But he was reluctant to say that he should obey the orders of the saints.

Could it be that he, a person who has been carefully educated by the Cui family for more than ten years, doesn't understand that although it is the court of a saint, in some things this is the court of five surnames and seven hopes, and who in the court has no relationship with the five surnames?

Thinking of this, Lu Shi felt that there was an anger surging in his chest.

So, she didn't want to hide her purpose anymore, and turned her head to look at her personal maid.

The maid immediately held a tray in her hand, and a booklet was placed on top of the tray, and slowly walked in front of Cui Zhiyun, raised the tray above her head, and showed Cui Zhiyun the things on it.

Cui Zhiyun didn't glance at the tray on his side, but swept his mother's location with a sharp gaze.

Lu Shi put down the tea cup in his hand, and said with a hint of irresistible majesty in his tone:

"This is the identity list of school-age girls among the five surnames, and my mother hopes that you can choose one of them to serve as the head wife of our Cui clan in the future......"

Before Lu's words could speak, Cui Zhiyun had already interrupted impatiently:

If the mother still wants the Cui family to continue, she will stop this idea as soon as possible. A son will not marry a daughter with five surnames, nor can other families that have a close relationship with the five surnames. ”

With that, Cui Zhiyun immediately turned around and left, hoping that his mother would understand the implicit meaning of his words.

In this way, the five surnames are experiencing a day of flowers like cooking oil, but the hidden disasters below are getting bigger and bigger, and one day the fire will get bigger and bigger, and it will be better to burn the body.

But after Lu Shi felt that he was lost face by his son, he was annoyed and angry, and the anger on his face could no longer be hidden.

A pair of hands clutched tightly on the chair, wanting to take all the anger in his heart out on the chair.

Fu's mother, who took care of the Lu family from childhood to adulthood, didn't want others to see this side of the girl, and immediately forced the other subordinates present to leave with her eyes.

After everyone walked away, he immediately squatted down, wrapped Lu's hands tightly in his hands, and comforted Lu's like his own daughter with no words.

And Lu Shi was also in such comfort, and couldn't help but confide in his heart.

"Mother Fu, why do you say Huai Jin's mind is so elusive?"

"Don't worry, girl, our Cui clan's Langjun are all outstanding characters, among which Da Langjun is the most prosperous. Have you forgotten Yuan Daru's words? ”

"I just haven't forgotten it, I feel that Huai Jin is getting more and more strange, what is there to treat in a place where the water supervisor can't even compete for the right to fight for the Ministry of Industry? Besides, Huai Jin has long passed the age of the crown now, and even the marriage has not been decided, and the mother thinks about him, but he has failed his son's hard work. ”

"If Lang Jun doesn't like the daughter of the five surnames, the girl can also choose a little lady from another family for Lang Jun."

"No, no!"

This sentence seemed to hit some trick of the Lu family, and as soon as he heard it, he couldn't help but retort loudly.

She felt that even her mother was a little old, and her eyes were dizzy, how could she forget the original intention of the marriage of the five surnames? Even she herself was able to join the Cui clan and become the wife of the patriarch of the Cui clan because she was the daughter of the Fan Yang Lu clan.

But what she thought about carefully was, why would Fu Mu say such a thing?

In fact, there are also many emerging nobles in the court, who have been promoted by Emperor Jianming, which is a bad signal, Fu Mu feels that compared with the traditional marriage of five surnames, for the current Cui Zhiyun, the right one is the best.

It's just that she looked at the girl who reacted strongly, and she also understood the significance of Lu's insistence on the five surnames, and now it depends on the game between the mother and son, who is better.

As soon as Cui Zhiyun came out of the main courtyard, he saw the servant standing in front of him, and the other party immediately saluted and greeted him when he looked at him.

"I saw Lang Jun, Ah Lang called Lang Jun to the study, and there was something important to discuss."

Hearing this, Cui Zhiyun immediately thought of the reason why his father told him to go, although he didn't want to go, but in order to be able to settle down in the future, he still walked towards the location of his father's study with a steady pace.

As soon as he approached the door of the study, the little guy standing on both sides of the door immediately reported: "Ah Lang, Lang Jun is here." ”

"Lang Jun, please come in."

After that, the two skillfully pushed the door open for Cui Zhiyun.

Cui Zhiyun looked at the usual dim and old light and decoration, and felt an invisible pressure being released towards him.

The steps did not stop, his eyes became more and more resolute, and he walked calmly in front of Cui Hao.

"Meet my father."

"Sit. I've just seen your mother, and you should go home often to say hello to your mother, and do your filial piety. ”

"It's my son's fault, the Dushui supervisor has been busy recently, and I'm afraid I can't be idle."

As soon as Cui Hao heard this, he immediately remembered what Emperor Jianming instructed his son at today's court meeting, his mind moved slightly, and he looked at Cui Zhiyun, who still had no change in face, and asked sideways:

"Since I am on official business, I am not so anxious about things at home. You are in charge of the affairs of the water, and it is true that you often need to go out to investigate. I also heard about today's court meeting, and since it is the matter that the saint has given you, you must do your best to pull out all the moths hidden in the court. ”

"My son should do his best!"

"Of course, when you investigate the case, if you find any problems, you can also ask your father Bingming, you must know whether there is communication between our five surnames, and you will definitely be able to solve your problems."

Hearing this, Cui Zhiyun's face did not change, and replied: "Thank you, father." ”

Cui Hao didn't know if his son had listened to his words, and he knew that it was impossible to cut off all ties between their families.

Therefore, he also hoped that his son would understand the implicit meaning of his words.

But looking at Cui Zhiyun, who was faintly parting ways with the family, he felt that things would not develop as he expected.

He waved his hand at Cui Zhiyun a little annoyed, and said, "It's nothing else, you can go back to your own yard." ”

"No."

Cui Zhiyun's tone was as flat as when he first sat down, and he didn't seem to say anything to his father, but both of them understood that the estrangement in this was not something that could be discerned in a short time.

After Cui Zhiyun left, Cui Hao immediately recruited his guards and told him to pay attention to Cui Zhiyun's actions between his home and the capital water prison.

After Cui Zhiyun went out, he walked towards his yard, it was late at night, and it was not suitable to return to the capital water prison, so he decided to rest at home today.

On the other side, the trio of the water supervisor dinner party also ended their meal.

Before leaving, Niu Xinlu couldn't help but feel sorry for his previous actions, and said embarrassedly to Zheng Wan:

"I was short-sighted before, but since crabs can be eaten, red crayfish, which are similar to crabs and river shrimps, can naturally be eaten. The lady must forgive the inappropriate words before the next. ”

"What are you talking about, if it weren't for you, how could we have eaten such delicious food today. As for stopping it, the fish master is also worried about the safety of our wait, you must not say that, after all, the ingredients for today's banquet are provided by the fish master. ”

Zhao Qingyou also stopped Niu Xinlu's words in a loud voice, "The cow fish master really doesn't have to be so polite, I don't know if there is still this red crayfish?" The taste is so good, next time Xiu'er wants to bring some back to his parents to eat. ”

"Then wrap it around someone. The weedy waters near the Cao Canal can be scooped up as long as you sweep through it, and the day before the day off, a certain will bring some back to the lady. ”

Niu Xinlu patted his chest excitedly and reassured.

The sound of slapping on the flesh made Zheng Wan feel painful when he heard it.

When Zhao Qingyou heard this, he immediately said happily: "Thank you, Master Niuyu, next time you need help with something, just say it." ”

"It's a trivial matter, don't take it to heart."

After answering Zhao Qingyou's words, Niu Xinyu also had a little caution in his heart, looked at Zheng Wan and touched his nose weakly, and asked:

"I don't know if I can bring red crayfish and ask Mrs. Zheng to help make a delicious meal, I think it's really a pity not to let others know about such a delicacy. Moreover, the flood of this substance is still the main culprit that leads to the loss of water in the farmland, and eating more is also for the benefit. ”

"Of course you can, the cow fish master is a lifesaver, a few meals are nothing. If Lang Jun wants to invite other friends to have a small get-together, it is okay, but the ingredients need to be prepared by the fish master himself. ”

"Thank you Zheng Niangzi!"

Niu Xinlu is really excited, as long as he thinks that there are so many delicious foods hidden in the river and others don't know, his heart is excited, and he can't wait to go to Caoqu now to fish out all the red crayfish in it, make it delicious, and let himself eat it well.

It's just that he has to catch fish early tomorrow, and now he can't even go home at this hour, so he can only rest in the miscellaneous room for the night.

The next day, Niu Xinlu worked the canal with full enthusiasm, and did not forget to remove the red crayfish from the fishing net while fishing, and put them all in another cabin.

When Liu Quan rowed from upstream to downstream as usual, and was about to call Niu Xinlu back to the city together, he found that in the dim moonlight, Niu Xinlu's boat had a bright red color.

Chapter 33: I'm here to join you

The harsh red was especially bright at this time, and he didn't care about the safe distance between the two boats, and his curiosity drove his boat to the side of Niu Xinyu's boat.

Bending down to look at the red object in the cabin, he found that it was the red crayfish that had been the culprit in the fishing nets all along.

He was puzzled and said, "Niu Er, what are you doing with all the red crayfish piled up in the cabin to occupy a place?" Or are you too late to deal with it? Let's help you. ”

Out of the morality of helping each other, Liu Quan was just about to squat down and use the oars to reach the red crayfish in the cabin, just about to pick one off.

Niu Xinlu's panicked voice immediately sounded: "Slow! ”

It was loud enough to pierce the silent night sky and startle the nesting birds on the banks of the river.

"Boom!"

Listening to the sound coming from the grass, Liu Quan felt that the doubts in his heart deepened, and looked up at Niu Xinlu with a little suspicion, "You shouldn't be going to use this thing to do bad things, right?" ”

Niu Xinlu looked at the other party helplessly, a little doubtful about what kind of image he was in the minds of his friends, can he say this kind of thing?

Liu Quan made a gesture and used the oars in his hand to poke the red crayfish, Niu Xinlu couldn't wait any longer, and explained directly:

"Do you know what delicious food I ate at Mrs. Zheng's residence last night?"

"Oh! No wonder you guy went to your house to look for you this morning, your aunt said that you didn't go home at night, it turned out that you went to Zheng Niangzi's place to eat delicious food, why didn't you even call your brother. ”

"You're wrong about it, pay attention to the question just now."

Liu Quan thought about it a few times, and directly pinched the pincers of a red crayfish from the cabin with his hand, carried it in mid-air, and stared at it.

Then the back of his neck twisted mechanically, looked at Niu Xinlu, who was full of anticipation in his eyes, and asked, "Is it this red crayfish?" ”

"Liu Wu, your brain is spinning so fast!"

"Smack!"

The red crayfish in Liu Quan's hand fell back to its original place in an instant, and he had mixed feelings in his heart, and he didn't know what words to use to express his surprise at this incident.

And Niu Xinlu on the side has already begun to explain with his mouth, how delicious the red crayfish the three of them ate last night was, and that kind of taste is only the only taste in heaven and earth.

"I told you, especially the outer layer of red crayfish is covered with fragrant minced garlic, as long as you suck on it, the taste is ......."

As he spoke, he had a happy expression of enjoyment.

Liu Quan looked over and felt that he could only experience the word jealousy, and he was a little skeptical at first, but when he heard Niu Xinlu's stupid mouth suddenly say so many beautiful words, his eyes fell on the red crayfish in front of him again, and he coldly opened his mouth to interrupt Niu Xinlu's heartfelt words.

"Then you catch so many crayfish today, and you are going to make another delicious meal."

Thinking of this possibility, a sly glint flashed in his eyes.

As soon as Niu Xinlu heard this, he immediately repeated Zheng Wan's words, and his words were all praises for Zheng Wan's kind heart.

"With all this, you shouldn't be going to eat alone, right?"

"Of course, isn't it too late to call you? So, do you eat? ”