Just this morning, Gao Yue received an invitation. To his surprise, the invitation was Liu Daoting, who had met once in Taibai Building that day. Liu Daoting left a stereotype on Gao Yue. Because he was going to Liu Mansion tonight, Gao Yue did not go out for a trip with Wang Shaoling and others in the afternoon, but came to the most famous Yanshui Street in Jianye City alone. At the beginning, Yanshui Street was famous for selling rouge and water powder. Later, because a large number of official ladies consumed here, it gradually attracted the popularity of this street, and naturally various shops bloomed.

Gao Yue was going to Liu Mansion to attend a banquet, so naturally he could not have left his hands and thought about buying some gifts from Yanshui Street. He walked for a while and didn't know what kind of gifts to give. Gao Yue had limited financial resources to give, which also seemed a bit reckless. After all, Liu Daoting was a very rigid person for him. If he mistakenly thought that he wanted to bribe him, it would be more than worth the loss. He couldn't take advantage of something too cheap, and the other party's identity was there. If it was too cheap, he might be ridiculed. A joke about him might be circulated in the circle of Jianye City tomorrow.

Sibao Pavilion, one of the most famous shops in Yanshui Street, is unique in the things sold here, which means that the gifts you give will not be the same as others. In this way, the gifts you give will naturally appear to be more expensive. As the saying goes, rare things are precious.

Gao Yue wandered around for most of the day but didn't find a suitable gift. He also heard about the Four Treasure Pavilion, but the things in the Four Treasure Pavilion are of great value. If he had not had to force it, he would not have entered the Four Treasure Pavilion.

Sibao Pavilion is a two-story building with relatively ordinary goods sold on the first floor. These goods are not much different from those of other shops. Really good goods are on the second floor, which is the foundation of Sibao Pavilion.

After Gao Yue entered the Four Treasure Pavilion, a well-dressed waiter immediately came over. The waiter's face was full of smiles, and he trotted to Gao Yue in front of him, bowed his waist slightly and said, "Customer, what type of gift do you want to buy?"

Gao Yue glanced around casually, and then said, "Take me up to the second floor to see." Gao Yue had been wandering around for a long time, and there was not much time left before the night banquet, so he didn't plan to continue wasting time on ordinary gifts.

"OK."

The waiter's attitude became more and more respectful. The cheapest gifts on the second floor cost hundreds of taels, the more expensive ones cost hundreds of thousands of taels, and the more expensive ones cost tens of thousands of taels. However, most gifts of tens of thousands of taels are decorations, and few people are interested in them.

Accompanied by the waiter, Gao Yue looked at Liu Daoting one by one. He didn't know much about Liu Daoting, so he didn't know his preferences. He thought that the four treasures of the study should be more practical. Then Gao Yue picked a set of four treasures of the study worth 120 taels of silver, which made Gao Yue feel distressed.

His entire property was only a few hundred taels, and a set of four treasures of the study cost nearly one-third of his assets. He suddenly felt a little regretful, but he had already bought it, and regretting it was useless.

Holding the extremely exquisitely packaged gift, Gao Yue headed towards the direction of Liu Mansion. Liu Mansion is located on Tengyun Street. The land on Tengyun Street is the most expensive in Nanshang. Those who can live here must be the nobles of Nanshang, and they are also the nobles among the nobles. As one of the six ministers of the ministers, Liu Daoting is naturally qualified to live on Tengyun Street.

Gao Yue came to the gate of Liu Mansion. The gate of Liu Mansion was not as grand as Gao Yue imagined, but it seemed a little old. The paint on the wooden door showed signs of falling off, and the paint on the threshold had long been trampled. If it weren't for the two big characters Liu Mansion on the door plaque, Gao Yue would have thought he had gone to the wrong place.

"Is this the mansion of Lord Liu Daoting??"

Gao Yue walked to the Si Yan and said to him.

Si Chang bowed and then said, "But Mr. Gao Yue Gao."

Gao Yue just wanted to make sure to prevent jokes. He said with a smile: "That's it."

"Young Master Gao, please follow me. My master has been waiting for a long time."

Si Yan took Gao Yue toward the mansion. Gao Yue landed two steps away and looked around. The greening in Liu Mansion was very good. Although it was winter, the grass and trees inside were mostly green. The pavilions and lofts of the Liu family looked old from a distance. Gao Yue didn't know whether this stereotyped Lord Liu was really clean or too cautious.

Soon Si Yan brought Gao Yue to Liu Daoting and then bowed. Liu Daoting was indeed waiting for Gao Yue, which made Gao Yue feel a little ashamed. He walked quickly to Liu Daoting: "Gao Yue is late, I hope you will forgive me."

Liu Daoting had already stood up from his seat, waved his hand, and a rare smile appeared on his face: "I am sitting here to see the scenery when I have nothing to do, General Gao will be late."

Gao Yue suddenly realized that Liu Daoting was not as difficult as he thought. After he had finished politely, he hurriedly handed over the gift in his hand: "On the way here, he saw that this set of four treasures of the study was quite exquisite, so he bought it casually. However, Gao Yue was not familiar with literature and was afraid of ruining the four treasures of the study, so he borrowed flowers to offer Buddha to Lord Liu, and hoped that Lord Liu would not be disgusted."

Liu Daoting saw the gift from Gao Yue, and then said to Gao Yue in a deep voice: "The things in Sifang Pavilion are very valuable, which makes General Gao spend money. General Gao will not have to bring any gifts next time he comes. Although I am not a saint, I will not be able to do this."

Liu Daoting's words were very straightforward, which made Gao Yue a little embarrassed, but at the same time he admired Lord Liu very much. Obviously, Lord Liu was indeed the kind of honest official.

Liu Daoting seemed not to see the embarrassment flashing across Gao Yue's face, and handed the gift to the maid who was beside Hou, and then said to Gao Yue: "General Gao, sit down!"

Gao Yue sat in his seat and glanced at the dishes on the table. The dishes on the table were very simple, with no big fish and meat, three meats and one vegetable and one soup. Such ordinary dishes made Gao Yue feel more at ease, and his worries faded a lot.

"Don't dislike General Gao. I invite General Gao tonight, mainly to ask about Captain Cao."

Liu Daoting said straight to the point.

"Cao Zhengwei."

Gao Yue said in confusion that the only one named Cao Wenhua among his friends was Cao. He could never imagine how Liu Daoting was related to Cao Wenhua. But soon a woman appeared in his mind. Isn’t it Liu Tinger whose relationship with Cao Wenhua is constantly heating up? Could it be that Liu Tinger is Liu Daoting’s daughter, but judging from her age, she looks more like a granddaughter.

"Liu Ting'er is my granddaughter, so I want to know some personal situations about Master Cao."

As the Minister of War, Liu Daoting knew very well. However, there was limited personal information about Cao Wenhua. He wanted to learn about Cao Wenhua's character from Gao Yue. If he had bad character, he would naturally not let Liu Ting'er continue to get along with him.

Generally speaking, the marriage between big families pays more attention to the family background of both parties and the political interests between them, but Liu Daoting attaches more importance to Cao Wenhua's personal character. Obviously, he pays great attention to Liu Tinger's lifelong affairs.

"The Xiaguan has not known each other for a long time with the Chief Cao, but overall, I think that Chief Cao is still quite good..."

Gao Yue thought about it carefully before speaking, and the answer he gave was as objective and pertinent as possible, otherwise he would be no one inside and outside if there was a conflict next time.

"oh."

Liu Daoting listened quietly to Gao Yue’s words, and when Gao Yue spoke, he nodded and then began to think quietly. Gao Yue sat quietly aside without disturbing Liu Daoting.

"General Gao, I'm sorry to you today. You don't need to tell Captain Cao about what tonight when you go back."

Liu Daoting thought for a while before speaking.

"yes."

Gao Yue saw Liu Daoting that he did not stop Cao Wenhua and Liu Ting'er from dating, so he naturally had no need to smear Liu Daoting's intention.

"General Gao, it's getting late, so I won't keep you anymore. If you have time in the future, you might as well bring Captain Cao to my place."

After Liu Daoting learned the news he wanted, he issued a ban on Gao Yue.

"Yes, then the official will say goodbye first."

Gao Yue didn't care. He could now touch Liu Daoting's temperament, say goodbye to Liu Daoting, and then turn and leave.

After leaving Liu's mansion, Gao Yue was thinking about it. He found that this seemingly rigid Lord Liu would not be difficult to get along with, and he did things very readily and directly. His last sentence made Gao Yue think about it, but the other party did not have a clear time. Gao Yue didn't know when it would be appropriate to bring Cao Wenhua to visit.

"Let me go."

At this moment, Gao Yue heard a loud roar from a woman. The sound gave him a familiar feeling. He frowned and thought for a while, but no sound of who was it. He thought for a while, and then walked quickly towards the place where the sound came out.
Chapter completed!