Xu Qinghuan was thinking deeply when he saw Song Chengxuan riding over.
He sat majestically on the horseback, his waist straight, his eyes cold, his face as sinking as water, his slender eyes slightly squinted, making it difficult to see his emotions, and he looked no different from before.
After getting drunk last time, she and Song Chengxuan had not met yet. Thinking about the scene that day, she was still a little worried about whether it would be awkward when they met next time.
But now it seems that this incident has no impact on Song Chengxuan at all. Maybe he doesn't even remember what he said to her that night when he woke up.
Xu Qinghuan breathed a sigh of relief, and the stone weighing on her heart was removed. Since Master Song was so calm, she didn't need to be too nervous.
She raised her head and looked at him. Her eyes were still so clear, and she had a slightly polite smile. Her attitude had changed to this since she was rescued by him once in Beijing.
Song Chengxuan felt a little uncomfortable.
After talking all night, she forgot all about it in the blink of an eye?
Even if his drunkenness was an accident and his behavior was substandard and insulted his previous dignity, she didn't have to be so considerate, as if nothing had happened.
Song Chengxuan's eyes were a little deeper.
Xu Qinghuan saw Song Chengxuan galloping over. She thought that when she was in Beijing, she was afraid of implicating him and turned a blind eye on the street, which seemed to have caused Master Song a lot of displeasure. This time, she had to say hello in advance, so according to etiquette, Xu Qinghuan lowered the curtain
He whispered, "Master Song."
When he came closer, the curtain was lowered.
It's good, she always remembers the rules so clearly in front of him.
Song Chengxuan frowned slightly and said nothing, walking straight past Xu Qinghuan's carriage.
Xu Qinghuan watched the tall figure passing by and couldn't help but blinked. Mr. Song didn't seem to be very happy today. What on earth made him feel uncomfortable again?
Mrs. Song's heart is like a needle in the sea. She has never made things difficult for her. Since she can't figure it out, there is no need to think about it.
Seeing that Song Chengxuan had left, Wang Yuchen said, "Today is the seventh lady's birthday. Will the eldest lady also want to go there?"
The Seventh Madam sent the post to her yesterday. Now that the matter has come to an end, she is about to rush to Jiang's house. After thinking about this, Xu Qinghuan was about to speak.
I heard the sound of footsteps, and then someone said, "Second Master of the Wang family, adults are invited."
Which sir?
Wang Yuchen couldn't help but feel a little strange. In order to have time to talk to Miss Xu today, he stayed in the Yamen for several days in a row and told the story of the day Zhang Xing was captured from beginning to end in detail.
, when he came out of his home this morning, he also told his family members, "Don't come to see your elder unless he is sick."
He had made all the arrangements he could think of, and finally arrived in front of Miss Xu, but he didn't expect someone to call him over.
Wang Yuchen's face darkened, "Excuse me, who is it? Lord Han Xun?"
The messenger shook his head, "Master Wang, don't worry about it for now. Just come with me."
"Can you give me a few moments," Wang Yuchen said, "let me deal with the matters at hand."
"No," the man said with a firm attitude, "Master Wang, don't say any more and come with us quickly. If something happens, none of us can afford it."
Xu Qinghuan also felt strange when he heard this. He couldn't help but look in the direction where Song Chengxuan disappeared. The Yamen suddenly came to Wang Yuchen. What was going on?
The man took out his official badge, and Wang Yuchen could no longer shirk it, so he had to salute Xu Qinghuan, "I originally wanted to send the eldest lady to the Jiang family, but now something happened, I had to take the first step."
Xu Qinghuan whispered, "You're welcome, Mr. Wang."
Wang Yuchen stood aside reluctantly, watching the carriage gradually disappear before his eyes, then turned his head and asked the officer, "Where are you going?"
Ya Chai walked forward first.
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Xu Qinghuan took a car to Jiang's house.
The seventh lady personally came to greet her at the Chuihua Gate. Although it was her birthday, at this moment, the Jiang family did not prepare anything. They did not even hang up the red lanterns. They only held a banquet at home, and the banquet was also vegetarian.
"Originally I didn't want to take care of it," said the seventh lady. "The war is not over yet. Where are the thoughts? The whole Changzhou is panicked. If it weren't for the government's pressure, people would have left the city to avoid trouble. It's really like this. This winter
Someone will definitely starve to death."
When people leave the city, no one will do farm work anymore, and there will be less harvest at the end of the year, so many people will naturally go hungry.
"Thanks to Marquis An Yi for stabilizing the war," the Seventh Lady said with a slight pause, "and the eldest princess's consort is also a rare good official who can think about the people. He just came to Changzhou a few days ago.
So he sent the prefect of Changzhou to prison."
Speaking of this, Madam Seven's eyes shone slightly, "It seems that the imperial court is really determined to rectify Changzhou this time."
Once the Changzhou magistrate falls, the officials installed by the Zhang family will be found out one by one. Changzhou magistrate's tea snacks let the White Dragon King's people take advantage of the loophole. No matter how powerful the Zhang family is, they can't hide the peace and suppress these things any more.
What's more, the person investigating the case was the eldest princess's consort, the military governor personally appointed by the emperor.
The seventh lady continued, "This time I am not only celebrating my birthday, I am also planning to raise some food from merchants to send to the court."
Xu Qinghuan nodded, "Food is the most important thing in a war." At this point, she raised her head, "Madam, you're not just going to deliver food, right?"
"I can't hide it from you after all," Madam Seven said with a smile, "I was just about to discuss this matter with you."
Xu Qinghuan did not interrupt and listened carefully.
The Seventh Lady said, "We want to present the grievances of the past few years to the Prince Consort, and... how to restore the maritime business after the war. These matters are all urgent, and they are also the lifeblood of our merchants. In the past, we did not dare to talk about it.
The court, that’s because these are all under the control of the Zhang family. It’s different now. If we don’t take this opportunity to talk about it, when will we wait?”
The seventh lady's words certainly make sense. After being suppressed for so long, they finally waited for such an opportunity. No wonder they couldn't hold back.
The Seventh Lady continued, "No one knows better than us what the business situation at sea is like. If everyone can act according to the rules, smuggling will not be rampant. It will not only be good for us merchants, but also a good thing for the court, right?"
Xu Qinghuan nodded, that's natural.
Smuggling has long been a worry for the Zhou court and the emperor. They investigated the case in Beijing and pursued it all the way to Changzhou, just to find out the smuggling case. Not only them, but also countless officials had offended the Zhang family before.
Lost his official position and his life.
Now that there is finally a turning point, how can we not make people happy? The person who uses a sharp blade to dig out the cancer for Dazhou will definitely gain the trust of the emperor and the support of the people.