In the county government of Linshui County, Chen Qing personally supervised the officials to load the purchased cabbage into the carriage, and did a good job of heat preservation and protection, which are all very delicate side dishes, Chen Qing, who was born in the countryside, understands the significance of this box of cabbage better than anyone else.

Everything was in order, these big carriages were about to set off, Chen Qing suddenly said wait, and then hurriedly returned to the backyard of the county government, took a box, handed it to Cheng Wen, the entourage behind him, and got into one of the carriages and entered Rongcheng......

In front of the Si Nong Yamen, the government officials from all over the country who came to deliver the food were lining up at the door, because Chen Qing still had something to do, so he didn't wait anymore, and called the master who came with him: "Brother Ding, I'm going to see a friend in the academy today, you can take charge here, I'll be back soon." ”

Master Ding nodded in response, looked at Chen Qing's back and nodded slightly, this young man is a successful man, I hope that under his leadership, I can also make some achievements, otherwise, I will stop at the master, a little unwilling.

The former prefectural magistrate is said to be waiting in Kyoto because his political achievements are too ordinary......

He has made no achievements in office, and the people below are naturally not much better, so it is absolutely impossible to be promoted on the spot.

didn't mention Master Ding's thoughts, but said that Chen Qing first looked for Chen Wu, Chen Wu lived in an inn on the edge of the city these days, and when he got up early in the morning, he asked around and looked around, but unfortunately he didn't find out any useful news.

Chen Qing's face was calm, but he was anxious, it had been almost ten days, and there was no news at all, and he also went to the government, but unfortunately there was no registration information.

But there was a man who saw the little girl who sold herself and brought her brother with her. Unfortunately, the man said that after he came out of the shop, the place was long gone.

Leaving Chen Wu to continue to investigate, Chen Qing went to Rongcheng Tianlu Academy, where the old dean once had the grace of teaching him, and he had to go and see it anyway.

Tianlu Academy is located in the north of the city, the location is very clean, there are not many houses around, and the location of Tianlu Academy is also relatively far away.

The reading environment for these students is indeed excellent.

The yard is full of towering pine trees, and there are rows of birch forests, and the bluestone path is swept clean. The snow is also neatly stacked in the corners.

He followed the old man who was the doorman into the hall. On the left is the study, and after the old man entered, an old gentleman in ordinary clothes soon greeted him.

"Long time no see, sir! How are you feeling lately? Chen Qing hurriedly saluted. And asked with concern.

"Good. All is well. Chen Qing, I haven't seen you for several years, ...... Let's go into the study and talk. The hearty laughter is full of joy at first sight.

This old gentleman's name is Zhong Mo. Because of the darkness of the shameless officialdom, he resigned and returned to his hometown, built this academy, over the years, but also made a lot of moves, Mr. Zhong Lao is strict with students, he warned students that if you want to do a good job, you must first learn to be a man!

This Chen Qing is not an official disciple of the academy, but he often came to ask for advice in the past, and the old gentleman loved him very much.

Now I learned that Chen Qing had made the county order of Linshui County, I was very pleased, the two of them entered the house, and just about to sit down, they saw a little boy coming over, and they gave a very regular salute: "Teacher, you have guests, Chao'er doesn't dare to disturb, come to ask for advice tomorrow!" ”

Then he gave Chen Qing the same salute, took a few steps back and waited for the old gentleman's instructions.

Zhong Mo looked at this child very proudly, and said to Chen Qing: "This child is talented and intelligent, he will never forget, he is a genius that is rare in a century, and what is even more rare is that he has a good heart, I like it very much!" Come here, Chao'er, this is the new county magistrate of Linshui County, call it uncle. ”

The little boy stepped forward and saluted again, and said crisply: "I've seen Uncle County Commander." ”

Chen Qing carefully looked at the little boy in front of him, but thought in his heart that his little son who had never met was also so old, when he saw the little boy's black eyes, delicate eyebrows, and clean and tidy green cloth jacket, he suddenly had a strange feeling in his heart, and he wanted to pull the little boy over and touch the top of his head, as if this could soothe that emotion.

But Zhong Mo had already asked the little boy to go back to continue studying, Chen Qing suppressed all his thoughts and asked curiously, "Whose child is so smart?" ”

Mr. Zhong thought for a moment and replied: "Speaking of which, this kid is very close to the Guogong Mansion, because the youngest grandson of the Guogong Mansion is studying here, and the few of them are quite good, and I don't know much about the others......"

The old gentleman has always been like this, and he never takes the initiative to inquire about the background relationship of the children of the academy, so he really doesn't know much about this Chen Chao.

"What's the child's name?" Chen Qing asked a little eagerly, and the old gentleman glanced at Chen Qing strangely, and still told Chen Qing that the child's name was Chen Chao.

"Chen Chao!"

Chen Qing was shocked, surnamed Chen? Could it be your own child?

I really want to ask carefully, but unfortunately Mr. Zhong also knows this......

Chen Qing presented the tea he brought back from Kyoto, suppressed the loss and doubts in his heart, and politely said goodbye to the old man......

Zhong Mo knew that he had just taken over official affairs and must be very busy, so he didn't force him to stay, and sent Chen Qing out very enthusiastically, and made an appointment to play chess together next time.

Chen Qing walked slowly on the street, the pain in his heart became more and more intense, he couldn't help squatting down, and it took a long time to recover, stand up and continue to walk towards Sinong Yamen.

Halfway to turn a corner, went to the inn and found that Chen Wu was no longer there, and told the innkeeper Chen Wu to come back and let him go back to Linshui County, Chen Qing came to Sinong Yamen, where it is much quieter now, and the errand in Linshui County has been handed over, and he is waiting for Chen Qing to turn around.

After greeting the officials of the Yamen, Chen Qing asked Master Li in a low voice: "Lord Li, it is said that the new Si Nong Shilang is the young lady of the Guogong Mansion?" Is this true? ”

Master Li nodded a little arrogantly: "Yes, but what does Master Chen want to know?" ”

Chen Qing was stunned, secretly annoyed that he was indeed rude, so he smiled calmly: "Master Li, don't worry too much, Chen is just curious." ”

Lord Li didn't speak, it was a tacit acquiescence to his statement, in fact, not to mention Chen Qing, even if other people were not curious, there were very few, but no one dared to inquire openly, after all, the forces behind Gu Xinyu were very strong, so strong that these people didn't dare to talk behind their backs, so Lord Li had this inquiry just now.

However, seeing Chen Qing's frank appearance, Lord Li was also relieved, after all, it was the newly appointed county commander, and it was personally appointed by the eldest prince this year, so he had to give face anyway, after all, he still had to work together in the future.

After a few polite greetings, there was still something in the yamen, Chen Qing said goodbye to Master Li, got into the carriage and returned to Linshui County.

Chen Qing tossed and turned in the middle of the night, did not close his eyes all night, got up early in the morning and came to the front yard, and heard a noise at the door.

Chen Qing frowned, why did he sound so familiar, it seemed to be his mother-in-law Cui who had never shown up since he passed out! (To be continued.) )