Chapter 055: Both the Father-in-law and the Son-in-law Miss You
Lu Sen had heard that all fathers who doted on their daughters would dislike their future sons-in-law or any rascal who approached their daughters.
Is it the same for the Prince of Runan now?
He thought for a while and said, "Not really familiar, but acquaintances."
There is only one word difference, but the meaning is different.
Being familiar means being able to joke with each other or being casual about trivial matters.
As for acquaintances, they just make each other familiar.
To be honest, he and Zhao Bilian were just acquaintances. He and Yang Jinhua could be considered as just acquaintances.
The Prince of Runan's expression did not change after hearing this, and he was still smiling happily: "It's okay, Bilian is playful by nature, and she likes to eat snacks. I heard that she often goes to your house to play with the young lady of the Yang family. Thank you for taking care of me for a long time, Mr. Lu. I would like to thank you here."
After saying this, the Prince of Runan clasped his fists lightly as a gesture of greeting.
At this time, Zhao Yunrang's self-reference changed from "This King" to "Old Man".
This shows that he put aside his official status and talked to Lu Sen as an equal.
"Your Highness, you are too polite." As he said that, Lu Sen raised his glass and took a sip of peach wine.
He really didn't understand what the Prince of Runan meant by asking him to drink with him!
At first, I thought it was Zhao Yunrang who wanted to make friends with me. After all, Zhao Bilian should have told her father about her "supernatural" things.
But it didn't look like that. The other party didn't mention buying fruit, honey or anything like that.
Then he thought that Zhao Yunrang didn't seem to want him to have any contact with his daughter.
But after a few words, this speculation was overturned.
Now it sounds a bit like he wants to marry his daughter to me?
This is unlikely. A prince, also the richest man in Bianjing City, would take the initiative to push his daughter to me?
Just kidding.
It’s no longer popular to write about this in novels nowadays.
Seeing Lu Sen's expressionless face, Prince Runan was actually a little puzzled.
Logically speaking, my words have been made very clear. Anyone who has read a few days of books will understand. If you are not ecstatic at this moment, you should at least refuse politely.
Could it be that... he thinks Bilian’s identity is not good enough?
The Prince of Runan put himself in Lu Sen's shoes and felt that this was indeed the case.
Even if I were successful in magic, I wouldn't want to marry a woman without any status, it would be embarrassing.
Thinking of this, the Prince of Runan felt melancholy.
He felt very guilty towards his daughter Bilian. Now even the man she liked avoided him because of her identity.
It's really upsetting.
Suddenly, the Prince of Runan looked a little disappointed.
Lu Sen looked at the other party and saw that he suddenly became depressed, and he was even a little puzzled.
Afterwards, the two of them drank a few more glasses of wine, but both felt that something was not right, so they found an excuse to leave the party.
When the Prince of Runan returned home, he happened to see Bilian feeding the goldfish in the courtyard with millet. He walked over and asked, "Lian'er, is Lu Xiaolang getting close to you?"
Zhao Bilian was startled and turned around. After hearing what was said, her face turned red and she said angrily, "Your Excellency's question is so abrupt. Lu Xiaolang is a steady man, how could he do such a foolish thing!"
"It's not good to not act recklessly." The Prince of Runan shook his head and left.
Zhao Bilian felt embarrassed and helpless, muttering softly that there seemed to be something wrong with the adults today.
Lu Sen returned to the low mountain and rested for two more days. At noon that day, he saw Zhan Zhao coming over in a hurry and asked, "Lu Xiaolang, has anyone bothered you today?"
Lu Sen shook his head and asked, "What happened? "
"The Semu female prisoner Ai Jieli has escaped from prison!" When Zhan Zhao said this, he looked uncomfortable, as if he was extremely ashamed.
Lu Sen was stunned for a moment: "What's going on?"
Zhan Zhao sighed and told the story again.
It turned out that after Ai Jieli was imprisoned in the Kaifeng prison, she was interrogated by Gongsun Ce.
I want to get more information about the Assassin organization.
As a result, for some unknown reason, Gongsun Ce seemed to have been bewitched today and actually let Ai Jieli out.
What’s even more outrageous is that Gongsun Ce couldn’t remember the incident at all afterwards.
"Have you blocked the market?" Lu Sen asked.
"I searched twice."
Zhan Zhao was in a very bad mood, he had been chasing Bao Mian some time ago. He had just captured Bao Mian and beheaded him, but before he could rest for a while, the female prisoner in the prison escaped again.
He felt that he was destined to run around all the time, with no peace at all.
Moreover, this Semu courtesan is very good at hiding. If Lu Xiaolang had not accidentally run into her last time, he would have found a chance to hunt her down. Otherwise, it would have been extremely difficult to find this woman.
"That's a bit troublesome."
Lu Sen also felt a little headache because he knew that this female prisoner seemed to be very interested in him.
Last time I talked to her about something like a garden in the mountains.
"It doesn't matter. I can just stay in the yard." Lu Sen smiled and said, "I don't believe she can hide for long under the pursuit of Captain Zhan."
Zhan Zhao clasped his fists and saluted, saying seriously: "Don't worry, I will do my best to prevent that Semu woman from appearing near the low mountain."
After saying that, Zhan Zhao left in a hurry.
Then Lu Sen told Heizhu and Ringo to stay in the yard, not to go out casually, and to temporarily suspend their studies.
After waiting for more than half a month, there was still no sign of Ai Jieli.
However, the Cao brothers were very diligent in visiting.
It is safe at home and there is enough space to walk and play, so you won’t feel bored even if you stay at home and don’t go out.
What’s a bit depressing is that the green salt ran out quickly.
Now that Lu Sen is considered a rich man, he naturally no longer eats coarse salt full of sand. Instead, he buys green salt.
He asked Heizhu and Ringo to stay at home, and he went to the city to buy salt and relax.
He was not afraid of meeting Ai Jieli. She couldn't break his defense anyway. He even wanted her to appear in front of him on her own initiative.
It’s a pity that I didn’t meet anyone until I got to the city.
Lu Sen strolled around the city for some time, bought some green salt, and then prepared to go to Yang's house to sit down and visit, to cultivate feelings by visiting them from time to time. Maybe it would be of some help when he really wanted to pursue Yang Jinhua in the future.
While walking on the road, I heard many pedestrians on the side of the road talking about something like a great victory in the southwest...returning to the capital.
After walking for a while, we saw a group of people, about twenty people, looking dusty, riding horses slowly passing by the side street.
They did not have any excitement or cheerful look. Instead, they did not dare to look around. They only looked ahead or at the ground, cautiously, as if they were doing it with their buttocks between their legs.
In the middle of the team, there was a handsome middle-aged man. The others walked beside him, seemingly protecting him intentionally or unintentionally.
As the team approached, Lu Sen discovered that there were tattoo marks on the man's face.
Oh...Di Qing?
Combined with what the traveler just said about a great victory in the southwest and the return of the army, Lu Sen knew that this group of people should be General Di who had won the battle and returned from the southwest.
But it’s really low-key!
This humiliating look doesn't look like a victory at all, but rather a defeat.
Lu Sen looked at Di Qing's handsome face and shook his head helplessly.
But at this moment, Di Qing's face suddenly turned around, and he stared into Lu Sen's eyes while riding on his horse.
There is a sharp light in the pupils.
But Lu Sen didn't feel anything, he just looked at him quietly.
Soon, Di Qing passed by Lu Sen and withdrew his gaze after he was far away.
More than twenty people returned to the capital quietly and returned to their own mansions.
His wife held a banquet to welcome Di Qing. After he had eaten and drunk his fill, she went to Kaifeng Prefecture to report, and then went to the Ministry of War to return half of the tiger talisman.
Finally he went to Cao's house.
Sitting opposite Cao Yi, Di Qing said with a smile: "My uncle is really enjoying himself. He looks a lot fatter."
Cao Yi patted his slightly bulging belly and said with a smile: "Thanks to General Di for protecting our country, we parasites can live freely in the capital."
"Don't say that, uncle." Di Qing was shocked and said, "If outsiders hear this, they will definitely report me."
Cao Yi's smile faded, and he finally shook his head and said, "I am sorry, General Di. It is rare to win a great victory in a century, but he cannot return triumphantly. He cannot even announce it when he returns to the capital."
Di Qing waved his hand: "It's okay. I have risen from a soldier to the rank of general. This is a rare honor in a thousand years. Don't expect too much."
"But the emperor has another compensation." Cao Yi said in a low voice: "Yesterday I heard from my sister that the emperor intends to promote you to the position of Privy Councilor!"
When these words came out, Di Qing was stunned.
He found it incredible.
The Privy Councilor is almost the highest position a military general can reach.
Their status is equal to that of the prime minister, one is military and the other is civil, and they manage state affairs.
It is the dream of almost all military generals.
Mu Guiying's title of "Grand Marshal of the Army of the World" was just an empty title, and she couldn't even make a ripple in front of the Privy Councilor.
Before the Song Dynasty, the Privy Councilor was generally a military general, but in the Song Dynasty, it was almost entirely held by civil officials.
If Di Qing was really promoted to Privy Councilor, it would represent the emperor's absolute trust in him.
Di Qing was a little excited and asked, "How sure are you about this?"
"At least 80%!" Cao Yi couldn't help but said happily: "Don't worry, I stand on the side of General Di in this matter. I will definitely support Brother Di when I go to court tomorrow."
Cao Yi said this sincerely. The generals were being severely suppressed now. If a military man really took the position of Privy Councilor back from the civil officials, it would definitely open up a lot of room for political activities for the generals.
In fact, the Cao family has always wanted to turn to a civil official, but unfortunately, the other party did not want him and still classified his Cao family as a military family.
Di Qing's left fingers gently stroked his palm, which was a manifestation of his excitement.
It took him a while to calm down, and then he asked, "Has anything big happened in the capital recently?"
"Nothing much. If I must say something, it's that the imperial examination not long ago recruited many talented scholars." Cao Yi sighed, "The civil officials are getting more and more powerful."
Di Qing said with deep feeling: "Just now, I was walking back to the mansion from a side street, and I met a young man on the road. He was handsome, dressed in white, and looked like a scholar. He looked directly into my eyes without any fear. If he were an ordinary person, he would have been scared to death. In the end, I took the initiative to look away."
As a general who charged at the front line and had experienced many battles, there was so-called "murderous intent" in Di Qing's eyes.
Cao Yi frowned as he listened. He felt a sense of familiarity with the young man described by Di Qing.
Then Di Qing said: "When that young man enters the government, he will surely be another Han Zhigui."
Speaking of this, Di Qing's face turned a little dark.
The entire Song Dynasty officialdom knew about his affair with Han Qi.
Cao Yi comforted him, "Don't worry, Han Zhigui has no right to object to this matter."
Only then did Di Qing feel relieved.
Lu Sen just came out of Yang's house at this time. He stayed in Yang's house for nearly half an hour. Most of the time, he was chatting alone with Yang Jinhua. Now Yang Jinhua always gave him a soft and cute feeling.
It doesn't seem as interesting as when she is naughty and aggressive.
I feel like this style doesn't suit her.
On the contrary, Zhao Bilian is better able to master this style.
As he walked, he compared the personalities of the two women, but suddenly he heard a noise coming from the front.
At first, Lu Sen thought that it was another gang of gangsters causing trouble, but he found out that he was wrong.
At the entrance of the brothel in front of us, we saw two young men in fancy clothes swearing at each other.
There was a group of people watching the show nearby.
Lu Sen walked by.
I guess they fought over the brothel girls, just like Chang Wei and Rong Bao.
As a result, just as he walked to the side, he heard a young man's voice arrogantly saying: "I, Yan Jidao, do not have any ability or achievements now. But in the future, I will definitely be called out at Donghua Gate and be a good man. Can you do it, Di Yong?"
There was laughter all around.
The story behind this is well known to everyone.
Lu Sen turned his head and saw a sunny boy with wheat-colored skin, who was looking at the other person angrily with his fists clenched, and his eyes seemed to be spitting fire.
The other boy had fair skin and was good-looking, but he was thin and even half a head shorter than the sunny boy.
But in terms of momentum, he was much more arrogant and had overwhelmed the sunny boy.
Lu Sen quickly guessed their identities from the two names he had just heard.
He didn't want to pay attention to the ridiculous behavior of these officials' children who were jealous of each other... The quarrel at the door of the brothel was mostly jealousy.
He moved aside slightly and continued walking forward.
Then he heard Yan Jidao's arrogant voice again: "Di Yong, even if you are an official now, it doesn't matter. Let me tell you, even if you become a general, as long as I, Donghua, call your name, I can still suppress you to death, and then learn to kill Jiao Yong..."
"You bastard!"
Hearing that the other party was going to involve his own father, Di Yong couldn't help it and punched Yan Jidao in the face.
The arrogant boy was knocked flying and fell onto the street, where he unfortunately died, right in front of Lu Sen.
There happened to be a pothole on the road, and Yan Jidao's head was placed in the pothole, and it was exactly level with the road surface.
At this time, Lu Sen was in a hurry to get on the road, and he walked so fast that he couldn't stop his legs... Then with a bang, he stepped on Yan Jidao's face.
It all happened by chance.
The air suddenly froze.
Everyone in front of the brothel looked at Lu Sen, then at Yan Jidao under his feet.
Lu Sen was helpless. He kept stepping on the face and turned to look at Di Yong beside him.
This sunny boy, seeing Lu Sen's expressionless face, somehow felt guilty, and then his anger disappeared and he showed an embarrassed expression.
Then many people covered their mouths, trying hard to hold back their laughter.
This was also true for the friends who came with Yan Jidao.
"boring."
Lu Sen retracted his foot and saw that the edge of his shoe was stained with Yan Jidao's nosebleed. He showed a look of disgust, rubbed it hard on the ground a few times, and then slowly left.
