Chapter 683 The haze dissipates Yan Funing glanced at the sky and raised her hand to invite him, "Have dinner in the mansion."Lu Wenfeng shook his head and walked out: "No, I have to go back and pack my luggage. I have to leave tomorrow." "Leaving tomorrow?" "Yes." Lu Wenfeng smiled bitterly, "If I can't return to Beijing to take up my post before the next imperial examination, my residence in Beijing will be taken back by the higher-ups and awarded to the next batch of Jinshi." In terms of time, there are still more than two years. After saying that, he bowed and left with Zhang Tong and Zhang Tie. Yan Fu stared at his receding back and let out a long sigh. Yan Bojian said, "Sister, there are many Jinshi like him. Besides, if he does well in his local area, he can be promoted year by year." Yan Funing nodded, retracted her gaze, and walked towards Nanyuan. - Night falls. Lu Wenfeng returned home and told his parents what had happened. Mother Lu was at a loss: "Your father and I have only been in Beijing for a few days, and we have to go back now?"

Father Lu complained, "It's all your fault. You keep saying 'Beijing officials' all the time. Who among the officials in Beijing is not a Beijing official? Now your son is not a Beijing official anymore." "You mean I said something bad?" Father Lu ignored his wife and speculated: "Wen Feng, do you think Fu Ciyi was responsible?" Lu Wenfeng sighed: "It's my own fault that I'm not well-educated. It has nothing to do with him." Mother Lu frowned and regretted, "If we didn't go to the Fu family to cause trouble, Wen Feng could still ask Fu Ciyi for mercy." She held her son's arm and walked out: "Let's go and tell them that we agree to let Fu Nanyao marry into our family!" It is indeed inappropriate to have a married woman with poor legs and feet as a daughter-in-law. But for the sake of my son's future, I have to endure it. Besides, if Fu Nanyao takes a few beautiful concubines for her son in the future, she will not say anything because she has her own problems. Lu Wenfeng pulled his arm away: "Mom, if I go and beg for this, the Fu family will only look down on me." It’s already good enough that Fu Ciyi doesn’t come to add insult to injury. Father Lu was so angry that he punched the door and said regretfully, "Your mother and I went to visit your cousin. We prepared a lot of gifts and gave him some silver notes, hoping that he could promote you in the officialdom." "Dad, you are really confused." Lu Wenfeng became angrier and angrier as he listened. Mother Lu also regretted: "It was too hot all the way to Beijing, so we traveled slowly and spent a lot of money." Hearing this, Lu Wenfeng realized that his parents had spent money lavishly in order to have a cooler and more comfortable journey to Beijing. The Lu family is a well-known family in Ling County, so they are naturally not short of money. But the problem now is that my parents spent almost all the money they brought when they visited my cousin. "Forget it. I've been on duty at the Hanlin Academy for the past few months. Although the monthly salary is not high, at least I have saved several dozen taels of silver. If we live frugally, we can return to Ling County." Hearing about Ling County, Father Lu thought of a fatal question: "Wen Feng, you had a bad relationship with Fu Minghe before. This time when you go back, Fu Zhengqing will definitely punish you."

"What else?" Lu Wenfeng shook his head and went back to his room to pack his bags. - The next morning, Yan Funing took out a letter and two fifty-liang silver notes. "Brother Chengwen, Xinheng, please help me send this letter to Lu Wenfeng." "Give one fifty-liang silver note to Zhang Tong and Zhang Tie respectively, and ask them to protect Lu Wenfeng and prevent Fu Zhengqing from making any shady moves." Liu Chengwen and Li Xinheng agreed. When the two men arrived at the Lu family with the letters and banknotes, the Lu family had already left. They quickly mounted their horses and headed straight for the city gate. Fortunately, the Lu family's carriage was stopped outside the city gate in time. "Lu Wenfeng, my lady has a letter for you." Li Xinheng had a loud voice, and as soon as he shouted, Lu Wenfeng immediately got off the carriage. Mr. and Mrs. Lu followed down. Liu Chengwen took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Lu Wenfeng: "My sister gave it to you. Take a look. If you have anything to say, I will help you convey it." Lu Wenfeng took the envelope with both hands and squeezed it, finding it was quite thick. "Fu Ning really treats me as a friend. She wrote such a long letter." As soon as he said this, he took out all the papers in the envelope. The topmost piece of paper was a long strip of letter paper, and the rest was all banknotes. He unfolded the paper with trembling hands, and the handwriting on it was vigorous and powerful. Ask the wind, and get good news! As a friend, I have witnessed every step of your journey to the right path. I also know your situation in the Lu family. Although you are a young master, you are short of money. It will cost a lot of money on the way back home, so as a friend, I will lend you some money. I hope you can return it to me when you become a high-ranking official in Beijing in the future. Keep hope in your heart, walk in the light, and may flowers bloom wherever you go. Youfu is concentrating on reading. After reading the letter, Lu Wenfeng could no longer control himself and squatted on the ground crying loudly. Like a child. Mr. and Mrs. Lu hurried to pull their son away. Unable to pull up his son, he saw the letter and banknote in his son's hand. Mother Lu took the banknotes, counted them, and said to her husband, "There are one thousand taels!" Lu Wenfeng cried louder and louder: "Fu Ning is my true friend!" In order not to hurt his self-esteem, I specifically said that the banknote was a loan to him.

He also knew that Fu Ning would be with Fu Ciyi, and Fu Nanyao would still be her sister-in-law in the future. On one hand, she was Fu Nanyao's sister-in-law, and on the other hand, she was his friend. The letter did not mention anything about his affairs with Nanyao, which also gave him great face. Not only that, she encouraged him. Only true friends would be so encouraging. Lu Wenfeng stood up and wiped his tears, took back the banknotes his mother had taken away, and said to Liu Chengwen and Li Xinheng: "Please thank her for me. I will work harder in my future life." Liu Chengwen and Li Xinheng nodded. Zhang Tong and Zhang Tie got out of the driving seat. "We two brothers envy you for being able to be by the young lady's side." Zhang Tie said. "We are leaving Beijing this time. There are many cunning people in the capital. I hope you can protect the young lady well." Zhang Tong also said. "With what you said, it's worth it that my lady is thinking about you." Li Xinheng took out two silver bills and gave one to each of them. "This is what my young lady gave you. She said that Fu Zhengqing might use some shady tactics, so she wants you to protect Lord Lu as much as possible." Since following Lu Wenfeng, Zhang Tong and Zhang Tie have never received so much money. I was shocked when I received the silver note. In just a moment, the two strong men burst into tears. "The young lady will not forget us." The burly body was choking with sobs. Liu Chengwen and Li Xinheng frowned. Even Lu Wenfeng forgot to cry again and sneered, "Stop crying!" It would have been fine if he didn't speak, but as soon as he spoke, Zhang Tong and Zhang Tie hugged his shoulders from left to right. The three of them put their heads together, as if they were about to burst into tears again. Lu Wenfeng used all his strength to push them away with difficulty: "Let's go, let's go." People go to the city gate. Almost everyone looked at them sideways. Someone shouted, "It's shameful for a grown man to cry like this." Zhang Tong stopped crying immediately and stuffed the banknotes into his arms: "We are so happy!" Soon, the Lu family got on the carriage. Lu Wenfeng leaned out of the window and waved goodbye to Liu Chengwen and Li Xinheng. As the car moved farther and farther away from the city gate, he felt fulfilled.

The haze that started yesterday has now dissipated.