It's okay

Mei Xiaoren couldn't help frowning, she remembered that Lao Li said that there was a tricky matter in Xuanzhou to build a canal now.

Although Jinzhou City and Xuanzhou Mansion were originally built along rivers and lakes, some of the rivers were too narrow to allow dragon boats to pass through. All they had to do was widen the river and strengthen the embankment to support the flow of water from the new channel dug upstream.

These two events are indeed nothing compared to the excavation of the river upstream, but the deadline given by the imperial court for completion is in June next year, after which His Majesty will set off on his eastern tour.

For the people of Ningdong, the state capitals, if the construction period is delayed, they may lose their heads.

She hadn't had much contact with the affairs of Hegong before, and she wanted to take this opportunity to learn, but Gao Tongzhi didn't say a word about asking her to help.

When she first arrived, the government was a place where she couldn't talk at will, so she could only go back to her room and sit and drink tea, and she drank it all morning.

And the tall man opposite her, except for drinking tea and reading papers, has no official business to do.

Later, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and after a while three people dressed as squires entered the side hall, and without looking at her, they went straight to the opposite room.

Several people surrounded Gao Tongzhi's desk and greeted him in unison: "Lord Gao, excuse me." ”

Then came Gao Tongzhi's voice: "The three members are polite, sit down and say." ”

One said: "Lord Gao, this time you have to speak for us and other small people in front of the prefect." ”

"This is natural, I have always kept your request in mind, no, I just discussed it with Lord Futai yesterday, but Lord Futai means that the document issued by the Ministry of Industry only mentions the matter of digging the river and building the embankment, and digging a ditch to divert water into your Zhuangzi" Gao Tongzhi frowned and said embarrassedly, "It's not in accordance with the rules." ”

Someone flattered: "When the rules come to Xuanzhou, that is the rules of Xuanzhou, aren't the rules of Xuanzhou just the rules of your lord?"

"Eh, Liu Yuanwai's words are wrong, there is only one rule in Xuanzhou, and that is Lord Futai."

The voice came into her ears, and Mei Xiaoren couldn't help but raise her eyes to look at Gao Tongzhi again. He is older than her, about twenty-four or five, his body shape is not too tall, his eyebrows and eyes are upright, and if he takes off his official uniform, he is a son from a rich background.

But now he is wearing an official uniform, sitting on a chair casually, dealing with these old men with ease, speaking politely without losing his official authority, it seems that he is a veteran who has experienced several years in officialdom, and he has some skills.

Gao Tongzhi talked to a few squires for a while, and he didn't say a word of "refusal" from beginning to end, but he didn't achieve what he wanted until he left.

After a while, another squire came to the door to ask for help, Gao Tongzhi did not refuse any of them, he didn't say anything about it, and he was as polite as ever, but he still made people come with hope, and then he was disappointed and had to leave with a smile.

Mei Xiaoren couldn't help but sigh, Tongzhi's kung fu in dealing with people is really amazing.

After a few days, Mei Xiaoren didn't do anything, it was not the first day she had stepped into officialdom, and she knew that for an official who wanted to be promoted, the more idle it was, the more dangerous it was.

She was distressed in her heart, and in the dead of night, she and Ye Zhiqian sat by the window drinking tea and talking.

Ye Zhi asked, "Does that tall man have any origins?"

"The surname is Gao, Jingshu, and he is from a scholar family." Mei Xiaoren held it with one hand

chin, slender fingers casually knocked on the table, "The people in the yamen of the mansion are strict-mouthed, and they are only willing to confide in them." ”

"According to what the adults said, this person is only in his twenties and has reached the fifth grade, so there should be a high-ranking and powerful person behind him to support him."

Mei Xiaoren nodded, "I know, but his ability to support the mountain is limited, otherwise how could he be the same acquaintance of Xuanzhou Mansion." "After all, Xuanzhou Mansion is an unpopular place, and it has never been able to afford to be a great god, and no god is willing to stay.

"This doesn't matter to the adults, the important thing is that the adults are now living idle, and when the prefect comes back from inspecting the river work, I am afraid that the adults will not be able to explain."

"I'm also anxious, in the past, it was rare for the prefect to come to our Qiushui County, and I had to be anxious once, but now I'm under his nose, I just can't put my heart in my stomach." Mei Xiaoren sighed and shook his head.

"But the prefect asked Gao Tongzhi to take the adults to familiarize himself with the errand, why didn't Gao Tongzhi do it?"

She raised her eyes to look at Ye Zhi, and slowly opened her lips: "Because, the apprentice has been taught that there is no master." ”

In the next few days, Mei Xiaoren and Gao Jingshu sat face to face, and she had seen Zhang Liben deliver official documents there every day, but Gao Jingshu always looked at it alone, and then sent a few scribes who obeyed his orders to do so, and never said anything to her.

Mei Xiaoren retracted her gaze and looked at the wooden box on her desk, stretched out her hand to open it, and only the place where she was sitting could see that it contained a silver bracelet.

I haven't seen her for a long time, I miss it very much, she still has to go to Beijing to find Master Chu, how can she let herself stop.

Mei Xiaoren then got up and prepared to leave. The prefect was not there, and out of the rules, she informed Gao Jingshu before leaving the mansion, saying that she wanted to go out for a walk these days.

Gao Jing'an agreed cheerfully and politely.

Mei Xiaoren returned to his residence and changed into his regular clothes, and called Ye Zhi to go out together.

If you want to be in charge of one side, you have to be familiar with one side, she left early when she was a child, and she doesn't have much impression of this hometown, so she spent a few days walking around the city and looking at the people.

The most houses in the city are Lao Li, and the most shops are the Xiao family, the Xiao family in Xuanzhou.

Most of the Xiao family are silk villages and grain shops, relying on Xiao Lin's group of fox friends and dogs, they almost monopolized the silk and grain business in Xuanzhou, and no one could get involved.

After Mei Xiaoren turned around the city, the next place to look was the river.

She and Ye Zhi took a boat trip down the river, remembering the terrain along the river and the section of the river that was under construction nearby.

As night fell, the ship docked at the most prosperous Yanbo Wharf in Xuanzhou.

There are a few painting boats parked along the river here, which is a famous place for the wind and moon in Xuanzhou, and it is only a place to have fun, and there is no elegance such as Linglong Pavilion.

Tonight, someone chartered one of the boats and rowed the boat to the middle of the river to indulge in the sound. Mei Xiaoren could still see dancing girls on the deck when he stood on the shore.

She retracted her gaze and was about to leave with Ye Zhi, when she suddenly heard someone begging: "Boat family, you can take my wife over, it is my son-in-law who chartered the boat." ”

"It's not appropriate, Xiao Gongzi ordered, no one can be disturbed tonight."

Mei Xiaoren followed the sound and saw a maid begging the boatman at the dock for help, and behind the maid stood a slightly sad woman, whose frowns were even more beautiful than before.

She had always remembered to look for a chance to see Yan Linglong, but she didn't expect them to meet here.