The old eunuch walked very quickly. As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and left without any intention of staying.
Lu Zhaoer noticed Lin Ji's surprised expression and took the initiative to explain: "It should be Weizhou's matter. After Supervisor Tiansi took over the Tantric Sect, there was mixed praise and criticism from everyone in the court, and the due reward was never given."
"It's been so long, and there's still no explanation on what happened in Victoria?"
"Some people don't want Supervisor Tiansi to have a smooth life, and the Holy Spirit's will is unpredictable. The Holy Spirit has never given an explanation."
While I was talking, someone else came to the door.
Fang An came to report again.
"Sir, the butler of the Lu family is here."
Lin Ji looked at Lu Zhaoer, who stood up and said, "It should be my grandpa who is back."
Hearing this, Lin Ji also stood up.
"There's no need to send me off." Lu Zhaoer stopped Lin Ji and said, "Tomorrow in the morning, you can just say whatever you ask. Although many people nowadays don't have a good impression of Jian Tiansi, no one will really
Making things difficult for the monks who supervise Tiansi..."
"I know it well." Lin Ji responded and watched Lu Zhaoer leave.
After Lu Zhaoer left, Lin Ji looked at Fang An again.
"Have you found the person you were looking for?"
"I found three people, a gardener, a cook and a maid."
"What's the maid's name?" Lin Ji remembered Lu Zhaoer's words just now.
"She has no name. She said she sold herself to pay off her family's debts. I thought she was pitiful so I bought her back," Fang An said.
Lin Ji understood.
After selling yourself, everything in the past no longer matters, even the name needs to be chosen by the new owner.
"Then let's call her Xiaohua."
"I'll go tell her right away."
"Go." Lin Ji waved his hand and sent Fang An away.
He originally thought of the name Cuihua, but if he had nothing to do in the future, he would say "Cuihua serves sauerkraut." It would be very interesting to think about it.
But in the end I forgot about it, it was a bit too vulgar.
...
Lu Mansion.
Lu Guangmu had just returned home when he heard that his granddaughter had gone to Lin Ji's house.
He frowned slightly and quickly asked the housekeeper to call him back.
By the time Lu Zhaoer saw Lu Guangmu, Lu Guangmu had been waiting in the hall for a long time.
Seeing his granddaughter return, Lu Guangmu asked all the servants to leave and closed the door.
"You went to see that boy Lin Ji?"
"Yes, we met at the general office before, so we should say hello and see each other."
Upon hearing this, Lu Guangmu sighed softly.
"You just turned in and took leave yesterday, why are you going to the Supervisory Office today?"
Lu Zhaoer lowered his head and said nothing, looking for a place to sit down by himself.
"Grandpa, why are you calling me back in such a hurry?"
Lu Guangmu stood up, left the main seat, and sat next to Lu Zhaoer.
"Girl, what is the relationship between Lin Ji and you?"
"Just... that kind of relationship." Lu Zhaoer replied with some evasive eyes.
"I heard that he is already married in the south, and she is a girl from the Zhong family."
"It's just a verbal agreement, not yet engaged, let alone officially married."
"So you know."
Lu Zhaoer stopped talking again.
After being silent for a long time, she continued: "His engagement is like child's play. I heard that it is a competition to recruit a bride. Miss Zhong is a lovely person, but I am not bad either."
Hearing this, Lu Guangmu's eyes suddenly widened.
"You are my granddaughter, Lu Guangmu, why do you need to compete with others for a man?! Before, I only thought that Lin Ji was your excuse, but now it seems that may not be the case."
As he spoke, Lu Guangmu's face became increasingly ugly.
Lu Zhaoer lowered his head and continued to remain silent.
After a long time, Lu Guangmu let out a long sigh.
"Well, you have had a strong temper since you were a child, and your father is in the north. I can't control you, and I don't want to. But Lin Ji, it doesn't matter whether you really like him or it's just a shield. During this period, don't
I’m going to interact with him.”
Lu Zhaoer raised his head and looked at his grandfather in confusion.
"Why don't you interact with him? Has he offended anyone? Or has he gotten into any trouble? He is a sixth-level monk, what trouble can come to him?"
This series of questions made Lu Guangmu's face turn pale.
But after all, he said calmly: "Girl, do you know who the Holy One just announced to be in the palace?"
"Grandpa shouldn't tell me about this." He said so, but Lu Zhaoer looked like he wanted to find out.
"Heh, what can't be said?" Lu Guangmu even sneered, not treating these things as secrets at all.
"In addition to me, the Duke of Zhenguo, there are Mu Hanfei, the Prime Minister on the right, Luo Xuanyi, the Prime Minister on the left, Wu Chengsi, the General Secretary, Cui Yan, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, Yang Ziyu, the minister of Dali Temple, and Wang Ji, the censor of the Imperial Procuratorate."
Every time Lu Guangmu said a name, Lu Zhaoer was a little shocked.
In fact, these few are the pillars of the court, the real pillars of the Qin Dynasty.
Lu Guangmu continued to ask: "Do you know what the Holy One was talking about when he called us over?"
Without waiting for Lu Zhaoer to ask, Lu Guangmu thought to himself and said: "There was a flood in the south. My uncle Mu Kai went to Yangzhou to provide relief, and found out that Shen Hong, the prefect of Yangzhou, had embezzled money from the treasury."
"The case itself is not complicated. There may be some tricks in it, but I don't care and don't bother to pay attention to it. But last night, Shen Hong died in Tongtian Town on the outskirts of Beijing."
Hearing this, Lu Zhaoer frowned and raised his head, saying: "The prefect is a third-grade official, but some people don't want him to enter the capital."
"Luo Xuanyi said that Mu Kai was corrupt, perverted the law, and slandered Shen Hong. Mu Hanfei said that Shen Hong offended a monk and was assassinated."
There was a hint of sarcasm in Lu Guangmu's tone, "It's their business for dogs to bite dogs, but Lin Ji was also in Tongtian Town last night!"
"Why is he here?"
"I don't know." Lu Guangmu shook his head and said, "He was at the scene when Shen Hong died. He became the only witness in this case."
"only?"
"Luo Xuanyi, the person from the Editorial Department, didn't believe it. The assassin killed by Lin Ji was found to be Yang Xiaolian, the head of internal affairs. Then Yang Xiaolian has an identity in the Editorial Department."
"Therefore, Lin Ji, who happened to be passing by, became the key to this case."
After saying so much, Lu Zhaoer became increasingly puzzled.
"He was just passing by and took action. Is there anything worthy of trial in this?"
"You still don't understand." Lu Guangmu shook his head slightly.
"The people from the Editorial Department were treated as assassins and killed by Lin Ji from the Supervisory Department."
Lu Zhaoer understood now.
"Someone wants to use this topic to their advantage?!"
Lu Guangmu nodded.
"The Department of Editorial Affairs and the Department of Supervisory Affairs are fighting fiercely. Now that something like this has happened, those eunuchs will naturally not miss this opportunity. Now let's see how they confuse right and wrong."
"Lin Ji has Fang Yunshan's support behind him, and he is also a Japanese monk. He doesn't have to worry about his safety, but this matter is quite troublesome. We just need to watch the show."
Lu Zhaoer turned a deaf ear to Lu Guangmu's last words.
There's no need to worry about safety, it's just grandpa's comforting words.