After marrying a powerful minister, the female partner was pampered

Chapter 141 Compensation must be made
"You can go ahead." Lu Xingzhi didn't panic at all.

Seeing this, Xia Houxi looked at him suspiciously, "Are you really not afraid that Mrs. Sister-in-law will be angry?"

"She doesn't know how." Lu Xingzhi said with the corners of his lips raised.

Xia Houxi didn't believe it, and felt that he was trying to support himself, so he said, "I'll give you a chance to bribe me."

"No need." Lu Xingzhi refused.

Xia Houxi choked completely.

Lin Jiu coughed lightly, wanting to say that not only did his wife know about it, but she also participated in the whole process.

However, if this matter was spread, he was afraid that it would bring bad reputation to his wife, so he kept silent.

"Since you are standing here with all your strength, and nothing will happen to you, you will continue to be responsible for the affairs of Chunhua Garden." Lu Xingzhi changed the subject and said,
Xia Houxi laughed angrily, "What do you mean I'm standing here with all my beard and tail? Do you think I have to cut off my arms and legs to be considered okay?"

Lu Xingzhi asked back: "Otherwise, what else do you have to do?"

Xia Houxi almost vomited out a mouthful of old blood, "What else can I do? Let me tell you, my heart has been greatly traumatized, and you must compensate me!"

"Compensate you? How do you say this?" Lu Xingzhi looked surprised.

Xia Houxi said angrily: "I don't believe Lin Jiu didn't tell you what happened to me last night, and you still said such cold-blooded words. Do you have any sympathy?"

Lu Xingzhi paused and said calmly: "But I heard Lin Jiu say that you didn't really lose anything. Later, didn't Lin Jiu help you bring a beggar in to replace you?"

Speaking of this matter, Xia Houxi put his arm around Lin Jiu's shoulders and said, "Old Lin is still interesting."

Although the madam was drugged by him and her consciousness was confused and unclear, if she hadn't done something, she would still be aware of it when she woke up. So in order to avoid her suspicion, he sent a beggar to her bed.

"Mr. Xiahou, this is actually my master's idea." Lin Jiu explained.

Xia Houxi's expression froze, "Yes, really?"

"Yes." Lin Jiu nodded affirmatively.

Seeing that he had misunderstood Lu Xingzhi, Xia Houxi looked a little uncomfortable, and deliberately sighed: "Although I didn't really lose anything, for this case, I used all my beauty tricks, and the old woman still wanted to sleep with me... Just thinking about it makes me want to vomit!"

Lin Jiu almost laughed out loud when he heard this.

He was also in Chunhua Garden last night, and saw with his own eyes that Xia Houxi touched and hugged that old woman. It was indeed a huge sacrifice.

"Lin Jiu, if you give me a review, am I at a loss?" Xia Houxi said.

Lin Jiu held back her smile and echoed: "My lord, Mr. Xiahou was indeed very... attentive last night. He coaxed the old bustard into confusion. He took great credit for it."

Lu Xingzhi nodded, "I understand." He stood up and patted Xia Houxi on the shoulder, "After the matter is over, I will definitely go to the meeting to ask for credit for you."

Xia Houxi rolled his eyes, "That's it?"

Lu Xingzhi frowned, "What if it's not?"

Xia Houxi looked hopeless, "Whenever I close my eyes now, I will think of that old woman's old face, and I will have nightmares."

"So?" Lu Xingzhi asked patiently.

"Of course you send someone else, I won't go to Chunhua Garden again." Xia Houxi said immediately.

Lu Xingzhi raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, "Then who do you think is suitable?"

"Of course you go." Xia Houxi said without hesitation, "That old woman is just a lustful ghost. She will definitely be more likely to fall for her when she sees you."

"You mean, I look better than you?" Lu Xingzhi raised his eyebrows.

Xia Houxi choked for a moment and said unconvinced: "Not really."

"I don't think so. What's more, my face has been exposed in Chuzhou City. Shen Tingzhi and his subordinates recognize it. I'm afraid something bad will happen if I go to Chunhua Garden." Lu Xing knew.

Xia Houxi had a bad feeling in his heart, "If you don't go, who else can go?"

Lu Xingzhi turned to him and said, "Xia Houxi, those who can do more work. What's more, the madam only recognizes you. Only if you go, she will not find out the clues, which will help us continue to dig out the evidence of Shen Tingzhi and those corrupt officials. By the way, What did you gain last night?"

Xia Houxi felt that there was something wrong with what he said, but when he asked, he didn't think much about it and replied: "It is said that Shen Tingzhi controlled a village and specially planted materials for making Xiaoyaosan for them."

"Which village?"

"It's called Jinwu Village."

Hearing this, Lu Xingzhi nodded, "I understand. I will handle the matter in Jinwu Village. You continue to Chunhua Garden and deal with the old bustard. You must not let her find out that we already know about the matter in Jinwu Village. "

"I know..." Xia Houxi nodded halfway and suddenly came back to his senses, "After all, you still want me to go?"

"Xia Houxi, no one is qualified for this job except you, and only you can get useful information out of the old bustard. She should be no longer wary of you now. If you go to deal with her again, you will be better than others. Get twice the result with half the effort," Lu Xingzhi said sternly.

Xia Houxi was a little overwhelmed by the praise, "That's right. Who told me to be handsome?"

"I'll leave this matter to you." Lu Xingzhi patted him on the shoulder.

"Okay, I'll just go. When I come back, I'll wash my hands a hundred times at most." Xia Houxi said angrily, "Jinwu Village, what are you going to do?"

"I plan to go and see for myself." Lu Xing knew.

Xia Houxi was startled, "You're going there in person? That's too dangerous. Jinwu Village is the base where they made Xiaoyaosan, so it must be heavily guarded. It's too risky."

"It's okay, I know it well." Lu Xing knew, "Chunhuayuan is where Shen Tingzhi sells Xiaoyaosan. The madam must have a lot of important evidence in his hands. You have to be careful."

"I know." Xia Houxi nodded.

……

Lotus Garden.

Qiao Jingjing was awakened by the melodious sound of the piano.

She rubbed her sleepy eyes, opened the curtain, and asked outside, "Who is playing the piano?"

"Back to Madam, it's your lord." Qingyuan heard that she woke up and walked in quickly.

"Lu Xingzhi?" Qiao Jingjing was surprised, "He's back?"

"This slave has just woken up. When she woke up, she heard the sound of the master's piano. I will go and ask." Qingyuan said.

"Ah."

After a while, Qingyuan left and came back.

"Madam, I asked the young man next to you, Dong Lai, and he said that he came back in the morning, rested for a while, and just woke up."

Qiao Jingjing frowned, just woke up and started playing the piano?
Why is Lu Xingzhi so leisurely and elegant?
"Madam, do you want to go over and take a look? Or do you want to sleep a little longer?" Qingyuan asked.

Qiao Jingjing yawned, feeling a little lazy.

She said decisively: "I'll lie down again."

Anyway, lying on the bed, you can still hear the sound of Lu Xingzhi's piano.

However, not long after she lay down, the sound of the piano stopped.

Strange, why doesn’t Lu Xingzhi stop playing?
At this time, Qingyuan came in and said: "Madam, there is a young master named Shen outside who comes to visit."

Qiao Jingjing was startled, "Shen Tingzhi?"

"My servant doesn't know his name, but he calls himself Shen." Qingyuan frowned and said, "He said he was here to make up for the wedding gift for the master and his wife."

Qiao Jingjing frowned, "What about Sir? Did you let him in?"

Qingyuan nodded, "My lord invited him in. When I saw Dong Lai, I took Mr. Shen to the study."