Translator – Xiao He Lian
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Chapter 91.1
In the evening, the breeze was rustling. After a heavy rain, the air was cool and pleasant, and the red glow was sprinkled on the stone steps of the gate of Jingzhao Prefecture.
Lu Yan approached the office with Meng Wei and raised his eyebrows, saying, “What’s wrong with Lieutenant Lu[mfn](This is another officer with surname Lu, but the “Lu” character is different from Lu Yan’s surname)[/mfn]?”
Lieutenant Lu let out an “eh” sound as if he had just woken up from a dream, then moved his wrist away from his eyes, revealing a pair of black eyes.
Such traces clearly showed that one had been beaten.
“I’m sorry to have embarrassed you, Lord Lu.” Lieutenant Lu raised his hand and rubbed his eyes.
Meng Wei asked in confusion: “I remember that Lord Lu was fine this morning…but did you run into troublemakers when you went out just now?”
“What’s going on?” Lu Yan asked.
Seeing that Lieutenant Lu was unable to open his mouth for a long time, Sun Xu stood up and explained to him the cause of the “black eyes”.
Lieutenant Lu had been worried recently, and Sun Xu asked him about it, only to find out that his concubine was pregnant. Having a child was a good thing, but the worry was that the concubine’s belly was bigger than the main wife’s.
Lieutenant Lu’s wife had always been at odds with the concubine, and now they were even more incompatible. Madam Lu said, “You decide,” and returned to her parents’ home. This move was equivalent to forcing Lieutenant Lu to make a choice.
Lieutenant Lu and his concubine sat face to face all night long, but in the end he was reluctant to give her the bowl of abortion medicine.
A few days later, the Song family got angry when they saw that Lieutenant Lu had not come to pick his wife up. Therefore, Madam Lu’s brother came to the government office in person at noon today. After Lieutenant Lu went to meet him, his brother-in-law came up and punched him with an uppercut both from the left and right.
Lieutenant Lu did not try to dodge but took the blow, and thus got this big, round black eye.
After that Sun Xu said to Lieutenant Lu: “As soon as you leave, go and coax your wife. She knows in her heart that you can’t let her go, so her temper will naturally become bigger and bigger.”
Lieutenant Lu raised his eyes and said, “But I am in the wrong in this matter. I have hurt the reputation of the Song family.”
Sun Xu said helplessly: “You are an official appointed by the court. When they brought your family affairs to the government gate, did they ever care about your face?”
How could Lieutenant Lu not understand what Sun Xu said?
But he was in the wrong at first, so he didn’t dare to lose his temper at all.
At this time, Meng Wei whispered: “If Lord Lu encountered this, what would you do?”
Lu Yan put down the case file in his mind and said calmly: “Just not interfering at all.” In his opinion, most women’s problems are due to the fact that they are spoiled, and leaving them alone to calm down can save a lot of energy.
Sun Xu touched his nose and said nothing. This was the first time he had heard someone give such advice…
Sun Xu smiled awkwardly, walked up to Lieutenant Lu, patted his shoulder, covered his lips with his hand and whispered: “Lord Lu himself has not married yet, he is just standing and talking without back pain[mfn](It usually refers to someone who talks too much without putting himself in other people ‘s shoes)[/mfn], don’t listen to him, you have to coax your wife, although your wife’s temperament is a bit straightforward, but she has no bad intentions, she just wants you to give in.”
Lieutenant Lu was incomparably touched as he glanced at Sun Xu, “Many thanks, Lord Sun.”,
Lu Yan’s mouth twitched.
Can she still be called straightforward after beating him black and blue?
This person, ultimately, will only listen to what they want to hear.
After a while, Meng Wei handed the transcribed file to Sun Xu and said, “Does this work,Lord Sun?”
Sun Xu said “Yes”, then looked outside the door.
The breeze was rustling and the shadows of the trees were swaying. It is a good day.
Sun Xu turned around and said, “I heard that the Yupei Building in the West Market has opened. Are you interested in going there? Speaking of which, we haven’t had dinner with Lord Meng yet.”
Lieutenant Lu, who didn’t want to go back home the most at the moment, nodded quickly.
Meng Wei looked back at Lu Yan eagerly.
Lu Yan: “…” He had no choice but to nod.
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Jingzhao Prefecture was very close to the West Market, and the four of them arrived there pretty quickly.
Yupei Building is called this because its signature dishes are all related to fish[mfn](Yu means fish and Pei means abundant in Chinese)[/mfn]. Maybe because it just opened today and there was a sign at the door saying free rice and porridge, there were more customers.
The waiter was holding a rough linen cloth in his hand, bending down and wiping the table very quickly. When he looked up, he saw four officials and a smile immediately appeared on his face. “The rooms on the second floor are full, is it feasible for the four officials to sit here?”
Now that they are already here, can they still leave?
Lu Yan ordered the signature carp dish, one crucian carp, enoki mushroom, Braised Tofu with Shrimp Oil[mfn]
[/mfn], four bowls of plain noodles and two pots of Changzhou Lanling wine.
The waiter smiled enthusiastically and said, “Today is the opening day, and the chef has specially made green rice dumplings that you can’t taste on a regular basis. This green rice dumpling dough is made with green grass as juice and red bean paste, sesame, and rose as fillings. It is sweet and delicious. Would you like to try it, My Lord?”
Lieutenant Lu shook his head. These snacks were obviously for girls. He lost his appetite after hearing them.
Sun Xu and Meng Wei also shook their heads.
Who would have thought that at this moment, Lu Yan unexpectedly said, “Pack one for me.”
Sun Xu couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows and complain: Someone with such a sharp tongue actually likes to eat sweets?
There were many people in the West Market and they weren’t sitting in a private room. So the handsome young men in official uniforms were naturally eye-catching. The young ladies around them kept looking at the windows on the first floor.
When they were almost done eating and the wine was served.
Seeing Meng Wei looking at Lieutenant Lu with sympathy in his eyes, Sun Xu couldn’t help but jokingly asked, “Is Lord Meng engaged?”
T/N – I have some good news!! I’m now going to update every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, starting from today!!. 🥳🥳💃🏻
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