The temporary residence of the Metropolitan Procuratorate was larger than Xia Shang's house, and there were fewer people inside, because Xia Shang disappeared for a while, and the people who stayed here were all unimportant and responsible for chores.
These people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate did not have official uniforms, and the plaque of the Metropolitan Procuratorate at the entrance was nowhere to be found. From a distance, no one knew that this was a secret institution affiliated with the imperial court.
The man who was cleaning the door was Li Zhuang. He stopped working and started cleaning. He looked quite relaxed.
Li Zhuang was very surprised when he saw Xia Shang. He dropped what he was doing and came up and asked, "Sir, when did you come back?"
Xia Shang frowned: "You haven't gotten the news yet?"
"I heard that your Excellency is in trouble. All the people available in the Metropolitan Procuratorate have gone to find your Excellency. There is no one to pass on the specific situation. After all, there are too few manpower now, and many information are not well-informed."
Xia Shang nodded, secretly thinking that Chunjiao and Zhang Kui had not yet conveyed the news of his return to Beijing.
Xia Shang pointed inside, and then pointed at the jade slave behind him: "Bring a new person here today."
Li Zhuang looked at Yunu and was shocked by her beauty at first sight, but then he frowned and thought to himself that such a delicate girl could hang out in the Metropolitan Procuratorate? Could she be from the Chunfang Division?
With doubts, Li Zhuang introduced the two people into the courtyard.
A few people in the yard came over to say hello to Xia Shang respectfully, and then continued with what they were doing.
Except for Li Zhuang, most of the people who stayed here just wanted to make a living and did not touch the core of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Therefore, they did not know much about the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so they regarded Xia and Shang as ordinary idlers in the court. Now
Among those who submitted to Xia Shang, the Chunfang Division controlled by Chunjiao was loyal and trustworthy enough. The other officials were obedient on the surface, but it was unclear what their intentions were behind the scenes.
But this is not a bad thing, at least it will not make some people value Xia and Shang too much, nor will they value the so-called Metropolitan Procuratorate too much.
"She has some connections with the Weaving Department, and she will be in charge of the Weaving Department's affairs from now on."
"Weaving Department..." Li Zhuang was a little surprised. Since he is the Weaving Department, his future work will be related to business and finance, but such a girl...
Xia Shang saw Li Zhuang's dilemma and explained: "There are not so many picky people now. It will be good if we can gather the manpower of the Twelve Divisions. Everything will be fine."
It’s hard to get started, no matter how good or bad the machine is, it’s only true if it starts running first.”
"Sir, that's not what I meant. You also know that a blacksmith like me can't do that. I was not a member of the Metropolitan Procuratorate before, and I can't even understand my current job. You can't leave such a difficult problem to me."
Xia Shang thought the same thing. Li Zhuang was an outsider. He had only joined the Metropolitan Procuratorate for a short time and he didn't know much about the affairs of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
At this moment, a familiar voice came from behind: "Sir, I haven't seen you for a day, why is there another woman next to you?"
Xia Shang turned around and knew it was Chunjiao: "You came just in time, I will leave the jade slave to you."
"Jade slave..." Chunjiao came to Xia Shang's side and stared at Yu slave seriously for a long time.
Xia Shang explained on the side: "She used to be someone close to Liao Baican, and now she is with me. I am going to let her take charge of the weaving department temporarily. After all, she has been following Liao Baican for many years, so she should know more or less about business.
Or the way the Weaving Department used to do things."
"Are the people around Liao Baishen...that old fox trustworthy?" Chunjiao's words were impolite and she asked in front of Yu Nu.
Xia Shang looked at Yu Nu and found that the other party did not show any expression.
"Don't worry, you can trust me. I'm very good at judging people."
After saying that, Xia Shang patted Yu Nu on the shoulder: "Don't worry, you can stay here temporarily and Chunjiao will explain the rules here in detail."
"But... Yu Nu hopes to follow the adults..." Yu Nu frowned and said softly.
For a moment, Chunjiao also frowned: "Little girl, there's no use pretending to be pitiful here. Since you are under my care, I must first change your charming temperament." Li Zhuang
, you first take her to get familiar with this place, I have something to say to the adults."
Seeing Chunjiao's hostile look, Xia Shang could only smile bitterly.
Jade slave was taken away by Li Zhuang, and Chunjiao walked closer to Xia Shang, with a cold face, a bit like a young daughter-in-law asking for punishment: "What's going on? I found that you have become more and more dishonest recently, and the people around you
The women have changed round after round. I just sent you an apprentice, and now here comes the Jade Slave! The Jade Slave... tsk tsk, this girl... doesn't look like a serious woman at first glance."
Chunjiao talked a lot, but Xia Shang just smiled and scratched his head.
Looking at Xia Shang's appearance, Chun
She suddenly felt a little weak, and after a while, she covered her forehead in frustration: "Hey, you are an adult and I am a subordinate, how can I say this?"
Xia Shang didn't know what to say, so he quickly changed the subject: "Xue Lengxiang has returned to Mingjian Villa?"
"Um."
"What's the situation at Mingjian Villa now?"
Chunjiao smiled: "It's a coincidence."
"coincidence?"
"There seems to be some connection between the Liuyun Sect and the Mingjian Villa, and the relationship between them is unclear. Someone from the Liuyun Sect came to look for trouble that day. When they met me, it was easily resolved. If it is not enough for you to accept that female disciple, then naturally
Carrying something as big as Mingjian Villa on your back will inevitably lead to trouble in the future."
"There are enough troubles, let alone this one."
"Troublesome...about the one named Yunu?"
Xia Shang paused for a moment, not sure whether he should tell Chunjiao everything. After thinking about it, he decided to tell her about his encounter with Liao Baishen today.
Because she didn't know the whole thing, Chunjiao always felt that Xia Shang was hiding something, so she asked, "Just like that, you accepted a woman whose background you don't know? You actually want her to interfere in the affairs of the Metropolitan Procuratorate?"
"Well... this woman is quite pitiful, and since she can help me suppress the poison in my body, I have no other choice but to trust her."
"Poor? My lord, this is not your way of doing things. How did she help you suppress the poison?"
"Don't ask these questions."
Xia Shang's vague words made Chunjiao quite dissatisfied, and she said angrily: "No matter what, that woman still can't make people feel at ease."
"Of course I know this, otherwise I wouldn't leave her to you and just watch her temporarily. But don't be too wary of her. There is no one who is born loyal in this world, and there is no one who can be trusted by nature. Loyalty and trust are both
It’s cultivated.”
"I'm just worried that after all, she has followed Liao Baican for many years. How can she become an adult all over again so easily?"
"Nothing is impossible. Liao Baishen is not very kind to her. Although long-term training will lead to some blind obedience habits, the human heart is full of flesh. As long as you still have a heart, you will know how to be grateful, and as long as you still have a heart, you will know how to resist.
.Everyone is like this, without exception. You are the leader of the Chunfang Division, and you will face many people in the future. If you want to control people, you must first start with human nature and people's hearts."