But he dared to say these words in his heart, now that Xiao Huai'an was coming, he still had to find a way, how to prevaricate people.

After thinking about it, Li Shangshu suddenly had an idea in his mind, and he rubbed his hands and smiled very embarrassed at Xiao Huai'an's emotionless eyes.

"Lord Xiao, I'm really sorry, originally the official thought that you were on the Ministry of Industry, maybe it would take a few days to come back, so he planned to deal with this matter quietly by himself, and the province would disturb Lord Xiao, but who would have thought that Lord Xiao would come back so soon......"

"What does Master Li mean by this, if you have something to say, you might as well say it directly." Xiao Huai snorted coldly, waiting for what he had to say this time.

"This, I'm really embarrassed, just the night before Lord Xiao came over, this official just learned that there was a problem with the map sent by his subordinates to the envoys of the Japanese Kingdom,"

While speaking, Li Shangshu observed Xiao Huai'an's expression and found that his brows were slightly frowned, and he wanted to laugh proudly in his heart.

"Follow the route on the map, I'm afraid it will take another two months to get around the capital. The official has already sent someone to inform the change of the map, but there has been no news for the past two days, so I don't know if it will be too late. ”

"Such a big thing, it was actually Li Shangshu's people who went wrong, so what is Li Shangshu planning to do now, why don't you report it?"

Xiao Huai listened to Li Shangshu quietly, and noticed the look on his face that flashed, and his heart calmed down.

Next, it is estimated that Li Shangshu will put on a top hat for himself and entrust the matter to himself.

Sure enough, Li Shangshu listened to his words, and even brought him a cup of tea for him, and politely sent it to the front, "This matter is actually big or small, if it weren't for Lord Xiao, the official wouldn't dare to tell the adults so confidently." This official just wants to ask the adults to open up the net, and it is good to be able to buy a few more days. ”

"What's the matter, Li Shangshu doesn't want this official to pass the message for you this time?" Xiao Huai'an took the cup in his hand lightly, and the emotion in his eyes was incomprehensible.

Li Shangshu's heart was beating a drum, and he could only pretend to be flattering as much as possible, "How dare this official bother Lord Xiao like this again, it only takes a few days, if the Lord agrees, the lower official must be grateful." ”

deliberately delaying the progress, affecting the arrangement of receiving foreign guests, if according to the laws and regulations of the imperial court, he should be cut from his post and deducted a few years, not to mention that Xiao Huai'an's identity and duty is to supervise hundreds of officials, and he will be charged with dereliction of duty, which is a crime plus one degree.

Not to mention that Li Shangshu would not let his subordinates make such a big mistake at all, and it was just a misunderstanding when he found out in the end, which would only make the hundreds of officials of the imperial court want to criticize Xiao Huai'an.

However, all this is just Li Shangshu's speculation, how can Xiao Huai'an not see such a simple method, that is, Li Shangshu is obsessed with the content of the book, and can only talk on paper, thus ignoring Xiao Huai'an's own ability.

After thinking about it, Xiao Huai'an gently hooked the corners of his lips, and a person like him, who doesn't like to laugh, suddenly changed his expression, making people feel not creepy.

Li Shangshu also had goosebumps on his body, but he was confident that his intelligence would not go wrong, so he gritted his teeth and straightened his chest.

"Buying time for Li Shangshu, this official really can't do such a deceptive thing, but if he hides it for Li Shangshu for a few days, maybe he can still consider it."

After listening to Xiao Huai'an's words, a stone in Li Shangshu's heart could be regarded as falling to the same place. "In this case, then the official will thank Master Xiao, Lord Xiao go slowly."

Even if he can't pull him off smoothly, it is cost-effective to let his perfect image in front of the world be damaged.

"Farewell." Xiao Huai'an retracted his smile and turned to leave the Ministry of Rites, but he was not in a hurry to return home, but quietly sent someone to the Ministry with his token.

Xiao Mansion, Su Jiao did not attend any party today, and she was in a good mood, so she sat in the courtyard with Xiao Huai'an to drink tea and enjoy the flowers. Xiao Huai'an held a Zhongkai Zihao, and with a wave, a delicate and jade orchid jumped on the paper, and then Liang Xin rushed back from outside and presented the token.

"How's it going?" Xiao Huai'an didn't raise his head, and Liang Xin hesitated and said, "The officials said that the evidence in the hands of the adults is not enough, and they will consider investigating as appropriate." ”

"This is sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, ready to reap the benefits of the fisherman." Xiao Huai'an snorted lightly, put down the brush, and a maid stepped forward to hang the painting for him.

From the side of the elegant orchid, he carried a poem with great ambition.

"If one plan doesn't work, then change it, anyway, that Zhang Shangshu doesn't have much of a good impression of us, so it's reasonable to have such an answer."

Su Jiao said, touching her chin and slowly stepping forward to admire the orchid he had drawn. The ink on the orchid leaves was a little heavy, and the ink was smudged open, and the painting was almost soaked.

"That's true." Xiao Huai'an nodded, turned his head, but looked at Su Jiao directly. Su Jiao noticed his gaze, turned around and blinked.

"You always watch me do something, even if I speak for you, he can't listen."

"The birthday ceremony of Mrs. Shangshu of the Ministry of Ministers the day after tomorrow, I think you should have received an invitation too." Xiao Huai'an looked amused by her cautious appearance, retracted his gaze, picked up the handkerchief on the table, and wiped the ink traces on his hands.

"Do you even remember someone's wife's birthday?" When the words landed, Su Jiao covered her mouth in surprise and gasped, which naturally brought Xiao Huai'an a meaningful look and a smile from Mu Hibiscus and her maids.

"Mrs. Zhang is cautious and thoughtful, and rarely makes mistakes, although Zhang Shangshu is not compatible with her husband and wife, he will still listen to his wife in some major matters."

While speaking, the expression on Su Jiao's face changed, which always made people feel funny, Xiao Huai'an felt that she must not have thought of anything good, but she still insisted on finishing her words.

"The so-called pillow wind is always better than rumors outside, and if this matter is successful, it will also be of great benefit to the officials, I think Zhang Shangshu will not refuse after thinking about it."

"It's been a long time since I've done anything like this," Su Jiao pursed her lips and nodded solemnly, "But I like the feeling of this kind of conspiracy being unleashed, so you can rest assured that you can wrap it up on me." ”

Xiao Huai'an originally thought that Su Jiao would feel embarrassed, at least a little hesitant, but he didn't expect her to agree so happily.

But after thinking about it, based on so many days of contact, he felt that it was natural for Su Jiao to have such a reaction.

"Sometimes I really don't know, whether you are such a young lady born in a wealthy family, how everyone talks about the little tricks of the rivers and lakes, but you are very interested."

"Isn't it just a little trick, and it can be regarded as a trick?" Su Jiao blinked, not quite understanding what he meant, and then she put her hands behind her back and gently stretched her arms.

"Even if it's the children of the eunuchs, according to my opinion, sometimes the rivers and lakes are much cleaner than this intriguing aristocratic circle."

"Think clearly, admire below." Xiao Huai'an twitched the corners of his mouth and said it jokingly, and Su Jiao also smiled and returned a man's bow.

"You're welcome."

The day after tomorrow, at the birthday ceremony of Mrs. Shang Shulin, most people were a little evasive about Su Jiao's identity, so every time she came out to attend a banquet, the countess took her with her.

If someone let Mrs. Lin take the initiative to talk to Su Jiao last time, she put down the handle again, so even if today's big words of Mrs. Lin are all over at the beginning, this time Mrs. Lin took the initiative to send an invitation to Su Jiao.

Su Jiao held this invitation card written in red gold foil ink, and carried what Xiao Huai'an said the day before yesterday, so today she only felt like an agent on a mission, and walked into the courtyard of the Lin family with enthusiasm and longing.

It is said that people who are officials are not black and white, and everyone has something on their hands, even if Lord Zhang does not confirm his position, it may not be an exception.

However, the Lin family knows that there is no shortage of money at home, but the maintenance and repair of the garden and the house has never been excessive, even if Mrs. Lin celebrates her birthday today, she may not be indulgent.

Mrs. Lin wore a new lilac dress, her face was full of smiles, and her whole person's aura looked much more pleasing and friendly than when she came to test it that day.

She beckoned her subordinates and waited for the lady who came to the banquet, and suddenly found that Su Jiao was standing at the door, and she didn't have the slightest bit of life, and came up to greet her very affectionately.

If it weren't for the contact at the banquet at that time, Su Jiao would almost have felt that Mrs. Lin was really such a hospitable person.

"Mrs. Xiao, you can be regarded as coming, telling us to wait for a long time, you are willing to come to the big car, it really makes the humble house shine, please come in."

Mrs. Lin was upright, no matter how lively her words were, it didn't affect her demeanor at all, she quietly glanced at the congratulatory gift brought by Su Jiao behind her, and then pretended to take Su Jiao's hand and walked in.

However, although this little action was small, Su Jiao still saw it, and she quietly withdrew her hand and asked Mu Hibiscus to open the box she was holding.

"Thanks to my husband's willingness to invite me over, a little gift is not a respect, I heard that Mrs. Lin likes jade the most, I specially found this piece of jade rough in the glazed species all over the capital, used to make earrings, bracelets are good, and ask Mrs. to smile."

To see the quality of jade, the first thing is to see whether it is clear, although the surface of this rough stone is a little rough, but it can also be seen that it is indeed not ordinary.

Sure enough, doing what she likes is the best way to talk to people, Mrs. Lin was originally a little alienated from Su Jiao, but when she saw this piece of jade, her attitude became much more real.