The Marquise: I Earn My Own Worship

Some can redeem themselves and escape citizenship, but most do not.

Now, only by staying at home can I have enough to eat, and sometimes even have some meat. If I go outside, there will be no one to protect me, and I have no skills, so in the end, I will only be able to sell myself.

If you follow a good master, it doesn’t matter whether you are a slave or not.

The servants who were originally somewhat resentful of the old lady's rules felt much less depressed after seeing this.

No matter how big or small the rules are, as long as they can get money, they will be motivated.

Duan Jing'an looked at the scene thoughtfully, then turned around and ordered someone to make a simple stretcher.

Shen Xianli has now fallen into a complete coma, and the only option is to rush to the nearby county town to seek medical treatment.

So some people stayed here to clean up the mess.

Duan Jing'an rushed to the nearby Cangshan County with a group of seriously injured people. After arriving at the place, he took out his identity badge and found the local county magistrate.

Duan Jing'an was holding the sign of Duan Bo's Mansion. Duan Bo's Mansion might not be a big deal in the capital, but it was intimidating enough in the local area. After all, there were only two Earls of Da Chu now.

The county magistrate, who was enjoying himself in the beauty's nest, was so frightened when he heard this that he quickly got up to meet her.

He ordered his servants to find a doctor and to prepare guest rooms.

Duan Jing'an stayed in Cangshan County for the time being. After all, too many of his men were injured and he couldn't continue on his journey.

He wrote one letter to report his safety, and instructing Han Yang to hand the other to his eldest brother personally.

Han Yang is not seriously injured, so it is most appropriate for him to go back home and deliver the letter.

Han Yang took the two letters and got up and rushed back to the capital. After leaving the city, Han Yang stopped and whistled twice.

After a while, a hawk flew towards Han Yang and landed on his right shoulder.

Han Yang took out a small copper tube from his arms and tied it to the claws of the eagle.

He took out some grain and handed it to the eagle's mouth.

The eagle came closer, turned its head, and turned away as if in disgust.

Han Yang handed it over again

"Don't make trouble, Xiaofeng. I'll find some meat for you when we get back."

The eagle moved its claws impatiently and made a few gurgling sounds in its throat.

Helplessly, he lowered his head and started eating. After he finished eating, he flapped his wings twice, causing Han Yang to close his eyes.

Seeing that his goal was achieved, Xiaofeng took off directly, flew around Hanyang's head twice as a demonstration, and then left.

Han Yang smiled helplessly. It seemed that Xiao Feng was not satisfied.

He shook his head and continued to drive his horse forward. He still had a mission to accomplish.

Not long after, a group of people were on the road. The person leading the horse heard the cry of an eagle. He turned his head and saw a black dot flying towards them in the distance.

Li Zhi took out the special whistle hanging around his neck and blew it. Upon hearing the sound, the Aoying found its direction and rushed towards them.

"Shut up!"

Li Zhi made a gesture, and the people following behind him also stopped.

The horse suddenly stopped and kept kicking the stones on the ground.

Li Zhi raised his right arm and flapped his wings twice, and Xiaofeng braked and stopped in its "parking space".

Li Zhi took out the small tube, took a quick look at it and put it away.

He scratched Xiaofeng's head, stretched out his right arm and threw it away.

Xiaofeng cooperated very well, but he didn't seem to expect that this person would cross the river and destroy the bridge so quickly. His spinning movements seemed to express his doubts.

Li Zhi took out the dried meat from his arms and flew upwards. Xiao Feng picked it up as quickly as a meteor and left.

"Let's go and head to Cangshan County."

*

At the same time, the Cangshan County Magistrate's Mansion

"Doctor, how is my brother-in-law?"

"My lord, you're fine. I've bandaged your wounds. It's so hot these days, so you need to change the bandages morning and night to prevent infection. You might have a fever tonight, so I'll prescribe some medicine for you to drink. If you wake up tomorrow, you'll be fine."

Duan Jing'an listened carefully and asked some questions before letting the person go.

His left leg was slightly injured and had been bandaged. Duan Jing'an felt a little tired at this time and dozed off on his side on the other side of the couch.

He knew there was a problem when his third brother-in-law sent a message saying he was going back to Beijing. The transfer of local officials only required a memorial from the superiors, and the Ministry of Personnel in Beijing would verify their merits and demerits and issue an approval document. In very rare cases, His Majesty would personally approve it.

No matter where they are transferred, the transferred personnel only need to be on standby at their original post and can only be transferred after receiving approval.

Most of the local officials who returned to Beijing to report on their work were military generals, or special officials sent by Beijing to local areas.

Although he was ordered by his superiors to return to Beijing, he secretly inquired with Bai Shiwang of the Ministry of Personnel and found out that no officials had returned to Beijing to report on their work recently.

At that time, he had a hunch that something was wrong, so he had been investigating secretly. It was not until a few days ago when Mr. Guo came to him that he learned the specific situation.

There are granaries in every place, but when the snow disaster started at the end of last year, it was discovered that many granaries could no longer provide food for the people.

The better ones are mostly damp food, and most of the clean ones don’t even have a mouse in them.

The central government had already issued a task to investigate the granary theft case, and the local area in Siyang Prefecture was thoroughly investigated.

This time Shen Xianli came to Beijing precisely because of this matter.

Unfortunately, I just learned the news and received a letter from my third brother-in-law in the evening, so I had no time to prepare.

Duan Jing'an frowned slightly, then relaxed after a while.

Now that everyone is fine and the things have been presented to the emperor, someone will take care of the rest.

As long as he can bring the person back safely, his mission will be completed.

As he was thinking, he soon fell asleep, and when he woke up it was already night.

"Fourth Master"

Duan Jing'an slept for about two hours, and Meng Hai had already ordered people to prepare meals.

After a while, the servant brought a bowl of clear soup noodles, and Duan Jing'an picked up the chopsticks and prepared to eat.

"Have you all eaten yet?"

Meng Hai touched his stomach in a simple and honest manner and said, "I've already eaten, Fourth Master. Please eat quickly."

Duan Jing'an nodded and said, "Just eat it."

After dinner, Duan Jing'an went to feel Shen Xianli's forehead and found it was a little hot.

Duan Jing'an asked someone to boil the medicine and just waited quietly.

He looked at Shen Xianli and thought of his youngest sister Rong Yin whom he had never seen again.

When he was a child, he had the best relationship with his youngest sister. His eldest brother was often ill and no one dared to disturb him. The age gap between him and his second sister was too big, so they were rarely close on weekdays.

Only his youngest sister would take him out to play, read to him, and take him to the streets to watch acrobatics.

I remember one time, my youngest sister coaxed him into wearing her old skirt and even tied his hair into a bun. When my mother found out, she chased my youngest sister and beat her up.

Although he was a concubine's son, he was loved by his mother and cared for by his brothers and sisters, which was rare in this family.

Now the eldest brother has inherited the title, but unfortunately he is weak; the second sister's husband's family is strong, so she can barely survive; the youngest sister passed away early, leaving behind a pair of children.

His mother placed her hopes on him. Ever since he was old enough to understand, he has been studying hard to fulfill his mother's wish. Now he regards it as his responsibility.

With glory in one's body, one shoulders a heavy responsibility.

"Fourth Master, the medicine is warm."

Meng Hai brought the medicine over and helped Shen Xianli take it. Then he cleaned up and lay on the footstool.

Duan Jing'an had nothing to do and couldn't sleep, so he got up and walked outside.