Miao Jian Qi sat on the circle chair in a daze, his hands stiffly gripping the armrests on both sides. From the first time he saw Sui Yu to the time when this Marquis Jiansheng was pushed back into the room by his subordinates, it was less than a stick of incense. He didn't even say two complete words to Sui Yu.

But Sui Yu's sick appearance had made him see enough. In the past, I listened to the retellings of the people below, but now seeing is believing, and Miao Jianqi is completely relieved. Go back and give an explanation to the capital side, and don't worry about what turmoil Sui Yu can cause in the territory under his jurisdiction.

"That...... In fact, there is nothing important about the lower officials. Miao Zhiqi smiled embarrassedly, and the young Mrs. Hou in front of him frightened him even more.

Su Wen Jiansheng Marquis's mother's family is the Empress Dowager Cao's family, I thought she would go to the Cao family's side, but at this moment, it seems that she is quite affectionate to this crippled marquis.

Before I think about it, I must be an unfavored young lady. Otherwise, with a family like the Cao family, how could he marry his daughter to such a half-dead Hou Ye? The mother's family pushed her into the fire pit, and the husband's family was the target of everyone, enough for the young lady to drink a pot. It's a pity that her slender waist and sandal, lazy lead peugeot appearance.

Miao Jian thought in his heart, and raised the sleeve of his official uniform to the side with his big hand. The master next to him understood, and immediately sent someone to bring up a few cages.

Feng Ran smiled slightly, what kind of gift did Miao Blade Qi give? On behalf of the capital or Jinxian, or himself? She deliberately remained silent, waiting for Miao Jianqi to justify herself.

"It is said that the lower officials should have come to the door to meet the Hou Ye a long time ago." Miao Jian Qi turned his head slightly, leaned over and said to Feng Ran, "But Guo Jiang in our house has let go of the last year, and Jiansheng Hou is happy and quiet, and he doesn't want outsiders to disturb him......"

Feng Ran didn't bother to listen to what he said about those high-sounding words, and interrupted with a smile: "Master Miao, you don't have to be so polite anymore. ”

"Forehead ......"

Miao Jian Qi complained bitterly in his heart, what did Feng Ran's resentful face send at him? It's not that he seized the reward of the Marquis of Jiansheng's mansion!

"It's just that the county has a little surplus, so I prepared some small gifts for the Hou Ye."

"Oh~" Feng Ran raised her eyebrows slightly, "It was sent by Lord Miao from the Imperial Court of the Imperial Court?" ”

"Yes." Miao Zhiqi replied vaguely.

Feng Ran stroked her ears with her hand back, and asked again, obviously asking Miao Jian Qi to answer her clearly.

How poor has the Marquis of Jiansheng become? When the county didn't know that they sold fish and fruits, and still planted rice on the wasteland to survive? Give them something and take it quietly, what can they do here? Miao Jianqi is the magistrate of Jinxian County, so he won't come to the Hou Mansion empty-handed, right?

"My lord, you know, my lord is a fierce man."

Feng Ran didn't mean to embarrass Miao Daoqi, but just to fool him. When she saw that the rendering was almost the same, she accepted it when she saw it.

"He's going to have a face." Feng Ran nodded on his cheek with his finger, "Since the things in this cage are not given to us by the imperial court, Master Hou will not want them." Besides, we know that the harvest in the county this year is not very good, and the people are living very hard. We appreciate your kindness, but please move this thing back. ”

"Madame......"

"Master Miao doesn't need to say any more, I've made up my mind!" Feng Ran insisted, and there was a posture that he would throw things out if he didn't agree.

Miao Zhiqi had no choice but to instruct the master to carry the cage out of the middle hall again.

"Is there anything else going on, sir?" Feng Ran still smiled politely.

"No, no."

Miao Jianqi saw that this was the order of the Marquis of Jiansheng's mansion to expel guests. He laughed awkwardly and had to get up to say goodbye.

Feng Ran followed them out of the Yimen, and finally said some nice polite words along the way, so that Miao Jian Qi would not be too embarrassed.

This trip to the Marquis of Jiansheng's Mansion was like walking on thin ice, and Miao Daoqi didn't even want to think about it too much. As soon as he came out of the Hou Mansion, he got off the official sedan chair to breathe.

"Suffocate me, really suffocate me!" Miao Blade shyly cupped his bulging belly and fanned his big sleeves one by one.

The master had already jumped off the back of the old horse behind the sedan chair, and followed Miao Jianqi's side with a smile, "My lord, sweat." ”

"Master, do you still have the heart to laugh?"

"Why don't you laugh? The Marquis of Jiansheng has presented the next world, at least a few months, and at most one or two years to return to the West. The master made a look of regret, "After all, he is the great hero of our Beili, how did he end up like this." ”

"No wonder the little lady is angry." Miao Zhiqi smiled bitterly and said, "If the Cao clan cherishes this daughter, they will not leave her in our place. It's better to guard the cripple of Sui Yu and live one day at a time. ”

"In the end, he is young, but he is still willful. These things we have prepared are enough for them to live for a few months, and when will they still care about their faces! ”

"We didn't take advantage of the fire to rob, we have done our best, let them fend for themselves. There is no need to waste manpower and time on them. ”

The master said yes again and again, and said, "My lord, in the near future, Dongye will send an embassy into the country, and that is the most important thing we should be concerned about." ”

Every year around the lunar month, Dongye will prepare tribute to Beili Nagong, form an escort mission, cross the border from Chihu Pass, first enter the territory of Jinxian County, and Jinxian County will conduct preliminary verification on behalf of Beili, and then sail all the way west to the capital of Beili, the capital.

Since Dongye became a vassal to Beili, the border between the two countries has been generally peaceful for so many years, and the border trade has been even more prosperous.

But at the end of the year, the Dongye people entered the territory of Beili in a group, and Jinxian was nervous. I'm always worried about what the wolf cubs in Higashino are doing out of the ordinary. Miao Jianqi has been sitting in the position of Zhixian for many years, and he has already seen through the hearts of Dongye people who are very unconvinced.

Miao Jian Qi was clear in his heart, it was only a matter of time before Dongye rebelled against Beili, and he only hoped that it would not happen during his tenure. So at the end of every year, he was so nervous that he couldn't do it, and he felt that all of them were suspicious.

His suspicions are not unreasonable, and there are seven or eight Dongye spies who have been secretly poked and solved over the years. The friction between the two countries over the border bazaar is even more numerous.

"Last year, Dongye moved the capital, and Chihuyi is too close to us. I was always nervous, and I wished I was more careful. When you go back, you send someone to ask the commander of the border army to come to the county government to talk about it. ”

The master bowed down and agreed, and the two of them returned to the county and did not go into details.

Feng Ran sent Miao Jian Qi away, finally breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the herbal tea on the desk and drank it all. Yun'er dared to show her head to serve, but Feng Ran didn't teach her to follow, after all, Yun'er was the one who was going to be "kicked out" of the Hou Mansion soon. Try not to make too much of an impression on outsiders.

Jin Sheng's side was also detained behind by Sui Yu, so he replaced Guo Lin with him.

"It's dangerous!" Feng Ran spread out the handkerchief and chuckled at Yun'er.

Sui Yu and the others had already walked out again, and the powder on his face had not yet been wiped off, but he hurriedly snatched the handkerchief in Feng Ran's hand.

"Whose blood is this?" Sui Yu raised his eyebrows and asked, when he saw the blood stains on the handkerchief, he couldn't help but "chuckle" in his heart.

Feng Ran smiled with crooked eyes, and said foolishly: "This, this is not blood, it is the rouge I bought for Yun'er." ”

"Master Hou, no, this is clearly ......"

"Yun'er!" Feng Ran stopped.

Sui Yu grabbed Feng Ran's right hand in front of everyone, only to see that the tip of her index finger had clotted into a blood scab.

"I'm fine!" Feng Ran's face turned red, and he pulled his hand back vigorously, "It's just a bit of an idea." It's still your good cooperation, how good our play was just now! That Miao Zhi County, ah......"

Before Feng Ran's words fell, he was forcibly dragged back to the Dongzheng room by Sui Yu, who was struggling to walk.

"Master Hou, Sui, Sui Yu, what are you doing!"

The people who stayed outside looked at each other, and Guo Lin couldn't help but shake his head, "It's really dangerous today, Jin Sheng, it seems that there is already a move on the side of the capital." ”

"Who the hell is it?" Jin Sheng scratched his chin, "It should be Empress Dowager Cao, right?" ”

"I'll go around the county office tonight and see if I can find anything suspicious." Guo Lin's eyes were obviously murderous, "If I find out, I have to kill him on the spot." ”

"General Guo, don't be impulsive, I'll go with you in the evening." After Jin Sheng finished speaking, he glanced at Yun'er, and hurriedly reassured: "Lady, don't look at me with that look, I'll be fine." ”

"Hmph~ Stinky man, who is your lady!" Yun'er stomped her feet, covered her face and ran out.

Sui Yu applied some medicine to Feng Ran's wound, and this tiny wound was indeed nothing serious. But Sui Yu couldn't see her doing this, and kept holding her hand in the palm of his hand.

"You let go, your palms are sweaty." Feng Ran lowered his eyes and said, "You reacted quite quickly, we really have a tacit understanding." I hadn't rehearsed beforehand, and I saw that Miao Zhixian's face turned green. It doesn't matter who is behind him, he will definitely be able to fool the past. ”

"What are you going to run when you come back? It's not like a lady at all. Sui Yu deliberately said this, so he didn't treat her as a lady in his heart.

"I'm not ......"

"What?" Sui Yu asked urgently.

Feng Ran swallowed back the words that came to his lips, "It's nothing. ”

"Are you worried about my safety?" Sui Yu leaned his face in front of her, "Isn't it?" ”

Feng Ran couldn't help laughing, and pushed him back by pressing his shoulder, "This powder on your face looks like a palace eunuch." But do you have experience, in those years as a fake father-in-law, Fu Fan was a daily must-have, right? ”

Sui Yu was annoyed by her again, and directly shook off her hand, I really wanted to ...... Forget it, where is he willing to hit her.

"I haven't wiped it! This is the first time. Guo Lin said that I look too good, and I am afraid that Miao Jianqi will see the clues. ”

The two were still arguing in the house, and the aquatic life had returned from outside the house. He hurried to the east room, but fortunately Jin Sheng stopped him on the side, and after briefly explaining a few words to him, he knocked on the door and entered.

"Brother Shui, are you back?" Feng Ran took the opportunity to move his position, wanting to stay away from Sui Yu.

Shui Sheng bowed and said, "Madame, it doesn't matter, right?" ”

"They're fast enough."

"It's all strange that the little one left the house and didn't wait by the Hou Ye's side." Shui Sheng blamed himself, took out a few pieces of paper from his arms, lowered his eyebrows and sent them to Feng Ran's hand.

"What is it?" Feng Ran took it and opened it to look at it, and asked.

"This is the general situation of several badly run satin shops, crude medicine shops, silk shops and velvet shops, and the small ones have been marked one by one, and I want to come back to discuss it with my wife."