The general went out again at night

Chapter 13 Servant Qu Yong

"Why should I avoid him? It's true that I was delayed by something on the way." Xia Qingshu narrowed his eyes, looked at the direction where the group of people disappeared, and said faintly: "But unexpectedly, they waited patiently for so long Long."

"Hey, General, now that we have really formed a relationship with the Zhao family, you have to be more careful in the court in the future."

"As for the court affairs, I, Xia Qingshu, sit upright and walk straight, and I am not afraid of them. It's just that I didn't come back at the agreed time today. It is indeed the general's disrespect. Uncle Liu, go and prepare some gifts and send them to Zhao's mansion. Sorry."

"Okay." Liu Qi agreed.

Liu Qi got Xia Qingshu's order, found some rare things in the storeroom and sent them to Zhao Ge's old mansion.But the person who gave the gift brought back the gift intact, and the Zhao family refused to accept it.

Liu Qi hurriedly reported the matter to Xia Qingshu again. After hearing this, Xia Qingshu just nodded, indicating that she already knew about it and didn't take it to heart, and continued to read the wounded people's confession.

Seeing Xia Qingshu's indifference towards this matter, Liu Qi couldn't help but feel a little anxious. It's okay to offend the court elder.Moreover, the general and His Royal Highness the eldest princess did not deal with it. If the two got angry together, the general's achievements over the years would be reduced to ashes, and his life might not even be saved.

"General, my subordinates have something to say, boldly speak up."

"You said so."

"After all, the general is an official in the court, so you must not offend too many dignitaries. If these people join forces to suppress you, general, I'm afraid..."

Xia Qingshu interrupted Liu Qizhi's words: "What happened today was our rudeness, but we have made up for the etiquette that should be made up. If they don't accept it, it's their problem, and it's their narrow-mindedness. If you offend me, I will make up for it. They had already offended them when the matter was sent to the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion for judgment. The fire had already started, and it didn't count what they Zhao Mansion said, nor what I Xia Qingshu said, it was the law that had the final say. Uncle Liu, don't think so much..."

"Then the general and His Royal Highness the eldest princess shouldn't be so tense, they have to give gifts and move around..."

"How can Her Royal Highness be confused with these filthy people... Hey, Uncle Liu, it's late, so don't worry about it, go back to your room and rest." Xia Qingshu stood up from the desk, pushed Holding Liu Qi's shoulders, he walked towards the door.

Liu Qi wanted to speak again, but Xia Qingshu stretched out her "pig's trotter" in front of her mouth and made a silent movement, then pulled the door of the study to send him out.

Turning his head, he saw that the door of the study room had been firmly closed. Liu Qi sighed softly, and walked towards the front yard.It's still early, he has to manage such a huge general's mansion, and there are many chores, how can he go back to his room so early to rest?

The general didn't let him take care of court affairs, but the miscellaneous affairs accumulated in the mansion still had to be dealt with.

For example, the gift returned by the Zhao family just now needs to be registered and stored; for example, it rained heavily last night, and several leaky eaves in the backyard need to be repaired...

While sorting out the order and arrangement of chores in his mind, Liu Qi walked along the corridor towards the front yard.Suddenly, a person walked forward with his head bowed and bumped into him.

"Ouch!" Liu Qi, who was very old and thin, was knocked back two steps by the man in front, staring at him.

"Butler Liu!" The person in front exclaimed, seeing that the person hit was Liu Qi, he was shocked, he quickly let go of his hand covering his head, took a big step forward, and supported Liu Qi With a shaking body, he bent down and apologized, "I'm sorry, Steward Liu, I didn't see you ahead."

Liu Qi's dizzy eyes widened, and he saw the face of the person in front of him clearly: "Qu Yong?"

"It's me." Qu Yong supported Liu Qi and sat down on the wooden chair beside the corridor, his face was full of apology: "Butler Liu, please sit down slowly, I didn't look at the road just now."

After a while, the dizziness in Liu Qi's head disappeared a lot, but the place where the collision still hurt, he gently rubbed it with his hands, and said slowly: "Didn't I send you to find the general? Wet, come back so late?"

"I couldn't find the general anywhere in the inner city, so I went to the outer city to look for it. After searching for a long time in the outer city, I still couldn't find the general."

"The general has already returned home, how did you get so wet?"

Qu Yong replied: "Didn't it rain heavily this morning? There was a drainage canal in the outer city that was blocked, and the streets and lanes in the low-lying areas were flooded. I guessed that the general might be there to check the disaster situation of the people and looked for it. As a result, the village There was a family who wanted to plant trees at the door, and dug a few big planting holes, and I fell in without paying attention, and my whole body was wet."

After listening, Liu Qi said angrily: "That family is really careless, the tree has not been planted, and the hole should be covered with something, or it should be used as a reminder."

"There should be a reminder, but I was in a hurry and didn't notice it."

"Hey, your face is still green, did you knock it when you fell?"

"Yes." Qu Yong nodded.

"I've been worrying about my head for the past two days. After being bumped by you, it's cleared up a lot. I'm fine, but you should pay more attention when you walk next time. Alright, it's so cold, go and change your clothes quickly. Otherwise, you will get sick, I ordered the kitchen to cook a bowl of noodles, you can eat after changing your clothes."

"Well, I'll keep my lesson in mind and I won't do it again. Thank you, Steward Liu." Qu Yong stood up and bowed.

"Let's go." After that, Liu Qi got up and moved slowly to the front yard, while Qu Yong was walking towards the backyard residence wrapped in wet clothes, with a strange expression on his pale face.

"Hey, Qu Yong, why did you come back? If we don't come back, we will report to the government." Back in the backyard room, several servants who lived with him surrounded him and asked warmly.

"I, I didn't pay attention when I was walking, and I accidentally fell into the puddle." Qu Yong chuckled twice, and wanted to raise the corners of his mouth, but found that his face was frozen.

Wu Quan, the foreman, saw that his lips were turning white from the cold, and said, "Everyone, don't chat with him yet. Qu Yong, go take a hot bath and change into dry clothes, or you will suffer from the cold."

"That's right." Everyone said in unison, and then dispersed.

Qu Yong opened his closet, took a set of clean clothes and walked to the bathroom.When he finished taking a shower and walked into the room, he happened to meet Wu Quan, the foreman, walking towards him holding a bowl of hot noodles.

Seeing Qu Yong coming back, Wu Quan immediately called out: "Butler Liu asked the cook to bring it to you. I met you halfway and brought it for you. Eat it while it's hot."

Qu Yong took the face and quickly thanked him: "Thank you Angkor."

"Why are you being polite!" Wu Quan laughed heartily twice, and patted Qu Yong on the shoulder: "We are all brothers, rest early, and we will be on duty tomorrow."

After Wu Quan finished speaking, he turned around and wanted to leave, but Qu Yong hesitated for a while, and called out to him: "Angkor, wait."

"What's the matter? Are you in trouble?" Wu Quan turned his head and asked with concern.

Qu Yong scratched his head with one hand, and said embarrassedly: "My daughter will be one year old in the future...I want to ask for a shift...Go back to accompany my wife and daughter..."

"Hey, I thought you were in some serious trouble. It turns out that you just need to transfer shifts. Of course it's okay." Qu Yong usually has an honest appearance. No matter who asks him for help, he is willing to help. When an honest person encounters difficulties, he likes to carry them on his own. "Xiao Zhou will be free in the mansion in the future, so let him be on duty for you. Anyway, you have helped him so many times before, so it is okay for him to help you once." You should go back and spend time with your wife and daughter."

"Thank you Angkor, thank you Angkor." Qu Yong thanked repeatedly.

After bidding farewell to Wu Quan, Qu Yong returned to the room with the noodles in his hands. Most of the people living with him had already fallen asleep, leaving only two candles.Qu Yong walked lightly to his bed, and put the noodles on the small table beside the bed.

His stomach was already rumbling with hunger, but he didn't put down his chopsticks right away, his lower lip, which had regained blood color, was bitten hard by his upper teeth, and he was very preoccupied.

In the dim candlelight, Qu Yong suddenly clenched his fists.