Li Minglou was startled when he was asked, biting his chopsticks and making a sound.
"I wrote it," she said, putting down her chopsticks, "If I didn't write, why are you here?"
Wu Ya'er said: "You didn't write that."
Because there was one more person, the food was richer than before. Li Minglou held his chopsticks and looked around intently, thinking about which one to eat. He hummed: "Madam, I asked them to send you a message after I set off."
There is no need for her to talk about this.
Li Minglou looked at him calmly while picking up food.
Wu Ya'er said, "I mean, after I sent you the painting, why didn't you get a reply? Is the painting not good?"
Li Minglou smiled: "No, it's pretty good. The painting is so good, there's nothing much to say."
"That's good, I thought there was something wrong." Wu Ya'er breathed a sigh of relief and smiled again, "The painting is so good, there is nothing to say. You can write a letter to say that the painting is too good."
Li Minglou held back a smile and looked at him: "Wouldn't it be better if you came and said it to your face?"
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Yuanji stood outside the hall and looked at the sun: "Didn't it take too long to eat?"
Jiang Ming said: "There are too many people."
It is very simple for the young lady to eat alone. She can finish it in three or two bites. Now there are three more people.
Yuan Ji said: "We also eat when there are many people, and it's not so slow."
Jiang Mingxiao: "Maybe you and I don't have to take care of you."
Yuan Ji said: "My son is here, my son is taking care of me, why do I have to come to the lady's place for dinner?"
After he finished speaking, Jiang Ming coughed lightly, looked into the palace and whispered: "The Governor is out."
Yuan Ji looked over and saw Wu Yaer helping Mrs. Wu to stand up, Jin Jue holding the baby in her arms and following her, and Li Minglou also getting up to see her off.
"Captain." The two stood outside the palace and saluted.
Wu Ya'er nodded to them and returned the courtesy, then looked back at Li Minglou: "You don't have to wait for us for lunch, my mother and I will eat it ourselves."
Li Minglou will be very busy the next day and will have lunch with the officials.
Li Minglou said hello, Wu Ya'er helped the woman leave, and Jin Ju followed closely with the baby in her arms. Although Mrs. Wu no longer always held the baby in her arms, she still needed to be swaddled occasionally when she was in a panic.
appease.
Seeing Wu Ya'er disappear from sight, Li Minglou breathed a sigh of relief and actually asked her why she didn't write a letter, why did she ask this? She was so concerned about such a small thing as whether she wrote a letter or not, and it wasn't like she had cut off contact with him.
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If she told him that none of the previous letters were written by her, Li Minglou pursed his lips, what would he say?
"Miss?" Yuanji said.
Li Minglou came to his senses and saw that she was still standing at the entrance of the palace. Yuanji and Jiang Ming were looking at her. In the distance, officials were walking in groups of twos and threes...
"Let's get started," she said, turning around and going in.
Yuan Ji glanced at Jiang Ming, what was the lady thinking about? Jiang Ming raised his hand to him and motioned to come in, come on, the lady was thinking about too many things now.
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"When you leave, take one of my retainers named Liu Fan with you."
During dinner, Li Minglou said to Wu Yaer.
Wu Ya'er responded, soaked the rice in tea soup and stirred it, without even asking why.
"Hebei Province has been recovered, but we still need to maintain order, firstly to build up troops, and secondly to appease the people as soon as possible." Li Minglou explained to him, "Liu Fan is very reliable in his work."
Wu Ya'er took a big mouthful of rice and said, "Okay."
Li Minglou said: "Did you hear what I said?"
Jin Jue moved towards Mrs. Wu, stuck out her tongue, gave Mrs. Wu a piece of burrito and whispered: "There is no meat, just shredded vegetables."
The woman took it and whispered to her: "Okay."
Wu Yaer held her chopsticks a little puzzled and looked at Li Minglou: "I heard it. It would be good to restart the government of Hebei Province and calm the people and prepare troops."
Li Minglou looked at him: "The person who was arranged by me is in charge of the Hebei Provincial Government. Don't you think about it?"
Wu Ya'er smiled: "I thought about it, it's just like what you said, it's pretty good."
Li Minglou said: "The affairs of the government are no less important than military affairs. The governor should not be careless and think more about it."
Wu Ya'er lowered his head to stir the rice and said with a smile: "In the past, I didn't think too much about matters involving soldiers and horses. I followed whatever you said."
In the past, she said she wanted to borrow three thousand troops, but she didn't say go to Yizhou. He borrowed them without asking. She said she wanted Wu Ya'er to attack the capital and lure Ankang Mountain out, but he still did as she was told without asking.
....This time, an official was sent to assist in the management of Hebei Province without even thinking about agreeing to it. It was not surprising.
Li Minglou held his chopsticks and was speechless for a moment.
Wu Ya'er took a big mouthful of rice, looked up at her, and asked, "Why do you think so much this time?"
How does she know why she thinks too much? Li Minglou doesn't even know how to say: "I'll discuss it with you, okay? After all, it's your business."
Since we are cooperating, we must express our sincerity.
Wu Ya'er smiled and nodded, "I know, okay, it's good." He lowered his head and continued eating.
This person is weird! Li Minglou paused and threw down his chopsticks, picked up a spoon and drank the soup. After taking a few sips, he saw Wu Yaer, who was eating with his head down, smiling.
"Why are you laughing?" she asked, "civilians are not soldiers. If I don't discuss it with you, there will be nothing he can do if he goes away."
Wu Ya'er raised his head and stopped laughing: "I laugh because I am very happy now." He looked at the woman beside him, "I haven't sat down to eat with my mother in more than ten years."
Li Minglou choked again.
"When Liu Fan goes to Hebei Province, even if you don't discuss it with me, as long as Liu Fan does something that is beneficial to our Hebei Province, I will not object." Wu Ya'er continued, smiling slightly, "If it is not beneficial to me, even if it is not beneficial to me, I will not object."
It's useless to discuss it with me."
This man was so candid that Li Minglou walked away: "Then I'll feel relieved."
Wu Ya'er asked: "Can I laugh now?"
Before Li Minglou smiled, Jiang Ming, who was sitting at the table next to him with his ears erect, laughed loudly. Yuan Ji, who had his ears erect, glared at him.
Jiang Ming simply laughed out loud and raised the soup bowl: "The governor is honest and does things happily."
Wu Ya'er raised the tea bowl to him, drank it all in one gulp, and looked at Li Minglou again.
Li Minglou looked at him, pinched his chopsticks, and said, "Laugh."
Wu Ya'er smiled slightly.
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After the meal, the sky was already full of stars.
"I just said that when there are many people, eating will be slow." Jiang Ming sat on the eaves, picking his teeth and smiling, "This is the first time I have seen a lady talk so much."
"There were more officials than this during lunch." Yuanji frowned, "Did Miss think too much? Why do you talk so much?"
"We have thought about this matter about Liu Fan," Jiang Mingdao said, "Let's talk about it while we are eating, so we can talk about it alone later."
Yuanji shook his head: "The lady doesn't like to talk. I think she is a little uncomfortable, so she talks more to resolve it."
Jiang Ming agreed with this point and said with a smile: "To Miss, Wu Ya'er is a stranger. This is the first time they have been together for such a long time."
But this Wu Ya'er is really good at talking and coaxing the young lady.
"Coaxing?" Yuan Ji's ears perked up to hear him talking to himself, "Is he coaxing the lady? What does he want to do?"
Jiang Ming pushed him back: "What's weird about him coaxing the lady? Who doesn't want to coax the lady? It's weird that he doesn't coax the lady!"
Of course, it is natural to be in awe of the lady and to please the lady. Han Xu Xiangnan and Li Minghua are coaxing the lady to please the lady, and so are the officials and maids around them...
However, Yuan Ji's brows are half flat and half wrinkled. Let others coax the lady. The lady doesn't care and will not pay attention. This Wu Yaer coaxes the lady. If the lady likes it...
"If you like it, you won't give him the soldiers and horses!" Jiang Ming fell on the eaves, "The most I can do is give him his mother."
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"The governor and the old lady put up lanterns and put river lanterns in the water."
Because Wu Ya'er came, Jin Jue no longer had to accompany Mrs. Wu. He returned to Li Minglou and talked while arranging his clothes. When he turned around, he saw Li Minglou sitting on the felt mat with his hair spread out, hugging his knees and looking at his toes...
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You're not going to wash up or busy with official duties, are you just in a daze?
Jin Jue then asked: "Young Madam, shall we go and have a look?"
Li Minglou lazily asked: "What are you looking at?"
The young lady has been distracted recently and her health is still not good. It would be a good idea to go outside for a walk while the night is dark. Jin Jue said: "Go to the garden to see the lanterns made by the governor and the old lady."
"What kind of lights have you never seen before?" Li Minglou said.
Jin Jue giggled: "I have never seen the lamp made by the governor."
He can make everything, incense, toys, lanterns... If the warrior woman is really the eldest lady of the city, she can be as rich as a city, and her food and clothing are very good.
There are none, so Wu Ya'er will learn to do it?
Li Minglou's heart was heavy and soft.
"The governor said that we can celebrate the New Year here, and he specially arranged the time." Jin Jue added.
Li Minglou was a little surprised: "Is it the Chinese New Year?"
Jin Jue smiled: "Young madam, you are so busy that you don't even know the date. It will be Chinese New Year in ten days."
Ten days later, Li Minglou looked out at the dark night and saw that the eighth year of Chengyuan was coming.
Time flies by so fast, it has only been more than a year since Wu Ya'er died.
Li Minglou stood up.
Jin Jue was caught off guard and startled: "Miss, what are you doing?"