It's really hard to just farm peacefully.

When Fu Weixin heard the maidservant beside the governor's wife come to tell him that from now on the governor's wife would be called Lady Chang, the worry that had been hanging in the air for many days was finally put to rest, and his joy was beyond words.

Jiang Yan, who was following Miss Fu with his head down, heard the news and was overwhelmed with admiration for the governor's wife, no, for the great pace of awakening that Lord Chang had taken.

Who knows what conditions he negotiated, but he was able to get the officials of Heding Prefecture to directly take over the post of governor. Jiang Yan could only describe himself as ignorant.

She had given up pondering the difficult question of how much harm selling official positions and titles would cause, and simply accepted the fact that the Northern Jin Dynasty would be finished sooner or later.

Of course, before the civil unrest broke out, she had only one hope, which was that these bigwigs would stop doing evil so that those at the bottom could survive for a few more years.

However, not everyone could accept that the wife of the governor had become Lord Chang. At least in the next few days, Jiang Yan didn't need to exchange information with other people to clearly know that Governor Fang's people had caused several minor disturbances in the mansion.

Although these people were driven out of the mansion because of their weakness, or succumbed to the financial offensive of the current master, the governor's mansion soon calmed down again.

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On the seventh day of Chang Qingchun's triumphant spring, that is, December 20th of the 13th year of Jianguang, the imperial envoys sent by the court finally arrived slowly at the residence of Governor Fang of Heding Prefecture.

Chang Qing received the news that the imperial envoys were outside the city at the end of Chen. She estimated that they would arrive at the middle of Si, so she sent people to the gate of the governor's mansion to welcome them. Who could have imagined that they would have to wait until the afternoon.

Is this a show of force for him? Chang Qing wondered.

"Your Excellency the Imperial Envoy has come from afar. I wonder what brings you here?" Chang Qing greeted him with a normal expression.

"My name is Cao Qi." The imperial envoy briefly introduced himself, then asked with some dissatisfaction, "Why is it that the madam is outside welcoming guests, and where is Governor Fang?"

"Thank you for your concern, Imperial Envoy Cao. Governor Fang has been seriously ill for twenty days and is still bedridden, so he is unable to come and welcome you in person." Chang Qing said as he welcomed the person into the mansion.

Song Wu, who was half a step behind Cao Qincha, secretly breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this explanation. It was good that the person didn't run away.

Originally, they could have reached Heding Prefecture ten days ago by galloping, but unfortunately, the eunuch Cao kept delaying along the way, as if he was deliberately giving Governor Fang time to clean up all the traces... Fortunately, General Song had witnesses.

When Chang Qing took Cao the imperial envoy to visit Governor Fang at his house, he felt a little confused and uneasy.

She had heard at the palace that the old emperor had a new favorite eunuch, but she hadn't expected to see him here. Could it be that Fang Zhengxing had truly found favor with the old emperor and had come here specifically to advocate for him?

The door opened, and Cao Qi caught a glimpse of a skinny figure lying on the bed from afar. When he got closer, he saw that there was hardly a trace of blood on the pitted face, the skin was sallow, and it was motionless.

Song Wu put a finger close to his nose, and there was still a faint breath. He said in a deep voice: "The person is still alive."

But everyone present knew that he would not survive for more than a few days.

The room was filled with a faint strange smell, which made people feel uncomfortable if they stayed there for a long time. Chang Qing quickly took Cao Qinshi and the others to the conference room to sit down.

"Madam Fang, seeing the governor's condition, why don't you report to the emperor and ask the court to send someone to take over the affairs of Heding Prefecture?" Cao Qi asked casually, holding the teacup, but he already had the answer in his mind.

The person he had just sent out to gather information reported back that the lady in front of him had already taken over the power of the governor for several days.

"Heding Prefecture's affairs are managed by Commander-in-Chief Lu and dozens of officials, both large and small, without any help from the imperial court." Chang Qing thought of the support behind him and calmed down. "I can also help Governor Fang with his worries."

Song Wu was about to speak when he saw Cao Qi making a gesture to stop him, and he was a little confused.

Cao Qi smiled and asked, "In that case, Lord Chang can take charge of all the affairs in the palace?"

Chang Qing frowned, but still answered firmly: "Of course."