The carriage went out of the city, with guards in front of it and a dozen or so guards behind it.

Mei Xiaoren sat on the side of the carriage in a sullen voice, and the right position had been given to Jiang Gongzi.

She had a tense face, but Jiang Rong looked extremely happy. He sat in the car for a long time, shook his head, moved his neck, and said to her after stretching a bit: "Villain, I heard that there are many places in Xuanzhou to start construction, and the yamen has recruited a large number of laborers for this purpose, as if your former county is about to be requisitioned." ”

Mei Xiaoren looked indifferently ahead and remained silent.

But Jiang Rong's words hit the sore spot in her heart, the last time she saw those river workers being whipped and urged by the soldiers, she couldn't bear it, not to mention that now she had learned that among those people were her former subordinates, and for her, every mile of the carriage was a torment.

They traveled west for a few days in a carriage, and when they reached the upper reaches, the land route was inconvenient, so they continued their journey by boat.

The wind on the river was strong, Jiang Rong wrapped his cloak tightly and stood beside Mei Xiaoren, and looked at Jiang Xing and sighed: "It's still the scenery of Jiangnan, if I am the emperor, I will definitely come here every year." ”

Behind them were several officials from the government offices. The river workers in Xuanzhou were presided over by Gao Jingshu and hosted by the workshop, and these officials were the people who really understood the river workers.

Someone explained to her: "My lord, please see, the terrain in the south of the Yangtze River is open, so our river work in Xuanzhou is not complicated, and it is estimated that it can be completed in less than four months." ”

Before she could speak, Jiang Rong asked the official: "Old man, are you familiar with this area?"

"In terms of river governance, the tall man has always been in charge of the lowly position, so every grass and tree on both sides of the river is very familiar with the lowly position."

Mei Xiaoren couldn't help but smile and asked: "Why, Jiang Gongzi is still interested in river engineering to control water"

"I wanted to ask what the neighborhood is good about."

"Good place" officials were puzzled.

"A place to go for fun."

"This" the official looked at Mei Xiaoren.

"You don't have to tell him, this is a business trip, not a tour." Mei Xiaoren didn't look back and didn't go back to the tunnel.

"Villain, you just swept away the prosperity of this son" Jiang Rong pretended to be innocent, "I went with you this way, taking a car and a boat, extremely tired, not looking for some fun, it was really tormenting." ”

"If you want to have fun, then I'll let someone send you back to Xuanzhou."

"Since this son came out with you, there is no reason to go back alone." Jiang Rong patted Mei Xiaoren's shoulder, and the corners of his lips hooked, "My son not only wants to travel the mountains and rivers, but also take you to have fun together, which is called blessing and sharing." ”

Mei Xiaoren lifted his sleeves, kept his hands away from her shoulders, and said lightly: "I'm not free, and I'm not interested." ”

"Then believe it or not, as long as I say a word to your prefect, your errand will have to change immediately." Jiang Rong smiled more and more proudly, "Your prefect will definitely let you accompany me to enjoy the mountains and rivers, instead of watching any river work." ”

Mei Xiaoren slapped him in the eye, "You still want to make trouble for me"

"Dog bites Lu Dongbin, I must be tired when I see you running around every day, I just want to take you to relax, why do I want to make trouble for you," Jiang Rong snorted lightly, a little displeased, "What's more, the river workers here don't need you to worry about it, are you in charge?"

Mei Xiaoren's face became more and more frosty, and the fire in her heart was indeed hooked by Jiang Rong's words, but she was not good at hiding her emotions, and she was worried that she would be seen by these subordinates who didn't know who she was looking at, so she ordered with a side eye: "You > first."

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Several officials said they had retired.

When there was no one on the bow, Jiang Rong frowned, lowered his voice and said: "Villain, why don't you understand, people are not willing to let you interfere at all, do you know that river workers and lawsuits are fat, how many years have people in their hands, where will they say that they will hand it over to you." ”

Mei Xiaoren glanced at Jiang Ei: "How do you know about the Yamen?"

She had only told one person about these things, and she asked: "Ye Zhi told you"

"Don't blame him, he is dedicated to you, not even the slightest selfishness, he told this because he wanted me to help you and help you get back the power that should belong to you as soon as possible."

What Ye Zhi thought in his heart, Mei Xiaoren understood it very well, and the anger in his heart disappeared, and he only said: "My business, I worry about it myself." ”

"Since this errand is not yours, no matter how well you do it, it is not your work, it is better to get by, just look at it, why let yourself be so tired." Jiang Rong showed his face, raised his hand and pointed to the front, "I inquired yesterday, there is a Guanyin temple on that mountain, I will accompany you to worship, I wish you good luck."

"Not interested."

"Villain, do you think I want to blackmail you, it's not because you toast and don't eat and drink." Jiang Yi glanced at her with contempt, turned around and said sharply, "Boatman, give Ben Gongzi the boat to the dock under the mountain."

The weather in Xuanzhou is starting to get warmer, and the chill in Shangjing has not completely subsided.

There was no snow outside the court, and in the Pavilion near the water, Chu Yu stood in front of the railing under the eaves, looking at the scroll in his hand, which was still painted on a snowy day.

Wei Shuying stood beside him and watched for a while, puzzled, and turned around to ask Liuyue, who sent the scroll: "A woman is just sweeping the tomb, and this kind of thing needs to be reported to your master."

"Back to the university, that's the old lady's grave."

When Wei Shuying heard this, surprise flashed in his eyes for a moment, and he looked at the painting again.

It is worthy of a group of people cultivated by Chu Yu, not to mention martial arts, all of them are still first-class spy masters. Their spying skills are not bad, and they report to their masters even more carefully, and they rely on painting to explain things that are not clear, and they are also meticulously drawn.

Just a woman's back can be painted so vividly, from the color of the woman's clothes to the woman's hairstyle and the beads on the hair.

Wei Shuying still didn't understand: "Why did she sweep your mother's grave, you know this girl"

Chu Yu already had a guess in his heart that there was only one woman who had a few dealings with him in Xuanzhou, but after guessing, he still needed a certificate, so he asked Liuyue: "Who is she?"

"Back to the master, it's the eldest lady of the Xiao family." Liuyue replied. For this woman, Liuyue was also quite impressed, because she was the first person to stop him from killing people, and she didn't care if he asked for a reason, which was extremely ridiculous.

Chu Yu didn't ask about the woman's origin, and in Wei Shuying's opinion, the reason was obvious, that is, they knew each other. Not only did they know each other, but they also had some friendships, otherwise Chu Yu wouldn't have accepted the painting and didn't say a word.

Chu Yu rolled the picture and walked towards the couch.

Wei Shuying took the opportunity to take the scroll from his hand and said, "I'll take a look." ”

He looked at another one carefully and sighed with a smile: "This woman is good, you can see from the back that her figure is well-proportioned and her posture is decent, but I don't know how she looks" He looked at Chu Yu's back with his spare eyes, the corners of his lips raised, and said, "By the way, whose eldest lady is she The family surnamed Xiao is a local official or a rich squire."