Saying that, Su Jiao rubbed the elbow of the countess as if she was massaging Mrs. Su, "It's like the last time I went to the grass to race horses, I couldn't outrun Madame, and I'm looking forward to the next opportunity for Madame to teach me equestrianism." ”

"Mrs. Xiao, you are inevitably too good at talking, like your mouth is so sweet, at home your mother is probably reluctant to let you out of the cabinet." The Countess couldn't help but smile, took Su Jiao's hand and unconsciously said it, only to realize that what she said was wrong, and she hurriedly closed her mouth.

Seeing this, Su Jiao replied to him with an understanding smile, and held the countess's arm more and more affectionately, "Yes, if it weren't for the fact that the eldest woman should be married, I'm afraid that my mother would be willing to support me for the rest of my life." ”

"As a parent, you naturally want your children to be by your side." The Countess breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, "What are you going to do at that moment?" ”

"I'm afraid that I have to go and see the grumpy Duchess of Pingcheng." Su Jiao thought about it and spoke helplessly.

On the other side, the Tang Dynasty of the Lin Mansion used the ointment prepared by the imperial doctor, and the duchess's face was much better.

It was rare for the county lord to sit beside her obediently and massage her knees. When the Duchess came back to her senses, she was full of unhappiness when she remembered what had just happened.

"Just like Yan'er just said, a mere concubine actually rushed to this kind of occasion, and she was so unmeasured, I really don't know what the third prince likes about her."

When the words landed, Mrs. Lin unconsciously turned her head, pretending to pour tea to hide her surprise.

"That is to say, there is also that Mrs. Li, Li Shangshu wants to cling to the third prince as the prince, and she is against us like this, not taking the former ministers of the former dynasty in her eyes."

The county lord leaned his head on the duchess's arm coquettishly, but the words he said were merciless.

"Hmph, what's so great about his Ministry of Etiquette, he thinks that a literati can be an official with a clean breeze on his sleeves, fair and just, and his subordinates have not been killed."

The Duchess snorted lightly, and Mrs. Lin heard that the words were wrong, so she hurriedly brought a cup of tea, "What did Madame say this, hasn't Li Shangshu always been wrong?" ”

"Mrs. Lin is in the inner house, so naturally she doesn't know, Mrs. Ben helps take care of the Duke's Mansion, so she naturally needs to understand more." Anyway, Mrs. Lin's courtesy is very thoughtful, and the Duchess can also give a few good faces.

"Two years ago, Li Shangshu had a Shen government order under him, and he was quite quick in doing things, and he only listened to Li Shangshu's words, and more importantly, this government order was a relative of the original Mrs. Li's family, so Li Shangshu has always promoted him."

"I know this, didn't I say that the person surnamed Shen has always been cautious?" The more Madame Lin listened, the more amused she became, and she sat down at the head of the Duchess.

Outside, Su Jiao and the Countess inquired about the people of the Lin Mansion, turned around and found the lobby, standing at the door of the lobby, they could just hear the words of the Duchess inside.

"Her caution is also pretended, in fact, this person is insatiable, and lustful, once wanted to force a Qingqi in the Qinglou, but the Qingqi refused, he actually beat someone to death by mistake, and almost made trouble with the Criminal Department at that time."

The Duchess chuckled lightly, her tone full of mockery, and when she heard this, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows, which had been mentioned in the original book.

It is said that this case was tried by Xu Rulie in person, and it was later estimated that it was to appease his subordinates, or he was fooled by Li Shangshu and that Shen Zhengling, and Shen Zhengling was acquitted, and said that Na Qingqian was deliberately framed and committed suicide.

If anyone still remembers this incident, when they find out one day, it is estimated that Xu Rulie will be unlucky.

Su Jiao was embarrassed when she heard this, and Mrs. Lin inside was also surprised, "Even the woman in the Qinglou is also protected by the laws of the imperial court, how dare he use his power for personal gain like this?" ”

"But it's also, the original Shangshu of the Criminal Department was not Lord Jinshanjin, why did the previous Shangshu apply for resignation and return to his hometown so early, it turned out that he received black-hearted money from the Ministry of Rites."

"Isn't it, if the people under the Ministry of Rites clean it up one day, let him restrain himself, and this Mrs. Li of the province still doesn't know how to jump on us lords and former ministers."

The Duchess meant something, and the lady there was stunned for a moment, and then raised the teacup with a smile, "It's the same, it's just a pity that there is no evidence, and after such a long time, I'm afraid the Ministry of Rites has already cleaned it up." ”

"How so," said the Duchess, noncommittal.

These people were discussing in the lobby, and outside the gate of the Lin Mansion, Lin Shangshu went out and came back, and he actually had the fifth prince Xu Ruzhu by his side.

"Fifth prince, this ......" Lin Shangshu led people straight to the lobby, stood on the steps below, and saw Su Jiao and Zhang Xinglin outside the door.

Lin Shangshu was stunned, Su Jiao hurriedly nodded to him, Lin Shangshu didn't make a sound, but he just heard the echo from the lobby, which made Lin Shangshu's face change a little, and Xu Ruzhu also looked at Su Jiao with a meaningful look.

"Most of the evidence at that time was human witnesses, and besides, the clear things were still in that flower building, so it was not easy to investigate." The Duchess said energetically, as if she hoped that the officials could express something, so as to help her out of today's grievances.

However, Mrs. Lin just smiled lightly and did not give a clear answer, Lin Shangshu saw that the heat was enough, and strode into the lobby with Xu Ruzhu, and Su Jiao and the countess followed.

"The Duchess, it really makes the humble house shine, and please don't dislike the humble house."

Could it be that this is your family's family inheritance, Su Jiao raised her eyebrows.

As soon as Lin Shangshu appeared, the duchess immediately closed her mouth, and it was inconvenient to publicize the affairs of her family, so she put down the cup and got up with the county lord.

"I can't talk about it, it's just that Mrs. Ben has been here for a long time, and there are some trivial matters in the Duke's Mansion waiting for me to go back to deal with, so I will leave."

After that, the duchess pulled the county lord to Xu Ruzhu and blessed her body, and Lin Shangshu also returned the salute, "Madame, go slowly." ”

was passing by the lobby door and found Su Jiao standing there, for the sake of Su Lian's relationship with her, the duchess didn't even have a good face for her, but fortunately, Su Jiao reacted faster and blessed herself in advance.

"The Duchess walks slowly."

Anyway, Su Jiao didn't do anything, so the duchess just turned a blind eye to her, but the county lord looked at her a few more times.

Quietly waiting for these people to leave clean, Su Jiao breathed a sigh of relief, and Mrs. Lin had already briefly told Lin Shangshu what happened at the banquet.

After hearing this, Lin Shangshu thought for a moment in his heart, and first stretched out his hand to ask Xu Ruzhu to sit at the top position. "Your Highness, please sit here first, I don't know what Mrs. Xiao and the Countess are talking about?"

Su Jiao blinked, and Fu Shen said, "I guess Lin Shangshu should have heard about the things at the banquet before, I didn't think that because of the matter of my sister, Mrs. Lin's birthday ceremony was not good, I specially apologized on behalf of the Su family, and asked Mrs. Lin to forgive me." ”

"The Countess is kind enough to accompany me on this trip, and she also wants to express my sincerity to the Lin Mansion."

After that, the countess also nodded, "Yes, although there is a reason for the incident, and Su Lian is the concubine of the Three Princes' Mansion, and it doesn't have much to do with Mrs. Xiao, but Mrs. Xiao still feels that she should express something." ”

"This official does know a little about this matter, this matter was an accident, and it has nothing to do with Mrs. Xiao, but the fifth prince came to congratulate Humble Jing today, and he encountered such a thing, and the lower official is really sorry."

Lin Shangshu weighed his words and said that neither side should be offended. Xu Ruzhu listened, smiled lightly and waved his hand, "Don't complain about Lord Lin." By the way, I heard that Lord Xiao is busy assisting the Ministry of Rites in receiving the envoys of the Japanese Kingdom in the past few days, I don't know if I need help? ”

The sudden sentence helped Su Jiao a lot. Su Jiao settled down, and naturally showed a regretful expression.

"It's not too busy to say that it's busy, and it's not too embarrassing that the charter is there, but the Ministry of Rites has made mistakes one after another, which really gives Huai'an a headache. I only hope that everything is ready, and that the envoys will arrive in time. ”

"Yes, the Ministry of Rites doesn't have to deal with such things for a long time, it's indeed a little lazy, but if the envoys enter Beijing to entertain well, I don't think my father will make any mistakes with the Ministry of Rites."

When he met Xu Ruzhu in the palace a few days ago, he helped him hide, and now he helped to speak, so that Su Jiao's impression of him became more and more good.

Su Jiao was secretly happy in her heart, with the changing faces of the bridge sword spirit and Mrs. Ling, she knew that today's trip was not in vain.

"Then since Lin Shangshu still has to entertain the five princes, it is inconvenient for us to disturb, so we will also leave first."

"The hospitality is not good, then Mrs. Xiao, the countess will go slowly, there will be a chance another day, and please be able to appreciate your face."

Xu Ruzhu was sitting on the side, and Lin Shangshu naturally wanted to pay attention to the distinguished guests.

Lin Shangshu came back to his senses and asked Mrs. Lin to personally send Su Jiao and them to the door, and when Mrs. Lin turned back, Lin Feng, the only concubine of the Lin Mansion, also came out of his courtyard with Hache.

As soon as Mrs. Lin saw his depressed appearance, she was angry in her heart, if it weren't for Lin Feng being her only blood and blood, with someone as proud as him, she would have been severely reprimanded a long time ago.

"Feng'er, where did you fool around last night? Let me tell you, when the five princes come over today, you are not allowed to do anything unruly and make people laugh at the lack of decency in our Shangshu Mansion. ”

"What's this, don't worry, mother, I'm the most well-behaved person." Lin Feng turned around and wanted to escape, but he still didn't have time, and was caught and reprimanded by Mrs. Lin.

He yawned again, obviously not listening to Mrs. Lin's words, and then took a few big strides, wiped his face and broke into the lobby.

"The fifth prince is here, look at what kind of system you have become so sloppy." Lin Shangshu was full of helplessness, but fortunately, Xu Ruzhu didn't feel too abrupt, but had a feeling of seeing through it.