After marrying a powerful minister, the female partner was pampered

After all, Lu Xingzhi was so busy. After coming to Chuzhou, she hadn't seen him for many days.

But now he suddenly came to her room...

Qiao Jingjing was very confused.

After a while, Lu Xingzhi walked in from outside.

Qiao Jingjing looked him over and called out, "My husband is here."

"Playing cards?" After Lu Xingzhi came in, he looked at the cards on the table and asked warmly.

Qingyuan and Jinkui immediately stood up and saluted, "I have seen you, sir."

Lu Xingzhi said calmly: "Get up."

The two maids wisely withdrew.

"I was bored, so I asked them to play with me." Qiao Jingjing responded to Lu Xingzhi's previous question.

When Lu Xingzhi heard this, his tone was apologetic, "I was negligent. When things here are settled, I will accompany you to the city for a nice stroll."

Qiao Jingjing paused as she put away the cards, obviously not expecting him to say that.

It’s unprecedented!
Lu Xingzhi actually wanted to take her for a walk in the city...

"Okay." She looked excited and delighted, and then asked with concern, "By the way, have you eaten?"

Lu Xingzhi shook his head, "Not yet."

"Then I'll have someone cook it for you." Qiao Jingjing said and stood up. Thinking that she still owed him many meals, she couldn't help but change her mind and said, "Forget it, let me cook it for you. What do you want to eat?"

Just as Lu Xingzhi was about to open his mouth, he was interrupted by Qiao Jingjing, "But it's so late and I can't cook many dishes."

Lu Xingzhi was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that the last time they played cards, she lost the bet and had to cook for him.

He paused and said warmly: "Ma'am, you can do whatever you want."

Seeing that he didn't ask her to cook five dishes with different flavors as he said last time, Qiao Jingjing couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and said in a lighter tone, "Then wait a moment."

"Ah."

Qiao Jingjing didn't keep him waiting for long.

Not long after, she came back with a bowl of noodles.

"It's quite late. I didn't know you would come over in advance, so I could only make you a bowl of tomato and egg noodles with the remaining ingredients in the kitchen."

Lu Xingzhi was reading a book. When he saw the steaming noodles on the table, he was a little surprised, "Tomato egg noodles? Is this tomato edible?"

"It's edible, I've tried it." Qiao Jingjing said immediately.

Here, tomatoes are only an ornamental plant, and people don't know that it can be made into food.

She accidentally saw these tomatoes when she was walking in the garden during the day. They looked very fresh, so she picked some.

She also took some to scramble eggs in the evening.

Lu Xingzhi's reaction was also what she expected.

However, no amount of explanations are as useful as actual actions.

Thinking about it, she picked up her chopsticks, picked up a piece of tomato, and put it into her mouth.

Lu Xingzhi didn't have time to react and saw that she had already swallowed the tomato.

"It's edible, feel free to eat it." Qiao Jingjing swallowed the food in her mouth, took the handkerchief, wiped the chopsticks, and then handed it to him.

Lu Xingzhi's handsome brows furrowed, but he didn't say anything and took it silently.

"Then you eat, I'll take a bath." Qiao Jingjing said.

"Yeah." Lu Xingzhi responded.

When Qiao Jingjing came out of the shower, he was no longer in the room.

"Madam, your Excellency's subordinates suddenly came to report something. Your Excellency has gone out and told you to rest early," Mallow said.

When Qiao Jingjing heard this, she couldn't help but ask, "Do you know what it is?"

"My servant listened to it, and it seems that Mr. Shen hosted a banquet in the VIP building and invited you to drink." Mallow replied.

Upon hearing the words Mr. Shen, Qiao Jingjing immediately thought of Shen Tingzhi.

This is Shen Tingzhi's territory.

Shen Tingzhi was a sinister and despicable person. He must have had bad intentions when he suddenly hosted a banquet for Lu Xingzhi.

She became worried for a moment. But she comforted herself that Lu Xingzhi was no ordinary person, and no matter how insidious Shen Tingzhi was, he should not be able to plot against him.

Thinking of this, she felt relieved. Thinking of another thing, she asked in a low voice: "By the way, where is the beggar outside the door?"

"In the evening, I was brought in by Chongxi, the bodyguard beside you." Mallow replied in a low voice.

Although she didn't know why the madam taught the beggar to make up those words, she always felt that the madam wanted to do a favor.

Qiao Jingjing felt relieved.

Yes, that beggar was indeed found by her.

What the beggar said was naturally taught by her.

At this moment, Lu Xingzhi should know the secret of Chunhua Garden.

But he still had time to come to her room to have a meal...

Thinking of this, her expression suddenly changed.

No, Lu Xingzhi was so busy, and things in Chuzhou were so important. After arriving in Chuzhou, they lived in the same house, but they didn't see each other for several days.

But after meeting the beggar, he suddenly came to her house.

Did he... notice something?
Realizing this, Qiao Jingjing felt quite uneasy.

She might be...exposed.

This is the VIP building.

Lu Xingzhi came as invited.

Also coming were the Chuzhou prefect and other officials.

Shen Tingzhi originally thought that Lu Xingzhi would not be invited.

So when I saw the person appearing, I was really stunned for a moment.

But he had seen the scene, and he quickly calmed down, went to greet him personally, and said politely: "The common people have met Mr. Lu."

Lu Xingzhi glanced at him and said calmly: "No courtesy."

Shen Tingzhi paused, then suddenly smiled and said: "Farewell to Xingzi Village. Are you okay, Mr. Lu?"

"Master Shen knows Mr. Lu?" The Chuzhou prefect on the side was quite surprised when he heard this.

Other officials were also surprised.

This Mr. Lu was already the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs at a young age, and was deeply trusted by the emperor.

Unexpectedly, Shen Tingzhi actually knew him.

Why doesn't this surprise them?

For a time, several officials had a new understanding of Shen Tingzhi.

No wonder he is so skillful at such a young age.

His knowledge and connections are truly unmatched by theirs.

Shen Tingzhi glanced at Lu Xingzhi and saw that he was not displeased, so he continued: "Caomin had the honor to meet Mr. Lu once, but Mr. Lu is so busy that he may not remember a little person like Caomin."

"Young Master Shen is being humble. At such a young age, Young Master Shen has been recognized by the Shen Family Head and has been designated as the next Head of the Shen Family. He must be extremely skillful. How could I not remember such a person?" Lu Xingzhi said calmly. .

When Shen Tingzhi heard this, he couldn't guess what he was thinking.

He did not expect that Lu Xingzhi would be promoted so quickly.

I never thought that he would come to Chuzhou in person...

If he had known earlier, he would definitely not have given him that kind of "gift" in Xingzi Village that day.

Thinking of this, he said enthusiastically: "Master Lu, please come and take a seat."

Lu Xingzhi did not refuse and immediately sat down on the main seat.

Other officials took their seats one after another.

After a while, the wine and food were served, and Shen Tingzhi took the wine bottle and poured wine for several officials himself.

After pouring the wine, he said with an apologetic smile: "The adults must be bored and bored just sitting and drinking like this. Why don't the common people ask a few beauties to come in and keep them company?"

Seeing that Lu Xingzhi didn't speak, one of the officials said in a joking tone: "What kind of world has Mr. Lu not seen? If Mr. Shen finds an ordinary girl, he will make Mr. Lu laugh."

When Lu Xingzhi heard this, he laughed in a low voice and said slowly: "It seems that Mr. Chen is used to the world. Mr. Shen, then you should worry more."