Zhao Qianrou glared at Lan Ying, and secretly blamed her for being open-mouthed, which made Xianggong feel a little resentful.

"You and I have just gotten married, and it's natural that the concubine has some hidden worries. Anyway, you haven't returned home that night, and you haven't said hello to your concubine beforehand, don't you think it's inappropriate? ”

Lu Wenjing was speechless, and secretly said that his wife's brain was spinning very fast, and the ball rolled around, but it still turned to his feet.

"Yes, I blamed me for not making it clear to you that night. Since it's a misunderstanding, shall we stop here? ”

Zhao Qianrou and Lan Ying both nodded, this matter has finally turned the page, Lu Wenjing breathed a deep sigh of relief, and thought secretly:

"It's really difficult for women and villains to raise, and the saint is honest and can't be deceived by me."

With an embarrassed smile on his face, he bowed his hand to Yang Shen and Cui Miao:

"Brother Yong and Master Cui laughed."

Yang Shen smiled: "Don't get in the way, Mrs. Lu is also worried about you." ”

Cui Mo echoed: "Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read, and my mother-in-law has too much to do." ”

Lu Wenjing said in a timely manner:

"It's not too early, it's time for Lu and his insiders to go home."

"A long conversation with Brother Huai Zhen really made me pause." Yang Shen said sincerely, "Please rest assured, Brother Huaizhen, I will definitely handle that matter." ”

Lu Wenjing nodded, "Then there are two brothers." ”

"Everywhere, there are people in the same boat, helping your Lu family is equivalent to helping the court and ourselves." Cui Mo said with a smile.

"Master Cui said it so well, I have made up your friend, and when we go north another day, the three of us will reunite."

"Cui asked you to say auspiciously."

Lu Wenjing and the others laughed and walked out of the tea room, leaving only the female luthier to pick up the long qin a little lonely behind the piano platform, and still read the poem in her mouth:

"Once the sea was difficult to water, except for Wushan, it is not a cloud..."

After leaving Jixian Xuan, Yang Shen and Cui Mianmu sent Lu Wenjing and the others away, and then went in the direction of Guozijian, planning to meet the prisoner first.

"Brother Cui, is that Mrs. Lu a little familiar? Her demeanor is very much like a person, but I can't remember anything at this moment. ”

"Not very impressed... But what is certain is that Mrs. Lu is not an ordinary woman. ”

......

The private residence of the eunuch Liu Jin outside the palace is located not far from the noon gate, although the façade of the mansion is unassuming, but the inside is extremely luxurious, comparable to the emperor's relatives.

Originally, according to Taizu's testament, it was absolutely impossible for the eunuchs in the inner court to have private property outside the palace, but as time went by, the power of the eunuchs became greater and greater, and the emperor turned a blind eye, so he was not pursued.

Usually, Liu Jin would not leave the palace easily, and generally had difficulties in state affairs, such as how to approve the cabinet's recital, and how to draft the dragon decree of the saint, so he would ask a few of his staff to discuss in Liu's mansion.

At this time, when it was almost time, Liu Jin's study was still brightly lit.

"Master, the document to increase the number of places to be admitted to the scientific examination in Shaanxi and other western provinces has been prepared."

A tall and thin man dressed as a Confucian respectfully handed the document he had just written to Liu Jin with both hands, this person's name is Zhang Wenmian, a native of Huating, who was deposed in the county school because of trouble, and when he was down, he went to Beijing to take refuge in the mansion of the powerful as a staff member, and was inadvertently favored by Liu Jin and wanted to serve in Liu's mansion.

Liu Jin took the paperwork and carefully checked every word before nodding with satisfaction.

"With Wen Mian here, our family has a lot of peace of mind."

Zhang Wenmian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "The slave is just a mediocre talent, with the cultivation of the master, there is today's wealth, as long as the slave can help, he must be full of liver and brains, and he will not give up." ”

Liu Jin was also comfortable to listen to these words, and said with a smile while receiving the paperwork:

"You're pretty self-aware."

“... The slave is a little worried, master, this holy decree, I'm afraid that those adults who were born in Jiangsu and Zhejiang may be dissatisfied..."

Liu Jin snorted coldly:

"They are dissatisfied, and our family has a way to punish them! Isn't it just that the number of places in Shaanxi border provinces has been increased, and they are all my Ming talents, what is the difference? He is really good in Jiangnan, especially in the Yuyao area, there are many officials in Beijing, these people are arrogant, there is no condescension, especially those officials, who dare to count the inner court in front of our family, and even after being beaten by the court staff, they are proud of it, it is really shameless! ”

Zhang Wenmian sweated on his forehead, and hurriedly agreed:

"What the lord said is that in this way, there are more officials from Shaanxi and Shanxi in the imperial court, and all of them are the master's protégés, so no one dares to be presumptuous."

Liu Jin closed his eyes and sighed softly:

"If it weren't for the fact that when our family was young, we didn't have the opportunity to study hard in the inner study hall, how could we use you at this time?"

Liu Jin's words came from the bottom of his heart, his original surname was Tan, he was born in the market since he was a child, his family was poor, and he had no chance to enter a private school, and was later adopted by a eunuch surnamed Liu, and entered the palace after purification.

In the first thirty years in the palace, Liu Jin was not very well received, and his life was not very good, so he was never allowed to be reused.

It wasn't until he was middle-aged that he suddenly came to work and was arranged to serve the prince in the East Palace.

Liu Jin has a talent that other eunuchs can't match, that is, his brain is very active, he can please the prince Zhu Houzhao in different ways, and he is very good at figuring out people's minds.

Soon, Liu Jin gained a firm foothold in the East Palace and became the prince's most favored companion.

Until Zhengde succeeded to the throne, Liu Jin was promoted to the eunuch in charge of the seal of the celebrant in one fell swoop, and his power reached its peak.

Today, not only the 24 Yamen, Neichang and Jinyiwei of the Inner Court are his sphere of influence, but most of the officials of the Six Ministries are also subject to him, and there are also ministers in the cabinet who take care of each other, and even the eunuchs who are far away in Fujian and western Yunnan are also his disciples.

The power network of the entire Ming Dynasty is firmly in the hands of Liu Jin, and he alone has the final say in the appointment, dismissal and dispatch of officials, and he does not need to inform the emperor at all.

And it is such a big eunuch who is coaxing and holding real power, and he also regrets something, that is, he failed to enter the inner study hall to study, and he has always been a clown who has no talent in the inner hall, and can only rely on some special means to get to the top and please the master.

At this time, Zhang Wenmian didn't know how to answer, he was not from the palace after all, and he didn't know the Tao inside, in case he made Liu Jin unhappy, it was not a joke.

Just as he was hesitating, a fat white servant appeared at the door of the study and said carefully:

"Godfather..."

Liu Jin opened his eyes, and when he saw this person, he was a little surprised, and said:

"Why are you here?"

The white fat eunuch put on a bitter look, fell to his knees, and rubbed at Liu Jin's feet step by step.

"Originally, my son didn't want to disturb his godfather, but... But after thinking about it, any son who is bullied outside has to go home to find Lao Tzu, right? ”

Liu Jin looked at what grievances he seemed to have suffered, and asked:

"I ordered you to go out of the palace to run a jade shop, but it's an idle errand, what's the matter, is there a eunuch who is not convinced?"

The white fat eunuch shook his head:

"Who dares to disobey Godfather's order? You may not believe it, but during the day, my son was beaten by a son-in-law of a businessman's family, and you can see that half of his face has not been swollen yet! ”

Liu Jin looked at the bruises on his face, a little shocked.

"The son of the Shang family? Who is he, and how did he come into conflict with you? ”

"My son has checked, and the person who beat me is the son of the Lu family, named Lu Wenjing."

"The surname is Lu?"

When it comes to Lu Wenjing, Liu Jin seems to have heard this name, but he can't remember it.

Zhang Wenmian reminded:

"When I wrote poems and arranged the master, and a few fathers-in-law, I called it this name."

The white fat eunuch nodded hurriedly, "Yes, yes, it's him." ”

Liu Jin suddenly:

"It turned out to be him... Earlier, he asked Jiao Ge Lao to send some silver to our family, and he thought he was soft, but he didn't expect to come to find fault again? Did you tell him that the shop was opened in the palace? ”

"Anyway, my son almost pasted his godfather's name on his head, but this kid didn't go up at all, not only did he ignore it, but he also beat his son and a lot of guys in the store."

Liu Jin is not such an easy person to fool, his eyes rolled, stared at him and said:

"The son of the Lu family won't beat you for no reason, hurry up and tell me the cause and effect of the incident!"

“... Yes, yes, my son said..."

The white fat eunuch wiped the sweat from his chin, and told everything that happened in the jade shop during the day.

“... The surname Lu scolded you for being disrespectful to the Long Live Lord, he ate the bear's heart and leopard gall, and dared to break ground on Tai Sui's head. As long as you give an order, my son is willing to take someone to raid his home! ”

Liu Jin was so angry that his body trembled, and he kicked the white fat eunuch down.

"Raid your grandma's house!"

"Dry... Godfather? ”

Liu Jin's expression was cold:

"Can you use your brain and not raid someone's house at every turn? Your identity outside is just the shopkeeper of a jade shop, and he scolds you for being at a high price, what's the sin? For this reason, the inner factory was alarmed, and others could only see the joke! ”

"Godfather is right, but... But we can't bear it..."

"Hmph, if you can't bear it, you have to endure it. Speaking of which, Lu Wenjing made such a show, but it reminded me that the jade shop can't be opened, you should clean it up immediately and report back to the celebrant supervisor. ”