Chapter 14: The Visit
There was a noise outside, and Le Ming came in in a robe, and asked with a smile: "Are you better?" When my father heard that you were wounded while saving someone, he ordered me to come and see you. Jia Chongjiu leaned over and sucked the tip of his nose hard, "You brought something?" β
Le Ming raised a hand from his robe, empty, and Jia Chongjiu was a little disappointed. Le Ming raised his other hand again, and Jia Chongjiu's eyes lit up, "I knew that it was impossible for Le Xuezheng to come to visit the patient empty-handed." After speaking, he took the wine, opened the stopper and smelled it, "It's an aged plum wine!" β
Le Ming smiled, took off his coat, shook off the water stains on his cuffs, and asked, "Is Lord Lu better?" β
Lu Muqing smiled palely, "It's okay." β
Ling Mengchu hooked Le Ming's shoulder, and the sudden familiarity frightened Le Ming. Ling Mengchu said with a smile: "I will go to your house to drink another day, and I will go back to Bianjing for a few days, but I haven't had time to meet Master Le." How is Lord Le lately? β
Le Ming was polite, "My father is very good, and I have already gone to the Yali on an errand." He said to Lu Muqing again: "My father specially ordered me to visit Lord Lu, Lord Lu saved people from fire and water, and his righteousness was admirable." β
His mouth was full of officialdom, and Ling Mengchu couldn't help but pluck out his ears.
Lu Muqing just smiled, "I'll come to the door another day to thank you." "Le Ming is the supervisor of the country, he thinks he is a scholar, he has always looked down on the military attachΓ©, and he said a few words to Lu Muqing, but he felt very indifferent, so he left early. Jia Chongjiu went out to see off the guests, Ling Mengchu took the green plum wine and sniffed it on the tip of his nose, and said, "When will you come to the door to thank you?" β
"Another day."
"What time is the next day?"
He asked trickily, and Lu Muqing couldn't help but look serious, "Do you have something?" β
Ling Mengchu played with the wine bottle, and there was still a disapproving tone on his lips, "The official family ordered me to secretly investigate the case of the fire in Jixian Palace, and it is not good for me to come to the door directly." β
"What can you find?"
"Not yet."
Lu Muqing pondered for a moment, "You come to me tomorrow morning." β
"Okay." Ling Mengchu put down the wine bottle and said firmly.
The next day, as soon as the sky was bright, Ling Mengchu sent a post to Yuefu in the name of Lu Muqing. After breakfast, I received a reply from Yuefu, saying that Le Chongyang was waiting for the driver. Due to the heavy rain last night, the official road in Bianjing City was full of mud, and carriages, sedan chairs and vendors were blocked at the intersection, and Lu Muqing and Ling Mengchu spent most of the hour to reach the gate of Yuefu.
Le Chongyang personally greeted him, and when he saw Ling Mengchu there, he was slightly taken aback, and immediately hid his face and led the two into the flower hall to talk. He regarded Lu Muqing as a life-saving benefactor, was extremely grateful, and said with a smile: "If only I had told me yesterday that you were coming, I could take a day off and have a home-cooked meal." But not at the moment, Lu Xiang has something to summon. β
As he spoke, he subconsciously glanced at Lu Muqing.
Lu Muqing echoed: "The old lady is strict in handling things, and she has never allowed her subordinates to take leave without incident. As the two were talking, Ling Mengchu suddenly threw himself into Le Chongyang's arms and hugged him tightly, so frightened that the old man's face turned green.
Ling Mengchu smiled and said, "Uncle Le, my father has always been worried about you, and I want to invite you to the house to drink yellow silk wine." β
Le Chongyang replied embarrassedly: "Okay! Good! β
The three of them sat down to drink tea, and Lu Muqing asked Le Chongyang if his illness had been cured, which naturally led the topic to the case of the fire in Jixian Palace. Lu Muqing said: "That day was really thrilling, although the Yushitai closed the case with an "accident", but if someone really did it deliberately, Lord Le's situation is still very dangerous. β
There was something in his words, and Le Chongyang could understand it.