”

Su Qin originally wanted to scold Wu Jing Yitong and let him be honest, don't think that he trusted him, so he dared to act arbitrarily, but now he has made Wu Jing suffer, he has learned a lesson, and he is about to find a reason to forgive him, but fortunately, Meng Ting said the words of going down the steps. Just when I want to sleep, I have a pillow!

Su Qin quietly glanced at Meng Ting, and his eyes showed gratitude. He restrained his anger and said to Wu Jing: "I don't know how to do your hard work, but isn't it what you should do to make up for your mistakes?" ”

Wu Jing saw that Su Qin no longer insisted on sweeping himself out of the door, so he stopped slapping his mouth, he was extremely heavy just now, his cheeks were red, and even his palms were numb.

He replied to Su Qin and said: "The little one understands, it is I who don't know the importance of it, and I ask the prime minister for a reward for no reason, and the prime minister scolds right." The small one made a big mistake and should make up for it, and the little one's life was also saved by the prime minister from the hands of the big thief, and the little one should be grateful. The little ones don't dare to think about it anymore. ”

Su Qin saw that Wu Jing had nostalgia for Luoyang, and took the initiative to help him take over Mingjian Garden, and was busy with Zhang Luo, not just trying to be a housekeeper, never wanting to leave Luoyang again, and traveling around with him. Su Qin thought: "Everyone has their own wishes, some people are difficult to leave their homeland, and some people like to walk around, so they don't have to force others." ”

He felt: "If Wu Jingxin can be convinced, fearful, and dare not do anything wrong, it would be a good arrangement to leave him in Luoyang to manage his own industry in Luoyang." ”

He frightened Wu Jing again, picked up what Wu Jing was afraid of, and said: "What happened on the bank of the Yishui River back then, I was confused when I thought of you, so I will forgive you for the time being." In the future, if I have crooked thoughts again, don't blame me for being ruthless. At that time, not only will you be expelled from the mansion, but even Luoyang will make you unable to gain a foothold. ”

Wu Jing kowtowed again and replied: "The little one will never dare, Prime Minister Xie will be lenient to me, and I will never mention the reward again." ”