A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television

In fact, it was common for officials to hold part-time jobs in the Song Dynasty. Many local prefects served as local pacification envoys, and some officials held multiple positions. Even some princes and princes sometimes held honorary positions.

Having ended his student status and gained official positions, Lu Cheng has officially entered the officialdom of the Song Dynasty.

Of course, all this is just the beginning, and Lu Cheng still has a long way to go.

At noon, Song Huizong kept Lu Cheng and had a royal banquet in the palace. When Lu Cheng left the palace in the afternoon, Song Huizong specially gave Lu Cheng his favorite BMW, and Lu Cheng directly named it "Taxue".

In the evening, Lu Cheng had just returned home with his horse when he saw Zhang Jiaotou's Jin'er waiting at the door of his house.

Seeing Lu Cheng coming back, Jin'er hurriedly came up to him: "Mr. Lu, my master wants to invite you to his house for a chat."

Lu Cheng glanced at the sky, then nodded: "Wait a moment."

Afterwards, Lu Cheng returned home, handed the horse to Lai Fu to take care of, changed his clothes, and then followed Jin'er to Zhang Jiaotou's house.

Zhang Jiaotou had already asked someone to prepare wine and food. Seeing Lu Cheng coming, he hurriedly invited him to the table.

"Mr. Lu, you have treated my daughter many times before, and I have not thanked you yet. Today I have prepared a little wine to express my gratitude. Please don't refuse."

"Master Zhang, you are polite. In this case, I will not refuse."

"Please."

"Please."

Afterwards, Zhang Jiaotou very enthusiastically urged people to drink, and as they toasted and exchanged cups, they talked more.

During the conversation, Zhang Jiaotou talked about his own daughter: "…Thinking back then, Zhenniang was just twelve years old. My wife died early, and I was too sad. Thanks to Zhenniang for comforting me. Zhenniang has been sensible since she was a child. She has been learning knitting, washing clothes and cooking from her mother, and has also mastered a good embroidery skill.

Since her mother left, this child has taken care of the house inside and out, and has never made me worry. The reason why I let her marry Lin Chong was that I didn't want my daughter to be too far away from me. I never thought that...but...

The first two The news came back that Lin Chong died on the way to Cangzhou. Zhenniang was so sad that she almost committed suicide. Fortunately, Jin'er and the others took care of her day and night. This child is really miserable..."

"Mrs. Zhang is dignified, gentle and virtuous. She is a good woman and will definitely have a good home in the future."

"Alas, now that so many things have happened, Zhenniang...Mr. Lu, what do you think of Zhenniang?"

"Mrs. Zhang is naturally a very good woman, but she is just unfortunate for a while."

"Then...if you let Zhenniang be your concubine, Are you willing?"

"Well, is Madam Zhang willing?"

"Why would she not want to? Mr. Lu is her lifesaver, and he is also a top-notch person with good looks and personality. How could Zhenniang not want to? It's just that Zhenniang is now... I don't know if Mr. Lu will dislike it. I... I am so shameless to say this, please don't be offended. If Mr. Lu doesn't want to, please say so clearly."

"If Madam Zhang is really willing to follow me, I will naturally not refuse. But, I have always respected women, and if Madam Zhang is unwilling, , please don't force it, Master Zhang. Moreover, I am the only child in the family. In order to have more children in the future, I will definitely take in more wives and concubines. If Madam Zhang minds, it is better to make it clear as soon as possible. "

Master Zhang heard this and laughed: "Zhen Niang will definitely agree. As long as you, Mr. Lu, nod your head, I will talk to Zhen Niang."

Until sunset, after having enough wine and food, Lu Cheng left Zhang's house. He went back to wash up, changed his clothes, took a few small gifts, and went out again, heading straight to Yuxiang Tower.

Tonight, Lu Cheng also made an appointment with Li Shishi to play the piano and flute together, and exchanged ideas about music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. And Zhao Yuannu also wanted to sit down and chat, so the schedule was still very full.

All the way to Yuxiang Tower, the turtle man at the door saw Lu Cheng and immediately smiled at him. He respectfully led Lu Cheng in and waived the entrance fee.

When Lu Cheng entered the hall, Li Mama, who was greeting guests in the hall, immediately came up to him: "Mr. Lu, you are finally here. The two girls have asked for you several times."

"I just came back from the palace today. I am sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time." Lu Cheng handed Li Mama a bottle of perfume.

"Mr. Lu is a busy man. Go to the backyard."

Even Song Huizong knew that Lu Cheng often came to see Li Shishi

, teach Li Shishi music, this Li's mother naturally would not stop.

However, every time Lu Cheng came, he would still give that Li's mother a bottle of perfume to maintain personal exchanges.

As soon as he arrived at the backyard, he saw Li Shishi's maid Xiu'er and Zhao Yuannu's maid Lu'er waiting downstairs. When they saw Lu Cheng, they immediately came up to greet him.

"Sir, please go to our place first. Our girl has been waiting for a long time."

"Sir, our girl has prepared wine and food..."

Lu Cheng took out two small gifts respectively and handed them to the two little girls: "Don't make it difficult for me, two girls. Let's do this. This is a gift for Miss Zhao. Please ask Miss Lu'er to give it to Miss Zhao first. I'll go to Miss Li's room first."

"Hey, okay, you hurry up."

Xiu'er took Lu Cheng's small gift, snorted lightly, like a victorious general, and hurriedly pulled Lu Cheng's arm and walked upstairs to Li Shishi's.

On the second floor, Li Shishi stood in front of the window, looked down, and then looked at the open window of Zhao Yuannu next door, and laughed.

Zhao Yuannu next door closed the window angrily, turned back to the house, and decided to wait for Lu Cheng to come, and must leave him alone for a while, so that he can also taste the taste of waiting.

Entering Li Shishi's room, I saw four or five exquisite side dishes and a few snacks on the table.

"Sorry, Lu is late."

"Shou Xin must have been delayed by something, but it's not a big deal. After all, you are not like us, who can only be trapped upstairs every day and have nothing to do."

Although the other party said it was not a big deal, Lu Cheng still heard a little bit of unhappiness.

Lu Cheng casually took out a box of snacks and handed it over: "I know that the young lady likes to eat the four-color cakes of this shop, so I bought some on the way here. I went to the palace early this morning. There was a martial arts competition and horse training, so it was inevitable that I was delayed for some time."

When Li Shishi saw the small gift, her face immediately turned from cloudy to sunny, and she was a little concerned: "You had a martial arts competition today. Are you hurt? Sit down and take a rest. Can you tell me about it?"

"Nothing, just..."

Lu Cheng roughly talked about what happened today, of course skipping the things about Zhang Jiaotou's family. While listening, Li Shishi poured tea for Lu Cheng and handed him bowls and chopsticks.

The two ate and talked, and unknowingly ate for more than half an hour.

Seeing that Lu Cheng had almost finished eating, Li Shishi asked Xiu'er to put away the bowl and chopsticks, and continued: "You have been busy all day today, so you don't practice the piano. I guess Sister Zhao is waiting anxiously now, you go to her place first and sit down, and then go back to rest early."

"Thank you for your understanding, young lady."

"From now on... just call me Shishi..."

"Shishi, I will come again in two days..."

When Lu Cheng came to Zhao Yuannu's upstairs, he saw Zhao Yuannu fiddling with the little toys Lu Cheng gave her out of boredom. When he heard the footsteps, he was happy in his heart, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and then he immediately retracted his smile and pretended to be unhappy.

Lu Cheng laughed in his heart, and without waiting for the other party to say anything, he found a chair and sat down, pretending to be very tired, and let out a long sigh: "Oh, I am really too tired today. I had a duel with those guards in the training ground in the morning, and I had to help the emperor tame a wild horse in the afternoon. I am so sore all over."

Zhao Yuannu heard this and immediately asked: "You had a duel with the guards in front of the palace? And tamed a wild horse? Are you injured? I... I will... Lu'er, you massage Mr. Lu's shoulders first. Sister is really, Mr. Lu is so tired, and he talked to you for so long. You take a good rest first, I'll pour you a cup of tea..."

Lu Cheng laughed and took a sip of tea: "Good tea..."