After the death of the previous emperor, the Empress Dowager became arrogant

After seeing it clearly, his eyes were filled with surprise and he almost shouted the word "mother" in public.

"Please wait here, my two brothers. I will be back soon."

Young Master Yuan lifted up his robe and ran downstairs.

Qiao and Lin looked at each other in surprise: Is this still the brother Yuan they knew?

They leaned on the railing to look again.

Young Master Yuan ran down the stairs in two or three steps, accidentally kicking a servant who was in the way away.

He walked up to the woman, his eyes shining, and lowered his head obediently, allowing her to caress him.

Young Master Qiao clapped his hands in surprise, "Am I seeing things? This really is..."

Master Lin wiped the grease from the corner of his mouth and said, "It's him, but who is that woman to him that she could touch his head?

Normally, if we accidentally touched it, it would be fatal.”

"Look at him, he looks like he wants to fight. We have to go and help him." Master Qiao pulled him downstairs. "We can't let Brother Yuan get bullied."

Just now Yuan Qing was standing under the scorching sun, waiting for the people to make a decision, when unexpectedly a half-grown boy ran out and bumped into her.

If she hadn't heard him call her "Mother", she would have kicked her feet away by now.

She touched the boy's head and looked at him carefully, her eyes full of joy. "I almost didn't recognize you. Why did you come to Jiangzhou? How many people did you bring? Do you have enough money? Did you need food and clothes on the road?

Why are you so thin? You have never traveled far since you were a child. You must have suffered a lot on the way this time."

Yuan Xiaotong, who disguised himself as the son of a nobleman, was none other than Wen Chengan who secretly escaped from the palace.

He felt lonely staying in the palace alone, and his mind could not settle down.

Overtime, he heard from his nanny that his mother might go to Jiangzhou, so he ran away without telling anyone in the palace.

Wen Chengan took Yuan Qing's hand away, and instead held her sleeve, whispering, "Don't worry, mother, everything is fine.

I had planned to go to the Lou family tomorrow to ask about my mother's whereabouts, but I didn't expect to run into her on the street today."

Yuan Qing squeezed his hand and said, "Since your identity cannot be revealed, you can call me sister when you are outside. After all, our age difference is not that big and others can't tell."

"it is good."

"Have you all thought it through?" Yuan Qing said in a calm voice.

The man hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's choose the second option and go find the head of the Lou family."

When he heard that they were going to Lou's house, Bully Lu felt nervous and subconsciously wanted to run away.

Wen Chengan pulled him back and said, "Where do you want to go? We can't miss anyone else today, and we have to take you to the Lou family to question you."

He suddenly laughed out loud, staring at Bully Lu and said, "Are you afraid that after you go to the Lou family, all your secrets will be exposed?"

It's amazing that a little kid could have such an imposing aura.

"No!" Bully Lu's voice was weak and his throat felt dry. He swallowed and lay on the ground, saying stubbornly, "Don't be ungrateful, I'm thinking about you!

When we get to the Lou family, my second brother-in-law will not let you go! He will not let anyone present go!"

"This guy is just a paper tiger. When I mentioned going to the Lou family for a confrontation, he panicked." Wen Cheng'an kicked him.

The kick hit the old wound. Bully Lu jumped up and covered his butt with his hands, and said viciously: "How dare you kick me, you little bastard, you will see what happens to you later!

You may not know this, but the Lou family has a relative who is a high-ranking official in the capital, and his daughter is the queen of the imperial palace, so she has to call me cousin—"

How dare this fellow get involved with the Yuan family? !

Wen Cheng'an couldn't bear it anymore and kicked him again.

Bully Lu covered his wound and cried out in pain, but did not dare to say anything more.

Yuan Qing pondered for a moment and asked, "Why do you think the Lou family would protect the evil Lu?"

Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but no one said anything.

Suddenly someone clapped his hands loudly and said in frustration: "Alas, I'm afraid we were all deceived by this bully Lu before."

The man was puzzled, "What do you mean?"

"Think about it, why didn't we dare to go to the Lou family? Wasn't it because County Magistrate Liu protected us first? Then someone saw the eldest young lady of the Lou family delivering a large package of private money to her parents' home through a side door, so they thought...

But if you think about it more carefully, the Lou family members are all clear-minded and do good for the people without asking for anything in return. How can they be compared to a villain like County Magistrate Liu?

I have wasted so many lives, I regret it, I regret it..."

"That's exactly what the old man said," Young Master Qiao squeezed out, "There's no time to lose. The head of the Lou family happens to be at home today. Why don't we all go together?"

"Let's go!" the man waved his arms vigorously.

Bully Lu refused to go and lay on the ground trying to delay time. The man used one arm to grab both of his wrists and half-dragged him away.

……

The newly appointed Jiangzhou prefect got off the sedan chair, and a servant stood by with an umbrella to serve him. He fanned himself and said, "He is just a merchant. If you want to meet him, it should be the Lou family. There is no reason for you to condescend to meet him in person."

"What do you know?" Fang Shuo snatched the fan and hit him, "How can you just make up the story of the Lou family?"

The attendant handed the umbrella to someone else and ran to knock on the door.

When Fang Shuo received the transfer order, he was practicing in the mountains with a Taoist priest.

The previous prefect was timid and cowardly, and did a poor job as an official.

He did not take care of his business, which caused chaos in the local area. He did not think about benefiting the people, but instead spent all his time trying to curry favor with the Lou family.

Seeing that Jiangzhou was about to become the domain of the Lou family, some people could no longer sit still and started arguing fiercely in the court about the government affairs of Jiangzhou.

The emperor was annoyed and got angry in public, and then fell ill.

Someone mentioned Fang Shuo's name inadvertently, but after careful discussion, all the ministers felt that it was feasible, so they jointly submitted a petition requesting that he be appointed as the prefect of Jiangzhou, in order to integrate Jiangzhou's scattered government affairs and restore its former prosperity.

Jiangzhou is indeed a piece of fat meat. With the richest family, the Lou family, leading the way, the taxes paid alone are a considerable income. No wonder it is coveted by others.

It was pitiful that he had to suffer this at such an old age. Fang Shuo threw a piece of ice into his mouth and urged vaguely: "Why haven't you knocked on the door yet?"

The boy was tearing his clothes because of the heat, and was startled by the shouting. He quickly reached out and knocked again.

Someone opened the door, and the head of the Lou Mansion stepped out to greet him. He said with a smile, "I didn't know Lord Fang was coming. I'm sorry for not coming to greet you."

Fang Shuo chewed the ice cubes and swallowed them. When his mouth felt fresh, he returned the greeting, "Master Lou."

Both sides were courteous and considerate, neither showing closeness nor being deliberate.

Lou Haiping invited him into the mansion, and two people were waiting outside the reception hall.

"This is my second brother Lou Jiangping, and that is my only son Lou Jing."

Then he introduced: "This is the new governor of Jiangzhou, Mr. Fang."

Lou Jiangping and Lou Jing bowed respectfully.

Although there were only three people welcoming the guests, they included the head of the family, the deputy head of the family, and the future heir. This was already considered a very high level of hospitality on the part of the Lou family.

Fang Shuo picked up the teacup and took a sip.

It is rumored that after the Lou family got close to the prime minister, they dominated Jiangzhou and brought disaster to the people.

What's even more outrageous is that in order to show their status, the Lou family made a rule that no matter how high or low the official was, they had to dismount from their horses and get out of their sedan chairs when they arrived at the Lou residence.

Now it seems that what he said is not true.

He closed the cup, stroked his beard and chatted with the three people.

"I'm here for official business in Jiangzhou and for the upcoming auction." Fang Shuo put one hand on the table, like a kind old man. "I'm new here and don't know the old customs in Jiangzhou, so I'm taking the liberty to come to your door."