Chapter 482
Jiang Lu swallowed his saliva and said in embarrassment: "At least... at least ten thousand taels of gold." How much gold would be needed to bribe a minister with ten thousand taels of gold, and there were so many ministers in the court? Even if I had a treasury, I couldn't fill this bottomless pit! It seems that Zong Yuan's estimate was not wrong. He really had to come to the capital in person, otherwise, he would not be able to wait for the emperor's edict of conferring the title.
Thinking of this, he turned back to Letian and said: "Letian, help me find someone!" "Who is it?" "The chief guard of Her Royal Highness the Princess, Xiao Min! I want to know when she will leave the palace, where she usually goes after leaving the palace, and how long it will take to find out these things?" Before Letian could speak, Jiang Lu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he answered first: "Are you going to see this Xiao Min?" "Yes!" "Then... I have a way for you to see her tonight!" Jiang Lu said with shining eyes and full of confidence.
"Oh?" Tang Yin looked at Jiang Lu in surprise and asked, "Have you and Xiao Min ever eaten and drank together?" In Tang Yin's impression, Xiao Min, as Yin Rou's chief guard, was high and mighty, arrogant, and looked down on everyone. With her bad temper, could she hook up with Jiang Lu?
Jiang Lu smiled and said, "Sir, although I don't know Xiao Min, I know her uncle, Xiao Qingfeng, the Shaofu. I think if Xiao Qingfeng invites her out of the palace, she will definitely give him this face." The Shaofu is an official in charge of the private property of the royal family. The position is not big, but it is not small either. However, the Shaofu is generally a person who is deeply trusted by the emperor and belongs to the close ministers. Tang Yin was naturally overjoyed when he heard that Jiang Lu knew Xiao Min's uncle. This made things easier. Jiang Lu was still useful.
"How do you know that Xiao Qingfeng is Xiao Min's uncle?" "Hehe, sir, I have had dinner with Xiao Qingfeng several times, and I have heard him mention his niece Xiao Min several times during the dinner, so I remember it very clearly." "Oh!" Tang Yin smiled and said, "You hold a banquet tonight and invite Xiao Qingfeng, and ask Xiao Qingfeng to invite Xiao Min as well." "Yes! Sir!" Jiang Lu responded simply, straightened her clothes, and said, "Sir, I will go to Sir Xiao's house now." "Yes." Tang Yin had no objection and nodded in agreement. Seeing that Jiang Lu was about to leave, Tang Yin said to Jiang Fan worriedly, "Jiang Fan, you go with Sir Jiang and protect Sir Jiang's safety." Now that a dark spiritual practitioner has come to the door, Tang Yin is worried about letting Jiang Lu go out alone.
Jiang Fan bowed and agreed, followed Jiang Lu and walked out.
Jiang Lu and Xiao Qingfeng have a good relationship. Since arriving in the capital, Jiang Lu has made many friends with the ministers of the imperial court, and has been generous with his money, often spending thousands of gold. Now that the imperial power is weakening, the ministers in the imperial court have even less power, and no one would normally try to please them. Now that a sucker like Jiang Lu has finally appeared, it is natural that it is easy for him to please the ministers, and Xiao Qingfeng, the Shaofu, is one of them.
Arriving at the Xiao residence and seeing Xiao Qingfeng, Jiang Lu greeted him warmly. After the polite words, Jiang Lu got straight to the point and said, "Sir Xiao, I have booked a room in the Yuebin Building. I would like to invite you to have dinner with me tonight. I wonder if you have time?" Xiao Qingfeng was stunned at first, then he laughed and said, "Since it is Brother Jiang who has come to invite me in person, even if I am very busy and have no time, I will still go!" Jiang Lu smiled happily and said, "Then I will be looking forward to your coming, Sir Xiao." "Okay, okay." "By the way, there is one more thing." Jiang Lu smiled and said, "I remember Sir Xiao once said that your niece serves as the chief guard beside Her Royal Highness the Princess. I wonder... Sir Xiao, can you also invite your niece to the gathering?" Jiang Lu suddenly invited Xiao Min, which surprised Xiao Qingfeng very much. He pondered for a moment, then asked with a smile: "Why did Brother Jiang suddenly invite my niece? Could it be..." "No, no, no! Lord Xiao, please don't misunderstand me. I just admire Her Royal Highness the Princess very much and want to learn more about her through your niece. I have no other intentions." "Oh, so that's the case." Xiao Qingfeng thought for a moment, nodded and agreed: "Brother Jiang, please rest assured. I will bring Xiao Min to the scene in the evening." "Thank you, Lord Xiao, thank you, Lord Xiao!" Jiang Lu bowed and thanked him repeatedly.
Jiang Lu did not stay in Xiao's house for long. After chatting for a few more words, he stood up and said goodbye.
Yuebinlou is one of the four most famous restaurants in Shangjing. It is spacious, grand and luxurious. As long as it is night, the restaurant must be full of guests and noisy.
When Tang Yin and Jiang Lu came, they finally saw how generous Jiang Lu was, and also saw how his gold was spent by him.
From the restaurant owner to the waiters, everyone was extremely enthusiastic about Jiang Lu. They looked at him differently from others, their eyes were shining, as if they had seen the God of Wealth.
Jiang Lu said he had booked a single room, but in fact he had booked three adjacent rooms at once. Tang Yin, Letian, and Jiang Fan were puzzled and didn't understand why Jiang Lu had booked so many rooms.
Seeing Tang Yin's doubts, Jiang Lu took the initiative to explain before he asked, "You must think that I have booked too many rooms, right?" Although these ministers of the imperial court have no real power, they are more particular than the others. For example, they don't like to be disturbed when they are having a meal. If there are people next door, the slightest noise will arouse their disgust, so Xiaguan simply booked all the rooms on both sides, so that he doesn't have to worry. Being disturbed can also allow the ministers to relax and eat, drink and have fun at will, making it easier for them to talk about things. "That's it! Tang Yin shook his head and smiled. This can't be said that Jiang Lu did something wrong, but the cost was high enough, especially in a restaurant as high as Yue Bin Building, where a private room for a first-class room would cost at least one hundred and eighty taels of silver!
Tang Yin didn't say anything more. He entered the middle room with Jiang Lu, Letian and Jiang Fan and sat down one after another.
It was already evening when the three of them arrived. After a short wait, Xiao Qingfeng arrived, and with him was a female general with a gloomy face. To participate in such a private banquet, you don't need to wear official clothes, but this female general is better. She is dressed in military uniform, with a helmet and armor, and a robe and belt. She doesn't look like she is here to eat, but more like she is here to fight. of.
When they heard that Xiao Qingfeng had arrived, Tang Yin, Letian and Jiang Fan did not move. Jiang Lu took the initiative to greet him downstairs. Seeing that Xiao Qingfeng had really brought his niece, Jiang Lu was all smiles, stepped forward quickly, bowed to the ground, and said, "Wan Sheng has met Mr. Xiao!" As he spoke, he looked away and then looked at The female general asked with a smile: "I guess this is Miss Xiao Min?!" "Are you Jiang Lu?" Before Xiao Qingfeng could speak, the female general asked first.
"Exactly." Jiang Lu nodded with a smile.
"What's your purpose of meeting me?" The female general's tone became slightly more relaxed. Jiang Lu was much younger than she thought. She looked like she was in her twenties. She looked pretty good, fair and clean, very gentle, polite and decent.
"Haha!" Jiang Lu laughed softly and said sideways: "Miss Xiao Min, please come upstairs. When you get upstairs, you will naturally know your intentions." I don't know what kind of medicine he is selling in the gourd, but the female general still follows Xiao Qingfeng Entering the restaurant, Jiang Lu led him to the reserved private room.
Xiao Qingfeng was a little surprised to see three strangers he didn't know sitting in the private room, but he wasn't too worried. After all, the followers around him were all outstanding spiritual martial arts masters. He half-turned around and asked Jiang Lu behind him: "Brother Jiang, these three are..." "These three..." Jiang Lu didn't know how to introduce Tang Yin and the others. Just when he felt embarrassed, Tang Yin stood up. , walked straight towards Xiao Qingfeng and the female general beside him, and after standing in front of the two of them, Tang Yin first smiled at the female general and said: "Captain Xiao, I haven't seen you in the past two years, but you still have the same style, so congratulations!" "Looking at Tang Yin in front of her, the female general couldn't believe her eyes for a moment. She took a step back in surprise, pointed her finger at Tang Yin's nose, and stammered: "You...you...you..." "Look. Am I so surprised?!" Tang Yin looked at Xiao Qingfeng in front of him and said, "Mr. Xiao, it's really rude for me not to visit you personally." "Tang Yin?" The female general's face turned pale with shock, and even Xiao Qingfeng took a breath after hearing Tang Yin's name. Although Feng Kingdom is thousands of miles away from Shangjing, he still knows something about the war in Feng Kingdom. Tang Yin now controls Feng Kingdom's army and is basically the uncrowned king of Feng Kingdom. Why did he suddenly arrive in Shangjing? When did you come? What makes Xiao Qingfeng even more strange is that Tang Yin seems to know Xiao Min...
The female general asked the question in his heart. After she came to her senses, she looked Tang Yin up and down with surprise and joy, and shouted: "You... you are really Tang Yin! When did you arrive in the capital?" The female general is none other than Princess Yin Rou's captain of the bodyguard, Xiao Min.
Of course she was no stranger to Tang Yin, and she was deeply impressed. The last time she visited Feng Country with Yin Rou, Tang Yin accompanied her all the way as the escorting general. He even showed off his skills on the way and fought off the assassins who tried to assassinate the princess. Unfortunately, not long after they arrived in Yancheng, Tang Yin was transferred to Pingyuan County. From then on, there was no more sound training.
Xiao Min was full of surprises when he saw Tang Yin, and Tang Yin was not the same. When he saw her, he naturally thought of Yin Rou, and he was eager to know Yin Rou's current situation, but it was too rude to ask straight to the point. Tang Yin He could only suppress his impulse and ask Xiao Qingfeng and Xiao Min to sit down.
Until he sat down at the table, Xiao Min's eyes were still fixed on Tang Yin's face. It's strange to say that when she and Tang Yin were together, she always quarreled, and then after they separated, she would always think of him unconsciously. Just like now, meeting Tang Yin again is like seeing an old friend she hasn't seen for many years. , there was an unspeakable excitement in my heart.
Tang Yin smiled at Xiao Min, but did not speak to her immediately. Instead, he focused his energy on Xiao Qingfeng first. He turned his head and glanced at Le Angel, who understood, took out the brocade box that he had prepared, and gently Putting him gently in front of Xiao Qingfeng, Tang Yin said with a smile: "I have been admiring Mr. Xiao for a long time. When we meet for the first time, I will give you a little courtesy. I hope Mr. Xiao will not laugh."