The Treacherous Minister Who Sold Out His Teacher for Fame (4)

As a treacherous minister, Ji Changze was very busy. In addition to climbing up to people's roofs to eavesdrop in broad daylight, he also had to look at a lot of information. As soon as the court was over, he entered the time to supplement information.

Although the original owner was smart and had manpower, he was not at the level of photographic memory. These materials were piled up, and he would only find someone's information and take it out to take a look when he wanted to deal with someone.

When it came to Ji Changze, it was much simpler. He directly opened a file, read it quickly, and then went to the next one, like a tool without emotion.

Most of these files were various materials of officials in the court, and occasionally some black materials were mixed in. In the original owner's study, there was a secret room to store these materials, so that he could go further and further on the road of black people framing people.

Facts have proved that the fact that the investigators who were sent to investigate Liu Shengyan before did not get any substantial information was not the fault of the investigators at all. It was purely because Liu Shengyan himself had no black materials. When the investigators investigated other people, they could find a lot of melons.

Ji Changze quickly found a lot of things he could use from the piles of files, and the most critical person among them was full of black material.

Lord Zhou, 43 years old, as a military general with a high official position and much attention from the emperor, he was miraculously not good at fighting, not good at reading military books, in short, he was incompetent in ten aspects.

But he was able to have military power and control 70,000 soldiers in the capital.

Maybe others would think that this emperor was incompetent and actually gave the most important military power of the capital to an incompetent person like Lord Zhou, but Ji Changze saw the emperor's mind from it.

Yes, Lord Zhou was incompetent and was useless except for flattering the emperor.

But his biggest advantage to the superior was that he was nothing without the emperor.

Not only because he was incompetent, but also because he was a subordinate of the eldest prince. When the eldest prince got into trouble, he immediately began to distance himself from the other party at the speed of light, and quickly joined the ranks of those who cursed the eldest prince.

Does it sound familiar? Yes, Lord Zhou and the original owner are on the same route.

Both are speculating about the old master and praising the new master.

The new master of the two is the same, and the route is the same. Naturally, their relationship is not very good. When they meet, they are smiling but not smiling. Each of them wants to bring down the other.

The original owner has always wanted to get rid of the other, but unfortunately he has never found an opportunity.

"Fuquan."

Ji Changze pondered over Lord Zhou's file for a long time and called the servant who was serving outside.

"Hey, Master."

Fuquan immediately trotted in: "What instructions does the master have?"

"Compare the gifts sent by the mansion when Prince Rong went to the fiefdom before, and prepare a copy for Lord Liu. Isn't he going to Gezhou? I just think this gift is for him to see him off."

Fuquan was stunned. Although he has been guarding the master, he is not very familiar with Lord Liu. Instead, Madam Liu often comes to the mansion.

Presumably, the master is like this because Madam Liu is on good terms with the lady, right?

"Yes, Master, I'll do it right away."

He bowed and was about to leave, but Ji Changze called him: "Wait."

Fuquan hurriedly stopped: "Master, do you have any other instructions?"

Ji Changze paused for a few seconds and said: "Liu Shengyan's daughter is about the same age as my child who died in infancy."

Fuquan had never heard him mention the child who died in infancy, but as a top-notch capable person around the master, he naturally would not miss such an old story, and immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

That was the only blood of the master for many years. How could he feel good when he suddenly mentioned it?

"Master...you are still young, and you will have children in the future."

Ji Changze said lightly: "Even if there are ten or eight, it is not the first one after all."

Fuquan looked down at the ground and dared not say a word.

Ji Changze did not vent his anger on him, but just said: "You go to the Liu Mansion and tell Lord Liu that the lady has been staying in the mansion for a long time and likes young children. Ask him to ask Mrs. Liu to bring his daughter to visit the lady and make her happy."

"Yes, yes, I will do it."

Fuquan has been with his master for so many years, and naturally heard that the master said this with a bit of love.

Perhaps because he thought of the youngest child, he naturally loved the young lady of the Liu family who was the same age as his own child.

Over there, Liu Shengyan's family in the Liu family also got busy and started to prepare things for their husband/father to go out.

This trip is a long journey, and food, drink and clothes must be prepared, but Lord Liu has never been out of the capital before, and Mrs. Liu has no experience in this regard, so she can only hurriedly ask her husband's wife in the capital who often travels far away.

But time is in a hurry, no matter how anxiously she prepares, it will not be ready for a while.

Liu Leping, the eldest daughter of the Liu family, brought her maid into her mother's room. Seeing that she was sewing the soles of shoes quickly, she stepped forward to persuade her:

"There are not enough shoes, and it's too late to make them now. Mother, don't make them yourself. I'll send someone to buy some."

"Did mother ask someone to dry the food? The journey is long, and father has to bring dry food."

"It's drying, but it's cloudy these few days, I'm afraid it won't dry."

"Then send someone to buy some. Even if the ones you buy are not as good as the ones you dry at home, they will always work."

Liu Leping doesn't like to talk outside, but she can take the lead at home. In addition to her own intelligence, it is also thanks to Mrs. Liu who delegates power to her and always encourages and supports her.

The mother and daughter were busy, and a girl came in from outside. Although she was a girl, she was very proud, her chin was slightly raised, and her attitude was also very arrogant:

"The old lady invites the third lady and the fifth lady to come over."

Even the salute was vague.

But Mrs. Liu and Liu Leping have long been accustomed to it. The girls around the old lady are all arrogant, and they have always been like this towards "unpopular" people like them.

It was impossible to get angry with them. The two of them looked at each other, put down what they were busy with, and went directly to the longevity hall where the old lady was staying without any delay.

In the Longevity Hall, the old lady of the Liu family was sitting upright, with two pretty girls standing behind her, and one kneeling beside her legs, gently tapping her legs. There were two rows of people sitting underneath, including the ladies of the mansion and others. Madam, the seats are full.

Everyone gathered together, laughing and joking, and the old lady in the center was naturally supported by the stars. Being held up by so many juniors gave her a great sense of satisfaction in her heart, and the smile on her face never stopped.

So a girl opened the curtain and announced: "The third lady and the fifth lady are here."

The sudden smile on the old lady's face seemed very abrupt.

The person with the highest status stopped laughing, and the others naturally stopped laughing.

They were laughing and joking before they came in, but as soon as they came in, everyone lost their smiles. Even though they had been trained under the old lady for many years, this feeling of being excluded still made the mother and daughter feel dull for a moment.

"Greetings to the old lady."

"Well, get up."

The old lady smiled again, but it was different from the previous laugh. This smile was faint and a bit perfunctory: "From the third child's family, I heard that your yard is a mess and everyone is busy. How did you become a wife? Third child It’s almost time to leave, why haven’t you packed his luggage yet?”

Mrs. Liu skillfully knelt in the middle and said, "It's my daughter-in-law's fault. Time is short. My daughter-in-law only has Leping to help her, and there are not enough manpower, so we can only be so busy. I didn't expect to surprise the old lady Ning. After my daughter-in-law returned, Then I told the girls to be careful and not to make any noise to the old lady."

The faint smile on the old lady's face disappeared.

"Look at what you said, it's as if I'm the evil wife who doesn't even bother to help her son when he's about to go on a long trip, and blames his daughter-in-law for packing things and disturbing her."

Mrs. Liu showed a look of surprise on her face at the right time; "How could the old lady think like this? My daughter-in-law has absolutely no such intention."

At this time, it was natural for the old lady's helpers to come on stage.

It was her direct eldest daughter-in-law, the eldest lady of the family, who smiled and said jokingly: "Look at how anxious the third brother and sister are. Who in the family doesn't know that the third brother and sister are the stingy ones, and you don't give much to the servants. Those servants will naturally not do things well for the third younger brother and sister. Otherwise, the old lady will love the third younger brother and sister and reward the third younger brother and sister with a few ingots of gold and let her use it to reward the servants. "

She said it with a smile, and at first it sounded like it was just a joke.

But the most important thing for the female relatives in the capital is reputation. Mrs. Liu has a reputation in the capital for being stingy and unlucky, which is largely due to her direct mother-in-law and sister-in-law.

But you can't get angry and fall out. If you do, people will tell you that you are really stingy and can't even make a joke.

Madam Liu was angry in her heart, but she could only endure it. Madam Liu felt a little regretful when she saw that she did not continue to be angry.

But the old lady spoke again: "You two have the same temperament. My wife is stingy, and my son is just as stingy. It's okay to be stingy to others, but it's the same to me. The salary I received this time is actually I only gave some and kept a lot for myself. Alas, when my son gets older, he becomes unfilial."

Mrs. Liu gritted her teeth: "Old Madam, I know it's a long way for me to go. The journey is difficult and the expenses are high. If I give all my salary to the old lady as a filial piety, I'm afraid I won't be able to make it halfway without having enough money."

"Hahaha, I just said a few words casually, why should I be so serious? Okay, okay, don't I know Sheng Yan? He has always been a spendthrift. On the way to Gezhou, many refugees don't have a penny. He can come over, but he spends a lot of money, that's all, your master is delicate, and I, as a mother, can't help him much. "

"Lu Yan, go to my warehouse and take some money and send it to the third master's yard." After giving the instructions to the young and pretty girl, she turned her head again and smiled at Mrs. Liu: "This is Lu Yan, by my side. A first-class girl is used to serving others, so let her accompany your master and serve him on the road. "

Mrs. Liu clenched her fists hanging in her sleeves.

What she hated the most was the old lady. She always wanted to put people around Liu Shengyan, as if she felt unhappy when she saw their husband and wife were harmonious and their family was enjoying themselves. She had to force someone in to make them sick.

Just when Mrs. Liu was thinking about how to evade, the girl came in again and reported: "The third master is here to pay his respects to the old lady."

By chance, Liu Shengyan came back from the next court.

He is not comparable to Ji Changze. Ji Changze's residence is almost adjacent to the imperial city. He has a high official position. When he rides in a sedan on the street, everyone will let him go, and he will be home soon.

Liu Shengyan was different. His family lived far away and his official position was average. Walking on the street where there would be traffic jams every time he went to court, he had to give in to everyone he met, and he had to give in to everyone he met.

So he simply walked back, and in the end it was much faster than taking a sedan.

After the next court session, it's time to go pay your respects to the old lady.

After he entered, he was not surprised to see a room full of women. The old lady's room was always like this. The sisters-in-law and nieces were fine, but the maids were all beautiful. When they laughed together, they looked like a fairy cave.

Liu Shengyan was secretly complaining about the old lady for not being noisy at her age, and he saluted politely: "Son greets the old lady."

"Well, get up. You came at the right time. I just told your wife that I heard that you didn't have enough money, so I wanted to give you some travel expenses."

Liu Shengyan was happy to hear this: "Old lady is kind, son thanks you very much. It just so happened that yesterday, son counted and counted, and the silver money for the trip to Gezhou was not enough. It just happened to be 30 taels short, and I was worried. Thank you, old lady."

The kind smile on the old lady's face froze.

She just said that she would give silver, but didn't say how much. She originally wanted to give five taels. Anyway, she only said that she would give silver, but didn't say how much.

By then, he would give less money, but his reputation as a loving son would spread.

He had a good plan, but he didn't expect Liu Shengyan to do this.

Liu Shengyan didn't notice the expression of his stepmother above him at all, and was still talking to himself: "Also, time is short, and my son has no time to prepare many things. In addition to the travel expenses, I am afraid that many things will have to be bought on the road. If the old lady loves her son, she will..."

"Shengyan!"

Fearing that thirty taels would become fifty taels if he continued to say so, the old lady interrupted Liu Shengyan with a stiff smile and changed the subject: "Be quiet, this is Luyan, what do you think of her."

Liu Shengyan looked up and down at this good-looking girl and praised her perfunctorily: "Not bad, not bad, the people around the old lady are all the best."

Seeing that he was fooled, the old lady's smile suddenly became much more sincere: "Since you like her, I will give her up and give her to you. You will have someone to serve you along the way."

"If there is anything missing, let her do it for you. This is a mother's intention. Don't refuse."

By then, Liu Shengyan must have been ordered by His Majesty to go out to do things, but he still had to bring a beautiful girl with him. He would definitely not end up well.

If he refused, and the elders gave him a gift, but he refused, she would pretend to cry a few more times, and Liu Shengyan would still have a reputation of being disrespectful to his stepmother.

The old lady was thinking about it, and suddenly heard Liu Shengyan say: "This girl? No, no, my son went out to work, and he was very tired along the way. I don’t know how far he has to travel. When he takes such a delicate and weak girl, will she take care of me, or will I take care of her."

"Old lady, if you really love your son, send a few strong servants. If there are any robbers or gangsters on the road, they can help me block them. By the way, my son thinks that the boys of Wu Er’s family in your yard are not bad. They are fat and strong. Even if they can’t fight, they can carry the sedan chair steadily."

The old lady; "..."

The boys of Wu Er’s family are her dowry, and the boys of her family have always been her capable people.

Such a person, sent to Liu Shengyan to carry the sedan chair? ?

How can he be so shameless? ?

But Liu Shengyan, who was so carefree, didn't notice that her smile was wrong at all. He was still looking at her expectantly, as if he was just waiting for her to agree.

"Okay, okay, since you don't want the person, just leave it. Since you have greeted me, go down and do your official business."

Liu Shengyan didn't understand that this was an order to expel the guest. He just asked naively: "Then will the old lady give the person to her son?"

Old lady: "..."

This guy doesn't understand what people say, right?

"If you want this girl..."

"Son doesn't want the girl, son wants those boys from Zhou's family."

"...Those boys have other jobs, I'm afraid they can't spare their time."

After hearing this, Liu Shengyan was quite disappointed: "Well, forget it, son will take his leave."

When he left, the old lady felt that her heart was aching because of anger. It took her a lot of effort to calm down. She didn't want to squeeze Mrs. Liu anymore, so she waved her hand: "Okay, I'm tired, you all go back."

She was frustrated, and Mrs. Liu was so happy that she almost laughed out loud. She bowed and walked out with her daughter.

"Third sister-in-law."

As soon as she went out, the eldest lady called her back. Mrs. Liu rolled her eyes in her heart and whispered to her daughter, "You go first."

Turning around, she smiled again, "Sister-in-law."

Liu Leping was unable to escape either. Soon, her cousins ​​called her back, "Fifth sister."

"Fifth sister, I heard that because Third Uncle is going to Gezhou, you and Third Aunt are busy all day long. Why are you so busy? Shouldn't your friends send you farewell gifts?"

Farewell gifts are also a custom in the Wen Dynasty.

When someone is going on a long journey, his friends will send him various items that he will need on the road. This is called a farewell gift. Among literati, farewell gifts are also a tool for comparison. After all, if you are not talented in writing, straightforward and have good character, you will not have friends all over the world and receive many farewell gifts.

On the contrary, those who go on a long journey but don't even receive farewell gifts can't hold their heads up.

The second young lady of the Liu family said this, seemingly caring, but in fact she was mocking him.

"My father went to Hezhou a while ago, but many people came to give him farewell gifts. Logically, my father is a commoner, and my third uncle is a minister in the court. It should be the third uncle who received the most farewell gifts. It's really strange. Could it be that my third uncle doesn't have many friends on weekdays?"

Liu Leping had no expression on his face.

Don't these people have any idea why her father didn't have anyone to give him a farewell gift?

Logically speaking, her mother received a generous dowry, and her father received a monthly salary, so he should be living a good life. However, the old lady took advantage of her filial piety and used the salary for her own use. The family relied entirely on her mother's dowry to support her family. I also have to deal with the old lady’s requests from time to time.

Farewell gifts, they come and go. If she didn't usually give them to others, how could others give them to her father? Why did her father never give people farewell gifts? Wasn't it because all the money was taken away by the old lady? There is simply no money to buy it.

When the uncle left, many people sent him farewell gifts, but where did the money come from for the gifts he used to send everywhere?

Their family was not engaged in production, but they all wore gold and silver and spent a lot of money. Her grandfather had not left so much money, otherwise he would not have deducted her father's salary.

When most of her mother's dowry was stolen and never recovered, she knew that after that incident, many people in the house looked like they had made a fortune and were generous in everything they did.

It's just because her mother's family is gone and there is no one to help bring justice.

"Speaking of which, the fifth sister also followed the third uncle."

"No, fifth sister is out there too, and she doesn't have many friends."

"Fifth sister, you are too boring. You should talk more outside."

After several people took turns saying that their superficial concern was actually an attack, Liu Leping just smiled as if he didn't understand: "What the sisters are saying is that Yuexiu is the only handkerchief I have good friends with. No matter how many friends I make, if the relationship is not deep, it will not help. "

She is Yuexiu, the legitimate daughter of the family, and a good friend of Liu Leping.

Speaking of Yuexiu, the expressions on several people's faces were not very good.

Although Yuexiu's father did not have a high official position, their family was from a family of officials and had considerable wealth. Among the ladies in the capital, she was the most eye-catching one.

But I don't know what's wrong with her, but she just likes to play with Liu Leping.

Although they all have many little sisters, as Liu Leping said just now, those friends are not deeply affectionate and they are just commercial flattery.

"What Fifth Sister said is that making friends is more expensive than having many friends. It's just that Uncle Three doesn't seem to have many friends or good friends."

"It seems that the third uncle and the fifth sister still don't look alike."

Just as they were talking, several people saw Liu Shengyan standing in front of them.

It seemed that he had heard what they said just now, and there was nothing wrong with the expression on his face. The third lady who said this was afraid for a moment, then remembered that the third uncle had to listen to her grandmother, and her grandmother loved her the most, so she was no longer afraid.

"A gift to Third Uncle."

"Well, get up."

Liu Shengyan heard those words, but he didn't feel angry.

He is not similar to Leping.

None of them are biological, it would be like hell if they looked like that.

As for the fact that these nieces were laughing at him, he didn't feel it at all. He just thought they were chatting and continued: "What Leping said is that making friends is more expensive than more. Sometimes a good friend is worth the price." Many people.”

For example, Ji Changze's friends are all small streams.

Ji Changze, that was a mudslide.

Several young ladies from the Liu family looked at each other and saw that the third uncle didn't understand what they were saying at all, so they all laughed: "The third uncle said that."

Liu Leping, on the other hand, noticed that they were laughing at his father, but his father still laughed with them without knowing anything.

Just now, she could be calm when she was laughed at, but now she could no longer hold herself steady, her eyes turned cold, and when she opened her mouth to speak, suddenly the boy beside Liu Shengyan trotted over: "Master, Master."

"What are you doing in a hurry?"

The boy ran and gasped: "There is someone outside giving the master a farewell gift."

"Farewell gift?"

Liu Shengyan thought something was wrong. He was so stingy, who would give it to him? He had already agreed with Zifang and the others not to let them give it. Otherwise, if this guy gave it to him, he would return the gift next time.

These guys are all very idle, running around all over the world. If they really let him give it to him once, it would be over. He could give his wallet to Bianbian in a year.

He became nervous. Could it be that some guy didn't listen to him and just sent it away?

It's over, it's over, I'm going to lose money.

These heartless people, can friendship be measured by money? !

True friendship means giving nothing away!

The more he thought about it, the more he languished, as if he had seen the tragic situation of his bankruptcy. He suddenly became discouraged and waved his hand without interest: "Since you sent it, just put it away."

"Youngster, I just came here to find out what the master said. There are so many gifts that I can't fit them all in the whole yard."

Liu Shengyan: "???What do you mean?"

"There are so many gifts that I can't even let them go."

Liu Shengyan: "?"

Who is so generous? Then will he also want to return the same gift? Damn, isn't this an enemy who came here specifically to mess with him and make him lose money?

The other ladies' eyes were filled with surprise and shock.

There are so many gifts that can't be accommodated in an entire courtyard.

If there really were that many, they would be worth a lot, right?

Who is this...?

Liu Shengyan also wanted to know which bastard it was: "Which family sent it to you?"

"It's from Ji's Mansion. People are still delivering gifts to our house. Do you want me to go take a look?"

"Let's go and have a look."

I'm afraid Ji Changze deserves a beating. Has he forgotten that they have been separated for sixteen years?

You actually dare to give them a farewell gift that requires a gift in return, and it's so expensive to give it to them. It's really a shame.

He left in a hurry.

There were still several ladies standing there, all of them looking shocked and speechless.

Liu Leping remained as calm as ever, and only saluted them: "I'll go check with dad and leave first."

She left, leaving only a few young ladies looking at her back.

"Ji Mansion...but that Lord Shangshu Ling?"

Ji Changze's reputation as a traitor was only spread among some officials who could not stand him and many students who respected Master Li.

There are still most people who don't want to be against him. Even if they don't like him in their hearts, they still have to respect him on their faces.

After all, no matter what Ji Changze's reputation is, he does have immense power in his hands.

If someone like him could get along with him, his official life would be absolutely stable for the rest of his life.

For the young ladies in the mansion whose fathers were all white and who only took the names of their grandfather and third uncle to get the title of official lady, figures like Ji Changze were even more rare.

Such a person, whom they usually dare not mention or even think about, actually came to give a farewell gift to their third uncle?

Farewell gifts can only be given by people who are considered close friends.

"What's going on? I've never heard of any relationship between Third Uncle and Lord Ji."

"I've given you all the farewell gifts, how deep this friendship must be."

"The people around Third Uncle just now seemed to say that it can't fit in a whole yard... then how many should there be."

These young ladies looked at each other, and finally went to the door with curiosity in their hearts. Sure enough, they saw gifts in delicate boxes being carried into the mansion, like an invisible procession, heading towards the third uncle's courtyard.

There is also a boy beside the third uncle standing by the door. Whenever a new gift is unloaded from the car, he will compare it with the gift list and read loudly his congratulations.

They happened to hear it as they passed by.

"Xiuyu is safe and wishful."

"Twenty pieces of ermine skin, white rabbit velvet, cocoon silk, and fox skin."

"Ten boxes each of ginseng, Ganoderma lucidum, agarwood, snow lotus and Polygonum multiflorum."

These three gifts alone are enough to cover the lifetime expenses of an ordinary family.

Even those who were recited together would have been recited separately by other families, but Ji Changze directly gave these as a gift, which shows how generous he was.

"Oh my God."

Miss Liu was so shocked that she couldn't stand still, so she could only firmly hold the arm of the girl next to her. She often followed her third aunt out. She thought she had seen a lot of the world, but she had never heard of anyone else. The farewell gift was given like this. After talking about it for a long time, I didn’t know what to say.

After reading the gifts for many cars, new cars followed.

The boy changed the gift list and then read: "A gift to my friends."

As parting gifts, some people will also give some gifts to the family members of the person who is about to leave, as a courtesy to the whole family, and the ladies of the Liu family are all aware of these.

Thinking of the magnificence of those gifts just now, and hearing these gifts for women, they couldn't help but hold their breath.

The preciousness of the gift did not disappoint them either.

"Twenty strands of east beads, twenty strands of south beads, ten sapphires, ten rubies, fifteen emeralds, and four white jade and agate earrings."

"Two pairs of ivory gold bracelets..."

If these ladies were just shocked when they read about those luxurious things before, then they became envious after hearing about these jewelry.

If such a good thing was given to them, they would never be able to wear it all their lives.

But the list is still very long, and the gifts are carried in one by one, as if they can't be finished.

Several people gathered their courage and sent a girl to find the Ji family who was directing people to unload gifts from the car.

The housekeeper turned his head, there was no big emotion on his face, he just smiled lightly: "Little Fuquan, I have met a few ladies."

A few people didn't find it strange that he was so unfriendly. After all, he was a servant of Shangshu Ling, so it was normal to be a little arrogant. The girls who had good eyesight around their grandmother were also very reserved.

"Are these all given to our third uncle by Master Ji?"

"Yes, our master and Lord Liu are close friends. I heard that Lord Liu was going to Gezhou, so I gathered together these farewell gifts."

Several young ladies opened their mouths, wanting to know if there were gifts for their relatives, which ones were for them.

But I was really embarrassed to ask, and while I was struggling, Liu Leping came far away with the girl. She came to see the gift giver.

According to the rules, when a friend gives a gift, the junior should come out to say thank you, but her brother is not here, so she has to come.

As soon as she came out, Fuquan saw a servant of the Ji family following her. His eyes immediately lit up. He hurriedly ran over in a few steps, bowed and saluted, and said attentively: "Young one is waiting for us in the Ji family." Mr. Fuquan, Miss Fifth, I’ve met Miss Fifth.”

This was the first time that Liu Leping met such an attentive servant, and he didn't react. Fuquan didn't mind, with a smile on his face: "How come the fifth lady came in person? It's so windy outside, why is it worth it for you to come out in person?" , the younger one just said, after moving these things, he will go in to give the lady a gift. "

The flattery on his face almost overflowed. If the timing hadn't been wrong, he would have wanted to grab the umbrella from the girl beside him and hold it for Liu Leping himself.

This is the only junior whom the master talks about in a loving tone. He must hold this thigh well.

Liu Leping took a step back uncomfortably. Before she could speak, she realized that the eyes of those cousins ​​who had always looked down on her were filled with strange envy and jealousy.

She stopped looking and just smiled at Fuquan: "Thank you."

"Hey, I don't deserve to thank you. Miss, hurry in. The wind is too strong. I will go in with you and pay my respects to Mr. Liu."

Fuquan handed over the commanding task to others and followed Liu Leping with a fawning smile, laughing all the way in without even looking at the other young ladies from the Liu family.

The master doesn't have a good impression of those young ladies from the Liu family. He went crazy to get close to them.

When they arrived at the courtyard, the small courtyard was already filled with gifts. Liu Shengyan was standing in the courtyard worrying.

It's not that I'm worried about not being able to put away the gift, but that I'm worried about how much he'll have to pay back in the future.

This kind of thing is not just a loss of money, it is simply bankruptcy.

Just when he was worried, he saw Liu Leping coming with Fuquan, and he hurriedly greeted him: "Hurry up, take all these back, tell Mr. Ji, I'll take it, but I really can't put it in my yard, so don't do this." You're welcome."

Fuquan Dui smiled; "Don't worry, sir. Most of these gifts have to be taken with you on the road. They can be stored in the yard."

"I said if you can't put it down, you can't put it down. Look at such a small yard. It's so crowded. Take it back quickly."

Fuquan was not in a hurry and respectfully handed over a letter: "Sir, our master expected that you would say this, so he ordered me. If you don't accept the gift, you will show this letter to your Excellency. You will understand after reading it." "

Liu Shengyan looked at him suspiciously, took the letter, and opened it hesitantly.

"Ouch!"

He yelped in surprise.

Mrs. Liu, who was directing people to put gifts aside: "?"

Liu Shengyan: "Tsk, tsk, tsk."

Mrs. Liu: "??"

After Liu Shengyan finished reading, he changed his anxiety and said calmly: "In this case, I would like to thank you, sir."

Mrs. Liu: “???”

What was written in the letter? How could Liu Shengyan change so quickly?

She stepped forward out of curiosity and took the letter from Liu Shengyan's hand.

I saw two lines of large characters written on it:

There is no need to repay this gift.

When I travel, I will send the box back.

Mrs. Liu: "..."

No wonder the master is willing to accept it. It turns out there is no need to return the gift.

She looked at her husband again, and he already looked like he had received a windfall from heaven, and he was so happy that he just wanted to go to heaven.

Seeing that Liu Shengyan was in a good mood, Fuquan took the opportunity to say: "Sir, I also want to say that my wife has been living in the house for a long time, and she is quite lonely on weekdays. I hope you can let Mrs. Liu and the young lady visit more often."

Mrs. Liu stiffened and laughed dryly: "I'll just go. My Leping is too young and I'm afraid of bumping into Mrs. Ji."

"No way, Miss Leping clearly looks at Xian Yahui. My family knows that Master Liu has children, and he often sighs with envy."

Mrs. Liu was still unwilling: "Leping just pretends to be cool outside and is very naughty at home..."

Mr. Liu took over the words: "Nonsense, Leping is naughty, we Leping are the most well-behaved."

Mrs. Liu took a breath and looked at her husband who was holding him back, trying to hint to him that she was not letting Leping go because of this, but just making excuses: "But I heard that my husband and Mr. Ji have only gotten to know each other recently, so I'm afraid Leping will go there." restrained.”

"How could that happen? Ji Changze and I have known each other for a long time. Besides, you have a good relationship with Mrs. Ji. Leping has a peaceful temper and will not be restrained."

Mrs. Liu: "..."

She tried her best again: "Sir, Master Ji doesn't have anyone of the same age as Leping in his house. I'm afraid it wouldn't be good to take her there."

"You don't understand. It was precisely because Mrs. Ji had no children that she took Leping to relieve her boredom."

After Liu Shengyan finished speaking, he glanced at his wife happily: "Madam, don't worry, Leping is well-behaved and sharp, and Mrs. Ji will definitely like it."

After finishing speaking, he didn’t wait for what Mrs. Liu was talking about, and directly finalized:

"Okay, Fuquan, go and tell your master that I agreed and will let my wife take my daughter to visit Mrs. Ji to reassure him."

After saying that, seeing Fuquan happily agreeing, he was quite proud, and turned to whisper to Mrs. Liu: "Ji Changze, this guy, is dominating me everywhere. I should show him how smart and sensible my daughter is. Let me show you how smart and sensible my daughter is." He is also envious of me for having such a good daughter.”

Mrs. Liu looked at this stumbling block with dazzled eyes.

It is true to be smart and sensible, and it is also true to be a good girl.

It's just that if this girl enters the Ji family, there's no telling whether she will be his good girl or not.

By then, she might become Ji Changze's good daughter.

In the longevity hall, the old lady lost her hand and dropped the teacup on the ground.

"What did you say?! Shangshu ordered Master Ji to give the third son a farewell gift??"

The people standing below nodded quickly: "No, I gave a lot of gifts, at least a dozen cars, and they were all expensive gifts. I heard that the third lady was asked to take the fifth lady to visit Mrs. Ji more. That Mr. Ji is The old lady who loves Mrs. Chongji very much... will the Third Master... be attracted to Lord Shangshu Ling? "

The old lady's face was ashen.

She had been suppressing Liu Shengyan because she didn't want him to get ahead. If he did, she would not agree to let her, the aunt, look down on her bastard and live her life.

But if Liu Shengyan clings to powerful people like Ji Changze...

"No, don't worry."

Something suddenly occurred to her and she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Although Lord Ji has great power, his reputation is not that great. If the third brother associates with him, he will be courting death."

She thought it through and relaxed again.

Others can't do anything to Ji Changze, but they may not be able to do anything to Liu Shengyan.

Liu Shengyan is so flattering and close to Ji Changze, there will definitely be people who will find trouble with him, and maybe he will be attacked by everyone.

She became happy again: "Okay, it's just a small matter, so impatient, what kind of person is that."

However, Liu Shengyan's luck is as good as ever.

The next day, the news that Ji Changze sent Liu Shengyan a farewell gift spread throughout the capital, but no one was furious, and everyone's reaction was mediocre.

Even, I felt a little sorry for Liu Shengyan.

"He targeted Lord Ji like that before, Lord Ji might be planning something bad again."

"It's obvious that this is a fraud, poor Lord Liu, I don't know how he will be punished."

"Aren't Madam Liu and Miss Liu sending sheep into the tiger's mouth?"

"Hey, Lord Liu is really pitiful, provoking such an evil spirit."

Everyone sympathized with Liu Shengyan, and many people even thought that Ji Changze was a weasel paying New Year's greetings to chickens, and he must be planning to kill Liu Shengyan in Gezhou.

Everyone had no way to organize, so they could only sympathize with Lord Liu, so when he left for Gezhou the day before, many people came to see him off.

Liu Shengyan was very happy, how could he be so popular? And it didn't cost money to see him off, so he didn't even need to return the gift.

I just don't know why, these people who came to see him off looked at him strangely.

"Lord Liu, I will miss you after this farewell."

"You... Hey, take care."

"Shengyan, hey... You can go with peace of mind, I will take good care of your family."

Liu Shengyan smiled foolishly: "Thank you, thank you everyone, I will leave now."

So many cars of good things followed him, and he didn't have to return the gifts, and there were so many people seeing him off. He just felt that this was the peak moment of his life.

Someone shouted to him:

"Lord Liu, we will miss you!"

During the holidays, we will also burn paper money for you, just hoping that you will have a good journey, and from below, I will bless Ji Changze to fall quickly.

Liu Shengyan looked back and saw a bunch of people waving at him, and he immediately waved back quickly.

He was so proud that he almost went to heaven.

Oh, my popularity is too good.