After rebirth, I married the emperor's uncle and overthrew my ex-husband's kingdom

Behind the official, a woman in a coarse linen shirt and a headscarf of the same color on her head was filled with fear and trepidation. Her legs went weak and she fell to her knees, crying loudly, "Sir, I am only Qiao Laosan's mistress. I know nothing about what Qiao Laosan did!"

Aunt Qiao looked at the village woman in front of her with heavy eyes.

Qiao Laosan’s lover?

No wonder he didn’t leave after taking the silver, it turns out he was after this woman’s belly!

It’s true that there is more success than failure!

Xu Lingyun's gaze fell on Aunt Qiao's gloomy face. His eyes moved and a good idea suddenly came to his mind.

He looked at Captain Liu and said, "I have been busy with a lot of cases these days, so I don't have time to take care of other things. You take him back to the government office and interrogate Qiao Lao San in three days!"

Captain Liu accepted the look Xu Lingyun gave him, suppressed his doubts, and immediately responded, "Yes."

Bai Youyou didn't know about Qiao Laosan yet, so she asked curiously, "Master Xu, who is this Qiao Laosan?"

Not only Bai Youyou was confused, Bai Qingyu and Li on the side were also curious about the identity of this Qiao Lao San.

Not to mention anything else, just the last name "Qiao" made everyone present suspicious.

"The cart of firewood sold to the Marquis' Mansion was done by Qiao Lao San. He was found by General Lu and is now imprisoned in the dungeon of the government office."

As Xu Lingyun spoke, he noticed the expression on Aunt Qiao's face. "I have been busy with official business these days and haven't had time to interrogate her yet. Now that Qiao Lao San's mistress has been found, it's a good opportunity to interrogate her together."

When Aunt Qiao heard that Xu Lingyun had not yet interrogated Qiao Lao San, a hint of joy flashed across her eyes.

Xu Lingyun noticed the flash of joy in her eyes, and the look in her drooping eyes was dark and unclear.

"Lord Xu is diligent in serving the people, tirelessly doing his job, and loyal in his actions. This is truly admirable."

Bai Zhenzhen's words caused everyone present to look at him in different ways.

Bai Qingyu glared at her, but Li smiled and agreed, "Zhenzhen is right. Lord Xu has put his country before his family and his public interests before his own. He works diligently and like thunder and lightning, and it is really hard work."

Mrs. Li looked up at the sky and said, "It is already noon. Mr. Xu and Miss Xu should stay and have some simple food."

Bai Zhenzhen walked towards Xu Mengling with a smile, took her hand affectionately and said, "Ms. Mengling, we haven't seen each other for a long time. It's a good opportunity for us to talk together."

Xu Mengling glanced at Bai Youyou and politely withdrew her hand. "Menling is here today to visit Mrs. Bai Er, so I won't bother Madam Hou. Let's do it another day."

Bai Youyou looked at Bai Zhenzhen's flattering look, suppressed the strange feeling in her heart, and said with a smile: "My mother is very happy that Miss Xu is coming today, and she went to prepare early in the morning."

Just at this moment, Xiaoju came over and whispered in her ear: "Miss, Madam said the food is ready, and Uncle Lu asked you to invite Lord Xu to come over for dinner."

"Then Second Aunt must have prepared a lot of delicious food today." Bai Zhenzhen also heard what Xiaoju said. She raised her lips and smiled charmingly, "Then I will also be shameless and go to Second Aunt's house for a free meal."

"Go ahead." Before Bai Youyou could say anything, Li waved her hand at her with a look of satisfaction, "Entertain Miss Xu well."

Bai Zhenzhen knew very well the Lu family's wealth. No matter how carefully they prepared, it would probably be a simple meal that was not worthy of being served in a formal dining room.

She smiled and said, "Second Aunt has always been frugal, I'm afraid the preparations are not adequate. Please ask the kitchen to send some food over later."

"it is good."

Li smiled gently.

Before, she was worried that her daughter was too proud and would look down on the widower Xu Lingyun, but seeing her attitude now, good things were about to happen.

Xu Lingyun always felt that there was a strange look in Li's eyes when he looked at him, as if an elder was looking at a younger person.

Just as he was about to lead people away, Bai Youyou's crisp voice came: "Uncle Xu, let's go, my mother has prepared food and wine."

The Lu family usually doesn't know etiquette, Bai Qingyu didn't expect that today they don't even shy away from men outside their family!

Hearing this, he frowned and scolded, "Your father hasn't come home yet, and you are all women. How can you let Master Xu, a man outside, have dinner with you? How can you be so rude!"

"My uncle is here today, and my second brother is here too. It was my uncle who asked me to invite Uncle Xu to have dinner with us. You are worrying too much, uncle."

This person was just short of saying that Lu was shameless.

Bai Youyou's face darkened as he spoke indifferently. When he looked at Xu Lingyun, he smiled again, "Uncle Xu, you've been busy all morning. Aren't you hungry?"

"I wasn't hungry originally, but now that you said that, I'm hungry again."

Xu Lingyun said with a smile, and without paying any attention to Bai Qingyu's unhappy expression, he left with Bai Youyou.

Bai Zhenzhen frowned and glanced at Bai Qingyu, "Dad, don't speak so harshly next time."

After saying that, she quickly caught up with Bai Youyou and the others.

Li also complained to Bai Qingyu, "Why are you so angry in public?"

Normally, whenever something happened to the second son, he would sit with his legs crossed and watch the show with gloating eyes. If Lu really cheated on the second son today, he would be so happy that he would not only watch the show but also meddle in other people's business.

"What kind of evil fire are you talking about?!"

Bai Qingyu glared at Lu, "Didn't you promise me last time? Now——"

Surrounded by maids and servants, he gritted his teeth and swallowed the words that were about to come out of his throat. He flicked his sleeves heavily, and strode away with a sullen face.

"I'm afraid this disease has spread to the eyes."

Li muttered quietly.

She asked Qian Momo to go to the big kitchen to send some meat dishes to the second room, and then followed Bai Qingyu back to her own yard.

In the fragrant garden.

Lu Zhenguo sat on the chair with his arms and legs folded. When he saw Xu Lingyun, he smiled and waved to him, "Master Xu, please sit down."

Xu Lingyun lifted his robe and sat beside him. "I am on duty today and cannot drink. I will host you another day and have a drink with General Lu."

"No problem, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

Lu Zhenguo smiled heartily and patted his shoulder with his big palm with controlled force.

Bai Luochuan, who was standing aside, bowed and called out "Master Xu".

"Today I am the guest and you are the host, no need to be polite."

Xu Lingyun was the top scholar in the imperial examination and also Confucius' favorite student. It was the first time that Bai Luochuan sat at the same table with Lord Xu, and his heart couldn't help but beat wildly.

"Miss Xu, please sit down."

Bai Youyou asked Xu Mengling to sit next to Lord Xu, and she sat next to Xu Mengling.

Bai Zhenzhen was left aside, looking somewhat embarrassed.

The smile on her face was a little stiff, but she still suppressed her anger and sat down next to Bai Youyou.

She was a little surprised when she saw the various dishes on the table, including Jufulou’s specialty golden pigeon and eight-treasure crispy duck.

When did the Lu family become so extravagant?

On weekdays, they ate whatever the big kitchen cooked and never gave money privately to improve the food. But today, he was willing to spend seven or eight taels of silver per dish on golden pigeon and eight-treasure crispy duck.