In this way, it was delayed until he left office, and Li Wei took up the post of county magistrate. After careful calculation, he wiped out the bandits who had been causing chaos for many years in one go, making the people celebrate and worry that they could finally have peace after so many years.
After a good sleep, Li Wei no longer had to worry about someone rushing in with a knife in the middle of the night. After that, Li Wei deeply understood the people's sentiments and understood the people's sufferings. He settled the case fairly and cleanly and never scratched the people's anointing. After three years, the people spread his reputation as a blue sky.
"Then what do you think?"
"I would like to stay in the capital so that I can come often to pay my respects to the prince and my master. However, this matter is not something that the servant has the final say on. I have to go wherever the imperial court assigns me, even if it is a barbaric place.
." In the last sentence, Li Wei meant it as a joke, but it was true. The emperor's orders cannot be violated. Since you have received the salary from the imperial court, you must follow the imperial court's orders and run errands. You must not disobey.
Ling Ruo thought about it and said, "When the prince returns to the house, go over and say hello to the prince. If the prince asks about it, mention it. If the prince is willing to say hello to you, things will be much easier to handle."
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"It's natural to say hello, but I don't dare to bother the prince with such a trivial matter." Li Wei said.
At that time, a maid came in with seasonal fruits, including longan and grapes, piled in a steeple shape, with a few silver sticks placed next to them.
Huzi was still a child. When he saw there was fruit to eat, his big black eyes suddenly lit up. However, he also knew that this was not his home and he couldn't just go and get it. He could only look at Xiaocui with longing eyes.
Xiaocui hesitated and shook her head at him. Huzi was disappointed and lowered his head to play with his little finger that had just been trimmed.
Ling Ruo saw what he was doing and didn't know why. He signed a grape with a silver sign and handed it to Hu Zi, "Here, eat more. You're welcome at Auntie's place."
Although Hu Zi wanted to eat it, when he saw Li Wei's gaze, he tightly curled his little hands in his sleeves and did not dare to take it. Li Wei followed, "Master, you can just eat it yourself. My slave often buys these fruits to eat in Jiangyin."
"
Ling Ruo glanced at him sideways and said angrily: "I haven't improved in other skills in the past few years, but my ability to lie has gradually improved. How can I not know how much your salary is? The yamen has expenses and the master has to hire, so where can I get it?
If you have extra money to buy these things, you will have to imitate those who are evil-hearted and rob people of their wealth without conscience."
Li Wei's face turned red when he was spoken to, and he lowered his head and did not dare to reply. Ling Ruo glanced at him, paused in his words, and then said with a bit of pity: "Also, you can only leave for five or six years, not five or six years."
Ten years have passed, and my eyes have not been dazzled. Look at the clothes you are wearing. Every piece of your clothes has become old and faded after being washed. There are even patches on the legs of your trousers. If you don’t tell me, no one will believe that you are from the imperial court.
The appointed Qipin County Magistrate."
Seeing that Li Wei was being scolded so much that he didn't dare to say a word, Xiao Cui felt sorry for him. She summoned up the courage to whisper: "If I go back to the master, I still have some money left every month, but both Li Wei and the slaves think that the clothes are clean and tidy.
Just wear it and it won’t be embarrassing, so there’s no need to waste that money.”
"That's true, but you still have to use it where it should be used." Ling Ruo shook his head. Looking at Li Wei and his wife, he knew that they would not spend that money. He simply turned around and said: "Shui Yue
, invite a sewing master to come tomorrow, and then we will
From the materials sent by the concubine, I will pick out a few suitable ones. If there are not enough, I will take them from the warehouse and ask the master to make tailor-made clothes for the three of them." After speaking, he was afraid that Shuiyue was unclear and added: "Make a few sets of clothes for each of the four seasons.
, the tiger's head should be left a little loose, so that he can grow taller."
Li Wei waved his hands repeatedly after hearing this, "Master really doesn't need it. It's not like the slaves have no clothes to wear. It's better for the master to wear those materials himself."
"How much can I wear on my own? Okay, let's do it." Ling Ruo waved her hand and refused to give him a chance to continue.
As for Hu Zi, after seeing Li Wei nod, he happily took the grape from Ling Ruo's hand and was about to put it into his mouth. He didn't know what he thought of, but he opened his mouth with all his teeth and said crisply: "Thank you, auntie.
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"What aunt? You have to call me master!" Li Wei quickly corrected him.
"It doesn't matter, I asked him to call him. It sounds more friendly to my aunt." Ling Ruo said disapprovingly. Huzi has a tiger-like head just like his name, which makes people fall in love with him at first sight. Watch him stuff grapes into his mouth.
Finally, Ling Ruo touched his head and asked with a smile: "Is it sweet?"
"Well, it's so sweet!" Huzi stuffed his mouth with grapes, his cheeks were bulging and he couldn't explain clearly. He just nodded hard, for fear that Ling Ruo wouldn't know.
"Eat more if you like it." As soon as she finished speaking, Hongli had already peeled off a longan and handed it to Huzi, "Here you go."
Compared to Ling Ruo, Huzi was more receptive to Hongli, who was similar in age. He only hesitated for a short while before taking the longan offered by him, "Thank you, brother Li."
While they were talking, An'er came in and blessed Yifu and said, "Master, the prince has returned to his residence and is in the study at the moment."
Before Ling Ruo could speak, Li Wei had already stood up and said, "Then I will go and pay my respects to the prince."
Ling Ruo nodded and said: "Go ahead, just mention what you need to mention, don't be too restrained, the prince will also be happy that you can make a difference; come and have a meal with me after you say hello, and I will ask the kitchen to cook some of their specialty dishes.
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Li Wei agreed and left quickly. When he arrived outside the study, Laifu went in to inform him and motioned for him to come in. Li Wei straightened his clothes and made sure there was nothing wrong before he walked in, staring down at his toes alternating back and forth.
, when he got to the middle of the study, he patted his sleeves and kowtowed to Yinzhen, who was sitting behind the desk, "My servant Li Wei pays my respects to the prince. Good luck to the prince!"
Yinzhen put down the half-read book in his hand, looked up at Li Wei and said calmly: "When will you return to Beijing?"
"Going back to the prince, I just arrived today, and I came to pay my respects to the prince and master as soon as I returned to the capital." Li Wei told the truth. When he arrived in the capital, he only had time to find an inn to put down his luggage, and he didn't even take a break.
Li Wei's words made Yinzhen's stern expression soften a lot, "Have you been to your master's place?"
"Yes, the prince was not here before, so I went to pay my respects to the master first." Li Wei answered truthfully.
"Well, I have read your case file. You have done well in Jiangyin over the years, and you are very proud of your master. I don't think she thinks so highly of you."
Li Wei hurriedly replied: "What I am today is all due to the careful cultivation of the prince and my master. Even if I die thousands of times, I will never be able to repay even one."
"What your master and I have given you is just an opportunity. Whether you can seize it or not is up to you." Yinzhen casually closed the book on the table, but it was a copy of "Spring and Autumn". "So, the official department