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Chapter 684 Who are you to me? Why did I slap her? [Vote for the monthly ticket during the seven days of National Day and you can win a prize! ]

"stop."

"What's the matter, Auntie?"

"Will you come back for lunch?"

"No, I can't come back."

"Is today a day off? Didn't Tanlang say a few days ago that he would have half a day off? Come and have dinner with me."

"I have something urgent to do and need to go to Xunyang Grottoes."

"It's Xunyang Grottoes again. Why do you go there every day? It seems that in the whole Xunyang City, my Tan Lang is the busiest. By the way, what do Yuan Huaimin and the others do for food?"

In the inner house of the Huaiye Lane mansion, early in the morning, Ouyang Rong put on his green Confucian robe as he walked and quickly entered the dining hall. In front of Zhen Shuyuan, who was preparing to accompany his beloved nephew for dinner with a graceful and elegant demeanor, he gulped down half a bowl of glutinous rice porridge. He picked up a golden pancake from the table, put it in his mouth, and prepared to go out.

Zhen Shuyuan stopped him with a stern look on her face, and asked him with a squinting look. She raised her eyebrows:
"Tan Lang, it's not that I like to be nosy, but sometimes, you can't do everything yourself, you have to delegate some tasks to your subordinates. You are the nominal highest official in Jiangzhou, how can you take care of everything? Wouldn't that be exhausting?"

The beautiful lady in a silk skirt said earnestly:

"You have to be good at employing people. Look, Auntie, our house is so big, and the housework has to be distributed to Banxi and the others. How can I do it all by myself? Anyway, no matter how busy you are, you won't have no time to eat. You won't have time to eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner probably won't have to wait, eh."

Ouyang Rong took the pancake from his mouth and said with an embarrassed look:

"In fact, I didn't do much myself. Liu Lang and Huai Min were still working. But today was special. I promised Ms. Rong Zhen that I would go to Xunyang Grottoes to discuss important matters with her. It involved the Great Buddha and was of great importance..."

"Alright, alright, no need to say more. If it was the lady who made the appointment, I understand. I really can't let an outsider do it for her. No wonder she left in such a hurry. She was so impatient, wasn't she?"

The more Ouyang Rong listened, the more he felt that something was wrong:
"What private meeting? It was a serious chat. She said there was a special plan that needed to be discussed..."

Zhen Shuyuan smiled, "Yeah, yeah."

Ouyang Rong couldn't bear it any longer: "Aunt, you are really serious."

"Some people are serious, but some people may not be serious. There is always one who is not serious."

"..."

Zhen Shuyuan's words were a bit confusing.

Ouyang Rong frowned when he heard this, opened his mouth to say something, but after a moment, he closed it again, turned around and continued walking.

The beautiful lady in a silk dress sitting in the hall continued to shout with a stern face:
"I don't care. You have to come back for lunch at noon. This is the deadline. You have to discuss important matters with your lady historian. It takes a round trip, plus the meeting time. I calculated that you left so early today, so a whole morning must be enough. Unless there is something fishy, ​​such as a secret meeting or something, if not, you should come back for lunch at noon. Do you understand?"

After she finished speaking, she saw Ouyang Rong stop obediently, pick up a piece of rice cake with chopsticks, put it in his mouth, chewing, and humming softly.

Ouyang Rong hesitated to speak.

Zhen Shuyuan put down her chopsticks, gave a warning look, and lowered her voice:
"I called Qianqian in advance. She also thought you had the morning off. If you leave now, she will come later. I can only keep her until lunch at the latest. You have to come back to see her. Do you understand?"

"Row."

Without much hesitation, Ouyang Rong simply nodded and strode out.

……

Ouyang Rong left home early, but did not go to Xunyang Grottoes immediately.

I went to Jiangzhou Lobby first.

Speaking of which, Ouyang Rong had not been to the Jiangzhou Governor's Mansion for some time. All military and political documents were sent to the Jiangzhou lobby by the Chief Secretary of the Governor's Mansion for review.

The powers of the Jiangzhou Governor's Office and the Jiangzhou Grand Hall are different.

Because the Jiangzhou Governor held great military and political power over the state, he was a miniature version of a frontier official. All military and political affairs, including the Jiangzhou Zhechongfu, were first sent to the Jiangzhou Governor's Mansion.

The Jiangzhou Hall, under the actual leadership of its deputy, the Jiangzhou Chief, is in charge of the people's livelihood affairs of one city and several counties within Jiangzhou.

In the main hall of Jiangzhou Lobby, the first seat is the office of the Governor. However, under normal circumstances, the Governor seldom comes here. For example, the late... no, the former Governor of Jiangzhou, Wang Lengran, who died heroically, did not come to Jiangzhou Lobby for a long time. He stayed in the Governor's Mansion all day long, which was considered as dereliction of duty.

After Ouyang Rong took over the post of acting governor of Jiangzhou, he simply stopped going to the governor's mansion and had the governor's desk moved to the lobby of Jiangzhou.

On weekdays, all the military and political intelligence that was originally sent to the Jiangzhou Governor's Mansion was sent to the Jiangzhou Hall.

Generally, wherever the governor is, the decision-making team of the state is there, with him as the core.

In fact, there should be another layer of consideration here, a possibility that outsiders who know the business can think of:
This young governor surnamed Ouyang was born in the Jiangzhou Hall. There were more direct subordinates here, while the Jiangzhou Governor's Office was still using the team from Wang Lengran's time. There might be some of his trusted followers who were not eliminated and were hidden...

As soon as he arrived at the lobby of Jiangzhou, Ouyang Rong found Yan Liulang.

"How was the inspection? Is there anything that can be improved?"

Yan Liulang handed over a case scroll and smiled comfortingly:

"You are worrying too much, Mr. Ming. You have always acted uprightly and your family background is clean. I can't imagine that there is any risk of failure in the review of the Imperial Observatory."

Ouyang Rong nodded slowly.

He took the scroll handed to him by Yan Liulang and took a look at it.

This scroll came from the inner secret library of Jiangzhou Hall, and recorded the portraits of officials in this state and the results of the assessments of the imperial censors.

Only the Supervisory Council and the provincial governor can access it.

The scroll in his hand is one of them, and it belongs to Ouyang Rong.

Records have been kept since he took office as the magistrate of Longcheng County in Jiangzhou, and there is indeed no stain.

Disaster relief, flood control, offering auspiciousness...the year-end evaluations were all "excellent".

Now he is making a statue for Her Majesty the Queen, and it has won the favor of Ms. Rong Zhen, who is Her Majesty's personal envoy, and has been reported and praised many times.

No wonder Wang Lengran, who was the governor at the time, couldn't find an angle to attack him and couldn't suppress his promotion.

However, the Supervisory Commission should have a more detailed case file about him.

In addition to the simple official career record in Ouyang Rong's hands, there are also scrolls introducing his family background and some detailed contents of his life.

There were even state-level censors who went to his hometown of Nanlong for on-site inspections to prevent counterfeiting...

Ouyang Rong put down the simple file and touched his chin.

Rong Zhen admitted the day before yesterday that before confessing to him the secret defense deployment of the core of Xunyang Grottoes, a confidentiality check by the Imperial Observatory was needed. In a sense, it was similar to the political review in his previous life, only more detailed.

The Imperial Observatory should check all the above files.

However, there is another process, which is to send people to the place where he has served as an official, open up channels for communication among the local officialdom and the people, and widely collect information about this person's reputation.

Or the messenger sent by the Imperial Observatory could directly check a few anonymous officials.

See if anyone has reported him for corruption and bribery. Of course, the whole process is kept confidential.

If there are no serious stains, it will pass the confidentiality check.

Overall, the supervision system in the officialdom of the Great Zhou is quite mature.

After thinking for a moment and feeling that there was nothing missing, Ouyang Rong turned around and went out.

Arrived at Xunyang Grottoes.

"What? Ms. Rong is not here?"

Ouyang Rong looked at Wang Caozhi in front of him and asked with a frown.

"Well, Sister Rong seemed to have something urgent to do this morning, so she left."

"Where have you gone?"

"It seems like he has returned to Xunyang City."

Ouyang Rong frowned and asked again:

"Several people went there."

"It seems to be a man and a horse." "A man?"

Ouyang Rong thought for a moment, shook his head, and left with a sentence:
"What a mess of names. I've said it so many times. Call me by my position."

Wang Caozhi nodded: "I understand, my dear brother-in-law!"

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Ouyang Rong was too lazy to pay attention to him. He looked up at the sky and time and decided to go back to the city directly.

Along the way, he looked a little confused.

Where can Rong Zhen go alone? Didn't we meet today to discuss important matters...

Half an hour later, Ouyang Rong returned to the city with a heavy heart and went to find Yan Liulang first:

"Ms. Rong went into the city alone this morning. Please pay attention to see where she went and who she met."

"Yes."

Yan Liulang clasped his fists and retreated.

After giving the order, Ouyang Rong glanced at the sky and hurried back to his residence in Huaiye Lane.

As soon as I entered the dining room, I found that I was indeed late.

Zhen Shuyuan said without raising her head, "Xianxian finished eating and left."

Ouyang Rong was surprised: "How come you are so fast?"

"Fast? Don't you see what time it is? Why is Tan Lang so slow?"

"Sorry, mine."

Zhen Shuyuan rolled her eyes and said:
"Humph, and Tan Lang really suffered a loss today. Kankan wore a very beautiful scarlet skirt, as dazzling as a ruby. She is really a peerless young lady, and she is also from the five noble surnames. Ah, Tan Lang does not know how to appreciate what he has."

Ouyang Rong showed an apologetic look on his face:
"It's my fault. I came back too late."

At this time, Ye Weilai, who was eating next to him, added in a low voice:
"Tan Lang, sister Xie took the little guy out to play."

Ouyang Rong nodded slightly.

Zhen Shuyuan asked curiously, "Little guy? Who is he?"

Ouyang Rong and Ye Weilai looked at each other, then he turned around and blinked at his aunt who was like a curious baby:

"It can be considered a small pet kept in the yard. Qianqian likes it."

The junior sister often takes Miaosi out to eat good ink, and the little guy is very happy about it.

Zhen Shuyuan nodded slightly, as if she remembered some rumors, and started to chatter:
"Oh, you young people are just too fussy. It's better not to keep pets. They are very annoying. If you keep them at home, you never know if they will cause a disaster one day..."

Ouyang Rong laughed.

After dinner, he returned to the study and glanced at the amulet sachet on the table. There was actually a pair of them. The other one was made by the embroiderer for his junior sister, as a birthday gift, but it had not been sewn yet.

Ouyang Rong picked up the amulet and was about to put it in his arms, but he stopped halfway and walked over to put it into the Mohist sword box.

He clapped his hands and prepared to read for a while before taking a nap, when he heard hurried footsteps outside.

The courtyard door was pushed open. Looking up, Ye Weilai was entering the courtyard with Yan Liulang, who had a serious face.

Before entering the house, Yan Liulang shouted loudly:
"Mingfu, there is an emergency!"

Ouyang Rong walked out of the house with his hands behind his back:
"What's the matter? Tell me."

Yan Liulang hesitated and said:

"I...I saw the lady go to Xingzi Lake..."

Ouyang Rong was stunned for a moment, then rushed out the door like lightning.

"When did it happen? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"About half an hour ago."

"go!"

Ouyang Rong hurriedly took Yan Liulang to Xingzi Lake.

As I approached the quiet courtyard, I saw two women standing quietly in the alley not far in front of the courtyard.

One figure is a beautiful lady in a purple and gold bridal cape, and the other figure is... a girl in a purple palace dress.

Ouyang Rong, who was standing at the corner of the street, felt his heart skip a beat and he quickly stepped forward.

Yan Liulang, who had been following him with his head down, suddenly raised one hand, covered his stomach, turned around, untied his belt with both hands, lowered his head and walked to the nearest corner of the alley to relieve himself.

Ouyang Rong walked too fast and for a moment he did not notice the exquisite movement of his trusted general.

He ran to the two Rongzhen girls and said breathlessly:

"Ms. Rong, what are you doing here? Aren't we going to gather at Xunyang Grottoes? I was just taking a lunch break at home, so I didn't receive you right away. Please forgive me..."

Rong Zhen didn't look back.

Ouyang Rong wiped the sweat off his face and gasped for breath while looking at the two girls calmly.

All I could see was Rong Zhen's short, girlish figure standing there motionless.

The beautiful lady in a purple and gold bridal cape stood behind Rong Zhen with her head bowed, like a wronged young wife. She covered half of her face with one hand and dared not utter a word.

Ouyang Rong silently took a step forward and came to Rong Zhen's side.

Suddenly, I noticed that this lady historian had her hands behind her back, with a stern face, looking expressionlessly at the small courtyard in front of her.

At this moment, Ouyang Rong saw from the corner of his eye that Pei Shisan Niang, who was secretly looking up at him, had an extremely clear red slap mark on her face.

"Son..."

Pei Shisanniang spoke weakly, but Rong Zhen shouted loudly from the front:

"Ouyang Lianghan! Governor Ouyang!"

Ouyang Rong was suddenly startled and spoke first: "Yes, Ms. Rong is fine, there is no need to hit her..."

Rong Zhen asked back curiously:
"Who are you to me? Why did I slap her?"

At this point, she suddenly said loudly:

"I didn't fight!"

Ouyang Rong smiled awkwardly, "Okay, no, Madam, please listen to me..."

Rong Zhen, whose pretty face was always as cold as ice, actually smiled at this moment:
"I said I didn't beat her, so I didn't beat her. Don't be so self-indulgent and don't explain. I know about this. Haha, I know about this. ...

Ouyang Rong looked serious:
"She is my child bride. I have the responsibility to educate her and I can guarantee that as long as I am here, she will never commit a crime."

Rong Zhen suddenly waved his sleeves:
"I don't care if she is your child bride or not!"

Ouyang Rong calmed down and asked seriously: "Madam...didn't you go in?"

Rong Zhen suddenly turned around and asked with a strange look on his face:
"Why should I go in? Someone has already gone in."

"...?!"

Ouyang Rong's whole body stiffened. He slowly turned his head and looked at the red slap mark on Pei Shisan Niang's face.

As Rong Zhen chuckled and looked at him, the young man in Confucian robes turned his head again and looked at the quiet courtyard in front of him, which was particularly quiet at the moment.

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