On the way back, Sheng Mingzhu kept thinking about what those people said just now, if it was really as they said, who was covering the sky in Long An County.

Collusion between government and business? For his own selfish interests, regardless of the life and death of the people in the county? Who gave them the guts?

Thinking of the inexplicable man in black last night, Sheng Mingzhu couldn't help but feel a chill in his back.

The road was deserted, only a few people walked, the shops were empty, the horse-drawn carriages galloped, and the sound of galloping horses and whips attracted many people to peep behind the windows on both sides of the street.

Sheng Mingyi discussed the disaster relief with the county government, but he didn't come back, and the other attendants who came with him went to investigate the slaughter of the village, but Mu Changqing, who settled here yesterday, was the most leisurely.

Hearing the sound of movement in the courtyard, Mu Changqing pushed open the door, Sheng Mingzhu had a gloomy face, without saying a word, Xia Yu and Xia Xue followed behind, and her face was not good-looking.

"Didn't you go to soup kitchen? Why is it so angry? ”

Sheng Mingzhu raised his head, saw him, the anger on his face subsided a little, and calmed down his emotions and said: "On the first day of today, there was no notice in advance, and there were not too many people queuing up outside the city, so I came back after dividing the porridge and rice." ”

"Then why are you so unhappy, when you go in the morning, isn't it quite good?"

"You wait for me for a while, and I'll tell you in detail."

Sheng Mingzhu entered the house, washed his hands with hot water, freshened up, and changed his clothes again, and then went out, Mu Changqing waited outside, but there was no impatience.

"You come here, there's some sunshine to warm up." Sheng Mingzhu stood at the door to greet him, and ordered Liuli to move two stools from the house, one by one to sit at the door, if it weren't for the fact that both of them were good-looking people, this posture would be like an old man and aunt chattering in the village in winter.

Mu Changqing sat next to her, the dark purple moire cotton clothes lined him with noble and compelling, handsome as jade, the corner of his eyes glanced at Sheng Mingzhu slightly, seeing that she was still unhappy, he couldn't help but feel relieved: "The people are miserable, natural disasters and man-made disasters are not something you can change alone, you have done a good job today, don't force yourself too much." ”

"It's not because of this." Sheng Mingzhu sighed, looked up and was just about to speak, when he saw that the courtyard door was open, and someone passed by at any time, he called Xia Yu to close the door again, and then continued: "It's not because of this, I always thought that the disaster in Longan County was so serious, it was because of natural disasters, but today I learned that all this may have nothing to do with natural disasters, and man-made disasters are the most important." ”

"What do you say?" Mu Changqing raised her eyebrows, a little shocked by the meaning of her words.

Sheng Mingzhu told him what she had just heard, and after hearing about it just now, she went to ask a lot of people, and the rhetoric was probably the same, it should not be made up casually, or deliberately slandered and fabricated with dissatisfaction.

"There is such a thing! Could it be that these officials in Longan County have eaten the gall of bears and leopards? Didn't your second brother say it yesterday? Let the county government hand over the list of all the big households in the county, if it is really as you say, this list will not be easy to come out. ”

Sheng Mingzhu laughed and said: "My second brother is not easy to fool, it makes him unhappy, don't care whether he is the county lord or the prefect, he is indispensable for a sneer, his mouth, if you want to scold people, you won't leave any face, besides, he still has the identity of the second son of the Guogong Mansion here, no one should dare to do it with him tomorrow." ”

"You're right, but is your second brother's mouth really so powerful?"

"Anyway, when you scold me, you don't have any affection at all."

Mu Changqing was silent, this was not at all the same as the rumors he heard! In the Guogong Mansion, he only had a close relationship with Sheng Mingzhong, and he had lived in their mansion before, and he had little contact with Sheng Mingyi, and this was the first time he had heard such a comment.

"He usually scolds you a lot?" He couldn't help but wonder.

"It's not scolding, it's just that his mouth is unforgiving, every time I make a mistake, he must be the first to come and taunt me." Sheng Mingzhu puffed out his face and supported his cheeks, seeing that the person next to him hadn't spoken for a long time, thinking that he had misunderstood something, and hurriedly said: "Don't get me wrong, my second brother is actually very good, but his temperament is different from others. ”

"I don't know how many girls in Beijing envy you, who doesn't know that your Fengyang county lord was put in the palm of your hand by your father and brother, I heard that just because someone said that you were rude, you were taught a lesson by your second brother on the spot, and I saw you all walking around for a long time, but there is such a thing?"

"He deserves to be beaten, in front of everyone, the reputation of the bad girl's family, he still can't be justified." Sheng Mingzhu turned his head to look at him, and said curiously: "You all heard the rumors from there, how long has this been a long time, how can anyone still remember it." ”

Should you ask someone about it? Sheng Mingzhu stared at him, as if he wanted to see some clues from his face, but he stared at him for a long time, and he didn't see him have a cramped or weak expression.

"You don't remember, but someone remembers it for you." Mu Changqing smiled, didn't say much, was silent for a while, and said: "Next, what are you going to do, the disaster situation here is not something that can be solved in a while, you are in the name of the Guogong Mansion, but you are not the disaster relief personnel ordered by the imperial court, even if you want to help, they probably won't cooperate." ”

"If we find out what is going on here, we should go back, but before we go back, we should try to help if we can! By the way, I'm going to check on County Official's residence in a while, do you want to come along? ”

Sheng Mingzhu said that the residence of the county government is not the county government where they are staying now, but another residence in his private, and in the process of coming back just now, she has already found someone to investigate and determine the location.

If this Lord Li in the county government is really as harsh as rumored outside, he will definitely find suspicious things in his house.

"When are you going to go?"

"Are you really going to come along?"

Sheng Mingzhu glanced at him, thought for a moment and hesitated, "Forget it, you still don't want to be with me, if you are in danger, it will not be my sin." ”

"You don't believe me?" Mu Changqing knew what she meant, and felt funny in his heart, secretly wondering if he was pretending too much in front of her on weekdays, otherwise why would he leave the impression of weakness in her heart.

"I saved you last night." He raised his voice.

"You saved me last night, but ...... No, it's still too dangerous. Sheng Mingzhu thought about it, but still resolutely opposed.

"You wait a while, wait until Bingwu comes back, and let him come with us, is that possible?"