Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

After this "farce", Shen Zheng suddenly felt a little tired.

The two hours she spent at the banquet were the most severe clashes between her thoughts and the outside world since she came to the Great Zhou.

In the eyes of others, she is eloquent and has great momentum.

But in fact, only she herself knew that she missed home a little.

I don’t want to go to Tongan County, but I want to go to…flower-growing country.

Ugh--

Shen Zheng sighed heavily in her heart.

At the time, it was only common.

......

When all the officials went to the Vermillion Bird Gate, the moon was already high in the sky.

The outside of the Suzaku Gate was brightly decorated with lights. Although it was late at night, the lively atmosphere of the evening could not be concealed.

The Suzaku Gate is not very deep, but looking outside the gate, it seems like two different worlds.

There were flickering lights outside the door, either hanging lights on cars or holding lanterns in hands. Countless people were craning their necks to wait, and the flickering lights reflected their anxious faces.

"It seems like he's about to come out! I see the light!" Seeing the movement in the palace, the people outside the door breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's midnight now!" Someone looked up at the sky and said this, and everyone couldn't help but get agitated again.

At midnight, the stars are dim, yin is at its extreme and yang is at its peak, which is the time when two days alternate.

From now on, the Empress Dowager’s birthday banquet would basically end before midnight. After all, all officials had to attend court the next day and had to go back and rest early.

As there were foreigners coming to congratulate at the birthday banquet this year, they thought about holding it a little later, but it couldn't be later than the hour of Hai.

But who would have thought that it would be delayed until midnight!

At the beginning, everyone was still speculating with great interest whether there was any foreigner who would cause trouble in public.

But the further they went on, the more they felt something was wrong.

Even if it was a foreign attack, it couldn't last a whole hour, right? As they thought about it, everyone's speculation went astray.

——The three ministries have been very active recently. Could it be that Your Majesty... wants to settle accounts with all the officials?

Once the news of this "evil way" spread, it was like it had wings and spread throughout the capital in a short while.

More and more officials' families gathered in front of the Suzaku Gate, until now, even finding a place to stay has become a difficult task.

People were crowding towards the door, and just when they were about to see the face of the first person coming out, there was a commotion at the back of the crowd.

"Make way!" The voice of the person coming from behind was very loud, like a rocket piercing the night sky, "What are you doing crowding at the door? Make way for me, I want to go in!"

What followed was the sound of a horse snorting.

Well, horses are animals. If they are not well-behaved, they can really hurt people!

The crowd, which had been squeezed like a sandwich, made way for the newcomer.

The most abundant thing at the door was light, so the family members and servants could see the face of the person coming at a glance.

"General Lu?"

"And Minister Lin? Why are the two of them together? And why did they come from outside?"

The horse, carrying the person on its back, walked past the crowd with its neck held high. After just a few "thump thump" steps, Lu Botang and his companions reined in the horse.

Without the emperor's special permission, no one could ride a horse among the Suzaku Gatemen.

Lu Botang resigned himself to handing the horse over to the gatekeeper, and in two or three steps he left Lin Zhaohe and walked in.

After walking a few steps inside, I heard a familiar voice.

——The sound of officials discussing.

He was very familiar with this voice. After the court session was adjourned, the officials would put their arms around each other's shoulders and discuss what had just happened in the court.

But today this voice...

Is it too big?

When he got closer, he could hear more human voices, but the focus of their discussion was only one.

——"Lord Shen will attend court tomorrow..."

——"Shen Zheng was a little too crazy today."

——"Minister Ji has been very protective of Lord Shen."

——"Even General Lin was the first to stand up at that time."

Lord Shen? Shen Zheng?

Did Shen Zheng really come back by herself? Did she even do something big that made some officials dislike her?

And among them, there is also the matter of his old mentor, General Lin? !

Lu Botang was stunned and couldn't help looking for General Lin in the crowd.

The crowd dazzled him, and finally, he saw the figure of his old self among them. He was actually having a pleasant conversation with the Minister of Revenue, Ji Benchang!

Don Rubeus blinked hard and even looked up at the lantern hanging on the pole.

That’s right.

No, how could these two people get together?

In my life, didn’t I hate civil servants who played tricks the most?

"Master!" Lu Botang took two steps to the two of them, blocking their way, and asked anxiously: "Did Shen Zheng attend the banquet? How did she come back? What did she do at the banquet? Why did I hear everyone talking about her? And you, why did you..."

"Alright!" General Lin stopped him and turned to Ji Benchang and said with a smile, "Here comes the bad disciple. Sir Ji, shall we talk again tomorrow?"

"Okay." Ji Benchang glanced at Lu Botang with a smile, and couldn't help asking, "General Lu, have you really been sent by His Majesty to look for Lord Shen?"

Lu Botang looked defensive: "How did you know?"

"How rude!" General Lin glared at him. "We are all family members. Why are you glaring at us?!"

Lu Botang's eyes widened.

He, Rube Don.

Are you and the chatterbox Ji Benchang your same people?

Nonsence!

Just when he was about to argue, Ji Benchang patted him on the shoulder and said, "General Lu, we'll meet again next time. I have to go back first."

Lu Botang felt like his world had shaken.

After Ji Benchang walked away, he gently pulled General Lin aside.

Under the light, his face was confused and aggrieved, "Master, what is going on? Did Shen Zheng really come back by herself? How long has she been back? What about Ji Benchang, him, you, the two of you..."

General Lin also glared, raised his leg and kicked him, "How dare you talk like that! Lord Ji and I just had a good chat at the banquet today! But you, weren't you going to look for Xiao Shen? How come you happened to come back today?"

——Had a very pleasant conversation with Ji Benchang.

——Xiao Shen.

Lu Botang silently took two steps back, with a wary light in his eyes.

"You are not my master."

He touched his arm guard, his eyes alert, "Who are you?"

"I'm going to beat you to death!" General Lin attacked on the spot.

Another burst of punching and kicking.

"Are you still talking nonsense?"

"Don't you dare deny your master?"

"Even if you beat me to death, you are not my master!" Lu Botang hid and shouted at the top of his voice, "It was you who said that civil officials would change their faces and that we should not make friends with them. It was you who had a good chat with Ji Benchang today! It was you who said that you didn't think highly of women. It was you who called Shen Zheng "Little Shen" today! I don't care who you are! Get off my master now!"

"Evil disciple! Shut up!!"

General Lin was both embarrassed and angry, fearing that these words would reach Shen Zheng's ears.

He grabbed Lu Botang's ear, dragged him to a dark place, and said into his ear: "From now on, Xiao Shen is my junior, and the one you have to protect in the court, do you understand?"

"Master, you are crazy!"

"Snapped--"

"Ow—"

"Do you know?"

"do not know!"

"Snapped--"

"Oh, you must tell me why!"