In the first month of the fourteenth year of Kangxi, just after the Lantern Festival, Yuyao County, Beicheng.

It is the hour of the hour, the warm sun of the first month, the wind and the sun, the fireworks and firecrackers all over the ground, the children chasing and playing all over the street, and the atmosphere of the Spring Festival is strong.

In front of the county yamen, the gongs and drums are noisy, the rise of the dragon lantern dance, the dragon head gallops to grab the ball, the dragon head swings its tail, and the dragon body winds away, causing the onlookers to cheer.

The cheers outside came, and Gao Jiaqin, who was reading the official documents in the back hall, couldn't help frowning.

"Go and see, why is it so noisy outside?"

The servant went out and soon came in, with a smile on his face.

"My lord, the people want to see you, please go out for a while."

"What do you want to see me? Isn't Lord Lu here? ”

Gao Jiaqin was slightly stunned.

Just after the Lantern Festival, it was still a vacation period, but Fujian Geng Jingzhong harassed the locality, the imperial court and the governor of Zhejiang, the Yamen of the Zhejiang Governor, and the Yamen of the Zhejiang Political Division have issued holy decrees and official documents, and they took turns on duty during the Yuan Day. Gao Jiaqin did not return to Huiji because of this, so he stayed in Yuyao County for the holiday.

"My lord, Lord Lu went to the Chenshan Inspection Division. Don't forget, it's a good thing to go out and have a look! ”

The official and Gao Jiaqin made a joke.

"Pretending to be a ghost!"

Gao Jiaqin glanced at the servant, and finally walked down.

"Let's go, go out and have a look!"

Lu Xiancheng is about to be transferred to Huating County, Songjiang Prefecture to serve as the county magistrate, and he will take office in a few days, which can be regarded as a breakthrough.

Seeing Gao Jiaqin come out, the lame Lu Xiangdong hurriedly waved his hand, the sound of gongs and drums immediately stopped, and the dragon dance also restrained his posture.

"The adults are the masters of the people, get rid of the bully Mo Jixiang, redress the villain's grievances, and return the villain's silver. The villain is grateful, and he will give a plaque, please smile! ”

After Lu Xiangdong finished speaking, two people carried a plaque up, which was engraved with the four big characters "Mirror Hanging".

Lu Xiangdong is the out-of-town businessman who had his leg broken and his silver robbed. Justice is late, but it always comes.

"My lord, the villain doesn't have much silver taels, send a basket of eggs, I hope the adults will accept it!"

"My lord, the villain sent two fresh fish, please smile!"

"Thank you, little man, for saving your life!"

The people either sent things, or knelt down and kowtowed, it was a mess, but Gao Jiaqin's heart was comfortable.

As an official, he has money to collect, and he can also win a good reputation of "loving the people like a son", and he is also satisfied with the Yuyao County Order.

Of course, he also knew that the people dared to do this because the "fourth master" was transferred to Jiangning.

People go to tea and cool, since the fourth master is gone, Li Biao and Mo Jixiang, the lost dogs, will of course be beaten up by the water dogs.

Li Si's "Four King Kongs", Li Biao and Huang Er were both imprisoned, Mo Jixiang was punished for several crimes, and was sentenced to death, and has been reported to the Shaoxing Mansion Yamen and the Zhejiang Governor Yamen and the Buzheng Secretary Yamen, just waiting for the Autumn Queen to be beheaded.

"Folks, this is what this official should do. Please up, please up! ”

Gao Jiaqin smiled happily and involuntarily brushed his beard.

Got rid of these ghosts, he, the parent official, no longer has to worry about the black pot for Li Si and others.

"My lord, we would like to ask, Wang Tou Wang and Yao of the Dalan Mountain Inspection Division, whether he and his brothers have really left?"

Gao Jiaqin was fluttering, and Lu Xiangdong asked respectfully.

On the same day, Mo Jixiang broke his leg and was expelled from the inspection department, and the Wang and Yao brothers returned sixty or seventy taels of "dirty silver" to him.

As for Gao Jiaqin, it was just a incidental thing, and he had to do it as a last resort.

"Yes, sir! We want to meet the king and his brothers and thank them in person! ”

"My lord, your disciples Wang and Yao Wangtou, he is really a good person!"

"My lord, Lord Qingtian!"

In the crowd, the people shouted loudly.

The expectant eyes of all the people turned to Gao Jiaqin.

"Wang and Yao, are they......"

Gao Jiaqin nodded lightly and raised his voice.

"Folks, you're late! The state affairs are difficult, the mountains and rivers are broken, Wang and Yao and their brothers have already gone to Hangzhou to serve in the army a few days ago! ”

Gao Jiaqin's words made the people shake their heads one after another, and a cry of regret sounded in the crowd.

"What a pity! I can't see the king's head! ”

"Kill the enemy and serve the country, Bodhisattva bless!"

Lu Xiangdong also shook his head again and again, regretting that he couldn't see Wang Heyao and others.

Gao Jiaqin nodded secretly. It seems that the Wang and Yao brothers have a good impression in the minds of the people.

"Don't be sorry folks, they went to join the rebel army, pacify the bandits, and make meritorious contributions. Folks should be happy for them! ”

Gao Jiaqin explained loudly to the people, and suddenly there was a trace of regret in his heart.

Although Wang Heyao was his nominal disciple, he had never performed an apprenticeship. There were many opportunities during this period, but he never opened his mouth to mention it.

I can't pull my face, because of my identity, the disparity in status, and I don't know if it will be a pity in the future.

Lu Xiangdong and the others left, Gao Jiaqin returned to the back office, he was worried, he sat in the study, his eyes stared at the wall in front of him worried.

Don't bully the poor young man, once you are red. Wang Heyao has great ambitions, are he too obsessed with his status?

He went to Hangzhou to join the army, what kind of situation will he have?

The door creaked, and Mrs. Gao entered.

"Why don't you knock?"

Gao Jiaqin frowned.

Mrs. Gao was stunned for a moment and blurted out.

"I heard that the people sent you a plaque, and they came to congratulate you!"

She was not happy in her heart, but seeing Gao Jiaqin's frowns, she was obviously in a bad mood, and she was not good at keeping a straight face.

"What is there to congratulate! Have a seat. Qing'er, there's nothing going on, right? ”

Gao Jiaqin suppressed the irritability in his heart and motioned for his wife to sit down.

"Since the incident in Dalanshan, the whole person has changed. You see, copying these things all day long. You say, does she have someone else in mind? ”

Mrs. Gao took out a few crumpled paper balls and placed them on the table.

Gao Jiaqin was startled, opened the paper ball, one by one, and shook his head lightly after reading it.

"Once the sun is red, it is still the same as the sky...... Today, the red tassel is in hand, when will the dragon be restrained......"

Mrs. Gao said softly, confused.

"Master, who wrote this, and why did Qing'er write this?"

In her opinion, her daughter is silent and preoccupied, which must have something to do with what she wrote.

Gao Jiaqin smiled bitterly and leaned back in his chair.

"This is Wang Heyao's masterpiece, he gave it to your precious daughter."

"Wang Heyao, your student?"

Mrs. Gao was taken aback, picked up the paper ball and looked at it carefully.

She is everyone's best girl, literate and hyphenated, no problem.

"Just your nominal disciple, he has such talent?"

Mrs. Gao looked at it for a moment, her eyes full of doubts.

Even Wang Heyao, a broken child, can write such a masterpiece?

Nominal disciple?

Gao Jiaqin smiled bitterly, the corners of his lips rose slightly, and he still didn't say anything.

Why bother saying it again.

"What can I do?"

Mrs. Gao was a little flustered.

Qiu Gongzi invited Qing'er to visit Shaoxing Mansion for the Lantern Festival, but she didn't go. You say, did she fall in love with that Wang Heyao and change her mind? ”

"What are you talking nonsense?"

Gao Jiaqin changed color and said it with a gloomy face.

"Qing'er and Qiu Hao, it's just that they met in Pingshui, and they haven't talked a few times, so why change their minds? It's up to her to decide who she likes, and is she still assigned by you and me? Qiu Hao and Qing'er, do you dare to say that it wasn't you who matched the brothers of your Liu family? ”

Mrs. Gao's face was flushed, and she was still quibbling.

"Am I not doing this for Qing'er? She is pampered and never bitter. Tell me, is she high-eyed, and she doesn't marry if she is not a powerful person? ”

Seeing that Gao Jiaqin was silent, Mrs. Gao became bold and continued to tell the story.

"Although Qiu Hao has a poor body, he is a humble gentleman and a noble son of the prefect. Qing'er marries him, and you don't have to worry about it for the rest of your life, and you and I don't have to worry about him. You say, don't you? ”

"You're talking about it, but there's something you don't know."

Gao Jiaqin looked at the study door and lowered his voice.

"You weren't in the Inspection Department that day, you don't know, Li Zhifang's daughter, it seems that she also has that meaning to Wang Heyao. You say, two women fight for a man, what do others think of Qing'er? What do Li Zhifang and Qiu Qing think of me? ”

Gao Jiaqin's brows furrowed, Mrs. Gao was stunned, and it took a long time to react.

"Lee... Ruonan, isn't she already married to someone? ”

Li Ruonan and Fu Shan, the son of Ninghai general Fu Lata, are engaged, and the world knows it. This Miss Li, how could this be?

"Now you know why I'm worried. One is a rich son of the prefect's family, and the other is a commoner child who both likes. The choice ......"

Gao Jiaqin's brows were furrowed, and his heart was depressed.

Fu Lata is Aixinjue Luo, the Qing Dynasty, and involves the daughter of the governor of Zhejiang, the son of the prefect of Shaoxing, which is too bloody.

Why are these men and women so annoying?

Mrs. Gao was silent for a moment, and then continued to ask:

"That Wang Heyao, he also has this ability? Why didn't I see it? ”

"What happens between men and women, who can say clearly. I hope that Wang Heyao will go to the army and make Qing'er die! ”

Gao Jiaqin was worried that because of Wang Heyao, his friendship with Li Zhifang, the governor of Zhejiang, would be affected.

A nominal disciple, not a son and son-in-law, is not worth his entanglement.

"No wonder he wants to join the army, you didn't dissuade him at all, but wrote a letter of recommendation to find Li Zhifang!"

Mrs. Gao suddenly realized, and her brows furrowed.

The husband's move can be described as well-intentioned!

"I just don't know, Wang Heyao went to the army, will Qing'er forget him?"

Gao Jiaqin sighed faintly.

Knowing the son is more than the father! What is his daughter's personality, he, who is a father, naturally knows it.

"You can rest assured! Qing'er has been pampered since she was a child, and her heart is high, she can't endure hardship, she will definitely choose Qiu Gongzi! ”

Mrs. Gao regained her composure.

She is full of confidence in her daughter's choice.

Woman...... See!

Seeing the self-righteousness on his wife's face, Gao Jiaqin wanted to say a word, but finally stuffed himself in his stomach.

The world is restless, people's hearts are unpredictable, who knows if her daughter will follow her own heart?