Chapter 803 Do You Think I Need to Care About Him?
Lu Ping returned to the Ministry of Revenue in a daze.
"The Minister is waiting for you." Lu Song's followers were waiting for him at the door.
When I saw Lu Song, he was looking at the documents calmly.
"coming."
"Yes."
Lu Ping knelt down and followed him out, closing the door.
"Lu Bing has been smoothing over for some high-ranking officials over the years. Do you know why?" Lu Song said faintly, "He used this to pull a net. He tried to pull me into this net many times, but I ignored him. This time you came to him and gave him an opportunity."
Lu Ping lowered his head and said, "Yes. I hurried to the Jinyiwei. The outside world must have thought that my uncle was guilty."
"The shit has been dumped on me, and I have to take it no matter what I say."
"Uncle!" Lu Ping slapped himself, "It was my fault!" He choked up and said, "This matter... I am willing to take full responsibility."
Lu Song looked at him. "The year before last, the Ministry of Revenue allocated grain and grass to the south for disaster relief. Someone interfered. You rushed to the place without sleep for three days and three nights, kicked down the door of the local officials, and forced them to open the warehouse to release the grain. Afterwards, someone impeached me, and you took the initiative to turn yourself in and plead guilty... You were caned 30 times, and your buttocks were broken, but you said to me that people say it is rare to have a half-day of leisure in life. This time I can rest for at least half a month, which is a good deal."
Lu Song put down the document and said, "Six years ago, I was serving as an official outside and suddenly fell ill. It was you who braved the wind and snow and traveled fifty miles overnight to invite a famous doctor. I was fine, but you caught a cold and almost died."
"Uncle!" Lu Ping raised his head, tears streaming down his face, "If it weren't for you, I would still be unemployed at home. If it weren't for you, uncle..."
"Fool!" Lu Song stood up and walked over, leaning over and gently patting his shoulder, "You are the child I watched grow up. In my eyes, you are no different from my own son. People make mistakes all their lives. If you make a mistake, you make it up."
"Yes!" Lu Ping raised his head and said with tears in his eyes, "Those people in the south are waiting to bring down my uncle. I suspect that someone deliberately exposed this matter in order to deal with my uncle. Once it happens, Jiang Qingzhi will definitely be happy to see my uncle down. Not to mention adding insult to injury, he only needs to act impartially and my uncle will not be able to escape the blame."
This matter has nothing to do with you, you don't know about it, but! Sorry, you are the Shangshu.
This is what later generations call leadership responsibility.
Lu Song smiled and said, "I have a clear conscience."
"uncle!"
"Jiang Qingzhi has given me most of the day to repay me for my strong support for the war and for his efforts in gathering food and grass. Tomorrow..."
"Uncle, how about... going to ask Jiang Qingzhi for help?" Lu Ping said.
Lu Song said calmly: "That is the master of Mohism! I am a disciple of Confucianism!"
"uncle……"
Lu Song waved his hand.
After Lu Ping left, Lu Song sighed. "Why is it so difficult to do something? Well, if it is unavoidable, I will resign and return home, out of sight, out of mind!"
But there was a look of sadness between his brows.
……
"Jiang Yi?"
Mrs. Chang came again, holding her grandson and teasing him.
"What do you think, mother?" Li Tian asked with a smile.
"Yi, not bad." Chang smiled.
"There's even a nickname!" Li Tian said proudly, and Chang was stunned. "They all call him Da Lang and Er Lang, why do you have a nickname?"
"Your son-in-law said that without a nickname, if he goes out and shouts 'Da Lang', people all over the street will turn around and wonder who he is calling." Li Tian said with a smile.
"That's true. What nickname?" Chang kissed her grandson, "Your father loves you very much."
"Dapeng." Li Tian said, "It's the Dapeng flying in the sky."
"Jiang Yi, the son-in-law probably meant to let the child live a mediocre life and enjoy wealth and honor, but the nickname is Dapeng. Dapeng bird, spreads its wings and flies high... once it goes thousands of miles, does this mean a long and arduous journey?"
"I asked, but my husband didn't say anything, he just said he liked Zhuangzi. Zhuangzi said in "Xiaoyaoyou"... There is a fish in the North Sea, its name is Kun. What is behind it thousands of miles away? Oh! Why can't I remember, what was it..."
"The Kun is so big that no one knows how many thousands of miles it is. It transforms into a bird and is named Peng."
"Yes." Li Tian covered his forehead and looked up, looking outside the door, "Big sister?"
Mrs. Chang smiled as she held her grandson in her arms. She looked at her eldest daughter, Li Xuan, outside the door and said with a smile, "Why don't you come in?"
Li Tian had already seen the fluttering of skirts outside the door, and she also noticed that Chang occasionally glanced outside the door, so she knew that her eldest sister had come. But Li Xuan was too strong-willed to come in because she was too shy, so she used Xiaoyaoyou to lure her out.
Li Xuan hesitated for a moment and walked in. The child was crying. She took the child from Chang's hands, coaxed him skillfully, and reached out to touch his buttocks. "He peed. Where's the diaper?"
The nurse came over quickly, and Li Xuan did not need her to change the diaper. Seeing that the child's bottom was a little red, she said dissatisfiedly: "Change it immediately if you find that the child has peed. Wipe the child clean before changing it. The child is delicate, remember, make sure to wipe it dry."
"Yes." The nurse looked at the majestic Li Xuan with fear. Li Tian chuckled, "Big sister is still so impetuous."
Chang also laughed, "I always said that your eldest sister was the best suited to be an official. It's a pity that she was born too late, not during the reign of Empress Wu of the Tang Dynasty."
Li Xuan sat on the edge of the bed holding the child, "Why can't women be officials? Why can't women show their faces in public? Are women born to stay at home? I don't agree!"
Li Tian smiled and said, "Then you can be my brother-in-law's good wife and help him with official business. By the way, wasn't there a Shangguan Wan'er back then, who was known as the female chancellor? I think you can at least be a female minister."
The three mothers were chatting and laughing together, and soon it was lunchtime. Huang Yaner came in to ask where to serve the meal.
"Where's my husband?" Li Tian asked. "My uncle is in the front yard discussing matters with Mr. Xu and the others. He said that if it's late, my wife, mother-in-law, and the eldest lady should eat first."
Chang sighed in her heart. Li Xuan had come to her mother's house quite a few times recently. She seemed to be calm every time. But she was the mother! How could she not see that her daughter was full of worries? Sometimes she would hold her eldest daughter in a daze, with a look of melancholy in her eyes.
But that was someone else's family affair after all. If Li Xuan didn't say anything, she wouldn't dare to ask.
Let's look at the second daughter. Normally, her mother's family shouldn't come so often, but Jiang Qingzhi said that she could just treat them as her own family and they could come whenever they wanted.
He not only said it, but also did it. He sent someone to the Li family whenever he had nothing to do, saying that his wife missed her mother. Great! Chang was delighted and went to Xin'an Lane happily. Li Tian was stunned, and then the mother and daughter realized that it was Jiang Qingzhi's hand and feet.
The words Jiang Qingzhi had Huang Yan'er convey just now were meant to ask: Do you want your husband to accompany you? If you want, I'll come. If not, I'll eat in the front yard with Xu Wei and the others.
Look, both are getting married, but the eldest daughter is full of worries, while the second daughter is beaming with joy, and is getting fatter and healthier during the confinement period...
"Tian'er, how much weight have you gained?"
"what!"
Li Tian was startled, then touched her belly and made a bitter face. "What should I do?"
Later, Jiang Qingzhi arrived.
Li Xuan seemed a little embarrassed. She stood up holding the child and saluted, "Qingzhi."
"Big sister." Jiang Qingzhi said with a smile, "I always see your gifts arrive, but you don't come. I even said I was busy!"
This is a bit revealing!
Li Xuan was very competitive. Before she got married, she always fought with her sister Li Tian, but she could never get the upper hand. After marrying into an official family, Li Xuan felt that she had finally turned the tables, but she never expected that her sister would marry the emperor's cousin.
People who want to be strong in everything often lag behind in everything.
The more you want something, the less God will give it to you. The less you want something, the more God will give it to you. You can't avoid it.
Jiang Qingzhi once said that this sister-in-law would come to visit sooner or later, and since it would be a risk if he stuck his head out, why not just be straightforward.
Li Tian said angrily: That’s my sister.
Although the two sisters fought endlessly, the old saying still applies: brothers fight within the walls, but defend against external insults. If the younger sister was bullied outside... Li Tian said that when she was a child, she was bullied by neighbors, and it was always the elder sister who stood up for her and beat the neighbor's children so hard that they cried and ran away.
Such a strong-willed person must have mustered up all his courage to come visit me today.
Jiang Qingzhi's words made her face turn red and she felt extremely uncomfortable.
Li Tian looked at Jiang Qingzhi in surprise and thought that her man was not such a mean person!
Why is this?
Chang was a little restless.
Jiang Qingzhi sat down, looked around, and said, "Since we are from the same family, I won't talk about different things."
He suddenly looked stern, and his battle-hardened aura slightly revealed itself, making the three women feel particularly unfamiliar.
"As I said before, come whenever you want, and come and go as you please. Don't be nervous when you come, I'm not a tiger, I don't eat people. Besides, the Bo Mansion is not a devil's den."
Jiang Qingzhi said to Chang: "There is no room for estrangement in a family. It is uncomfortable and suffocating to be polite to each other and look at each other's eyes. This is not the way to get along. What do you think, mother-in-law?"
When he said this, Chang breathed a sigh of relief and said angrily, "Did you hear me, Madam? I told you not to be so cautious. You are always worried about this and that. Qingzhi also said that you should not treat yourself as an outsider, be careful and cautious, and look three steps ahead..."
Li Xuan didn't expect Jiang Qingzhi to be so calm, and couldn't help but laugh, "I don't consider myself an outsider either."
"Then... Yan'er, serve some wine." Jiang Qingzhi said with a smile, "It's common for sisters to quarrel at home. After getting married, they will miss each other. If that's the case, why hide it?"
Afterwards, Jiang Qingzhi accompanied his mother-in-law and Li Xuan to drink a few glasses. Li Tian took his wine glass and took a sip while he was not paying attention. Chang found out and was furious, "You are still in confinement after childbirth!"
Li Tian drank the wine, hid beside Jiang Qingzhi, and said, "Mom, my husband has already said that once in a while it's okay."
You are good at finding excuses. Jiang Qingzhi said with a smile: "Mother-in-law, this is the first time my eldest sister comes here today, so I'll make an exception."
"You dote on him!" Chang said with a smile, becoming more and more satisfied with her son-in-law.
Li Xuan looked at her sister and her husband, occasionally exchanging glances, her eyes were gentle. Jiang Qingzhi picked up dishes for Li Tian, and they were all light. But Li Tian picked up mostly nutritious dishes for him.
The affectionate feelings make people feel warm.
After dinner, Jiang Qingzhi went to the front yard.
Before leaving, he said, "If there is anything going on in your family, as long as it is reasonable, just speak up. As the saying goes, we are one family, so don't talk about different things."
Huang Yaner went out with him and whispered, "Master, it is said that the lady has some…"
Jiang Qingzhi smiled and said calmly: "Do you think I need to care about him?"
"Uncle!"
A maid came over and said, "Someone from the front yard came to report that the nephew of Lu Song from the Ministry of Revenue wants to see you and he looks very anxious."
"Oh!"
Jiang Qingzhi thought about it and wondered if Lao Lu was involved in the case?
It shouldn’t be!
When Jiang Qingzhi arrived at the front yard, Lu Ping saw him and saluted with his waist bent almost to 90 degrees.
"Please, uncle, save my uncle!"
(End of this chapter)
