Chapter 42: Liu Pingle's Secret
After Liu Pingle finished calling, he touched his hot face, lowered his head and asked An Ge: "An Ge, is the makeup on my face spent?" β
An Ge shook his head blankly.
"That's good, that's good......"
After Liu Pingle finished speaking, he hurriedly walked to the courtyard and said to the man, "Gongzi Li, are you here?" Before, you went to visit my father at my house, and you said that you worked for the mansion, but I have been here for more than a month, and this is the first time I have seen you...... Are you really here? β
That Li Gongzi seemed to look at it for a while before remembering the person in front of him, and replied with a smile: "It turned out to be Miss Liu." When I visited Lord Yanagi in the Yanagi Mansion before, I said that I worked for the Dibao Mansion, but in fact, I was talking about the Dibao Mansion on the other side......"
"The other side?"
That Li Gongzi nodded, looked at the door behind the row of emerald green bamboos and said: "Yes, behind that door, it is also the Di Bao Mansion, and the people who work there do not write the "Harem Di Bao", but the "Chao Zheng Tiao Bao". But because we are still in charge of various matters of the Guozijian on weekdays, we rarely come to the mansion. In addition, there are all women here, and we are on the other side, even if there is a door separating us, it is very inconvenient. β
Liu Pingle suddenly realized: "I see, no wonder I haven't seen you for so long......"
Li Gongzi smiled and was about to speak, when Liu Yongxu greeted him, and hurriedly smiled and said politely: "Master Li, why are you here?" Quick, come in and sit. β
With that, he invited him to the side hall......
An Ge has been sitting in his place and watching, and Liu Pingle cares very much about the appearance of Li Gongzi who is about his early twenties, with good facial features...... Seriously, after she saw a beautiful man like Su Yi'an, a beautiful man like Su Yi'an, a beautiful man like Yin Yi who was slightly feminine but really good-looking, and a beautiful man like Jing Lan, Li Ling's appearance could only be regarded as a good facial feature in her eyes.
Especially Jinglan, because of the experience of the battlefield, Su Yi'an and Yin Yi have more domineering that they don't have, and because of his identity or the emperor's favor on him, he doesn't have to and disdain to deal with human affairs, so when he sees everyone, he shows a straightforward and youthful spirit that he is too lazy to say anything to you.
But...... Li Ling, who is not as good as these people, always has a smile on the corner of his mouth, looking gentle and kind, and at first glance he is the kind that is good at being considerate of people.
But judging from Liu Yongsu's attitude towards him, this person's position is not particularly high, or Liu Yongsu doesn't particularly care about him...... The people Liu Yongxu cared about had to be invited to his study, and those who were entertained with good tea would be brought to the side hall to sit with them wherever they could, and they would not shy away from talking.
That Li Gongzi didn't care about the wrong place to entertain him, and after sitting down, he said to Liu Yongxu with a smile: "Lord Liu, I naturally came here today to have a serious ......."
As he spoke, An Ge got up and walked to Liu Pingle, who had a gentle face, and asked in a low voice, "Pingle, who is he?" β
Liu Pingle even became softer in his voice, and replied: "It's Li Ling, the assistant teacher of Guozijian, and the new science and technology detective Hualang ......."
An Ge looked at her distracted appearance and guessed: "You came to the Mansion for him?" The secret you've been reluctant to tell me is him? β
"No...... No......" Liu Pingle still denied it, but her shyness had betrayed her.
An Ge was immediately interested, and was about to inquire more, when he suddenly heard Liu Yongxu say: "An Ge's Yu Lu made a mistake?" β
Not only An Ge, but almost everyone present raised their heads and looked at Li Ling and Liu Yongxu, who were sitting and talking.
Li Ling nodded and said: "Yes, after the emperor knew about this matter, he attached great importance to it and said that he must find out no matter what." Dongchang should have been responsible for this matter, but the emperor felt that Lord Tan was still a layman in this regard, and felt that our court newspaper and your harem newspaper were similar in all aspects, and it was easier to understand how you should calculate it, and it was easier to find out, so he handed over the right to investigate this matter to us...... I don't know which one is Ange? β
Everyone looked at An Ge again, and Li Ling also followed their line of sight, and then asked An Ge with a smile: "How much silver are you missing?" Tell me, whatever the reason, I'll find it out for you. β
An Ge could feel that except for Li Ling and Liu Pingle, several other people had blaming her gaze.
If this matter is a big problem, it will be tantamount to offending everyone in the mansion.
But she ...... Didn't tell anyone! Even Liu Pingle hid it, how did this matter get to the emperor?
"You're Ange? Tell me about the situation. Li Ling asked.
An Ge didn't think much about it, and quickly shook his head and said, "Master Li, I don't know what you're talking about, there's nothing wrong with my Yulu." β
The voice Li Ling heard with Xu Qiyan last night was obviously her, but now seeing that she didn't want to admit it, the smile on her face took on a hint of coercion, and said: "Girl, speaking of which, I am considered to be a peer with you, if there is really something, I can help you." If you don't want to tell me, the emperor will send someone from Dongchang to check ......."
East Factory? That's not good, the last incident was ostensibly that An Ge offended Tan and Bai, at worst, it was the Dibao Mansion that offended Dongchang, and at a bigger point, it was the entanglement between the queen and Tan and Bai. If this matter is handed over to Dongchang, even if it is fine, it will have to make a big deal.
Liu Yongsu hurriedly smiled and said: "Lord Li, since it is a matter of our mansion, it is better for us to investigate it privately first, if there is really a problem, I will discuss with you again?" β
"I'm afraid it's not going to work." Li Ling said, "What if you persecute this little girl in private? β
An Ge raised her eyebrows, although she originally wanted to recover her silver, she just felt that it was enough to tell Liu Yongxu about this matter, and there was no need to make trouble for the emperor to take it, causing the entire Mansion to be implicated. She still has to rely on the Di Bao Mansion to find her mother's relics, and she doesn't want anything to happen to the Di Bao Mansion no matter what.
Quietly said to Liu Pingle: "Pingle, are you familiar with him?" Can you persuade him to leave first? He came too suddenly, you see that Lord Liu can't cope with it. β
Hearing this, Liu Pingle nodded, got up and said to Li Ling: "Master Li, it's almost noon now, you must be hungry too, right?" How about we go eat first? After eating, it's not too late to come back and ask. β
Li Ling waved his hand and said, "I'm afraid this won't work, Lord Xu specially told me to find out the results as soon as possible." β
"After you left my house last time, my father kept saying that he didn't treat you well, but I didn't expect that I could be an official in the court with you today, you must give me a chance to treat you to a meal, and I will go back and explain to my father." Liu Pingle said, walked into his side, and begged sincerely, "Li Gongzi, you will fulfill my wish." β
"Yes, yes, yes, must go. You haven't tasted the craft of our Mansion Chef yet, have you? People are given by the emperor to come to the palace to report to the house, that is, it is definitely not inferior to the famous restaurants outside. Liu Yongxu said with a smile, and then glanced back at Guo Caiping and Yu Yuanyuan, "You two, together with Ping Le, accompany Master Li to eat first." β
Guo Caiping and Yu Yuanyuan understood, the two of them went over together, pushed and forced him out of the side hall, and Li Ling was inconvenient to resist, so he had to be fooled by them to eat.
After a few of them left, the smile that Zhang Lianfeng still had on her face just now immediately lifted, and said coldly: "An Ge, we have always been kind to you, especially Lord Liu, since you came to the Dibao Mansion, all good errands have been sent to you, but have you been treated a little bit?" Why are you doing this? Why are you pushing our entire Mansion to a dead end? β
An Ge originally wanted to persuade Li Ling to calmly discuss the solution with everyone, but now when he saw Zhang Lianfeng's villain suing first, he sneered: "Lord Zhang's words are serious, even if it is traced, you are responsible for the miscalculation of the matter, and it is just to push you out, and it will not affect the entire Mansion of the Mansion." β
"You're naΓ―ve to think about it," it was Liang Zifeng who answered this time, he looked at An Ge, sighed and said, "Even if Lord Zhang miscalculates, we are all subordinate officials of Lord Liu, and Lord Liu will also be punished for the crime of governing the government without saying anything." β
"Heh, that's what she wants, Lord Liu and I have been implicated, can't she rise to the top?" Zhang Lianfeng's usual kind eyebrows and kind eyes suddenly disappeared, and as soon as her thin lips opened and closed, she buckled a hat for An Ge, "Maybe Yulu is not wrong at all, she is estimated to make a big deal about it, so that she can use this matter to offend me and Lord Liu." β
An Ge couldn't help but sneer, why did he think she was a good person before?
"Lord Liu, I didn't say this matter, I only talked to Lord Zhang in private a few days ago, and I didn't tell anyone else, I don't know who got the emperor to go to the emperor at this time. Now that Dibao Mansion is the foundation of my foothold in the capital, how could I possibly let it get into trouble? An Ge turned his head and glanced at Zhang Lianfeng, "I, An Ge, have always been grateful for my kindness, if I hadn't thought that you had helped me at the beginning, I would have told Master Liu about this a long time ago, don't say that I didn't say it, even if I did, then I didn't do anything wrong!" Am I supposed to protect you? β
"Alright." Liu Yongxu interrupted the quarrel between the two and asked, "An Ge, is your Yulu really wrong?" β
An Ge nodded: "I only received five taels of silver." β
Zhang Lianfeng raised her eyebrows and said: "I didn't write this number in the account book, but the Lord Hubu sent so much, maybe the Hubu received an order from the emperor to deduct it, right?" After all, didn't you just offend the emperor and General Jinglan? β
"How can the emperor have the spare time to deal with An Ge?" Liu Yongxu frowned, snorted, and said, "You don't know, but I know very well that the people from the court newspaper took the initiative to ask for an investigation of this matter, and they came to me." The director of the newspaper, that is, the priest of the country, Xu Qiyan, has always been at odds with me, and this time he seized the opportunity to get me to death. β
Although An Ge still didn't think it was her fault, she didn't know why she felt guilty...... After all, Liu Yongxu is really good to her. She lowered her eyes and pondered for a moment, then asked, "I'll go and tell Master Li that Yu Lu is not wrong, can't I?" β
"You just said it, he doesn't believe it." Yi Yinfeng in the corner said silently, although no one answered, everyone did hear clearly.
"Since this is the case, then find out before him, go to the emperor and the queen's mother, and atone for your sins." Liu Yongxu's gaze swept over everyone and said, "If there is really anything unclean in the Di Bao Mansion, it is better to break it off early." β