Chapter 3 Birthday Party
The Prime Minister's birthday party arrived as scheduled. Liu Hu changed his usual habit of staying in bed and came to the mirror early to change his clothes. Every time he changed, he asked Ah Si, "Do I look good?"
Ah Si had never seen this side of the Grand Tutor. He always dressed casually in the past, and even when he met the Emperor, he would just casually take out an outfit and act perfunctorily. Although Ah Si was honest, he could tell that the girl had special feelings for the Grand Tutor.
"How about this one?" Liu Hu took a set of white clothes from the hanger, looked at it and seemed very satisfied.
Ah Si put down the apple in his mouth, nodded pretentiously and said: "Master Tai is a rare talent, he looks good in anything he wears."
Hearing Asi's perfunctory tone, Liu Hu rolled his eyes, ignored Asi, and started to choose on his own.
After choosing for about an hour, Liu Hu finally chose the white suit. He looked like a gentleman .
Luo Fanchen had been waiting at the door for a long time. He was leaning against the carriage, humming a little tune with a piece of grass in his mouth. When he saw Liu Hu coming out in white clothes, he almost fell off the carriage.
Liu Hu always liked to wear black clothes, which made him look majestic and full of urgency. At this moment, he changed into white clothes, looking like a rich young man.
Seeing Luo Fanchen like this, Liu Hu frowned and asked, "Why? Doesn't this look good on me?"
"It looks good, it looks good. If you want to be pretty, you must be filial, and the stones must be as good as jade and the pines as green as emerald. The first in Daqian must be the eldest brother." Luo Fanchen said hurriedly, fearing that he would be a step late.
The words made Liu Hu happy. He didn't have much confidence to begin with, but now that Luo Fanchen said this, he smiled and said, "It's mainly because I have a good foundation."
Luo Fanchen nodded quickly and followed Liu Hu into the carriage.
"Boss, I have investigated clearly. The widow ran to Houcheng from another place. Later, Su Xing, a wealthy businessman from Houcheng, fell in love with the widow and came to propose marriage. After being rejected, he became angry and started to bully the widow. If it weren't for the Prime Minister's daughter Chen Xiaoqian, the widow would have fallen for her long ago." Before Luo Fanchen finished speaking, he felt a cold light passing by him.
At this moment, Liu Hu was looking at him with his eyes squinting, which scared him. As long as Liu Hu showed this expression, it meant that he was really angry.
He wanted to slap himself in the face. He knew that the boss valued the child, but he still called her a widow. It was really wrong.
"That tofu beauty seems to have lost her memory. Over the years, there have always been people who come to pretend to be the child's father. The funniest thing is that there are people who have made the pendant on the child's chest, saying it was a token of love back then. These people have tried every possible way to pursue the tofu beauty."
"Gone to Houcheng?" "Lost memory?" No wonder I couldn't find any clues when I went back to look for Lan Xin.
When Liu Hu heard that Lan Xin had lost her memory, he felt a little uncomfortable. Could it be that she had forgotten all the sweetness that they had experienced before?
I thought that this trip to the Prime Minister's Mansion would be a joyful reunion after a long separation, but now, I am afraid that even if I stand opposite Lan Xin, she won't recognize me.
Liu Hu sat slumped in the carriage like a deflated ball, at a loss for what to do for a moment.
Luo Fanchen naturally saw through Liu Hu's thoughts: "Boss, if you want to marry that tofu beauty, why not get on good terms with that little girl named Zhiruo first? I heard that she values her daughter very much."
Liu Hu didn't expect the situation to become so complicated, and the joy of reunion after a long separation was completely washed away.
The Prime Minister's house and the Grand Tutor's Mansion were not far apart, and Liu Hu arrived there before he had time to digest the information.
With the voice of "Grand Master", Liu Hu had to get off the carriage even if he didn't want to. He lifted the curtain and got off the carriage. Looking at the servant who was ready to receive the gift at the door, Liu Hu sighed: Oh no.
He was so busy wanting to see Lan Xin that he forgot to prepare a gift for the Prime Minister.
Seeing Liu Hu's embarrassment, Luo Fanchen quickly took a jade pendant from the carriage and handed it to the servant, saying lightly: "Wrap it up. If it breaks, I'll kill you!"
Although Luo Fanchen had a smile on his face, anyone who saw him would feel chilled, because once Luo Fanchen smiled evilly, it meant that he wanted to kill someone again.
Liu Hu was too lazy to pay attention to these servants and strode into the Prime Minister's Mansion. It seemed that this was his first time to visit the Prime Minister's Mansion. He did not expect that the Prime Minister, who seemed to be so honest and upright, would have such a luxurious home. It was a large house with three entrances and three exits, with mountains and rivers, and flowers and plants everywhere in the courtyard. Even a single flower was a rare thing.
When Liu Hu walked into the inner courtyard, the originally bustling crowd immediately became quiet. Everyone thought that Liu Hu was speaking for the prime minister and that it was the greatest tolerance he could show. They never expected that Liu Hu would actually show up in person.
Among them, those ministers who were attached to Liu Hu were even more frightened, and some conspiracy theorists began to suspect whether Liu Hu was misleading.
By speaking for the prime minister, he could take a look at his subordinates to see which ones were on his side and which ones were only in name only. He would secretly collude with the prime minister and wait until the birthday party was over before eliminating the dissidents!
Although he had no intention of chatting with these people, Liu Hu still put on a false smile, walked to the Prime Minister, raised a glass of wine and said: "The Prime Minister is the protagonist today, don't let my arrival steal the limelight from the protagonist. I will punish myself with a glass first, and you guys continue ."
After saying that, he drank it all in one gulp, cleanly and neatly, without any drag.
The Prime Minister raised his glass and said, "Oh, Grand Master, what are you talking about? If you hadn't backed me up, I'm afraid my birthday party wouldn't have been able to go on as scheduled."
He just thought that Liu Hu wanted to have a good relationship with him. If that was true, it was not a bad idea. Originally, he was a loyal minister who supported Xiao as emperor, but the emperor hurt his heart time and time again. Now he liked Liu Hu more and more.
Moreover, a man who knows the current affairs is a hero. He is upright but not stupid.
Liu Hu was so famous in the Daqian Empire. Although he did not have the title of emperor, he exercised the power of an emperor. Many people came to please Liu Hu, which made Liu Hu very upset.
"This is my first time visiting the Prime Minister's Residence. Could someone take me on a tour?" Liu Hu made up an excuse.
The Prime Minister had been in the officialdom for many years, so he understood Liu Hu's intention to avoid him. He said to the maid beside him, "Yun'er, take the Grand Tutor to the backyard for a tour. The Grand Tutor is a distinguished guest, so he must be treated well."
"No need. I heard that the Prime Minister's daughter Chen Xiaoqian is very intelligent. Just let Qian'er take me there." I heard from Luo Fanchen before that when Lan Xin was bullied in Houcheng, it was Chen Xiaoqian'er who helped her. Now that I have come here, I want to get to know this girl better.
