In order to investigate why the Canglan people secretly investigated Xiaoman, Lu Li did not go to the palace that day, but found Wei Xiuyuan of the next dynasty, and the two went to the house of Mao Zhiyuan, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites.

"Xiuyuan, did you say Zhiyuan could take us to meet the envoy?" Wei Xiuyuan held the reins of the horse and frowned worriedly.

Lu Li also rode his horse slowly and leisurely, and said, "Whether he will take us there or not, anyway, I definitely want to see the envoy, and I have to talk to him about this matter in person." ”

Wei Xiuyuan couldn't help but turn sideways when he heard this, slightly worried, "Isn't this good?" After all, he is an envoy sent by the Canglan Kingdom, and now the emperor is worried about the matter of peace, if you anger the other party at this time, I am afraid it will ......"

"What are you afraid of, I'm not going to question him." Lu Li disagreed, "Since he has done such a thing, are you still afraid that I will go to him?" What's more, if he really has a clear conscience and there is no malicious intent, then even if it is put on the surface, it will not hurt. ”

"That's what I said, but I still think it......" Wei Xiuyuan hesitated, making it clear that he didn't approve of the other party's approach.

Seeing this, Lu Li tightened his reins, and stopped to look at Wei Xiuyuan with some helplessness, "Didn't you go to someone to confront you yesterday with righteous indignation?" We're really going today, why are you hesitating? ”

To be honest, in the current situation, there is no better way for the two of them than to talk to the envoy and others face-to-face.

Seeing that Lu Li stopped, Wei Xiuyuan also stopped his horse, frowned, and looked bitter and hateful: "The person who came is a guest, let's go rashly, something is wrong, right?" ”

"That's right." Lu Li nodded, and then asked, "So what?" Do you have any other suggestions? ”

Speaking of this, Wei Xiuyuan laughed twice, and then pointed to the Manrou Garment Workshop not far away, "Doesn't Xiaoman want to cooperate with the Canglan people?" That's right, let's use this excuse to go, and by the way, ask them why they are secretly investigating Xiaoman, what do you say? ”

"You mean, we're going to take a few clothes with us?" Lu Li was a little surprised.

Wei Xiuyuan nodded again and again, "That's what I meant, so that we won't be too abrupt when we go to ask about this matter, what do you think?" ”

The two of them rashly went to visit the envoys, which was always a little abrupt, and although they were to ask why they were secretly investigating Xiaoman, if the matter was just a misunderstanding, or the other party had no malicious intentions, it would inevitably end badly. However, if they can go with the clothes of the Full-Soft Ready-to-Wear Workshop, they can not only find a suitable opening statement, but also have a more successful ending.

Moreover, maybe you can help Xiaoman promote cooperation between the two parties, isn't it beautiful?

After listening to Wei Xiuyuan's explanation, Lu Li nodded, "That's fine, then I'll go to the store now, you wait." ”

"Good!"

In this way, the two of them took a few ready-to-wear clothes in the Manrou Garment Workshop, the sizes were estimated by Wei Xiuyuan and Lu Li, and the fabrics and workmanship were also the best selected, so as not to lose face in front of the envoys.

The two first went to Mao Zhiyuan's mansion, and the other party readily responded to the matter and promised to take them to the post house to visit the envoys.

Regarding Canglan Guo's secret investigation of Xiaoman, Mao Zhiyuan told Wei Xiuyuan, so at this time, when he saw Wei Xiuyuan and Lu Li coming, he said that he wanted to visit the envoys, and he also guessed in his heart why the other party came.

According to common sense, ordinary people avoid such things, but after all, he is a protégé of the Xia family, and his relationship with Wei Xiuyuan is always closer than that with the envoys, plus he took the initiative to tell Wei Xiuyuan about this matter, and he thinks that he has the responsibility to help the other party deal with the aftermath.

Mao Zhiyuan took the two of them on foot, until they arrived at a gorgeous but elegant pavilion money, the door of this pavilion was written with the word 'post house' given by the royal pen himself, he stopped and respectfully introduced: "Lord Wei, Grandpa Guo, this is the post house." ”

Lu Li nodded, not bothering to appreciate this pavilion that was different from the ordinary buildings of Donglan Kingdom, so he waved his hand and said, "Please also ask Lord Mao to lead the way in front." ”

"Yes."

The three of them entered the post house, perhaps because Mao Zhiyuan often came here, so it didn't take much effort to pass through the layers of guards, and went straight to the house where the envoy lived.

Mao Zhiyuan was the first to knock on the door, and only after getting permission did he enter.

There were only envoys and a guard in the house, and the two seemed to be discussing something, but after seeing Mao Zhiyuan come in, the two immediately stopped. The envoy stood up and raised a smile, but this smile seemed very detached, and people did not feel the slightest cordiality.

He said: "Master Mao, I don't know if there is something to visit at this time?" ”

"My lord, Xiaguan's visit this time is to introduce you to two people." As he spoke, Mao Zhiyuan gave in, revealing Lu Li and Wei Xiuyuan behind him, and introduced: "This is Lord Wei, and it is Donglan's palace scholar. ”

"This is Donglan's Zhenguo Gong, Lu Guogong."

The envoy saluted the two of them in turn, and then smiled and said, "I don't know what happened when the two of you came?" ”

The envoy had done his homework before he came to Donglanguo this time, not to mention that he had sent someone to secretly investigate Su Xiaoman before, how could he not know about her husband Lu Li? But at this time, he still had to pretend to be stupid, and he had to pretend that he didn't know anything.

Lu Li didn't bother to pierce this layer of window paper, so he said seriously: "I heard that this visit is coming, and there is a caravan traveling with your team. This caravan is looking for several shops in Shangjing to work with, including shops that make ready-to-wear clothes, right? ”

The envoy was stunned for a moment after hearing this, "Is there such a thing, what's wrong?" ”

He also thought that the other party was here to question why he wanted to investigate Su Xiaoman, and what was the result......

Just thinking about it, Lu Li said again: "Actually, I specially asked Master Mao to bring us here today, in order to discuss this matter of cooperation with you, if you have time, why don't we talk about it today?" ”

He said it seriously and solemnly, not like a joke at all, which made the minister even more stunned, so he had to nod subconsciously.

If they wanted to talk about things, they should not have been in the envoy's bedroom, and the group went downstairs and sat down at the long table according to their official ranks.

"Your Excellency, as you can see, I have come to talk to you about cooperation today." Lu Li took out the clothes he had bought in the Manrou Garment Workshop before, put them on the table and pushed them to the envoy, "This is made by the embroidery lady in our shop, take a look, can it still get into your eyes?" ”

Seeing that the other party did not question, but treated each other politely, and took the initiative to send clothes, so that the minister could not understand Lu Li's intention more and more. Could it be that they are really here to talk about cooperation?

The envoy muttered in his heart, and for a moment he forgot to speak. Seeing this, Mao Zhiyuan on the side hurriedly played a round game: "Your Excellency, you might as well try on this dress later." Manrou Garment Workshop is the most famous and best-known garment shop in Shangjing. ”

"Really?" The envoy finally came to his senses and responded with a smile.

Wei Xiuyuan responded: "Yes, this shop was opened by Lu Li's wife and my wife together, but Xiao Man has the most ideas, and this store can run so many stores, and Xiao Man has been worrying about it." I think if you really want to choose a ready-to-wear store in Beijing, then this is undoubtedly the most suitable. ”

Listening to the praise of the two of them, the envoy became more and more resistant to the Manrou Garment Workshop, after all, the husbands of the two shopkeepers of this shop were there, and he always felt that the other party was here to force him to cooperate with them.

But he was just an envoy, even if the caravan wanted to listen to his opinion, but he would not follow his opinion, what did they do here?

This question always lingered in the envoy's mind, so that he couldn't concentrate on talking to the few people in front of him, so he always seemed absent-minded, as if he had something hidden in his heart.

Lu Li naturally saw this, he coughed lightly, and said, "Your Excellency, do you have any suggestions for what I just said?" ”

"Well..."The envoy thought for a moment and said, "After all, I am just an envoy, and it stands to reason that I should not be involved in the affairs of the caravan, if you two really want to seek opportunities for your wife, you should also go to the person in charge of the caravan, why did you find me here instead?" ”

After hearing this, Lu Li couldn't help laughing, he had been waiting for the other party's words, but he didn't expect the other party to say it so quickly.

Therefore, he pursed his lips and smiled, raised his head and gave Mao Zhiyuan a look, and the other party left with an interesting chin and closed the door by the way. It wasn't until he made sure that there were no idle people in the house that Lu Li looked at the envoy again, and his kind eyes suddenly became a little more aggressive, "Don't you know why I came to you?" ”

To tell the truth, even though the envoy was shrewd, he was really frightened by Lu Li's eyes, but after all, he represented the face of the entire Canglan country, so he could only hold on to his composure: "The lower official really doesn't know, and he still hopes that the prince of the country will give him some advice." ”

"Huh." Lu Li chuckled, his eyes never took off the envoy, his voice was low, and his tone was faint, "Isn't the envoy very interested in my wife?" Why, I'm here in person today, and you don't want to ask anything? ”

The envoy suddenly became embarrassed, he coughed lightly, and set his eyes on Wei Xiuyuan, as if he wanted the other party to help him say a few good words.

But Wei Xiuyuan just snorted coldly, and his attitude was more resolute than Lu Li's, "Your Excellency, if you want to cooperate, then we welcome it." If you want to do something shady, I'm the first to refuse! As an envoy through vicissitudes, is this how you do things? If the emperor knows about this, then the matter of harmony ......"

The envoy was even more panicked when he heard this, and the anxiety on his face was obvious.

"Su Xiaoman, as the emperor's wife, the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, was secretly investigated by the envoys of the Canglan Kingdom, and I don't know what the emperor will think?"