Not long after lunch, Lao Liu, the housekeeper, found Zhou Xiaocao and said that a Du Gongzi came to visit.

Zhou Xiaocao thought to herself, Du Gongzi? It can't be the Du Gong Department, right? In that case, he should have come to thank you. After all, he helped his family resolve a political crisis. Although they did not have their own appearance, they could survive the crisis without danger with Mr. Lao Du's favored Cheng Dù in front of Emperor Tianze, but after all, it would not be so lightly, and maybe there would be some political interests that had been handed over.

Zhou Xiaocao said to Lao Liu: "Mr. Liu, don't talk nonsense, that is the son of the secretary of the court, and he is a member of the Ministry of Works." ”

Steward Liu's eyes shot a gleam: "Oh? That's old and abrupt, and after a while, the old man will make amends to him. ”

Steward Liu is also a human spirit, so he naturally knows what it means to be a son of a minister. But in this way, his understanding of this old man is a higher level. This old man, at first, was just a down-and-out scholar in the capital, and was favored by Feng Zigui, a wealthy businessman in Cangzhou, half solicited and half pity, and accepted him as a son-in-law, and then spent a small year in a daze, and suddenly developed. If nothing else, let's just say who he knows. The prince's illness was cured by him, and he was appreciated by the prince; At this time, I can go to the Qinglou and get to know a son who is a scholar, so I can only say that his shit luck is too good. Not to mention anything else, even people like Prince Gong can be regarded as enemies, and if they are ordinary people, they will be paralyzed by fright.

Zhou Xiaocao waved his hand and said, "No need, I'll apologize to him in person later." ”

Steward Liu bowed his head and responded, "Yes!" ”

Zhou Xiaocao is also right to say this, and he asked himself to be a housekeeper to make amends. It seems that the sincerity is not enough.

The two of them came to the living room, but saw Du Qi standing there with his hands behind his back. Enjoy the calligraphy and paintings hanging in the hall. These calligraphy and paintings are all poems "made" by Zhou Xiaocao. Someone wrote it and framed it there. Unexpectedly, this extremely rough son brother still has a vassal and elegant hobby.

Zhou Xiaocao began to shout at the door: "Oh, Brother Du is here, and the younger brother didn't go out to greet him, what a sin!" ”

Du Qi turned around, showed a smile on his face, and said with a smile: "Where did Brother Zhou come from, we are like brothers in a family, why bother to learn from that layman." ”

Hear him say that. Zhou Xiaocao was relieved. It seems that Du Shangshu has an attitude towards himself, which is worth celebrating. Even if he is the emperor's gold medal agent, it is a capital that cannot be used to show off. In daily life, you still need one or two big trees. Obviously, Du Shangshu's tree is big enough and good enough!

Du Qi stepped forward and grabbed Zhou Xiaocao's arm and said, "Du Moutuo is loud and calls you brother." You wouldn't mind, would you? ”

Zhou Xiaocao said repeatedly: "No, no, no!" It should be, it should be! ”

Good guy, more than a dozen years older than himself, and his voice is light.

Du Qi smiled. said: "Let's go, take you to a quiet place for my brother, the two of us." Let's talk about it too. ”

Zhou Xiaocao said: "That's how it should be! What, I'm going to talk to my lady. Tell her not to wait for me for dinner at night. ”

Du Qi frowned and said, "Do you still have to tell women about these things?" ”

Zhou Xiaocao smiled: "My lady is really human. If I don't come, she won't eat, and she still needs to talk. ”

Actually, Zhou Xiaocao came to say to Feng Yulan, and secondly, she went to get the money. God knows what kind of place this Du Gongzi took him to, and the consumption was not high. It's better to bring more money, and I feel a little confident in my heart.

The two left the Zhou Mansion and got into the carriage where Du Qi was sitting when he came. The curtain is lowered and the car starts. In ancient times, the shock absorption effect of horse-drawn carriages was not good, and the road conditions were not very smooth, if it were not for the soft cushion under the buttocks, the buttocks could be shaken apart.

Du Qi opened his mouth and said: "Du Mou first thanked Zhou Gongzi here for speaking up!" On that day, Du made a mistake for a while, and Mr. Yang Da, who was fake and high, was angry, which was really unwise. Thanks to Zhou Gongzi for going to the court to solve the situation, my father is also very grateful. ”

Zhou Xiaocao and the big snake followed the stick, and immediately said: "Between our brothers, we won't say those things that are outside the world." The eldest brother has a straightforward temperament, and the younger brother has always admired it. ”

Du Qi looked at Zhou Xiaocao carefully, staring at his face for a full minute, as if chewing on how many true feelings there were in Zhou Xiaocao's words. Finally, he said, "Well spoken! In fact, his father's official Zhishang is already a very good minister. Some people are jealous, some people are resentful, and that's normal. However, some people, some people, they actually think that if I Du Qi didn't take care of my father, I would be a waste at all! ”

Zhou Xiaocao said: "To be honest, if you are not someone who knows you well, I am afraid that this kind of thinking is the impression of the vast majority of people." ”

Du Qi's eyes narrowed slightly, and a little anger appeared: "Why do you think so too?" ”

Zhou Xiaocao said: "It's not because Ling Zun's aura is too dazzling, unless you have made more outstanding achievements than his old man, otherwise, such a statement will still be very marketable." ”

Du Qi suddenly became deflated again, lowered his head and said, "Is it more than my father's achievements?" That's a sigh! ”

Zhou Xiaocao said: "Why do you sigh big brother? Emperor Tianze is old, Ling Zun is old, and the future world belongs to our young people! As long as the eldest brother sticks to his own approach, one day, you will catch up with or even surpass Ling Zun's achievements! As for the whispers of ordinary people, what should he do? ”

Du Qi shook his head and said, "What are you doing with these frustrating words?" Brother Wei will take you to meet Miss Manjing this time, she is the most understanding, you will definitely like her. ”

It's just that between his eyebrows, the sorrow that can't be dissolved is obviously dispersed. It seems that Zhou Xiaocao's enlightenment still played a role in him.

The carriage stopped, and the two people got out of the car, only to see that this is the outskirts of the capital, in front of them is a clear artificial lake, the lake is full of trees, if it is summer, you can imagine how elegant it will be.

By the lake, there is a small courtyard with red tiles and blue bricks, the vermilion lacquer gate is closed, and the copper ring on the door has been polished to a little smooth, which shows that the owner here is very popular.

Zhou Xiaocao said strangely: "There is still such a place in the capital? ”

Du Qi said with a smile: "Haha, it seems that Zhou Gongzi doesn't go out often." This cranberry girl, good person, good talent, I don't know how many self-proclaimed love seeds want to receive this cranberry girl to the house. It's just that none of them succeeded, which made the Manjing girl more popular. ”

Zhou Xiaocao was even more curious: "There are still such wonderful people in the world?" That's a good look. ”

Du Qi smiled and picked up Zhou Xiaocao: "Let's go, let's go and meet Miss Manjing." ”

Du Qi came to the door, personally grabbed the copper ring on the door, and knocked lightly three times. Inside, a little girl in Tsing Yi opened the door, this little girl is not very old, she tied two braids with white silk, and her eyebrows were very smart: "Do you two have a prayer?" ”

Bye-on? This woman is quite stylish!

Du Qi was prepared, took out a gilded post from his arms, and handed it to the maid. The maid took it with both hands, played with her waist gently, and said, "Please wait!" Then he closed the door lightly and entered with small steps.

After a while, the little maid came out and said to them, "Du Gongzi, please come in." ”

This kind of process makes Zhou Xiaocao's curiosity greater. When I watched the Water Margin before, I knew that Master Li was such a unique courtyard, with many rules, and idlers couldn't see her yet. I didn't expect that I would have the opportunity to meet such a woman who could be comparable to Master Li.

When the two of them entered the courtyard, the maid immediately closed the door again and led the way in front.

There is a clump of bamboo planted in this yard, there is a rockery, and a starling is raised in a cage made of bamboo strips, which looks very elegant.

At this time, a crisp voice came from the room: "The arrival of the two sons makes Manjing feel very honored." (To be continued......)