Chapter 198: Taking office

Just when Diancui was secretly anxious, a will in the palace came quickly and unbelievably.

The emperor ordered Yuan Zhiheng, the new champion, to be the prefect of Hangzhou Prefecture, and set off immediately, without mistake.

Compared with Dian Cui's disbelief, although Yuan Zhiheng was also slightly shocked, he quickly accepted the reality, he was originally from Hangzhou, and it was understandable that he was appointed to Hangzhou as a governor.

The people who returned home also quickly got the news, and they were so shocked that the two of them went to the Zhuangyuan Mansion in person.

Gui the third master is to talk in detail with his aunt, what Weng and his son-in-law are talking about is just this sudden holy decree, although I don't know what the real intention of the saint is, but the emperor's order is difficult to disobey, and it is even more difficult to guess that Hangzhou Mansion will go after all.

"Don't worry too much about my son, in such a rich place as Hangzhou Mansion, the prefect is a dignified official, higher than your uncle's official position! Besides, you are familiar with Hangzhou, this time I went to Haosheng to take care of myself and Brother Heng'er...... "This is a comforting word, where can the local four-grade officials compare with those in the capital, besides, Hangzhou Lu Yuan Wu said that she should not worry, but she was very worried in her heart.

This time is not as good as last time, it may take years to go, this Hangzhou Mansion is not as good as the Xuzhou Mansion where the younger brother goes, and the customs and customs are very different from the capital. Although Diancui has become a parent, she has no mother-in-law to teach the rules, and Brother Heng is so careless and ignorant of mundane affairs, so that Diancui still seems to be a child now.

This made Wu Shi how could he not be worried.

"This is the title deed of the shop over there in Hangzhou, as well as the deed of the shopkeeper over there, all with you, and the shop over there will be regarded as a dowry to you in the future." Wu said, and Grandma Lu handed over an ebony box to Dian Cui.

"This ...... After all, the Angelica Pavilion in Hangzhou is a homecoming industry, and the daughter can't ask for it. Diancui hesitated.

The annual income of the shops in Hangzhou is only tens of thousands of taels less than that of the capital, which is the second place among the shops. The reason why there is today's family business is that Hangzhou shops are indispensable. How could she reach out for something so valuable?

Wu waved his hand and said: "Say it's given to you, you will continue, the shopkeeper Xie and others over there will also obey you, if you take over, they won't make any trouble, and they will take care of it in the future." ”

In Hangzhou Mansion, although Brother Heng is the head of a mansion, but in this official/field, there are few things up and down, plus she can't stand that she is in the capital and her daughter goes to Hangzhou Mansion to eat and eat.

"Miss, Madam asked you to take it, you took it, it's all a family, don't shirk." Grandma Lu persuaded.

Diancui thought for a moment and said, "Then I will take care of this shop for my mother for the time being, and I will return it to my nephews when I am old." ”

Wu Shi smiled, how old is it to consider that you are old, and you can do it all with you.

Dian Cui pursed her lips and took the box.

In addition to returning home, Yue Xu, who was the first to hear the news, sent someone to hurriedly inform the other righteous brothers, and several people were in the study of the Zhuangyuan Mansion, their faces were solemn.

"This matter is inseparable from the father and son of the Naluo family." Gui Bonian said coldly.

His brother-in-law's brother-in-law, the second son of Lu, once mentioned that the Luo family's father and son had advanced some Yuan Zhiheng's slander on the saint, and the slander was nothing more than something too arrogant, disrespectful, long-term and stable.

This slander was refuted by Lord Lu, and he thought about it, but he didn't expect that after so much time, the saint still remembered the dispute between Luo Lu and the two, and suddenly an edict sent Yuan Zhiheng, the champion, to Hangzhou City to be the prefect.

Before he entered the ranks, he first had political enemies, Yuan Zhiheng smiled helplessly, there was no one like him.

The lightning speed under this holy decree is not enough, and the new clothes made by Dian Cui and Yuan Zhiheng have not yet been made.

Diancui had to dare not delay for a moment to order, I don't know how long I want to stay on this trip, Qiuyue and Dongxue Xin'er naturally want to follow, Xizi, Fat Girl, Qingqing, Rose They are also crying relatives and want to go together, and finally Diancui thought about it and brought Rose again, and the rest of her told her to take care of the family in the Zhuangyuan Mansion, Aunt Xing is not young after all, Diancui is afraid that she will be tired, so she asked her to stay and be a housekeeper.

Among the small servants, Diancui ordered Li Qingshan, Du Xiaozhu, Yuan Fu and the newcomer who was often given the name Yuan Lu to accompany him.

Qiuyue and the three of them went to pack up their clothes, and went to Hangzhou Mansion with their master on the second day.

Along the way, Yuan Zhiheng was afraid that Diancui would be affected, but he was very interested when he saw her. Just because I went there once, the people and things along the way made Diancui three points familiar, and he smiled and pointed to a few maids along the way.

Yuan Zhiheng rode on a horse, watching the roadside house change day by day, and couldn't help sighing.

He has been away from Hangzhou for six or seven years.

If it is said that it is cowardice in his hometown, it is really not counted, and he only feels indifferent to the place where he gave birth to him and raised him and hurt him and harmed him. But who would have expected that the saint would let him serve as the prefect of Hangzhou Mansion.

Although he didn't feel any pressure to serve as the prefect, and he didn't have much interest, but thinking that many years later, when those people in the Yuan family saw that he was back and became their parents, they must have looked good.

Yuan Zhiheng sneered arrogantly, but soon felt that it was boring again.

Dian Cui looked at the crazy and hideous look on his face, blinked his eyes, and thought to himself that Xianggong really looked like a courtier like the fish and flesh of the people in the painting book.

Phew, most of the ministers have crooked melons and cracked dates, and the prince has such a handsome face and a heroic figure, at first glance, he is a virtuous minister and a good general!

Passing through Yingtianfu, Yuan Zhiheng and his wife discussed it and prepared a gift to visit Qin's house.

Lord Qin is now the governor of Jiangnan River, and when he first saw Yuan Zhiheng, the prefect of Hangzhou, who was on his way to take office, come to visit, it was just a polite visit between colleagues.

Yuan Zhiheng didn't say much, just talked about some Jiangnan facts with humility, and when the couple said goodbye, Lord Qin was complained by Mrs. Qin.

"What! This Lord Yuan is the fourth brother of Brother Fu'er? Oops, you think I forgot. is also surnamed Yuan, and he is also at this age. Lord Qin patted his head and regretted it.

This Yuan Zhiheng, as the champion of the new department, should normally serve in the Hanlin Academy, who would have thought that the saint would suddenly transfer him to Jiangnan.

"Fang Cai is also the little lady of his family when he and I have tea, it is the gift of the juniors, I asked in surprise, people just talked about the fate with our brother. This time I came to visit us, and I also came to visit relatives on behalf of Brother Fu'er to fulfill my filial piety. Originally, I stayed for dinner, but you sent them away. Mrs. Qin said helplessly.

"You said this Brother Heng, he didn't explain his identity when he came to our house, and he talked with me about some people's livelihood things in a serious way. I'm just a knowledgeable and aspiring new magistrate, who knows how ...... him"

Lord Qin's title at this time has also changed from Lord Yuan to Brother Heng, only Qin Ruofu is the son of Qin Ruofu who has made a name for himself, Qin Ruofu mentioned several brothers who have formed a relationship with him many times in the letter, especially this amazing fourth brother, they know it, but today is the first time they have met.

"What you say is interesting, Brother Heng is indeed an official now, and he has come to Jiangnan, and he will be regarded as a colleague in the future, if people come to our house and don't talk about people's livelihood and official affairs, but only talk about some family affairs, you have to complain about the lack of separation between public and private!" Mrs. Qin snorted.

Lord Qin laughed, and said Mrs. who knows me.

If Yuan Zhiheng finds out his identity as soon as he comes, no matter how good his relationship with Qin Ruofu is, he will inevitably be suspected of flattering Lord Qin. And he was so upright and upright, he not only visited the old man, but also talked about official affairs, but made Lord Qin look up to him.

When he arrived in Yingtianfu Prefecture, there was no one to eat, so Yuan Zhiheng simply took Dian Cui to eat the famous local snacks. Yingtianfu is located on the dividing line between north and south, and the food here not only satisfies the appetite of northerners, but also has the meals that southerners love to eat. Diancui and Xin'er glanced at each other, and the corners of Xin'er's lips curled, and she ordered all kinds of food in the store.

Yuan Zhiheng was also noisy by their master and servant, waiting for everyone to eat and drink. Someone from the Qin family came to find them, and Mrs. Dao invited the two of them to the house to rest for one night before hurrying.

Twice a day, I entered the gate of the Jiangnan River Governor's Palace, but the second time was different. Mrs. Qin personally went to the courtyard to greet her, and took the hand of Diancui and shook it vigorously and refused to let go. Yuan Zhiheng was invited to Lord Qin's study again, and this time the conversation was late at night, and Lord Qin patted Yuan Zhiheng on the shoulder and asked him to go back and rest.

"This Mrs. Yuan is really a wonderful person, not like Miss Mu Ne, who was born in the courtyard of a deep house, she speaks funny and sweet, listen to her, our brother is not bad in the capital, but there is no one who knows cold and hot by his side, I decided to write a letter to Mrs. Gui, and ask her to find one or two girls with good temperament and good looks and innocent family background......"

Dian Cui picked up Qin Ruofu and told Mrs. Qin some interesting things in the capital, and Mrs. Qin was happy to listen to it, and when she came back, she kept nagging in front of Lord Qin.

"Do you know the lady who returned home, you write letters to disturb people." Lord Qin said speechlessly.

"Once born and twice matured, besides, our brother Fu and her eldest son and son-in-law are all righteous brothers, and they have lived in other people's homes for a while, so we have to say hello and thank you." Mrs. Qin said: "Besides, Brother Fu is now a Beijing official, and it's okay if there is no one around who knows how cold and hot?" The wife is not in a hurry, and she must have a concubine room. We are not by his side, there must be an elder to give Zhang Luo a thing or two, I think this Mrs. Gui is just right. ”

When Lord Qin heard what she said, he also felt that it made sense, so he acquiesced, and Mrs. Qin was excited to think about how to write a letter tomorrow so that it would not be abrupt, and she couldn't just write a letter, so she also picked this gift instead......

Lord Qin was also worried about his son in his heart, and asked her to say more about how her son lived in the capital, but Mrs. Qin didn't bother to take care of him.

"Xianggong, what did you say when you went to Lord Qin's study and came out so late?" The husband and wife both lay down, and Dian Cui asked in a low voice.

Yuan Zhiheng said softly: "It's all about the situation in Jiangnan in recent years, it's hard to say much, in short, it has a great benefit to me." ”

It is said that Hangzhou is rich, but there are few things in this wealth that hide treachery, and Hangzhou is now used to the dictatorship of several major clans, and I heard that even the government has to rely on their snort, which shows how intriguing the situation is.

There are too many cats in Hangzhou Mansion, as the governor of the Jiangnan River, Lord Qin also wanted to investigate thoroughly, but the Hangzhou prefect was too diligent, and the former prefect was cowardly and cunning, and there was no evidence.

Lord Qin once thought that the matter was not heard from because of the failure to reach the Holy Hearing, but this time he sent a new champion to serve as the prefect of Hangzhou, which made people inevitably speculate in their hearts whether it was the Holy Lord's intention to investigate thoroughly.

But if you want to investigate thoroughly, it makes sense that you should send an experienced official or directly send a minister to visit secretly, but now you have sent a young champion with no experience as an official to Hangzhou Mansion, which seems to be prosperous but has a turbulent dark tide inside, which is incomprehensible.

Sure enough, the Sacred Heart is unfathomable.

The carriage drove through Yingtianfu, and Yuan Zhiheng instructed the little servant not to go directly to Hangzhou Mansion, but to Anqing Mansion along the river, and then to Ningguo Mansion, and finally to Suzhou Mansion, and then returned to Hangzhou Mansion.