Especially at this time, these idlers were still talking while running away. They were chattering incessantly, which made Manager Zhou feel so angry that he couldn't suppress it.
He was so angry that when he saw the gangster running near him, he left his seat and pointed and shouted: "Nonsense, you are blaspheming and slandering others' innocence. You should be beaten!"
With that said, he rushed forward and gave Bang Xian a round slap in the face.
With a "pop" sound, Bang Xian was stunned for a moment. Others hit him with random punches and kicks, but no one slapped him sincerely!
With such hatred, could it be that this man’s wife went to Shuiyun Temple to ask for a son and still got a son?
When others saw this scene, they immediately thought of this.
Manager Zhou didn't even pay attention to the looks of others. He was so angry that he slapped him but still couldn't get rid of his anger. He followed the helper and slapped him again, twice, to relieve his anger.
I wanted to kick a few more times, but when I raised my head, I found that everyone around me was looking at me, and Bang Xian was not the only one. His companions were shocked by the aggressive crowd before, but now they have reacted and are rushing towards them.
Seeing this situation, Manager Zhou reacted quickly and scolded: "Get out of here, I'm giving you an advantage."
With that said, he threw half a bunch of copper coins to the waiter and turned around and walked out.
After leaving the teahouse, he felt relieved when he saw no one chasing him. Looking at the people on the road, Manager Zhou felt both annoyed and scared.
"I shouldn't have done anything just now. Hey, I hope no one recognizes me..."
He is now a little afraid that the fact that Chen Xuanshi went to Shuiyun Temple will be revealed. Once it is revealed, it will be over for the female family members of the palace, but for himself, it will also be implicated a lot.
Especially... He thought for a moment. Chen Xuanshi was different from other female relatives. She was a loyal believer of Shuiyun Temple. After going to Shuiyun Temple, she never went to other temples, Taoist temples or shrines. She often went out
, they all went to Shuiyun Temple. I didn’t think much about it at first, but now I even doubt it myself.
In such a situation, if she told the prince that she was innocent, would she believe it?
The only good thing is that Chen Xuan has no children.
"These lousy guys!" Muttering and cursing, Manager Zhou went back.
Prince Lu's Mansion is not far from here, just two streets away. After scolding and gossiping along the way, he felt uneasy about his situation.
"Since I know about this matter, should I report it to King Lu?"
"Only one or two people said that it was enough to find someone to beat them up and threaten to shut up. But now so many people know about it, and many people have even spread the word about it. How can we make people shut up? Even if we can really make people shut up.
Shut up, it’s not something a palace manager like me can do on my own!”
"If I don't say anything, others will report it to the prince..."
"But if I tell her, I will be able to save myself? I was originally close to Chen Xuanshi. Many people in the government know about this. She and I are already grasshoppers on the same line. How can we establish a clear relationship?"
I felt uneasy and had random thoughts in my heart, but when the journey finally ended, I looked up and saw that I had returned to Prince Lu's Mansion.
The side door was open, and he was so distracted that he went in and didn't even pay attention to the doorkeeper's greetings, causing the servant to mutter secretly after he walked past.
"Isn't that Zhang Wang?" After walking a few steps, he saw a man he usually didn't deal with. He was carrying a wine gourd. There was a plate of braised pork on the chair in front of him. He was squatting there, joking with a few soldiers.
Listening carefully, Zhang Wang was talking to these people, and they were talking about Shuiyun Temple?
Manager Zhou was now very sensitive to the words "Shuiyun Temple", his ears immediately stood up and his steps slowed down.
A few people were drinking and talking, and a palace soldier chuckled: "Whoever says it's not the case, let's talk about my little daughter-in-law who runs a tofu shop next to the back door of the palace. She went to Shuiyun Temple to ask for a son. She is so watery, tsk tsk..."
Several people looked at each other with a "you know" expression and burst out laughing.
When Manager Zhou heard this, his face became even paler.
What does it mean that these people are talking like this? It means that the dirty rumors about Shuiyun Temple have spread.
It's over, it's over, it's too late to suppress this rumor now.
Walking back to his residence, Manager Zhou staggered a little. He almost tripped over a small pit under his feet, then wiped his face and forced himself to calm down.
"If you continue like this, I'm afraid people will laugh at you even if nothing happens." He warned himself in a low voice.
After warning myself like this, my breath gradually stabilized.
"Manager Zhou, are you back?" He pretended to be fine and went back to his room. At the door of his residence, he was about to push the door open when he was stopped by someone.
When I looked back, I saw that it was the steward in the kitchen.
"Ah, yes, I just came back." Manager Zhou said.
"You haven't been in the house today. Have you eaten any food? No, there are still some food and wine left in the kitchen for the prince's banquet, especially steamed pork with rice noodles and bisnail shrimps. Not a single chopstick has touched these two big plates. I'll give them to you.
You sent it, and I was wondering if you would have come back." The man in the kitchen flattered me with a smile.
"A popular person like you, who is valued by the prince, must take care of yourself and eat your meals regularly."
Manager Zhou was used to hearing such words, so he didn't care much. He had something on his mind and didn't want anyone to see it, so he forced a smile and thanked him.
He touched his arms and wanted to take out the silver, but he suddenly thought: "Am I in trouble? I actually have the urge to give him the entire silver ingot?"
Isn't this crazy? How can I be so generous in normal times?
But his hands were already in it, so he couldn't pretend that it didn't happen anymore, so he went to dig out the small purse hanging at his waist, took out a small piece of broken silver from it, and handed it to the kitchen steward.
"No, no, no, Manager Zhou, this is..." the kitchen steward hurriedly declined.
Manager Zhou said: "You always help, I know it in my heart, take it, otherwise you will look down on me!"
After he had said this, the little steward in the kitchen naturally couldn't refuse anymore, so he accepted the answer with a smile, thanked him again and again, and said with a smile: "There are seasonal cherries from the kitchen, they are very sweet, there is a basket, I will bring you some in the evening
, eat some after a meal, it will make you very happy."
Just as he was saying this, someone outside the courtyard shouted: "Is Manager Zhou here? The prince calls you over!"
The prince called me?
Manager Zhou was already feeling guilty and was shocked when he heard this. But even if he was feeling guilty and scared, since the prince called him, he had to go.
"Come here!" He shouted back outside, and Manager Zhou said to the kitchen steward: "Help me put the food and wine in the room. I'll go see the prince first."
The kitchen steward said hurriedly: "Of course, just go and do your work!"
Manager Zhou then went out and saw a soldier standing outside waiting. When he saw him, he had a serious expression and no smile on his face.
Manager Zhou hesitated for a moment and did not dare to ask for information.
The King of Lu was not the King of Qi or the King of Shu. He looked easy-going and low-key, but in fact he was loose on the outside and tight on the inside. He was not strict with others, but he was very strict with the army. He was not allowed to make friends with the managers casually, and he also gave generous rewards. Such kindness
In Weidu Shi, everyone is basically loyal. If you ask yourself, the soldiers will definitely report it to King Lu.
It can be a big or small thing to spy on the prince's thoughts, and it will be extremely difficult to handle when things happen.