Fenghou

Chapter 269
Before dawn the next day, Lu Yihao went out and went to court. When he walked to the door, Lu Yihao remembered something and said to his eldest son: "Don't let Xiu'er go out these few days, and don't let Chen Qing see her. Wait until Chen Qing returns. Let her go out and relax."

"Father, this...why is this?"

"There's no reason. I've thought it over and decided to marry the Shen family. Don't tell her about it just yet."

Lu Jin was speechless for a while, "Father, don't make such a hasty decision."

"I just decided to marry the Shen family, but it will take at least a few months until the wedding ceremony. I have to talk to the man's father before I can start the six ceremony process. It's still early."

"Father, what does the boy mean to say, can't you just wait another two years?"

Lu Yihao glared at his son, "What is an opportunity? When the time comes, the opportunity is there. When the time is gone, what chance will there be? This marriage with the Shen family is an opportunity. I warn you, don't try to sabotage this matter, do you hear me! "

"The boy knows!"

Lu Yihao saw that his son was respectful and obedient, so he ordered the carriage to set off. The carriage left the gate of the mansion and drove towards the imperial city under the guard of dozens of servants.

Lu Jin went to the backyard worried.

Lu Jin did not become an official because of poor health. He assisted his father in handling family affairs at home. His character was very weak, far from being as strong as his father, and he did not suffer from some bad habits of the officialdom. He maintained the simplicity of a scholar. He loved My own daughter, of course, hopes that she can marry a man she likes. He has a good impression of Chen Qing, and he also approves of this future son-in-law in his heart.

Unexpectedly, unexpected events happened, and his father regretted the marriage and wanted to marry his daughter to the Shen family. Lu Jin couldn't understand this kind of behavior of using his daughter as a bargaining chip in exchange for benefits, but he had no choice. Little ability to resist.

"Daddy!"

The slender and beautiful figure of his daughter appeared in front of Lu Jin, which startled Lu Jin. He forced a smile and said, "Aren't you going out to play today? You have changed your mind."

"Not at all!"

Lu Xiu's mother passed away early, and she and her father had a deep relationship. She took her father's arm and said coquettishly, "My daughter is too shy to make love with her father, hee hee!"

"You silly girl, you want money if you want it, and you even ask for it! But then again, shouldn't it be Chen Qing who spends the money when you go out to play?"

"Hey! How does father know?"

"Can I not guess?"

"Even if it is! But we can't be too stingy, in case I need to spend money, I must have a few taels of silver in my small bag!"

"Twenty taels of silver is enough for you!"

"Enough! Enough! Later, I will buy two volumes of books for Dad."

"You don't have to worry about buying books. I can buy them myself. Remember, don't throw away your second brother. You have to be together."

Lu Xiu took the twenty taels of silver, smiled and ran back to her small building to put on makeup.

Looking at his daughter's happy figure, Lu Jin sighed and said to himself, "Daddy can't stop your grandfather, he can only make you happy for a few days."

Two hours later, a large carriage was guarded by several servants and stopped in front of Chen Qing's mansion, and a servant went to knock on the door.

Li Meier sized up Chen Qing's mansion, a little jealously, "Xiu Niang, is this his mansion?"

Lu Xiu nodded, "He told me it was a gift from the emperor, and it's my first time here."

Lu Wei, who was riding a horse outside the carriage, said with a smile: "This house is not bad, it has at least seven or eight acres, and it is this lot, at least [-] yuan is needed to take it down."

Lu Xiu was startled, "It's so expensive? I thought it was ten or twenty thousand!"

"How could it be [-] to [-] yuan? The price of a house with five acres is not the same. It is several times higher than that of a small house with three acres. Moreover, if you have money, you may not be able to buy it. Lin'an is too small, and big houses are very rare."

At this time, the door opened, and Chen Qing came out with a few of his men. He changed into a white muslin gown, a gauze cap on his head, a leather belt around his waist, and new cloth boots bought for him by Lu Xiu.

Behind him were sisters Yu Lian and Yu Ying, both wearing yellow dresses and veiled hats, following behind Chen Qing like two ducklings.

Chen Qing stepped forward, cupped his fists and laughed, "You are Brother Lu, right?"

Lu Wei was the same age as Chen Qing. He worked as a guard in the palace. He was neither literate nor martial, with average abilities, but he was a good person and understood things very well.

Lu Wei smiled back and said, "I've heard of General Chen's name for a long time, but I didn't expect him to be so young."

Lu Xiu glared at her elder brother, "What do you mean by being so young? Could it be that a man in his [-]s or [-]s would like it?"

Lu Xiu's eyes fell on the two little ladies, and she said with a smile: "Sanlang, are these the two little maids you mentioned?"

"Exactly!"

Chen Qing turned his head and said to the two sisters: "You get in the car and meet Miss Lu, and the other one is Miss Li."

The two little ladies got into the carriage obediently and took off their veiled hats. Lu Xiu and Li Meier were both stunned, they turned out to be two little ladies who looked exactly alike.

The two young ladies were very discerning, and they could immediately tell who was their future mistress. It must be the youngest and most beautiful one. Only her temperament was worthy of the young master, and the other one was far behind.

They saluted Wanfuli together, "Little servant girl greets Miss Lu, and Miss Li!"

Lu Xiu immediately fell in love with these two extremely well-behaved ladies, Li Mei was also amazed, it was the first time she had seen such a couple.

Lu Xiu sat down holding the hands of the two, and asked with a smile: "You two, what are your names, who is the older sister, and who is the younger sister?"

There was constant laughter in the carriage, and Chen Qing and Lu Wei walked side by side. Lu Wei smiled and said, "Li Mei is actually my aunt's cousin and also my fiancee. She is currently living in our house. It stands to reason that after the engagement is exchanged, the man and woman Usually we can't meet each other, but it's not absolute, we grew up together, and she has no place to go in Lin'an, so it's normal to see her often."

"Where is the second brother?"

"Being a bodyguard in the palace, next year, let's see if there is a chance to release a military officer outside."

"What do external releases usually do?"

"If you're lucky, you can be the deputy envoy of the regiment in the state, that is, the head of the prison. If you are not lucky, you will go to the county to be the head of the archer and be responsible for catching thieves. The status is relatively low. It depends. luck!"

It's not about luck, it's about the backstage. With Lu Yihao's identity, how could his grandson catch the thief?No matter how bad it is, one state can join the military.

The third bridge is very close to the Fengyu Gate. At this time, the city wall of Lin'an near the West Lake has been demolished, and many official houses have been built on the vacated land, leaving only a few city gates. Outside the Fengyu Gate is the tall and majestic Fengle Building, and more than a hundred steps forward is the West Lake.

After more than a year, Chen Qing felt that the appearance of the West Lake had completely changed. The original open space was gone, and various shops were built, mostly restaurants and teahouses.

They looked for a place to stop the carriage, and Lu Xiu and Li Mei also put on their veiled hats and got out of the carriage. There were still about [-] steps away from the pier, so they simply walked over.

Lu Wei and Li Mei walked in the front, they grew up together, childhood sweethearts, although they are unmarried couples, but they don't avoid suspicion, they still walk like before, Li Mei follows her husband like a bird.

Chen Qing and Lu Xiu walked behind, and they walked slowly side by side. Two young ladies in veiled hats followed behind them, each holding a bunch of candied haws, looking around while eating.

"Thank you for the shoes you bought me. They are very comfortable and not as uncomfortable as wearing leather boots."

Lu Xiu pursed her lips and smiled, "I took fifty taels of silver from you, of course I have to express it, I am worried that my judgment is wrong and the shoes don't fit my feet."

"Your judgment is very accurate, the size fits perfectly."

"Why don't I buy you another set of clothes today!"

Chen Qing scratched his head, "There is no shortage of clothes!"

"Do you want it or not?" Lu Xiujiao insisted,

"Okay! New clothes to wear, I wish for it!"

The two walked all the way, Chen Qing looked at the West Lake again and said, "I thought you wouldn't be able to come out today."

"why?"

"My gut feeling is that your grandfather might not allow you to come out and play with me."

"That's your worry. Grandpa admires you very much."

"Appreciation is appreciation, but you may not want me to be his grandson-in-law!"

Lu Xiu rolled his eyes at him shyly, "If you want to be my husband-in-law, you have to go through my test!"

"Could it be that I haven't broken through your level yet?"

"You are still far behind! Unless I write ten more poems similar to "Pozhenzi", this girl will consider whether to open the city gate and let Chen bandits enter?"

"This is very difficult! You know that I can fight wars, but I have to find inspiration to write poems. I actually wrote "Broken Time" a long time ago."

"Let me tell you! You have become Cao Zijian's seven-step poem when you write lyrics. This girl can't even do it, but you are honest and have a good character. This girl will consider it as appropriate."

The two talked about love all the way, forgetting about the two little girls behind, Yu Ying complained a bit: "Hands are sticky, there is no place to wash their hands."

But Yu Lian kept turning her head to look at something, she hesitated and shouted: "My lord!"

"What's wrong?" Chen Qing turned around.

Yu Lian pointed behind her, "I saw a few people who seemed to be following us secretly."

Chen Qing looked in the direction of her finger, and sure enough, dozens of steps away, there were a few men in black hiding behind a tree, looking over here secretly.

"Sanlang, who are they?" Lu Xiu also saw it.

"I don't know, I'll ask Yan Jun to investigate later."

"Hurry up, you guys, the pier is ahead." Lu Wei waved loudly in front of him.

"coming!"

Chen Qing agreed, and lightly tugged on Lu Xiu's arm, "Let's get on the boat first!"

(End of this chapter)