Rebirth: I Raise a Husband in Another World

Steward: "Yes, sir."

The steward went to give instructions to the kitchen, and the Qinghe County Magistrate went to the main hall alone. When they arrived, Huangfu Zuo was drinking tea, and An Yi and the others sat around Huangfu Zuo.

The moment he saw Huangfu Zuo, An Yi and the others, the Qinghe County Magistrate's heart skipped a beat and he thought: He is so badly injured, it will be difficult to deal with!

The Qinghe County Magistrate thought this in his heart, but his face was full of smiles.

This dynasty has strict institutional requirements for officials to perform etiquette. All officials, regardless of their rank, must kneel and kowtow to the emperor.

Except in special circumstances, for example, if the emperor tells you not to kneel, then you don’t have to kneel.

There are also requirements for paying respects to the crown prince. For example, when meeting the crown prince in the court, officials must bow to show respect.

In daily life, when meeting the prince alone, it is different.

When the Three Masters and Three Dukes meet the Crown Prince, they must bow to the north. The Crown Prince then leaves his seat and stands facing due south to respond.

When a second-rank official bows to the crown prince, the crown prince must stand up and bow; when a third-rank official bows to the crown prince, the crown prince can sit and bow;

Officials below the fourth rank were required to kneel on the ground to greet the crown prince, who would sit and receive the greeting.

The county magistrate was of the seventh rank, obviously below the fourth rank. The Qinghe County Magistrate came before Huangfu Zuo and knelt down to salute.

The Qinghe County Magistrate broke out in a cold sweat. "Your Highness, the Crown Prince has arrived. I apologize for not coming to greet you. I hope Your Highness will forgive me."

Huangfu Zuo said calmly, "Stand up and sit down. It's not Lord Ren's fault. I had an accident on the way. It was so sudden. How long will it take for the doctor to arrive?"

Hearing this, the Qinghe County Magistrate breathed a sigh of relief and thought: Your Highness is indeed as wise as the rumors say.

The Qinghe County Magistrate stood up quietly and walked to the seat below Huangfu Zuo and sat down.

He replied cautiously, "The doctor will be here soon. Your Highness, please be patient."

After a while, the doctor arrived, and the Qinghe County Magistrate said to Doctor Hou: "Doctor Hou, show them quickly, that is Mr. Huang."

Doctor Hou had a good relationship with the Qinghe County Magistrate. They would greet each other with a smile when they met on weekdays. He was a little puzzled that the Qinghe County Magistrate called him in so late at night.

As soon as he arrived, he saw the solemn expression on the face of the Qinghe County Magistrate. Then he saw Huangfu Zuo and the others, and he could tell at a glance that Huangfu Zuo and the others had extraordinary backgrounds.

Otherwise, the Qinghe County Magistrate would not be so cautious. Then he heard the Qinghe County Magistrate reveal Huangfu Zuo's identity. It turned out that he was a prince, but he didn't know which prince he was.

Because the other party was of noble status and the situation was serious, Doctor Hou put away his usual demeanor in front of the Qinghe County Magistrate and examined An Yi and the others with a serious face.

After a while, when the doctor had finished examining everyone, Huangfu Zuo asked, "How is it?"

Since he didn’t know which prince Huangfu Zuo was, Doctor Hou had no choice but to say, “In reply to your Excellency, these three adults were most seriously injured, but their wounds were all treated with healing medicine.

Just a few more doses of medicine and you'll be safe. The other adults' injuries aren't serious; they'll recover slowly if they take a few more doses of medicine and rest patiently."

Huangfu Zuo nodded slightly and said, "Well, thank you."

Upon hearing this, the Qinghe County Magistrate asked someone to accompany Doctor Hou to get the medicine. As soon as Doctor Hou left, a servant came to the Qinghe County Magistrate and reported to him in his ear.

"Sir, the food is ready. Would you like to serve it?"

The Qinghe County Magistrate ordered, "Bring it to the main hall."

The servants received precise instructions and went down to prepare. The Qinghe County Magistrate said to Huangfu Zuo with a smile on his face, "Your Highness, I wonder if Your Highness has had dinner yet. I have ordered dinner to be prepared. Would Your Highness be so kind as to enjoy some?"

Huangfu Zuo was indeed hungry, so he readily agreed: "Yes."

The Qinghe County Magistrate's face lit up with joy, and he said cheerfully, "Then I'll trouble Your Highness the Crown Prince to move to the main hall."

The Qinghe County Magistrate was leading the way for Huangfu Zuo at his lower left, while An Yi and the others followed behind Huangfu Zuo.

"Your Highness, this way, this way..."

They arrived at the main hall smoothly. The food, bowls, chopsticks and chairs had been neatly arranged by the servants, ready for Huangfu Zuo and his group to sit down and enjoy the meal as soon as they arrived.

The Qinghe County Magistrate asked Huangfu Zuo to sit on the west seat so that he could face east.

The Qinghe County Magistrate sat opposite Huangfu Zuo. At Huangfu Zuo's order, An Yi and the others also found a place to sit down.

There were many dishes on the table because we didn't know Huangfu Zuo's preferences, and An Yi and the others were injured.

So when the steward instructed the kitchen to cook, he asked them to make both light and strong dishes, with each accounting for half.

Huangfu Zuo looked at these dishes and was quite satisfied. Judging from the color, aroma and taste of the dishes alone, they were naturally far inferior to those made in the imperial kitchen.

But Huangfu Zuo is not someone who cannot endure hardship. He has been in Qingquan County for a month and has already adapted to these dishes.

In Qingquan County, whenever Huangfu Zuo felt that the food tasted bad, he would think carefully about what he had seen and heard in Qingquan County.

This experience refreshed Huangfu Zuo's understanding of the hardships of the common people. Thinking that many people couldn't even get enough food to eat, he couldn't help feeling ashamed.

Huangfu Zuo: You really don't know how to appreciate what you have. Many people can't even get enough to eat, but I'm still not satisfied. When I return to the palace, I will ask my father to allocate another batch of silver to Qingquan County.

He also sent trusted officials to follow the officials who were escorting the silver to prevent them from embezzling the money and exploiting the people at every level.

In the end, the people of Qingquan County didn't get any money, but the officials benefited from it...

After eating and drinking, Huangfu Zuo winked at An Yi, who understood and said to the Qinghe County Magistrate: "Sir Ren, I have a favor to ask of you."

The Qinghe County Magistrate immediately said, "Please tell me, sir. I will do my best."

An Yi: "It's not a difficult matter. Your Highness was ambushed in a mountain in the southwest of the suburbs.

Three of His Highness's subordinates died while protecting His Highness. Sir Ren, please send someone to bring back their bodies."

It turned out to be such a simple matter. The Qinghe County Magistrate immediately agreed: "It is a small matter. Please rest assured, sir. I will definitely bring back the bodies of the three sirs.

Please also describe the appearance of the three gentlemen, so that my subordinates will not choose the wrong ones."

An Yi: "Of course, they are easy to identify. They are dressed similarly to me. All three of them have square faces, thick eyebrows and big eyes.

As for the men in black with them, they are here to kill Your Highness, so don't worry about them."

The Qinghe County Magistrate said: "I understand, Your Excellency. I will certainly not disappoint you."

The Qinghe County Magistrate took An Yi's words to heart and immediately ordered someone to do it.

An Yi politely said, "Thank you, Master Ren," and the Qinghe County Magistrate immediately replied, "Of course, of course. This is my duty. The Crown Prince encountered this situation because of my failure to supervise properly."

An Yi: "Master Ren is a good official. This incident is truly an unexpected disaster for him. No one could have predicted it. Your Highness is kind-hearted and will not blame Master Ren."

The Qinghe County Magistrate was moved and said, "Thank you for your understanding, sir. I am deeply touched."

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April 2025, 4. I'm sorry everyone, I won't update today. I'll put it on record and I owe you 13 chapters in total.

I have to tell you the reason, because the school was on vacation before, so the classes that were missed have to be made up again. Originally, there was a computer room class on Saturday morning, a total of four classes. Before, I had to spend a whole day or an afternoon to finish every Saturday homework. Now because of the make-up class, I have to go to class on Saturday afternoon, that is, four computer room classes in the morning and four computer room classes in the afternoon. Originally, I couldn’t finish the homework in the morning, and had to rely on the afternoon to make up for it. Now there is an extra afternoon class, and the afternoon class is new homework, so I can’t finish the homework at all. It took me a long time to finish it in the evening. I sat in front of the computer all day and I was very tired. I felt like my butt was dead, which caused me to get up with back pain today and didn’t want to move at all. So I won’t update today. I’m sorry, my readers (ノ﹏ヽ)