The celadon tea cup was respectfully served, Sun Deren bowed his head and bent over, kneeling in front of a high platform with no courage to breathe. Hou Ye didn't speak, and he didn't even dare to raise his head.

Liu Yanshu squinted his eyes and took a sip of tea, and snorted coldly in his throat. The demeanor is graceful and majestic, arrogant and alienated.

The few towns under the jurisdiction of poor Sun Deren are all poor rural areas, and it is impossible to be greedy for thousands of taels of silver on weekdays. Otherwise, you can take it out right now to accompany the crime and save the emergency.

Liu Yanshu drank a cup of tea and pretended to say, "Yo, why is Master Sun still kneeling, get up and talk." ”

is really worthy of wearing an official uniform, and the Hou Ye is pinching to death in the momentum. Zhou Xuanqing sat upright on the chair next to him, and cleared the door.

"The lower officials don't dare, they dare not dare, and they obey the words of the Hou Ye. Sun Deren stood up, his hand clenched the hem of his clothes, but he still didn't dare to look up.

Liu Yanshu put aside the teacup and said: "There is one thing to say, the people under you don't know Benhou, and the so-called ignorant ones are not guilty." Ben Hou didn't care about him. ”

Hearing this, the stunned officer on the other side hurriedly kowtowed desperately to thank him.

Zhou Xuanqing glanced at him quickly, and muttered in his heart: This person has changed his temperament?

When Sun Deren heard it at first glance, he thought that it had nothing to do with him, so he didn't dare to slack off at all, and said respectfully, "Thank you Lord Hou, in the future, the lower officials will definitely distribute the portrait of Lord Hou to the people below, so that they can remember your face well." ”

He wiped the sweat from his sideburns, and was about to look up, but he heard Liu Yanshu say lightly and seriously, "Is Ben Hou a wanted Jiangyang thief? ”

This is neither horizontal nor vertical, and Hou Ye is really difficult to serve. Just when Sun Deren was in trouble, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind.

He exhaled and said, "Master Hou, the lower official just has something to report. Halfway through his words, Sun Deren peeked at Liu Yanshu's face, and continued when he saw that his expression was fine: "Xiaguan was going to attend the birthday banquet tonight, and you also know the lord of the marquis... ”

The group walked out of the prison, the light changed from dark to bright, and there was a momentary sourness in the eyes. Zhou Xuanqing couldn't help but wave his arms and take a deep breath of air.

It turned out that the main owner of Sun Deren's birthday banquet was an old general with a sixtieth birthday, who returned to his hometown a few years ago. Today, he held a birthday banquet at his home and invited Sun Deren and other famous local people to drink.

Sun Deren led the way with his back in front of him, and Zhou Xuanqing walked side by side with Liu Yanshu in his arms, and asked, "Master Hou, aren't we chasing the demon king in a hurry?"

Liu Yanshu's eyes seemed to pass over her hand, and the annoying spotted cat immediately felt the strangeness, covered her ears and closed her eyes and pretended to sleep. Then he retracted his gaze and said, "If it is someone else, Ben Hou will naturally ignore it." However, this old general Wu is different, Ben Hou should go to congratulate him on his birthday. ”

Zhou Xuanqing rarely saw a respectful expression on Hou Ye's face, and he was slightly taken aback in his heart.

Maybe it was a whim, Liu Yanshu said very leisurely.

"General Wu, the left division of the Shenwei Army, his eldest son has made many military exploits in the army, but he only serves as a junior general in the vanguard battalion. Just because Wu Lao is an upright person, he would rather promote others than report his military exploits to his own son. The last time, his son died in battle. Wu Lao endured the pain of losing his son, and held up the banner and fought bloodily. . . ”

Later, Wu Lao was lame, and His Majesty took pity on him for his advanced age and asked him to return home. Having said that, he also has a young son, but he heard that he was weak and weak, so he didn't follow Rong, but did an idle job as a county clerk in the county government. ”

Zhou Xuanqing just listened to such a few words, and he could also imagine how old Wu was back then. I admired it in my heart, and wondered why the Hou Ye explained so much to her.

General Wu's home is in Dayu Town, which is adjacent to Datong Town, and the two towns are not far apart. Sun Deren was afraid that he would snub the Hou Ye, so he made some preparations before setting off on a chariot and horse.

The two stone statues at the door are each wrapped in a piece of red silk, the courtyard with blue tiles and white walls is clumsy, the red lacquer door is open, there is a faint festive drum and sheng inside, a plaque is hung on the lintel, and the book "Wu Mansion" is engraved with two big characters.

At about a certain time, several high-topped carriages arrived in front of the brightly lit Wu Mansion one after another. A gray-clothed servant jumped out of the car first and handed over the congratulatory gifts he brought to the subordinates of the Wu Mansion.

hugged his fists, "I'm sorry, the prefect of my family is entangled in official business, and he ordered me to wait for the little one to bring the birthday gift first." In the future, when the adults are free, they will definitely visit Wu Lao in person. ”

The subordinates of the Wu Mansion returned their hands and clenched their fists with interest, "Understand, then I'll go in and inform the master." ”

A string of wind chimes spins under the canopy, making a jingling bell. The curtain was lifted, and a light came in.

Sun Deren smiled flatteringly, pointed outside and said, "Master Hou, it's time to go to the Wu Mansion." ”

Liu Yanshu rested with his head on the carriage for a while, and when he heard Sun Deren's voice, he slowly opened a pair of hazy sleeping eyes, faintly glowing with a little blurred water.

Hou Ye is angry to get up, in the past in the capital's mansion, most of them have to drop the pillow this time. But when he frowned, Zhou Xuanqing had already grabbed the spotted cat and got out of the car first, twisted his neck and stretched his waist.

Swept around again: This Wu Mansion looks like a general house repair, and it can't be talked about, it's a little deserted.

Wu Lao is a general, although he is not very young, but he has also received a lot of rewards based on his military merits, and his eldest son was martyred in the country, and after he returned to his hometown, he was also very popular. In most cases, local officials like Sun Deren will visit their homes from time to time.

Seeing Zhou Xuanqing's figure swaying away from his eyes, Liu Yanshu immediately sobered up a little. didn't look at Sun Deren, frowned, took care of his clothes, and jumped out of the car.

At this time, the subordinates of the Wu Mansion were sharp-eyed, turned their heads and saw Sun Deren, and hurriedly trotted over and said, "Madame ordered me to wait and guard, and the county magistrate really came in person, which really made the Wu Mansion shine." ”

Sun Deren answered, and was just about to raise his feet and think again: No, the Hou Ye is still here. stopped in time, turned around and said, "Master Hou, please." ”

Liu Yanshu stepped away with long legs and led them to the gate of the Wu Mansion.

At the moment of entering through the door, Zhou Xuanqing had no intention of raising his eyes, and found that there was a gossip mirror hanging above the plaque. When he looked down, he caught a glimpse of several copper coins embedded in the threshold.

The magic mirror repels evil spirits, and the copper coin blocks the evil. I didn't expect that the people of this Wu Mansion also knew the art of Kanyu.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhou Xuanqing realized that he was a little slower, and hurriedly caught up with the Hou Ye and them in front.

When I got closer, I heard Sun Deren telling Liu Yanshu about the Wu Mansion.

"Mrs. Wu is the eldest son of the deceased, and Wu Lao's body is good and bad, thanks to this eldest daughter-in-law. It seems that filial piety is really touching the sky, Wu Lao has been unwell several times, but he can sleep for a while, and he is still in good spirits the next day. . . ”

"Ben Hou heard that Wu Lao also has a son, and in terms of age, he also has a wife and children. Why, didn't they take care of Elder Wu?"

"That's not it, hey, it's hard for a clean official to cut off family affairs. It's really hard for the official to inquire about the affairs of this person's family... ”