A smile flashed in Xiao Tan's eyes. It turned out that Yue'er still cared about him!

She was jealous that she had a child with another woman!

"I only love you in this life, Yue'er! That woman just took advantage of me being drunk and climbed into bed with me. I have no feelings for her at all."

"If you are willing to marry me, I will immediately drive her out of the mansion, and I will not recognize the child. I only want the child you and I have."

Xiao Tan looked at Liu Jiangyue lovingly, the madness in his eyes was suffocating.

Hearing his heartless words, Liu Jiangyue's heart immediately sank. She must have been blind at the time, otherwise why would she have a good impression of him?

"Marquis Nanzhen, I hope you will respect yourself. I, Liu Jiangyue, will never be with you even if I have to be alone for the rest of my life!"

"Please leave the County Magistrate's Mansion! Otherwise, I will have you kicked out, and then you will be the one who will be embarrassed!"

Liu Jiangyue's eyes were cold and he pointed indifferently towards the back door.

However, Xiao Tan, who didn't understand what people were saying, continued to brainwash himself and pleaded pitifully: "Yue'er, please give me another chance, okay?"

"I have already applied to the Emperor to go to Beizhou City to quell the rebellion. When I have made military achievements, I will ask the Emperor to grant us marriage. Then we can be together forever!"

The next moment, Liu Jiangyue was furious. He called the guards and pointed at Xiao Tan, saying, "There's a thief sneaking in here. Beat him out!"

Seeing that Liu Jiangyue was really angry, Xiao Tan hurriedly said a few sweet words and then climbed over the wall to leave. However, the wall was too high and he failed to climb over it the first time. He could only escape through the back door in shame.

Looking at the funny scene in front of her, Liu Jiangyue had a splitting headache. She didn't dare talk about this emotional entanglement with her close friends, for fear of being ridiculed for the rest of her life.

Thinking that Xiao Tan would continue to harass him when he came to Shun'an Mansion, Liu Jiangyue borrowed some men from Song Jinshu to act as his bodyguards.

Next time I see him, I will beat him up until he disappears from my sight completely.

You must never reason with this kind of person. After all, he won't understand what you're saying, so why waste your breath?

Zhang Pingan briefly mentioned their affair to Song Jinshu, but Song Jinshu just treated it as a joke.

He also sent someone to secretly protect Liu Jiangyue and prevent Xiao Tan from hurting her.

After the tax revenue was collected, Song Jinshu handed it over to the emperor in full.

Little did she know that it would cause such a big uproar. It turned out that the taxes she paid were much higher than in previous years, and even more so than in other prefectures.

The emperor then sent people from the secret cabinet to investigate, and found many corrupt officials who embezzled grain taxes.

Song Jinshu offended a group of people without knowing it, and those people secretly handed her threatening letters.

However, what they didn't know was that all these letters fell into the hands of the emperor.

Inside the palace.

Xiao Ren looked at these threatening letters with a gloomy face, and was so angry that he was out of breath.

"Eunuch Yang, please convey my order to post these letters throughout the city, arrest the writers, confiscate their property, and prohibit their descendants from taking the imperial examinations for three generations."

Eunuch Yang lowered his head, took the envelope and turned to leave, fearing that he would suffer an unexpected disaster if he stayed any longer.

Which officials have offended someone so much that they dare to write letters to threaten the emperor's beloved minister. They are really courting death!

When the letter was made public, all the officials in the court were in an uproar. They never expected that someone would be so bold as to threaten his colleagues.

Many officials were thankful that the emperor was a wise ruler who could detect that their innocent colleagues were threatened.

If they encounter this situation one day, the emperor will definitely protect them.

Xiao Ren didn't expect that he only valued Song Jinshu and protected her in every way, but unexpectedly gained a group of loyal ministers.

In a blink of an eye, the first snow fell again.

Song Jinshu was wearing a thick cotton coat and sitting in the pavilion, enjoying the snow and making tea. He felt so comfortable.

I just always feel empty inside. I haven’t talked to anyone for a long time.

"Alas! I don't know what's going on in Beizhou."

"If you want to know the news about Beizhou, why don't you ask me?"

Suddenly, a lazy and lively voice sounded, and Song Jinshu suddenly came back to his senses. When he saw the person in front of him clearly, the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

"Oh! Pavilion Master Shen, your presence truly brings honor to my humble abode!"

She already knew Shen Fenghua's current identity from Zhang Yi, and this was also Shen Fenghua's own idea.

Shen Fenghua ignored her teasing and poured himself a cup of tea.

"I haven't seen you for a few years. Mr. Song is still the same as always, living a carefree life."

Song Jinshu turned to look at the increasingly dazzling Shen Fenghua and asked, "How long will you stay here this time?"

"What? Did you miss me? Are you reluctant to let me go?" Shen Fenghua raised the corner of her mouth and threw a coquettish glance.

"I'm serious!"

Song Jinshu frowned. This guy was still so frivolous, even asking questions in a coquettish manner.

Shen Fenghua rubbed her head lovingly and said with a smile, "I came out this time to go to Zhengding Prefecture on business, and I came to your place just on the way!"

"I should be back in half a month!"

On the way? You're kidding!

Coming from Kyoto, one must first pass through Zhengding Prefecture before reaching her Shun'an Prefecture.

He came to see her specially, and Song Jinshu knew it very well.

"Half a month! It's already the third day of the twelfth lunar month. Why don't you stay a little longer? You can spend the New Year with us before going back!"

If you convert it, it doesn't make a difference in those few days.

Shen Fenghua hesitated for a moment, and seeing Song Jinshu's expectant eyes, she reluctantly agreed.

"Okay! Since you strongly beg me to stay for the New Year, I'll do as you wish."

Looking at that familiar arrogant look, Song Jinshu still felt itchy, but he was happy in his heart.

But after the joy, there was also a sense of loss. If Lu Ruoyu were there, the three of them would be complete.

"By the way, you just said that you knew the situation in Beizhou City?"

Hearing this, Shen Fenghua curled her lips and said softly, "I know a little bit."

"What a beauty! Tell me what's going on over there!"

Song Jinshu really knew nothing about the situation outside. She could only eavesdrop on what was being discussed in the court through Baishitong.

Occasionally I would hear a few words from Beizhou City.

Besides these, there were traveling merchants passing by, but their stories were all different, and it was unclear which one was true and which one was false.

Because of the situation on Manager Wu's side, Manager Wu only knew to give her a letter of safety written by Lu Ruoyu.

Lu Ruoyu was the type of person who only reported good news and not bad news, so even though she was the head of a prefecture, she didn't even know the true situation in Beizhou.

Shen Fenghua pushed her forehead in annoyance: "I'm still on top of you, you don't know your size!"

"Don't worry. The situation in Beizhou City is a bit complicated. Marquis Wending and General Huo were originally going to completely suppress the rebellion at the beginning of the year, but unfortunately a traitor appeared in the camp and they fell into a trap."

"Fortunately, these two are battle-hardened veterans who were able to quickly turn the situation around. I think it won't be long before they return to the capital in triumph!"

It sounds commonplace just by listening to it, but the danger involved must be quite great.

Lu Ruoyu handed back so many letters, but she didn't mention any danger...

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