The name of the ferocious beast that wreaked havoc in Liyang seemed to have given the female secretary a rather violent impact. Not only was the document in her hand falling to the ground due to shock, but her pretty face also turned blue-white.
"Sorry, sorry, I didn't make it clear."
Seeing that appearance, Gu Chen secretly smacked his tongue, and quickly added that the ghost rock species was a weak individual sleeping in Kinoji, and that it had been hunted down by the pioneers after waking up.
"Now Zichen Pavilion should have sent a team to the ruins of the cottage to enforce the blockade, right? Although there should be some things that can be investigated there, generally speaking, the riot has come to an end and there will be no more aftermath."
"Yes, it's like this..."
Gu Chen tried his best to comfort Wu Zhen, but the face of the female secretary did not change to calm.
Wu Zhen lowered her head as if to hide her shake, and bent down to pick up the documents scattered on the ground, but her hands were shaking too much, and the pages fell down again after she picked them up. At Gu Chen's attention, he was struggling with whether to help or not.
Next, it took the female clerk half an hour to pick up the documents, arrange them neatly, and put them back on the desk.
However, just such a simple movement felt as if all her strength had been exhausted.
"Are you feeling uncomfortable? Wu Sishu, do you want me to call Ani over?"
"No, I'm fine."
Gu Chen looked at the female secretary worriedly, but the latter held the desk with both hands and shook her head slowly.
"But your face looks so bad, and the sweat on your forehead is..."
"I have something urgent to check with my sister next. Please allow me to take my leave for now, sir."
The female clerk interrupted Gu Chen's inquiry, raised her skirt slightly to salute, turned around and walked out of the study as if not giving him a chance to refuse. Not long after, the low sound of a hammer-headed bird came from the courtyard, and Gu Chen watched from the window.
As the ornate carriage drove out of Gewufang in a hurry, an uneasy premonition welled up in my heart.
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Gu Chen's premonition became reality within two or three days.
Wu Zhen, who declared that "I have something urgent to check with my sister (the head of the government)," never came back since leaving Gewufang in a carriage that day. For a female secretary who has always performed her duties faithfully, this is quite a feat.
A rare situation.
Gu Chen was puzzled, but he didn't worry too much.
After all, the female secretary went to see no one else, but her own sister.
Although Wu Yan, the eldest daughter of the Wu family, is a hero among women who is famous in all countries, she is also a sister who loves her younger sister. From the standpoint of jointly supporting the Wu family business, the relationship between the sisters Wu Zhen and Wu Yan is deep enough to express "one body, one heart"
To describe it, they would make each other blush and use a knife or something, even if the sky fell, it would not be possible.
Although Gu Chen was not too worried about the female secretary, he had to worry about his own Gewufang.
As I said before, even in the most polite terms, the manpower of Gewufang cannot be said to be sufficient. The housekeeping department responsible for maintaining the operation of the house only has four people, including the handyman Xiao Yi. At the moment, there is a lack of a general housekeeper.
The key person, Guo Beizhu, who had to receive guests in Gewufang, ended up in a predicament like "the house is leaking but it rains all night long".
It can be managed for a day or two, but if it lasts for three or four days, no one in Gewufang can replace the female secretary, so the order of the store will be unsustainable. When the maid Ani cautiously expressed her opinion,
Gu Chen also had to include welcoming the female secretary into his schedule.
The palace of the princes Wu family is the Changxia Palace in the inner city of Liyang. Gu Chen guessed that the female secretary should be in his own palace. However, he was neither a relative of the Wu family nor a retainer of the princes, so he went directly to see the princes and daughters, regardless of etiquette or common sense.
Quite
Strange. Fortunately, the head of the family, Duke Li Yang, is currently stationed at the Jianguan Fortress in the western border of Li Yang and is not in the Changxia Palace. Therefore, in the worst case scenario, the situation of "an old father who is worried about his daughter being entangled by a bad young man and sending someone to interrupt the dog legs of the seeker" will not happen.
tragedy.
However, Li Yanggong went to Jianguan Fortress and stayed there for several years. It is difficult to say whether there is a guardian-like role in Changxia Palace, so it is better to take risks or not.
Based on this consideration, Gu Chen, who entered the inner city, chose to go to another strategic location adjacent to Changxia Palace.
Zichen Pavilion is the central core of the consular office. All political, military and other consular affairs related to Liyang Territory are prioritized in Zichen Pavilion for processing, and then passed to the corresponding government offices for implementation.
Zichen Pavilion is equivalent to the brain of Liyang Mansion, and a lot of confidential information is stored in it, so the precautions are extremely cautious. Local officials such as City Shou Jizheng are not allowed to step into Zichen Pavilion without permission. Can you use it?
Apart from the strictly selected government officials, the only people who entered Zichen Pavilion with permission were the chief and deputy directors of various government departments.
"Is that okay if I show my token?"
"Yes, Mr. Young Supervisor, please come in."
Gu Chen, who is the Young Supervisor of the Fangzao Division, has the authority to enter the Zichen Pavilion without permission. However, when he showed the license at the request of the guard, something unexpected happened - only Zichen was seen.
The twelve armed guards in front of the pavilion stood at attention and saluted him with neat movements of tapping their chests with their right fists.
"Eh?"
These guards guarding the Zichen Pavilion are all powerful military envoys and elites loyal to the Wu family, but Gu Chen has never heard of the rule that when government officials come, they have to knock their chests and salute to greet them. Gu Chen instinctively doubted
Was there any big shot who happened to bump into him behind him? Just when he couldn't help but look back, a cheerful laughter suddenly came from beside him.
"Don't look around, Guy Gu, they are paying respect to you."
The person who said this was an old general with a beard.
Mo Yue, who is in his late fifties, is not considered old to say the least. He is only slightly taller than Gu Chen, but his shoulders are quite broad. His vermilion military uniform is draped boldly on his shoulders, and his whole body exudes the unique aura of a warrior who has fought a hundred battles.
Gu Chen noticed the empty sleeve on his left hand and guessed that it was probably because of this that this tough veteran had to withdraw from the front line and take command in the rear, right?
There were many soldiers who lost their arms and legs in the previous wars, but not many of them were qualified to step into the Zichen Pavilion. Gu Chen searched the personnel information of Li Yang's various divisions in his mind and roughly guessed the identity of the veteran in front of him.
"Young Supervisor Si Guchen has met Mr. Cao."
Gu Chen raised his hands to greet the old general.
Bing Cao Wei Cao Xiu, the leader in charge of military affairs in Liyang, was a veteran of the gentry loyal to the Wu family, and a fierce general who had followed Wu Yan on the battlefield and defeated many groups of bandits. Although in terms of official positions, Shao Jian Si and Bing Cao Wei were at the same level.
, However, from the perspective of a consular bureaucrat, Cao Xiu is a senior in the workplace who far surpasses Gu Chen in terms of qualifications and courage, so it is natural to extend his greetings.
Although Gu Chen thought so, Cao Xiu raised his eyebrows in surprise.