Cheng Qi?
This name sounds somewhat familiar.
Lu Lingjun's mind flashed with lightning, and he thought of a name, Cheng Yunqi!
"Your name is Cheng Qi, is it Qilin's Qi?" Lu Lingjun asked.
"right."
It must be him!
That adopted son of the Cheng family in the previous life!
In the last life, Cheng Yunshuo eloped with Xing Dairong, and the Cheng family was defeated. Later, they heard that the Hou Mansion adopted a child from a side branch and inherited the title. When Lu Lingjun returned to the capital, the adopted son was already in charge of the Hou Mansion.
This adopted son did things safely. With the help of the power of the Hou Mansion, he started as a city defender and later became a Western-grade military general in front of the imperial court. He was highly regarded and supported the last bit of the Hou Mansion's reputation, which was passed down to Ningyang Hou Mansion.
The adopted son's name is Cheng Yunqi.
Lu Lingjun remained calm and asked about Cheng Qi's family affairs in detail.
He learned that the border had been hit by a big disaster. The heavy snowstorm that year had affected them there. There were several small wars at the border. His father was a guerrilla general who was in charge of 500 people. He died in the battle. The area around his house became a war zone. There was a riot. After that, all Tu Tu's family members were gone, leaving him and his sister to escape and survive. Now, with no way to survive outside the customs, the two of them traveled across mountains and rivers to join their family in the capital.
After hearing this, Lu Lingjun was absolutely certain that the Cheng Qi in front of him was the later adopted son Cheng Yunqi.
This is a promising descendant of the Cheng family. No wonder the Marquis Qin took a fancy to him and adopted him as his adopted son.
However, in this life, Cheng Yunshuo did not elope and run away. There was no hope for him to become the adopted son of the Hou family again.
"Our hometown is having such a hard time, but we don't know." Lu Lingyun said after thinking about it for a long time.
"Sister-in-law, we don't want to disturb you. It's not easy for you in the capital. If I were alone, I could still make a living at the border, but my sister is young." Cheng Qi glanced at Cheng Qi, who was six or seven years old next to him. Hui, "She will definitely not survive if she follows me, so she shamelessly asks you for help."
Cheng Qi's generation is already a relative of the Cheng family in Baganzi.
After careful calculation, they can only be regarded as members of the same clan and clan.
There was no contact in the past, and even the ancestral graves were not buried together in the border area. Instead, they were buried separately in the capital, and no one was seen.
Therefore, Cheng Qi was inevitably embarrassed when a man came to visit him like this.
"Young uncle, you don't have to say that," Lu Lingjun said with a considerate smile, "We all have the surname Cheng, so we are a family. When a family is in trouble, of course they have to help each other. In this case, you stay here first, and I will tell my father-in-law and mother-in-law later, When they come here, we will make other arrangements.”
When Cheng Qi heard this, he looked at Lu Lingjun gratefully, "Thank you, sister-in-law!"
Cheng Hui also raised her curious, watery eyes and followed, "Thank you, sister-in-law."
"You're so good," Lu Lingjun patted Cheng Hui's head without disdain. She looked at Xia Mei, "Xia Mei, take care of Miss Huihui these two days and take her to take a good bath."
"Yes, young lady!" Xia Mei, who is three years older than Cheng Hui, nodded in response.
Lu Lingjun settled the two of them. Cheng Qi was the foreign man, so he temporarily let them live in the guest room in the outer courtyard.
"There are women in the courtyard. Don't blame me, little uncle. I will stay in the guest room for the next few days. We will discuss other matters when my father-in-law returns home." Lu Lingjun said politely.
"It doesn't matter, just have a place to live." Cheng Qi looked at Lu Lingyun with increasing gratitude.
At this time, a servant outside the door came to report.
"Young Madam, Miss Shaojing is here."
"Shao Jing is here again, please come quickly." Lu Lingjun said with a smile.
"Sister-in-law, I'm here again, don't you think I'm annoying!" Before Qin Shaojing came in, a voice as clear as a bell rang.
Cheng Qi, who was standing in front of Lu Lingjun, turned his head and saw Qin Shaojing, who was wearing a light yellow gauze dress and jingling rings, approaching.
Qin Shaojing was born beautiful, pampered and well-raised, and she was full of nobility. She was like the fairies in the paintings who came down from the sky with a group of maids.
Cheng Qi immediately looked up.
Qin Shaojing didn't notice him at first. When he walked into Lu Lingyun's place and punched someone, she immediately frowned and said, "Where is this beggar from?"
Cheng Qi suddenly came back to his senses. The fairy-like person in front of him walked up to him. He lowered his head and saw his dirty shoes with two toes exposed. He walked all the way from the border and felt for the first time that he He really seems like a beggar.
The Cheng family in their border area is actually not weak. His family is a military household, and his father is a guerrilla general in charge of 500 people. He has hundreds of acres of land in the border area, and there are also family members who are ennobled in the capital. That famous big family.
But at this moment, being called a beggar made him feel deeply inferior.
Lu Lingjun said quickly, "Shao Jing, this is a distant relative of the Cheng family. His name is Cheng Qi. He is a brother of the same generation as Yun Shuo."
After Lu Lingjun said this, Qin Shaojing closed her eyes, but she didn't apologize. She only glanced at him, then shut up and sat down.
Cheng Qi lowered his head slightly at this time, "Sister-in-law, let's go down first."
"Well, Sister Xia, take them to the guest room."
"yes."
Xia Mei led the two of them away. After they were far away, Qin Shaojing couldn't help but fan the smell of the air, and said with disgust, "Why does the Cheng family have such poor relatives with such a strong smell?"
"Coming from the border." Lu Lingjun smiled, "Their family suffered a disaster at the border and came here to find a place to stay."
"I knew he was a poor relative who couldn't be reached. This person is true. If he has a rich relative, he will keep pushing forward without feeling ashamed." Qin Shaojing said.
Lu Lingjun: "..."
She smiled and said nothing, and gave Qin Shaojing a cup of tea.
The black jianzhan that Qin Shaojing sent last time was used.
Seeing Lu Lingjun using this lamp, Qin Shaojing's eyes suddenly lit up, "Sister-in-law, you've started using it, right?"
"Yeah." Lu Lingjun nodded.
Qin Shaojing played with the Jianzhan that was eighty percent full, "This Jianzhan needs good tea. The more it is grown, the brighter it will be. The more it is grown, the more beautiful it will be."
She put down the tea cup in her hand and looked at Lu Lingyun with full eyes, "Just in time, sister-in-law, I got a new good thing today. I think it is suitable for you, so I specially brought it to you."
She turned to the maid and said, "Take out the things."
The little maid handed over a beautiful box. When the box was opened, there was a painted white porcelain bottle a little larger than a palm.
The white porcelain vase is quite exquisite, with two lifelike little birds painted on it, and the workmanship and materials used are extremely particular.
"This is a tribute from the palace. Princess Nanping gave it to me. However, there are too many small things in my place and I can't put them away. I thought your sister-in-law is missing such a small vase on your table, so I might as well send it to you. "
Qin Shaojing put the small porcelain vase on Lu Lingyun's small table. She gave the maid a wink, and the maid picked up a rose and brought it over.
