Chapter 674

The dinner party started soon. Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Geng arranged for everyone to sit at the table. Although Lu Jiao was only a sixth-rank acquaintance, she was the one who came today with the highest status, so she was arranged to be the most central position of the chief. It was the magistrate's wife, Mrs. Fang, who was so annoyed that she didn't say anything to Lu Jiao from the beginning to the end. Lu Jiao didn't bother to pay attention to her, and talked to Mrs. Zhang and others sitting beside her.

Fang Shi is very angry, but she also knows that she can't get angry. Although she hates this woman, she is indeed higher in status than her, so Fang Shi can only bear it.

There was no accident at the banquet, Lu Jiao was ready to go back after eating, she had to leave early if she wanted to go back to Ningzhou.

Mrs. Zhang also knew that Lu Jiao was going back to Ningzhou, so she hurriedly took her out.

Just as the group walked out of the Hanging Flower Gate, a few men walked up the long path at the corner, and the banquet at the male guests' side also broke up. The butler of Zhao's residence was sending these male guests out, and happened to meet Lu Jiao.

Among the group of male guests, the leader was Zheng Zhixing who had just arrived in Qinghe County.

Zheng Zhixing was wearing an official robe, his handsome eyebrows and eyes were a little more majestic, and his whole body was imposing, which really looked like an official.

It's just that when Lu Jiao saw his disgust, she glanced at him and walked outside the gate of the house, but Zheng Zhixing called her back.

"sister in law."

Lu Jiao stopped in her tracks, turned her head to look at Zheng Zhixing, and said flatly, "Master Zheng, please don't bark, I can't bear your sister-in-law."

Zheng Zhixing's eyes darkened, his lips pursed, and he quickly said with a smile: "Did Zhixing offend sister-in-law somewhere, I hope sister-in-law will tell you."

Lu Jiao didn't want to pay attention to him at first, but when she thought of Zhu Baozhu, she suddenly said with a smile, "Master Zheng, is my brother and sister Baomei okay?"

The person who came to the Zhao family to have a banquet today was Mrs. Fang, and Lu Jiao had seen Mrs. Fang before, and now that she asked this question suddenly, Zheng Zhixing knew that she was angry, that's why she asked this question.

Zheng Zhixing's face changed slightly, and finally he said with a heartache: "Is my sister-in-law angry at me because of Baozhu? Actually, the thing is like this, Baozhu..."

As soon as Lu Jiao heard it, she knew that he wanted to quibble, and she didn't even bother to listen. The scumbag always has thousands of reasons to say that he couldn't help himself.

"Okay, I get it. You are demoting your wife into a concubine and marrying another noble girl. Mr. Zheng is really good. I wish Mr. Zheng an early ascension to the high position."

After finishing speaking, he ignored him, turned around and left.

What Zheng Zhixing said later was blocked.

He knew that people outside had objections to his dismissing his wife as a concubine and marrying another noble daughter, and everyone said he was a heartless man. Originally, he wanted to use the time he talked with Lu Jiao to clean himself up, but he didn't expect this The woman didn't even give him a chance to speak, and even gave him the name of demoting his wife into a concubine. Now he has something to say and can't tell.

Zheng Zhixing turned green with anger, but Lu Jiao took him away and ignored him.

Zheng Zhixing looked at the people who left, his black eyes were full of cold anger and hatred, this woman was as insidious and cunning as Xie Yunjin, and she was full of tricks, sooner or later he would overtake them and make them kneel at his feet.

Zhu Bo, who was beside Zheng Zhixing, saw that the magistrate's expression was not good, so he hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile, "Master magistrate, let's go."

"Okay, let's go."

A group of people walked out.

Lu Jiao took the four little ones into the carriage and ordered Lin Da who was driving to go back to Ningzhou.

In the carriage, the four little guys didn't dare to speak for a while seeing that their mother's face was not good.

Lu Jiao quickly adjusted, seeing the four little ones worried, looked at them with a smile and said, "How is tonight? Have you eaten enough?"

The four little guys nodded: "I'm full, mother, you are angry, is Miaomiao's father making you angry?"

Thinking of Zheng Zhixing, Lu Jiao still felt uneasy. She looked at the four cubs in front of her eyes. They would also be husbands in the future. Her mother hoped that they would treat every married wife well.

For the first time, Lu Jiao looked at the four little guys seriously and said: "Son, when you grow up, you will marry wives. You must treat the wives you marry well, and you are not allowed to treat anyone else except your own. My wife is good, you know? If you let mother know that you are not good to your daughter-in-law, mother will not have sons like you."

After hearing Lu Jiao's words, the four little ones immediately expressed their opinions in unison: "Mother, don't worry, we will be like daddy, only loving our own daughter-in-law."

Lu Jiao smiled with satisfaction and touched the heads of the four little guys: "This is my mother's good son."

After speaking, she laughed first, she was also confused, how old are the four little guys, but it is good to let them know what they are talking about.

In the carriage, Lu Jiao was no longer angry, and turned around to ask Zhao Heng who was accompanying him outside, "Zhao Heng, how did you go to Zheng's house to check?"

Zhao Heng came back a long time ago, Lu Jiao didn't ask him because there were so many people, but Zhu Baozhu must be the daughter of the Zheng family.

Zhao Heng rode over and replied: "Returning to Madam, my subordinates went to Zheng's house to inquire earlier, and found that Zhu Xiaoniang and her daughter are in a very bad situation. Not only do they live poorly, they don't eat well, but Zhu Xiaoniang has also been ill recently. I heard that I was sick and didn't ask a doctor."

The Lu family felt very uncomfortable after hearing Zhao Heng's words. She liked Zhu Baozhu very much. She was really a very innocent and lovely girl, but she was treated like this. He took out a one hundred tael silver note and handed it to Zhao Heng who was outside the window: "Go to Zhao's house again to see Baozhu, give her the one hundred tael silver note, and ask her to hire a doctor. If she can't, you can ask her." If she is sick, come back and tell me, and I will give her some medicine."

Lu Jiao thought that someone with Fang's personality would not easily agree to ask Zhu Baozhu to seek medical treatment, so she asked Zhao Heng to ask what kind of illness Zhu Baozhu was suffering from. If she couldn't get medicine, she could prepare some for her.

Zhao Heng was ordered to go to work, while Lu Jiao and the others returned to Ningzhou by carriage.

It was just that the car was not far away, when Lin who was driving in front yelled, "Brother Zhou."

After pulling the horse to stop, Lu Jiao in the carriage heard his cry, and subconsciously lifted the curtain to look out, and saw a carriage parked by the side of the street at a glance. With a smiling face, he jumped out of the carriage and strode towards their carriage.

Seeing Xie Yunjin, Lu Jiao asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

After speaking, he stretched out his hand to pull Xie Yunjin into the carriage.

Xie Yunjin said with a smile: "I am worried about your mothers, so I will bring someone over to pick you up."

Lu Jiao was very useful, very happy in her heart, and the four cubs on one side were also very happy. They threw themselves on Xie Yunjin's body and got bored with him for a while, then Dabao told Xie Yunjin with a stern face: "Father, Miaomiao's father made mother unhappy today. gone?"

(end of this chapter)