Since I decided to visit Longcheng County, I was invited to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the completion of Di Gong Gate.

Then you need to decide your itinerary in advance.

After Shen Xisheng had a small gathering with his friend Xie Xun in the bamboo forest, the next day he summoned his subordinate officials to make arrangements for their trip to Longcheng County.

The supervisory envoy of Yiyi is higher in rank than the governor of Yizhou, so he must prepare in advance for his trip.

However, Shen Xisheng ordered his subordinates to keep a low profile and prepare without making any announcements.

However, this afternoon, just after the discussion Shen Xisheng convened with his subordinates, the green-clothed official he had seen that day came with a scribe to pay him a visit.

"Master Shen, Master Wang has sent a subordinate to ask you something."

After writing the case, Shen Xi, who was reviewing the official documents, said without raising his head:

"What are your orders, Lord Wang?"

"I don't want to take the order seriously, but Mr. Wang would like to ask if Mr. Shen has received an invitation from Longcheng County to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the rebuilt Di Gong Gate?"

"oh?"

Shen Xi said calmly: "Where did Mr. Wang hear this?"

"I don't know, my subordinates also pass the message on my behalf..."

The green-robed official said truthfully:

"Master Wang is saying that as the governor of Jiangzhou, he is a provincial official. Although Di Gong Gate was built by a county, he has to go and take a look, inspect and commend the local officials who have made great achievements. Be prepared when the time comes. Take a trip to Longcheng County.

"Master Wang has asked an officer to ask if Master Shen wants to go together. If you are acclimated and unwilling to run, that's okay. He can go alone on behalf of Jiangzhou."

"Ah."

After hearing this, Shen Xisheng chuckled.

Not long after, the official in green clothes and several scribes were sent away.

In the hall with bananas planted outside the corridor, only Shen Xisheng and the staff officials who had not had time to leave after the meeting were left.

The long-faced staff member frowned and said:

"Sir, is this a rumor that has been leaked?"

"maybe."

"But Governor Wang's preparations are really fast. Why do I feel that his preparations are one step ahead of us? Is it possible that Ouyang Lianghan is not sensible and sent him an invitation letter in advance?"

Shen Xisheng looked at the green plantains outside the hall and shook his head:

"Ouyang Lianghan would not do such a thing. Besides, when he sent the letter, the new governor had not yet taken office in Jiangzhou."

"Then why..."

Shen Xisheng turned around and said, "Someone else is ignorant...or rather too sensible, so they invited the new governor first."

The long-faced staff member hesitated to speak, but finally didn’t ask, just said:

"Sir, should the preparations we discussed before be carried out as usual or..."

"What are you afraid of? Everything is business as usual."

Shen Xisheng nodded:

"Come here, go and reply a letter to Magistrate Ouyang on my behalf..."

"Yes, sir."

After the discussion, the subordinates went down one after another, and the hall became empty. Suddenly, light rain fell from the sky, hitting the plantains and causing water to accumulate on the eaves.

Shen Xisheng was looking at the plantains in the rain, and then remembered some of the words of her friends a few days ago, and muttered:

"The Liu family in Longcheng really has something up their sleeves, and I'm going to go even more. We can't let Wang Lengran do whatever he wants... Brother Xie is right, and he dares to say that there is no connection with the Wei family, ha..."

…

"Elder brother, what is Master Shen saying?"

Upstream of Butterfly Creek, on the path at the foot of Longbei Mountain next to Yue Nu Gorge, Xie Lingjiang asked the man in front of him with a curious look on his face.

Just now she saw her senior brother unfolding the letter from Jiangzhou and reading it for a while. Then he dismissed Yan Liulang and others, turned around and continued moving forward with her, without saying a word the whole time.

"Nothing."

Ouyang Rong paused and handed the folded letter to Xie Lingjiang:

"Master Shen promised that he would come as scheduled on the day of the ribbon-cutting ceremony of Duke Di Gate."

"Isn't this a good thing?"

Xie Lingjiang took the letter, glanced down at it, and said with a smile:

"Then isn't this a good thing... Hey, who is this new governor, Mr. Wang? A new governor is coming to Jiangzhou so soon? Is he coming too? Senior brother also invited him before?"

Ouyang Rong's figure walking in front shook his head slightly:

"No. Who knows."

Xie Lingjiang stared at his senior brother's back.

Perhaps because she had been watching Ouyang Rong for a long time, she could keenly sense that her senior brother seemed to have something on his mind.

"By the way, did junior sister have something that she didn't finish saying just now?"

Ouyang Rong suddenly turned around and said in a curious tone:

"Junior sister, what little wish do you have?"

Sensing his gentle gaze, Xie Lingjiang immediately lowered his eyes and pretended to continue reading the letter, speaking casually:

"Oh. It's nothing. I just want my senior brother to accompany me to Donglin Temple to ask for a fortune."

Without thinking, Ouyang Rong nodded and asked, "Okay, when will we go? I'll make a schedule."

Xie Lingjiang couldn't help but glance at him and asked tentatively: "How about this month's fifteenth?"

Ouyang Rong was about to nod in agreement, but stopped and frowned slightly:

"On the 15th of this month... the Degong Gate is still half finished, and the ribbon-cutting ceremony may be held in the middle of the month."

"Then it's business that matters."

The noble lady of the Xie family said hurriedly, but her face was slightly disappointed.

Ouyang Rong thought for a moment and asked curiously:

"Does it have to be the fifteenth day? Can we go in these two days?"

Xie Lingjiang raised his eyes and glanced at his senior brother:

"Donglin Temple happens to have an incense temple fair on the fifteenth day..."

Ouyang Rong nodded thoughtfully, "I see."

A woman’s sense of ritual, right? Well, I understand.

Seeing that Ouyang Rong seemed to be hesitating with his head lowered, Hua Yan, a girl dressed in men's clothing, forced out a beautiful smile and said thoughtfully:

"Of course, Di Gongzha's business is more important. If there is a ribbon-cutting ceremony, forget it. Let's talk about it another day, or change a small wish..."

Ouyang Rong raised his head and said with a smile:

"That's it. Actually, it's okay. After all, the ribbon-cutting meeting can't be held all day. It's usually in the afternoon, when a group of people get together and go through the process.

"Mr. Chen and the others should be able to negotiate a specific date in the past two days. Now it looks like it will be either the 14th or the 15th. If it is on the 14th, it will be better.

"But if it happens on the 15th day of this month, junior sister, if we can, then we will go to Donglin Temple in the morning to ask for signatures, then go to receive Mr. Shen and the others, and come to Di Gong Gate in the afternoon to cut the ribbon. If we squeeze in time, there will always be

How about it?"

A certain time management guru quickly came up with a plan, smiled and suggested.

Xie Lingjiang nodded with a stunned face:

"Of course... you can. As long as it doesn't interfere with Senior Brother, you can make any arrangements. On the 15th, it doesn't matter in the morning or afternoon."

"Okay, that's settled."

Ouyang Rong chuckled and turned around, continuing to move forward with his hands behind his back.

When Xie Lingjiang saw this, he stopped talking.

Finally she mustered up some courage and asked:

"Senior Brother, aren't you curious as to what kind of incense is being burned and what kind of fortune is being asked for?"

"Oh yes, I almost forgot."

Ouyang Rong turned around and asked:

"What kind of signature does Little Junior Sister Hao Duan Duan require?"

In the eyes of a certain junior sister, this reaction was as slow as a silly goose, although she vaguely knew that he might have something on his mind.

"..."
To be continued...