Shi Qi arrived at home a little reluctantly, and after the peach warmed his cool body: "Master, you are no longer a child now, but the prefect of one side, here is different from the previous East China Sea, that place has few people and the place is biased, you go out in the middle of the night without a person, if something goes wrong, don't want the people in your yamen to be unbearable, even the fourth lady is afraid and can't stand it."

Shi Qi thought about Yuhong's appearance just now, and involuntarily took the peach into his arms: "Do you still want to be a lady?" If you want to, there will be less mouth in the future, I go out, there is a reason to go out, do you think I am the same as them, will look for flowers, will ask willows? Peach: "I'm not worried about this, let's do it and know, if the lord wants to find flowers, the prefect of a place, so many counties, and there is no suitable woman?" How many you want, not to mention that the old man is just a young man, and he is not a white-haired old man. ”

Shi Qi asked: "How can you say this, you know about my mother and the master of the Shi family, if my mother hears it, she will definitely kick you out of my room." Peaches was anxious when she heard this, she said: "I'm really not the matter of the fourth lady and the master of the Shi family, besides, the affairs between them have already happened when I arrived in the Shi Mansion, and the old man has already gone up the mountain, I just listened, I have never seen the people of the old man of the Shi family." It is given to you to see that she is afraid, and softly hugs her: "My mother can't hear it, I won't blame you." While fantasizing about her as the poor red jade she saw at night, I didn't know that the woman would usher in the pity of Mr. Pan, Shi Qi liked this kind of stimulation, he had already found that there was no virtual person in front of him, and he had no pride in front of women.

Second, it was still the local forces, especially those who thought they had some energy in the local area, and those who had the head and face and status to visit the new prefect, Shi Qi looked at the mountains of gold and silver belongings, and in the afternoon he didn't want to accept them. He told the master left by the Qin Governor's Mansion: "There are too many people who came, I can't remember it at all, let them come again in the future, and besides, I can't accept so many gifts, I can't use them up, you give some to the brothers, and then notify them, don't let them bring any more gifts." ”

The master: "Master, it's not a mouthful, first of all, no matter how old you are, you can't call us brothers and sisters." Furthermore, if you receive the first to come, you will receive the last to come, and if you see the first to come, you will also see the last to come, this is the regulation. None of us set a standard for him, but they themselves have lined up in private, and they know their status in their own place, and the order will not be wrong at all, if you don't accept or don't see the people below, you will dislike the poor and love the rich, and you will offend a group of people. I'm an excessive master, and it is impossible for a new official to use me for a long time, and I know that I can't stay long, but I still advise the master to consider my previous experience. ”

Shi Qi looked at the old man in front of him, he was not too old, because Lord Qin had no official position in Beijing for a while, so he stayed in his original position temporarily, and there was no vicissitudes on his face, but he was full of sophistication. Shi Qi thought about it and relied on him, all of a sudden, he didn't see that Pan Yuanwai, proving that he didn't lie, the next morning, the second one Shi Qi received was Pan Yuanwai, which read: Pan Hongyuan, a local silk spinning village. Shi Qi smiled and gave him a seat, as usual, he should have a face-to-face with Shi Qi, leave a name sticker and a list of gifts and go back, but he didn't expect Shi Qi to let him sit down and have tea, which is a great treatment.

Pan Yuanwai was a little surprised, and after sitting down, he asked: "Why do adults love me so much when I am engaged in this business?" Shi Qi: "Xiaguan has just arrived in the local area, I think you also know that these two have received a lot of local celebrities, and after listening to your business, the business is not big, but your behavior and work are also fair, but there is a son who makes you worry about it, and I want to send it to the East China Sea to see it recently, is there such a thing?" Pan Hongyuan: "Who disturbs Da Rao Qingjing, some family affairs, how can you bother with the adult, and you are guilty." ”

Shi Qi: "I came from the East China Sea, and I used to be the magistrate over there, so when I heard this, I took it to heart, when are I going to go?" I have someone I know well, I can introduce you to them, and they will definitely do their best. If it is inconvenient for the noble sons to go, the official can also invite them. Pan Hongyuan: "It is his blessing that he can survive, where do you dare to call any noble son, if the adults can invite them, they are willing to give more silver, but they never leave the East China Sea." ”

Shi Qi and Pan Yuanwai for a while, Pan Yuanwai wanted to get up several times, but Shi Qi stopped him, Shi Qi suddenly asked: "I heard that there is a girl named Yuhong in your house, how did she enter your house?" Pan Yuanwai didn't dare to stand anymore, he stood up as soon as he could: "Damn, I don't know if she let her be remembered, she had to be taken in by her family, and I came back from business and found that she was too pitiful, so I agreed." Adults know, I sent it immediately, it's all strange that I didn't have beads in the first place. ”

Shi Qi: "I don't know Yuhong, Pan Yuanwai please sit, just listen to her is more loyal to your son, and the outsider is willing to let a subordinate enter the son's room, which is widely rumored among colleagues, and the official has just heard it when he arrives in the local area, and the influence of Mingyuan in the local area is still quite large." Pan Hongyuan: "I just want her to be with me, there is a caring person to take care of, and there is no other consideration, which also makes the adults bother to remember, it is really a sin, if there is nothing else, the next time the adult is free, come to visit." ”

Shi Qi found that he was already sweating a little, but he asked Yuhong abruptly, so he no longer embarrassed him and let him go back. Pan Hongyuan went out of the prefect's gate and quickly went back to his home, and called Yuhong, who was being punished for what happened the night before, and her heart came to the master, standing there, not knowing that fate would match her as Xiu. Pan Yuanwai unexpectedly told the family in front of him: "Hongyuhong look at the seat." This is really an accident, the people who followed the master did not have this treatment, Yuhong did not dare to sit down, she: "Master, what you do wrong is punished by the master, and you don't dare to sit in front of the master if you are killed." ”

Pan Hongyuan sighed, he said: "Although we are not a big family, there are a few people who do chores in the courtyard, you are good that I picked up from outside, but I really don't know what the relationship between you and the current prefect is, do you know the prefect who just came?" Have you ever heard of such a relative in your family? ”

Yuhong: "Our family has never had an official relative, why did the master mention such a thing?" Pan Hongyuan: "I also inquired, the prefect is an official from other places, and he used to come out of a non-family family, without any prominent background, and the direction of his home is similar to the place where I picked you up." I suspect that you are a distant relative of the prefect Darao, he is the prefect, it is easy to find someone, it is not you, it is difficult to find someone. Otherwise, he wouldn't have asked you, and he knew your name, but he forgot my name after now, and he will introduce it next time I see you. ”

Yuhong was a little stunned after hearing this, but she really didn't know that she would have relatives who were prefects, and she could really get her name out, and she would mention her in front of the master! Prefect, that's a big and only lower official, no wonder the lord is so enthusiastic about himself, maybe there really is such a poor relative, he doesn't know, he studied hard, and now he is an official? Yuhong's heart spun quickly, but she didn't expect it.

When Yuhong was eight years old, her family was too poor, and in order to live for her brother, her mother took her to the market, wrote her name on her back, and secretly put her in a crowded place and threw her away. Before that, their family had been living by begging for food, and they did not have a fixed place to live, let alone a home. Coincidentally, I met Pan Yuan on the way to do business, otherwise, the consequences were really unimaginable. When she arrived at the Pan Mansion, Yuhong understood what life was, she had always been full of gratitude to the Pan family, if the son could do things, she could still be a lady, if she was uneasy, she was at least now higher than most of the Xia Rong, and she was a de facto young master.

Thinking of this, Yuhong: "Master, I have already told you about my family's situation when I came out, as for your relatives, it's not that I can't remember it, it's that I don't have the memory of this, or not?" Help me ask when you see the prefect again, and I also want to know the whereabouts of my mother and brother. Although they didn't want me at the beginning, I understood after communicating with my sisters that it was not easy to be a mother, and letting me come out gave me a better way to live, and if I had been following her, I might have starved to death. ”

Pan Yuanwai: "I don't have a chance to ask him again, it's right that you can't remember, if it's a relative, he will find a way to find you." In short, from now on, don't do anything to do it, don't be a sister, the master is thin on you, I can't afford to be guilty at that time, and in the future, you will accompany the young master and do something you are happy to do, and I will explain it. I will also ask someone to prepare a few pieces for you, so that if the prefect really comes to the door, he will not be caught off guard. Of course, Yuhong would not have thought that a mistake by Shi Qi would completely change her fate.

Shi Qi wanted to help Pan Hongyuan find a matter of moderation, of course Pan Yuanwai didn't dare to think about it, he was still looking for a relationship, and he didn't dare to let Yuhong go out again. After Shi Qi got out of the hall, he found that Shi Caishuang was not there, Liu Haifeng and they were not there, and there was no one who wanted to find a confidant, so he thought of going back to the East China Sea to see the situation there, the East China Sea is his own jurisdiction, and there is no need to report.

Shi Qi sedan chair came to the place where he had climbed over the wall at night, Pan Yuan heard the report early, and he was at the door with his family, Yuhong put on the clothes of the sister Pan Yuan prepared for her, and sat in the living room. After settling down, Pan Yuanwai didn't dare to sit with him, and asked heartily, "When will Yuhong come out?" ”

Shi Qi was stunned for a moment, then looked at the color, he thought crookedly, and said: "I am concerned about Gongzi's illness, and I am going to take him to the East China Sea to have a look, where I don't know if the coastal defense early warning equipment I used to engage in is running, and by the way, I will help you find a moderator." What do you think of? I am the local prefect, and it is my duty to care for the suffering of the people." After speaking, he raised his eyes and saw Yuhong, who was shy and shy, after putting on a sister-like costume, she looked much better than in bed at night, Shi Qi couldn't help but take a look at it and asked, "Did you let Yuhong accompany you?" Tomorrow morning, there are no more people in the house, you will also follow, master, you are in charge, you are in charge of anything, I will not take such a responsibility for you. ”

Pan Yuanwai: "I must prepare according to the master's instructions, I will bring more silver taels, can the master eat in the cold house at night, then the business will be better in the future, and I can also prepare a better dowry for Yuhong." Shi Qi was a little angry when he heard this, he thought that Pan Hongyuan would let him marry his subordinate, but looking at Yuhong's wavy eyes towards him, Shi Qi stopped the attack and agreed.

When Shi Qi went back after dinner, the subordinates competed to curry favor with Yuhong, and Pan Hongyuan had confirmed that Yuhong must be Shi Qi's relative. With his many years of business vision, judging things to see the spider silk, the second to look at the horse tracks, Shi Qi to his son-in-law to see a doctor, is to repay him Hong someone for taking care of Yuhong for many years, with Yuhong, convenient on the road to catch up, maybe Yuhong's mother is in the East China Sea. Dining at his house is to give him enough face, and in the future, Yuhong and the Hong family will not owe each other, it is really official, and the level is high.

On the way back, Shi Qi thought that he had done another good deed, and finally let Yuhong not cause her trouble because of her trespassing in Pan's Mansion. I also took the opportunity to see Xianyi, let her see how she was thinking about her, a prefect, and wanted to go back to discuss with Shi Caishuang, when to send someone to find Niu Lixin, if the affairs of the East China Sea were normal, Liu Haifeng should also go to the capital. It's really a trip that can solve so many things, Shi Qi admires his thoughtfulness, and when he comes back, he has a reputation for being close to people's livelihood.

When she went to a neighboring post station to rest, Yuhong came to Shi Qi's sedan chair and ate with Shi Qi, no one dared to stop her, the officials knew earlier than Shi Qi, Yuhong was a relative of the master. Shi Qi asked: "Men and women don't kiss, why doesn't my sister avoid me here?" Yuhong was stunned for a moment and asked, "I'm your relative, can't you tell me first?" Where are they, my mother? I'm dying. Shi Qi was also stunned, he couldn't tell her that he was the person who had been to her room a few nights ago, and he was not any relative of hers. Thinking about it again, maybe not only her, but Pan Hongyuan also misunderstood, but what she did was really misunderstood.

Shi Qi: "Your master told you?" If that's what he thinks, don't explain it, wouldn't it be better for you? I don't know you, and I certainly don't know your mother, I know your name is just by chance, and you don't need to ask more, maybe you can know the reason in the future, but I won't tell you now. After you go out, you can have a casual kiss, there is no harm to you, listen to your life experience, and blame the pitiful, if you want, I can be your mother's family, next time you can call me cousin, cousin's family, how about it? After hearing this, Yuhong wanted to kneel down and kowtow, tears fell, after many years of living in Pan's mansion, she had thought that there would be a person who could see the prefect, and the other party could agree to call him brother.