After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

Veins popped out on my forehead when I heard that. Damn it, I ran for a long time before they told me that someone was at the front door!

I raised my fist and wanted to hit him, but he ran away!

He who calls himself an old man runs faster than a rabbit!

I huffed and puffed my way to the front door.

The front door is much easier to find because there is only one path leading directly to the front and back yards.

When I walked to the front yard, I saw Yiping holding a bag of dates on the hem of his clothes. He and a dog were sitting on the threshold of the front yard, chewing the dates with relish.

When Yiping saw me, he ran towards me, holding the bag of dates tightly in his hands.

I quickly said, "Don't run, be careful not to fall."

Yi Ping rushed to me, stuffed a jujube into my mouth, and said, "Second sister, try it, it's sweet."

The big yellow dog also came over, staring at me with its big round eyes and wagging its tail at me.

I took a bite of the jujube and it was crunchy and, not to mention, quite sweet.

I smiled and said, "It's delicious. Where is it from?"

Yi Ping pointed his finger above his head and said, "There are so many dates on the jujube trees in this yard that we can't pick them all."

I took a date from Yiping's pocket, took a bite and said, "Let's go back."

"Where are you going back to?" Seeing that I liked eating them, Yiping stuffed a few more into my hands.

"Let's go back to the Taifu Mansion. Lord Li said that he would pick me up tomorrow to go to the General's Mansion to settle the case." I said as I walked towards the gate.

Yi Ping said happily, "I want to go too."

"Okay, I'll take you one." I said with a smile.

When we left, the big yellow dog followed us, but a servant suddenly appeared from nowhere and chased the dog back.

We walked out of the gate and found that the carriage we had taken when we arrived was already parked there.

I saw that the coachman looked familiar, so I said to Yiping, "Do you think this coachman had a hand in dragging me off the carriage?"

The groom turned his head away and said loudly, "I just came to the Li Mansion to work today. You have mistaken me, sir."

I am as blind as I am at recognizing people and roads. Since he said so, I won't argue with him.

Finally, with the help of the coachman, I, Yiping, got on the carriage and drove towards the Taifu Mansion.

As soon as we left, a servant ran into Li Jin's room and reported the situation to Li Jin.

Li Jin was rubbing his wife Lu Yin's legs when he heard Yi Ping picking a lot of dates for him. He was about to speak, but Lu Yin glared at him and said, "A few dates are not worth much. Since they like to eat them, pick more and send them to the Taifu Mansion."

The servant said "yes" and left.

Lü Yin lightly scolded: "Are you embarrassed to argue with a child over a few dates?"

Li Jin pursed his lips and said, "I haven't even tasted the dates this year, and you let these two bastards pick them."

"Ask someone to pick them later. You can eat dates three times a day. You don't need to eat rice." Lu Yin said neither lightly nor seriously.

"Ah, that's totally unnecessary. That's totally unnecessary." Li Jin apologized with a smile.

Lu Yin kicked her leg, and Li Jin quickly switched to massaging the other leg.

I didn’t expect that Mr. Li, who is serious, old-fashioned and never smiles outside, is actually a "tracheitis" at home!

Lu Yin said, "Your Majesty wants to transfer Lu Ma to the Taifu Mansion, which is a great thing for us."

Li Jin smiled and said, "Madam, you are wise. I think so too. Madam Lu is terminally ill and there is no cure. It would be unlucky for her to die in our house. Now sending her to the Taifu's house is exactly what I want to do."

Lu Yin snorted and said, "You haven't gotten anything out of her in all these years. His Majesty is already merciful by not blaming you, and you're still making sarcastic remarks."

Li Jin said seriously, "How can this be considered as a sarcastic remark? Your Majesty was unable to force anything out of him in the palace, and he was sent to my house. I dare not torture him to extract a confession, and I have to feed him good food. Money is flowing out like water. My heart aches."

Lu Yin rolled his eyes at Li Jin and said, "When it comes to money, you are like a miser. You don't even want to spend a penny. Look at the servants working in this house. There are only a few of them. The dust in the house is a foot thick, and no one comes to wipe it off. We have money, but we live such a hard life. Why do you think we should do this?"

Li Jin said, "Now we have enough food to eat every day and warm blankets to cover ourselves every night. We are much happier than many people who are hungry and cold, so Madam, please don't complain. Now that we two have no children, the money we save can be used to build more schools, so that more children who have no money to go to school can read and learn to read. Isn't that a happy thing?"

Lu Yin said angrily, "Come on, I've heard you say this for more than ten years, and every time you mention this, you make me upset! I have been childless for more than ten years, and I wanted to take a concubine for you and expand the Li family, but you refused. In the eyes of outsiders, it's all my fault as the mistress. Now I dare not even go out, and even my family members say that I am inhumane."

Li Jin said quickly, "Madam, calm down. What outsiders say has nothing to do with us. Once the door is closed, we can just live our lives well. I will explain to my father-in-law, so you don't have to worry about it."

"What's there to explain? If my mother is willing to listen to your explanation, she won't scold me. Now I don't even dare to go back to my mother's home." Lu Yin kicked Li Jin angrily.

Li Jin was kicked, but he still said cheerfully: "Madam, you kicked well, Madam, you kicked wonderfully, Madam, you kicked terrifically."

"Come on, you are just talking nonsense." Lu Yin covered his mouth and laughed.

After a while, Lu Yin sighed and said, "Actually, I also have selfish motives. I always feel uncomfortable sharing my husband with another woman."

Li Jin slapped his thigh and said, "I've always said that my wife is wise! I only have one wife, which is enough for me. If I marry more women, not only will I have to spend money, but they will also fight with each other, making the house a mess. I'm busy as usual, and I have to deal with these annoying things. I really don't have the energy to keep up. If I don't have the energy to do my job, your majesty will blame me. It's really not worth it."

After hearing this, Lu Yin covered her mouth and laughed, saying, "You really see things clearly."

Li Jin chuckled and said, "As a husband who has served in government for decades, I do have some understanding."

Lu Yin smiled and said, "I went to the palace to see the Queen Mother the other day, and she actually got some information out of me."

Lu Yin was the daughter of Lu Cheng'an, the Minister of War, and also the niece of the Empress Dowager Lu.

Empress Dowager Lü loved her niece very much, and she also pitied her for not having any children. She was afraid that she would be bullied by Li Jin, so she often sent people to tell her to come to the palace to accompany her. In fact, she wanted to warn Li Jin that Lü Yin had someone to back him up, so he should not think about making trouble.

Li Jin's eyes lit up and he quickly asked, "Is it about the former Queen Mother?"

Lu Yin smiled and nodded, saying, "My husband is really smart. He guessed it right."

Li Jin said, "Everyone knows your husband is smart, so stop flattering him."