In the back hall of Xin'an County County Government, the air seemed to have been cut. Part of it was filled with flattery and nervousness, while the other part was calm and faint disdain. However, unlike the speculations of the yamen servants outside, the one who looked flattering and nervous was not the young owner of Yuelai Inn, who looked a little immature and prodigal in their eyes, but their chief Zhou Guan.

Zhou Guan looks only over thirty years old, but he is already over 30 years old with good care. His rich life makes his body slightly fat. He has lived in the county government for many years and does not go out easily, making his skin no worse than his wife in the inner room. The extremely clean and elegant beard under the jaw adds a bit of elegant masculinity to him, so that he will not look sissy because of his slightly fair skin.

But at this time, Zhou Guan's well-maintained face was covered with sweat, and with his expression, he looked a little embarrassed.

What caused all this was the young owner of Yuelai Inn sitting next to Zhou Guan, who was being extorted in everyone's minds.

Compared with Zhou Guan, who is over 40 years old and quite elegant, although the young owner of Yuelai Inn does not look dark, he is not as greasy as the rich children in the ordinary people's impression. On the contrary, with the short beard on his chin, he looks quite heroic. The expression sitting beside Zhou Guan's side is in a sharp contrast with Zhou Guan, who is nervous.

The air was still dull. Zhou Guan wanted to speak several times, but after glanced at the other party's expression, he still suppressed the impulse and did not dare to speak first.

As time passed by minute by minute, Zhou Guan, who had only sporadic sweat, was already covered in sweat at this moment, but even so, Zhou Guan, who was the seventh-rank magistrate, dared not reach out to wipe it.

"Zhou Guan." Finally, as Zhou Guan was about to collapse completely due to tension, the owner of Yuelai Inn, who had been holding the tea bowl and savoring the tea water carefully, as if he had not seen Zhou Guan's owner, finally put down the tea bowl in his hand.

"The Lord is here." Zhou Guan, who had been extremely nervous, stood up and bowed and replied, while the interesting one was his claim.

"Your Mingqian Longjing tastes good." The words without emotion make people wonder whether he is mocking or just simply praising the taste of tea.

"Well," Zhou Guan carefully glanced at the other party's face and spoke cautiously and tentatively, "If the hundred households like it..."

"Ha," the owner of Yuelai Inn had an expression on his face for the first time, but in Zhou Guan's opinion, it was still difficult to figure out the other party's real thoughts, but soon, he didn't have to figure out, "I am a rough man. If this good tea comes to my hands, it will only be covered with pearls. You should keep it yourself in Zhouxian."

"The officials are aware of their crimes, so please show mercy to the subordinates of Lu Baihu..." Zhou Guan is no longer a rookie in the officialdom who has just passed the Jinshi and is waiting for the selection of officials. How could he not understand the other party's meaning? His already nervous body has begun to tremble at this time, and his knees that support his body are even weaker, and he is about to kneel to the ground.

"Ha," the owner of Yuelai Inn, or Lu Xiao, the Jinyiwei Baihu, smiled again on the face of Lu Xiao, but this time, the sarcasm in his laughter was no longer hidden. "Zhou Baoxi, Baoxi Zhou, Zhou Baoxi, and Zhou Baoxi eats flesh and blood when he opens his mouth." Lu Xiao looked at Zhou Guan, his eyes full of disgust, "I wonder if this nursery rhyme sounds familiar to Zhou County?"

"Damn the lower official, damn the lower official." Zhou Guan, who could barely maintain his body, was completely scared at this time. He knelt on the ground with a "thump" sound, bowed his head and bowed repeatedly to his mercy.

Lu Xiao ignored Zhou Guan and picked up the tea bowl again. However, this time he did not learn to taste any tea as before, but drank it all like those thirsty civilians.

"Okay, get up." Lu Xiao stood up and said without hiding his disgust, "Although you are insatiable, you have only been greedy for money over the years, and you will not ruin your family's life for money. This time I will spare you for the time being."

"Thank you for your kindness, thank you for your kindness." For Zhou Guan, who thought he would definitely be dead this time, Lu Xiao's words were not stingy with the sound of nature, so he hurriedly thanked Lu Xiao.

"Get up quickly," Looking at Zhou Guan who was still kneeling on the ground, Lu Xiao's face turned a little darker again, "This time I have something to do with you."

"Lu Baihu will give instructions, and the officials will do their best." Hearing the unhappy Zhou Guan in Lu Xiao's tone, he hurriedly rolled up and crawled up, bowing respectfully and replied. "Even if you lose everything, you will definitely complete the major event of Lu Baihu."

"Hmph, do you think I am as greedy as you?" Lu Xiao couldn't help but snorted angrily.

"The subordinates dare not, and the subordinates dare not." Zhou Guan knew that he had made a mistake and bowed to him and said, "I dare not."

"The reason I came to Xin'an County this time was because I followed Zuo Qianhu's orders, and the Yuelai Inn was a task. My considerations and practices were a bit intricate before, so that now some people in Xin'an County have begun to doubt my origin. So, in order to make up for my mistakes, this time, I need your assistance."

"Lu Baihu, please give me instructions." Zhou Guan naturally did not dare to refuse and quickly agreed.

"I need you to help me invite the rich and wealthy families in Xin'an County, and then give me an identity that is enough to dispel their doubts. Do you understand?" Lu Xiao seemed a little reluctant when he talked about this, but perhaps because of Shangguan and other pressures, he had to do so.

"This is simple." After hearing Lu Xiao's simple order, Zhou Guan was stunned for a moment and nodded quickly and then asked Lu Xiao carefully, "Why don't Lu Baihu consider using what identity to cover it up?"

"If you want to hide your identity in Xin'an County, is there any better choice than your relatives of Zhou Zhi County?" Lu Xiao glanced at Zhou Guan, with a slight dissatisfaction in his eyes, but in the end, he chose to accept the reality. "For the outside world, just say that I am my mother and your great-grandfather's distant nephew."

"Then, that, that," Zhou Guan glanced at Lu Xiao carefully, hesitated in his mouth, and finally gritted his teeth and asked, "I wonder how the Xiaguan should call Lu Baihu in front of outsiders?"

"Xiao'er, nephew, do whatever you want." Lu Xiao, who was a little dissatisfied with the face just now, had a bit of a broken can.

"Then," Zhou Guan glanced at Lu Xiao's expression again and said carefully, "In order to show others my closeness to Lu Baihu, the official will overthrow it and call you Xiao'er."

"Well, that's it." Lu Xiao nodded. "As for banquets, I think you should know much more than me, and I will give it to you with all my powers."
Chapter completed!