The reborn girl always wants to escape, but the abstinent marquis hugs her and coaxes her!

Chapter 65 Xu Rongrong's chess playing time

"Report! Express delivery from the 600-mile Jiangnan route! Report to His Majesty in person!"

Early in the morning, an express message arrived in Beijing, traveling six hundred miles, and headed straight for the imperial palace.

Horse hooves flew past, kicking up a cloud of dust.

The early people gathered around.

Looking at the man and horse running like the wind, everyone was talking about it:

"The flood in Jiangnan has been going on for almost half a month now...and the second urgent report has only just arrived in Beijing?"

“I heard that the roads were blocked before, so the news couldn’t get out.”

"But this is too slow. It wastes so much time!"

"Who says it's not true? I'm afraid that even if the Crown Prince shows up this time, he won't be able to protect Master Chang..."

"Serves him right! That Chang Jing is just sitting there doing nothing but eating and drinking. He's totally incompetent! It's a pity that my brother-in-law is trapped in Jiangnan. Now I don't know whether he's alive or dead."

Amid the whispers of the people, a donkey cart came from a distance.

"Ahem, brother... my uncle and the others are still in Jiangnan. Will they be okay?" Chu Yun asked while coughing while lying in the carriage, his face flushed with a sickly color.

Chu He raised his whip and said, "Don't worry! The evil will live for a thousand years, and that's what I'm talking about."

In the previous life, if my uncle and his family had not watched my brother die without helping him, he would not have died so early.

Furthermore, he remembered that the floods in his previous life had not caused much damage to people's livelihood. When the pipeline was blocked and there was no news, Chang Jing, the governor of Jiangnan, directly ordered that all the grain stored in Jiangnan be distributed to the people.

The incident was handled in a timely manner and no major disaster occurred. When the emperor learned about it, he simply issued an edict to reprimand the person.

The real threat was the epidemic that suddenly appeared two months after the flood.

My younger brother died in that epidemic.

Now, my younger brother has been brought to the capital, and future epidemics will have nothing to do with them.

As for the rest, it doesn't matter to him.

The most important thing for him right now is to see her!

The layout of the Xu Mansion was similar to that of an ordinary well-off family. Chu He, who was eventually promoted to the rank of first-rank military marquis in his previous life, frowned slightly when he saw the small layout when he entered the mansion: How could she live here?

Xu Rongrong was waiting for him at the second gate. Because her legs and knees were injured, she could only sit.

When Chu He came in, the first person he saw was the girl in the goose yellow dress, leaning against the chair, blowing the tea with her head bent.

This was the first time in two lifetimes that he saw her so relaxed.

I guess her current life is exactly what she likes.

"My name is Chu He, nice to meet you, young lady." He walked forward and knelt on one knee.

"Hurry up, hurry up!" Xu Rongrong put down the tea bowl, "Are you settled?"

The smile was gentle and warm, far from the sadness in his previous life.

He stood up and said, "My younger brother has moved into the servants' quarters."

Xu Rongrong blushed a little: "I'm sorry to bother you. I don't have a suitable place to stay for the time being, but I already had someone clean up that room last night and fumigate it with mugwort. There's a small patio outside that you can use to bask in the sun, so it won't be cold in winter."

"Thank you, Miss." Chu He said, and then he took out a contract from his waist and handed it to her. "This is my indenture, please accept it, Miss." Xu Rongrong's eyes widened and she waved her hand quickly, "No, no! You are a guard I hired, not a servant of the Xu family. How can you sell yourself to me?"

So, selling myself to her is not an option?

There was a moment of loneliness on Chu He's face.

Xu Rongrong continued, "You and I don't have to address each other as master and servant. You are the young hero who saved my life, not a servant in this mansion."

But... I'm also the one who killed you.

……

After a busy morning, Xu Rongrong was supported by Wen Yao and returned to the inner courtyard.

Just then, Luo Shu came back after finishing his work.

Now this girl runs back and forth in and out of the mansion every day and is very busy.

"The matter of the medicine shop that the young lady asked my brother to buy in the Eight Alleys of the capital has been settled. Here is the deed!" After saying that, Luo Shu took out the deed of the medicine shop and handed it over.

Xu Rongrong took a quick look and nodded: "Thank you, brother."

"Don't bother me. Brother said that doing these things is much more interesting than working at the car dealership!" Luo Shu smiled, his eyebrows curved. "Brother also followed Miss's wishes and kept the original shop assistants and doctors."

Xu Rongrong nodded. "We don't have much experience right now, but with these experienced people, we won't have any trouble promoting our recipe throughout the Eight Alleys in the future."

"Miss, you're right!" Luo Shu said crisply, "I think I saw that young man Chu's brother. What a pity that such a fair-skinned boy kept coughing."

"Go out this afternoon and ask a doctor to come in and take a look."

After Xu Rongrong finished speaking, she remembered something else: "I have another errand to trouble your brother."

"Miss, please give me your orders!"

"I'd like to ask your brother to leave a message at the porcelain dealership in the capital, offering to buy two porcelain shops for three hundred taels each."

"But...Miss, although I don't understand, I also know that the cost of the porcelain shop is high. I'm afraid I can't get these three hundred taels, right?"

Xu Rongrong smiled and said, "It's okay."

……

In the afternoon, two pieces of news came out from the palace:

First, after receiving urgent news from Jiangnan (six hundred miles away) during the morning court session, the emperor issued an edict reprimanding Chang Jing, the governor of Jiangnan, for his ineffective administration, which had led to the sudden flooding. However, his swift response, including the timely deployment of stored grain, prevented widespread famine. The emperor, therefore, took no further action, ordering him to report to the capital immediately after handling the disaster.

Secondly, in order to quickly replenish the grain reserves urgently mobilized by Chang Jing, the Empress and other concubines in the palace took the lead in donating their private treasury, sold their valuables, purchased grain, and transported it to Jiangnan.

As soon as the two pieces of news came out, there was an uproar in the capital.

The first piece of news reassured the common people, but the second piece of news sent a chill through the hearts of the powerful in the capital: the women in the imperial harem had already taken the lead in donating their private treasury, so how could they just sit back and watch?

So, after Xu Chaoqian left court, he hurried to Wutong Courtyard and discussed with Xu Rongrong, "I'm sure the officials in the capital won't go empty-handed this time, and our family can't be left behind! Now that you're the steward, quickly check the account book and see how much is appropriate to donate."

"Father, don't worry!" Xu Rongrong looked troubled and ordered Wen Yao, "Go and ask Butler Xu to come over."

Xu Chaoqian felt a little unsure: "But what happened?"

"Father will know soon."

Soon, Butler Xu came in with two account books in his arms.

Xu Rongrong handed one of the books to Xu Chaoqian and said, "Father, please take a look. This is all the money in the family now."

Xu Chaoqian opened it and his face grew increasingly gloomy. He quickly flipped to the end and said, "How could there be such a huge deficit? I remember when Madam handed over the management to you, there were still over two thousand taels in the account!"

Xu Rongrong handed him another one and said, "This is the account book that Madam made when she was in charge. My daughter has marked out the doubtful parts."

Xu Chaoqian put the two account books together and compared them one by one. After a while... he shouted angrily, "Go, call Liu over to me!"

"Don't worry, father." Xu Rongrong smiled faintly. "Such a huge deficit in the accounts, I'm afraid it didn't happen overnight. Madam is in the inner chamber all year round, and many things are not handled by her. I'm afraid she may not know the truth. Why don't you call the steward Liu who was in charge of the purchases and Madam Ping who is in charge of the accounts to ask them clearly?"

Xu Chaoqian's beard was shaking with anger, and he shouted at Manager Xu, "Go! Tie them up and bring them here!"

Manager Xu subconsciously glanced at Xu Rongrong, and when he saw her nod slightly, he went out to kidnap the person.

In order not to alarm Xu Liushi, Manager Xu waited until she returned to her room to eat and then kidnapped the man.

Manager Liu was still recuperating in his room due to a broken leg, so he was dragged off the bed.