Lin Jue left his yard and walked through the long corridor between the courtyards to the small courtyard at the east end, where Lvwu lived and Bai Bing also lived there. On the way, he met several maids from the back house. They were far away.
Some stopped to salute, but the eyes they looked at Lin Jue were full of gossipy curiosity. Some even covered their mouths and snickered.
Lin Jue scratched his head and said to them: "It's not what you think."
The maids burst into laughter, with disbelief on their faces. Lin Jue walked into the small courtyard to the east in this helplessness.
The courtyard is quiet, and the small courtyard of Green Dance is very comfortable. Green Dance is arranged according to the courtyards in Hangzhou. The layout inside is basically similar, but the only difference is that this courtyard is smaller than the courtyard in Hangzhou.
The courtyard was more than twice as big and seemed much emptier.
"Hey! Mr. Lin is here." Someone stood up in the corridor and called out softly.
Lin Jue looked over and saw Qianqian with a smile on her face. There was a hint of amusement in Qianqian's smile.
"Miss Qianqian, you're polite." Lin Jue saluted.
"Young Master is polite. Did Young Master come to see me?" Qianqian said with a smile.
Lin Jue said: "Miss Bai..."
Qianqian nodded and said: "Let's just say, how come you are looking for me? It must be looking for Sister Bai. I guessed it right away. Hehehe."
Lin Jue rolled his eyes and said, "Qianqian, don't think too much, it's a misunderstanding."
Qianqian walked among the flower beds with her back on her back, and said with her chest raised: "I know, I know, everything is a misunderstanding. All fate starts from a misunderstanding. If there is no misunderstanding, where can fate come from? This is not what I said, Sister Chu.
You told me before."
Lin Jue smiled bitterly and said, "What do you know? Don't make random guesses."
Qianqian said: "Oh, why don't I understand? You deliberately gave me a big bowl of strong wine last night to get me drunk so that I could be alone with Sister Bai. Mr. Lin, you should have told me earlier. If you had told me earlier, I would have figured it out."
Yes, do you need to get me drunk? The wine gave me a headache now, so why bother?"
Lin Jue hurriedly waved his hands and said: "Little girl, stop talking nonsense. Who got you drunk on purpose? You wanted to drink it yourself. Don't make things worse for me. Which wing does Miss Bai live in? I'll apologize to her.
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Qianqian smiled so hard that her branches trembled, and she said softly: "No need to apologize, you are late. Everyone has already left."
"Gone?" Lin Jue said in surprise.
"Aren't you going to leave? Everyone is talking about something like this. How can such a young girl withstand this? So I'm leaving. I couldn't hold him back, so she jumped out of the yard. I
I lay on the wall and watched for a long time, but there was no trace. No, I was going to tell you." Qianqian said.
Lin Jue stood there blankly, and said in a daze: "Why did you leave? Hey, this thing is such a mess. Did she leave anything? A message or letterhead or something."
Qianqian smiled even more happily: "She also said that she had no ghosts in her heart. You were so lost when she left. I felt pity for you when I saw her. Unfortunately, she didn't leave anything behind. She only said that she would move out for a few days and didn't say anything else.
Hey, you have to understand how she feels. She is like a young lady, and she is like you. How can you keep her in the house? She has no name and no status, and you want to stab someone in the spine? Mr. Lin, this is what happened.
When I first find Miss Bai, I have to give her a title so that she can come back, right?"
Lin Jue didn't have the intention to listen to Qianqian's chattering there. He felt really disappointed. He turned around and left slowly.
Qianqian laughed endlessly behind her.
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Although there were some minor episodes, calm was quickly restored. With Bai Bing's silent departure, the gossip in the Lin family house quickly subsided.
Lin Jue once secretly asked Qin Xiaoxiao about her sister's whereabouts. Qin Xiaoxiao actually didn't know anything about it. When Lin Jue told Qin Xiaoxiao about the misunderstanding that night, Qin Xiaoxiao was surprised for a while and stared at Lin Jue fiercely: "If you really
Whatever you did, you have to take responsibility for my sister. Otherwise I won’t be able to spare you."
Lin Jue had no choice but to swear and tell her that he had really done nothing and had no frivolous intentions. That night was actually to allow Bai Bing to stay in the capital and reunite the sisters.
Seeing Lin Jue's sincere attitude, Qin Xiaoxiao believed it. She told Lin Jue that her sister might not have returned to Mobei. If she left, how could she not come to say goodbye to her sister? Besides, her sister also said that she wanted to see it with her own eyes.
She will not leave until she performs on stage, so she must still be in the capital now.
Lin Jue felt that what she said was reasonable. Since he was in the capital, he could always see her. If he apologized and persuaded her to stay, there would still be a chance.
The ten-day holiday ended soon. On August 18th, Lin Jue returned to the Ordinance Department Yamen. After only ten days of absence, Lin Jue felt that the atmosphere in the Ordinance Department Yamen was more lively and everyone was energetic.
They all looked pretty, had smiles on their faces, and seemed very happy.
Entering the public room, Liu Xiding, who had not seen him for many days, greeted him with a smile on his face and said hello loudly. Du Weijian sat quietly behind the desk as usual, but he was no longer as indifferent as before, but instead greeted Lin Jue.
He nodded. Tian Muyuan was still attentive and had already made a cup of tea for Lin Jue. He was very polite.
Lin Jue put on his official uniform and returned to his seat. Liu Xiding came up to him with a smile and said, "Mr. Lin, hey, you haven't been here these days, but there are a lot of happy events in the Yamen."
Lin Jue smiled and said: "I also feel something is wrong. Everyone seems to have picked up a big ingot. The atmosphere is very good."
Liu Xiding smiled and said: "Isn't that right? The new law was promulgated and received rave reviews. A few days ago, officials from the seven states in Gyeonggi Road led the people to Beijing and knelt down outside the south gate of the palace to lay a red plaque to praise the emperor's kindness. It was because of Gyeonggi Province
Road suffered a severe drought this year. After the implementation of the new law, they were able to obtain relief loans from the Changping Division. After severe droughts in previous years, there were countless refugees. This year, order is in order and there are no refugees fleeing. The people in the prefectures, counties and villages are very stable, and the people praise the kindness of the imperial court.
, this is all due to the merits of the new law. The Holy Spirit was very happy and issued a decree to commend our Ordinance Department. The two adults were also very happy. You happened to be on vacation, but you missed this festival. That night, the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival
, the emperor even went out of his way to praise Master Yan and Master Fang in front of all the ministers."
Lin Jue was a little surprised when he heard this. There could be such a good thing? The "Changping New Law" officially started trial operation on Dazhou North and South Eighth Road. Gyeonggi Road was also among them. Lin Jue was worried that the loopholes in the new law would be exploited, but from now on
Now, it seems that my worries are unnecessary. Could it be that the new laws of the Zhou Dynasty are actually two different things from the reform in my memory? Different dynasties have different results? Is my worry unfounded?
"Master Lin seems not happy to hear the news?" Liu Xiding said with a sly light in his eyes and chuckled.
Lin Jue laughed and said: "How is it possible? The new law is welcomed by the people, which is exactly what they want. How can I be unhappy? Master Liu's question is strange."
Liu Xiding smiled and said: "The reason why I ask this is because some people are still saying that the new law is not comprehensive at this time, and they are also saying some disgraceful things. Fortunately, Mr. Lin is not like him, who does not know what is good and what is good, and also makes some sarcastic remarks."
Du Weijian, who was sitting behind the desk, turned around and shouted: "Mr. Liu, what do you mean by this? Are you insinuating me?"
Liu Xiding said without any sign of weakness: "Mr. Du recognized it himself, I didn't mention your name. I only know that someone ran to tell the two adults yesterday what they said. Don't be fooled by appearances. There is no real issue about the new law."
The whole yamen is working hard, but some people are still stirring up trouble and causing trouble. What kind of behavior is this? It means that the two adults are tolerant to others, so they condone such people's self-righteousness."
Du Weijian slapped the table and stood up, shouting angrily: "What do you know? Isn't what I said the truth? You people only know how to say good things and whitewash the peace. Have the real problems been solved? Gyeonggi Road and Beifang Road are suffering from drought.
, the people's livelihood was worrying. At this time, Chang Pingcang's lending according to the new law solved the people's urgent needs, and they were of course applauded. But what about the south? The situation is different, and the results are also different. Moreover, even in the north, it is just a few roads at the moment.
The beginning. The real clues are when the money is recovered. That is the time to test the success of this new method, not to praise it at this time."
Liu Xiding blushed and said: "Oh, you know, everyone in the world is confused. You two adults, all the colleagues in the yamen are confused, and they are not sober as you, right? According to you, the emperor was also confused when he issued the commendation order.
Yes or no?"
Du Weijian said coldly: "Your Majesty may not understand everything."
"Oh! You even arranged it for the emperor? You are incredible. I wonder what the emperor would think if he knew you said this about his old man. I think you are arrogant and crazy." Liu Xiding understood and immediately shouted. Du
Wei Jian felt a slight regret in his heart. He had said such words impulsively, which was disrespectful to the Holy One. If he was blamed, he would probably suffer a loss.
Lin Jue watched the words and expressions. When he heard this, he knew that Du Weijian had fallen into Liu Xiding's trap. Liu Xiding had deliberately set a verbal trap for Du Weijian to get out of. Du Weijian was so angry that he actually put his head in.
It's a trap. This matter can be big or small. At the most serious level, it's disrespectful and slanderous. At the most small level, it's just a casual remark. But obviously this was a handle, and Liu Xiding caught it.
"Okay, okay, let's stop arguing. I think you two have your own reasons, and they are all doing business. This is a good sign. At least it shows that the officials in our Ordinance Department are not just people who are just sitting there.
They are really thinking about the new law and the court. But Mr. Du, you just went too far. How come the emperor was included in it? Fortunately, everyone in my country is very open-minded. If the dynasty is guilty of words, you will be held accountable.
Why don't you quickly retract your inappropriate words just now?" Lin Jue said.
