A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Chapter 435 A busy day

In fact, it was common for officials to hold concurrent posts in the Song Dynasty. Many prefects served as local pacification envoys, and some officials held multiple posts. Even some princes and emperors sometimes held honorary posts.

Having ended his student status and gotten an official position of some sort, Lu Cheng officially entered the officialdom of the Song Dynasty.

Of course, all this is just the beginning, and Lu Cheng still has a long way to go.

At noon, Song Huizong kept Lu Cheng and had a royal banquet. When Lu Cheng left the palace in the afternoon, Song Huizong specially gave Lu Cheng his favorite BMW, and Lu Cheng directly named it "Taxue".

In the evening, Lu Cheng had just returned home with his horse when he saw Jin'er, the daughter of Coach Zhang, waiting at his door.

Seeing Lu Cheng coming back, Jin'er hurriedly came forward and said, "Mr. Lu, my master would like to invite you to his house for a chat."

Lu Cheng glanced at the sky, then nodded: "Wait a moment."

Afterwards, Lu Cheng returned home, left the horse to Lai Fu's care, changed his clothes, and then followed Jin'er to Coach Zhang's house.

Coach Zhang had already had wine and food prepared, and when he saw Lu Cheng coming, he quickly invited him to join the table.

"Mr. Lu, you have saved my daughter many times before, and I have yet to thank you. Today, I have prepared a little wine to express my gratitude. Please don't refuse."

"Coach Zhang, you are too polite. In that case, I will not refuse."

"please."

"please."

Afterwards, Coach Zhang started to persuade everyone to drink very enthusiastically, and they talked more as they toasted each other.

During the conversation, Zhang Jiaotou talked about his own daughter: "…Back then, Zhenniang was just twelve years old. My wife died early, and I was too sad. Thanks to Zhenniang for comforting me. Zhenniang was sensible since she was a child. She had been learning knitting, washing clothes and cooking from her mother, and she also practiced a good embroidery skill.

Since her mother left, this child has taken care of the house inside and out, and has never made me worry. The reason why I let her marry Lin Chong was that I didn't want my daughter to be too far away from me. I never thought...but...

Two days ago, news came back that Lin Chong died on the way to Cangzhou. Zhenniang was so sad that she almost committed suicide. Fortunately, Jin'er and the others took care of her day and night. This child is really miserable..."

"Ms. Zhang is dignified, gentle and virtuous. She is a good woman and will definitely have a good home in the future."

"Ah, now that so many things have happened, Zhenniang...Mr. Lu, what do you think of Zhenniang?"

"Mrs. Zhang is naturally a very good woman, she is just temporarily unlucky."

"Then...if Zhenniang were to become your concubine, would you be willing?"

"This, is Madam Zhang willing?"

"Why would she not want to? Master Lu is her savior, and his character and appearance are also top-notch. How could Zhenniang not want to? It's just that Zhenniang is now... I don't know if Master Lu will dislike it. This old man... This old man is so shameless to say this, please don't be offended. If Master Lu doesn't want to, please say so clearly."

"If Madam Zhang is truly willing to follow me, I will naturally not refuse. However, I have always respected women. If Madam Zhang is unwilling, please do not force her. Moreover, I am the only child in the family. In order to have more children in the future, I will definitely take in more wives and concubines. If Madam Zhang minds, it is better to tell her as soon as possible."

Hearing this, Coach Zhang laughed and said, "Zhen Niang will definitely agree. As long as Master Lu nods, I will talk to Zhen Niang."

It was not until the sun set and they had eaten and drunk their fill that Lu Cheng left Zhang's house. He went back to wash up, change his clothes, and take a few small gifts he had prepared. Lu Cheng then went out again and headed straight for Yuxiang Tower.

Tonight, Lu Cheng also made an appointment with Li Shishi to play the piano and flute together, and exchange ideas about music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, as well as romance. And Zhao Yuannu also wanted to sit down and chat, so the schedule was still very full.

They arrived at Yuxiang Tower. When the eunuch at the door saw Lu Cheng, he immediately smiled at him and respectfully led Lu Cheng in, waiving the entrance fee.

When Lu Cheng entered the hall, Mrs. Li, who was greeting guests in the hall, immediately came to greet him: "Mr. Lu, you are finally here. The two girls have asked about this several times."

"I just came back from the palace today. I'm sorry to have kept you two girls waiting for a long time." Lu Cheng casually handed Mother Li a bottle of perfume.

"Mr. Lu is a busy man, please go to the backyard."

Even Song Huizong knew that Lu Cheng often came to see Li Shishi and taught her music, so Mother Li naturally would not stop him.

However, every time Lu Cheng came, he would still give Mrs. Li a bottle of perfume to maintain the relationship.

As soon as I arrived at the backyard, I saw Li Shishi's maid Xiu'er and Zhao Yuannu's maid Lu'er waiting downstairs. When they saw Lu Cheng, they immediately came up to greet him.

"Sir, please go to our place first. Our girl has been waiting for you for a long time."

"Sir, our girl has prepared wine and food..."

Lu Cheng took out two small gifts and handed them to the two little girls: "Don't make it difficult for me, ladies. Here's how. This is a gift for Miss Zhao. Miss Lu'er, please give it to Miss Zhao first. I'll go to Miss Li's room first."

"Hey, okay, hurry up."

Xiu'er took Lu Cheng's small gift, snorted lightly, and like a victorious general, she quickly pulled Lu Cheng's arm and walked upstairs towards Li Shishi's room.

On the second floor, Li Shishi stood in front of the window, looked down, then looked at the open window of Zhao Yuannu next door, and smiled.

Zhao Yuannu next door angrily closed the window, turned back into the house, and decided to wait for Lu Cheng to come. He must leave him alone for a while to let him taste the pain of waiting.

When I entered Li Shishi's room, I saw four or five exquisite side dishes and a few snacks on the table.

"I'm sorry, Lu is late."

"Shou Xin must have been delayed by something, but it's not a big deal. After all, you are not like us, stuck upstairs every day with nothing to do."

Although the other party said it was not a big deal, Lu Cheng still heard some unhappiness in his voice.

Lu Cheng casually took out a box of snacks and handed it over: "I know that the young lady likes to eat the four-color cakes from this shop, so I bought some on the way here. I went to the palace early this morning, and there were martial arts competitions and horse training, so it was inevitable that I was delayed for some time."

When Li Shishi saw the small gift, her expression immediately turned from cloudy to bright, and she became a little concerned: "You had a duel with someone today, you didn't get hurt, did you? Come sit down and take a rest. Can you tell me about it?"

"It's nothing, just..."

Lu Cheng briefly talked about what happened today, of course skipping the things about Coach Zhang's family. While listening, Li Shishi poured tea for Lu Cheng and handed him bowls and chopsticks.

The two of them ate and talked, and before they knew it, they had been eating for more than half an hour.

Seeing that Lu Cheng had almost finished eating, Li Shishi asked Xiu'er to put away the bowl and chopsticks and continued, "You have been busy all day today, so you don't want to practice the piano. I guess Sister Zhao is waiting anxiously now, so you should go sit with her first and go back to rest early."

"Thank you for your understanding, young lady."

"From now on... just call me Master..."

"Master, I'll come back in two days..."

When Lu Cheng came to Zhao Yuannu's upstairs, he saw Zhao Yuannu fiddling with the little gadgets Lu Cheng gave her out of boredom. When she heard footsteps, she was delighted and her lips curled up slightly, but then she immediately retracted her smile and acted unhappy.

Lu Cheng laughed in his heart. Without waiting for the other party to say anything, he found a chair and sat down. He pretended to be very tired and let out a long sigh: "Oh, I am really too tired today. I had a martial arts competition with those guards in the training ground in the morning, and helped the emperor tame the wild horse in the afternoon. I am really sore all over."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yuannu immediately asked, "Did you duel with the palace guards? And tamed a wild horse? Are you injured? I...I will...Lu'er, you massage Mr. Lu's shoulders first. Sister is really something. Mr. Lu is so tired, and he talked to you for so long. You take a good rest first, I'll pour you a cup of tea..."

Lu Cheng laughed and took a sip of tea: "Good tea..."