According to the provincial capital's palace, Ye Chengwei had just finished sorting out the dossier newspapers that had been collected from various places recently, and his straight figure slowly relaxed, ready to breathe.

It's the moon of La, thinking about the time, Hua Rujin should also go to the provincial capital, but it hasn't arrived yet, guessing that it was a heavy snow a few days ago that blocked her trip, so she had to settle down and wait quietly.

"Childe."

He was in a daze when he heard a familiar voice coming.

When I looked up, I saw that it was Ting'an who walked in with a thick bag.

Ye Chengwei glanced behind him, and said with some loss: "Why did you come to the provincial capital alone, and Miss Hua didn't come with you?" ”

"His Royal Highness King Ning and Miss Wu accompanied Miss Hua to set off from Jiangling City in a carriage, and Miss Hua asked me to come and inform Gongzi first."

Ting An knew that he was thinking about Miss Hua, but King Ning didn't want to accompany him, and he didn't dare to force him to be with him.

"His Royal Highness King Ning?"

Ye Chengwei sneered: "Our Highness seems to be too concerned about Miss Hua. ”

As soon as the words fell, I heard an old and deep voice come in: "Which family's Miss Hua actually made our champion so attentive?" ”

When the master and servant heard the voice, they all showed surprise at this sudden uninvited guest.

"The little one has seen Lord Shangshu."

Ting An was suddenly in awe and bowed his hand.

"Xiaguan has seen Lord Shangshu."

Ye Chengwei also saluted the people who came seriously, and asked in a lukewarm tone: "The lower official should change his name to Lord Shoufu, I don't know what happened when Lord Shoufu came to Jiangxia County late at night?" ”

The person who came was none other than Lu Ming, the former secretary of the ministry.

He just got the news from Beijing that Shizun stepped down and Lu Ming officially took over the post of first assistant.

According to this situation, I am afraid that King Yun will be appointed as the prince.

"It's still like me."

Lu Ming's old eyes blinked slightly, and he kept looking at him, his eyes were full of love: "I will reorganize the cabinet after the New Year, Your Majesty has granted me a January holiday, and I will go back to my hometown to take a look while I have some time." ”

After casually looking around the room, he asked Ting An stupidly: "Why didn't you bring your wife to the provincial capital, your son-in-law is now in the provincial capital, how desolate it is to leave her alone in Jiangling City." ”

Ting An looked at his son-in-law with some embarrassment, and he didn't know how to answer.

"I don't have to worry about my mother's affairs."

Ye Chengwei looked at Lu Ming with a cold face, and he didn't intend to beckon him to take a seat.

Lu Ming had to sit on the coffee table by himself, poured himself a cup of tea, and said while drinking: "Take your mother to the provincial capital, I will accompany your mother and son in Jiangxia County this New Year." ”

"Please also ask Shousuke-sama to respect himself."

Ye Chengwei said unhappily: "My mother has lived for many years and I don't want to see my old friend again. ”

"I didn't expect that after so many years, your mother still hates me so much and refuses to see me."

Lu Ming's heart was sour, and he said with a lonely face: "But you are my flesh and blood after all, but she is not allowed to recognize you and me, which is really too ruthless." ”

After that, he took out a thick stack of silver tickets from his bosom and put them on the coffee table, and said:

"Cheng Wei, you are not young, it is time to reach the age of marriage, I heard that you have ordered a family affair in Jiangling City, this 100,000 taels of silver is specially raised for your father to marry you, you let Ting'an buy a larger house in the provincial capital, and then buy more land, and the rest should be the bride price of the next appointment, at least it is the champion appointed by His Majesty, don't treat the Yue family badly."

"I don't have to worry about this."

Ye Chengwei pushed the silver ticket back.

Lu Ming had no choice but to stuff the silver ticket into Ting An's hand: "Take it, don't be like your son-in-law." ”

"My lord, the family affair that Childe ordered earlier has been refunded."

Ting An was a little helpless holding the silver ticket, feeling that his whole palm was hot.

"Which girl is so ignorant of lifting, and someone from another family who can't ask for a family with a lantern will quit?"

Lu Ming's face was embarrassed for a while, and then he said seriously: "Don't want such a person, just before I left Beijing, His Royal Highness King Yun wanted to give you his eldest daughter Jingyun County Lord to be the wife of the main room, I was worried that you didn't like it, so I didn't agree immediately, and when I returned to Beijing after the New Year's Festival, I will take care of this family affair for you." ”

"I really don't like it."

Ye Chengwei's eyes were like a cold pool, and his tone was even colder: "If Lord Shoufu is here because of private matters, then the lower official and Lord Shoufu have nothing to say, and I ask Lord Shoufu to go back early." ”

After speaking, he instructed Ting An to return the silver ticket to Lu Ming.

Ting An stuffed the silver ticket back into Lu Ming's hand with a bitter face, and said with a smile: "My lord, my son-in-law has never been short of silver. ”

"I know your son-in-law's ability."

Lu Ming has long been accustomed to his son's indifference, and said with relief: "The evil god of the knife and pen that has been rumored in Beijing for a long time is your son-in-law, when he was eight years old, he sold a piece of immature calligraphy for a sky-high price of two thousand taels, and at the age of twelve, he made an ink and blue painting that some people were willing to buy for a thousand taels of gold. ”

Looking at Ye Chengwei with warm eyes, Lu Ming said in an extremely gentle tone: "It's just that parents should always fulfill their parental responsibilities, since you were born when you were a child, your mother didn't want us to see each other, and because your father couldn't grow up with you, you can only make more compensation for your family affairs." ”

Hearing him keep mentioning the old things, the anger in Ye Chengwei's heart could no longer be suppressed, and he said sharply: "What kind of face do you have to mention my mother again, is it possible that Lord Shoufu thinks that you can make up for your debt to our mother and son with these silver?" ”

Thinking back to the events of that year, Lu Ming's heart ached like a knife.

More than ten years ago, he served as the Grand Sima of Jingzhou Mansion, and met Qin Wanrou, a fisherwoman, during a day trip to the lake, and the two fell in love at first sight and made a private decision for life.

At that time, although the family had booked a family affair for him, it was not as he wanted, and Xue Guifei at that time was only a side concubine of the palace, so she was not afraid.

Who knew that the heavens did not fulfill people's wishes, the great grandfather died, the new emperor ascended the throne, and the Xue family became the most favored concubine in the new dynasty, and her sister Xue Wanning naturally became the most relied on imperial relatives in the court.

He had to leave Qin Wanrou and return to Beijing to marry Xue Wanning.

However, Qin Wanrou would rather die than be low, and broke off with him while pregnant, and left Jiangling City.

Later, he asked someone to inquire that Qin's father couldn't bear his daughter's humiliation, so he took her to leave his hometown, and went to the neighboring state capital to marry her to a family surnamed Ye.

The past is vivid, Lu Ming was not angry at his son's rudeness, but patiently persuaded with kind words:

"Cheng Wei, you know very well about your father and your mother, you were still young in the past, and you couldn't understand your father's hardships, I don't blame you, but now that you have grown up, you should understand the compulsion of being a father, if I forced me to stay with your mother back then, do you want me to ignore the entire Lu family?"

"Forgive the shallowness of your knowledge, I really can't understand the hardships of Lord Shoufu."

Ye Chengwei's attitude is still resolute: "Lord Shoufu is also a person who has read poetry and books, and he should understand the truth that if you can't allow people to live in peace, you shouldn't easily ruin people's reputations." ”

One sentence made Lu Ming speechless for a long time.