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

When Zhao Xiu heard this, his expression froze.

He immediately thought of the last time the two adults went to Liuyang Mansion and returned late.

That day, the adults said that they were delayed because of something they encountered on the way.

And today, the adults told him not to stay in Yonglu County.

Putting these two sentences together, doesn't it mean that there are blind people in Yonglu County who have offended the adults?

Zhao Xiu's face immediately darkened, and he asked, "Did you and the chief clerk run into trouble in Yonglu County last time?"

Shen Zheng didn't expect that after she gave Zhao Xiu one more word, Zhao Xiu would guess what happened that day.

But then again, if they hadn't run into any trouble, why would she have given them so many instructions today?

She nodded, not wanting to say more, and just said, "Yes, I encountered some problems, but now this letter is important. We will talk about it in detail when you come back."

Zhao Xiu suppressed the anger and doubt in his heart and said in a deep voice, "Then I will go and ask the chief clerk for money."

A quarter of an hour later, Zhao Xiu took two taels of silver of public funds and the important letter, and set off on his Zhuifeng horse.

When he passed Yonglu County, he did not rein in his horse, but deliberately slowed down.

Zhao Xiu raised his eyes and observed the streets of Yonglu County. All along the way, he was thinking about who the two adults met in Yonglu County that day and what happened.

Like Tong'an County, Yonglu County is not a large county in terms of area, nor is it wealthy in terms of financial resources.

Zhao Xiu was wearing the uniform of a constable and riding a horse that was very familiar to the constables of Yonglu County. Within a short while, the news that the constable of Tongan County passed through Yonglu County reached Wang Wu's ears.

Wang Wu did not go out of the yamen to patrol the streets today, so he did not meet Zhao Xiu.

Zhao Xiu, who had just left Yonglu County, keenly discovered that when the two constables from Yonglu County saw him riding by on Zhuifeng, a trace of fear flashed across their faces.

Then the two detectives ran to the back of the street, apparently to report the news.

What are they afraid of? Zhao Xiu couldn't help but think.

After a while, Zhao Xiu sorted out the relationship. The person who offended the two adults that day might be in the Yonglu County Government.

Thinking of this, he reached out and touched the letter in his arms.

The adults said that the most important thing now is the letter in his arms. As for Yonglu County, they will investigate after he returns after delivering the letter.

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At the time of Shen, the sun was shining brightly.

Zhao Xiu dismounted in front of the city gate of Liuyang Prefecture. His expression was exactly the same as when Shen Zheng first arrived at Liuyang Prefecture.

This was also his first time to come to Liuyang Mansion.

Zhao Xiu walked slowly forward holding Zhuifeng's hand. He looked at the towering city gate with awe.

The person on duty at the city gate immediately spotted Zhao Xiu, who was dressed in the uniform of a constable, and waved at him, motioning him to come over.

Zhao Xiu led Zhuifeng and walked forward through the crowd. He felt a little nervous. It was his first time in the city and he couldn't make a fool of himself and embarrass the county.

"Brother, which county are you from?"

After Zhao Xiu stood still, the guard at the door asked.

The prefect has explained that people from the counties generally would not come to Liuyang Prefecture on their own initiative unless they had important matters, so they would pay extra attention if someone came from the county.

If there is something important, we must not delay it here.

Zhao Xiu was no longer so nervous after hearing his question, and answered, "I came from Tongan County. Magistrate Shen of my county has a letter for me to hand over to the prefect in person."

After hearing this, the guard lowered his head and recalled what the prefect had said.

The prefect said that the importance of items such as letters cannot be judged unless they are opened and their contents are read.

Therefore, if someone comes with a letter, they must be taken directly to the government office.

The guard turned around and led the horse from the city gate over. After explaining the reason to his comrades, he said to Zhao Xiu:

"I'll take you to the government office. Follow me."

Zhao Xiu didn't expect the trip to be so smooth. He jumped on his horse swiftly and followed the guards to the government office.

After the two arrived at the government office, the guard on duty directly explained the situation to the bailiff at the door, and the bailiff led Zhao Xiu inside without saying a word.

As soon as Zhao Xiu entered the door, he was shocked by the grandeur of the government office, but he did not dare to look around, for fear that others would say that he was a country boy who did not know the rules.

The yamen runner led the way and said to him, "You are lucky today. The master happens to be in the yamen."

Zhao Xiu also felt that his fortune was good today. Everything went very smoothly since he entered the government office.

He reached into his arms and took out the letter, carefully holding it in his hands and taking a deep breath.

I'm going to meet the prefect.

It would be a lie to say that he was not nervous. From the perspective of others, Zhao Xiu was walking with his hands and feet together.

He followed the yamen runner, taking every step very carefully, and from time to time he reached out his hand to straighten his clothes.

Today he represents Tongan County.

"Knock knock knock." The bailiff knocked on the study door.

Zhao Xiu looked down at his toes as the door slowly opened from the inside.

The yamen runner leading him said, "This is the head constable of Tongan County. He has a letter to give to you, and it is extremely important."

The boy at the door looked Zhao Xiu over and saw that he was indeed wearing the metric uniform of a police chief. He called out to him, "Come in."

When Zhao Xiu walked into the study, he saw a middle-aged man writing something at his desk.

With just one glance, Zhao Xiu was shocked by his aura and quickly lowered his head.

Seeing him standing aside honestly, the little boy walked over to the middle-aged man and whispered:

"Master Yu, the chief constable of Tongan County has a letter that he wants to hand over to you personally."

Prefect Yu did not look up, but stretched out his hand. Zhao Xiu saw it out of the corner of his eye, and hurriedly walked up to him and handed him the letter with both hands.

He hesitated for a moment and then said, "Your Excellency, Lord Shen from Tong'an County said that the content of this letter is extremely important. I hope you can take a look at it."

Upon hearing this, Prefect Yu raised his head, and only then did Zhao Xiu see his appearance clearly.

The prefect was about forty years old, neither fat nor thin, and his face showed a majestic look without any anger.

Prefect Yu was also looking at the captain of the police in front of him. It was not difficult to see that he was a little nervous, but he wanted to do his best to complete the task assigned by his master.

This man has an upright face and firm eyes, and he is indeed a loyal person.

Prefect Yu slowly opened the envelope in his hand and took out the letter. He just unfolded the letter and looked at it for a moment, but before he finished reading it, he immediately put the letter on the table.

He raised his head and looked at Zhao Xiu, his face full of disbelief.

"Do you know the content of this letter?"

Zhao Xiu answered honestly: "I don't know the specific content, but there is indeed a big event in Tongan County, so I guess it is related to the rice issue in Tongan County."

His answer directly confirmed the content of the letter.

But Magistrate Yu still couldn't believe it. In his opinion, the content of the first paragraph of the letter was simply a fantasy!

After a moment, he suppressed the complicated emotions in his heart, picked up the letter on the table again, and read it carefully.

At this time, Zhao Xiu hadn't lowered his head yet, and accidentally saw the prefect's hand, which was shaking a little...