God knows how Zhu Ping'an spent last night under Li Shu's contempt...
Fortunately, after waking up the next day, except for a few nasal expressions of contempt from Li Shu, everything was the same as usual.
Breakfast was still rich and delicious, and even three times richer than usual.
This made Zhu Ping'an look at Li Shu suspiciously. Judging from Li Shu's sinister nature, this girl might have added some laxative ingredients into the food. Li Shu had done this many times before.
"Eat it, it's not poisonous."
Li Shu's bright eyes seemed to be able to see through people's hearts. She glanced at Zhu Ping'an, pouted her lips in annoyance, and rolled her eyes at Zhu Ping'an, revealing a bit of coquettishness and cuteness.
"Ahem..." Zhu Pingan smiled guiltily.
The breakfast was delicious. Zhu Ping'an knew it was made by Li Shu as soon as he took a bite. Only Li Shu could make such a delicious meal.
When Zhu Ping'an finished his breakfast, it was just getting light outside, and a few stars were still embedded in the sky.
Today's breakfast was much earlier than usual, because today was the day Zhu Ping'an went to the Western Courtyard. Being a civil servant in the Ming Dynasty was much harder than in modern times. They did not have the benefits of modern nine-to-five work. It was common to stand by the Yugou Bridge in the moonlight, with the archway half-opened and the court not yet opened.
Especially when working in the cabinet, the requirements are more stringent and one has to arrive at least half an hour earlier than when working in the Hanlin Academy.
"Zhu Ping'an, if you dare to betray me in the future, I will change your color."
Li Shu stood on tiptoe and put the scented leaf crown covered with blue gauze on Zhu Ping'an's head. Her cherry lips, as tender as rose petals, pressed against Zhu Ping'an's ear and spoke in a voice as sweet as honey and as fragrant as orchid. After she finished speaking, she looked at Zhu Ping'an, blinked her right eye playfully, and smiled, as if the liveliness and playfulness in her eyes were about to overflow.
This witch!
Hearing Li Shu's "sweet" threat, Zhu Ping'an broke out in a cold sweat and wanted to spank Li Shu.
Next second
Li Shu seemed to have multiple personalities, and she transformed from a little vixen into a virtuous young wife.
"Today is your husband's first day in the cabinet, so don't be late. I'll wait for you here."
Li Shu stretched out her little hand and tidily helped Zhu Ping'an to adjust his brand new official uniform, and spoke lovingly.
Li Shu's virtue instantly made Zhu Ping'an's unhappiness disappear.
The official uniform he was wearing was specially made by the embroiderer at the request of Li Shu. The materials used were all breathable gauze, which was light, comfortable and refreshing. It was specially made for the hot summer weather. Wearing this official uniform was much cooler and more comfortable than the one issued by the court.
The light and soft leather shoes on her feet were also specially made by the embroiderer at Li Shu's request, because she heard that Emperor Jiajing was keen on practicing Taoism. There were frequent worship activities such as fasting and praying to heaven in the Western Garden. Officials in the Western Garden had to kneel down at every turn, but the usual official boots were not convenient for kneeling. These soft leather shoes made it convenient for kneeling.
In addition, Si Zhige got up very early today, and Li Shu got up even earlier than him in order to prepare breakfast for him.
With such a beauty, what more could one ask for
"I'm leaving."
After Li Shu helped him tidy up his official uniform, Zhu Ping'an put his arms around Li Shu's shoulders, lowered his head and gave Li Shu a kiss on the lips, just like a modern couple kissing goodbye before going to work. After that, he kissed Li Shu goodbye and walked out.
Li Shu didn't react to this kiss. It was not until her body was pulled into a strong embrace and her cherry lips were kissed that she reacted belatedly after the throbbing sensation.
My face was hot
Li Shu's pretty face suddenly turned red like a cooked crab.
Looking at Zhu Ping'an's back, she scolded him, "This bad guy doesn't even see that there are so many maids in the living room."
This bad guy must have done it on purpose...
As for the little maid Baozi and others in the living room, they all opened their mouths wide, their faces redder than Li Shu's, and they covered their mouths with their hands.
Looks like he's eating a lot.
For Zhu Ping'an who came from modern times, this was a very ordinary kiss goodbye, but for them from the Ming Dynasty, it was definitely a large-scale display of affection, and they were caught off guard and fed a pound of dog food.
As for
Zhu Ping'an had no idea of the reaction this kiss would bring.
Zhu Ping'an left Tingyuxuan and went straight to the stable in the front yard. When Zhu Ping'an arrived at the stable, Liu Mu and Liu Dadao were already waiting in front of the stable.
"Sir, the horses are ready."
Liu Mu led the black horse out of the stable, and Liu Dadao handed the whip to Zhu Ping'an.
"Thank you for your help." Zhu Ping'an bowed to express his gratitude.
"Young master, why are you being so polite to us? This is what we should do." Liu Mu shook his head. He was not used to Zhu Ping'an thanking him.
"That's right. The company doesn't need to be polite to us. Just tell us to do whatever you need. Dachui and the others will be back soon." Liu Dadao nodded repeatedly.
The day before yesterday, Liu Mu and his team received a notice from the Ministry of Justice, and went to the Ministry of Justice to claim the heads of their fellow villagers. There were fifty-nine heads, not one less. After receiving the heads, Zhu Ping'an asked them to go back to bury their relatives, but Liu Mu and Liu Dadao insisted on staying, and only asked Liu Dachui and the other two to return to Liujia Village to bury the heads of their fellow villagers.
Yesterday, after Liu Mu and Liu Dadao learned that Zhu Ping'an was going to the Xiyuan Sizhi Cabinet, they insisted on fulfilling their duties as long-term attendants.
Zhu Ping'an couldn't convince them, so he had to agree.
Moreover, Zhu Ping'an, a small cabinet official, was not qualified to ride a horse in the Western Garden, and he had no place to tie his horse, and it would be easy to lose it if he tied it outside. Therefore, after riding to the Western Garden, Liu Mu and his men had to bring the Shamatte black horse back to the Marquis' Mansion.
The Western Garden was part of the imperial palace, and the cabinet was also based there. According to the rules, except for officials of the first and second ranks and the elderly, who were specially awarded the privilege of riding horses or sitting in sedan chairs in the Western Garden, all others had to walk into the Western Garden.
At present, the only person who was granted the privilege of riding in a sedan chair was Yan Song, and it was only when Yan Song was 80 years old that he was granted the privilege of riding in a sedan chair by Emperor Jiajing. Xu Jie and another cabinet minister, Xu Ben, were also granted the privilege of riding horses, while everyone else could only walk, and Zhu Ping'an, a small cabinet official, was no exception.
"Have you had breakfast?" Zhu Ping'an took the whip and asked the two with concern.
"have eaten."
“No.”
Liu Mu and Liu Dadao spoke in unison. After they finished speaking, Liu Mu glared at Liu Dadao, who touched the back of his head and shrank his neck.
Zhu Pingan couldn't help but smile when he saw this, and said, "No problem, then take me to Xiyuan, and you can have breakfast nearby before coming back. I heard that there are many snack stands outside Xiyuan, you can try them."
soon
There was a sound of horse hooves, and three light cavalrymen rode out of Linhuai Marquis Mansion and headed towards the West Garden. It was still dark outside.