Chapter 211 Who is it?

The snow is falling heavily.

The maids were coming in and out, carrying trays and cups.

There were dozens of bowls of various dishes, large and small, on the small dining table.

At this moment, Lin Daiyu held her chin with both hands, looked at Li Hu with a smile, listened to him talking about interesting things in the south, and occasionally picked up food and poured wine for Li Hu.

Li Hu drank another glass of wine in one gulp, and then continued: “It can only be described as a life of decadence and debauchery.” Then he picked up the chopsticks and took a bite of the food.

Lin Daiyu blinked her eyes a few times and said with a smile, “Why don’t you go up and sit down and experience it for yourself?”

Li Hu swallowed the food in his mouth and said, “Daniu insisted on going up to broaden his horizons, so I accompanied him up there for a while and listened to a song by Su Nan. You know what, it was really nice, but I just couldn’t understand it.” At this point, Li Hu laughed, “Daniu, that useless guy, I had to kick and drag him off the boat.”

Lin Daiyu smiled mischievously: “Is there no one that Master Li likes?”

Li Hu wanted to say “They are not as pretty as you”, but he swallowed the words back. One was a rich lady, and the other was a singing girl. If you compare them together, no matter how good-tempered Lin Daiyu is, she will get angry. Not only will she lose her meal, but she will also have to spend a lot of effort to coax her, and it will take several days in a row.

Thinking of this, Li Hu poured the wine from the thermos to Lin Daiyu, and said with a smile: “I am a clean person.”

Lin Daiyu laughed and said, “Now you are not keeping your chastity?”

Li Hu smiled and drank the wine. Fortunately, Lin Daiyu did not intend to pursue him and drank with him.

Zijuan, who was serving on the side, glanced at Amber subconsciously.

Amber blushed and then glared at her.

Xueyan came in carrying a food box and took out a large bowl of soup and placed it on the table.

Li Hu took a look and asked: “What kind of soup is this?”

“Sour bamboo shoots and chicken skin soup.” Lin Daiyu picked up the empty bowl in front of Li Hu and scooped half a bowl of soup.

Li Hu subconsciously asked, “Did you learn it from the Xue family?”

Lin Daiyu looked at Li Hu and smiled, saying, “I went to my aunt’s place for dinner the other day. This soup is not only delicious, but also helps whet your appetite and sober you up. When did you go to eat?”

Li Hu stopped the spoon that was about to reach his mouth, and then said to Lin Daiyu with a smile: “When have I ever been to Xue’s house for dinner? I heard about it from Baoyu.”

Lin Daiyu looked at him, smiled, and said, “Drink more, it will help you sober up.”

Li Hu picked up the bowl and drank, thinking: I didn’t lie on purpose, I can’t say I read it in a book. Oh, by the way, warn Jia Baoyu to prevent Lin Daiyu’s sisters from asking for her.

Lin Daiyu suddenly thought: “How should Xiangling be settled?”

Li Hu finished the soup in his bowl and handed the empty bowl to Hubo, motioning her to get another bowl. He then replied, “This girl is a poor person. If she wants to stay at our house, let her stay. It’s just an extra pair of chopsticks. Hey, why do you still call her Xiangling?”

Lin Daiyu said unhappily: “How could I not know this? I mean, how should we treat her? Alas, this girl is smart and clever, and she knows that her identity is a bit embarrassing. Not only does she take the initiative to help Xueyan and Qingwen do things, but she never responds when everyone calls her ‘Yinglian’ and can only continue to call her ‘Xiangling’.

By the way, I heard from Jiao Xing that this is Mr. Jia’s wife, and Mr. Jia has already sent someone to the south to pick up Xiangling’s mother.”

Li Hu nodded. No matter what Jia Yucun was thinking, he still acted in a human way.

Lin Daiyu was silent for a moment, then continued, “Xiangling wants to sell herself to our family as a maid, and then bring her mother to our house to take care of her.” At this point, she sighed. In this day and age, if a family has no male heir, no matter how rich they are, their fate will be miserable.

Li Hu swallowed the soup in his mouth, thought for a moment, and said, “What do you think?”

Lin Daiyu: “She will definitely not be able to go back to the Xue family. As for Mr. Jia, it’s mainly because Xiangling doesn’t want to go back. Apart from our home, they really have nowhere else to go. I thought about it, there are more and more maids and servants in the mansion, but not many of them can read and write. Let her mother be the manager.”

Li Hu drank the soup in the bowl in one gulp, “Okay, I’ll listen to you.” He felt a little hot and unbuttoned his collar. Seeing beads of sweat on his forehead, Lin Daiyu took out a handkerchief from her body and wiped the sweat off Li Hu, saying, “I have Zijuan, Xueyan, Qingwen and Xiaoni in my room, and you have only Amber over there. She has to take care of your daily life, manage the maids and old women in the courtyard, and look after the things in the room. It’s really hard. Let Xiangling go to your room.”

After a pause, he said, “I asked Qingwen to ask her behind her back, and she is willing to come to your room.”

Li Hu hesitated and said, “I’m afraid this is not a good idea.” He took the handkerchief from Lin Daiyu’s hand, wiped his neck, and unbuttoned his clothes. “The charcoal fire is a little hot.”

Lin Daiyu: “This girl is gentle and quiet, and can sit still, unlike Xueyan and Qingwen. When Amber is busy, she can help look after things in the house. In addition, from what I have observed, this girl is simple and honest, and makes people feel at ease.”

Li Hu thought for a while and said, “Okay, you decide.” Then he took off his outer robe.

Lin Daiyu was about to say something when she suddenly found that the inner robe on Li Hu looked familiar, so she asked, “Hey, why does this robe on you look familiar? But I haven’t made this style for you? Where did it come from?”

“My father gave it to me.” Li Hu smiled and exaggeratedly told Lin Daiyu how he helped Lin Ruhai move the books, as if to take credit for it.

Lin Daiyu gave him a faint smile and said, “Thank you for your trouble again.”

Li Hu looked at her.

Lin Daiyu looked at him with a smile, filled a glass of wine, and then brought it to Li Hu’s mouth.

How could Li Hu refuse to drink the wine that Lin Daiyu offered him? So he drank it all in one gulp.

Li Hu suddenly remembered: “Oh, by the way, the capital of Jinan is less than a thousand miles away from the capital. This year we…” As he spoke, he leaned close to Lin Daiyu’s ear and whispered a few words.

Lin Daiyu’s eyes lit up and then she nodded vigorously.

Li Hu smiled and said, “Can you please express your feelings again?”

Lin Daiyu’s face flushed, and she said loudly, “Don’t push your luck!”

Li Hu smiled. This girl was really not easy to tease. He just asked her to kiss him again.

At this moment, Nanny Wang came in with an envelope and bowed to Li Hu: “Second Master, this is a letter from Third Uncle.” Then she handed the letter to Li Hu.

Li Hu took the letter, opened the seal and read it, then shook his head.

Lin Daiyu looked at him: “What’s wrong?”

Li Hu handed over the letter: “Take a look.”

Lin Daiyu glanced at the letter and shook her head. The emperor was too stingy. Wasn’t he afraid of discouraging the soldiers on the frontier? She suddenly grabbed Li Hu’s arm.

Li Hu: “What’s wrong?”

Lin Daiyu: “He knows about that?!”

Li Hu was reminded and was also shocked. It was impossible for the emperor to erase Liu Xianglian’s military achievements for no reason. He must have known about that incident.

Lin Daiyu swallowed her saliva and said, “Not many people know about this. How did he know?”

Li Hu’s eyes lit up when he heard this. Duke Li Guo would definitely not disclose this matter, and Liu Xianglian would definitely not tell anyone. So there must be something wrong on his side. Who was it? !
Lin Daiyu folded the letter and said softly, “It has been like this in every dynasty. This is not unexpected. Don’t worry.”

Li Hu did not respond. Although he had long guessed that there were people around the emperor, he did not expect that they were among the few personal soldiers he trusted the most.

Lin Daiyu: “Pretend you know nothing. Take a good rest first and get yourself together. Then we can think about what happened and see what went wrong.”

Li Hu hesitated for a moment and replied, “I’ll listen to you.”

(End of this chapter)