Chapter 291 Dog Jump

Standing on the steps of the Wucheng Bingmasi Yamen, Wei Tingyu worriedly said, "Is this a good idea? What if your father-in-law returns to the Yamen? Logically, I should have reported to the Yamen early in the morning..."

What he was more worried about was: How could the people in Wucheng Bingmasi not know that he was going to work there?

But he was too embarrassed to say it in front of Wang Qinghai.

If things change, how can he face Wang Qinghai?

Wei Tingyu secretly blamed Dou Ming for his incompetence!

Wang Qinghai said, "You are so stupid! Didn't you hear what the clerk said, that my father-in-law went to the Duke of Ying's Mansion? The Duke of Ying's Mansion had such an incident, and it was the time to ask the Wucheng Bingmasi to do something. If my father-in-law went to the Duke of Ying's Mansion at this time, Boss Song would definitely invite my father-in-law to dinner. You and Boss Song are brothers-in-law, so you can just ask for money and use Boss Song's name to talk to my father-in-law - my father-in-law will be your superior in the future. With a word from him, your promotion in the Wucheng Bingmasi is just around the corner. Why don't you know how to use such a good opportunity?"

Wei Tingyu smiled and said, "Don't I still have you?"

"Can I be the same as Boss Song?" Wang Qinghai couldn't help but roll his eyes at him. "I am just the second son of the Marquis of Yan'an. I have no achievements and have to rely on my brother for food. Boss Song is the prince of the Duke of Yingguo, who has taken office. He is favored by the emperor and serves as the commander of the Jinwu Guard. He is a third-rank military officer and a first-rank prince. Can the weight of my words be compared with the weight of his words?"

Wei Tingyu thought about it and it made sense, so he said, "Then let's go together? I'll be braver with you around."

Perhaps he felt that he and Song Mo were too familiar with each other. Song Mo was not to be feared, but the Duke of Dongping was one of the five governors-general and a loyal minister, so he felt a little scared.

Wang Qinghai thought that they were not outsiders, so he agreed with a smile and went to the Duke of Ying's Mansion with Wei Tingyu.

Song Mo was not at home, so he went to Zuixianlou with Dongping Bo.

The two of them hurried to Zuixianlou.

Dongping Bo was talking to Song Mo when he heard that his son-in-law had brought someone to see him. He felt unhappy.

Don't you see what time it is? Even if you want to help someone, you should wait until he comes home. How can you just bring him to Zuixianlou? Not to mention Song Mo is there.

He was about to scold the servant when Song Mo smiled and said, "Your son-in-law is Dahe, the fourth master of the Marquis of Yan'an Mansion, right? Dahai, the eldest son of the Marquis of Yan'an Mansion and I have a close personal relationship, so we are not outsiders either. Why don't you invite your son-in-law in and have a couple of drinks?" He invited Wang Qinghai.

On such occasions, it would be nice for the son-in-law to come in and see for himself.

Dongping Bo smiled and said a few polite words, then asked the servant to invite Wang Qinghai in.

Unexpectedly, Wei Tingyu also came in with Wang Qinghai.

The circle of nobles in Kyoto is only this small. Even if you are not familiar with them, at least you have seen and heard of them.

Dongping Bo laughed and said to Song Mo, "Sure enough, they are not outsiders!" He pointed to the armchair beside him and motioned Wei Tingyu to sit down and talk, "Your brother-in-law is treating us today, so don't be stingy with him. Let's drink the best Bamboo Leaf Green and not leave until we are drunk."

Wei Tingyu looked at Song Mo's young and handsome face, smiled awkwardly, called him "Prince", and sat next to the Earl of Dongping. Wang Qinghai, on the other hand, bowed respectfully to his father-in-law and Song Mo.

The servant rearranged the dishes.

Wei Tingyu told the Earl of Dongping about his appointment to the Dongcheng Bingmasi.

Dongping Bo was stunned and looked at Song Mo.

Song Mo knew nothing about this.

After the way Wei Tingyu treated Dou Zhao, he had no intention of helping Wei Tingyu anymore.

"It turns out that Marquis Jining has been appointed as the deputy commander of the East City Military Department. How come there was no news about it beforehand?" He said indifferently, "If I had known this, I should have held a banquet to celebrate for Marquis Jining! Now we can only wait until Marquis Jining is free one day." Although he said it politely, his tone was very cold, and he completely distanced himself from the matter.

The Duke of Dongping was secretly surprised.

It seems that their relationship as brothers-in-law is not as close as he thought!

Thinking of the Dou sisters who are easy to marry.

The relationship between the Dou sisters must be very tense. Wei Tingyu is cowardly and incompetent, and he is not on the same level as Song Mo. How can the relationship between the two brothers-in-law be good? And it can also be seen from this that the eldest Dou sister has an influence on Song Mo.

Dong Boping felt that he had figured out the whole thing. He played with the wine glass in his hand, and his attitude towards Wei Tingyu gradually became more restrained, and he no longer had the enthusiasm he had just had.

Wei Tingyu was completely unaware of this. He muttered to himself, not knowing what to say. He couldn't possibly tell everyone that Dou Ming had helped him get this position through the Wang family, right?

However, Wang Qinghai could feel the atmosphere at the banquet suddenly turn cold.

Could it be that Song Mo didn't know about Wei Tingyu's job at the Dongcheng Military Division?

How come Wei Tingyu didn't tell Song Mo about such a big thing?

With Song Mo's help and Song Mo's connections, Wei Tingyu's future path will be much smoother!

He couldn't help but glare at Wei Tingyu, and hurriedly helped Song Mo refill his cup of tea, and said with a smile: "Speaking of this, this matter happened very suddenly. Even Pei Jin only found out about it this morning..." It is better to rely on his wife's parents' home for food than to let Song Mo and his father-in-law misunderstand each other. Wang Qinghai told Song Mo and Dong Pingbo about Dou Ming's efforts for Wei Tingzhen.

Song Mo was very surprised.

For the first time, I felt dissatisfied with the Wang family.

If the Wang family hadn't been bullying him, how could Dou Zhao have chosen to live with Aunt Cui on the farm rather than come to Kyoto!

He remained calm and smiled faintly, "I didn't expect the Wang family to make such a big effort for this granddaughter. Lord Jining is really lucky. Don't let the beauty down!"

Wei Tingyu's face turned red with embarrassment.

Big Dou and Little Dou do not have the same mother, so naturally they are not from the same family.

The Duke of Dongping laughed heartily, pretending that everything was peaceful.

Wang Qinghai now also heard the coldness and alienation in Song Mo's words.

He couldn't help but shout "Oops" in his heart.

They must have overreached!

Not only did he fail to use Song Mo's power to pave the way for Wei Tingyu, but he also exposed Song Mo's dissatisfaction with Wei Tingyu. Based on his understanding of his father-in-law, even if Dongping Bo didn't make trouble for Wei Tingyu in the future, he would not promote Wei Tingyu... He suddenly had a splitting headache and gave Wei Tingyu a look that said "don't talk". From then on, he didn't dare to interrupt again and silently served tea and wine to Song Mo and Dongping Bo.

The topic of the conversation between Dongping Bo and Song Mo gradually shifted to the fire in the Duke of Ying's mansion.

"…The Emperor has always been very gracious to the Duke of Ying's Mansion. This time he even replaced the governor of Shuntian Prefecture and the commander of the Five Cities Military Department. When the people of Kyoto talk about it after dinner, everyone gives the Duke of Ying's Mansion a thumbs up and says 'mighty!' This is really a case of good fortune and misfortune coming together, and misfortune and good fortune coming together! Those thieves came to the Duke of Ying's Mansion to steal, but they didn't expect to make the Duke of Ying's Mansion famous. This is probably something no one could have expected." He laughed, "I met with Lord Huang, and Lord Huang told me about this, and we even had a good laugh together."

If I don't show some skill, these people might just use a few unrelated people to fool me.

Song Mo smiled slightly and said, "You two gentlemen are thinking the same thing as I am. But I heard that those thieves are very cunning and have already escaped without a trace. I'm afraid it will be difficult for Shuntianfu and Wucheng Bingmasi to catch those thieves within the deadline specified by the emperor. I thought about it and decided not to make it difficult for you. Our Yingguo Mansion will offer a large reward. Who will If you can find the whereabouts of one of the thieves, you will be rewarded with 1,000 taels of silver; if you can find two thieves, you will be rewarded with 2,000 taels of silver, and so on, with no upper limit; if you can catch one of the thieves, regardless of whether he is dead or alive, you will be rewarded with 3,000 taels of silver for his body, and 5,000 taels of silver for him alive; if you can catch more than three, the Duke of England will guarantee you and recommend you to work in the guardhouse. What do you think?"

Wouldn't this mean chaos in the world?

Not to mention the government officials, even the bandits, for the sake of money and a decent background, would probably take the initiative to encircle and suppress the thieves who broke into the Duke of England's mansion. The thieves might even kill each other for the bounty...

Dong Pingbo took a breath of cold air.

Was this Song Mo's idea? Or was it Song Yichun's idea?

He couldn't help but look at Song Mo carefully.

The young man, as cold and bright as moonlight, had a slight smile on his lips, and a hint of arrogance in his indifference. If there was any difference between him and those children of noble families who were born into prominent families, loved by their elders, and grew up smoothly, it was that he was very handsome, incomparable to ordinary people. However, what he did was no different from those children of noble families who were ignorant of the world. Out of anger, he only knew how to use money and power to attack others!

This seemed to be in serious contradiction with the rumors he had heard about the British prince.

Which one is the real Song Mo?

He felt a little regretful that he had not asked someone to investigate Song Mo thoroughly before coming.

The Duke of Dongping couldn't help but stroke his forehead and said, "Does your father know about the bounty? It will cost a lot of money, and we have to ask the emperor for a reward..."

Song Mo smiled and said, "Father is not at home, and the Duke of England's mansion has been handed over to me. There's no need to alarm him about this little thing. I'll pay the money and ask for the reward. I just hope that when father returns home, he won't be angry for the sake of the newly built stables and barns!" His tone was a little sighing, as if he had done something wrong and just wanted to do his best to make amends and beg the elders not to pursue the matter.

Wei Tingyu, who was standing by, felt that Song Mo was making a big deal out of nothing. Seeing that the Earl of Dongping looked helpless, he could not help but say, "Sir, I think you should not interfere in this matter! With the Earl of Dongping and Mr. Huang, I believe those thieves will be arrested soon. Don't bother yourself with this, it's too much..."

Song Mo didn't want to pay any attention to him at all, and said to the Earl of Dongping: "I said the same thing when Lord Huang and the Tongzhi and the constable of Shuntian Prefecture came over at noon. Lord Huang was a little hesitant when he heard it, but the Tongzhi and the constable of Shuntian Prefecture were very interested. Lord Huang felt that the reward was too much and that too many people were involved, so he said that he would give me an answer after discussing it with you..."

The Earl of Dongping couldn't help but ask after Mr. Huang's mother in his heart.

You knew about this a long time ago, but you didn't let anyone tell me. Now that the news has spread, you let me make the decision!

If I agree, who will be responsible if there is chaos in Kyoto? If I disagree, won't it cut off the financial resources of my subordinates? Who will help me wholeheartedly in the future?

He could no longer care about anything else and said hastily: "When the emperor summoned me and Mr. Huang, he said that Shuntian Prefecture would be the main force in this matter, and Wucheng Bingmasi would be the auxiliary force. I will naturally follow Mr. Huang's lead..."