Mei Xiaoren was already happy in his heart, and he was naturally even happier to be cared for so much.

She glanced back and said, "There is only one sedan chair, and I can't sit down." ”

Jiang Rong slowly stood up, his movements seemed very restrained, almost so restrained that he didn't even know where to put his hands, "Then you sit in a sedan chair and I will walk." ”

"You are kind, how can I let you go back alone, you wait, I'll let them go first." Mei Xiaoren turned around and went back to tell the palanquin man.

Jiang Rong looked at the back and was stunned, recalling the independent figure he saw in the mountains and rivers of Jiangnan that year.

In the afternoon, he inquired, the lady of Gaofu was the young lady of the Xiao family in Xuanzhou, and she only had one uncle, Xiao Yuanwai from Yunxian County, and Xiao Yuanwai only had one daughter under his knees.

"It turns out that you are not only a woman, but also Xiao" he smiled, laughing and muttering to himself, "It turns out that we have met, Miss Xiao." ”

Only then did he understand that no wonder she didn't like people to do things to her, hugging her shoulders and back, no wonder she was exquisite, her heart was as fine as dust, and no wonder she would be emotional and take her life to protect a broken bracelet with thoughts

It is not easy for her to hide it until now, and she definitely doesn't want to be known by others, so he knows that he knows, and he has to hide this matter in his heart in the future, as long as she is an official for a day, he can't mention it, otherwise it will hurt her.

Under the moon, the heavens and the earth are quiet.

Jiang Rong was originally a talker, but the road was quite quiet, Mei Xiaoren couldn't help but be curious: "There is a disease, you have something on your mind today"

"Then guess what I'm thinking"

Mei Xiaoren shook his head.

"I want you to go to Beijing with me, are you willing" Jiang Rong's voice was very gentle.

He hadn't asked this question before, only said something similar, saying that he would help her and take her to Beijing. This was the first time he had asked her for advice, and he had asked so carefully, as if he was afraid that she would refuse.

Mei Xiaoren said calmly: "Gongzi Jiang, going to Beijing is not to visit the mountains and rivers, it is not so easy. ”

"As long as you want, it's up to me"

Mei Xiaoren was in a very good mood today, and he couldn't bear to sweep away other people's happiness, no matter whether he was sick or not, he could make her feel relieved if he had this heart, so he nodded along with his heart.

On the second day, Governor Li understood Mei Xiaoren's hard work and specially allowed her to recuperate at home for a few days, but someone from the yamen came early in the morning and summoned her to the government office.

Mei Xiaoren hurriedly changed into an official uniform and went, but the person she saw was Governor Mu, and Governor Mu summoned her privately this time, and even Lao Li didn't know.

There were only two people in the guest hall in the backyard, and Governor Mu changed yesterday's shelf, was polite to her, and led her to sit together.

After sitting down, Governor Mu smiled when he opened his mouth: "Mei Tongju, I was clumsy yesterday, don't be surprised." ”

The word "I" surprised Mei Xiaoren. A third-grade member like Governor Mu would call her "I" in front of a sixth-grade official

She was confused, and Governor Mu brought another burden and put it on the desk in the middle, and said, "This is what the adults in Shangjing ordered me to bring to Mei Tongju." ”

The burden was square and square, Mei Xiaoren was curious, untied the burden, and saw that there were several thick books inside, including the Ministry of Industry's water conservancy construction book, the Daningtian system, and even the compilation of important case files of the Criminal Department

They are all books related to her duties, which can make her grow a lot of knowledge.

But these books were also important books for the imperial court

, If it weren't for the officials of the Sixth Ministry, I'm afraid she wouldn't even have a chance to take a look, how could she be so really in front of her

"These, my lord"

Mei Xiaoren wanted to ask where these books came from, but Mu Shilang didn't answer, so he took out another thing and handed it to her, "There is another letter here, you can understand it when you read it." ”

Mei Xiaoren opened the envelope and read the letter, the letter had been written for a long time, and she couldn't smell the ink, but the handwriting on it had made the corners of her lips rise slightly.

Lord Chu said that he already knew about the flood in Takixian County, and if he credited her, these books were a reward for her.

Mei Xiaoren held the letter and smiled more and more.

The more Mei Xiaoren laughed, the more empty Mu Shilang's heart became, and along the way, he regarded these things as more important than his life, because this was an explanation from above. He didn't know what the relationship between that adult and Mei Tong Ju was, but now looking at Mei Tong Ju's expression, it can be seen that they are either relatives or close friends.

Mei Xiaoren's eyes moved to the second half of the letter, not only could he no longer laugh, but he also wanted to cry without tears.

Master Chu said that within two months, she had to read all these books, not only to read but also to memorize, if he asked her questions and she could not answer, the punishment would be heavier.

Mei Xiaoren's mood sank, looking at the books that were thicker than her head, and she felt that the sky outside was gray

She thought about it for a while, Master Chu only gave her a two-month time limit for her to remember, did it mean that he would come after two months

Even a mere idea was enough to dilute all her depression.

It's just a book, when you read it, it's not a read, two months is two months

After that, Mei Xiaoren stayed alone in his room every day when he came back from the government and studied these books.

The river works are about to be completed, and Lao Li means that she will take over the lawsuit next month. The case of the state capital is not a trivial matter such as the county seat, she knows it, and Chu Yu also knows it, so she sent the file compiled by the Criminal Department and asked her to learn the case-handling ideas of those adults in the Criminal Department.

Mei Xiaoren flipped through it casually and was shocked, this thick book only included five cases, such as the bizarre poisoning case of the Taifu Mansion, such as the tens of thousands of taels of military salaries disappeared overnight

Each one of them is a confidential case.

Mei Xiaoren only reads books every day when he returns to the house, and everything in the house is as usual, but the days of the government have changed a lot.

The officials who used to be polite to her are now more and more respectful, and the official documents received by Zhang Liben will be shown to her and asked for her opinion.

The most important thing in the government is the person who sees the wind and steers, Mei Xiaoren understands, but the strange thing is that she will inexplicably eat more food on her table recently.

For example, what soups and pastries are not the same every day.

Mei Xiaoren asked the guards on duty, and they only said that a girl had sent them in, but they did not say who the girl was.

She didn't worry about the food, because the lives of the adults were valuable, and if the guards couldn't trust the people who brought the food, they wouldn't bring the food in.

It is not good to eat other people's things for nothing, Mei Xiaoren instructed the guards and asked them to tell the girl that they don't need to send it in the future, but it seems to be useless.

The food is still available every day, the smell is sultry, and the waste is shameful, and she divides it with her colleagues.

The favorite of these things in the yamen seems to be Gao Jingshu, every time she shares them with him, he does not refuse to come.

Since the last incident, whether she and Gao Jingshu are friends or enemies, both sides know that they have to maintain a superficial friendship in front of Lao Li, who comes first

Whoever tears his face will be hit.

Mei Xiaoren felt tired, not because she was an enemy of others, but because she had to treat her enemies as friends, for example, she left with Gao Jingshu every day, and only got into the sedan chair after making a gesture to each other in front of the mansion.

Today, too, Mei Xiaoren and Gao Jingshu walked out of the gate together, and happened to see the sedan chair on the opposite side.

There was a maid next to the sedan chair, holding a soup cup.

At first, Mei Xiaoren didn't recognize who the maid and her master were, but the maid just looked back at her, as if to see if she had found out.

Mei Xiaoren recognized it at a glance, and then learned that it was a Qingqing girl sitting in the sedan chair.

Gao Jingshu also looked at the sedan chair, and only withdrew his gaze after a long time.

Mei Xiaoren pointed to the direction where the sedan chair was far away and asked, "Master Gao knows"

"It's hard for Mei Tong to judge that he doesn't know"

She only knew that his name was Qingqing, and she didn't know anything else. Mei Xiaoren said: "I don't know if I know or not, which lady is she?"

"I don't know." The corners of Gao Jingshu's lips raised, and then he went home in a sedan chair.

Midsummer.

Mei Xiaoren found that there were some changes in the family, such as Jiang Rong, his temperament was not as impulsive as before, and he would shout at her and ask for warmth.

Mei Xiaoren asked the reason, and Jiang Rong said that he had found it in his conscience and decided to start a new life in front of her to clear away those bad impressions before.

Jiang Gongzi wants to change his past, and Mei Xiaoren is of course willing to let him go.

Mei Xiaoren was reading in the room, the window was open, and Jiang Ei lived in the opposite room. He was also sitting in front of the bookcase, but he was painting.

He painted this painting for a month, drawing several strokes every day, but he did not dare to add ink at the slightest moment, and it was not finished until now.

He searched for his memory and drew the eyebrows and eyes above the veil that day, and then drew the lower half of his face according to the face in the opposite window, and Qiongziyue's appearance jumped on the paper.

That posture originally made him unforgettable, but now he compared the painting with the people in the window, and he felt that people didn't look good, not only because she deliberately drew thick eyebrows and moles when she pretended to be a man, but also because the girl's skin that should be like clotted fat was tossed a lot darker by her.

The canal was completed, and in such a hot weather, she was stunned to go out of the city and walk along the river again, and finally her complexion became a little whiter and darker

Ei glanced at the person reading in the opposite window, as if to blame the initiator of the tyrannical ruin.

He rolled up the painting and put it in a brocade box for careful storage.

Mei Xiaoren had also taken care of one thing so carefully before, that was the silver bracelet. She doesn't wear it, but she carries it almost with her.

So cherished, she never bought it herself, it was either a family heirloom, or someone gave it away, and that person was very important to her.

The person who gave Mei Xiaoren the bracelet must have known that she was a woman, so it can be seen that she should be very familiar with her.

He had doubted Ye Zhi, after all, the two had known each other for a long time and got along very closely, but later he found out that although Ye Zhi took care of her carefully, he had always served her as a man, and he took the initiative to test it, confirming that Ye Zhi did not know.

Jiang Rong didn't know whether to be happy or worried, happy because the person she missed was not Ye Zhi, so he didn't have to worry about someone who was close to the water and got the moon first, but this time, he didn't know who that person was at all

This is an invisible crisis, so he doesn't even know where to defend.