"Why would he go to the Wu family's side courtyard?" Yu Qizhe's brows furrowed, and when he mentioned Cheng Ying, there was a subconscious rejection in his words.
Lu Jin said, "Who knows? He was already there when I went over there. He seemed to be looking for something, but it seemed like he just took the music scores with him."
Yu Qizhe whispered, "The emperor is leaving Beijing to go to Xianyang to take the elixir, and he intends to hand over the Shenshu Camp to you."
Lu Jin's eyes widened and he looked around. "What does His Majesty mean? Why does he suddenly want to use me to such an extent?"
You must know that the Shenshu Camp is one of the three major camps stationed in Beijing and is directly under the emperor's command. Only the confidants of Emperor Mingzheng can enter the three major camps.
Yu Qizhe said calmly, "The case of Princess Huaiyang's orphan has made His Majesty suspicious of Cheng Ying and Shen Tian. The case of Zhou Li has not yet been resolved, and Ji Wudao is about to return to the capital. His Majesty is worried, so he wants you to join the Shenshu Camp and take charge of the military power of the Beijing Camp. You must obey my orders when necessary."
Lu Jin heard this and said, "So that's how it is."
The Emperor transferred him to the Shenshu Camp in order to strengthen Yu Qizhe's power so that he would be able to compete with Shen Tian and others when necessary.
"Don't worry, Junior Brother. You and I are of one mind. No matter if he is Shen Tian or Cheng Ying, there will be peace and prosperity in the world one day." Lu Jin patted his chest and promised, "No matter how powerful and wealthy he is, or how he coerces and bribes me, I will never betray Junior Brother."
In the past, it was Cheng Ying who arranged for him to join the Jinyiwei, but that was no longer the case.
Yu Qizhe raised his hand and pressed his fist against Lu Jin's shoulder. Everything was said without words.
"Send someone to keep an eye on Ji Wudao. I don't believe he will come to the capital alone." Seeing the servants delivering food to the main hall, Yu Jiao appeared in the main hall. Yu Qizhe said no more, "Let's eat first."
Lu Jin grinned and said, "I just wanted to ask what delicious food you cooked today. The aroma has spread to Wanfu Bridge."
There was an imperceptible curve at the corner of Yu Qizhe's lips, and he said lightly: "Yu Jiao cooked this herself today."
Lu Jin glanced at him, leaned closer and said, "Don't think that just because you look calm, I can't hear the boasting in your words!" Then, he stepped into the main hall and said to Yu Jiao, "Sister-in-law, I heard that my junior brother is busy with official duties in the Dali Temple, and people take care of him every day, send him clothes and food. I run around for him all day, but when I get home, the pots and stoves are cold, and I can't even have a hot meal."
Hearing his pitiful words, Yu Jiao couldn't hide her smile, "From now on, when Senior Brother comes to our house for dinner, it's just a matter of adding a pair of bowls and chopsticks. It will be more lively with more people."
Lu Jin was waiting for this sentence, so he took advantage of the situation and said with a smile, "That's great, from now on I will give my monthly salary to your sister-in-law, she will deduct the money for food, and save the rest for me to marry a wife!"
Yu Qizhe glanced at Lu Jin and said coldly, "You're not going to marry the girl who sells soy milk?"
Lu Jin smiled bitterly and cursed, "You are really asking for trouble. Am I still your senior brother? You shouldn't be so sarcastic."
Yu Jiao put the dishes in place, and remembered that the girl selling bean juice seemed to be Liang Wushuang. She also felt that Yu Qizhe was really sharp-tongued, so she tried to smooth things over, "Sit down and eat first, or the food will get cold if you don't move your chopsticks. Senior brother, try my cooking skills."
Lu Jin sat down at the table and said, "My sister-in-law is still very popular."
As soon as he finished speaking, he was met with a cold glare from Yu Qizhe.
The meal was a great success for both the host and the guests. Lu Jin ate so much that he never even raised his head. He ate up all the spicy fish head. Then, he heard that the fish head soup could be used to make noodles, so he asked someone to go to the kitchen to cook him some noodles.
Seeing that he was still not satisfied after touching his belly, Yu Jiao said with a smile: "There are also shepherd's purse dumplings in the evening, you must try them, Senior Brother."
Lu Jin sat up straight after hearing this. "Dumplings stuffed with shepherd's purse, now that my sister-in-law mentioned that, I really miss them."
"Have you eaten it?" Yu Jiao asked.
Lu Jin glanced at Yu Qizhe sitting opposite him and said, "Qizhe has eaten it too." In a vegetarian place like the Fahua Temple, the vegetarian food was very light in taste. Only shepherd's purse dumplings were a rare delicacy. He remembered that the shepherd's purse dumplings were made by the chef in the temple taught by Master Huijue... Cheng Ying.
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