Chapter Twenty-Eight: Invitation to the Lake
A farce ended.
Zhan Qi motioned for Shen Wan to lead a few family members to retreat, and calm returned to the living room.
Although Lin Furong had left, Lin Xinru and Xiao Gongzi were still at a loss in the corner. What happened in front of them today was too sudden, too unexpected, and they had no ability to deal with it.
Du Xiaomeng stepped forward and pulled Lin Xinru's arm and said, "Miss, don't be afraid, it's okay already, with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince here, the people of the Lin family will no longer have the courage to come to you for trouble." The general has a large number of them, and he will not pursue anything more, and you don't have to worry about it in the future. ”
Yu Tianzheng paced in front of the three of them, handed the two deeds of sale to Lin Xinru and Xiao Gongzi, and said with a smile: "You can take these two deeds of sale back." ”
Xiao Gongzi and Lin Xinru were both stunned, and only after a moment did they know how to react, and took the two deeds of sale with both hands. Xiao Gongzi pulled Lin Xinru to kneel, and was so excited that he kowtowed to Yu Tianzheng and said, "Thank you His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for your help!" Please bow to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince by the grass people and the lowly! ”
Yu Tianzheng helped Xiao Gongzi and said, "Why do you have to worry about it? Hurry up, please! ”
Xiao Gongzi didn't stand up, he turned around, kowtowed to Zhan Qi and said, "General Xie is complete!" ”
For Zhan Qi, Xiao Gongzi now has a little gratitude and admiration from the bottom of his heart. He abducted other people's wives and ran away, and Zhan Qi not only magnanimously did not hold him and Lin Xinru accountable, but also helped them out of their difficulties in turn. This kind of bearing, this kind of mind, is really rare in the world! If it weren't for Zhan Qi's intention to fulfill them today, they don't know what would have happened.
Zhan Qi was very calm in his thanks to Xiao Gongzi: "It's just a trivial matter, you don't need to kowtow to thank me." ”
Hearing Zhan Qi say this, Xiao Gongzi's heart was moved, what kind of virtue did he accumulate in his previous life, and in this life, he would repeatedly meet a good person like the general and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who gave kindness without asking for anything in return?
Xiao Gongzi raised his head, his eyes showing a determined light. He looked at Yu Tianzheng and Zhan Qi and said sincerely: "The lives of the grass people and the cheap ones are preserved by the generals and His Royal Highness the Prince, the great kindness of the generals and His Royal Highnesses, the grass people cannot be repaid, please let the grass people and the cheap ones stay by your side as slaves and maids, in order to repay the kindness!" ”
Zhan Qi glanced at the determined Xiao Gongzi, and then at Lin Xinru, who didn't dare to say a word beside him, and couldn't help frowning. Even if he lacks servants in the General's Mansion, he can't leave Lin Xinru to call him, none of the people in the Lin family are pleasing to the eye, let such an unsightly person stay in the General's Mansion, let's pull it down!
So, without thinking too much, he put on a generous appearance and said, "I just helped you with a gesture, and I didn't think about asking for anything in return." You go back and live a good life is the best reward. ”
Yu Tianzheng continued in a light tone as if he had nothing to do with his own affairs: "This king and General Zhan have the same thoughts, I don't need you to repay anything, you can go back." ”
Seeing that Zhan Qi and Yu Tianzheng both said that they didn't need to repay him, Xiao Gongzi thought about it for a while, and felt that there should be no shortage of subordinates from big families, besides, he had seen the subordinates who came out of the big households, although they were subordinates, but their quality was very good, and the momentum of the faction looked much stronger than that of the local petty officials! Perhaps, people feel that their kind of people are not even qualified enough for the current people, so they don't want to repay their kindness as slaves and servants.
Thinking of this, Xiao Gongzi was embarrassed to force others to accept him as a person. However, Du Xiaomeng doesn't think so. Although Lin Furong was temporarily fooled by Yu Tianzheng now, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not be discovered by the Lin family in the future, Lin Xinru and Xiao Gongzi actually have nothing to do with Narui Wangfu. Look at Lin Furong's style of acting, if he knew about it, he would definitely not let the two of them go easily.
So, Du Xiaomeng actively recommended Xiao Gongzi to Yu Tianzheng from the side: "His Royal Highness the Prince, Xiao Gongzi is full of reading and poetry, he not only writes well, but also can draw!" The Rui Wangfu is so big, and it usually uses talents to write and draw, right? Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already written the deed of sale, let Xiao Gongzi go to the Rui Wang's Mansion to do things. ”
"Xiang'er!" Xiao Gongzi was afraid that Du Xiaomeng's unhindered speech would make His Royal Highness the Crown Prince unhappy, so he hurriedly stepped forward and tugged on her sleeve hard, "In front of His Royal Highness the Prince, don't be rude." ”
Xiao Gongzi is afraid, but Du Xiaomeng is not afraid. She can be regarded as having shared hardships with Yu Xiaorui, she knows that Yu Tianzheng is grateful to her, and judging from the fact that Yu Tianzheng really ordered Lin Furong to stand still and let her slap her just now, she knows that Yu Tianzheng will not refuse her small request. Asking Yu Tianzheng to recruit one more subordinate to go back to summon him is the same as asking Lin Furong to stand still, and saying to Yu Tianzheng is just a trivial request.
Du Xiaomeng ignored Xiao Gongzi's nervous appearance, and continued to smile and say to Yu Tianzheng: "Does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince think this proposal of the people's daughter is good? If you think it's good, then think about it, Xiao Gongzi is really good! Recruit him to work in the Rui King's Mansion, and His Royal Highness will not suffer at all. When she said this, she softened her tone, with an innocent and innocent face, and she was clearly selling cuteness.
However, for a man who is a little old and experienced like Yu Tianzheng, it is appropriate and reasonable for a girl who is only seventeen or eighteen years old to sell cuteness appropriately. As long as it's not too much, it's also a pleasing thing to look at the girl's cuteness. Besides, in his eyes, Du Xiaomeng is very cute and cute even if he doesn't sell it. Therefore, for such a small request as hers, even if he knew that the palace was not bad at all, he had no reason to refuse.
So, Yu Tianzheng agreed without hesitation: "Okay, I'll go back and explain to the steward." Xiao Gongzi, you can find a time to come to Rui Wang's Mansion and find Steward Zhong to arrange it for you. ”
Being able to enter the Rui Wangfu is a good errand that many people can't think of even if they break their heads, but now this opportunity has fallen on his head without psychological preparation! Xiao Gongzi stayed for a while before he was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly: "Thank you, Your Royal Highness the Prince!" Thank you, Your Royal Highness the Prince! ”
After tossing for most of the day, it was not early outside.
Xiao Gongzi thanked Zhan Qi and Yu Tianzheng for saying a lot of thanks, and then left with Lin Xinru.
After Xiao Gongzi and Lin Xinru left, Zhan Qi had time to care about his friend and Yu Xiaorui. He picked up Yu Xiaorui and asked Yu Tianzheng: "Why didn't you tell me this morning if you want to come over?" I don't have anything to entertain you. ”
Yu Tianzheng replied with a smile: "No need to entertain, I originally planned to come over and go back." ”
When there were no irrelevant idlers present, Yu Tianzheng and Zhan Qi spoke very casually with "I", never using words such as "this king", and he was so casual in front of Du Xiaomeng.
Yu Xiaorui hugged Zhan Qi's neck, and said sweetly: "Uncle Zhan, my father and I are here to invite you and Sister Xiaomeng to go to Yanliu Lake together at noon the day after tomorrow." ”
Yanliu Lake, Du Xiaomeng still knows. It is a lake on the outskirts of the city in the west, and it is named "Yanliu Lake" because the lake is full of willow trees, and it is one of the places that people in the capital like to play and see.
Zhan Qi frowned a little embarrassed and looked at Yu Xiaorui, and said, "The day after tomorrow?" Xiao Xiaorui, my uncle will be very busy all day after tomorrow, so I can't go. ”
Yu Xiaorui pursed her lips in some disappointment, but after a while, she laughed again, looked at Du Xiaomeng and asked, "Sister Xiaomeng, Uncle Zhan can't go, can you go with us?" ”
Yu Xiaorui's smile is so sweet that it is greasy to get. In the face of such a cute chick, Du Xiaomeng is really powerless to refuse! Isn't it just going to swim in a lake, and it's not a sea of swords, Du Xiaomeng readily agreed: "Of course you can!" The day after tomorrow, my sister and Xiaorui went to the lake together! ”
Yu Xiaorui smiled even sweeter and said, "Sister Xiaomeng is the best!" She held her little finger out, "Come and pull a hook, and you must come with me then!" ”
"Good!" Du Xiaomeng stretched out her little finger and hooked Yu Xiaorui's finger.