It's better to be an empress than a county magistrate

Lu Xingchen, along with Lu Feng, Lu Yun and Ling Xiao, carried the forged gifts and left Xing County towards Teng County.

Wei Hu and Zhang Fan took another team to the set ambush point first.

The system gave Lu Xingchen two detailed maps, which would really help him get twice the result with half the effort at this critical moment.

Tomorrow is Zhao Long and Miss Zhou Er’s wedding day.

Lu Xingchen and his companions first stayed at the border of the two counties for one night, and then carried the gifts to Teng County early the next morning to deliver the gifts.

After breakfast in the morning, Lu Xingchen asked Ling Xiao and the others to change their clothes.

"You are now Young Master Ling who runs a jade shop..." Lu Xingchen said to Ling Xiao.

Ling Xiao frowned and looked at the clothes he was wearing, "Who would wear such baggy clothes that don't fit the body at all?"

"You are now a rich second-generation, a son of a wealthy family, so of course you have to wear looser clothes, and the materials are all top-grade silk." Lu Xingchen said with a smile as he rubbed the material on Ling Xiao's sleeves.

"When we become richer, I will make you a few sets of clothes with fine materials every year during the festival."

"If you don't want to wear it, just take it off. The young master specially picked out the clothes for you, and you're not happy with them." Feixue said to Ling Xiao unhappily.

"I am happy. Why not? But I still like being the young master's brother. I don't like being the second son of a rich family, like a playboy." Ling Xiao showed a little grievance.

"I got it. If you like me, I'll always keep you with me." Lu Xingchen smiled and pinched Ling Xiao's cheek.

"Young Master, are you too nice to Ling Xiao? Why don't I get the same treatment?" Lu Yun said with a hint of sourness.

"How can they be the same? I am the master's adopted son, and you are the second master's adopted son. There is a huge difference." Ling Xiao raised his chin proudly towards Lu Yun.

Lu Yun snorted in dissatisfaction and muttered softly that if the second master had taken the position of county lord, he would be the one being favored now.

Lu Feng glared at Lu Yun and kicked him hard on the butt.

"If you can't speak, then keep silent. I'll sew your mouth shut."

Lu Yun walked away with a pout in dissatisfaction.

"Ling Xiao, don't say such things in the future. We are brothers." Lu Xingchen taught Ling Xiao a lesson with a stern face.

Ling Xiao quickly nodded and agreed, "I'll go apologize to Lu Yun later."

Lu Xingchen hummed softly, "That's good."

Although they are brothers, there is a distance between brothers.

Lu Xingchen obviously prefers Ling Xiao more.

However, Lu Feng felt that Lu Xingchen still preferred Ling Xiao.

Everyone changed their clothes, and Ling Xiao played the role of a young master of a jade shop.

Lu Feng had appeared in front of several of the bosses, so he could only be Lu Xingchen's personal attendant.

Someone dressed up as a country gentleman.

Everyone had a role to play, and then they set off for Teng County in a mighty procession.

The gate of Teng County was wide open, with big red flowers hanging on the gate.

There are also red silk cloths on both sides of the gate, hanging down from above the gate.

There are several "囍" characters pasted on both sides of the door, which looks very festive.

"Who are you?" The soldier standing guard on the city wall saw Lu Xingchen and others and shouted at the top of his voice.

"We are from Xing County, and this is our Xing County Magistrate, Lord Lu.

We are here to give wedding gifts to Lord Zhao and Miss Zhou Er." Lu Feng raised his head and shouted to the top of the tower while patting the big boxes carried by the soldiers.

The soldiers guarding the city on the city wall were overjoyed.

"It turns out to be the magistrate of Xing County. Please wait a moment." The soldier guarding the city said and hurriedly ran down the city wall.

"Third Master, the magistrate of Xing County has arrived."

Lu Xingchen and others could hear clearly the shouts of the soldiers guarding the city.

At this time, there were no other soldiers on duty on the city wall of Teng County.

Lu Feng and Wei Hu came back from their investigation of Teng County that day and told him that the defense of Teng County was very lax and almost non-existent. Lu Xingchen couldn't imagine it being so lax and casual.

A moment later, a short, bald, fat man like a ball hurried out of the county town with a group of people.

"So it's County Magistrate Lu, Lord Lu. I'm sorry for not coming to greet you in person." The third in command greeted Lu Xingchen while running, but his eyes were on the heavy boxes carried by the soldiers.

The last time Lu Feng came over, he said that the magistrate of Xing County would come in person to deliver a gift. Unexpectedly, he would be so trustworthy and send such an expensive gift.

If they had known that marriage has so many benefits, they would have let their eldest brother get married more often.

"You're welcome, Third Master." Lu Xingchen said with a smile, "Brother Zhao, the County Magistrate, is a hero in my heart. On his big day, of course I have to come here in person to give him a gift."

"I just hope it's not too late and I can make it in time for the wedding."

"Not too late, not too late, it's just in time. In another half an hour, my eldest brother should be able to marry my sister-in-law. Then we'll have a good drink and get drunk." The third in command patted his chest to make sure that his words were useful, and on the other hand, he invited Lu Xingchen to go to the city.

"These are some wealthy businessmen and gentry in our Xing County. They heard that Lord Zhao was getting married and today was a happy day, so they came here specially to join in the fun and drink some wedding wine." Lu Xingchen introduced Ling Xiao, Lu Yun and others to the third in command.

The third in command could hardly believe his ears. The magistrate of Xing County not only came himself, but also brought local gentry and wealthy businessmen from the county to present gifts.

That's really generous.

"Good, that's great. I didn't expect Lord Lu to be such a generous person. He is so loyal to his brothers. If we had known this, we should have made friends with Brother Lu a long time ago..."

So, at the enthusiastic invitation of the third in command, the group arrived at the gate of the county town.

"Third boss, they are from Xing County and need to be checked." A man in his thirties wearing a robe suddenly walked over and said.

"Your distinguished guest has come from afar, bringing with him so many gifts. What is there to check?"

Third, no one took this person seriously at all.

The man frowned, "Third Master, you must not have the intention to harm others, but you must be on guard against others."

"Zhao Rui, if you keep acting like this, be careful or I'll be rude to you. Don't think that just because I think you've read two books and let you be a military advisor, you'll really think of yourself as a military advisor." The third Taoist looked at Zhao Rui angrily.

"You are just a poor scholar, not my elder brother. You can't even have food to eat now."

"Go away and don't delay me from entertaining the guests."

Zhao Rui's expression remained unchanged. He did not look at the Third Master, but instead looked at Lu Xingchen sharply.

Lu Xingchen's expression remained unchanged, as if it had nothing to do with him and he was not concerned about it.