Looking at the half-male and half-female person in front of him, he was a little familiar, and the mine supervisor couldn't help but arch his hand and said, "Father-in-law Jia is not harmed." ”

The person called Father-in-law Jia was stunned for a moment, didn't dare to face the mine supervisor, turned his face and said in a panic: "You recognize the wrong person, there is no fake father-in-law here, only a waste man named Jia Quan." ”

When the new emperor of the Dawu Dynasty ascends the throne, the eunuchs in the palace must be purged and replaced with people and horses that the new emperor can trust.

Gu Shengchao looked this person up and down, he hadn't seen him when he visited the palace at night, he must not have been a cronie of the old eunuch Wen Zhe, otherwise he wouldn't have appeared here, and he had already lost his life in that purge.

"Why do you have to know each other when you meet, you and I have never met at night, although we have never met, we are old friends. Now each is his master, and those who fight and kill hurt the peace, and there is something to say. Gu Shengchao immediately accepted the sword and looked at them with a smile.

The tense atmosphere suddenly disappeared, Jia Quan was a little stunned, he thought for a moment and suddenly arched his hand to everyone: "Thank you for your love, I, Jia Quan, will leave." ”

He didn't wait for a reply, but left on his own, and rode away along the sheep intestine path alone.

Jia Quan's farewell surprised everyone, especially these people who came out of the coal mine, looked at each other more and more inexplicably.

"Let's go, the county order is still waiting in the government office, and we should do our official business first." Gu Shengchao glanced at Lu Shouwen.

There were scouts and guides in the mission, and they had already told them that they could reach the county government before dusk.

Lu Shouwen understood, held the festival high and returned, and the ancient saint was broken.

Jia Quan's escape, Gu Shengchao's bravery, and hearing that they were distinguished guests of the county order, made those people who were still showing off their martial arts just now suddenly lose their minds, and they didn't dare to make a mistake when they watched them go away.

The emperor is far away, and the more remote the area, the greater the authority of the small yamen, which is much more effective than the high-ranking officials in the capital.

There was a delay in the middle of the way, and by the time the mission arrived safely at the county magistrate's office, it was already the time to hold the lamp.

Someone had already informed the county order, led the officials to greet them on the roadside, settled the embassy's accommodation, and set up a feast to entertain the members of the mission.

It is impossible for hundreds of people to dine at the Yamen at the same time, and most of them are entertained on the spot at the inn.

There were nine envoys and deputy envoys, and they came to the banquet together with the county government and the county order on behalf of the delegation.

As a matter of course, Lu Shouwen sat in the first seat, accompanied by the county order, and the other eight people sat down separately.

Before the banquet opened, the sound of silk and bamboo was heard first, and several singers danced under the banquet to set off the atmosphere.

The county order raised a glass and invited: "All the adults come, all the way behalf of the people of the county, I toast the adults." ”

Everyone drank, and the graceful maid was in charge of serving.

When passing through the door, it is inconvenient to enter and exit with a tray, and the guards stand outside the door to help open and close the door to ensure that outsiders cannot see inside.

Between the opening and closing of the door, the guards always glanced at each other.

There is a big official in the capital, and it is normal for the subordinates to take a few more glances out of curiosity, but this person's eyes are blazing and his breath is calm, Gu Shengchao can't help but notice him and take a few more looks.

The county magistrate noticed his strange appearance, picked up his wine glass and said, "There are no beautiful girls in the poor countryside, which makes the adults laugh." ”

"Where, where." Gu Shengchao interrupted: "I found one, it is the woman who served the food just now, and it is also a symbol from behind, a rare beauty." ”

The county commander raised his eyebrows: "My lord has a good eye, that woman is the Oiran that has just been trained by the local Cuihong Mansion, I am afraid of disturbing the adults to eat and drink, so I specially let her serve the food." If the adult likes it, let her warm the bed for the adult in a while. ”

After three rounds of wine and five flavors, Lu Shouwen got to the point: "When we passed by Guixian, we saw a coal mine being mined, which was not in the imperial court register. ”

"Impossible, my jurisdiction knows best, how could such a thing happen, the coal mine is a monopoly of the imperial court, and if you mine it privately, you must have seen it." The county commander's head shook like a child's rattle, and he looked completely unaware.

He tried his best to deny it, but he was hiding the panic in his heart, and there must be something ulterior.

Lu Shouwen said tentatively: "Could it be that the people below are secretly doing things behind the adult's back, or let's check together tomorrow, I don't know if the adult can go along?" ”

"Okay, it's a deal, drink." The county order agreed happily without the slightest hesitation.

Accompanied by singing and dancing, everyone drank until late at night, and the three deputy envoys were already drunk and unconscious, and everyone was helped back to their residences to rest.

The inn was not far away, but they came to a pink flower building in the back.

The three-storey flower building is surrounded by a high stone wall, and there is only one gate to enter and exit, which is safe and ensures the privacy of the guests.

Gu Shengchao was carried to the third floor, pushed the door and entered the guest room to sleep. The guest room was lit with an oil lamp in advance, and there was a single room in it where you could take a bath, which was thoughtful.

He was about to strip and clean, the door was gently pushed, and a Miaoman woman walked in, and said: "The adult has worked hard all the way, I heard that the adult specially ordered the little woman, let the slave family serve the adult to rest." ”

"No, please go back, I'm going to take a shower." Gu Shengchao decisively refused, he didn't expect it, and let the county order be taken seriously with a casual sentence.

The woman closed the door with her backhand and gently inserted the door bolt: "Adults don't have to be restrained, you have a slave family to accompany you to ensure that you are at ease." Anyway, no one is disturbed here, God knows you know and I know, isn't it the right time to be happy together. ”

After that, the woman stepped forward to undress him.

With the experience of dating Liu Ximei, Gu Shengchao knew that many of them were also forced to be helpless, and he had no prejudice against these dusty women.

He stopped the woman and said, "Please respect yourself, girl, if you are persecuted, rest here with me tonight, I will not embarrass you, if you don't know what to do, I will throw you out immediately." ”

The woman looked at Gu Shengchao with big eyes, tears falling down her eyes, and she stood on the ground sobbing silently.

Seeing that the other party was so aggrieved, Gu Shengchao was a little overwhelmed and restless.

"Okay, it's up to you to stay, I won't force it, it's just that I'll go in the bath, you don't come to harass me."

Gu Shengchao entered the private room, found the candlestick, lit it, closed the door and slowly took a bath.

When he had washed off the dirt and put on his robe and went to the guest room outside, the woman was still dressed up, stopped crying and sat on the edge of the bed in silence.

"Leave the bed for you, I'll sleep on the ground."

Gu Shengchao picked up the futon and spread it on the floor, he was just about to lie down, but the woman slept there first.

For the woman's repeated rudeness, Gu Shengchao couldn't bear it, pointed at her and said angrily: "You, is there no end?" ”

In the face of Gu Shengchao's reprimand, the woman did not shed tears this time, pursed her lips and said: "I know that the adult is kind, I sleep here, the adult is tired of saddle horse all the way, please rest in bed." ”

I see.

The woman's kindness surprised and moved Gu Shengchao, and he sighed and said: "Your girl's family is weak, and I sleep with thick skin and thick flesh, and this place is just right for me." ”

"No, if the adults have mercy on me, we will sleep together in bed."

The woman was afraid that Gu Shengchao would misunderstand, and explained: "I promise to be obedient, I will do whatever the adults tell me to do, and I will never come nonsense." ”

Seeing that the woman's expression was sincere and didn't look like a lie, Gu Shengchao agreed: "Listen to you, let's sleep in bed together." ”

The woman was happy, hugged the futon and made it on the bed, and waited for Gu Shengchao to fall asleep in his clothes, then blew out the candle and carefully lay on the other side of the bed.

Gu Shengchao couldn't sleep, and sensed that someone was eavesdropping outside the window, probably someone from the county government or a group of women.

"There's someone out there eavesdropping, let's pretend to deal with it, you know?" Gu Shengchao whispered in the woman's ear.

The woman nodded, "I understand." ”

"You little prodigal hoof, do you want to accept it?" Gu Shengchao's voice suddenly increased.

The woman rose and fell on the bed, deliberately making a noise, and gasped: "Adult, light, the slave family can't stand it." ”

The man outside walked down the hallway and tiptoed downstairs.

"It's okay, the people outside have gone." Gu Shengchao explained in a low voice.

The woman quieted down and said ashamedly: "The slave family lost his temper just now, which made the adults laugh." ”

Gu Shengchao put his hands behind his head and said quietly: "I guess someone was afraid that you would not give in just now, so check it secretly." ”

The woman said "um": "They are from the Emerald Red Mansion, and they are secretly investigating whether we are cooperating, and all disobedient sisters will be tortured after they go back until they obey their arrangements." ”

"The county order also has a stake in the Cuihong Building?" What happened to these women, Gu Shengchao knew the reason after a little thought, without the permission of the county order, they would definitely not come uninvited tonight.

"Yes, we don't know how much we have to share." The woman replied softly.

In such a remote county, the county magistrate is really the parent official of the people, with absolute power and the power of life and death of everyone.

"The prefectural order has also touched other industries, right?" Gu Shengchao asked casually, he didn't expect the woman to really know.

It's really embarrassing for a lonely man and a widow to lie in bed, and it's just boring to pass the time.

The woman turned around, stared at Gu Shengchao and said, "I don't know the official position of the adult, can you make the decision for the little woman?" ”

Gu Shengchao was surprised, he heard the woman's uneasiness, and his resentment towards this world.

"I am a close minister of the emperor's side, and I have won the trust of the saint, this time the envoy to Beihu passed by here, if the girl has any grievances, just open her mouth, I will definitely try my best to avenge the girl's grievances." Gu Shengchao sat up, a serious guarantee for the woman.

The woman got up and bowed down in front of Gu Shengchao: "I believe that the adult is a good official, please make the decision for the little woman." ”

I can't see it clearly in the night, but I can feel the sincerity of the woman.

She was visibly emotional, and shed tears of gratitude.

"Hurry up, please get up, be careful that the wall has ears, whisper." Gu Shengchao picked up the woman and asked her to sit on the edge of the bed and talk slowly.

The woman sat down, took out a handkerchief to wipe away her tears, and said softly: "The little woman's name is Dong E, she is a local Dong Village, although she is poor, she is at ease with her parents and brothers. ”

"The year before last, there was a severe drought and no crops were harvested, and the county government said that it was sympathetic to the people's feelings so that we could borrow money to survive, avoiding the risk of going out to flee the famine. Including us, the people in the village basically borrowed more or less silver. Last year's harvest was good, and we thought we would be able to live a normal life by paying off the arrears. ”

"Who would have expected that the county order said that it was usury, and we had to repay many times the amount owed. We still don't pay the arrears, and my father and brother are forcibly taken to the coal mine to suffer, saying that they are using labor to mortgage the arrears, and when they will pay it back, they will go home. ”

"When they saw that I was a little beautiful, they arrested Cuihong Mansion and sold myself, and only the old mother was left in the family, and I didn't know whether I was alive or dead."

Dong E said and bowed down again: "I implore my lords to visit my home, if they have three longs and two shorts, I don't want to live and suffer in the world, go with my family, and avoid many sufferings." ”