Father can be an enemy to the country

At noon that day, Magistrate Cao held a banquet in the official office to welcome his highnesses.

In addition to two local celebrities in Zhenjiang, Magistrate Cao also specially invited Lu Zhonghe and Xie Yunzhang to accompany him.

But to the surprise of the two Jiangnan bosses, even though Magistrate Cao introduced them ceremoniously, their highnesses showed no reaction, not even the intention of being perfunctory.

This made Magistrate Cao a little embarrassed. He changed the topic with a smile on his face and said: "Your highnesses, when you come to Zhenjiang, you must try our crab roe soup dumplings. Look at the skin of this dumpling. It can be broken by a blow and is as thin as a cicada's wing." , the process alone requires thirty-three steps. Add some Zhenjiang vinegar, and the taste will be so great that even the Buddha would return to secularism after tasting it!"

"Hmm." The expressions of the several highnesses finally became vivid, especially His Highness the King of Chu. He poked the buns with his fingers with great interest and grinned like a mentally retarded child:

"This skin is not broken, it's amazing..."

Obviously, he is more interested in crab roe soup dumplings than Lu and Xie.

The two Jiangnan bosses were so ashamed that their faces turned red as monkeys' butts.

They secretly glanced at Lao Liu, their eyes full of resentment... It is understandable that His Highness next to him has nothing to do with him and is indifferent, but why do you, Your Highness the King of Chu, treat us like insignificant commoners?

Didn’t you invite us to the Laba Banquet? Aren’t you going to talk to me about Shibo Company? How can you treat us with such contempt?

The two looked at each other again, and Lu Zhonghe gave Xie Yunzhang a calm look. It means that His Highness the King of Chu is deliberately messing with us.

‘Don’t worry, he will definitely talk to us after dinner. When the time comes, let's do whatever we want and don't be affected. ’

'Um. ’ The two exchanged glances.

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However, after lunch, several of their highnesses went straight to the back office to rest.

His Highness the King of Chu was just chatting and laughing with his brothers. Without even looking at Lu Zhonghe and Xie Yunzhang, he disappeared from their eager gazes.

Lu Zhonghe and Xie Yunzhang can either leave or stay. They can dig out a courtyard with their embarrassed toes.

The two of them held on until Magistrate Cao had settled several of his highnesses, exited the back office, and hurried to greet them.

"Master of the Palace, His Royal Highness the King of Chu..." Lu Zhonghe asked bravely.

"Did you say you would summon us?" Xie Yunzhang continued.

Magistrate Cao shook his head and said with a strange look on his face: "To tell you the truth, I was afraid that your highness would forget things, so I asked you two if I wanted to meet you first and have a chat. But your highness... …”

He couldn't say what he said next.

"Master Fu, just say, we can survive it."

"Okay. His Highness asked, are you not maritime merchants?" Magistrate Cao glanced at Magistrate Zhou on the side and said, "I will deny it for you according to what Lao Zhou said."

"You said no." Zhou Zhixian quickly clarified.

"Yes, we said it." Lu Zhonghe nodded and asked hurriedly: "What did His Highness say?"

"His Highness said... Since they are not sea merchants, what is there to see? Let them finish their porridge tomorrow and then... each go back to his home." Magistrate Cao automatically purified Lao Liu's words. The original words were much worse than this. .

"Ah..." Lu Zhonghe and Xie Yunzhang were dumbfounded. "Isn't Your Highness too honest?"

"We are indeed not maritime merchants, but who among the maritime merchants in the south of the Yangtze River wouldn't sell us 30% thin noodles?" Lu Zhonghe looked extremely embarrassed. From the Yuan Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, he had never been so embarrassed.

"I have said this for you." Magistrate Cao said with a wry smile: "But His Highness said that if he has anything to say, he will tell the merchant directly without the need for an intermediary."

"This..." The two of them were stunned for a long time, and then Xie Yunzhang sighed depressedly: "Alas, Your Highness thinks of things too simply."

"Perhaps in the eyes of His Highness, there are no complicated things in this world." Magistrate Cao said perfunctorily, cupping his hands towards the two of them and saying, "I have official business to do, so I'm sorry."

"Excuse me." Magistrate Zhou also bowed his hands and walked away with Magistrate Cao. The two of them were left messy in the wind...

After a long while, Lu and Xie came out of the government office feeling disappointed.

In fact, they had done enough homework this time. What should be said and what should not be said, what can and cannot be agreed to, are all carefully considered. Who would have thought that after preparing eighteen kinds of martial arts, none of them were used, and he just came out in disgrace...

"You're so disrespectful!" After returning to Baoxia's garden, Xie Yunzhang smashed the tea cup Mei Ji offered.

The maid was so frightened that she quickly knelt down, and the butler stepped forward to deal with it. Xie Yunzhang was still angry and said: "Hurry up and clean up, I will go back to Hangzhou today!"

"Ah, yes..."

"You guys step back first." Lu Zhonghe, who came with him, waved his hand.

The housekeeper looked at his master in embarrassment. However, Xie Yunzhang rebuked him and said, "Go down, don't you see that I have something to say with Mr. Pingjiang?"

Everyone quickly filed out. Xie Yunzhang then said to Lu Zhonghe: "Old Lu, let's go together. The dignified Lu family cannot bear such humiliation."

"Why did that Highness insult us?" Lu Zhonghe emphasized: "He is just ignorant, and ignorant people are not guilty."

"He is pretending to be confused because he understands, and deliberately humiliates us to promote himself!" Xie Yunzhang said angrily: "Even though he is only twelve or thirteen years old, he is surrounded by a bunch of dog-headed military advisors!"

"This is all your guess, you can't count. You have to think the best of people." Lu Zhonghe still shook his head and said: "Even if you guessed, but you walked away when you were angry, you didn't mess with him. ?”

"When we leave, his face will be dull!" Xie Yunzhang snorted.

"Once we leave, what if there is a weakling who takes refuge in the imperial court?" Lu Zhonghe said coldly: "There are too many people coming this time, and it is inevitable that they all have their own agendas. We have to stay here to keep them safe." Something is wrong!"

"Oh, okay." Xie Yunzhang responded angrily: "I just can't swallow this breath."

"Want to be angry? It's easy." Lu Zhonghe said with a faint smile: "Let's quickly gather everyone for a meeting and remind them again that no one is allowed to admit that they are maritime merchants tomorrow - otherwise, they will die from Jiangnan!"

"Okay." Xie Yunzhang nodded heavily and said: "He, the sixth one, doesn't want to talk to us. Does he want to talk to the maritime merchants directly? There is no maritime merchant this time. It depends on who you talk to!"

"Young people think that relying on their status, they can go on a rampage," Lu Zhonghe said with a smile full of wisdom: "When he gets bruised and bruised, he will know why he wants to be 'Corporal Li Xian'. It will come naturally when the time comes. Talked to us."

"It won't be as simple as this time." Xie Yunzhang laughed ferociously and loudly ordered the housekeeper:

"Don't rush to clean up now, go and call all the gentlemen here, I'll treat them to sugar water!"