Hu Mansion.

Front yard main hall.

Not long after lunch, the Hu Mansion suddenly became lively. Officials at all levels came to the door with generous gifts and rushed to pay Hu Weiyong New Year greetings.

This year's New Year's Day is particularly different. In previous years, even when Hu Weiyong was the prime minister, there were not so many people visiting. A large part of the people stayed away because they were afraid that someone would impeach Hu Weiyong for having too much power, or even wanting to rebel.

Come to the door.

But this year there is obviously a difference. Those who have no contact with Hu Weiyong on weekdays, and even the officials from Zhizhi, have come to visit one after another, as if they have made an appointment.

Faced with such a situation, Hu Weiyong was in a dilemma. People came to visit his home on New Year's Day to pay New Year greetings, so he couldn't kick them all out, right? But if he didn't rush, he was worried that someone would bring all this matter to His Majesty, and then he would be given a gang.

There is no groundless crime.

He also knew that most of these people came to curry favor with him because his son won His Majesty's favor at the New Year's Banquet last night and became the Marquis of Jiu'an.

However, his son has not come out since he took the princess into Linglong Garden. On the one hand, he wanted to discuss the countermeasures with his son, but on the other hand, he was worried that the officials would see what happened to the princess in Linglong Garden. Once exposed, the consequences might be worse than

If someone impeaches him for being a party member, it would be serious.

Therefore, while Hu Weiyong was dealing with the officials, he looked out from time to time, fearing that Hu Fei would appear with Princess Anqing, which would cause big trouble.

But when he wanted to calm down, there were always people who didn't want him to calm down. When the officials saw that Hu Fei hadn't appeared, they would ask questions from time to time. Hu Weiyong could only make up various excuses to stop him.

After holding on like this for a long time, Hu Weiyong couldn't sit still anymore, so he found an excuse and walked out of the main hall, calling the housekeeper Qin Hai to his side.

"Master? What's wrong?"

Qin Hai came closer and asked hesitantly.

"Go to the backyard and see what the young master is doing. Make sure he is fine and then send the princess away through the back door. Then come and help me deal with those people inside. They are all here to find him!"

Hu Weiyong glanced at the people in the main hall behind him and lowered his voice.

"yes!"

Qin Hai agreed and immediately walked quickly towards Linglong Garden.

Then, Hu Weiyong took a deep breath, put on a smiling face, returned to the main hall, and continued to chat with the officials.

After a while, Qin Hai returned from Linglong Garden and stood at the door of the main hall, looking around.

Hu Weiyong frowned, signaled to the officials, and slowly walked out of the main hall.

"How about it?"

Hu Weiyong looked at Qin Hai who came back alone and asked in a deep voice.

"Master, the young master and the princess are in their own room. I dare not approach them."

Qin Hai said in a low voice with a bitter face.

"Trash! What's there to be afraid of?! I'm so anxious here, you..."

Hu Weiyong glared at Qin Hai. He was about to scold him when he suddenly noticed something was wrong with Qin Hai's expression and couldn't help but stop.

"What are they doing in the room?"

Immediately afterwards, Hu Weiyong frowned and asked.

"What else can be done..."

Qin Hai said with a bitter face.

"Do..."

Hu Weiyong was stunned for a moment, then reacted, and his face turned red instantly.

"This bastard, how long has it been? Why is he only thinking about this in his mind?! What if someone finds out?! Does he need his head?!"

Hu Weiyong, who understood, couldn't help but stamp his feet and gritted his teeth as he spoke. He was about to walk towards Linglong Garden, but then he hurriedly stopped, his teeth itching with anger.

"Go and guard the middle door. As soon as you see him coming out, immediately ask him to send him away from the back door, and then bring him to see me!"

Hu Weiyong hesitated for a moment, then turned to Qin Hai angrily and gritted his teeth.

"Yes, sir."

Qin Hai agreed and walked back to Linglong Garden with a grimace. He hid near the middle gate and observed the situation in Linglong Garden, not daring to take a step closer for fear of hearing something he shouldn't hear.

Helpless, Hu Weiyong returned to the main hall again, prevaricating that Hu Fei had left the house because of something, and he didn't know when he would come back.

Hearing Hu Weiyong's words, all the officials looked disappointed, but they did not dare to show it too obviously, fearing that Hu Weiyong would misunderstand that they were simply here to find Marquis Jiu'an.

In this way, Hu Weiyong chatted with the officials for two hours before everyone stood up, said goodbye and left one after another.

Hu Fei did not appear until the end.

After seeing off the officials, Hu Weiyong finally breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his forehead, picked up a bowl of tea and drank it all in one gulp.

But before his butt could get warm, Pei Jie quickly arrived at the door of the main hall.

In order to avoid embarrassment, Pei Jie and others had already hid outside the Hu Mansion.

"Sir, the Governor of the Metropolitan Governor's Office, Li Wenzhong, is here."

Pei Jie said hurriedly while bowing his hands.

Hearing Pei Jie's words, Hu Weiyong's heart tightened, and he felt relieved again.

"Why is he here?!"

Hu Weiyong stood up hurriedly and asked with confusion on his face.

"Not sure."

Pei Jie shook his head and said.

"Please!"

Hu Weiyong sighed and hurriedly waved his hands and said.

Li Wenzhong had never been to Hu Mansion, and his sudden visit today caught Hu Weiyong off guard, mainly because he was worried about a fire in the backyard.

Soon, Li Wenzhong, accompanied by Pei Jie, hurried to the main hall.

"Captain Li, you are a rare visitor."

Hu Weiyong hurriedly came up to greet him with a smile, cupped his hands and said.

"I've met Hu Xiang."

Li Wenzhong smiled, returned the gift, said slowly, and then presented the gift box he was holding with both hands.

"You're welcome, Governor Li. You're here as soon as you come. What else are you prepared for?"

Hu Weiyong smiled and while talking, he motioned to Pei Jie beside him to take the gift box.

"I have been in the military all my life, and my family is in dire straits. I only prepared a few small gifts, but I hope Hu Xiang will accept them with a smile."

Li Wenzhong cupped his hands and said sheepishly.

"You're welcome, Governor, please sit down."

Hu Weiyong smiled and waved his hand, then motioned for Li Wenzhong to take a seat.

"Hu Xiang, are you feeling unwell? Why do you look so bad?"

Li Wenzhong noticed that Hu Weiyong had been wiping sweat, so he couldn't help but asked with concern.

"Oh, no, it's just that the governor suddenly came to visit today, and I was a little flattered. It doesn't matter."

Hu Weiyong forced out a smile and awkwardly made up an excuse.

"That's too much nonsense."

Li Wenzhong waved his hand and said politely.

"I wonder if the Governor has anything else to do when he comes today?"

Hu Weiyong looked at Li Wenzhong and asked tentatively.

If there was nothing else, he would have to find a way to see off the guests.

"I wonder if Mr. Ling is in the mansion at this time?"

Li Wenzhong hesitated for a moment and asked slowly.

"Oh, are you looking for him?"

Upon hearing that Li Wenzhong was also looking for his son, Hu Weiyong was stunned for a moment and said awkwardly.

"That's right, during the New Year's Eve dinner last night, my father told me to learn how to make a flare gun from Mr. Ling. I am in the army and don't have much entertainment during the New Year, so I wanted to learn how to make a flare gun from Mr. Ling.

, take it back to the army and make it as soon as possible so that it can be distributed among the three armies."

Li Wenzhong nodded and said seriously.

"Oh, that's right, but he's not here. He went out early in the morning and hasn't come back yet. How about you go back first, and when he comes back, I'll ask him to find you in person?"

Hu Weiyong thought for a moment and said slowly.

"That's it. Then where has he gone? I can go directly to find him."
To be continued...