Chapter 46
In the evening, after Huo Jin finished his government affairs, he went to Luo's house to pick someone up as instructed.
As soon as he got off the carriage, Luo Guanmian was waiting for him at the door with a smile on his face.
Luo Guanqing was dragged along. He stood behind Luo Guanmian and kept rolling his eyes. His elder brother's smiling face seemed closer to him than his real father-in-law.
"My dear nephew!"
Huo Jinchao bowed and saluted, "Uncle! Father-in-law!"
"Nephew, please come in!"
"You came at the right time today. We just happened to have some fresh sea fish at home. You can try it." Luo Guanmian said with a smile.
Huo Jin nodded and thanked him.
After entering the Luo Mansion, he first greeted Old Madam Luo, and then was taken to the front yard for dinner.
Luo Guanmian smiled and poured wine for Huo Jin, saying, "This is ten-year-old girl's red wine, nephew, try it."
Huo Jin took a sip and said, "It leaves a lingering fragrance on your lips and teeth, not bad."
"Brother, you are so generous. I always ask you for a bottle of good wine, but you never give it to me." Luo Guanqing complained. He quickly grabbed the jar of wine and poured himself a glass. Only after he finished the drink did he close his eyes and look very enjoyable.
When Huo Jin saw him like this, he thought of Luo Chaoyan's fox-like eyes.
Luo Guanmian said, "You drunkard, I'm afraid you'll drink me out of my bank account."
He rolled his eyes at his third brother, then smiled and invited Huo Jin to eat.
Huo Jin took a bite of the fish and had to admit that the fish was tender and delicious. It was really good. "Isn't there no sea near Kyoto? How can there be fresh fish?"
Luo Guanmian smiled and said, "This is all thanks to my third brother."
"My third sister-in-law's family is in business. As you know, my eldest brother-in-law has opened several seafood shops in Lingnan. In order for us to taste the fresh seafood, he had it delivered here urgently."
Huo Jin nodded.
After three rounds of drinks, the three of them were almost full.
Luo Guanmian thought of the Crown Prince and King Huai's competition to go to Xuanzhou for disaster relief today, so he asked, "My dear nephew, what do you think about the disaster relief in Xuanzhou?"
Huo Jin looked at him and said, "As for the flood in Xuanzhou, His Majesty will definitely send people to provide disaster relief. As for who to send, His Majesty will make his own decision. We will just follow his orders."
Luo Guanqing chuckled. He was indeed a member of the Huo family. His words were so nice that no one could criticize him.
"Haha! Your Majesty is wise and decisive. He will naturally make wise decisions for the people of Xuanzhou. But..."
Luo Guanmian seemed to be hesitant to speak, and said, "It would be a blessing for the people of Xuanzhou if we could send some upright and honest officials who are dedicated to the people to provide disaster relief this time."
"Uncle, is there anyone you want to recommend?" Huo Jin asked calmly.
Luo Guanmian said, "Yes, I want to recommend your father-in-law, my third brother."
“Puff!”
Luo Guanqing was so frightened by these words that he spat out a mouthful of wine.
"Brother, you want to scare me to death." He raised his hand to wipe the wine stains on his face and said unhappily.
The Crown Prince and King Huai have been fighting for power in the court for a long time, but the emperor's attitude is somewhat ambiguous and unclear, making it difficult to understand. At court today, the emperor asked everyone to recommend officials to go to provide disaster relief, and the Crown Prince and King Huai vied to arrange their own people.
The neutral faction in the court did not want to get involved, so they kept silent. He was a fool to get involved in this mess. If the Crown Prince or King Huai extends an olive branch and asks him to accept it, wouldn't he have to take sides?
"Brother, if you want to go, go ahead. I'm not going anyway," Luo Guanqing said bluntly.
Luo Guan said angrily: "You! You bastard. Why can't you go for such a good job?" Why does this stubborn donkey keep cherishing such a good job that others can't even think of getting? As long as the Huo family can say a few good words in front of the emperor, once the task is completed, they might even be promoted to a higher rank.
"Huo Jin, aren't you here to pick up Ayan? Go quickly, she is in Luoxinyuan where she used to live." Luo Guanqing looked at Huo Jin and said.
Huo Jin nodded and said, "Goodbye, Jin."
He stood up and walked towards the door, but when he stepped over the threshold, he stopped, turned back, looked at the two of them, and said, "This disaster relief is not an easy task, and the depth of the Xuanzhou officials is hard to predict." He stopped there and walked out.
When Luo Guanmian heard this, he frowned, thinking that the Huo family had heard some news. It seemed that his idea of letting his third brother go to the disaster relief to gain credit would not work.
Luo Guanqing sighed and said, "Brother, I know you want to fight for the Luo family and have a good future. But when two tigers fight, one will be injured. We are a small family and cannot afford to lose."
"I understand. I was wrong about this matter, third brother." Luo Guanmian sighed lightly.
Inside Luo Mansion's Luoxin Courtyard
Luo Chaoyan was persuading Yin Miaoshan to take medicine when an uninvited guest arrived.
Luo Chaoning walked in angrily with his maid, and Fengli and others couldn't stop them.
"Luo Chaoyan!"
Luo Chaoyan and Yin Miaoshan were both startled by the loud shout. They looked up and saw Luo Chaoning walking in with flaming eyes.
"Cousin, what's wrong? Who has offended you so much that you are like a chicken with its feathers standing on end, so unruly." Luo Chaoyan said with a smile.
「Puff!」:
Yin Miaoshan couldn't help laughing.
"You!" Luo Chaoning was so angry that his face turned green. He shouted at Luo Chaoning, "Why did you lie to me and say that Mr. Su was a good match for Long Yang?"
Luo Chaoyan sighed softly, "Cousin, I wonder if your memory is too bad. I told you long ago that I would ask your aunt to give you a good rest so that you can be more careful."
"When did I say that Su Yi is Long Yangzhi? I just told you that this is my guess, okay?"
Luo Chaoning pointed at her and said angrily: "It was clearly you who said it, and you still don't admit it!"
"My cousin said it was just her guess, so it doesn't count. Besides, how do you know that Mr. Su is not the one? You are not..." Yin Miaoshan stared at her with wide eyes and said, "Could it be that you..." Tried it?
"What are you thinking about!" Seeing her looking at her in disbelief, Luo Chaoning's face turned red, and he didn't know whether he was angry or embarrassed.
"Mr. Su is a rare talent. You definitely don't want me to marry him, so you deliberately said he was a good match for men, so that I would misunderstand him and then give up. You are a dark-minded woman!"
Luo Chaoyan was speechless for a while, and said, "Okay, I was wrong. I shouldn't be jealous of you, jealous that you can marry a rare man, okay."
She pointed to the door and said, "Goodbye."
"No!" Luo Chaoning not only refused to leave, she sat down on the chair, glared at her and said, "Did you offend Miss Liang?"
"Miss Liang? I don't know her. Who is she?" Luo Chaoyan said calmly.
Luo Chaoning gritted his teeth and said, "Stop pretending. I heard from Miss Liang's maid that you offended her in Xiangsulou and told her not to leave Xiangsulou anymore."
Luo Chaoyan raised her eyebrows and said, "Then what? What do you want to say?"
Luo Chaoning looked at her, and said in an unnatural tone: "If you go and apologize to her, I will... I will forgive you for deceiving me, how about that?"
"Not very good?" Yin Miaoshan answered first, "My cousin always convinces people with reason. She would never use violence if she could scold, and would never use violence if she could scold. The girl Liang you mentioned must have deserved to be scolded, so my cousin scolded her. It's good enough that she didn't come to thank me. You still want my cousin to apologize to her?"
Yin Miaoshan raised her chin towards Luo Chaoyan with a proud look on her face, as if to say, "I know you very well."
Luo Chaoning rolled his eyes at her and said, "Thank you for understanding me so well."
"You guys!" Luo Chaoning said angrily, "I don't care. If you don't go and apologize to them, I will stay here and not leave." She had finally established a relationship with the Liang family's daughter. If she cut off all ties with her because of her cousin, how could she hold her head up in front of her friends?
"Not everyone can bear the apology from our Mrs. Huo!"
A cold voice came.
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