Joy of Life: Starting from Teacher Fan Xian

The welcoming banquet was held in Huamanlou in Suzhou, a favorite place for officials to have fun. But today was quite unexpected. Many officials just sat for a while, paid their respects, and then left.

Perhaps it was because the shadow cast by Lin Ruo this morning was too great, causing these officials who usually enjoyed a good life to feel uncomfortable sitting there, and therefore they dispersed so quickly.

They didn't care what Lin Ruo thought of them. As long as they showed basic courtesy, an imperial envoy would not be able to threaten the officials of Jiangnan Road.

It was the same as during the day, with Jiangnan Governor Xue Qing acting as the guest of honor, drinking and chatting happily with Lin Ruo.

The Suzhou city officials who had no choice but to stay could not pull off such a trick. They all forced themselves to smile, and would toast from time to time, trying their best to appear free and easy.

At the end of the banquet, Xue Qing spoke carefully, "Master Lin, the Ming family is waiting outside and wants to meet you."

"Really?" Lin Ruo saw the head of the Ming family waiting outside very early, and smiled slightly, "I'm afraid it's not possible now. Let's talk about it after I come back from the three major workshops of the inner treasury."

Xue Qing had no objection and immediately sent someone out to pass on the message.

Ming Qingda, the head of the Ming family, was standing outside in plain clothes. When he heard what was said inside, he turned around and left.

Ming Lanshi followed behind, wondering, "What's going on, father?"

Logically speaking, since they are all here and have been introduced by the Governor, the Imperial Envoy should meet them no matter what. Such arrogance is really puzzling.

Ming Lanshi couldn't help but feel disappointed. He still had some good feelings towards this young imperial envoy. He thought that the hospitality he had given the mansion the day before was very thoughtful and without any mistakes.

But at this moment, it seems that it is just as my grandmother said, this imperial envoy is determined to go against their Ming family to the end.

"Don't think too much. The bill has been sent, but the imperial envoy has no intention of talking to us or even blaming us. The most likely possibility is that he thinks there is no problem with the bill, so there is nothing to say." Ming Qingda said soothingly.

"You also know the character of this imperial envoy. He doesn't like to curry favor with others, nor does he like others to curry favor with him. What happened at the dock is a living example."

Ming Lanshi suddenly raised his head with some excitement: "That means that this imperial envoy has no intention of opposing our Ming family to death, and he only wants to deal with the eldest princess?"

"Dealing with the princess is the same as dealing with us," Ming Qingda said contemptuously.

"We can't interfere in the affairs of the three major workshops in the inner treasury, father. After all, we are only engaged in the shipping business. If the imperial envoy really starts from the inner treasury, it will not affect the Ming family."

Ming Qingda suddenly smiled when he heard this: "I think I didn't explain it to you clearly. The correct bill just now is only one reason. In fact, there is another more credible reason."

Ming Lanshi frowned.

Ming Qingda's words became more relaxed as he spoke, "This imperial envoy has made up his mind to fight us to the end. If that's the case, there's no need for him to put on a show of subtlety for us."

"Maybe they are secretly working together to deal with the people in Neikuli while investigating the rampant pirates. Once they have evidence, they will bring an army to the Ming family to bring charges."

Ming Lanshi was stunned and said, "No matter how powerful one is, the hidden dangers of pirates cannot be detected, so father doesn't need to worry."

"Mother has hired many Junshan Society masters to take care of the survivors. Logically, there shouldn't be any evidence left." Ming Qingda said, but he was not at all reassured. There is no wall that is impenetrable in the world.

"Lord Lin, who is this person next to you..." At the banquet, Xue Qing took a general look, thought for a while and asked curiously.

At the martial arts conference a few days ago, I had heard that a ninth-rank swordsman had come from Dongyi City, but I didn't know his identity. Now he is accompanying Lin Ruo.

Xue Qing's expression became more serious. Although the Saintess of Northern Qi was not present, it was hard to guarantee that she had any relationship with Lin Ruo. Someone saw the two of them drinking together that day. Xue Qing really couldn't guess how this imperial envoy could make friends with so many heroes at the same time.

Thinking of the fact that the Imperial Envoy himself was also an absolute master, and once had the reputation of breaking into the Sword House alone, Xue Qing was extremely shocked, and his expression could not help but show respect. How could he dare to offend such a person?

"Lord Xue should have heard of the swordsman from Dongyi City." Lin Ruo replied calmly.

"I have heard of it, but I didn't expect that he has such a deep relationship with Lord Lin." Xue Qing laughed dryly.

Lin Ruo said casually: "Just a friend I made in Dongyi City."

Wang Shisanlang bowed in response to the gesture, and Xue Qing quickly returned the bow. He always attached great importance to interacting with people in the martial arts world, otherwise he would not have fully supported the Ming family in hosting the martial arts conference.

What's more, Xue Qing is a ninth-rank martial artist, and is especially rare to see.

The banquet ended very late because the governor and the new envoy hit it off and had a great time chatting.

It was almost late at night when the banquet ended. Lin Ruo first sent the drunken governor to the official sedan chair, and then said goodbye to those subordinates who had suffered so much, and then took Wang Shisanlang to the carriage for the return journey.

When I opened the curtain, the night wind from Suzhou City blew in unconsciously, bringing a cool and comfortable feeling.

Lin Ruo gently patted her rosy cheeks. With the help of her internal energy, even though she had drunk a lot of wine, she was not drunk at all at the moment.

"You've been standing for more than three hours. You must be tired." Lin Ruo couldn't help but teasing after sitting back in the carriage.

Shisan Wang stood at the table like a fool. Apart from Xue Qing's questions, he didn't say a single word the entire time.

Lin Ruo didn't mean to make things difficult for him, and gestured to leave during the period. Unfortunately, Wang Shisanlang was very stubborn in these aspects, and no one knew what he was guarding.

"Why did you bring me here?" Wang Shisanlang skipped the topic and asked.

Lin Ruo simply answered, "Jianlu disciples serve as guards, of course, for the sake of prestige."

Lin Ruo was not joking, this was the truth, whether he was showing it to Xue Qing or to the officials who were not tactful enough in the room.

In short, it is enough to shake their determination against the Ming family.

In the whole city of Suzhou, there is no official who has no connection with the Ming family. Lin Ruo certainly does not expect anyone to stand on his side.

I just wanted to let them know that I am not someone who can be easily messed with.

"When we go to the inner storehouse tomorrow, there will be a lot of people to deal with." Lin Ruo muttered, "If we want to put the bidding on the agenda, we must deal with the conflicts in the inner storehouse, lest some people are dissatisfied and go on strike and march. That would be bad."

"It would be very troublesome to organize such a huge organization as the Inner Treasury," said Wang Shisanlang.

Lin Ruo smiled deeply: "That's not necessarily true. When no one dares to provoke you, fists are the way to solve all problems. What's more, our respected princess can only sit and wait for death."

Since you are dealing with someone, you must not be polite.

(End of this chapter)