At noon the next day, Lin Ji and Lu Zhaoer went straight to another restaurant in Jinling after asking the innkeeper.
"Yesterday, the restaurant outside the building served a fish feast, but today the Jiangzhong Pavilion served seafood."
Jiangzhongge is a rare restaurant in Jinling City that can compete with Louwailou. This is a big ship parked in the river. If you want to get on the ship, you have to set off from the pier in the city.
When they arrived at Jiangzhong Pavilion, under the guidance of the maid, they went to the second floor and sat down.
"What would you like to eat, sir? The fishing boats from the East China Sea just came back today. There are..."
"Signature, whatever they specialize in, plus a pot of good wine." Lin Ji smiled and said, "Given the great reputation of your Jiangzhong Pavilion, the food will never be too bad. I'm a newbie here, so compared to getting it myself
I think it would be more appropriate for you to recommend me."
"Guest, wait a moment." The maid smiled and left.
Soon a waiter brought warm rice wine and two plates of melon and fruit snacks.
Lin Ji picked up the jug and poured himself a glass, took a sip, smacked it twice, and then drank the wine in one gulp.
“Not bad, the taste is mellow, the mouthfeel is fragrant, and it’s a good wine.”
With that said, he filled another glass for himself and then pushed the wine bottle to Lu Zhaoer.
"Why are you so absent-minded?"
Lu Zhaoer came back to his senses, picked up the wine bottle and took a sip from the spout. Lin Ji was stunned for a moment.
"I have an elder who lives in Jinling City. Please come with me to visit him after dinner."
Lin Ji was a little surprised.
"Do you still have elders in Jinling?"
"He is an old friend of my grandfather's. I just remembered it." Lu Zhaoer said, "Grandpa Fu and my grandfather are close friends of life and death. If they are ordinary elders, they will disappear if they don't see you. But this person is like our Lu Zhaoer."
We have a lot of friendship with each other, but it is always unreasonable to not come to Jinling when I arrive."
Lin Ji was a little curious about why Lu Zhaoer was unhappy, but seeing that she didn't want to talk, she didn't ask any more questions.
"You can lead the way then."
"Um."
While he was talking, the waiter had already started serving the food.
Lin Ji immediately put aside the trivial matters and concentrated on the delicious food in front of him.
...
In the afternoon, after leaving Jiangzhong Pavilion, Lu Zhaoer and Lin Ji inquired all the way to a large house in Jinling City.
"Fu family?" Lin Ji looked at the plaque on the door of the house and asked casually, "What does the Fu family have to do with your Lu family?"
"The old man of the Fu family was once my grandfather's subordinate. Speaking of which, my father was able to successfully take over the Zhenbei Army thanks to the help of grandpa Fu."
Upon hearing this, Lin Ji understood immediately.
This is a relationship that cannot be explained in a few sentences.
At the same time, seeing that Lin Ji didn't ask any more questions, Lu Zhaoer had already stepped forward and knocked on the door.
Soon the concierge opened the small door on the side, and the servant leaned out and looked at Lin Ji and Lu Zhaoer for a moment.
"Who are you looking for, girl?"
"Please inform the old man that the juniors of the Lu family in the capital are coming to visit."
"Waiting." The servant responded, without asking Lin Ji and Lu Zhaoer to go in and wait, and closed the door on his own.
After waiting outside the door for a moment, Lin Ji soon heard footsteps inside.
The door was opened, and a handsome young man quickly walked out of Fu Mansion.
"Is she Zhao'er's cousin?" The young master saw Lu Zhao'er at a glance and came up to her with a smile on his face. "After several years of not seeing each other, sister Zhao'er has become more and more lovely."
"Cousin Kongming." Lu Zhaoer nodded as a greeting and said to Lin Ji, "This is Grandpa Fu's grandson Fu Kongming. I had some friendship with him when he was a child when the Fu family was still in the capital."
"Is it just some friendship?" Fu Kongming smiled bitterly, but he had long known Lu Zhaoer's indifferent temperament, so he didn't take it to heart and turned to look at Lin Ji.
"Cousin, who is this?"
"My unmarried husband, Lin Ji." Lu Zhaoer said.
As soon as these words came out, Lin Ji suddenly froze.
Unmarried husband? What kind of term is this?
Looking at Fu Kongming again, his mouth was wide open, and his eyes kept moving back and forth between Lu Zhaoer and Lin Ji.
But he reacted quickly.
"Could it be Mr. Lin from the Supervisory Department?"
Fu Kongming was already convinced without Lu Zhaoer's response, and he quickly bowed to Lin Ji.
"Fu Jia Kongming has met Mr. Lin."
"I've met Brother Fu." Lin Ji returned the greeting.
After seeing the courtesy, Fu Kongming slapped his forehead and said, "Let's go in and talk, but I'm rude. This door is not the place to talk."
Following Fu Kongming into Fu Mansion, he said enthusiastically on the way: "You guys came at the right time. Tomorrow is the Jinling reception. This time the Nangong family brought back a lot of good things from overseas. I will bring them
You go and join in the fun."
"We'll stay at our house tonight..." As he said that, Fu Kongming glanced at Lin Ji and saw that Lin Ji had a smile on his lips and looked like he didn't intend to speak.
So he said to Lu Zhao'er again: "Cousin Zhao'er, I know you don't like to stay in other people's homes, but you didn't even say hello last time you came to Yangzhou. You can't do that again this time, right? It's just another house, I'm paying for it.
You have to stay away from home, and if grandpa finds out, he will definitely not be able to spare me."
Having said this, Lu Zhaoer could only nod helplessly.
"I know, then I'll stay at Fu Mansion tonight."
"Okay!" The smile on Fu Kongming's face became a little more enthusiastic, and he shouted to the servants who were taking care of the flowers and plants, "Fourth, go tell the maid to clean up the inner courtyard to the west!"
At this moment, a half-grown girl who looked to be only sixteen or seventeen years old suddenly appeared in front of several people.
Seeing this girl, Fu Kongming's face flashed with embarrassment, and then he said: "Yingying, these two are not from Jinling City, they are guests of my Fu family."
After saying that, without waiting for the girl to respond, Fu Kongming winked and wanted to take Lu Zhaoer and Lin Ji away.
But as soon as they took two steps, the girl named Yingying blocked the way of the three of them again.
This time, Fu Kongming's face became visibly ugly.
Just when she was about to say something, the little girl raised her hand and pointed at the white cat on Lin Ji's shoulder.
"Boy, you are a good cat. I want it, so give it to me quickly."
Lin Ji raised his eyebrows.
"Little girl Pianzi, how old are you this year?"
"What does it have to do with you? Give me that cat, and someone will give you money later."
After she finished speaking, Lin Ji made no move and seemed to be sarcastic on her face. The girl suddenly raised her eyebrows.
"Fu Kongming, take him down for me!"
Fu Kongming looked at Lin Ji and said in a low voice: "This is the daughter of the Nangong family, not someone to mess with."
Lin Ji smiled noncommittally.
"If I take care of her here, will it cause trouble for your Fu family?"
Fu Kongming was stunned.
"You don't care about juniors' affairs. Ah, Mr. Lin, what are you going to do?"
Before he finished speaking, he saw Lin Ji grabbing Nangong Ying's collar by the back of her neck and lifting her up.
"Wild girl, get away, don't be an eyesore in front of me."