Mr. Xiang teases her husband every day

Bai Cheng followed the steward all the way in, only to see the huge governor's yamen, but not many servants serving it, almost all the gates of the east and west courtyards were closed, only the most central courtyard was a little popular.

Asked the steward, but the steward said very casually: "Master Xiang said that there are not many people in the house, so we don't need such a big space, so it's better to lock it up, and it will save you having to clean it all day."

Bai Cheng is silent.Even to be such a great magistrate, Xiang Congzi still has the same temper as before.This made him, who was a little nervous, gradually settle down.

After entering the study and sitting down, it took only a moment for Xiang Yuan to walk leisurely from outside.Wearing only homely clothes, seeing Bai Cheng, with a casual posture, he cupped his hands: "Wen Jing, don't come here without any problems!"

Bai Cheng stood up and bowed his hands in salute: "Master Xiang"

Xiang Yuan was stunned for a moment, then sat down with a smile, and said: "I haven't thanked Wen Jing yet, thanks to Wen Jing's reminder in the letter, otherwise Xiang Yuan would have to take a lot of detours when he is new here."

Bai Cheng was a little unnatural: "I, cough, I was very moved when I heard what Master Xiang had done in Tongping Mansion, and I was quite envious. When I heard that Lord Xiang was going to be transferred to Hejian Mansion, I relied on my subordinates. The experience of being an official here for more than six years, I will give you a detailed reference, and there are many omissions in it, but fortunately, my lord does not dislike it."

"Wen Jing doesn't need to be self-effacing. If you didn't write concisely and to the point in your letter, and briefly described the situation of Hejian, Guanzhong, and Jiangnan prefectures, Xiang Yuan would really be overwhelmed and at a loss."

Taking a sip of tea, Xiang Yuan looked at Bai Cheng and said with a smile, "Wen Jing hasn't changed much for so many years!"

Seeing that Xiang Yuan's attitude was always natural and easy-going, Bai Cheng gradually relaxed.Hearing Xiang Yuan's words at this time, he suddenly showed a bitter smile, and said, "You don't see much change, but I know that it has changed a lot." Taking a sip from the teacup, Bai Cheng looked at Xiang Yuan, and said seriously: "Wen Jing was actually very happy that Congzi could come to Hejian Mansion. Hearing about your deeds in Tongping Mansion, Wen Jing knew that Congzi was a good official who was dedicated to serving the people, honest and upright. It's just that Hejian Mansion is different from Tongping Mansion." It can also be said that the government is very different. Hejian, Guanzhong, and Jiangnan have always been rich and prosperous, and the people like to enjoy themselves and indulge in extravagance. There is a unique rule in the officialdom. All newcomers must be invited to swim in the river once, and be served by delicious wine, food and beauties. However, due to the size of the official position, the treatment is also different. When a governor like your lord takes office, I am afraid The hospitality you receive is extraordinarily grand, right?"

The reason why Xiang Yuan called Bai Cheng over was to find out the news.He didn't hide it at the moment, smiled slightly, and said: "I drink 30-year-old daughter red, I eat delicacies from mountains and seas, river fresh and seasonal vegetables, and as for the waiter, I am a handsome little brother."

"They really tried to find out your preferences."

Bai Cheng's words were even more outspoken.Xiang Yuan smiled secretly. When he first came here, he was still cautious about one adult and one low-level official. After so much effort, his true colors were revealed, and he was still the original high-minded and arrogant Bai Wenjing.

"Not only that, but also a little brother with quite a personality, from a famous family, knowledgeable, good-looking and good-natured."

Seeing Bai Cheng's eyes widen, Xiang Yuan couldn't help laughing.

"You took it?"

Bai Cheng stared, his voice was out of tune in anxiety.

"If you don't accept it, you won't get it. This morning, a sedan chair was sent to the Governor's Yamen, and I said that it was my master who appreciated it yesterday, and I sent it to my Zhengjun by name."

"It's broken!" Bai Cheng stood up anxiously, turned around in the middle of the ground, stumbled and sighed, "Xiaozi, you've been fooled!" Then he turned around, stared at Xiang Yuan, and said tentatively : "You, want someone else?"

Xiang Yuan blinked: "No, I didn't move a single hair." It was just a hand knife. "I've always been curious about my daughter-in-law, why don't you. Stay where it's cool."

Bai Cheng choked, it might as well be that Xiang Yuan is so cheeky to talk about love, and he is not ashamed to say big words without slander!

"Ahem, it's good if you don't ask for it, otherwise you will be fooled! But sending someone to the governor is not a good thing."

"I didn't make a good idea at first glance."

Bai Cheng returned to his seat, took a sip of tea, and said, "I don't know something, the rules of the three mansions I mentioned just now. This is the one. The three mansions are rich, and there are naturally many brothels and Chu houses. There is a special term for those who serve the officialdom, which is called 'official channeling'. However, for newcomers, someone will be responsible for sending a beauty over, and those who are happy to accept it will be Those who agree with the rules of the Three Houses and refuse to accept them show that they will not join forces, but they must be prepared to be isolated and excluded from now on. The most frightening thing is that these girls and brothers who are sent here have no The possibility of being bribed. Because before sending them, they were promised that they would redeem their bodies after the matter was completed. Afterwards, the world was separated, and they had nothing to do with each other. And the things they were asked to do were not life-threatening, most of them were very It is easy to achieve, so almost everyone of this kind of official escape can successfully redeem themselves. There are such examples, and the subsequent official escapes are more attentive in doing things. Everyone is looking forward to completing the task as soon as possible so that they can redeem themselves as soon as possible. day."

"From this point of view, this Guan Qing is really tricky!"

Bai Cheng glanced at Xiang Yuan angrily, and couldn't help gossiping: "The beauty was sent carelessly like this, Zhao Zhengjun isn't angry with you?"

"Angry? How could it be? Of course my daughter-in-law believes me." But he couldn't help being pinched on his thigh, tsk tsk, that hand was so strong, his leg was quite bruised.

Bai Cheng was full of doubts, but he didn't believe it. How could someone not care when such a big living person was sent over?Xiang Congzi is definitely trying to save face!

"Wen Jing knows so well, maybe he has experienced it before?"

Bai Cheng sighed slightly, and said: "Back then, after the palace examination, I was assigned an errand, and my family got involved, so I got a job in Jiangnan to participate in politics. I thought that from now on, the sky would be high and the sea would be broad, and I could make great achievements. Unexpectedly, after this, I realized that I wanted to Too naive. Because of my refusal to join forces with others, my participation in politics is like a decoration, and I have never intervened in important affairs. And because of the family relationship, others don’t want to bully me openly, so they set up fire to exclude and isolate me. I am also a stubborn person. Temperament, unwilling to leave in such a desperate way, so that for six years, in this political position, I have done nothing, but I can't move."

If it weren't for knowing that Bai Cheng still maintains such a clean, frank and sincere temperament, Xiang Yuan would not dare to be so heart-to-heart with him, and even specially invited someone to come to the house to have a detailed discussion.

The two locked themselves in the study for an entire afternoon, and when they went out again, the sky was already full of stars.Zhao Shen asked people to keep the food warm, and when he saw them coming out, he hurriedly ordered them to be served on the table.

There were no outsiders, and Xiang Yuan didn't pay much attention to what's inside or outside. He directly pulled Zhao Shen to sit next to him, and said to Bai Cheng, "Wen Jing doesn't need to be restrained. The most important thing for me to eat here is to eat well. Everything else is optional."

Bai Cheng sneaked a glance at Zhao Shen, but didn't see any clues, and thought to himself: I haven't seen you for many years, that Zhao Zhengjun, who put all his thoughts on his face back then, unexpectedly developed a different face and learned to hide his emotions.

Zhao Shen: (⊙o⊙)...

Zhao Shen didn't know what Bai Cheng was thinking, but for Guan Qing who was sent to the door early in the morning, Zhao Shen didn't really care much except for the initial soreness in his heart.

After living with Congzi for so many years, Zhao Shen doesn't know [-]% or [-]% about Congzi's attitude towards feelings.

Guan Qing's appearance is definitely not the type that Mongzi would appreciate.

And the most important thing, and what kept him confident all the time, was that there was absolutely no room for anyone to intervene between him and Miaozi.

Sending Bai Cheng away, Xiang Yuan followed Zhao Shen with a shy smile, making jokes and trying to make his daughter-in-law laugh.Zhao Shen secretly smiled from the bottom of his heart, but his face was always tense, he finished the task at hand calmly, and went to the inner room holding the oil lamp.Xiang Yuan approached courteously, took the oil lamp, and said, "Be careful not to hurt your hands. Although your big palm is not as small and exquisite as others', and it's thin and tender, it can't stand the rarity of the Lord, so you have to protect it well. If you accidentally hurt there, I will die of heartache!"

Zhao Shen couldn't bear it any longer, glanced at him, stretched out his hand and lightly pinched Xiang Yuan's not fleshy cheek, and said, "Should I still have to kneel down and thank the master for his love?"

"No, no, just go back later and take the initiative!"

"Hey! Knock your nose on your face, right?" Zhao Shen felt ashamed and annoyed when he thought of being teased by Xiang Congzi yesterday. "That Guan Qing, I asked someone to prepare clothes and utensils according to the caretaker, and put them in the back room."

"Sure, you can do it as you see it. But tell the supervisor to keep an eye on it, and keep him away from important places, especially the study room and our inner room. On the Zhuangzhuang side, also tell the nanny , Anyone who has nothing to do with him should not hang around in front of him."

Zhao Shen was still a little worried.

"Let's just leave him hanging like this, and ask people to do rough work, so Guan Qing won't yell around?"

When they reached the inner room, Xiang Yuan pushed open the door first, and then gave Zhao Shen a light so that he could step over the threshold carefully. "Don't worry about it for the time being, just take advantage of this time to see what kind of character Guan Qing is. If it's really useless, after I straighten out the affairs of the three houses, I'll just find a Zhuangzi and throw him in. If there are still some The shame is there, so it’s okay to help him.”

The two lay in a row on the bed, Zhao Shen turned his face sideways, stretched out his hands to caress Xiang Yuan's brows and cheeks one by one, and said worriedly: "Xiaozi, is the errand this time difficult to handle? Here, you have never been in contact with any serious affairs, and what you read every day are actually trivial matters."

Xiang Yuan stretched out his big hand, touched Zhao Shen head to head, and comforted him with a smile: "We are new here, we must get used to it for a while, you don't have to worry. However, you are right about one thing, this time the errand is really good. It is not an ordinary difficulty. Hejian, Guanzhong, and Jiangnan, these three prefectures, have many families, and they are intertwined, and they are all related by marriage. The most difficult thing is that many aristocratic families have been operating in these three prefectures for a long time, and their roots are getting deeper and deeper. Not only are their respective families huge, but even the small households that are attached to them are numerous, and it’s really like pulling a hair and moving the whole body, the kind that can’t be easily cut by a knife.”

"Isn't it difficult to move an inch?"

"It's not like that. Every family has weaknesses. As long as I can find them, I can break them one by one. It's just that I haven't even got a clue about the errands assigned by the saints."

Zhao Shen thought of something, sat up quickly, and said excitedly: "Isn't Mrs. He's natal family in Guanzhong? Don't you still have the letter that Mrs. He asked for your help? Mrs. He's natal family is said to be an old family with a lot of influence. It's huge, if we can get help from the Shen family, wouldn't it be of great benefit to you, Cong Zi?"

Xiang Yuan dragged his daughter-in-law into his arms, and said: "In the past, rushing is not a business. If the Shen family is interested, they will definitely send someone to greet them in the next few days, and just wait. After all, what should I say? To Mrs. He, we have a solid life-saving grace."

Zhao Shen didn't understand the twists and turns in the officialdom, but since Cong Zi said it was okay, he was relieved.

At this time, the officials of the Hejian Mansion, headed by the chief envoy Mr. Gao, were gathering in a remote house in the city.The house looked inconspicuous from the outside, but inside it was full of holes.The entire courtyard is very delicately arranged, with rockery pools, lush flowers and trees, one step at a time, ten steps at a pavilion, separated from each other by curtains, if they sit in different pavilions, they will not be able to see each other's faces.

Mr. Gao and the others were half drunk, talking about the newly appointed Governor Mr. Xiang, someone tentatively said: "Look at Mr. Gao, how is Mr. Xiang's temper?"

While picking his teeth, Mr. Gao said vaguely: "The contact time is still short, and I still can't see any clues. But since Guan Qing has entered the gate of the governor's office, no matter how much he flaunts his innocence, he can't win the trust of others. people."

"My lord, Bai Cheng and Xiang Yuan have a long history. Is it appropriate to allow these two people to come into contact?"

The one who spoke was a young man sitting behind Mr. Gao, who was attentively serving Mr. Gao to rinse his mouth, while asking cautiously.

"Oh? Bai Cheng and Xiang Yuan? A number one scholar and a Tanhua, no one will believe you if you don't have a source. But it's okay, Bai Cheng is just a sour and naive son. What a prospect. What he can tell Xiang Yuan is only something that everyone in the three prefectures knows, so there is no need to worry."

The young man's eyes sparkled, and he promised with a smile.

Just as he was talking, a man who appeared to be in charge came in hurriedly from outside, and whispered beside Mr. Gao, "My lord, there is another commotion at the other end of the Xu Family Lake."

Mr. Gao wiped his hands slowly, and said: "Look for the team guards to go over, catch the leader and give him a good lesson, if some blood comes out, no one will dare to make trouble with that picker!" He said, looking at the steward, He said: "Be smart about things, King Qing is waiting for this season's harvest. If you miss the time, will you go hang up or ask me to go?"

The steward nodded again and again, and promised again and again that the matter would be done properly, and then he bowed and hurriedly left.