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Lu Daqi is basically under house arrest now. The thousands of troops he brought with him were not allowed to enter the city, but Lu Daqi endured it. However, Qin Mu's reaction after receiving the order was so great that he couldn't help but get furious, no matter how good his self-cultivation skills were.
But he was a man with a long experience in officialdom after all. After he had been in Prince Ji's Mansion for a while, his anger slowly subsided. However, the crying and wailing of Princess Xiangyang made him very annoyed.
Princess Xiangyang kept accusing Qin Mu of putting her under house arrest and demanded that Lu Daqi give her justice... Lu Daqi felt bitter and said, "I'm on your side, but who's on my side? I'm still under house arrest."
After finally calming down Princess Xiangyang, before she left, Lu Qi, who smelled like toilet, arrived. Li Shi threw him into the military camp to clean the toilets. The soldiers in the army were in a good mood and asked him to swim in the toilets. Lu Qi was tortured to death.
Now, as long as he could leave the hellish military camp, he would do anything without hesitation. As soon as he saw Lu Daqi, Lu Qi immediately bowed his head and cried out in a very emotional tone, "Dad! I can see you now. I miss you so much."
Lu Daqi was nearly fifty years old this year, and he was old enough to be Lu Qi's father, but when he saw the sharp-nosed and mean-looking eunuch kneeling in the hall, he was instantly shocked. Princess Xiangyang beside him could not care about sobbing, and stared at the scene in front of her with wide eyes.
"Dad, when you went to Beijing to take the exam, you said you would come back to pick us up after you passed the exam, but you... wuwuwu... never came back... Mother waited for you day and night, and missed you so much... wuwuwu... She didn't even get to see you for the last time before you passed away... Dad, I was only seven years old at the time, all alone... wuwuwu... I had no one to rely on, so in order to survive, I begged all the way to Beijing to find you, but I couldn't find you. I was hungry, so I had to work in the palace just to have a bun... wuwuwu... Dad!"
Lu Qi crawled to Lu Daqi's feet and pulled his robe, crying loudly, crying so hard that the earth shook. It was so sad to hear and cry to see. How much injustice must he have suffered to cry like this
"You... you you you... who are you?" Lu Daqi was on the verge of collapse and shouted loudly in a stern voice.
"Father, how could you forget about me? I am Qi'er, Lu Qi, your eldest son."
"How dare you slander me..." The furious Lu Daqi raised one foot and kicked Lu Qi in the face, knocking him over. As a result, he couldn't stand firmly and fell to the ground.
Regardless of the big feet on his face, Lu Qi shouted "Dad!". He even crawled to help Lu Daqi, with an expression of being submissive and filial to his father. "Dad, I know you are angry with me. I have brought shame to you and our Lu family's ancestors, but I was still young at that time. I was really hungry, so I came to the palace..."
"Get out! Get out of here! Who the hell are you? I'm a righteous man. I've never done anything like that... Someone, take down this evil villain who slandered an official of the imperial court..."
"Dad! I will die without regrets if I can see you once... Wuuuu... I will end my life now and not bring shame to you..." After Lu Qi finished speaking, he ran out of the door in tears and banged his head against the pillar outside the door. He really banged his head, and with a bang, his forehead turned bright red, and blood immediately dyed half of his face red.
Now Lu Daqi forgot about his anger and was left with only waves of fear. It was over, it was over. A person had acted to such an extent that he could not wash himself clean even if he jumped into the Yellow River. Qin Mu, you are so cruel!
Lü Daqi wanted to cry but had no tears. Qin Mu couldn't relax either. He still had to face numerous problems. The livelihood of Huguang people needed to be restored as soon as possible. The problem of the powerful group represented by Duke Dingguo needed to be solved. How to drive Zuo Liangyu away from Jiujiang was a difficult problem. How to train a strong army was urgent. The construction of the navy had to start as soon as possible. Chongzhen also needed to be perfunctory. The training of talents also had to be put on the agenda as soon as possible... ... ... ..
He needed to consider all kinds of issues carefully. There was no time to turn around. If he made a wrong move now, he might lose everything. The Qing cavalry was not so easy to deal with.
Qin Mu walked into the back court in the evening sunset, his steps were a little heavy. Just as he walked onto the corridor on the left, a small figure flashed out from the side of the rockery and followed him silently, with a pair of eyes as bright as stars blinking.
Qin Mu reached out and rubbed her little head and said with a smile: "Girl, why are you here if you are not with your sister Zhi'er?"
"Sister Zhi'er said I didn't need to accompany her, so I went to the Second Hall to look for the Master. However, I didn't know anyone in the Second Hall, so I didn't dare to go in. I had to wait for the Master here."
"Haha, if you tell me your name, who dares to stop you?"
"Sir, do you still want me to be your personal secretary?"
"lifetime."
"Yeah, for a lifetime."
A bright smile appeared on the pretty face of the little girl. Qin Mu felt relieved when he saw it, and felt that all his worries faded away instantly. Yes, in life, no matter whether you do big things or small things, there are always endless things to do, and worries come one after another. As the saying goes, there will always be a way out when you reach the mountain, so why bother to worry about it endlessly
"Bring out the pancakes. The young master wants to eat some." Qin Mu looked at her with a smile.
This time the little girl did not hesitate and quickly took out a pancake from her arms. Qin Mu peeled off the oil paper and ate while walking. Everything happened so naturally.
"By the way, do Ruoruo and Momo still dare to bully you?"
"I don't dare, but..."
"Just what?"
"It's just that they seem a little afraid of me and always avoid me."
"It's okay, it will get better later."
"I told you, you are a good man."
"Why do you say that?"
"Hehe, this means that the young master will be nice to Sister Zhier. If the young master is nice to Sister Zhier, Ruoruo and Momo will no longer hide from me."
"You are such a devil, you are always trying to test me. You must reflect on yourself. Are you standing on my side or your sister Zhi'er's side?"
"I stand on the side of the young master and Sister Zhier."
"Hahaha... ... ... ... ."
The two of them were talking when they returned to the flower hall in the back court. Yang Zhi and Dong Xiaowan were both there. Qin Mu didn't bother to care what they were talking about and sat down on the armchair. Dong Xiaowan hesitated for a moment, bowed to him, and was about to leave.
Yang Zhi glanced at Qin Mu, wanting to say something but stopping herself. Seeing that Qin Mu didn't even look at Dong Xiaowan, she silently let Dong Xiaowan leave.
"My husband, you have been busy all day and must be hungry. I have already prepared the meal. Please wash your face first and I will ask them to bring the meal up." Yang Zhi took the basin from the shelf and carefully wiped his face and hands. She was only seventeen years old, but she looked much more mature than before.
In fact, she was the one who was most hurt by the incident at the wedding. On one side was her husband, whom she had just married, and on the other side was her father who raised her. She was caught in the middle, and one can imagine the torment she went through.
"How is your father-in-law's recovery?"
"The doctor said that she is fine now, but she needs to rest for half a year before she can recover as usual, my husband..."
"I said, this is a matter between us men, and has nothing to do with you as a woman. You don't have to think too much about it. Just focus on taking care of our Yang family."
"My husband, I am so sorry to you. You... should divorce me. Qiao'er is a good girl and depends on you. In two years, you can marry her and she will manage the Yang family well..." Yang Zhi's tears could not stop flowing again. Her hands holding the handkerchief trembled slightly, like a lamb to be slaughtered.
Yun Qiaoer came up and hugged her waist, buried her head in her arms and said in a sad voice: "Sister Zhier, don't be like this. The young master said he won't divorce you. The young master is a good man. He won't divorce you. If he divorces you, Qiaoer will ignore him. Qiaoer will go with you..."
"Haha, girl, you are threatening me, right?"
"No, no, no... No, Qiaoer believes in me, sir." Yun Qiaoer quickly turned around and explained very seriously.
Qin Mu raised his hand and said, "Since you trust me, why are you interfering here? Go and serve the food."
Yun Qiaoer's bright eyes looked at Qin Mu, then at Yang Zhi, then turned around and a smile appeared on her face.
"Okay, I'll serve the food right away, but I'm clumsy and can't do it quickly, so please wait patiently."
The little girl ran away, leaving the flower hall to Qin Mu and Yang Zhi. (To be continued...)
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