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

North of Yintai Street, Cui Mansion.

The Cui Mansion is two mansions away from the Shen Mansion.

The mansion was exceptionally quiet today; even the servants walked with extra light steps.

"We have to check."

In the main hall, Prime Minister Cui sat at the top, his expression difficult to tell whether he was happy or angry, and his voice deep.

"She has been a local official for a year. How could she not have some dirt on her hands?" He brushed away the servant's hand that was pouring tea and said to the people below, "Also, investigate the Quanyang County and Baiyun County that she mentioned."

"This..." The red-robed official at the bottom left hesitated, "Yu Zhengqing is still guarding Liuyang Prefecture."

That guy is a tough nut to crack.

"Even if Yu Shizhang is guarding it personally, we have to investigate." Prime Minister Cui suppressed the frustration in his heart, "The six assistants of the Ministry... Your Majesty is slapping us old guys in the face."

He has worked diligently for decades and has made both contributions and hard work.

At the end of the day, I still have to share power with a little girl?

What a shame!

"Let your disciples write letters to His Majesty." He said to his subordinates, "Don't be too passionate in your words, but let someone write a letter every day to remind His Majesty."

Even though His Majesty said in the palace today that he would make his own decision, as long as His Majesty did not issue an order on the spot, Shen Zheng would still be a sixth-rank inspector of the Ministry of Works, and there would still be room for maneuver.

"grandfather--"

A crisp shout came from outside the hall, breaking the gloom in the hall.

Cui Xiang's expression eased a little after hearing this, and he stood up and said, "Let's do this for now. As for the rest, we will deal with it when we go to court tomorrow."

Several people stood up and left, passing by the girl who broke into the hall.

The girl seemed to be used to this. She didn't even glance at the few people and went straight into the hall.

The steward who was chasing behind said with a bitter face: "Miss, the master has guests, you..."

"No rules." Cui Xiang waved at her, motioning her to come forward, and said, "It's getting even more unruly. How many times have I told you..."

"I know, I know." The girl sat down next to him, leaning against him and said, "You can't disturb grandfather from meeting guests, and you can't meet grandfather's guests."

"You knew that and still barged in?" Prime Minister Cui tapped her forehead. "Court affairs have nothing to do with you little girls. It will be good for you to listen less. Besides, you are already a grown-up girl, and you keep clamoring to choose a lover. If your reputation of being unruly gets out, your lover will have to avoid you..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the girl's crisp words: "My grandfather is the prime minister of the dynasty, my uncle is the Minister of Personnel, and my uncle is the general of Zhenyuan. Who dares to pick on me?"

Everyone knows that among the younger generation in the Prime Minister's Mansion, Miss Cui is the most favored.

Her uncle, the current Minister of Personnel, treats her like his own daughter.

With such a family background, you can only find her even if you carry a lantern in the capital.

The only drawback is that she lost her mother.

Cui Xiang restrained his expression after hearing this. Because of his seriousness, the wrinkles on his face deepened a little. "It's fine to say such things in the mansion, but if you still don't know how to restrain yourself outside the mansion, I will ban you from leaving."

The emperor did not want to see the Cui family get close to other officials, but his legitimate son married the eldest sister of Xu Zhijie, the Minister of Personnel.

Because this marriage was decided by the previous emperor, and when the two families got married, the current emperor... was still young and inexperienced, so he wanted to stop it at that time, but he was powerless, until now...

Thinking of this, Cui Xiang sighed slightly, showing a little fatigue, "Yin'er, don't go to Xu's house for the next few days."

"Why!" The girl pouted, "I made an appointment with Sisi to go see Shen Zheng."

She also wanted to see what the female official who was praised as so miraculous looked like. Was she tanned and had big arms and a thick waist?

"Nonsense!" Cui Xiang rarely got angry with her, but at this moment, he frowned and said, "Don't go!"

"Why not!" The girl stood up, a little angry, "We are just taking a look, not talking to her! I won't say I'm the eldest daughter of the Xiangfu, is that not okay?"

She was just curious why a woman would want to be an official, as this was clearly a man's job.

Wouldn't it be nice to be a young lady like her, eat and drink well at home, and appreciate flowers and hold poetry readings with close friends when you are bored?

Why do you have to go out and show yourself in public?

I heard that when he was in the county, he had to farm the land himself...

Dirty and embarrassing.

In the past, Cui Xiang would always comply with her requests.

But today she had been trying for more than a quarter of an hour, but Prime Minister Cui still didn't give in.

She was not allowed to go to Xu's house to visit her friends, and she was not allowed to secretly see Shen Zheng.

She was so angry that she started crying in the hall. She cried so hard that she took off the hairpins on her head and threw them on the ground.

"I don't want to be your eldest daughter in the Xiangfu anymore! I want to go back to the Xufu and be your cousin!"

"Snapped--"

After one slap, the whole hall fell silent.

She was left there alone, covering her face in astonishment, staring blankly at Prime Minister Cui's departing back. The crabapple blossoms on the golden hairpin on the ground had their branches broken by being stepped on.

Prime Minister Cui returned to his study, furious. Even the bird, which he usually loved to tease, was ignored.

The trusted steward stood beside him, and after serving the tea, he hesitated to speak. After thinking for a long time, he said, "Master, the eldest lady doesn't know what's going on in the court. Her words..."

"I'm not angry with her." Cui Xiang leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes and said, "She's just a little girl."

On the surface, this sentence seems to be saying that he will not bother with his beloved granddaughter.

But actually...

The steward's eyes flickered.

If the power of the prime minister had not declined, the master would not have needed to use a little girl to win over the Xu family and the Zhenyuan General's Mansion.

After all, the eldest daughter is just a pawn in the master's hands.

"Shen Zheng..." Prime Minister Cui took the teacup from the steward and slowly exhaled.

......

Shen House.

After the discussion and meal, Yu Shizhang took Yu Jiusi and Yu Nanshu back to the Earl's Mansion. Shen Zheng was really sleepy, so after sending someone to the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works, she went to bed and fell asleep.

During this period, Ji Benchang came to the Shen Mansion in person. After hearing that Shen Zheng was still resting, he left on his own.

Pei Yu has been guarding the outer room.

At first, she secretly fantasized that after the master woke up, she would be the first to serve the master and the first to know the master's dining preferences.

Later on, she became more and more uneasy.

Is there really anyone in this world who can sleep for hours at a time? Or even never get up once during the night...

As she was thinking about it, Peiyu couldn't help but go find Nanny Gu. Nanny Gu seemed a little worried when she heard what she said, so she led her quietly into the inner room.

Although the person on the large carved bed was asleep, he still crossed his legs.

His sleeping posture was strange, but his breathing was long, and it was obvious that he was sleeping soundly. Pei Yu felt relieved when she saw this, and left the inner room with a secret smile.