In the spring of the second year of heaven, the water town of Pingjiang in the south of the Yangtze River is full of flowers, and the night is as gentle as water.

The most prestigious Qinglou Qixianglou in the city, carved beams and painted buildings, brightly lit, as if it is a bright pearl, attracting the attention of countless people.

Weng Yanguo, the governor of Pingjiang, sat in the most luxurious private room of Qixiang Building, with rows of exquisite delicacies and mellow wines in front of him, surrounded by several graceful Qinglou women, whose delicate laughter and soft waist seemed to constitute a vivid picture.

The largest green building in Pingjiang City, Qixiang Building, is full of sheng songs at this moment, and the lights are brilliant. Weng Yanguo, the governor of Pingjiang, and several subordinate magistrates are drinking here, hugging left and right, enjoying the romance.

Although Weng Yanguo is already in his sixtieth year, he is still in good spirits and is full of interest in the affairs of men and women. Although there are many concubines in the family, they are still not satisfied, and often go out to have fun.

Tonight, in the name of discussing official business with the magistrates, he came to this Qixiang Building.

The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors.

Weng Yanguo was already half-drunk and half-awake, his eyes flashed with lustful light, and he was playing with the slender jade hand of a woman in a green building.

At this moment, he suddenly burst into tears, causing everyone to be surprised.

Seeing this, those magistrates hurriedly put down the wine glasses and beauties in their hands, and came forward to ask with concern: "My lord, what's wrong with you?" Why do you cry suddenly? ”

Weng Yanguo wiped a handful of tears and sighed fakely: "You don't know, although this official is a governor, he has a clean breeze on his sleeves and a meager salary. There are a lot of people in the family, and I really can't afford to support them. ”

When the magistrates heard this, they suddenly understood seven or eight points in their hearts.

This Weng Yanguo is obviously crying poor and wants them to pay for filial piety. So, a magistrate named Fan Jian rolled his eyes and thought about it.

He picked up his wine glass, walked up to Weng Yanguo, and said respectfully: "My lord, you have worked hard day and night for the people of Pingjiang. As subordinates, we should share the worries of adults. In my opinion, why don't we wait for each of us to give some money and make some money for the adults? ”

When Weng Yanguo heard this, a hint of pride flashed in his eyes, but he still pretended to excuse himself: "How can this be done?" Shall I accept your money? ”

Fan Jian said with a smile: "My lord's words are wrong. This is not a bribe, but a tribute to our adults. Besides, the money is not for adults, but for their families. If your family members are living a good life, wouldn't you be at ease? ”

Since this is the case, the official will laugh at it. However, this matter must not be made public, so as not to provoke criticism. ”

After Weng Yanguo received the filial piety of those magistrates, it didn't take long for him to sigh again, and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, you are also people with families and families, such filial piety, this official should laugh at it." But in the long run, it is not an option. You are not rich in your money, and you must not be allowed to spend money all the time. ”

Zhongzhi County heard the rumors and even claimed that it was.

At this moment, Fan Jian's eyes rolled, and he took a step forward and whispered to Weng Yanguo: "My lord, I have a plan for my humble position, or I can solve my worries." ”

When Weng Yanguo heard this, he immediately became interested and hurriedly said, "Oh? Fan Zhixian has any clever plan, let's talk about it quickly. ”

Fan Jiandao: "My lord, Her Royal Highness the princess recently gave a batch of silver money to various states to subsidize poor students. Each student from a poor family can get fifty taels of silver every year. This is a lot of money, and if we could deduct half of it, the other half would fall into our hands, wouldn't it be once and for all? ”

After Weng Yanguo heard this, his heart moved. He pondered for a moment, then laughed out loud and exclaimed, "Wonderful! Wonderful! Fan Zhixian's plan is very good! In this way, the official can sit back and relax. ”

Zhao Yingluo and others rode their horses all the way, crossed the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, and finally arrived in Wu County, which was subordinate to Pingjiang Prefecture. Wu County is close to the prosperous Pingjiang Mansion, although it is not as prosperous as the Fucheng, but it also has a unique charm.

People come and go in the county, and there are many households, showing the prosperity of the Great Song Dynasty.

Located in the most luxurious area of the county, the Drunken Hibiscus Restaurant is the only famous restaurant in Wujiang County.

At this moment, the restaurant is lit up, but it is not hyped up.

It turned out that Her Royal Highness Princess Zhao Yingluo, who also served as the owner of the drunken hibiscus, came quietly today.

The store manager Qiu Ju had already received a secret order from Wen Boyuan to greet Her Royal Highness the princess in a low-key manner.

Therefore, when Zhao Yingluo and his party arrived at Drunken Furong, Qiu Ju did not make a noise, but secretly instructed the guys to be careful.

Zhao Yingluo, who was dressed as a man, quietly entered the drunken hibiscus under the guidance of Qiu Ju.

After arranging the accommodation, Zhao Yingluo went downstairs to the lobby to eat.

The lobby is elegantly decorated, with neatly arranged tables and chairs, and the aroma of food fills the air.

However, at this moment, a panicked post-born boy rushed out of the kitchen, holding a steaming pot of hot pot soup in his hand.

He only looked down at the road, but he didn't notice Zhao Yingluo in front of him, and accidentally bumped into his arms.

The vegetable soup spilled out, but fortunately, Zhao Yingluo dodged in time, and most of the soup fell to the ground.

When the boy saw this, he was immediately frightened, and he knelt on the ground and kowtowed again and again to beg for mercy.

Qiu Ju was furious when she saw this, and stepped forward to scold this kid who didn't understand the rules.

However, Zhao Yingluo waved her hand and signaled her to keep quiet.

Zhao Yingluo looked at the young boy carefully, and saw that he was only fifteen years old, just out of childishness, and his eyebrows revealed a stubbornness.

She was curious, so she asked Qiu Ju: "What's the matter with this posterior boy?" How did you recruit him to come here to help? ”

Qiu Ju hurriedly replied: "Back to the owner's house, this is the child of a distant relative. His family was poor, his parents died early, and he was helpless. I saw that he was pitiful, so I asked him to come to the store to help earn food. ”

Zhao Yingluo nodded slightly when she heard this, and secretly sighed in her heart that this child's background was pitiful.

However, she immediately thought of something and asked curiously: "Didn't the imperial court allocate money to the state and county to help the poor students study?" Each person has fifty taels, which is enough for a year's expenses. Why didn't he go to school and come here to work? ”

Qiu Ju was stunned when she heard this, and then sighed and said: "The owner doesn't know, although the money has been allocated to the state and county, there are very few that can really fall into the hands of the poor students. Most of them were detained by those corrupt officials. This kid has no way, it doesn't matter, so naturally he didn't get the money. ”

Zhao Yingluo's heart was shocked after hearing this, but she didn't expect that the relief money she had allocated would be deducted by these corrupt officials.

At this moment, the offspring boy kowtowed again and begged for mercy: "Please spare your life!" The small one is not intentional! The small ones are willing to compensate the adults for their losses! ”

Seeing this, Zhao Yingluo's heart softened, and she waved her hand and said, "That's it, you are also an unintentional mistake." This official spared you this time today. But you have to remember to be careful and cautious in the future, and never be so reckless. ”