Chapter 317 Leek Box Spicy Soup (2)

Looking at Lin Fei who suddenly appeared in front of him, Wen Mingtang was stunned for a moment.

It's not that there's anything wrong with him. He doesn't go to the Yamen. What Lin Fei is wearing today is not an official robe, but a water-blue robe. The persona he wears is quite gentle. At first glance, he looks like a famous poet. The feeling of the jade master in ancient paintings. Except...

Wen Mingtang looked at the crumbs of crispy pancake crust and brown sauce that had not been wiped off the corner of his mouth, and twitched the corner of his mouth: This Lin Shaoqing was probably eating the morning meal just a moment ago! I thought it was a sudden news, so I rushed here in a hurry, but it came too fast, and I didn't have time to wipe my mouth.

Sensing Wen Mingtang's gaze on him, Lin Fei was stunned for a moment. When he realized what he was doing, his expressionless face visibly stiffened, and he subconsciously reached for his sleeve pocket to take out a handkerchief to wipe it with. Mouth, he reached his hand halfway but put it down again. He probably felt that his move was a bit deliberate, so he coughed slightly, looked outside the side door, turned around and said, "Follow me!"

Hearing the noise outside the side door, Wen Mingtang immediately followed.

Because it was still early and many people in the Hou Mansion had not yet gotten up, Wen Mingtang followed Lin Fei into his courtyard without meeting anyone.

After bringing Wen Mingtang into the courtyard, Lin Fei began to explain: "I was eating the morning meal just now. The steward said that my grandfather was coming to take samples. It might cause a dispute between him and you, so I came over." After a pause, before Wen Mingtang could speak, he added, "The latch of the front door broke two days ago. To prevent accidents, we temporarily closed the front door. In the past few days, we have only entered and exited through the side door."

Listening to Lin Fei's rare talk, Wen Mingtang, who had not taken it seriously at first, realized that he was explaining to himself why he let her go through the side door.

Wen Mingtang didn't care whether he took the main entrance or the side entrance: let alone the common people, some officials and minor officials came in and out of the Jingyun Hou Mansion. If the Jingyun Hou Mansion controlled their identities and divided the visitors into three, six or nine grades, it would be better to let them go through the side door. We can't do anything to the Marquis Jingyun's Mansion.

The years he spent in Yeting also allowed Wen Mingtang to understand a lot about Da Rong where he lived: Compared with many dynasties, Da Rong's people can be considered civilized, and many bad habits have been abolished, but after all, it is impossible to live with the same people she once lived in. Compared with the modern society of the past.

If not, Mrs. Liu would not have been beaten for insulting the "scholar" Liu Yuan in Zhao Ji's restaurant that day.

That day at Zhao Ji Restaurant, Da Rong's "strict hierarchy" helped her punish the demon Liu. Today, Da Rong's "strict hierarchy" asked her to go through the side door, and Wen Mingtang didn't say anything.

You can't just follow it when it's good for her, and refuse it when it's not good for her!

After explaining, and seeing that there was no displeasure on Wen Mingtang's face, Lin Fei said again: "Right now, the kitchen is still busy with the morning meal. You just sit here with me. When the kitchen is finished, I will take the food." You go over."

Wen Mingtang nodded, thanked Lin Fei, and sat down at the stone table in the courtyard.

Lin Fei glanced at Wen Mingtang who was sitting down, turned around and went back to the house. After a while, he came out with a storybook and a soft cushion.

Wen Mingtang looked up at Lin Fei, who was coming over, and saw Lin Fei pointing to the stone bench she was sitting on and said, "It's cold, it's cold, so sit on it!"

Wen Mingtang took the cushion and thanked him again, then took the storybook he brought. He only glanced at the cover of the storybook, but he couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

Word on the street is that it often takes several books to finish a story. Since Liu Yuan is also a big reader of storybooks, it would be a waste. Wen Mingtang and Liu Yuan would often buy a volume for each other, and I would buy a volume for each other to read.

The book they are reading recently is a mystery story about revenge. Yesterday, Wen Mingtang just finished the second volume and returned it to Liu Yuan, and it was time to read the third volume.

The book Lin Fei handed over in front of him was the third volume of the revenge story: Could this be a coincidence?

Looking at Lin Fei, who had wiped the crumbs and sauce from the corner of his mouth after going in, Wen Mingtang thought to himself that it was just a coincidence.

Liu Yuan's stack of story books were piled on the table. How could Lin Fei not notice the difference between the story books that he had turned over and those that had not been turned over?

After sighing with emotion at Lin Shaoqing's meticulousness, she flipped through two pages of the storybook, and a pair of well-joined hands held a cup of tea and pushed it in front of her.

Wen Mingtang was stunned for a moment: It was quite flattering to be so considerate.

"Thank you..." Before she could finish the word "thank you", she saw Lin Fei waving his hand towards her, turning around and hurried out of the yard.

When the young boy outside said such detailed words as "Master Guo" fell into his ears, Wen Mingtang suddenly realized: It seems that the Duke of Jing has entered the house. No one else has gotten up yet. Only Lin Fei, the master, has gotten up, and the people below came to ask. ask.

Wen Mingtang shook his head and ignored Duke Jing's affairs. He picked up the tea cup brought by Lin Fei and took a sip: Although the chive box and Hu spicy soup were delicious in the mouth, they were a little greasy afterwards, which was exactly what was needed. When tea relieves some tiredness.

Since you're early, let's read the storybook for a while and then go over and do some work with Master Xing.

Wen Mingtang guessed right. The boy came to look for Lin Fei because a jade that Duke Jing left in the mansion yesterday was missing. He searched for it in the lobby for a while but couldn't find it, so he sent someone over to ask Lin Fei if he still remembered that jade. Where did Yu Jue fall?

When Lin Fei heard this, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes: Yesterday after Duke Jingguo came to the mansion, he went straight to the study without going anywhere else. He just lost something. What could he find in the lobby?

I went to Marquis Jingyun's study, and sure enough, he saw the jade on the table at a glance. When he took the jade back to Duke Jing, Lin Fei couldn't help but ask about it and found a thin piece of paper. Khan's Duke Jingguo: "Grandpa only went to my father's study yesterday. Why didn't he go to the study to look for it?"

When Duke Jingguo heard this, he couldn't help but be a little surprised: "Afei, when did I go to your father's study? Wasn't it the lobby?"

Going to the lobby was the day before yesterday, not yesterday.

Lin Fei seemed to suddenly think of something, and his eyes narrowed slightly. His eyes fell on Duke Jingguo's white temples and paused. The words he was about to say reached his lips and he swallowed them. He lowered his eyes and said, The former Duke of Jing tied the jade pendant around his waist and asked, "Grandpa went out so early today. Is there anything wrong?"

Duke Jingguo nodded and said, "Discuss with the old guys from the Ministry of War about distributing New Year's goods to the border guards."

Lin Fei responded when he heard the words, and said to Jingguo: "My grandfather always has a few more drinks when reminiscing with old friends. He can't see the road when he comes back at night, so it's better to bring two guards."

Duke Jingguo, who originally wanted to refuse to take people with him, paused for a moment when he heard Lin Fei say that he "couldn't see the road clearly". He thought about it and nodded in agreement: He is older and no more able to see at night than when he was younger. It is clear that it is still necessary to take two people to see the road.

After tying the jade necklace around Duke Jingguo's waist, and watching Duke Jingguo turn and leave, Lin Fei's heart sank: Grandpa is getting older, so maybe it's time to find an imperial doctor to take care of him.

However, this matter is not rushed. There is another important matter in the Hou Mansion today!