Using the inexperienced Yu Zhengxiong as the county assistant, Xiao Zhixian also made a lot of considerations and spent a lot of effort. Xiao Zhixian doesn't want another old fritter like Bai Xianfu, and governs the entire Kangxi Town to a lifeless state, not to mention that there is no change, the people are still hungry and cold, and they are less fed and clothed.

Xiao Zhixian hopes that Yu Zhengxiong, a man who has just entered the officialdom, can do something with the spirit of "a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers", break the routine and make achievements. He believes that only aspiring people like Yu Zhengxiong, who have not yet been blackened by the big dye vat of officialdom, will really follow him and work with him to make the people's lives better.

Xiao Zhixian single-handedly put Yu Zhengxiong in the position of county assistant, and watched with expectation the process of Yu Zhengxiong's efforts to adapt and learn to control and cultivate the county assistant step by step. He felt that he had not mistaken Yu Zhengxiong as a person, and that what he had done was worth it.

Seeing Xiao Zhixian, who was holding the letter in his hand, couldn't hide his joyful appearance, the master next to him said, "The letter that can make adults laugh must have been written by Lord Yu." ”

Xiao Zhixian was silent and received the letter.

Seeing that there was no one else in the house, the master asked, "My lord, the villain doesn't understand, the Wu Mansion let people smash the door plaque, why did they swallow their anger and let Miss Gu go?" Listening to the arrest fast, first the housekeeper of the Wu Mansion reported to the official, but when the arrest was about to arrest the person, the Wu Mansion let Miss Gu go with a misunderstanding, why is this? ”

Xiao Zhixian picked up the tea bowl in his hand and took a sip of hot tea, "If it were you, you wouldn't dare to move Miss Gu lightly, so you could only let people go." ”

The master was even more puzzled, "The villain still doesn't understand." ”

Xiao Zhixian didn't solve the master's doubts head-on, "Go back and think about it." ”

On the second day, when he came on an errand, the master walked over and spoke when Xiao Zhixian was not busy, "My lord, the villain understands, it's a letter." "When there were rumors in the county town that Wu Fu killed the Taoist priest and destroyed the corpse, a Taoist boy came to find it and read a letter in public, signed by Wu Zhenjiang. Although Wu Fu tried his best to refute the rumors, saying that the letter was false and that someone maliciously made it up. But some people said conclusively that the letter in the hand of the Taoist Tong was true, and it had entered the hands of Miss Gu. If this is true, Miss Gu will have the handle of the Wu Mansion in her hands. Therefore, no matter what Miss Gu does, Wu Fu has to endure it.

Xiao Zhixian didn't say anything, but smiled.

At this moment, a servant invited the master out and whispered to the master.

The master was surprised, "Isn't it wrong? ”

The official replied in a low voice, "The villain has inquired, and someone in the Wu Mansion did take a carriage out of the county seat today and went in the direction of Kangxi Town. ”

The master still didn't believe it, "What about the matchmaker?" ”

The official replied, "The little trustee inquired about this matter, and as soon as the carriage of Wufu left the county seat, Mrs. Li from the east of the city followed behind and also went out of the county seat. ”

The master praised the official for doing a good job, and hurriedly went into the house to report to Xiao Zhixian.

Xiao Zhixian listened, and lowered his face, "Did you hear it right?" ”

Master, "My lord, XXX just came to report, this is true. The person who passed the word out was his distant relative. ”

Xiao Zhixian immediately took a pen, wrote a short letter and handed it to the master, "Find a reliable person and send it to the ancient mansion immediately." ”

The master agreed, sealed the envelope, and went out to do the things that Xiao Zhixian explained.

In Kangxi Town, Qingshu spent two days looking at the wasteland and mountains, but basically did not gain anything. The wasteland is full of withered grass and trees; The hill is covered with bushes, and there is a small spring on the shady side of the hill.

Even if there was not much gain, Qingshu was still very happy and did not feel that the trip was a waste of time. Because she remembered the seven or eight villages she saw along the way, she had a rough understanding of the seemingly trivial but actually important information such as the land situation and grain yield per mu in each village. Cheng Yaren is very talkative, and he knows a lot of things, and he can basically answer the questions asked by Qingshu.

Back in town, Cheng Yaren went home, and Qingshu took his people back to his house.

As soon as Qing Shu entered the door, the ancient housekeeper eagerly said that he had something to report. Qingshu asked Qingyang and them to go back first, and asked the housekeeper to go to the study to talk.

Because Qing Shu didn't say when he would come back before going out, there was no fire in the study, and it was very cold. She didn't take off her cloak, she didn't sit down, and as soon as the study door closed, she stood and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Steward Gu, "Gu Erfeng came here yesterday. ”

Qing Shu felt strange, there was no need to tell her about this kind of thing, didn't she, "Oh, looking for Lily of the Valley?" ”

"No, Miss. Gu Erfeng came secretly to deliver the letter. He said that yesterday a carriage suddenly came to Dagujia Village, went directly to his grandfather's house, and gave his grandfather's family a lot of things. He thought it was strange, so he wanted to go in and have a look, but his grandmother didn't even let him in the door, and just drove him away. He felt that something was wrong, so he asked someone to inquire, and coaxed a few children to eavesdrop on the people in the house. ”

Qing Shu immediately became stern, "What did you inquire about?" ”

Gu Butler, "The mother-in-law of the Wu Mansion led the matchmaker to his grandfather's house to propose marriage. ”

Qing Shu smiled, "It scared me, I thought something terrible had happened!" We can't take care of other people's housework. ”

Steward Gu shook his head, "No, Miss." Gu Erfeng came to deliver the letter in a hurry because Wu Fu went to his grandfather's house to propose a relative, and it was a young lady's relative. ”

Qing Shu looked incredulous, "What? ”

Butler Gu, "You heard it right, Wu Mansion came to his grandfather's house to ask his master to be the master, and let his master marry the young lady to a certain young master in Wu Mansion." ”

Qing stood up comfortably, "Wu Mansion is not looking for a coffin, not shedding tears, looking for death." Where are the ancient Erfeng people? ”

Butler Gu, "He was afraid that his grandmother would find out about the news, so he went back after the matter was over." The old slave wanted to send someone over to inquire, but he was afraid of startling the snake, so he didn't dare to make a move. However, Gu Erfeng promised to pay attention to the movement over there, and he said that if there was something, he would ask his brothers from the same village to come over to deliver the letter. Besides, the old slave asked people to go over and guard the official road leading to the county seat. I have already ordered to go down, and when I see that the carriage of the Wu Mansion is leaving, it must be intercepted, and no one can be let go. ”

Qing Shu clenched his fists, "It seems that it is not possible to move the real Ge'er." Send someone to Dagujia Village to have a look, and the people sent by the Wu Mansion will not let go of any of them, and they will all be arrested for me. ”

Butler Gu was about to go on errands, and when he remembered something, he quickly took out the letter from his body and put it on the bookcase, "Miss, this is someone sent by Lord Xiao yesterday." ”

Qing Shu took the letter, locked the door of the study and hurried back to his courtyard. In the house, the lily of the valley has already lit a fire, but it will take a while to warm up. At this time, Xiaojuan hugged the charcoal basin and put it at Qingshu's feet.

Qing Shu didn't care about anything else, so he quickly tore off the letter cover and took the letter out. After looking at it, she was so angry that she couldn't beat the shameless people in the Wu Mansion into big pigs' heads.

Xiaojuan noticed that Qing Shu was angry, thinking that she had done something wrong, and asked cautiously, "Miss, what's wrong with you?" ”

Qing Shu stood up, untied the cloak on his body and threw it to Xiao Yu, "Call the housekeeper over, immediately." ”

Xiao Juan was taken aback, "Miss! ”

Qing Shu was a little excited, "Go quickly." ”

Xiaojuan agreed, and hurriedly ran to find someone.

Butler Gu came quickly and stood inside the door of the outer room, "Miss." ”

Qing Shu came out of the inner room, with a crumpled ball of paper in his hand, "Butler, let me ask you, who is there at the end of my mother's mother?" ”

The ancient housekeeper was stunned for a moment, digested the title of "my mother's mother" for a while, and then came back to his senses, "Miss Hui, your grandmother was born in the Song Mansion in the capital. Your grandmother died when your wife was very young, and your grandfather married a stepfamily shortly after. This angered the Song family, and one of your uncles was young and reckless, beat your grandfather violently and threw him into the lake. Since then, the relationship between the Song and Ye families has broken down and basically broken off. When Madame was alive, she never mentioned Ye Mansion or Song Mansion. ”

This is the first time Qing Shu has heard anyone mention it. "You mean, my mother has no contact with the Song Mansion?"

Butler Gu, "Yes." ”

Qing Shu breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, since there is no contact, it can't be taken care of on my head." She pushed the letter to Gu Qiang, "Look." ”

The ancient housekeeper took the letter and looked at it, his face was angry, "Miss, the Wu Mansion is really too deceitful...... Wait......"

Qing Shu's heart tightened, "What's wrong?" ”

Butler Gu, "Miss, it's broken. ”

Qing Shu was puzzled, "What's broken?" ”

Butler Gu, "Miss, Madame didn't like the Song Mansion when she was alive, and she didn't like to go to the Song Mansion as a guest. However, Madame used to be very fond of a person and relied on that person. ”

Qingshu, "Who?" ”

Steward Gu, "Your uncle, General Song. ”

Qingshu had a bad feeling.

Butler Gu, "Madame's cousin, that is, the uncle of the young master, named Song Wanli, is a famous general in the past. When he was young, in order to avenge his family, General Song single-handedly killed more than 100 mountain bandits overnight, and became famous. More than 10 years ago, General Song led 500 officers and soldiers to sea, but encountered a storm at night, because the ship sank, and all the people on the ship were missing. ”

Qing Shu, "Missing?" ”

Butler Gu, "Yes, he has been missing for more than ten years. Miss, if General Song is here, how can Mrs. and Young Master Miss, suffer so much! But General Song is gone, if the Wu Mansion and the Ye family join hands and promise any benefits, the Song Mansion may be the master for the young lady and agree to the Wu Mansion's courtship. ”

That's what annoys me. In ancient times, it was so annoying, the elders had the final say on everything, and filial piety came first, and many times filial piety was foolishness.

Qingshu's grandparents and parents are gone, and it stands to reason that no one can control Qingshu anymore. However, there are elders in the Song Mansion and elders in the Ye Mansion, although they have long since stopped coming and going. But unfairly, these elders can not think of you when you need help, but when you encounter marriage, these people will pretend to be elders and want to play with you.

Life is like this, it's either this or that thing, and it's a few days to live. Wu Fu thought about it beautifully, knowing that it was useless to start from Qingshu's side, so he found Gu Hoe and wanted to use the identity of Gu Hoe's elder to manipulate Qingshu's marriage. Wu Fu was afraid that the ancient hoe would not be able to deal with Qingshu, so he also wrote letters to the Ye Mansion and the Song Mansion in the capital, and of course Gu Yunfu was not left behind. Wu Mansion is determined to get Qingshu into the mansion and rejoice Wu Tianbin.