Allure of a Country Maiden

The next day, Shangguan Xuanyi was handling official business, and Xiao Fuzi knocked on the door and came in.

"Have you found out?" Shangguan Xuanyi asked without raising his head.

"Go back to the master and find out."

Shangguan Xuanyi read the last few words, pressed a seal, and then raised his head to look at him.

"Say it."

"The person in charge of cleaning and inspecting the seventh floor of the Lingcang Tower that day was a man named Deng Wei. He was apparently a relative of the Cangsheng County Magistrate, but in fact he had a close relationship with the County Magistrate..."

The truth of the matter turned out to be this: the magistrate and the county magistrate of Cangsheng County had different political opinions. The magistrate had some background and had long been dissatisfied with the strict and rigid style of the magistrate.

He himself is not greedy, and he suppresses the people below him to not be greedy either. How can the county magistrate, who wants to get promoted and make a fortune, endure this!

This time at the Cangjie Temple Fair, he relied on his background to receive news that a noble person would come.

So when his subordinates came to report that the barrier on the seventh floor of the Lingcang Tower had traces of white mosquitoes, he deliberately suppressed the matter and said that no one had gone up to the seventh floor in the past few years, and he thought there would be no one this year. There are people going up. The seventh floor of the tower is open to nobles. The barrier needs to be made of fine wood and carved. If it is replaced with a new one, it will definitely not be finished in time before Grain Rain. So he asked someone to paint a new layer first. After the temple fair, the barriers will be replaced again.

The purpose of the county magistrate's doing this is to make the county master neglect his duties and lose his official position, and he will replace him.

The accident did happen, and the county magistrate was excited but also worried.

That day, he had arranged for several strong men to guard under the tower, and he himself also stayed under the tower, intending to save the noble's life with his own hands, so as to become the savior of a certain royal relative.

The accident did happen as he expected, but unexpectedly he did not become the noble man's savior.

It was about the lives of a county lord and a prince. Even though he couldn't be his savior, he was so scared that he couldn't sleep at night. When Deng Wei knew what happened, he wanted to run away. After the county magistrate sent someone to catch him, he was so scared that he did anything. , I just hope that the important things will be dealt with, so as not to harm my wife and children.

"How did the magistrate of Cangsheng County handle this matter? What is the background of the magistrate?"

"Go back to the master. The magistrate of Cangsheng County is waiting for the master to deal with it. The county magistrate's cousin is Butler Yang in the second prince's mansion."

A servant so majestic that he has the background of a county magistrate! Shangguan Xuanyi sneered: "Second Emperor Brother, it's time to clean up the house!"

Xiao Fuzi didn't answer this.

Shangguan Xuanyi thought for a while and then said: "The county magistrate was dismissed from his post and sent to the frontier. His descendants will not be allowed to serve as officials for three generations! Deng Wei was dismissed from his post because he was just following orders and taking the initiative to plead guilty. He served five years of hard labor to atone for his sin!" "

Nowadays, various states and counties are building water conservancy projects and roads, which is when a large number of laborers are needed.

This year, the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple have newly studied the policy. After the spring, many criminals no longer need to be imprisoned and waste food from the national treasury. Instead, they will be uniformly distributed to one place for centralized supervision and forced labor. The most painful and tiring work will be done. He does it! Depending on the seriousness of the crime, the punishment ranges from one year to ten years!

This policy is only being implemented on a trial basis, and I don’t know if it will be effective.

…

On Shangguan Wanru's birthday, Shangguan Xuanyi and the Seventh Prince came to Shengpinghou's Mansion to pick them up early in the morning. Today, brothers Yun'er, Xi'er, Jingrui and Jinghao will also go to Prince An's Mansion.

When they arrived, many people had already arrived.

Because it was the princess's birthday, all the young girls and gentlemen came.

The gatherings were held on both sides of the lake. There is a winding corridor in the lake, with multi-colored water lilies planted on one side and many koi carps on the other.

Princess Wanru is a very arty person, and the Crown Prince is a person who especially likes to make friends through literature.

It’s the season of spring flowers again, and the entire back garden of the palace is decorated in a poetic and picturesque way, and even has an awning built with light gauze.

All I can say is that he is indeed very wealthy!

As soon as Xiaoer's figure appeared, Shangguan Wanru rushed over and hugged her.

Xiaoer raised her head and glanced at the blue sky and white clouds, and asked God in her heart, why didn't she be born a man? Then she would be extremely happy to have such a soft jade in her arms, but now she deeply expressed that she couldn't bear it!

"County Master Ruian, what gift did you bring me?"

There are not many people in this world who are as straightforward as Princess Wanru.

Xiao'er took the scroll from Yang Liu's hand and handed it to Shangguan Wanru with both hands: "The time is a little rushed. I haven't had time to show off yet. I hope the princess doesn't dislike it."

"I don't dislike it, I don't dislike it. If the gift is not what you want, I will listen to you playing a piece of music on the piano. I heard that you are also very good at playing the piano!" Shangguan Wanru happily took the scroll from Xiaoer's hand.

Xiaoer: Can the princess be so rude? Why doesn't the emperor make himself the princess? It's too stingy to only grant the title of county lord!

"Whose painting is this? How about everyone guessing? I believe that the gift given to me by Lord Rui'an will definitely surprise me!" Shangguan Wan'er was not in a hurry to open it. She was not as happy as everyone else. She smiled He opened his mouth and said.

"I remember that on the Empress Dowager's birthday last year, County Lord Rui'an gave away a statue of Guanyin by Master Qi. It was made by Master Shi during his peak period. It was extremely valuable and had been collected by someone for a long time. Unexpectedly, County Lord Rui'an found it. Isn’t it the gift of Master Shi’s work this time?”

"Even if it's not Master Shi, it's not an unknown person. Is it Master Qi's painting?"

The Princess of Ruian County must have done something by a famous artist, otherwise it would be too insincere to give the Princess a random painting. "

Why does it have to be a master? Wouldn't it be more sincere to draw it yourself?

"This is a painting I drew myself, not by any famous artist!"

Everyone: Are you embarrassed to show off your own drawings?

"It's true that she is thick-skinned and not shy. She also had the nerve to take out the paintings she painted as gifts. Isn't she willing to spend even a penny? It's in vain that Wanru cares so much about you!" Princess Ling'er said sarcastically. .

"The paintings painted by my eldest sister are not inferior to those created by everyone!" Seeing Princess Ling'er say this, Xi'er spoke up for her sister.

"Sure enough, it's not as if a family doesn't come into the same house because they are all thick-skinned!" Princess Ling'er glanced at Xi'er with disdain on her face.

"Although I am thick-skinned, I am still well-educated. Unlike some people who have bad breath and still speak, and get angry when they see people!" When Xiaoer said this, she deliberately took a few steps back, as if Ling'er The princess's bad breath really affected her.

Yun'er also stepped back, and Xi'er covered her nose with a handkerchief in an exaggerated manner.

When the other girls saw this, they believed it to be true and unconsciously stayed away from Princess Ling'er.

Shangguan Wan'er was even more exaggerated. She jumped behind Xiao'er: "Why are you so disgusting!"

Princess Ling'er almost cried when she saw everyone avoiding her like snakes and scorpions, "You have bad breath! How dare you slander me like this."