A few days ago, County Magistrate Zhou sent a letter of apology, and he thought he would inevitably be demoted this time!
Who would have thought that the superiors only had a monthly salary of half a year...
He guessed that it was probably because Bai Qingyan said good things in front of the prince that he was demoted, so County Magistrate Zhou was in a very good mood recently.
Half a year's monthly salary is nothing to the magistrate of Zhou County. The princess of Zhenguo is willing to speak for him and regard him as his own person. This is the only thing that matters.
From a distance, I saw the guard riding a high horse slowly coming slowly with the convoy. The prefect stood up and walked out of the oil cloth shed, rectified his clothes and stood there waiting.
Bai Jinzhi, who was riding a horse, saw the prefect and Lord Zhou from afar, raised his eyebrows, bent down and said to the carriage: "Sister, the prefect and Lord Zhou are greeting each other at the city gate again, they are still
It's really... it never falls behind every time!"
In the carriage, Bai Qingyan put down the ancient bamboo slips in his hand, looked at Dong Fengzhen, who was already asleep and not yet awake, raised his hand and slightly opened a gap in the curtain tent of the carriage, and said to Bai Jinzhi: "Just stay for a while and say hello.
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"knew!"
"Call Uncle Ping here!" Bai Qing said.
Soon Bai Jinzhi called Lupin over, and Lupin rode a horse to follow the carriage and called out, "Grand girl..."
Bai Qingyan's eyes moved away from Dong Fengzhen, who had not yet woken up, opened the curtain and said to Lu Ping, "I'll go back and settle down later. Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Ping will ask Ji Tingyu, do he know that the bandits we heard about robbing the children along the way.
, What's going on?"
"Yes! Don't worry, big girl, I must ask clearly!" Lu Ping nodded.
Bai Qingyan knew very well what was going on in the bandits in Shuoyang!
How could Ji Tingyu go down the mountain to rob his child?
On the way back, I first heard that the child was lost for no reason. Today, I was about to arrive in front of Shuoyang and heard that... it was a bandit riding down the mountain, robbing the child openly.
The parents who had their children robbed chased them up the mountain and were killed by the bandits.
Bai Qingyan thought about it and asked Lupin to ask for it.
Seeing the convoy walking to the gate of Shuoyang City, Lord Zhou quickly turned around and took a brocade box from his servant, followed the prefect quickly, and walked towards the direction of the carriage.
Seeing Bai Jinzhi sitting on a high horse and not getting off the horse, he raised his hand and bowed to Mr. Zhou first.
The prefect said, "I haven't congratulated the princess yet!"
"This is a gift prepared by Xiaguan for the princess of Zhenguo and Princess Gaoyi. Although it is not valuable, it is the intention of Xiaguan. Please accept it!" County Magistrate Zhou smiled and raised the
Brocade box.
"Mr. Zhou has received his kindness, so take the gift back!" Bai Qingyan's voice came from the carriage.
Seeing Bai Qingyan's fingers like jade-like fingers, he opened the tent of the carriage curtain, and faintly showed half of his face, he hurriedly bowed and said, "I have seen the princess of Zhenguo."
"When I passed several counties along the way back to Shuoyang, I heard that bandits have been rampant recently and have plundered many children from many families. Has this happened to us in Shuoyang?" Bai Qingyan asked.
County Magistrate Zhou took a step forward and said hurriedly: "When the princess returns to Zhenguo, except for the bandits on the mountain who often go down the mountain to burn, kill, loot, no one comes to the government office to report the child being lost!"
The prefect looked at Lord Zhou and spoke with Bai Qingyan: "Although there has not been any loss of children in Shuoyang, there is news that... those lost children were all taken away by bandits!
But it's really becoming increasingly rampant."
Bai Qingyan nodded and his eyes fell on the magistrate Zhou: "Although it has not been reported, as a parent, Lord Zhou, should pay more attention and understand the people's sentiments!"
"Don't worry, princess, I'll go and understand the people's sentiments later! I will never let a family in Shuoyang lose their children!" Zhou County Magistrate promised.
"That's great!" Bai Qingyan opened the curtain and said, "Thank you, two lords, for coming to greet each other. I'm tired all the way, so I'll go back to Bai Mansion first. The two lords will do it themselves!"
The carriage wheels turned, and Dong Fengzhen also woke up. She rubbed her swollen eyes and sat up and asked Bai Qingyan: "Cousin, have you arrived in Shuoyang?"
"Well, I'm in Shuoyang! I'll see my mother when I get home!" Bai Qingyan smiled at Dong Fengzhen, "I'll ask Chuntao to cook a few eggs and roll your eyes."
Dong Fengzhen touched her hot and swollen eyelids, and her guilty nose was sore: "Cousin..."
"Okay, you promised me. You don't cry anymore when you arrive in Shuoyang. Don't worry my mother, huh?" Bai Qingyan took out a handkerchief from the small drawer of the carriage and handed it to Dong Fengzhen.
Dong Fengzhen held the handkerchief tightly and wiped the tears that had not yet shedded, and solemnly said to Bai Qingyan: "Don't worry, cousin, I will definitely not let my aunt worry!"
"Yeah..." Bai Qingyan nodded.
Dong knew about Dong Fengzhen coming to Shuoyang, but Dong didn't know why Dong Fengzhen came to Shuoyang, so Bai Qingyan didn't want to tell Dong that he would worry Dong for nothing.
When his mother's niece was coming to accompany her, Dong was naturally overjoyed and ordered Madam Qin to clean up a small and elegant courtyard, and arranged for several maids and mothers to serve temporarily.
As soon as the third wife, Li, received the news that Bai Qingyan and his party had entered the city, they hurriedly called Dong to go out to greet him.
When Bai Qingyan and his group stopped in front of the Bai Mansion gate, Dong, the third wife Li, the fourth wife Wang, and the fifth wife Qi, who was holding Xiao Ba Bai Wanqing, all rushed to the door to greet him.
"Mom! Auntie...Fourth Aunt!Fifth Aunt!" Bai Jinzhi jumped off the horse, knelt down on his fists, "Bai Jinzhi, come home safely!"
Chuntao had already stood under the steps of Bai Mansion. When he saw Bai Qingyan's carriage heard, he went up to help Bai Qingyan get off the carriage. Seeing Dong Fengzhen, who was following Bai Qingyan off the carriage, Chuntao happily saluted and said:
"Hello, cousin!"
Dong Fengzhen smiled in her eyebrows and eyes, nodded to Chuntao, turned her head to look at the higher level of the Bai Mansion, and saluted: "Auntie, the third wife, the fourth wife, and the fifth wife!"
"Mother...Aunt 3rd Aunt, Fourth Aunt, Fifth Aunt!" Bai Qingyan knelt down and saluted, "Bai Qingyan, go home safely!"
Dong Fengzhen hurriedly went to help Bai Qingyan.
"It's good to come back! It's good to come back!" Dong walked down from the advanced level, touched Bai Qingyan's face, and took Dong Fengzhen's hand again, "Why are your eyes so red?"
"Mother, I talked about the military affairs with Xiao Zhen on the way, Xiao Zhen cried..." Bai Qing said with a smile.
"Not! My cousin is really made of water!" Bai Jinzhi said.
"What's wrong with your hand?" Dong grabbed Bai Jinzhi's hand and looked at it.
"It's okay, aunt!" Bai Jinzhi hurriedly retracted his hand. Unexpectedly, before he could do anything, Li grabbed Bai Jinzhi's hand and tears fell down.
"It's okay, mom! A little injury!" Bai Jinzhi was used to being raped by his mother. He suddenly saw his mother crying like this, and was a little uncomfortable.