Quick Wear: Cousin, Come to the Bowl Quickly

"How can you, a servant, serve tea? Look, your husband's clothes are soaked!"

"That's right, why don't you help your husband downstairs to change his clothes? It's cold in spring, what if he catches a cold?"

Because of Lu Yujie's previous instructions, he said that no matter what happened, they should not rush to make it public and just let people go to him to deal with it. Therefore, when the accident happened, the master and servant both tacitly remained silent at the first moment and did not scream in panic.

But Guan Cen didn't call out, and Chang Sun Yan didn't say anything. The men sitting around Chang Sun Yan didn't know the inside story, so when they saw Chang Sun Yan's clothes were wet, they hurriedly opened their mouths and scolded Guan Cen.

"I'm fine..." Seeing this, Chang Sun Yan tried to stop them, but Old Lady Pei and the others at the main table had already noticed the noise and asked, "What's going on over there?"

The servant standing behind Old Lady Pei hurried over to Changsun Yan. After understanding the situation, he came back to tell Old Lady, "It was said that the servant accidentally knocked over the teacup and wet Changsun's clothes. The Li family's and the Wei family's are teaching the servant a lesson for him."

"What?" Lu Yujie, who was sitting next to Old Madam Pei, let out a low cry when he heard it, and glared fiercely at the husband of the Zhang family who was sitting opposite him with a provocative look on his face.

"Why are you looking at me like that, Mr. Zhangsun? I am a rash person, so just send me away. You should go and see your husband. His clothes are too light, so don't let him be rude in front of so many people." Mr. Zhang showed a provocative smile, raised his handkerchief to wipe his mouth and said.

Lu Yujie was furious, but he knew that now was not the time to settle accounts with the bitch in front of him, so he forced a smile, stood up and said to Old Lady Pei, "Old birthday boy, I'll go see what's going on. I'll talk to you when I come back."

"Go, go, the child is important." Old Madam Pei had lived for so many years, so she naturally saw what was going on at a glance. She couldn't help but feel a little more disgusted with the husband of the Zhang family, and hurriedly waved her hand to let her servant follow Lu Yujie away.

Lu Yujie then hurriedly brought his servants to Changsun Yan's side and asked in a surprised manner, "What's going on?"

At this time, Guan Cen had already taken out a handkerchief to wipe most of the tea off Changsun Yan, but the half of Changsun Yan's shoulder stained with tea was still particularly eye-catching.

"Don't be angry, Dad. It's just that I didn't hold the tea steadily just now, so it spilled and wet my clothes." Chang Sun Yan saw that many people were looking in this direction, and he shook his head calmly.

Lu Yujie also knew that there were many people here and it was difficult to find the culprit. He could only purse his lips and nodded, then turned around and whispered to Pei Lao Madam's personal servant: "Excuse me, does your mansion have a place for male guests to change clothes and rest, so that I can take my husband to change clothes."

"Of course we have. Mr. Changsun, please follow me." The servant nodded and gestured to the others to follow him. Guan Cen then helped Changsun Yan to stand up and leave the banquet hall.

Watching the backs of the people leaving, Mr. Zhang couldn't help but reveal a smile of success on his face. He was about to leave the table contentedly, but when he turned around, he was met with the cold eyes of Old Lady Pei.

"Why are you looking at me like that, old lady?" Mr. Zhang asked with a guilty conscience when he was stared at by old lady Pei's sharp eyes.

"What? Mr. Zhang naturally knows it well. Today is my old man's birthday. If someone does some shameful things in the house, don't blame me for being rude." Old Madam Pei snorted coldly, her tone full of warning.

"Well, that's natural..." His intention was seen through, and Mr. Zhang smiled awkwardly.

"Hmph! I hope so." Old Lady Pei snorted coldly and ignored him.

Mr. Zhang secretly gritted his teeth and cursed the old man in his heart. Then he left the table in embarrassment under the inquiring gazes of everyone.

When Old Lady Pei saw him leave, she felt very annoyed. She took out a handkerchief to wipe her mouth and was about to leave the table. But at this moment, she heard a series of loud shouts coming from the door.

"Minister of the Criminal Division, Lord Lin is here!"

Everyone in the hall was shocked when they heard the sound. Even the old lady Pei, who had experienced many storms, had a changed expression. After all, the name of Lin Xi, the chief of the Criminal Justice Department, was still very intimidating among all the officials.

There is even a nursery rhyme in the capital that goes "It is better to offend the cabinet minister than to offend Lin Xi". The reason is that even if you offend the cabinet minister, he can only use his power to suppress you and then report you to the emperor. But if you offend Lin Xi, not only will your life be in danger, but your husband's family members, young and old, may have to play a game of Candy Crush.

It is rumored that Lin Xi is nine feet tall, with a face as black as charcoal and a bloodthirsty nature. She will chop off people's heads with a sword if they disagree with her. However, the emperor is particularly fond of her and even makes an exception to give her the privilege of executing first and reporting later. How can such a person with brute force and power not make people feel scared?

This is also the reason why, even though Changsun Yan is already engaged to her, no one dares to ask about this marriage today.

But although they were afraid, they were also afraid that they would be hated if they showed it too obviously. Therefore, all officials kept their distance from her, and they would send her invitations to every banquet, big or small.

But perhaps she was also aware of the image she had in everyone's mind, so she never showed up at these banquets. This time, when the Changqing Marquis's Mansion celebrated his birthday, they naturally did not forget to send invitations, but no one thought that she would show up.

Who would have thought that this man would suddenly arrive when the banquet was almost halfway through. Marquis Changqing was toasting with a group of officials outside the screen. After hearing this, his drunkenness immediately dissipated. He hurriedly stood up with the help of a servant, straightened his clothes, and was about to go to the gate to greet the man.

But before he had taken a few steps, he saw a group of people at the gate of the courtyard, surrounding a tall figure wearing a light golden brocade robe and a white jade belt around his waist, walking in.

Marquis Changqing was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly took a few steps forward, showing a somewhat flattering smile, and said enthusiastically: "Lord Lin, your presence is truly an honor to my humble abode. I am sorry for not welcoming you in person. I am sorry for not welcoming you in person."

Lin Xi raised her eyebrows, a faint smile appeared on her face, and she nodded slightly and said, "You are too polite, Marquis Changqing. I am here on behalf of His Majesty to pay my respects to the old lady today. Please come out and receive the order."

Marquis Changqing was slightly stunned when he heard this, but then he quickly realized that it was such an honor for the emperor to pay his respects to his parents. He hurriedly shouted behind the screen, "Father, the emperor has issued an order. Please come out quickly."

After that, he bowed to Lin Xi and said, "Father has just had a few drinks, so he may be slow to act. Please wait for a moment, Lord Lin."

"No problem." Lin Xi looked relaxed and seemed particularly easy to talk to.

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Here is today's update. There will be another chapter later. On the last day of 2024, I wish you all great wealth and beauty and eternal happiness in the new year!

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