After marrying a powerful minister, the female partner was pampered

Chapter 145 Why is it a bit like having an affair?

Lu Xingzhi laughed, "I know how to cook noodles. Is this weird?"

Qiao Jingjing blinked and nodded, "It's quite strange."

Lu Xingzhi paused and said in a deep voice: "Children from poor families have long been the masters of the family."

"Don't come here!" Qiao Jingjing rolled her eyes at him. She had long known that the Lu family had never been poor, and were even invisible rich.

The corners of Lu Xingzhi's lips curled up, "It's just cooking a bowl of noodles. It's not that difficult. I'll let the cook teach me and I'll be able to do it."

Qiao Jingjing was stunned, "Did you just learn it?"

"Yeah." Lu Xingzhi nodded.

"Learned it especially for me?" Qiao Jingjing looked at him while holding her breath.

Lu Xingzhi paused, but did not answer any more. Instead, he said, "The noodles will not taste good if they are lumpy. Go and eat them quickly."

Although he didn't answer directly, Qiao Jingjing had already concluded that he learned how to cook noodles specifically for her.

She suddenly wanted to know the limit of his indulgence towards her, so she took his hand and deliberately said coquettishly: "Since you have already learned how to cook noodles for me, why can't you continue the matter to the end and feed me directly?"

Lu Xingzhi's expression froze, and he looked back at the innocent-looking girl on the bed. He coughed lightly and said in a low voice, "If I feed you, it will improve your appetite. That's not impossible."

Qiao Jingjing was stunned, is this man so happy?

She blinked and slowly let go of his hand, "Do you really want to feed me?"

Lu Xingzhi didn't say anything, but picked up the noodles on the table and picked them up with chopsticks.

Qiao Jingjing lost her composure when she saw his situation. She coughed lightly, sat up and stretched out her hand to him, "I'm kidding you, you should be very busy, I can just eat by myself."

When Lu Xingzhi saw this, he didn't force himself and gave his face to her.

"Wow, it tastes pretty good." Qiao Jingjing exclaimed in admiration after taking a sip of the noodle soup.

A smile flashed in Lu Xingzhi's eyes, "I think it's good, so I'll eat more."

"Hmm." Qiao Jingjing nodded and picked up the noodles.

After tasting the noodles, she looked surprised and said, "I don't believe this is your first time cooking."

"So, this noodles tastes good?" Lu Xingzhi raised his eyebrows.

"You haven't tasted it yet, have you?" Qiao Jingjing said.

Lu Xingzhi paused and said, "Yes, I drank some soup and tasted the saltiness."

"Then try this noodle, it's delicious." Qiao Jingjing said, picking up the noodles, "Come over here."

Lu Xingzhi walked closer and lowered his head.

Qiao Jingjing put her face to his lips.

Lu Xingzhi paused and opened his mouth to eat.

"Is it delicious?" Qiao Jingjing asked eagerly.

Lu Xingzhi chewed slowly, "It's not as delicious as the one you cooked."

"You are too modest. The taste of what I cook is almost the same as yours." Qiao Jingjing said, continuing to cook the noodles, "You haven't answered me yet. Is this really your first time cooking noodles?"

"Yeah, really." Lu Xingzhi nodded.

"Then how can you cook so deliciously?" Qiao Jingjing's face was full of confusion.

"It's not very delicious. Maybe you're hungry." Lu Xing knew.

"No, it's really delicious." Qiao Jingjing said seriously.

The corners of Lu Xingzhi's lips raised, "Then eat more."

"Hmm." Qiao Jingjing nodded. After she finished eating, Lu Xingzhi went to the study, "You should rest early."

"Don't work too late, your health is important." Qiao Jingjing said quickly.

"Okay." As Lu Xingzhi walked out, he suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, there will be a banquet for Shen Tingzhi and all the officials from Chuzhou in Heyuan tomorrow night. You don't need to show up then."

Qiao Jingjing felt very disgusted when she heard Shen Tingzhi's name.

She frowned and couldn't help but said: "Why do you want to entertain such annoying people?"

A smile flashed in Lu Xingzhi's eyes, "I want to entertain you just because I hate you."

"Is this the Hongmen Banquet?" Qiao Jingjing asked immediately.

Lu Xingzhi paused and whispered, "You can say that."

When Qiao Jingjing heard this, she stopped asking, "Okay, I understand."

Lu Xingzhi smiled and said warmly: "If there is no accident, the matter in Chuzhou will be resolved within three days. At that time, I will personally send you back to Xingzi Village."

Speaking of Xingzi Village, Qiao Jingjing thought of Father Qiao and Mrs. Xu, and a smile appeared on her face, "Yeah."

As soon as Lu Xingzhi arrived in the study, Lin Jiu and a man dressed as a boy walked in.

"Sir, Mr. Xiahou is here."

Almost as soon as Lin Jiu finished speaking, the boy sat down on the chair, crossed his legs, and said jokingly: "Old Lu, why do we look like we are having an affair?"

"Cough cough cough..."

Lin Jiu choked on her own saliva and looked at Xia Houxi in shock.

This Young Master Xiahou is really not astonishing in his words, he will never stop dying.

Lu Xingzhi reacted calmly, glanced at him lightly and said, "What's the progress on your side?"

When it came to business, Xia Houxi also turned away from the playful smile just now and said seriously: "I have found evidence of collusion between those officials and Shen Tingzhi from the hands of Chunhuayuan Madam." After that, he took out a book from his arms. This ledger is the original.

Lin Jiu took it and handed it to Lu Xingzhi.

Lu Xingzhi lowered his head and flipped through the ledger.

Xia Houxi said: "The transactions with those officials are recorded in this account book, and the amount of each transaction is very huge. It can easily reach tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands. It is really profitable. No wonder these Chuzhou officials are all tall and tall." The brain is full of fat."

Lu Xingzhi closed the ledger and said calmly: "Tomorrow we will tell them how to eat it and how to spit it out."

When Xia Houxi heard this, he said excitedly: "Are we going to start tomorrow? Have you already settled the matter in Jinwu Village?"

"Yes." Lu Xingzhi nodded, "Tomorrow night I will invite Shen Tingzhi and those officials to the Lotus Garden for a drink and detain them. Then you and Chuzhou Guard Wang Meng will go to Jinwu Village to rescue the villagers."

"When did you hook up with that Wang Meng?" , very unpleasant."

"He disdains those officials who are lying, but at the same time, this person has an upright character. After I went to Jinwu Village to investigate last night, I went to find him.

He was not completely ignorant of what the Chuzhou officials were doing, but he was just too incompetent to defeat them. Now that he heard that I had evidence of their corruption and bribery, he immediately agreed to help. "Lu Xingzhi said briefly.

When Xia Houxi heard this, he no longer had any scruples, "In that case, don't worry, you stay here tomorrow night and hold those people back while Wang Meng and I take them to Jinwu Village."

"Ah."

The next day.

As soon as Qiao Jingjing woke up, a servant came to report, "Madam, the prefect's wife is here."

Hearing this, she frowned, "Mrs. Magistrate?"

"Yes, it's already outside the door." The servant replied.

"What's the prefect's wife doing here?" Qingyuan asked curiously.

Qiao Jingjing thought for a while and said to the servant outside: "Did Madam Magistrate tell me what the reason is?"