The officials around Gu Chuyu were still kneeling on the ground, and only when Mei Xiaoren approached did he raise his hand to signal them to get up.

Mei Xiaoren bowed his hand, "Prime Minister." ”

Chu Yu was dressed in regular clothes, followed by a flowing moon, as if he had just come back from somewhere.

"How's it going?" Gu Chuyu asked calmly, his expression as unexciting as his voice.

Mei Xiaoren looked back at the ruins, his expression became solemn, and his tone was also heavy: "The shed collapsed, crushing hundreds of people, and they are still being rescued." ”

Gu Chuyu looked at several officials of the Ministry of Industry and asked, "Who is in charge of the Ministry of Industry in charge of the repair of the General's Mansion?" ”

An official lowered his waist and replied tremblingly: "Lord Hui Prime Minister, it is Lord Shen, a foreigner." ”

"What about others?"

"Lord Shen, he...... He had already returned to his hometown to visit relatives before the New Year's Festival, and was not in Beijing at this time. ”

Gu Chuyu retracted his gaze, looked at the figures coming and going in the ruins, and ordered: "Dismissal and investigation, let the officials send someone to arrest it quickly." ”

"Yes." The official replied, raising his hand in the direction of the pergola, "Xiangye, please." ”

"Not necessarily." Gu Chuyu looked at Mei Xiaoren and asked again, "Is there any difficulty?" ”

Mei Xiaoren shook his head, "Not for the time being, there are enough manpower and the like." ”

Gu Chuyu saw that she was only wearing an official uniform, and her sleeves were covered with blood, so she took off her big coat and draped it on her shoulders, and said while tying it for her: "Be more careful yourself, and come back early after the arrangements are made." ”

"Okay." Mei Xiaoren responded.

After Gu Chuyu finished speaking, he left with Liuyue first.

Mei Xiaoren stayed in the general's mansion until evening, and when her subordinates had handled everything in an orderly manner, she returned to the gate of the general's mansion and prepared to take a sedan chair back to the mansion.

The hour was not early, but the number of onlookers outside had increased.

Mei Xiaoren walked through the bustling crowd, there were still people whispering, their voices intermittently reaching her ears, and what she heard the most was nothing more than ghosts and gods.

The people seem to have invariably linked the disaster of the General's Mansion with the general Zhenguo, saying that the general of Zhenguo died unjustly, and when such a thing happens, either the general's soul is unwilling, or God intends to condemn him......

It turned out that even the people in Shangjing thought that the case more than 20 years ago was an unjust case.

Mei Xiaoren didn't know what happened back then, but the theory of ghosts and gods always became more and more mysterious, and General Zhenguo was convicted by the imperial court, whether it was an unjust case or not, the people would talk about it like this, it would probably cause trouble, so she asked the officials to remind the people not to spread falsehoods.

From the first day of the new year to the seventh day of the new year, most of the yamen in Shangjing are enjoying the leisure of the New Year's Festival, and only the Shangjing Prefecture and the Ministry of Industry are busy for the unexpected of the Zhenguo General's Mansion.

In the following days, Mei Xiaoren would come to the General's Mansion every day to have a look. Those who could be saved have been rescued, and the officials have begun to clean up the rubble.

The fresh snow covered the mottled blood stains on the ground, as if to erase the traces of that disaster.

Mei Xiaoren stood in front of the ruins for a while, and then walked around the high walls of the Zhenguo General's Mansion.

She walked to a dilapidated courtyard gate, which looked like the back door of the General's Mansion, and the Ministry of Works should not have had time to repair it, so that it was still in its original state.

She pushed the door open and entered, and was greeted by an overgrown yard surrounded by ruined houses, rubble and broken furniture in addition to dead grass. They are submerged in the snow, as if their master's merits and deeds have been sealed by history.

Whether the case is unjust or not, no one has been serious for more than 20 years, and no one should be even more serious about it now.

Mei Xiaoren walked from the backyard to the vestibule and found that the scale of the Zhenguo General's Mansion was not inferior to that of the Wei Mansion, which showed how glorious the Zhenguo General had back then, but once a disaster occurred, fame and fortune were scattered in an instant.

The glory and wealth under the imperial power are like this, they are not easy to come by, but they are as light as the wind and clouds.

Mei Xiaoren looked at the desolate mansion in front of him, and at this time, he could better understand what Chu Yu had said before.

He said that the position of prime minister should not fall into the hands of others, otherwise they would not be at peace.

Now that I think about it, it's not just a rare peace......

After the New Year's Festival, the big and small yamen of Shangjing Mansion began to be busy in the new year. As a rule, after the beginning of each year, Yin of Shangjing Prefecture should go to dozens of county towns under the jurisdiction of the Shangjing Prefecture to inspect them.

Mei Xiaoren arranged the aftermath of the General's Mansion and explained the affairs in the yamen, it was close to the Lantern Festival, and she decided to accompany Chu Yu to spend the Lantern Festival before setting off.

The dignitaries and nobles in the capital like to have fun and have fun, and the Lantern Festival is an annual event in the capital. On this day every year, countless lanterns decorate the ten-mile long street from the East Market, turning Shangjing into a city that never sleeps.

When night falls, men, women and children in the capital are already on the streets to join in the fun. Mei Xiaoren and Gu Chuyu also walked slowly under the lamp, followed by a Wei Shuying.

For Wei Shuying, he makes up for such excitement every year, and there is nothing new.

The reason why he followed Xiao Yu'er and Brother Mei out with a dead face was because he couldn't bear the loneliness. He has no intention of having anything to do with any more confidantes, and he is the only one in the huge university scholar's mansion, and the night of Chinese New Year's Eve is still difficult enough, and it is really miserable for the Lantern Festival to be alone in the empty mansion.

Mei Xiaoren raised his head, and his eyes were full of colorful lanterns.

Gu Chuyu glanced back at Wei Shuying and asked her, "Xiao Xiao, do you know why I agreed to him coming?" ”

"Afraid of being lonely?" Mei Xiaoren smiled and replied, and said, "The scholar is about to get sick in the house, it's rare that he is willing to come out, it's good to take a walk, let the scholar see that there are not only confidants in the rolling red dust, but also many interesting things." ”

Gu Chuyu casually pointed to the lanterns carried by a few pedestrians, and said: "The lanterns of the Lantern Festival are only given away but not sold, and the conditions for the lantern owner to give the lantern are mostly for you to guess the lantern riddles, pairs, and poems, which are all a piece of cake for Wei Shuying." The corners of his lips curled slightly, "If you like, he can win the whole street back." ”

"So powerful?" Mei Xiaoren also looked back at Scholar Wei, and in addition to admiration, he was admired.

She was no longer as interested in the lanterns as the little girl, but when she saw the scholar following slowly, she looked sullen, and thought that if the scholar could show off his skills, she might find some fun in it.

Mei Xiaoren came last year and knew that the crowded place in front of him was the "ring" of many talented and beautiful people, and they competed there in order to get their favorite lanterns.

She pointed to the place and smiled at the Guardian Scholar and said, "Do you want to try it?" ”

Wei Shuying frowned, "Brother Mei, you are in your early twenties this year, how can you be like a girl's family, and you still go to join in this kind of fun." ”

Gu Chuyu glanced at Wei Shuying, "Who said that a man in his early twenties can't like lanterns." ”

Wei Shuying was helpless, so she had to respond: "Yes, which one will you like in a while, tell me." ”