The War God Uncle's Delicate Wife

After three days of traveling, Jiang Xing and Xie Ci finally arrived at Suzhou Prefecture. However, this time they did not act low-key like they did last time when they went to Yangzhou Prefecture. Instead, they entered the city with great fanfare. Therefore, as soon as they entered the Suzhou city gate, Suzhou prefect Su Xun got the news immediately. However, unlike the previous situation, this time Su Xun did not go to the city gate to greet them in person, but chose to stay in the government office to handle official business.

Despite this, when Jiang Xing and Xie Ci arrived at the post station, Su Xun sent an official to greet them. The official was named Su Ping, and he represented the governor of Suzhou, Su Xun, to express his welcome to Jiang Xing and Xie Ci and to invite them to the government office for a welcome. At the same time, Su Ping also conveyed Su Xun's apologies, explaining that he was too busy to come in person to greet them, but would host a banquet tonight to entertain them.

Jiang Xing and Xie Ci did not show any dissatisfaction or surprise at such an arrangement. They knew that local officials had their own affairs to deal with and could not delay their work because of their arrival. Moreover, Su Xun had already given enough face by sending someone to greet them and express his apology. So, they gladly accepted Su Ping's invitation and went to the government office together. Su Xun was indeed busy when they arrived at the government office.

"Please forgive me, my two lords. I have been busy recently so I did not go to greet you." Su Xun said to Jiang Xing and the others in a neither humble nor arrogant manner.

"It's okay. Lord Su is dedicated to the people. Along the way, we have also seen the local people's love for Lord Su. Suzhou can be so prosperous thanks to Lord Su's good governance!" Jiang Xing hurriedly bowed and smiled.

Xie Ci on the side also nodded in agreement, with admiration on his face: "Yes, Lord Su is dedicated to the public and does everything personally. I really admire him!"

Su Xun waved his hands and said modestly: "I am so ashamed. You two are too kind. I just did my job and I dare not take credit for it. It was the county government under Suzhou that issued that letter of dereliction of duty. I am really unworthy of the trust of Your Majesty." After saying this, he showed a look of shame on his face and clasped his hands towards the direction of the capital.

"Sir Su, there is no need to blame yourself. This matter is not your fault alone. It's just that the people under you didn't do their job well. But since such a thing has happened, it still needs to be thoroughly investigated." Jiang Xing comforted him.

"Lord Jiang is absolutely right. I will fully cooperate with the investigation and will never tolerate anyone who commits dereliction of duty." Su Xun replied seriously.

Afterwards, Su Xun led the two into the backyard of the government office and let them rest for a while. He arranged for the servants to prepare meals. After everyone sat down, Su Xun introduced several county magistrates under Suzhou Prefecture to Jiang Xing and the others. However, the few people who had committed dereliction of duty that Su Xun mentioned were not among them. It seemed that they had been imprisoned before they arrived and were just going through the procedures.

But when the food was served, Jiang Xing found that the dishes were very ordinary, but there was nothing wrong with them. There were both meat and vegetables, but they were not very good. Compared with the wealthy Suzhou Prefecture, they seemed a bit shabby. Although some counties in Suzhou also suffered from floods this time, the impact was not great. However, the court still allocated the corresponding funds, but I didn't expect that someone was still eyeing the money.

"My lords, you must be starving after the long journey! Please have your meal soon," said Su Xun.

"Lord Su, this table of food looks delicious!" Jiang Xing looked at the table of food and said to Su Xun with a smile.

"Haha! These are just some common meals. I hope you two adults don't mind!" Su Xun replied with a smile.

"Lord Su, you are too polite. We have come here to live a simple life, and the food is just to my liking." Jiang Xing said as he picked up a piece of meat with chopsticks and put it in his mouth and started chewing.

"That's great, as long as you like it." Su Xun said as he picked up the chopsticks and started eating.

Seeing this, others started eating, and the scene became very lively for a while.

After dinner, Jiang Xing and Xie Ci returned to the post station to rest.

"Cousin, what do you think of Magistrate Su? I always feel that he is not as simple as he seems." Xie Ci frowned and asked with some confusion.

He really didn't know how to describe the feeling in his heart. What he saw and heard today made him feel that there seemed to be nothing wrong with Governor Su, but at the same time, there seemed to be something wrong with him. This feeling was very strange and he couldn't describe it.

"Yes, this person is indeed unpredictable." Jiang Xing said after thinking for a moment, "He seems to be impeccable and too perfect. This makes people suspicious."

They recalled everyone they had seen in the government office during the day, and everyone seemed so normal, without any flaws. But it was precisely because of this that they felt even more uneasy.

"Maybe we are thinking too much? Maybe they really are like that." Xie Ci comforted himself.

“……” Jiang Xing sighed, but he still couldn’t let it go.

"Contact Chujiu!" Jiang Xing ordered.

"You sent Chujiu to Suzhou?" Xie Ci asked.

"I was wondering where Chujiu had gone, it turns out my cousin had already made arrangements in advance." Xie Ci muttered.

"Chujiu is good at this. He will come tomorrow. We will know the result then," said Jiang Xing.

The two of them fell silent, each pondering the mystery. The quiet of the night enveloped the inn.