The frostbite cream that the shopkeeper bought was very useful, and it didn't take long to apply it, and the hot and itchy feeling on his feet disappeared a lot.

Leng Lan was overjoyed in his heart and decided to give Xiao Er some silver reward tomorrow.

At ten midnight, there was no moon in the sky, but the earth seemed to be covered with a layer of pure white holy light, and it was possible to see the road ahead without any lighting.

The wind was whistling in his ears, but Leng Lanzhi couldn't feel the slightest coldness.

A pair of strong arms held her firmly in her arms, insulating herself from all the cold, as if it could also isolate all danger.

I don't know how long it has been, the wind has stopped, but Leng Lanzhi's heartbeat has returned to a stable level.

This was on the way for her and Gu Zhan to visit the county guard mansion at night.

She thought that Gu Zhan would arrange some carriage, after all, she had already asked Zhang Yang to take her token to the county guard mansion, presumably Li Changlin was waiting for her at this moment.

Gu Zhan said that Wu Shangshu now lives in the county guard's mansion, and it is too conspicuous to enter directly from the main gate, so it is better to go in quietly.

Leng Lanzhi never thought that the way he said to go in quietly was that he took her into the county guard mansion with light skills!

It was the first time that Leng Lanzhi had grown so big and flew in the sky, and now although his feet had landed, his soul seemed to be still in the sky.

"Miss? Miss? ”

Hearing a call, Leng Lanzhi's soul returned to his body, and looked at the man in front of him a little blankly: "Gu ...... Uh, Ah Zhan? ”

Gu Zhan's eyes under the slight mask were full of concern: "Is Miss okay?" ”

"Also...... OK. ”

Leng Lan later realized that she was still half-leaning in Gu Zhan's arms.

The man's arms were warmer and hotter than he remembered, and the scorching heat seemed to burn people.

She blushed and hurriedly withdrew.

As the man retreated, the warmth in his arms suddenly disappeared, and was replaced by a cold wind poured in, and Gu Zhan's heart seemed to be cold.

Leng Lanzhi looked around and found that it was very quiet, and there was no figure of Li Changlin, she wondered, "Where is this?" What about Li Changlin? ”

Gu Zhan lowered his eyes, and when he raised his eyes again, his eyes were already calm, and he looked in one direction: "Lord Li, don't you come out to meet the princess?" ”

Leng Lanzhi followed his line of sight, only to see a figure suddenly swaying in the shadow of the evil not far away, and after a while, a thin man walked out.

The man's speed was not fast, to be precise, very slow, and there was a kind of calm bearing.

After a long time, he came to Leng Lanzhi and bowed down: "Xiaguan Li Changlin, I've seen the princess!" ”

Leng Lanzhi said lightly: "Let's be flat." ”

Li Changlin got up and burst into tears: "I heard that the princess was assassinated by the Warat assassins, and her whereabouts are unknown, and it may even have fallen into the hands of the Warat assassins...... Woowoo woo ......"

This person is exaggerating a little too much.

Leng Lanzhi's eyebrows twitched slightly, it was hard to imagine that this middle-aged man who was pumping and partnering was actually the clever county magistrate who risked his life to deliver a message to himself: "Are you really Li Changlin?" ”

Li Changlin covered his face and cried even more sadly: "Back to the princess, the next official is Li Changlin!" ”

"Over the years, although Xia Guan has only given the princess a letter of invitation every half a month, Xia Guan's heart is always thinking about the princess."

Leng Lanzhi raised his eyebrows: "Master Li, your memory is not very good." ”

Li Changlin wiped his tears for a moment, and smiled embarrassedly: "Oops, the lower official remembered wrong, it's not half a month, it's a month!" Once a month! ”

Leng Lanzhi: "......"

She thought that her defensiveness was heavy enough, but she didn't expect that this Master Li's defensiveness was even heavier than her, and she actually used this method to test her.

"Lord Li still has doubts about the identity of this palace?" She seemed to smile: "Do you want this palace to tell me what you asked for an excerpt?" For example, if you go through Wonderland and go to a village where there are only women, you are warmly welcomed by the women in the village, and you can't miss it......"

"Ahem!" Li Changlin coughed violently twice, and cried even louder: "It's hard for the princess to remember the experience of Xiaguan, a small official, Xiaguan is really moved, woo woo woo......"

The corners of Leng Lanzhi's eyebrows twitched even more, and he only felt that his brain was abrupt: "Shut up!" ”

"Yes." Li Changlin immediately stopped crying.

If it weren't for the tears on his face still glistening, Leng Lanzhi would almost wonder if this person was howling just now.

"Princess, please."

The three of them entered a nearby room, where charcoal fire, tea, and supper had already been prepared.

Leng Lanzhi didn't touch the tea and supper, and got straight to the point: "When the palace entered the city, I saw someone at the gate of the city openly selling high-priced food and summer clothes, what happened?" ”

Li Changlin suddenly knelt down and said with a guilty face: "It's the official who is not doing things well, please punish the princess!" ”

Leng Lanzhi frowned: "Can accountability solve the problem now?" Hongu wants to know the specific situation! ”

Li Changlin said: "The situation in Tianhai City is very complicated, the previous county guard left a lot of problems, the time for the lower official to take over the county is too short, and he has not had time to deal with all the problems, it is the dereliction of duty of the lower official and the trust of the princess!" ”

The guilt in his face didn't look like a fake.

Leng Lanzhi was very puzzled.

The previous county guard has been cut down, those bad debts have been liquidated, and those who should have been paid back to the people have also been repaid, what else can be a problem?

Li Changlin sighed: "When the previous county guard was in office, he not only embezzled the royal law, increased taxes, and disregarded people's lives, but he also colluded with local squires and gangs, forming a very large network of relationships.

Although he was caught, those networks are still there. After losing the protection of the county guard, those people wanted to take the line of the lower officials, but the lower officials refused. ”

Leng Lanzhi understood.

Although the county guard is the biggest official in a city and the biggest earth emperor except for her, the princess, if the county guard itself is weak, it will be difficult to carry out all kinds of work.

Li Changlin is powerful, but he has no power.

However, she believed that if she was given a little more time, he would be able to bring the forces that disobeyed him into submission.

But the natural disaster came too suddenly, and he hadn't finished the tattered Tianhai City.

And after the squires and gangs below lost a huge protective umbrella, they were rejected by Li Changlin, and it was understandable that they would disobey his orders in anger.

Can......

"No matter how bold these people are, do they dare to go against the imperial court?"

The measures to protect prices were implemented very smoothly in Shengjing, because there were orders from the imperial court, and the merchants did not dare to disobey them at all.

Could it be that the merchants of Tianhai City were so bold that they dared to openly disobey orders?

Li Changlin sighed, looking helpless.

Gu Zhan said: "Princess, those guys are all old fritters, there are policies, and they have countermeasures." ”

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