When Zhao Hongrun and Zongwei left from the Criminal Department, they unexpectedly saw Wen Qi and Zongwei Zhou Pu next to the stone lion outside the mansion gate. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Seeing his Royal Highness, Zhou Pu arched his hand and said with a smile: "Fang Cai, I saw the official department Shangshu He Mei here, the old man's face is not very good-looking, Your Highness, have you offended people again?" ”

Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun was so depressed that he almost vomited blood, and retorted angrily: "Do you think this king will offend who he sees?" ”

But after saying this, he was also a little weak-hearted, after all, the secretary of the Ministry of Shangshu He Mei was indeed angry by his straightforward inquiry.

So he immediately changed the subject: "Ahem, why are you two here?" ”

As he spoke, he glanced at Wen Qi.

Not to mention that Wei Jiao and the others behind Zhao Hongrun were snickering, just because His Royal Highness deliberately changed the topic, Zhou Pu guessed that Fang Cai's official Shangshu He Mei left angrily, and he would not be able to escape from his Royal Highness.

However, he didn't dig deeper, after all, he Zhou Pu was not a dead guy like Mu Qing and Lu Mu who "didn't know how to advance or retreat", and he had to sacrifice such a murderous killing move as being transferred to the Youma Army to pick up horse dung before he was willing to wake up.

"Then I have to ask Mr. Wen...... Zhou Pu nodded at Wen Qi, and smiled maliciously: "Mr. Wen is finally willing to serve His Highness today, and can't wait to ask the humble duty to take him to find His Highness...... When he came, he was in a hurry, and he didn't bring the token of the house, so he was stopped by the guards, and he simply waited for His Highness here. ”

"Oh?" Zhao Hongrun glanced at Wen Qi with some surprise, and was really a little surprised.

You must know that Wen Qi has temporarily lived in King Su's Mansion since he rescued him from Dali Temple two days ago, and during this period, Zhao Hongrun has also recruited Wen Qi many times, but this Wen Qi has a stubborn temper and refuses to serve as his Zhao Hongrun's staff, maybe he still has some mustard in his heart - after all, Wen Qi always felt that meeting a certain His Royal Highness King Su was the unfortunate beginning of his fall to the point where he is now.

And because he values Wen Qi's talent, Zhao Hongrun doesn't want to use the arrears to force the other party, so he decided to eat and drink in the house, anyway, in his opinion, as long as Wen Qi doesn't leave, sooner or later he will loosen his mouth, after all, eating people has a short mouth.

It's just that this Mr. Wen "woke up" so quickly, which really surprised Zhao Hongrun.

It may be that Zhao Hongrun's gaze is a little scorching, or it is caused by some other reason, Wen Qi's expression does not look good, and he straightens his neck and corrects: "Wen has not yet agreed to serve as His Highness's staff, but ...... Just looking for an errand by His Highness's side......"

Does it make a difference?

Zhao Hongrun looked at Wen Qi in confusion.

Seeing his expression, Wen Qi may have guessed something, and explained: "If you serve as a staff member of His Royal Highness, it means that Wen regards His Royal Highness as a loyal lord, and from then on, the master and servant will share blessings and misfortunes." …… And Wen means that His Royal Highness is asked to allow Wen to be a guest temporarily. ”

"Uh-oh." Zhao Hongrun suddenly realized when he heard this.

Indeed, compared with the close work of the staff's henchmen, the doorman is relatively free, to put it bluntly, (the doorman) will continue to live if it is pleasing to the eye, give advice to the main family, and leave the book if it is not pleasing to the eye, and go elsewhere, so as to gather and disperse, there is no betrayal.

The staff is different, once served as a staff member, you must do your best for the main family, unless the object of allegiance is betrayed, otherwise you will never give up, Luo Ying is because of this reason, he has always refused to abandon the prince of the East Palace Hongli to Zhao Hongrun, because the prince of the East Palace Hongli is his Luo Ying's chosen assistant object, even if the mud is not on the wall, Luo Ying's self-esteem also prompts him to finish this section, the path he chooses, regardless of whether he has complaints in his heart.

This is the stubbornness of contemporary readers—they would rather hit their heads and bleed than move forward on their chosen path.

"Doorman, ......"

Zhao Hongrun pondered for a while, and then smiled and said, "The door guest is the door guest." ”

He didn't care, and he thought about it, since Wen Qi was willing to become a doorman, was he still far from his staff?

But at this moment, Wen Qi's words surprised Zhao Hongrun.

"Since His Highness has agreed, let's talk about remuneration first."

Remuneration?

Zhao Hongrun glanced at Wen Qi suspiciously, in his opinion, Wen Qi didn't look like a greedy person, why did he ask for remuneration when he came to it?

He glanced at Zhou Pu suspiciously, and found that Zhou Pu was smiling a little weirdly, so he knew that there must be something inside that he didn't know.

"Okay, what kind of salary does Mr. Wen want?" Zhao Hongrun asked with a smile.

I saw Wen Qi think about it for a while, and said solemnly: "Your Royal Highness King Su can rest assured, Wen has already asked about the wages of the Smelting Bureau, and he will not ask for a sky-high price...... According to the monthly salary of ordinary craftsmen, two hundred taels of silver a month, how about it? ”

To tell the truth, this price code is not high, and it is not low: if it is high, this price code is equivalent to the chief level of the six departments of the imperial court; It can be said that it is low, and the official craftsmen of the Smelting Bureau are now paid this salary, and there are even various allowances in addition to this.

In general, with a salary of two hundred taels of silver per month in exchange for a wise man like Wen Qi to give advice, this is really a sure deal.

"Yes. …… Is there anything else? Zhao Hongrun asked.

At this time, I saw a flash of embarrassment on Wen Qi's face, and his tone was slightly weak: "In addition, His Highness has to take care of the food and lodging below...... The requirements under the following are not high, I just hope to have two jugs of wine a day...... No, a jug of wine ......"

……？？

Zhao Hongrun opened his mouth, and the more he listened, the more confused he became.

He thought that Wen Qi would make some other request, but he didn't expect it to be such a trivial matter.

"Zhou Pu, didn't this king tell you to treat Mr. Wen well?"

Hearing this, the strange smile on Zhou Pu's face became even stronger, and he waved his hand and said: "Your Highness, according to your orders, your Highness, you will entertain Mr. Wen with good wine and food every day, don't you believe you ask Mr. Wen?" ”

Zhao Hongrun then turned his head to look at Wen Qi, and saw Wen Qi's expression unnaturally and said: "Uh, yes, Your Highness, Zhou Zongwei is impeccable in his stay, but he has been eating and living in Su Wangfu for the next few days, and his heart is uneasy, so he ...... Belch...... In short, it's better to be clear. ”

"......" Looking at Zhou Pu and then at Wen Qi, Zhao Hongrun instinctively felt that there must be something hidden in this that he was not clear.

However, he didn't dig deeper, anyway, as long as Wen Qi was willing to give him advice.

"Okay, this king agreed."

Reaching out and patting Wen Qi's shoulder, Zhao Hongrun said with a smile: "Let's go, go back to the mansion first, and celebrate Mr. Wen, the new guest of our palace." ”

Since it is a celebration, there must be wine to drink, and seeing this, all the sect guards echoed one after another.

And Wen Qi was also happy to see Zhao Hongrun treating him so politely.

This happiness only lasted until he followed Zhao Hongrun back to King Su's Mansion and saw the chief steward in King Su's Mansion again.

At that time, even Zhao Hongrun was a little dumbfounded, because he just wanted to make a request to Lu'er, the chief steward who was in charge of all the miscellaneous affairs in the house, and asked the cook to prepare a table of good wine and food to celebrate Wen Qi becoming a guest in his house, but he didn't want to, Lu'er jumped up when he saw Wen Qi, pointed at the latter's nose and scolded: "What? Do you want to celebrate this guy? …… This guy ate and drank in the house for a few days, and today he also broke a precious Dingtao Song porcelain, if it wasn't for Zhou Zongwei to stop him, my aunt and grandmother would ...... Ahem, Lu'er, I already told someone to take you to the front yard to do coolies......"

After that, before Zhao Hongrun could react, Lu'er rushed to Wen Qi in a few steps, tugged at the latter's clothes, and scolded: "You bastard, grandma said two words to you today, and you will ask His Highness to support you?" ”

"In ...... There is no ...... under it" may be the first time that a woman grabbed the placket of his clothes, Wen Qi was so frightened that he waved his hand again and again, and his face was a little pale.

"None? Then why did His Highness come back and buy a banquet for you? And said that it wasn't to support you?! …… You vile and shameless villain! Hmph, I didn't say bad things about my aunt and grandmother in front of His Highness today, right? ”

"No, no, absolutely not." Wen Qi tried his best to hide behind Zhao Hongrun, but unfortunately he was caught by Lu'er, so he said with a dirty face: "How dare you slander Miss Lu'er in the back......"

"Who's your green girl?! …… My aunt and grandmother are the housekeepers! After scolding, Lu'er snorted coldly and relaxed, walked up to Zhao Hongrun and said: "Your Highness, you can't be deceived by this kid who cheats and cheats, this kind of person Lu'er has seen a lot in the past, what to eat is not enough, what to do, the little lady's hard-earned money is used to maintain the livelihood of our palace, how can it be spent by this kind of cheating?" ”

"Uh...... Oh......"

Zhao Hongrun opened his mouth, looking at Lu'er and Wen Qi with some tears and laughter, he was amused to find that the proud Wen Qi was in front of Lu'er, a weak chicken who seemed to be targeted by an eagle.

What's even funnier is that looking at Wen Qi's low-eyed and sneering appearance in front of Lu'er, he can't see that this Mr. Wen is two heads taller than Lu'er.

Glancing at Zhou Pu, who was secretly snickering beside him, Zhao Hongrun immediately guessed the reason why Wen Qi suddenly changed his mind today.

That's a ......

Shaking his head secretly, Zhao Hongrun coughed and interrupted Lu'er's words, and muttered: "Lu'er, don't be rude, Mr. Wen is really talented and learned, besides, this king has invited him to be a guest ......" Saying that, he told Lu'er about the treatment that Wen Qi asked for.

He now understood why Wen Qi had to explain the root cause of the treatment problem.

"Doorman? Just him? ”

Lu'er glanced at Wen Qi with disdain, and her eyes were very contemptuous.

At this time, Wen Qi wanted to hold his head high, saying that he was no longer the person who ate and drank for nothing, but as soon as he saw Lu'er glaring at him with his eyes, his momentum immediately weakened.

It's no wonder, after all, he was scolded by Lu'er's poisonous tongue this morning, speechless, ashamed and angry, where does he have any confidence.

In the end, because of Zhao Hongrun's mandatory requirements, Lu'er left in a huff, most likely instructing the kitchen to prepare dishes.

Seeing her leave, Wen Qi showed a relieved expression.

Seeing this, Zhao Hongrun smiled and comforted Wen Qi and said: "Mr. Wen, don't be surprised, Lu'er is a maid of the insider, she grew up in the market since she was a child, and it is inevitable that there are some forces (eyes), I remember that this king was also counted by him at the beginning...... However, this girl has a hard mouth and a soft heart, and she seems to have a poisonous mouth, but she actually has a good heart, and Mr. Wen will understand it in the future. ”

"Heh, heh......" Wen Qi forced to laugh twice, his face seemed to be twitching faintly, as if it was clearly written that I don't believe these four words.

That night, Zhao Hongrun introduced several female dependents in the house to Wen Qi one by one.

After that, under the ridicule and targeting of Lu'er from time to time, he spent his banquet as a guest of Suwang's Mansion like a pin.

Oh, it must be unforgettable. (To be continued.) )