A few people who were eating in another room had already understood Li Ling's identity in a few words, and Yu Yuanyuan also noticed Liu Pingle's blushing ears, she smiled slightly, and immediately asked for Liu Pingle: "I don't know if Master Li has a marriage match?" ”

Li Ling was suddenly a little overwhelmed, and looked at Yu Yuanyuan in surprise...... He thought that Yu Yuanyuan inquired about this, because she had taken a fancy to him. Even if Da Li's folk customs are okay now, it's too tough for the girl's family to ask this kind of thing directly, right?

Yu Yuanyuan saw that he was frightened, and hurriedly explained with a smile: "No, no, no, Master Li misunderstood, I am already married, but I still have a hobby in private, that is, being a matchmaker. But I know a lot of wonderful aristocratic ladies, and I might be able to give you a good relationship. ”

Li Ling relieved himself at this time, and said generously: "I am not married for the time being." ”

Liu Pingle lowered his head and pinched the corners of his clothes, it was the first time for Yu Yuanyuan to see her so shy, she raised her handkerchief to cover her mouth and looked at the two people in front of her, which was really a bit of a matchmaker's posture.

"Our Pingle is the daughter of Lord Liu's family, and her appearance is also charming and love......ly," Yu Yuanyuan said again, Liu Pingle was really shy, and ran out after saying something.

No matter how cheerful her personality is, she is still a little girl in the end, Yu Yuanyuan knew it in her heart, she just squinted at Li Ling and asked, "Master Li, what do you think of Pingle?" ”

Li Ling didn't directly say whether it was okay or not, but nodded and said ambiguously: "Pingle is indeed a good girl, when I went to visit Lord Liu in Liufu before, I still remember that Pingle spoke for me. ”

Yu Yuanyuan saw that he had a clue about this matter, and was about to say a few more good words about Liu Pingle, Guo Caiping on the side took over the conversation quietly, and said: "If Gongzi Li has the opportunity, he can also visit my father, my father also likes to make friends with young and promising adults like you." ”

"Oh? I don't know who Miss Guo's father is? ”

Guo Caiping smiled, didn't even report his father's name, and directly said the official position, and said: "It happens to be one level higher than Liu Pingle's father, and he is a second-grade scholar." In fact, she is the only one who can overpower Liu Pingle.

However, although her father's position is higher than Liu Pingle's father, because she is a concubine, she has no status at home, and Liu Pingle is different, the Liu family only has this one daughter, and Liu Pingle is praised to the sky.

"It turns out that Miss Guo is the daughter of Guo Chongde and Guo Shangshu." But Li Ling didn't know that Guo Caiping was a concubine, so she hurriedly said, "If you have the opportunity, you will definitely visit Lord Guo, and I hope that Miss Guo will introduce you." ”

And even if Li Ling knew that she was a concubine, he wouldn't think that her status was much lower than Liu Pingle...... Li Ling was born in a poor family, a small family, and did not have a particularly strong concept of concubines, because many men in the family could not even afford to marry a daughter-in-law, let alone marry more than two, so where did the concubine come from?

Guo Caiping nodded in response: "That's nature." ”

Then, Li Ling took two more bites and said goodbye, and the two sent him to the door, and after he walked away, the smile on Guo Caiping's face suddenly dropped, and he bumped Yu Yuanyuan with his elbow, and said, "Yuanyuan, you are too partial, right?" I'm older than Pingle, I haven't found my in-law's house yet, you see a man with both talent and good looks and want to match her, and you don't care about me at all! ”

Yu Yuanyuan rubbed the painful part of the touch, bared his teeth and said, "I still want to talk about you, didn't you see Liu Pingle blushing?" She knew Master Li before you, and admired Master Li first, and even I guess she came to the Mansion for this Lord Li, why do you want to fight with her? There is a way that would rather destroy a temple than a marriage, you should be a good person, and complete the love of Pingle, and I will pay attention to you in the future. ”

"Hmph, if I fulfill him, who will fulfill me. Besides, she and Li Ling haven't gotten a word yet, and you still say that I regret a marriage...... I see that Master Li doesn't have any special feelings for Pingle, maybe he likes me more. Guo Caiping brushed her hair back and leisurely returned to the side hall.

Yu Yuanyuan was a little angry, but he didn't say anything in the end, sighed helplessly, and followed.

When they went to the side hall, they found that the atmosphere in the side hall was not very good, Liu Pingle was not here at the moment, An Ge, Liu Yongxu, Zhang Lianfeng and Liang Zifeng were all in a pile to look at something, Yu Yuanyuan glanced at it, and saw that it was an account book, but the atmosphere over there was too stagnant, she didn't dare to ask, walked to the side and asked Yi Yinfeng in the corner, and said, "What's wrong?" ”

Yi Yinfeng shook his head and didn't say anything, just concentrating on his own business.

Guo Caiping smiled on the side: "What do you ask her to do?" That stuffy gourd, even if he knew, he wouldn't tell you. ”

Yi Yinfeng didn't even seem to take this ridicule to heart, and still ignored it.

Yu Yuanyuan still felt curious, and planned to come to An Ge's side to ask, but at this time, Liu Yongxu opened his mouth and said, "You already know that the number issued by the household department is different from your calculation, why don't you check?" Is it necessary to delay these days by digging through the ledgers? ”

Zhang Lianfeng looked at him in surprise, and after a while, she covered her face and asked in disbelief: "So this matter is directly to blame on me?" The account book was handed over to the household department before, and it was only taken back three days ago, and when I got it back, I just thought that it had been so long, even if I checked the account book at that time and went to the people in the household department to explain the law, but it has been so long, and the adults of the household department must have been implicated in many ...... Didn't I keep thinking about turning big things into small things for the sake of the newspaper? Besides, I've told An Ge many times in private, and I'll make it up to her with my own money...... Lord Liu, you and I have worked together for many years, and your temperament should be very clear, I really didn't expect you to doubt me so much! ”

Liu Yongxu was also a little unbearable by what she said, and besides, he did understand Zhang Lianfeng's temperament, although she had some deductions and searches in terms of money, but she should not dare to ask her to cheat on the account, not to mention that her husband was exiled because of corruption, how could she commit it again?

In addition, Liu Yongxu also believes in her character.

Liu Yongxu softened his breath and said: "I don't want to blame you, I know that your original intention of concealing this matter was to not cause trouble for the Di Bao Mansion, but in the end, An Ge is also innocent, and An Ge can't get over this matter without investigating it." ”

An Ge looked at Zhang Lianfeng coldly, and after last night's conversation, she didn't have a good impression of Zhang Lianfeng anymore. At this time, he didn't bother to ask her to continue talking about favors, so he directly interrupted the two of them, pointed to his own column on the ledger and said, "So who changed this?" ”

On the ledger, under An Ge's name, it can be seen that there are two words originally written, the latter one is "five", and the one in front is blacked out, I don't know whether it is "ten" or "twenty".

This time it was Liang Zifeng who spoke: "If it was altered by someone from the Di Bao Mansion, then it is not the business of the household, and the people just send it according to the account book." If it's altered by someone from the household department, it's hard to check......"

"Are there a lot of people who handle it? Why is it so hard to find? An Ge asked puzzled.

“...... There must not be many people who handle it, it should be the two adults specially appointed by the queen, I mean, Lord Tobe and you have no grievances, why don't you change someone else's and change yours? So if they painted it, they must have received orders from above, since it is the person from above, do you think the household department will cooperate with our investigation? ”

Although Liang Zifeng's tone was not very good, the reason was still clear, An Ge lowered his head and thought for a moment, and said: "What you said makes sense, but if it is really the person above who wants to give me less money, why don't you just tell me or even come over and knock me?" I don't have anything to fear them, and they can't turn around against me, don't you think, my lords? ”

The other three all looked thoughtful and were silent for a long time, so An Ge summed up and said, "So, this matter was still done by the people of the Di Bao Mansion." ”

Zhang Lianfeng raised her eyebrows and said: "It's not me, I'm responsible for settling accounts, how could I be stupid enough to deliberately make a mistake in what I am responsible for?" ”

An Ge didn't doubt her, but sneered and said: "This method is very naïve, just want me to take less money, I don't think you will do it." "You are so deeply hidden, you should be clever in your means of harming others.

Everyone looked at each other for a moment, and Liu Yongxu snorted coldly: "There are only a few people in the Di Bao Mansion, I don't believe that I can't find it!" ”

And Guo Caiping, who was sitting at the back and pretending to read, didn't dare to come out at this time.

This stalemate atmosphere was broken by Liu Pingle, she disappeared for a short time, and when she came in again, her face was not very delicate, but it was definitely gorgeous makeup, her face was pale with a thick gouache lining, and she asked when she came in: "What about Master Li?" Why don't you talk to me when you leave? ”

But no one paid any attention to her.

*

Half an hour later, Li Ling saw Xu Qiyan, who had just gotten out of school, in Guozijian, and after the two sat down, Li Ling immediately admitted his mistake and said: "Lord Xu, it is estimated that with my ability alone, I can't move the harem to report those people." ”

"Oh?" Xu Qiyan was surprised and said, "Liu Yongxu embarrassed you?" ”

Li Ling shook his head: "That's not it, Liu Yongxu didn't dare to do anything to me, he just blindly played sloppy." Today, I casually asked about the identities of the two officials, and they were actually the daughters of the second and third rank officials of the court...... It's no wonder that I didn't think in advance that if I was on an errand in front of the queen, how bad could my identity be? These two people are like this, I heard that Ange is also very appreciated by Liu Yongxu, how could Liu Yongxu let the daughter of a second- or third-grade member not please him, and go to please a low-grade person? I guess that An Ge may have a higher status......" After a pause, Li Ling wondered again, "But the middle-ranking and powerful adults in the court don't seem to have the surname An?" ”

"Liu Yongxu may not appreciate An Ge because of her preciousness, I think An Ge really has some skills." Xu Qiyan held a book in his hand, knocked on his lap for a moment, and said, "There is something important in the country these days, and I can't leave, you run there more and watch them for me, and I will go to see it myself when I have time." ”

"Yes."