When the Dongchang Qincha convoy went to Qiling, the last county of Jiang'an, it was the beginning of February, the beginning of spring.

The snow stopped for many days, the cold wind dissipated, and the temperature gradually became slightly warmer.

Gu Yunxi picked up the warm curtain on the side of the carriage and looked out the window at the mountains and rivers and dead trees. The warm sunlight hit her face, and she felt very comfortable.

"Overseer, it's almost time to reach Qiling."

Gu Yunxi squinted lazily, enjoying the daylight to the fullest, and his sweet and tactful voice revealed a bit of joy.

Suddenly, she retracted her head into the car and took one of the Overseer's arms intimately:

"Governor, as far as I know, Feng Heng, the Taishou of Qiling County, is a well-known corrupt official in Jiang'an. This time for disaster relief, can we take action in the East Factory? ”

Leng Qingtang's deep and bright dark eyes squinted at her, and with a somewhat doting smile, he asked:

"How do you know that Feng Heng is a corrupt official?"

Gu Yunxi tilted his head and leaned on the overseer's shoulder, pouting playfully:

"Aren't you a cultist? Before going to an unfamiliar environment, we must first try to grasp its overview, geography, people's livelihood, and customs. Before I left Hepu, I had inquired with the people there about the situation in Qiling, so I knew. ”

Leng Qingtang smiled and gently pinched Gu Yunxi's nose, and praised:

"Little girl, I'm getting more and more clever, and I've done enough homework. However, in the end, seeing is believing, and what you see with your own eyes is the most reliable.

You remember, people are terrible. It is said that the dead can also be said to be alive, and rumors are the most powerful and powerful weapons. But often, the most ruinous thing is also rumors! ”

"Yunxi understands, thank Master for his teachings."

Gu Yunxi listened carefully and smiled at the overseer.

"How thanks?" Leng Qingtang tilted his head and leaned half of his fair face close to her lips.

Gu Yunxi pursed his lips and smiled, and gently and quickly printed a kiss.

Leng Qingtang's smile deepened: "Well, the son can be taught......"

As he spoke, he pulled down the car curtain, then buckled Gu Yunxi's small chin and kissed her pink cherry lips......

Entering Qiling County, Taishou Feng Heng led a number of officials of Taishou Mansion to line up to greet Qincha.

The man was nearly fifty years old, burly, and slender, with a white beard and a red face.

The only drawback is that his left arm has a wound band, which is tightly wrapped in three layers inside and three layers outside, and the palm of his hand is completely visible. Seeing the Dongchang Qincha, because he couldn't give the gift, he was somewhat out of shape.

Leng Qingtang asked about the injury, and he said that it was caused by an accidental fall when he went out in the snow a while ago.

On the pretext of facilitating the inspection work, Feng Taishou invited the overseer to stay in his Taishou Mansion.

Leng Qingtang had other plans in mind, so he readily agreed to go. He ordered Ai Qing, Lu Rong, and Gu Yunxi to enter the Taishou Mansion with him, and the rest of the people in Dongchang were stationed in the post house to rest.

All the way to the mansion, Gu Yunxi always felt that something was not right.

The accompanying officials were tense one by one, and their expressions were extremely serious and silent.

Even sitting in the closed car, Gu Yunxi could feel that he and the Overseer were surrounded by countless pairs of bright eyes. They were sharp and see-through, and in an instant they penetrated the carriage from all sides around the carriage and plunged directly into them.

Immersed in the weird and dull atmosphere, Gu Yunxi's scalp tightened.

After taking a few heavy breaths, she calmed down again, she carefully lifted the curtain, and her scrutinizing gaze stretched out of the window, just falling on a servant, who immediately reflexively quickly moved his gaze away.

Gu Yunxi wrinkled in surprise

eyebrows, I couldn't help but poke my head out of the window again, and looked at the official carefully.

He was of medium stature, wearing a pointed hat, a dark red official uniform that was not clean, and there was a hole in the front of the center.

Oh, this Taishou of Qiling County is also an evil sect! Not to mention that he greeted the Qincha convoy with injuries, he let his subordinates also wear tattered, not only lost his dignity, but also disrespected the Dongchang Qincha and the imperial court!

Gu Yunxi rolled his eyes angrily, and his gaze inadvertently fell on the other officer.

The man was short, his official uniform was crumpled on his body, and his cuffs and trouser legs were so big that he looked awkward.

Gu Yunxi hurriedly and seriously looked at his body, and sure enough, he also found a hole ~ hole in his right shoulder.

"Stop, I'm going to get out of the car and take a walk!"

Gu Yunxi seemed to have intercepted a major discovery, and shouted to the coachman.

Beside him, Leng Qingtang's face was calm and calm, and he asked softly, "What's wrong?" ”

"I've been in the car for a long time, my feet are numb, go down and walk with the team!"

Leng Qingtang nodded in agreement, with no objection.

Gu Yunxi got out of the carriage, slowed down casually, and shuttled back and forth in the marching procession.

"Big brother, my name is Yun Guan'er, it's the first time I've come to our Qiling, hehe......"

She pretended to be a big grin and foolish, approached a servant, and talked to him with a smile.

The official was expressionless, his eyes staring straight ahead, and he ignored her.

Gu Yunxi didn't mind, Hui Huang's gaze wandered over the official repeatedly, and he saw a small hole in the chest of his official uniform~ eye.

She sneered silently, took a few steps, and approached another officer:

"Hello big brother, I am the apprentice of the cold overseer of the East Factory, and I am sixteen this year! Dare to ask what is delicious and fun here in Qiling? ”

The official glared at her fiercely, but did not say anything. Her eyes revolved around him, and she finally found a crack in the left side of his uniform.

Just as Gu Yunxi was jumping up and down, beckoning cats and dogs, Feng Taishou had been secretly paying attention to her for a long time, and the expression on Haoshou's face gradually sank, and two points of light appeared in his blazing eyes.

In the carriage, Leng Qingtang sat majestically, his sharp eyes looked straight out of thin air, his thin lips pursed slightly, his smile was faint, and his handsome face was as clear and cold as an iceberg.

Because it was the last stop of the white disaster inspection, when the Dongchang people arrived, the disaster had already been controlled. With enough food and private houses being repaired one after another, Leng Qingtang saw all the way that the people in the jurisdiction were stable and orderly.

In the room, Leng Qingtang sent several guards under Lu Rong Qiao Zhuang to find an opportunity to cross the wall and go to the street when people were unprepared, and secretly inquire about the situation of Taishou Feng Heng.

At lunchtime, Feng Heng came to invite Leng Qingtang.

Everyone arrived at the dining room and sat down, and Feng Taishou stepped forward to greet them.

After a short time, the two or three officials put a large pot of white rice porridge, two plates of steamed bun flower rolls, a boiled cabbage from the porcelain sea and a plate of pickles on the table.

Ai Qing, Lu Rong and Gu Yunxi looked at each other in shock.

Feng Taishou's expression was casual, and he smiled lightly and said to Leng Qingtang above:

"Lord Qincha forgive me, the land is small, and it is relatively barren among the other five counties in Jiang'an. Now that the White Plague is approaching, I really can't get decent food and drinks, so I ask the adults to use some. ”

Leng Qingtang smiled: "It's okay, these are fine." ”

The serving servant filled a bowl of white porridge for Leng Qingtang and presented it to him, adding a flower roll and a few boiled cabbage leaves to his plate.

Leng Qingtang was delayed

Moving the chopsticks, Feng Taishou took the steamed bun and chewed it by himself, drinking porridge and eating vegetables, putting down this and taking that with one hand, the movements were not very coordinated.

The corners of Leng Qingtang's mouth moved, and he silently picked up the porridge bowl.

Seeing that the governor took the initiative to use the chopsticks, all the people in the East Factory bowed their heads and ate silently.

Ai Qing and Lu Rong were still pale. If it weren't for the presence of the Overseer, Ai Qing would have wanted to put the bowl of boiled cabbage on Feng Taishou's head.

Although they were angry about a lavish meal when they were in Fengyuan County, the lunch they saw now was too shabby and perfunctory.

Feng Taishou here is a corrupt official, he has collected enough fat and ointment from the people, and at the critical moment, he can't even take out a penny to entertain the imperial court for a decent lunch, think about how not to make people indignant?

Gu Yunxi endured hardships in the Gongyuan in his early years, and he didn't feel that it was difficult to swallow the coarse tea and light rice in front of him, but he just experienced the anger of the two heads.

Who is the Overseer? The second-class member of the imperial court, the emperor's Qincha, was treated with clear water cabbage as a meal, and he was indeed a little neglected.

Gu Yunxi secretly looked at Feng Taishou's facial features while eating.

I saw that he was full of energy, full of confidence when talking, and a pair of eyes full of light, as if he could see all the secrets hidden in the shadows, smart and wise, this appearance was very different from the corrupt officials in her impression.

Swallowing a mouthful of white porridge, Gu Yunxi's clever gaze focused on Feng Taishou who was not far away, and asked with a smile:

"Taishou, I just saw that the official uniforms worn by the officials are all damaged to varying degrees, what is the reason?"

Feng Taishou's healthy right hand was holding the half-gnawed white steamed bun, Gu Yunxi's sudden and unhurried question made the action of chewing in his mouth pause, and he raised his eyes faintly, and on his expressionless square face, a pair of fierce and domineering eyes instantly shot straight at her.

Gu Yunxi had already felt the boundless anger from the two eyes that were thrown at him and did not move at all, and he unconsciously gathered a laughing expression, looked at each other in a deep voice, and secretly clenched his teeth between confrontations.

The atmosphere in the dining room suddenly condensed, and it became more and more heavy.

A few people away, Leng Qingtang leisurely picked up a pickle and threw it into the white porridge in the bowl, stirring it a few times with chopsticks, and the movements were delicate and elegant.

He didn't need to look up, he could also detect Feng Taishou's eagle-like eyes that were never kind to Gu Yunxi.

Raising his eyebrows, Leng Qingtang smiled:

"Feng Taishou smiled, the governor is used to this apprentice, so he has always been casual, he speaks incoherently, and he hopes that Taishou will forgive him if he offends......"

"Hehe, it's okay...... It's okay to ......."

Feng Taishou looked at Leng Qingtang, and his face gradually softened.

After tasting the porridge quietly, Leng Qingtang put down the dishes and chopsticks, looked directly at Feng Taishou with a faint expression, and continued:

"However, the Governor used to teach his disciples that they should ask questions that they do not understand, and that they should find out what they do not understand. He had just acted in accordance with the teachings of the Governor, and he would not give up without asking clearly. Feng Taishou still answered him early, and asked me to wait for my ears to be cleaner. ”

“……”

Feng Taishou was silent. He could clearly feel the infinite oppressive force from Leng Qingtang's flat voice.

His words, on the surface, were protecting his apprentice, but in fact they were also coercing Feng Taishou:

Tell me the answer, don't waste time!

It's really incomprehensible, this admiral of Dongchang would be so spoiled by a teenager?