Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

Men... women... a group of people...

The world is so big, and there are so many strange things! You always hear about things like this.

Don't even mention a group of men and women, you always hear about groups of just men too.

In the daily life of Da Jing, there are not many entertainment activities. Most people study only for the imperial examinations.

Besides studying, there are also outings, garden visits, listening to operas, and playing chess. These basically cover 80% of the entertainment.

Then the biggest fun is that thing!

A huge sense of absurdity swept through Xie Xian's body.

Although he had been in the Jianghu for many years, he still had a bit of a scholar's air. This matter sounds elegant, but it's perverted when you actually do it!

It was a little unacceptable when it happened to him. The most important thing was that he had seen it in the county back then...

Xie Xian endured his disgust and asked, "Do you mean..."

"It's exactly what you think!" Du Lingfeng interrupted him quickly.

He couldn't accept it either, but he was working for the Lu family, living under their roof.

If the master wants you to play, and you don't, it's like you're not giving him face. How will you get along in the future?

Xie Xian looked at the side dishes that had just been served on the table and suddenly felt a little nauseous. He gently put down the wine glass he had picked up.

He said faintly, "I think I'll pass. Why don't you tell Young Master Lu that I won't go today."

"Don't! You have to go! Besides you, there are other newcomers today. The young master wants to call you all over. If you don't go, he'll lose face, and you'll suffer later!" Du Lingfeng advised.

Xie Xian said helplessly, "It's been more than a month, and I think he is indeed a bit eccentric, but he doesn't seem as excessive as you said!"

"Tsk!" Du Lingfeng looked distressed and said, "That's because you haven't been in contact with him for long! At first, he's always friendly. If you help him make money, he'll treat you even better!"

"But once you make him lose face, or if he's a little dissatisfied with you, then you can wait for trouble!"

"But as long as you appease him, everything else is easy to talk about. He's generous with money!"

As Du Lingfeng spoke, he picked up his teacup and took a sip, as if recalling, "When I first met him, he wasn't this excessive, but as time went on, Young Master Lu's appetite has grown bigger and bigger. Ordinary ways of playing can no longer satisfy him."

"Didn't you see that he even gave you a concubine? Don't even mention concubines, I made a lot of money the year before last, and he was so happy that he gave me his main..."

Du Lingfeng realized he had misspoke and stopped abruptly, silently drinking his tea.

Xie Xian said in surprise, "You even... Young Master Lu's legal wife..."

"Hey! Let's discuss what to do tonight! Don't talk about these useless things! Looking at your attitude, you're likely to make him unhappy tonight," Du Lingfeng said.

"How about I drink more wine and pretend to be drunk! Remember to carry me away."

"No! If Young Master Lu isn't drunk, and you get drunk first, he can find someone to wake you up, and you'll suffer for nothing," Du Lingfeng shook his head and then sized up Xie Xian. "Hiss... You've lost a lot of weight recently, why don't you just say you have kidney deficiency? That way, he won't be able to do anything to you."

Xie Xian blushed and said angrily, "Who has kidney deficiency!? Who!"

"Just pretend!"

"I won't!"

Du Lingfeng drank tea to hide his embarrassment, occasionally glancing at him.

He's reacting so strongly... Could it be that I've hit a sore spot? Forget it, I won't mention it!

Xie Xian occasionally took a bite of the dishes, trying hard to think of a solution.

This is too perverted... What if my people find out and leak it back to the county?

Wouldn't those old men and old ladies on the streets of Taoyuan County publicize it for me?

Then how the hell am I supposed to live? How will my children look at me? Wouldn't the two tigresses at home tear me apart?

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, and Xie Xian began to look worried.

Du Lingfeng comforted him, "Alright, stop thinking about it. Since we're here, let's just take it as it comes! Your family should be arriving in Haiyuan City soon, right?"

"What if you offend Young Master Lu, and he gets drunk and acts crazy? What if something happens to you?"

"Lao Xie, you don't want your wife to be a widow, do you..."

Xie Xian looked conflicted.

A widow? He wasn't really worried about his wife being a widow. The atmosphere in Taoyuan County is different from the outside!

If something happened and he died outside, before his body even cooled down, the old man would probably take the initiative to help that woman find a new man.

I'm worried about not being able to face people!

Xie Xian sighed heavily, already having made a decision in his heart.

Forget it! For the sake of the mission, I'll sacrifice myself one more time!

........

The two of them came out of the teahouse, and it was already dark.

There were no pedestrians on the street, so they rode their horses to the gate of the Lu mansion and, as usual, took the sedan chair to the inner residence.

The inner residence was brightly lit, with lanterns hanging everywhere.

Following the servants' guidance, the two entered the reception hall.

The tables and chairs in the hall had been removed and replaced with six small food trays arranged in two rows.

In the evening, the temperature was still relatively low, and there were several small charcoal stoves in the corners of the room.

Maids were standing by everywhere, but their clothes were not the usual attire, but rather particularly revealing.

Their long legs and slender waists were exposed, adding a lot of temptation.

As soon as Xie Xian entered the door, he couldn't help but glance at them a few more times, and his heart immediately felt a lot lighter...

Lu Renjie was sitting barefoot in the central main seat, wearing a white single garment, with his chest and arms exposed.

He looked like a loafer, still as lazy as ever.

He liked to look at people sideways, coupled with the slightly smug smile that always hung on the corner of his mouth, giving people a feeling of inexplicable aversion.

"You two are late. Find yourselves a seat," Lu Renjie said.

Lu Renjie gently raised his hand, pointing to the two ends of the hall.

Xie Xian consciously sat at the very end, while Du Lingfeng sat further away from the door.

Seeing the two of them seated, Lu Renjie slowly stood up.

He shook his wide sleeves and said with a smile, "Everyone, although there aren't many people here today, it's rare to gather together."

"This young master has specially prepared a banquet to entertain you all."

"Let me introduce you first, this is Tao Zhong, who is responsible for..."

Until Xie Xian, Lu Renjie introduced them one by one.

He clapped his hands, and two maids walked in from outside the door, holding a tray with a red cloth covering it.

When the two maids stood still in the hall, Lu Renjie walked down and lifted the red cloth.

The tray was full of neatly stacked gold bars!

"Last year, Tao Zhong and Liu Mo made a fortune for this young master, and today I am rewarding each of them with one hundred taels of gold!"

After Lu Renjie finished speaking, the maids walked to the two men's tables and presented the gold.

Tao Zhong and Liu Mo stood up and excitedly thanked him.

Then Lu Renjie looked at Xie Xian and the others: "Today, you three are newcomers. As long as you work wholeheartedly for this young master, regardless of whether you are old or new, as long as you have merit, you will definitely be rewarded!"

"Thank you, Young Master!" The six of them thanked him in unison.

Xie Xian carefully observed that Lu Renjie was trying to win people's hearts again. He had done this a lot recently.

However, this time the scale was indeed very large. One hundred taels of gold was not a small amount!

Lu Renjie smiled, "You will slowly understand the rules. As long as you work wholeheartedly for my Lu family, no one will be treated unfairly."

"Alright! Today we are here only to be happy! Let's begin!"

Lu Renjie clapped his hands again, and another group of charming maids entered one after another, some holding zithers, some holding lutes...