After traveling through time, she still led the villagers to make money as a county magistrate

Early in the morning, after washing up, Gu Niannian was about to go to the yamen to see if there was any official business. By the way, she asked Li Jing to go to the workshop with her.

Halfway through the journey, Lian Ye came running over hurriedly, panting, "Master, something's wrong... something's wrong..."

Seeing him sweating profusely from running, Gu Niannian took out her own handkerchief and said, "Wipe it off. Don't worry. Take your time and tell me what happened."

Lian Ye didn't dare to take the young master's handkerchief, so she took out her own and said, "Young master, someone came to the shop to cause trouble and surrounded our shop."

Gu Niannian, "What, who is causing trouble?"

Lian Ye shook her head and said, "I went out to buy something, and when I came back I saw that the shop was surrounded by people."

"What clothes are the people around the shop wearing?" Gu Niannian asked

Gu Niannian thought that the people causing the trouble were probably not locals, but were from other places. If they were just ordinary rich people who were jealous of their butcher shop's profits and wanted to cause trouble, it would be easy to deal with. However, since they could surround the shop, it was obvious that it was not as simple as jealousy causing trouble.

"They are all wearing the same clothes, but they don't look like officers or soldiers," Lian Ye thought for a moment and replied.

"Young Master, the shop is over here! Which way are you going?" Lian Ye asked in confusion when she saw her young master heading in the opposite direction.

"Go to the government office and bring some helpers. Your young master is powerless and they are outnumbered. We must protect ourselves first..."

Lian Ye didn't expect that the young master could say that he was weak so confidently. She was stunned, but she could understand it. The young master did look very fragile, and it would be more reassuring to bring more people with him.

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"Where did you hide my Qing'er? Hand him over quickly, and I will spare your lives."

In the crispy pork belly shop, there was a man in his thirties or forties questioning the lotus in the shop.

"I have no idea who Qing'er this guest is talking about," Lianhua replied.

The man held up a scroll and said, "That's the person in the painting. Have you seen him?"

Lianhua took a look and shook her head, "I don't know."

"Don't you know him? If you don't hand over the person, my palace is quite big and it's more than enough for me to take you around for a visit."

At this time, Gu Niannian and several others were stopped by soldiers and officers, and they heard him trying to take people away!

He shouted loudly: "The Qingshan County Magistrate is here. If you have anything to say, you can tell me. Do not harm innocent people."

The man sneered, "Oh! A small county magistrate dares to control me. Stop him and don't let him in."

Gu Niannian saw that the identity of the county magistrate seemed to be useless, and this person called himself "the king", so she knew without hesitation that he was a prince.

"I am the owner of this shop. Can the prince let me in?"

When the man heard her calling herself the boss, he thought he would know where her Qing'er was, so he waved his hand.

"Let him in"

When Gu Niannian came in, she saw the man wearing dark silk. Although the clothes were not exclusive to the prince, both the fabric and the embroidery were from the small county of Qingshan County.

Gu Niannian walked up to the man and knelt down to greet him, "Gu Rujun pays his respects to Prince Qi.

Since she wanted to be an official, Gu Niannian naturally had to be familiar with the relationships between various people in the court. After all, she had to go to Beijing every three years to report her political achievements. How could she do that if she didn't know who was who?

Moreover, since Gu Rujun went to Beijing to take the exam and obtained the title of Jinshi, it was inevitable that she would get to know several dignitaries and nobles. She could not hold her brother back, and she could not let herself be exposed.

When he saw the handsome and elegant middle-aged man in front of him, he knew it was Prince Qi.

The emperor's ninth brother did not go to his own territory because he was deeply loved by the emperor, and always stayed in the capital.

"Gu Rujun? You are Gu Rujun?" the man suddenly asked excitedly

"It's me." Gu Niannian was a little confused, and then she thought that it might be someone she had met in Beijing before with her brother.

I just don't know whether it's a good omen or a good relationship, but hearing the surprise in the prince's tone, I guess their relationship is pretty good.

"Why is Your Majesty surrounding my shop?" His tone was slightly accusatory.

Prince Qi helped the man up and said, "Don't blame me, my dear brother. Stand up and talk."

"My dear brother? It seems that my brother is a social adult. He is on friendly terms with the prince. Doesn't that mean I can curry favor with him in the future..." Gu Niannian thought, and the corners of her mouth rose unconsciously.

"Why are you laughing so happily, my dear brother?" King Qi asked in confusion when he saw him suddenly laugh.

"It's okay, I'm very happy to see the prince."

"But why did the prince come to my shop? Who is he looking for?" Gu Niannian asked

Prince Qi opened the portrait and saw that the person in the portrait was very heroic, and the teardrop mole at the corner of the eye added a touch of charm. Gu Niannian took a look and shook his head, "Brother, I have been the county magistrate here for more than half a year. If a woman with such outstanding appearance appeared, I would definitely not forget her."

"I found out that this small Qingshan County actually sells chili peppers and crispy pork belly, and both of these things are made by Qing'er. Do you know how excited I was when I first heard that Qingshan County has these two things?" King Qi excitedly grabbed Gu Niannian's arm.

"It hurts," Gu Niannian said, feeling a bit pained as she was caught.

"Your Majesty, please let go." Li Jing said in a cold tone.

"Oh, sorry, brother, I'm so happy just thinking about finding Qing'er." Prince Qi withdrew his hand.

"Could it be Aunt Wang?" Gu Niannian thought about it and shook her head. "How is it possible? The woman in the portrait is so beautiful and has no resemblance to Aunt Wang.

"Your Highness, who are you, the woman in the painting?"

Prince Qi looked puzzled, "Have you forgotten? She is my wife. The one I told you about is Ye Ranqing, my princess."

"I unfortunately fell on the way back, so I really can't remember some things. Your Highness, please forgive me." Gu Niannian quickly tried to make amends.

"I have been looking for her for almost twenty years, twenty years! There has been no news, and I almost thought she was no longer in this world..." King Qi's eyes became moist as he spoke.

"Think about it carefully, who taught you how to make this crispy pork belly? And this chili powder," King Qi said as he put a piece of meat into his mouth with tears in his eyes.

"This is the taste. It's been twenty years. Today, I finally tasted this taste again after almost twenty years."

Gu Niannian picked up the scroll and looked at it carefully. The appearance was indeed very different from Aunt Wang, but the eyes looked somewhat familiar.

"Brother Li, come and take a look." Gu Niannian motioned Li Jing to come over and make room.

When King Qi saw a strange man approaching, he asked, "Who are you?"

"Your humble servant is the magistrate of Qingshan County, Li Jing." Li Jing bowed and said

"Your Highness, he is my right-hand man. He has lived in Qingshan County since he was born. If the princess is really living in Qingshan County, he will definitely know."

After a moment, Li Jing bowed and said, "Your Highness, I have never seen this person before. I believe he is not in this small Qingshan County."

"Look more closely. The portrait was painted more than 20 years ago. She must be around 30 or 40 years old now."

Li Jing still shook his head

The prince slumped back into his chair, "Ranqing, I was wrong just that one time, just that one time! You're going to leave me forever, how could you bear to do that...how could you bear to do that!"

"Gu Rujun, tell me who taught you how to cook this pork belly. I want to see him." King Qi suddenly stood up and grabbed Gu Niannian's arm.