In the early morning of the next day, when Zhou Shaojin opened his eyes, there was no trace of Cheng Chi beside the pillow.

Her body was warm and she didn't want to move.

The Spring Festival Gala on duty heard the movement and walked in, helped her save the bill, and said with a smile: "The fourth master was called by the master before dawn today, saying that he was going to the countryside to see the farming." The fourth master asked us not to wake you up, saying when you got up, when will we serve you to freshen up and change clothes......"

Zhou Shaojin thought of last night's love shadow, her face was slightly pale, and she rolled in the quilt a few times before she sat up, and a few people helped her dress in the Spring Festival Gala.

Li's maid came over and invited her over for breakfast, and said, "Mrs. has been waiting for the second lady!" ”

Tomorrow they are going back to the capital, I'm afraid that my wife has something to tell her, right?

Zhou Shaojin thought about it, and asked the Spring Festival Gala to help her make a child very casually, found a red coral bead flower in the makeup and put it on, and went to Li's place.

Li Shi really had something to say to her: "...... Your uncle of the Li family sent a batch of wine into the palace, and within two days, the government settled the account clearly, and ordered four batches of wine in one go. Your uncle of the Li family said that even if he does business with the government office, he is not so cool. Most of it is for the sake of the second aunt's face. But this favor is a favor, business is a business, and people give face, if we don't even have a word of thanks, after a long time, this favor will fade. What your uncle of the Li family means is that the New Year is coming soon, and the people on duty in the inner government have to go to pay New Year's greetings to others. Wine vinegar noodles are good to say, he just came forward. But the people above are afraid that they will have to ask their uncle to bother. She said. took out a small box, "There are 20,000 taels of silver in here, you can help give it to the second aunt." If it's not enough, ask your uncle to help you with it first, and then make up for your second aunt when your Li family's uncle enters Beijing. ”

Twenty thousand taels?

For Cheng Chi?

Zhou Shaojin's eyes widened and said, "I can't accept this silver." You'd better take it back! There is no reason for relatives to help each other, and there is no reason to take money. Uncle Li can continue to do business with the wine vinegar noodle bureau, which is also Uncle Li's wine, and the fourth master is just pulling a thread. ”

Li thought she didn't understand, and said, "Silly boy." Give it to you and you will take it. There is a lot of good wine in the world. How can your Li family's uncle's wine be sent to the palace? What's more, even if the second aunt doesn't have our money, he has to walk around with those people, with our money, the second aunt's hands can be more generous, killing two birds with one stone. Why can't you figure it out! I think you should discuss this matter with your second aunt! ”

It means that they have the money. Can you save the cost of giving gifts to those people in the inner house?

"Don't discuss him!" Zhou Shaojin insisted not to. "The fourth master definitely won't want it."

Originally, it was a help between relatives, and she couldn't let go of the money after receiving it, and she believed that Cheng Chi would not be willing to be busy with the affairs of the Li family because of this money.

She wouldn't take it anyway.

Lee had no choice. I had to give up for the time being, thinking that it was not too late to find an opportunity to give the silver to Cheng Chi again.

A little maid outside ran in panting, and said, "Mrs., second aunt and grandmother, the old Song Pavilion in the capital sent someone to find the second aunt, saying that it is a very important matter, let us quickly find the second aunt back!" ”

Zhou Shaojin and Li looked at each other.

Li Shi hurriedly said: "Quick, quickly invite the master next to the master to come in and entertain the people sent by the old Song Pavilion, and let the people in the yamen quickly invite the second aunt back." Then he commanded his maid to serve in the flower hall where the guests were entertained.

There are so many counties and villages under the rule of Baoding Prefecture, and the people in the inner house don't know where they went!

The little maid went to the front office in a panic.

"What are the old people of Song Pavilion looking for the second aunt for?" Li muttered.

Zhou Shaojin nervously pinched the handkerchief in his hand.

Cheng Chi accompanied her back to the door, and Song Ge always knew. What's the urgency, I actually sent someone to find Baoding Mansion?

Could it be that something happened to Jining Mansion?

But even if this is the case, it should be Cheng Jing who sent someone to find Cheng Chi, how could it be that Song Ge sent someone to find him?

Zhou Shaojin and Li waited anxiously for news there.

After a while, Li's personal maid turned back, and she said: "No matter how the master inquires, the person sent by the old Song Pavilion just didn't speak, only said that he wanted to see the second aunt, and when he saw the second aunt, he would understand." ”

Li Shi hurriedly said: "The person who sent to find the second aunt has any news?" ”

The girl shook her head: "It was said that Lord Tongzhi personally took someone to find ......."

Maybe it's because the person who came to find Cheng Chi was sent by Song Gelao, right?

Zhou Shaojin was pondering in his heart, when a little maid ran in and said happily: "Mrs., Mrs., the master and the second aunt are back!" ”

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Li hurriedly instructed the maid: "Go to the flower hall to serve tea!" ”

The implication was to let the maid go and hear what Song Ge Lao had to do to find Cheng Chi.

The maid walked two steps and three steps to the flower hall.

Zhou Shaojin and Li sat there restlessly and waited.

Soon, the maid ran in and said, "The old man of Song Ge borrowed the master's study to talk to the second aunt, and the old man is also waiting outside the study." ”

Zhou Shaojin couldn't help exchanging a horrified look with Li, where could Zhou Shaojin still sit still, stood up and walked out: "I have to go and see!" ”

Li and the maid hurriedly followed.

The group went to the study.

The head of Zhou Zhen was guarding the door with Li Changgui, and was taken aback when he saw Zhou Shaojin and the others, and was about to go to Zhou Town, when the door of the study "squeaked" open.

Several people's eyes couldn't help but look towards the door of the study.

I saw a tall man and Cheng Chi walking out one after the other.

The expressions of the two of them were very solemn, and the tall man even saluted towards Cheng Chi and said, "Brother Zichuan, then I will go and reply to Song Ge Lao as you say." ”

Cheng Chi nodded and did not speak.

The man respectfully saluted Zhou Zhen and Zhou Zhen's master who were waiting outside the door, and said, "I have to rush back overnight, so I won't disturb Lord Zhou, it's rude." Please forgive me as well. Another day, Mr. Zhou will return to Beijing to report on his work, and I will invite Mr. Zhou to drink again. ”

Zhou Zhen waved his hand at the man and said with a smile: "Thank you, thank you!" Since Mr. Tian has something to do, I won't force you to stay. When you have time to play in Baoding Mansion one day. Although Baoding Mansion is not as good as the capital, there are several interesting places to go. ”

"Where, where!"

The two exchanged politeness, and Cheng Chi sent Mr. Tian out.

Zhou Shaojin and Li Shi hurriedly avoided behind the big tree on the side, and waited for Mr. Na Tian to leave before coming out, and then walked out from behind the tree.

Cheng Chi heard the movement and turned around. saw Zhou Shaojin.

His otherwise grim face immediately softened a little. There was also a smile in his eyes, and he said, "Why are you here?" Did you hear that Lord Song sent someone to look for me? ”

Zhou Shaojin bowed.

But before she could speak, he said: "It doesn't matter - there is a fight between the river workers, which causes a group fight in the two villages." Although there are no dead people. But the embankment could not be repaired. The boss of Youzhishi at home sued Lord Yang to Dali Temple. The emperor was so angry that he sent the imperial historian to verify, and Lord Song asked me to set off back to Jining immediately. I'm afraid everyone will call for a question when the imperial history arrives. ”

Although Cheng Chi asked for leave, he was on an errand in the River Governor's Mansion, and he was also responsible for such a thing.

Zhou Shaojin became anxious when he heard this, and said, "Then you should go back to Jining quickly!" I can go back to the capital alone-wasn't it Baoding that Qin Yang escorted me to last time? This time, he will definitely be able to send me back to the capital safely and smoothly! ”

When she returned to the door, she learned that Qin Yang, who escorted her from Jinling to Baoding, turned out to be Cheng Chi's person, and after Cheng Chi opened his mansion in Chaoyangmen, Qin Yang became the head of the courtyard of Chaoyangmen's house.

Cheng Chi hesitated for a moment, made a decisive decision, and said, "Okay!" Then let Qin Yang accompany you back, and I will leave for Jining. ”

Zhou Zhen looked at his daughter and stopped talking.

Cheng Chi turned around, glanced at Zhou Zhen with Zhou Shaojin on his back, and then said to Zhou Shaojin, who was focusing all on himself and hadn't noticed Zhou Zhen's strangeness at all: "Shaojin, you go back and pack a few clothes for me, and I'll leave after lunch." ”

At this time, it was only two quarters of an hour before lunch, and I had to pack my luggage for Cheng Chi......

Zhou Shaojin let out an "oh" and hurried back to the house.

Zhou Zhen lowered his voice and said, "What's wrong?" ”

Cheng Chi looked around, and saw that Li Changgui and the master were far away, so he whispered: "Yang Shoushan forcibly requisitioned the people's husbands, and deducted the people's food and lodging, a few days ago, the heavy snow, frozen to death, caused a civil uprising, and died a Tongzhi, now the court doesn't know, Song Ge wants to suppress this matter for a few days, let me hurry over, find a way to calm the people's grievances, and wait for the news to reach the court, and also have an explanation to the emperor." ”

Zhou Zhen gasped: "Dead a Tongzhi? ”

Tongzhi is a positive five products, and he can be regarded as a person who can be counted as a good person in the ministry.

Now that the people are gone, I am afraid that it will cause an uproar.

Cheng Chi let out a "hmm".

Zhou Zhen said worriedly: "Can you go?" ”

Cheng Chi said with a smile: "Don't worry, I used to help with household chores and deal with these messy things all day long." ”

Zhou Zhen realized it later.

Since Song Ge Lao sent someone to invite Cheng Chi to Jining Mansion to deal with this matter, he must have thought that Cheng Chi could do it, but he was negligent.

"I'm going to borrow your study." Cheng Chi said, "I accompanied Shaojin back to the door, but let Shaojin go back alone, in the eyes of those who care, I am afraid that I will snub her, I want to write a letter to my mother, and let her old man and my sister-in-law go to pick up Shaojin home." I would also like to trouble you to borrow the post of the official office to deliver the letter to my mother before Shaojin arrives in the capital. ”

The son-in-law was very thoughtful.

Zhou Zhen was very pleased and personally accompanied Cheng Chi to the study.

Cheng Chi wrote a letter and immediately returned to the guest room.

Originally, I was going to go back tomorrow, and everything was almost packed, and Zhou Shaojin didn't spend much effort to pack up Cheng Chi's things.

Cheng Chi sent the servants in the house, hugged Zhou Shaojin in his arms, and said guiltily: "Shaojin, I didn't expect that there would be an accident in Jining Mansion......

Zhou Shaojin didn't want Cheng Chi to compensate her for these things.

Before he could finish speaking, she smiled and said, "You're going to work, not playing." It's just that you have to be careful along the way, in case the court wants to punish it, it's not a big deal, it's a big deal that we don't want to be this official. ”

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Dear friends, today's update!

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PS: It's raining heavily here, and it's all flooded...... It's good to live on the fifth floor...... It is said that the first floor has been flooded......

※(To be continued......)