Mei Xiaoren led the horse to the outside of the Xuanzhou Mansion, only to see that the gate of the Mansion was closed, and there was not a single official guarding the door.

She personally stepped forward to pick up the drum hammer and beat the drum, which had fallen into ashes, and after a long time, the door finally opened a crack.

It was a small official who opened the door, and at first he glanced inside the door, and saw that she was the one who played the drum, so he opened the door, and was surprised and delighted: "Master Mei! ”

Mei Xiaoren walked up the steps and looked back at the street, and the situation in front of him was really more depressed than in winter.

"Your Excellency will come back now...... "The little official said with a sad face.

She knew that he wanted to say that it was not the right time for her to come back, and the people who could escape had fled, and they were officials who had to stay in the yamen, and no one except her came to Xuanzhou City.

Mei Xiaoren walked into the palace and saw that the courtyard outside the hall was full of government soldiers. Some of them still remembered her, and they stood up one after another and shouted, "Lady Mei......"

When Mei Xiaoren saw them, he had all kinds of mixed feelings.

She was standing in the courtyard, and a middle-aged man dressed in dark green official mansion greeted her, clasping his fists at her as he walked: "Master Mei, look up for a long time." ”

She could see that this was the new prefect Mu Daren, so she returned the salute.

Governor Mu said with a smile: "Although the official has not been in office for a long time, I often hear my subordinates talk about the exploits of Lord Mei when he was appointed as a general judge in Xuanzhou, and I admire it very much. ”

"Your Excellency."

"Mei-sama, please." Governor Mu invited her into the second hall to sit down and speak.

Mei Xiaoren looked around the hall and saw that all the furnishings were still the same as before, but it was no longer Lao Li who was sitting in the main seat, and he responded to the sentence "things are not people".

Such a situation made her even more eager to make amends to Lao Li.

"Today's Xuanzhou...... Alas, it really made Master Mei laugh. ”

Naturally, the six products can't pick the omissions of the four products, Mei Xiaoren said politely: "Internal and external troubles are not what the prefect wants, this is the conspiracy of Xia Guo and those small rivers and lakes, and I don't complain about the prefect." ”

"Those bandits are really hateful, they burn and loot in the city, making the people miserable, and a few times they even want to attack the yamen, which is really bold." Governor Mu sighed helplessly, "Don't hide it from Lord Mei, this official has served as an adjutant in other state capitals before, and he has never encountered such a tricky matter......

"The prefect can rest assured, Daning still has to fight against the Xia State, the additional troops sent by the imperial court are on the way, and when the reinforcements arrive, the danger of Xuanzhou can also be solved." Mei Xiaoren asked another, "I wonder how the war is going in the south?" ”

"Although the Xia Kingdom has 100,000 troops, Daning also has tens of thousands of defenders, so I haven't let the Xia Kingdom get close to Yunxian County for the time being."

"What about Yun County and Qiushui County, there are also bandits?"

"This official has sent government soldiers to guard a few border counties, and they are safe for the time being."

When Mei Xiaoren heard this, he was a little relieved.

She learned from the old man in the government that Lao Li had stayed at home after he was dismissed, and he took his family out of the city for refuge with his family, and heard that he went to the mountains on the outskirts of the city.

How many homes and properties Lao Li has in Xuanzhou, and where they are, others don't know, Mei Xiaoren knows it clearly. After she left the palace, she rode straight to the western suburbs of the city and found a villa built by Lao Li on the mountainside.

Surrounded by greenery, it is a great place to retreat.

Mei Xiaoren stood in front of the courtyard gate and knocked lightly.

It was the housekeeper who opened the door, she didn't let the housekeeper make a noise, went in alone, and found the person who was sitting in the backyard drinking tea under the guidance of the housekeeper.

Mei Xiaoren walked lightly behind Lao Li, lowered his head and called, "Your Excellency, ......"

Governor Li took the teacup in his hand, turned around in an instant, and stared at her in disbelief for a long time.

Mei Xiaoren silently pulled out the hand behind his back, put the dead branch that he had picked up halfway on the stone table, and said, "Negative thorn...... Please ...... sin"

Lao Li stood up "rubbing", grabbed the branch and knocked it on her head without saying a word, it seemed ruthless, but before he could hit it, he turned to her leg, and his strength decreased sharply, just knocked lightly, "How did you kid, good official, why was he dismissed?" ”

"My lord, I'm here, you can get angry as much as you want."

Li Zhifu took a branch and knocked it on the table, "Who sued you?" Why didn't I find out sooner or later, but at this time it was exposed? ”

The reincarnation of cause and effect, which is right and which is not, Mei Xiaoren no longer wants to think about it, but the way is fate.

She said calmly: "The most sorry thing this time is that you ...... adult"

"There's no need to feel guilty, the old man has to thank you, if the old man hadn't been dismissed, the mess in Xuanzhou would have to fall on the old man!" Governor Li was angry, sat down and said, "At that time, the imperial court dealt with it, and the dismissal was quite light. ”

Mei Xiaoren was silent, she knew that although Lao Li said so, he was reluctant to Xuanzhou, otherwise he would not just flee to the outskirts of the city and not far away.

"What are you doing with the pestle, don't sit down yet!" Governor Li glanced at her and pretended to be very stern.

Mei Xiaoren sat down and looked around, the small courtyard was very quiet, only a few subordinates were cleaning around, she asked, "Are Madam and Qingqing okay?" ”

"Xuanzhou is not peaceful now, I will send someone to send them back to Shangjing, first to avoid the limelight, and then wait for the war to subside." Governor Li glanced at Mei Xiaoren and sighed again, "When the old man reaches this age, it doesn't matter if he doesn't become an official, it's just a pity that you have ambitions." ”

"God treats me well, has let me return to my career, I am now the head of the military department, this time I was ordered to send grain to Xuanzhou."

Governor Li showed his face, "Is God treating you well, or is the prime minister taking care of you too much?" He put down the teacup and said, "When I asked you to work for Lord Guogong, I thought that you had just entered the capital, and it would be difficult for you to gain a foothold on your own, and it would be different with the help of Lord Guogong, but I didn't expect you kid to be able to climb the Prime Minister's Mansion." The old man just heard that you became a celebrity in front of Xiangye, and in a blink of an eye I learned the news that you were in prison, so up and down, I almost didn't scare the old man with half his life. ”

Mei Xiaoren smiled slightly, "Thank you, my lord." ”

"You're not scared? If someone else escaped death like you, but I was afraid that I would have to refuse a black hat for thousands of miles, how could you still be an official? Governor Li was puzzled, and then asked, "You were dismissed for buying an official, and now you are wearing an official uniform, how much criticism and white eyes do you have to suffer, you really don't care about other people's eyes?" ”

Mei Xiaoren said: "It is inevitable that I will have palpitations, but if I am not an official, in what capacity should I gain a foothold in Shangjing?" ”

Her former official purchase was a stain, and she had to wash it herself. In addition, she has lived in the Prime Minister's Mansion since she was released from prison, Chu Yu is busy with political affairs, and she has nothing to do, even if he will accompany her after returning to the mansion and tell her what happened in the court, but she is already an outsider, what qualifications does she have to comment?

Also, if she likes him, she should stand side by side with him and experience the ups and downs of the court together, instead of staying comfortably in the prime minister's mansion and enjoying him sheltering her.