Pei Wenlang and others were already confused by the fact that a servant in the mansion was called grandpa by the young lady. Her real grandpas were like grandsons in front of her.

Do they dare to complain? No!

Zhou Chen, who was waiting aside, walked out from behind the tree.

Mu Qingyu said: "Record and archive these objects!"

Zhou Chen said: "Yes, little miss!"

Looking at Zhou Chen, who was also dressed in dusty servant clothes, with an inconspicuous and slightly old face, Pei Wenlang and others had very complicated expressions.

They had never looked up to Zhou Chen, a domestic slave, before, but who knew that this man was actually a scholar.

Zhou Chen said: "You guys come with me."

Pei Wenlang and others looked at each other, and just in time, they handed back the things, which were from the Marquis Weiwu Mansion, and they also had accounts to settle with Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen did not avoid them, and directly sent the items back to the warehouse and registered them in front of them. Then he locked the warehouse, turned around and said, "Okay, the items have been certified. These twenty-one items have been certified."

Everything is true. You can go back! The young lady will give you a day off today, and you will continue to work tomorrow, so don’t delay!"

I knew it wasn't that easy.

When Pei Wenlang and the others knew about this, they had to tell Mu Qingyu directly that Zhou Chen could not be in charge.

Seeing Zhou Chen turn around and prepare to leave, Pei Wenlang immediately grabbed him and said, "Steward Zhou, please take a step to speak!"

"Do you have anything else to do?"

Zhou Chen stopped and looked at them doubtfully.

Pei Wenlang and others secretly hated him for being so good at pretending.

Pei Jinhai was still impatient and said directly: "Now that the matter is over, should Butler Zhou return the fifty taels of silver to us?"

"What silver?"

Pei Wenlang stopped pretending: "The complaint is five taels, we admit it. But since Butler Zhou did not hire a lawyer, the money he paid for the lawyer should be returned to us. Butler Zhou, it's not that we are stingy, this is all hard-earned money!"

Please be kind to Butler Zhou!"

Zhou Chen said: "Oh?"

He glanced at several people and said with a half-smile: "Did you win the lawsuit?"

"Win!" Isn't this asking knowingly?

"I said I would hire a successful lawyer for you. Since you won," Zhou Chen said calmly, "Didn't I help you?"

Pei Wenlang and others: "...Help, it helped." If it hadn't been for those letters and books, they might not have been able to figure it out at the moment, so the Gang must have helped, and they couldn't deny this.

Zhou Chen said: "Isn't it settled then? I am your lawyer, and I helped you win. Did I achieve the promised victory? You won the lawsuit, do you want to admit it now?"

"No, we are all on our own, so why do you still charge so much?"

Zhou Chen stroked his beard and smiled: "Are you afraid there is some misunderstanding? I am the steward of the Marquis Weiwu Mansion, how can I be the same as you?"

The faces of Pei Wenlang and others suddenly became ugly. How dare a housekeeper look down on them?

What about scholars? Scholars from decades ago would no longer be able to take exams for merit and fame, so why are they still showing off their nobility here?

But Zhou Chen said slowly: "You will leave here in the future and go to your own land to eat delicious food and drink hot food. Here, you are just staying temporarily. So don't say that you are one of your own.

If you say this, you are degrading your status, and I am the first one not to allow it."

Brother Pei Wenlang: "..."

"Steward Zhou," Pei Linxuan rolled his eyes and immediately said with a smile on his face: "Steward Zhou, I want to lend you some good words. But as you know, we are poor now. We don't have much left in our hands. Steward Zhou has always been right

We are very considerate of you, and this matter is also thanks to Butler Zhou, and we are certainly grateful. However, can we get a discount on the litigation fees because we have known each other for such a long time?"

Zhou Chen shook his head and said with a kind face: "Brother Lin Xuan, this brother clearly settles the accounts, and the amount is the amount agreed upon. If I give a discount, wouldn't it mean that your face is worthless? Or, everyone looks at Pei Song.

Are you unhappy that the father and son were beaten dozens of times? Gold and silver are like dirt. Those who have been masters and nobles have a bigger picture than a little butler like me, right?"

Pei Wenlang and the others still wanted to talk, but Zhou Chen sighed and said, "To be fair, I don't earn much money at ordinary times. If I take out what I have earned, I will feel bad.

When you are in a bad mood, you may forget to ask the little lady for the antidote for you..."

Brother Pei Wenlang: "..."

Although they were very unwilling, they knew that the money would never come back.

Several people left angrily with Zhou Chen's smiling eyes.

Pei Ji came back in the middle of the afternoon and went to inspect the village.

Mu Qingyu assigned two bodyguards with good martial arts skills to his side.

Pei Ji also practiced martial arts when he was young, and now his body and bones have been strengthened by medicinal food.

He is just fifty years old, has good energy, and can't sit still.

He had been there for three days this time and didn't even know that Pei Song had complained and Pei Wenlang and others wanted to take back some of the jade in the mansion.

When he learned that Mu Qingyu was there, he immediately said: "Ask the kitchen to cook more dishes that the young lady likes to eat. Is the young lady in Danyi Garden?"

"Grandpa, are you looking for me?"

Pei Ji raised his eyes and saw Mu Qingyu coming this way. He quickly walked over and said with a smile: "Yu'er, you haven't been to see grandpa for so many days. Are you busy again?"

Mu Qingyu was very satisfied when she looked at Pei Ji, who now had no visible leg problems with her prosthetic limb. Her carefully designed prosthetic limb was getting better and better with her grandpa. Of course she was happy that her grandpa was doing so well.

She said: "I came over to see grandpa yesterday, but you went to Zhuangzi, and I have been waiting for you!"

"If I had known that Yu'er was coming, I wouldn't have gone to Zhuangzi!" Pei Ji smiled.

The two chatted and laughed from time to time.

Nie Shan looked at the backs of his grandfather and grandson with a happy face. It was great that the little lady was here. Because of the little lady's appearance, the head of the family recovered, and the Weiwu Hou Mansion finally became like a mansion, and their lives also improved.

More and more hope.

The little lady is really capable.

If the young lady hadn't come, he couldn't even imagine what the current Weiwu Hou Mansion would be like, and what the current head of the family would be like?

It was because of the spirit of the lady that she sent such a powerful and lovely little lady to the head of the family.

The grandfather and grandson were talking in the hall, and Mu Qingyu made tea by herself. The whole hall was enveloped in the fragrance of tea, and just smelling it made people feel refreshed.

Mu Qingyu suddenly asked: "Grandpa, does the Luo Mansion over on Nanming Street have some connection with the Weiwu Marquis Mansion?"

Pei Ji was startled, his hands trembled, and half of the cup of tea suddenly spilled out.

He hurriedly put it down and said with a smile: "The Luo Mansion over there is the residence of the bachelor's student, and it has nothing to do with us!"

Mu Qingyu was curious again: "Isn't there a rule in this dynasty that only the residences of officials of the third rank and above can be called mansions, and the bachelor's degree is the fourth rank, right? Or the fourth rank, why can their residences be hung up in front of the door?

The word Luofu?"

Looking at his granddaughter's bright eyes, Pei Ji felt that her question had a profound meaning, so he still said: "It seems that Yu'er also knows a lot about the affairs of the DPRK. Does Yu'er know who the prime minister of our DPRK is?"

"Prime Minister Ming, Lord Ming Chongjun, Mr. Ming!"

Pei Ji smiled and said: "Yes, there is only one prime minister now. In the past, the court was divided into left and right prime ministers. This Ming Prime Minister is actually the left prime minister. Thirty years ago, there was a right prime minister in the court.

The right prime minister is Mr. Luo. Mr. Luo lives a frugal life, is prudent in serving the public, and loves the people like a son. After Mr. Luo retired from office due to poor health, the emperor no longer had the position of right prime minister, so for so many years

, then there will be no right minister anymore.”

"Because of the emperor's appreciation and praise for Prime Minister Luo, although Prime Minister Luo's son is only a fourth-grade bachelor, the two-character plaque with the word "Luo Mansion" written by the emperor himself has been allowed to be used by Prime Minister Luo's descendants.

"

Mu Qingyu said clearly: "That's it!"

She added: "Grandpa, I went to Baiyuan Mountain a few days ago and met a monk. Her family name is Luo. She seems to know grandpa and uncle!"

Pei Ji's hand shook again. This time, the entire teacup was knocked over. He hurriedly wiped it, looking a little in a hurry.

Mu Qingyu took the clean soft cloth next to her, started to do it herself, and said casually: "Grandpa, is there anything that I shouldn't know?"

Pei Ji was stunned for a moment, and then he sighed and said: "It's not that you can't know, the dust-laden past many years ago is related to your uncle..."

"I see!"

Pei Ji sighed and said: "Thirty years ago, your great-grandmother was still alive, and she was a good friend of Mrs. Luo Xiang. At that time, your uncle was only a few years old, and Luo Xiang's granddaughter was only one year old. Your great-grandmother took your uncle with her.

I went to attend Luo Xiang's granddaughter's birthday party. During the Zhou ceremony, Luo Xiang's granddaughter grabbed a pen for the first time. The second time, she grabbed the hand of your uncle who was playing nearby, which caused a burst of laughter.

The two families were originally on good terms, but your great-grandmother and Mrs. Luo Xiang joked about getting married."

Mu Qingyu couldn't help but laugh when she thought of that scene.

"Later, the two children were childhood sweethearts, and the marriage was decided. However, when your uncle was eighteen years old and could get married, Prime Minister Luo passed away, and the granddaughter of the Luo family had to observe mourning for three years, so the marriage was delayed. When your uncle was twenty,

, Mrs. Luo Xiang also passed away, and the granddaughter of the Luo family only observed two years of her three-year period of filial piety, so three more years were added!"

Mu Qingyu: "..."

This is really a long time coming.

Because the previous dynasty emphasized civility over military affairs, treacherous ministers were in power, there were no brave generals in the court, and border wars were incessant, the Eastern Xia was retreating step by step. After Emperor Gaozu ascended the throne, he changed the habits of the previous dynasty and placed equal emphasis on civil and military affairs. Therefore, civil servants and generals could only have character.
To be continued...