Rise From the Humble

When he returned to Linhuai Marquis Mansion from Zhang Siweina, it was already dark. Zhu Ping'an was counting the time to return before the night ban. As a sixth-grade official, it was better not to challenge the night ban.

Also traveling with him was Wang Shizhen. The two of them were on the same road back home, so they could go back together.

"Zihou, next time you come here, bring more pickled cucumbers made by your aunt. They are crisp, refreshing and delicious. They are better than the meat dishes made by the chef at Ziwei's house. It's so delicious that Zihou is so proud of us. A little, really stingy." Wang Shizhen held a small jar of pickled cucumbers as if she had found a treasure.

When Zhang Siwei and the three of them were having a drink just now, Zhu Ping'an distributed the local specialties he brought from home to the two of them. The smoked rabbit was okay, but the pickled cucumber conquered the two of them in no time. They were used to eating big fish and meat. When they first tasted the pickled cucumbers, they were instantly shocked. They complained repeatedly that Zhu Ping'an was not authentic for hiding such a delicious food until now and sharing it with them.

"Everything I brought from home will be divided among you..." Zhu Pingan stretched his arms, looked at the small jar Wang Shizhen was holding, and pursed his lips with some reluctance.

Hearing this, Wang Shizhen hugged her even tighter, thinking of going back and trying Zhu Pingan's highly recommended way of eating pickled cucumbers with rice porridge.

Of course, Zhu Pingan did not come back empty-handed. Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen also gave Zhu Pingan gifts in return, which were all "local specialties" they brought from home. Wang Shizhen was born in the Wang family in Taicang. Knowing that Zhu Pingan liked calligraphy, he brought Zhu Pingan an unique copybook from his home, which contained a calligraphy by Mi Fu of the Song Dynasty, which was valuable; Zhang Siwei was The Shanxi salt merchant family brought a "local specialty" called Jiangzhou Chengni Inkstone, which was a treasure made by Mo Laoqin, a famous inkstone maker in Shanxi at that time. The Jiangzhou Chengni Inkstone is one of the four famous inkstones in history (Jiangzhou Chengni inkstone, Duanxi stone inkstone from Gaoyao County, Guangdong, She inkstone from Anhui, Tao stone inkstone from Lintao, Gansu Province), Mr. Mo is an unparalleled famous master of Chengni inkstone in Jiangzhou. If the Zhang family had not been indebted to Mr. Mo, this inkstone would not have Even if it has a price, it has no market.

With such a specialty product, the more the merrier…

Zhu Ping'an put the things on the saddle and smiled evilly.

Along the way, Wang Shizhen took the trouble to remind Zhu Ping'an not to take it lightly. He had just met Li Panlong of the Ministry of Punishment not long ago, and they were just singing poems and wine. Moreover, Li Panlong was only the sixth-rank head of the Ministry of Punishment, and he had an insignificant role in the Ministry of Punishment, so he also I didn't find out much inside information. However, it was not that the goods were not received at all. I found out that the right minister of the Ministry of Justice seemed to have a close relationship with Zhao Daying, and asked Zhu Ping'an to be especially careful when he went to the Ministry of Justice to express his feelings.

When they arrived at Wang Shizhen's mansion, Zhu Ping'an said goodbye to Wang Shizhen, and Zhu Ping'an rode his black horse back to the marquis' mansion.

"My uncle, Wan'an."

When the two girls in Tingyuxuan saw Zhu Pingan coming back, they all knelt down and greeted Zhu Pingan in unison.

I go

As soon as he entered Tingyuxuan, Zhu Ping'an was startled by the unexpected arrival. It’s so hard to get used to the Holy Queen, a young master from such a distinguished family!

"You are busy with your business, don't worry about me." Zhu Pingan looked at the two girls who were curtsying and saluted, smiled helplessly, waved his hand, and motioned for them to get up.

Although she said that, the two girls still started working back and forth. One girl went to the bedroom to make the bed, while the other girl made tea and water, and prepared Zhu Ping'an's foot wash.

"I can do it myself." Zhu Pingan declined the girl who was squatting on the ground to wash his feet, and started washing them himself.

"Uncle, please have a bowl of honey water to dissolve the bar. Sister Zijuan sent this to you." The girl who had just made the bed brought a beautiful porcelain cup of honey water from outside, which also exuded a faint fragrance of roses.

"Put it somewhere, I'll drink it later. Please thank Miss Zijuan for me." Zhu Ping'an was washing his feet and couldn't spare his hands, so he asked the girl to put it on the table aside and drink it later.

"Sister Zijuan told me to drink it while it's hot. Please serve me, my maid." The girl said, reaching out with her green-white hands to pick up the porcelain cup and bringing it to Zhu Pingan's lips.

Well

Zhu Pingan just opened his mouth, ready to refuse. The girl on the side, who was very experienced in serving, put the honey water in the porcelain cup into Zhu Pingan's mouth.

A light aroma, sweet and delicious, the sweet liquid flowed down the throat into the stomach, and the originally drunk mind suddenly felt much clearer.

Seeing that the girl successfully served her uncle to drink the hangover honey water, the other girl walked behind Zhu Pingan not to be outdone, stretched out her slender hands and pressed Zhu Pingan's shoulders. The little girl's massage technique was very professional, and she should be a professional What I have learned is gentle and flexible, and the acupuncture points are pressed just right. I feel that the fatigue has been pressed out of my bones, and it is very relaxed and comfortable.

"You go and do your own business, I have other things to do."

But despite this, after Zhu Pingan drank the honey water, he still declined the service of the two girls and sent them to the ear room to rest.

The two girls looked at each other in surprise, then bowed and left.

After returning to the penthouse, the two girls closed the door and couldn't help biting each other's tongues in a low voice.

"My aunt is not a lecherous person. Why is he not interested in girls at all..."

"That's right. When I was serving my uncle just now, he didn't even look at me. He was like a piece of wood..."

"Does my uncle think we are not good-looking?"

"How could it be possible? Master Zhou and the other young masters from the second master's family have been coveting it for a long time. The second master has already begged the old lady for you twice."

"Is it my uncle..." A girl's pretty face came close to another girl's ear with a blushing face. She blushed for a long time and whispered, "Which one can't do it..."

"I'm going to die, what are you talking about..." The girl Xiao Yuan blushed uncontrollably, and hit the girl several times with her little hand. The two of them lay in bed and made a fuss. After they calmed down, the girl with a round face hesitated. After waiting for a while, he leaned close to the girl's ear, and his little round face was almost red with blood, "Well, when my uncle was taking a bath today, I went to deliver hot water and I saw it secretly. My uncle's thing was so …”

The little round-faced girl said and shyly stretched out her little hand to gesture.

Then, the other girl opened her mouth in surprise and blurted out, "Why is it so big... Then how can we endure it?"

"Shh, I'm going to die, keep your voice down...why are you so shameless..."

"You also said that I am shameless, but you are not shameless, and you secretly looked at my uncle..."

"Don't say anything to any of us. The old lady wanted to point us, Xi'er and Yan'er to Miss Fifth as dowry girls. She wanted to choose two of the four of us to marry each other, so she sent the two of us here right then and there. Who doesn't understand what it means to serve my uncle? Yan'er and Xi'er have arranged so many bad things about us behind my back..."

"They dare, let's see if I don't tear their mouths apart..."

While the two girls were blushing and talking, Zhu Ping'an was spreading rice paper on his desk, summarizing the news he had received from Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen today, and analyzing and perfecting the responses he had prepared earlier.