After the banquet, the news that Lu Yanli was given the title of princess did not spread. Instead, the news that he was given several male favorites spread throughout the streets and alleys of the capital.
All of a sudden, everyone knew that the God of War was a homosexual.
Fortunately, he had many military achievements, so people just gossiped about him.
Some even think that men like him are very responsible.
If you like a man, be brave and like him, and never marry a woman just as a decoration.
It is truly what a gentleman does.
Some men even began to come to the Duke of Xian's mansion to offer themselves for sex, hoping to get a piece of this coveted commodity. After all, brave and heroic men were their type.
The old lady was so angry that she chased the security guards away.
The old lady was dizzy from the rumors in the city. She had originally planned to take advantage of her son's safe return this time to choose a good wife for him.
With his reputation like this, which girl would dare to marry him?
His son was very capable. He had spent the whole night with Xu Zhiyi, but he could still go to practice martial arts in high spirits the next day. But other people didn't know about it, and she was so angry that she kept groaning on the bed.
When Lu Yanli came in, he saw his mother leaning on the bed and groaning with a forehead support on her head.
The old lady was furious when she saw him come in:
"Where did you throw those male favorites?"
Lu Yanli replied:
"I stayed in the side yard."
The old lady always felt that her son had become even colder towards her after he came back. After all, she was wrong about what happened two years ago, so she didn't dare to say anything more about this matter.
I was afraid that my son would think of Xu Zhiyi again and go crazy again.
As for those actors, when I want to listen to opera later in the evening, I will go find them. After all, I can't let them eat for free at home.
Who knows what you fear will come true.
Lu Yanli spoke again:
"Mother, I want to go to Yangzhou."
The Marquis's wife's heart was gripped tightly, it turned out that Yan'er had not forgotten that concubine.
The relationship between them was already very bad, and she didn't dare say anything unpleasant to anger her son.
After thinking for a while, he replied:
"Are you going to look for her? Mother can let you go, but if you don't find her this time, come back and get married. Your half-brother already has two sons."
Lu Yanli looked at his mother firmly and said:
"There's something I haven't mentioned to my mother. When Zhiyi left, she must have been pregnant with my child. If I don't find her this time, I will keep looking until I do."
Lu Yanli didn't tell anyone when he went to the battlefield because he was afraid that if his mother found him before him, something bad would happen to Xu Zhiyi and the child.
Now that he is here, I am naturally not afraid of anything.
The Marquis's wife was shocked. It turned out that the concubine really had a child. Calculating the time, the child should be one year old now. She actually had a little hope.
The attitude also softened.
After all, given his current situation, he won't be able to marry a noble lady for the time being, so it's better for him to go look for one.
The next day, Lu Yanli set out on a journey to find his wife.
When he set foot on the land of Yangzhou, he felt that he was closer to her. His intuition told him that Zhiyi was here.
It was the season of clear and crisp autumn weather, so he didn't bring many people with him this time, only ten, so it wouldn't cause much noise.
The group rode their horses straight to the government office.
When Lu Yanli took out the token, the county magistrate was shocked. He didn't know why the general who had just won a victory came to them.
Before he could speak, Lu Yanli spoke:
"I need the county's floating population register for the past two years, as well as the house rental and house sale registers."
After hearing this, the county magistrate felt relieved, knowing that they were not here to investigate him.
He waved his hand and asked his men to get what Lu Yanli needed.
Due to the prosperity of Yangzhou, there were many people coming and going, and the stacked papers were as high as two people. He first selected the dates and then began to check them one by one.
After two days and two nights of unremitting efforts, fifty-eight suspicious persons were finally left.
Defu originally wanted to help.
After being given a disdainful glance by Lu Yanli, he concentrated on providing miscellaneous services.
Lu Yanli held the list of fifty-eight people and wished he could rush over right now.
The county magistrate ran out:
"Master Lu, Master Lu, I'm your host today. Let's go to Shunfeng Restaurant for a drink. This is a restaurant with local characteristics in Yangzhou. They usually have opera troupes coming to perform."
After hearing this, Lu Yanli was about to refuse.
Then I thought that Xu Zhiyi was such a good cook, maybe he had left some traces in the restaurant.
After saying that, he agreed. The county magistrate didn't expect that Lord Lu actually agreed.
He immediately asked someone to go to the restaurant in advance to reserve a private room.
When they arrived, the innkeeper saw that it was the county magistrate who had arrived, and led the people inside.
When we arrived at the dining table, the waiter brought out the menu.
The county magistrate quickly handed it to Lu Yanli.
Lu Yanli didn't even glance at the menu.
Just said one sentence:
“Serve all the new dishes that have been added in the past two years.”
The waiter didn't understand what was going on. This was the first time he had heard of such a request in all his years as a waiter.
He couldn't help but glance at the county magistrate.
The county magistrate glared at the waiter:
"Whatever Lord Lu says is what it is, do it quickly."
It was also the first time for the county magistrate to see someone ordering dishes in this way. He was very curious and thought that this must be related to the person he was looking for.
It’s inconvenient to ask more questions, there’s a play going on downstairs.
The box and the downstairs are cylindrical. When you open the door, you can see the opera being performed below.
The county magistrate began to introduce again:
"The operas in this restaurant are unique. I heard they were all specially composed by someone else."
The county magistrate listened for a while and then said:
"Today's song is about a concubine who fell in love with a general, but was unable to reunite with him and was forced to leave her hometown."
He comes here often and has heard the stories several times.
But when the general heard these words, his expression suddenly changed, his breathing became heavy, and violent waves rolled in his eyes.
At this moment, the waiter started serving the dishes. The adults asked for the new products of the past two years, so he served the new products of the past two years.
Boiled pork slices, braised deer antlers, flower cakes, snow meringue, five-spice chicken, steamed goose with bamboo shoots...
Lu Yanli looked at the familiar dishes, quickly picked up the chopsticks, picked up the deer whip and took a bite.
When he tasted the familiar flavor, he couldn't believe it. He picked up another piece with chopsticks and his fingertips were trembling. Yes, this was the taste. This was the taste that Xu Zhiyi made for him back then.
He then picked up the boiled pork slices, flower cakes, and snow meringues, and wolfed them down one by one.
She was sure that this was the smell of the person she wanted, and there seemed to be tears in her eyes.
The county magistrate was stunned watching from the side and did not dare to disturb them.
After Lu Yanli finished picking up the food, he asked in a hoarse voice:
"Who did it?"
The waiter was stunned, knowing that this was an important person, and said quickly:
"Don't worry, Master Lu. I'll go and shout. I'll go and shout."
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