I slay demons and demons with poetry

Chapter 354 Asking About Marriage Again
Song Mu came to Lai Inspector's house with the post. The Inspector of Jiangnan East Road was named Lai Pingdong. He was a Jinshi in the Huanwen period, but he never showed his mountains and dews until the Chongwen period. , became the governor of this rich place.

Logically speaking, to be able to receive such favor from the Holy Majesty, it is due to the governor's efforts to manage the place well and properly.

But the other party has been in office for a few years, except for the taxation required by the court and the removal of demons, he has hardly made any achievements in other aspects.

Because it relies on the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, the Eastern Frontier Army is stationed here, and institutions such as the Qing Tianwei are located here, the economy is now flourishing here, and the people live and work in peace and contentment.

This time and again, this place has become a place where many officials are happy to retire.

The Governor Lai also lived a very free and easy life. During the few years he took office, the only thing people remembered about him was the many poems and songs he wrote in various literary conferences.

Song Mu came here full of doubts, handed in the post, and the servant of Lai's house immediately took Song Mu inside.

Although it was still the New Year, the governor did not go to the Taoist office, but worked at home.

Song Mu followed the young man into the courtyard, but suddenly heard a few people talking at the side, turned his head and saw a few men who looked like scholars talking in the corridor on one side of the house.

But there was a familiar face inside.

The picture He Shengtu saw on the Gu Zhai that day, the other party was chatting and laughing happily with several young masters at the moment.

Song Mu walked quickly from the far side, and He Tusheng seemed to have noticed the situation here, and saw Song Mu's back going deep into the house, and there was a bit of joy on his face at this moment.

But immediately he started talking eagerly with the few people next to him.

Song Mu walked into this spacious Lai's house at this moment. Although the Lai's house is an official residence, it has a high standard. After walking through several yards this time, Song Mu was finally brought to a study.

Walking into the study room, the countless books placed on the bookshelves on both sides immediately gave people a sense of shock, and Song Mu looked at a middle-aged man who was writing with his head bowed in the study room.

The middle-aged man was wearing a satin robe, and his hair was pinned directly with a jade hairpin. The hand holding the writing brush moved quickly, and the brush was moving like a snake, with an expression of extreme concentration.

Song Mu stood by and watched, quietly waiting for the other party to finish their work.

After a while, the other party finally put down the pen in his hand, and looked up at Song Mu at this moment, with a straight face and a smile on his face.

"Song Jieyuan is here, come quickly, come and enjoy the copying of the old man!"

Inspector Lai was so kind to Song Mu, this time he lured Song Mu forward, Song Mu repeatedly bowed his hands and stepped forward.

When he arrived at the book case, Song Mu was also taken aback when he looked at the article that Governor Lai had just written.

This turned out to be his own "Watching the Sea Tide".

The font used by Lai Cishi is a bit wild, but after reading the whole article, it also has a different kind of beauty.

Governor Lai stroked his beard and asked Song Mu with a smile on his face.

"The poem written by Song Jieyuan is at its peak. The old man wanted to copy it on a whim. I don't know what Xie Yuan thinks?"

Song Mu raised his head immediately, cupped his hands and said.

"It is my honor to be praised by the governor."

"Hey, the old man doesn't like to hear that, it's too reserved."

Lai Cishi smiled and waved his hands at the moment, but he looked at Song Mu carefully. He saw that Song Mu was tall and handsome, and he was very polite when he spoke and acted. He also thought of the surprise of the poem he had just copied on the table, and he was also smiling at this moment .

Seeing Lai Cishi sizing him up like this, Song Mu felt a little embarrassed at the moment.

Immediately afterward, Inspector Lai smiled and said to Song Mu.

"What is Song Jieyuan's plan for coming to Jinling this time?"

Song Mu opened his mouth to answer, and the other party immediately pulled Song Mu to sit down, ordered someone outside to bring tea, and then began to chat with Song Mu.

But after a long time, the content of the conversation between the other party and Song Mu turned out to be some parents' gossip, and Song Mu was confused.

At this moment, someone outside the door brought tea.

Song Mu also looked up at the moment, but saw a well-dressed young woman coming over, slowly walking in front of the two with tea in her hand, saluted carefully, and then served tea to the two.

At that moment, the other party's beautiful eyes met Song Mu's, but Song Mu moved away immediately, and at this moment, he felt two points of doubt in his heart.

Lai Inspector next to him took the tea, but the little girl did not leave, and Lai Inspector had already smiled and said to Song Mu.

"Song Jieyuan, this is the little girl Wan'er, she is in the [-]th year, Wan'er, I will meet Song Jieyuan soon."

"See Jieyuan."

Lai Wan'er's crisp voice came immediately, Song Mu heard it, and immediately got up and cupped his hands, but his eyes were on Lai Inspector.

Governor Lai smiled slightly at the moment, and said to Song Mu clearly.

"The little girl has been raised in a deep boudoir, but she has also read a lot of poetry and books, and she is very familiar with Song Jieyuan's poems."

"Song Jieyuan, didn't you just say that you are not married yet? But I don't know what you think of the little girl?"

When Lai Wan'er heard Lai Pingdong's words, her face flushed slightly, she lowered her head shyly, but there was a joyful smile on the corner of her mouth.

Song Mu understood immediately, got up quickly at this moment, and said with a somewhat panicked expression.

"I come from a humble background, but I don't dare to offend you like this."

Hearing this, Inspector Lai was taken aback for a moment, and Lai Wan'er's expression was even more frustrating, as if there were two cheers and disappointment.

Song Mu was also sweating in his heart at the moment, it turned out that Lai Shishi came to him today to marry his own daughter Lalang.

If I had known this before, I would have to drag the master here no matter what I said.

In that case, let the master do the matter of beating the mandarin ducks, which will definitely save a lot of work.

But now, you have to be more careful about what you say.

Sure enough, Nai Inspector Lai heard Song Mu say this, but he still smiled and said again.

"Why did Song Jieyuan say this? The old man said it sincerely. Besides, this matter is also my daughter's willingness. I just look at Song Jieyuan's attitude."

Saying this, Lai Wan'er looked hopeful again, as if she really wanted to hear the answer she wanted from Song Mu's mouth.

Song Mu glanced at the other party, and quickly bowed his head, with a dazed expression at the moment.

This time it was a bit difficult to ride a tiger, Song Mu was thinking quickly in his mind.

And Nalai Inspector seemed to be very confident, this time he was sitting and drinking tea, Song Mu thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth and cupped his hands.

"Sorry to offend me, this matter..."

"Could it be that Xie Yuan has another new love? Could it be the daughter of the Water Transport Envoy?"

Before Song Mu finished speaking, Governor Lai suddenly said something like this, Song Mu paused suddenly, and was about to open his mouth, but stopped again.

How could Song Mu dare to use the slope to get off the donkey? If he said it himself, if the governor put on small shoes for Gu Shifan, he would have to bear the blame.

For a moment, Song Mu was quite annoyed, feeling that Governor Lai was a little bullying, but seeing Lai Wan'er's astonished expression, he sighed slightly, raised his hand and said.

"The next thing I want to do is to seek fame and get married, but now I don't think about it."

After saying this, Lai Wan'er's eyes turned red, and she looked a bit like pear blossoms with rain.

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(End of this chapter)