Back To My Husband’s Youth

The local government office.

There are local officials sitting in the two rows of Grand Master’s Chairs. They are of different ages, and there are seven or eight people in total. However, this is not a big or small hall. Now it is quiet and there is no sound at all. These usually dominate the outside world. At this time, all officials bowed their heads and dared not speak.

And the man sitting in the main seat is only twenty-two this year.

He wore a crimson official robe with a black cloak over his head. The crimson-blue stitched embroidered girdle was not embellished with jade nor a purse. There was only a lone token, engraved with the three characters for the court and soap. There was a thick layer of soil under the boots, and even the clothes line had some traces of dry soil, but these did not compromise his tolerance at all.

His eyebrows are handsome, his face is white, his lips are not thin or thick, they are beautiful pink, the bridge of his nose is very straight, and the jaw line is very beautiful.

Shen Yuqian, who was the first name in the capital at the time, is now awe-inspired by everyone.

He seemed to be as gentle as before, with a smile on his lips, and his eyes were gentle and generous when he looked at people, but the smile never reached the bottom of his eyes. Even though he smiled, it was only so clear and light, hands The tea cup inside fell on the table, and there was a sound that was not serious or serious, which shocked the officials in the bottom two rows.

Shen Shao didn't seem to notice it, and he still said in a very gentle tone, "After thinking about it for so long, do you all have a way?"

No one answered.

These officials, who were almost a round or two older than Shen Shao, bowed their heads one by one, fearing that he would be named, and trembling.

"Master Sun." Shen Shao turned his gaze to a middle-aged man sitting in the top right position, and said politely: "You are the prefect of our Hankou, you should be your chief. I am cheating on my behalf now, but I still want to I ask you, what is your opinion?"

The sound of "you" almost made Sun Zhifu kneel on the ground.

Who doesn't know that this Shen Shao Shen Yushi is a famous smiling Yan Luo. In the past few years, he has gone from a small magistrate all the way to where he is today, and now he has become the most trusted eyes and ears of the emperor.

Now that Zheng Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate has reached the age of rejuvenation, I am afraid that in a few years, this young Mr. Shen will become the head of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Earlier in the morning, I heard that Lord Shen was coming. He was so scared that he didn't even hold his official hat, and almost fell when he went out.

right now--

He stood there, under the gaze of Shen Shao's Wenrun gaze, his old face turned pale and his voice trembled, "Wei, Weichen thinks that it will be fine when the court issues official silver."

"not good."

Shen Shao smiled, his tone was still very gentle, and the expression on his face did not change: "Hankou is still some distance away from the capital. Master Sun only handed over the paper yesterday, and it would take a lot of time to get more lashes. "

"Could it be that these people are left homeless for a while?"

His smiling sentence not only did not let Sun Zhifu breathe, but made his face paler, "Yes, it was Weichen’s fault. Weichen originally thought it was just a small disaster, but he didn’t expect..." Where is he? I thought, I just didn't want the court to know, I thought I could solve it on my own.

But no one thought that it was originally a small-scale flood disaster, but it turned out to be that way later.

There is really no way. For fear of a bigger change, he gritted his teeth and handed the paper to the court, but he didn't expect that he hadn't waited for the imperial court's imperial envoy, but he waited to deal with the matter in the surrounding towns. Shen Shao.

"Master Sun." Shen Shao said, "Now is not the time to investigate who is right and who is wrong. When things happen, how to solve them should be the first priority."

"Yes Yes Yes……"

Zhifu Sun wiped the sweat from his forehead, "No, why don't we call the local rich gentry and let them donate?"

"This is a good way." Shen Shao agreed: "But people's money is not in vain. How does Sun Master plan to let them donate on their own initiative?"

"This……"

How can he think so much?

In the past, I had no money, and I just opened my mouth to ask for money from these merchants. Those who refused to give it can just think of a way to solve it. These people have been frustrated for so many years, and who has nothing dirty, as long as they catch it. Who dares not give this point?

Seeing what Shen Shao meant, he wanted them to take the initiative to donate. How could this be?

Sun Zhifu suddenly didn't know what to say.

Shen Shao didn't speak, but looked at the people. Yu Guang caught a glimpse of his guard, Changfeng, coming in, then retracted his gaze and asked, "What's wrong?"

Chang Feng arched his hands and said, "Master, Master Watch is here."

Now there is only the Li family who has relatives with the Shen family. Shen Shao is surprised, "Qi Lang is here? Let him in." Seeing Chang Feng's expression hesitated, he also understood the letter that Qi Lang had sent him before. For a few minutes, he ordered: "Let them go and sit in the flower hall first, and I will go over when I finish processing them."

"Yes!"

Chang Feng left with his hands.

Shen Shao regained his mind and looked at Zhifu Sun, with a calm tone, "Master Sun needs to know now that time and money are the most important thing. In the morning, the official went to see the situation outside. Those people are really pitiful, Master Sun and the rest. Since an adult becomes the parent official, he has to give more consideration to the people."

His tone is always gentle, but the meaning of the words makes the hearts of the people under him stunned.

Everyone in the hall should have stood up. Shen Shao then said: "The officer has something to do. The adults will discuss this matter for a while. Two hours later, the officer will come back. I hope this officer will hear a good one by then. reply."

He left after speaking.

Until he left, the group of people in the room turned pale, let out a long sigh of relief, and slumped on their chairs.

Flower hall.

Li Qinyuan asked them to bring hot tea, so they retreated, wringing a veil to wipe the cold sweat on Gu Wuyou's forehead, and coaxing people, "Hey, drink some hot tea, don't think about those things. Up."

But how could she forget it?

As long as you close your eyes, you can recall the corpses, the bugs lingering on the corpses, and the endless crying.

It's not afraid, but uncomfortable, like a heavy fist hitting her chest, making her extremely depressed...

Li Qinyuan wanted a few more words of relief, when he heard a sound of footsteps coming from outside, he looked up, only to see a man wearing a black cloak stepping against the light, and when he saw someone coming, he quickly got up. Happy said: "Uncle!"

"Shichiro.

"

Shen Shao was obviously very happy too. They hadn't seen each other for almost three years. They raised their hands and patted Li Qinyuan's arm. They glanced up and down at the people. The eyes that had never smiled before finally bend, and the tone of voice is mixed. Satisfaction and pride, "good."

"I've heard about you for a while, and you did a good job."

Their uncle and nephew, because they were about the same age, they were very close when they were young. Li Qinyuan listened to what he said, and his face was also full of joy. Thinking of the Gu Wuyou around him, he quickly introduced him, "Uncle, this I mentioned it to you."

It was probably the first time that Gu Wuyou was introduced to someone close to him, and his cheeks were a little red, but he held Gu Wuyou's hand without releasing it for a moment.

Shen Shao turned his gaze from Li Qinyuan to Gu Wuyou. When he saw this face, his expression changed for a moment. It seemed that through the thick years, he saw another person... that person was also so delicate. She also has a pair of eyebrows like this. When she looks at people, she seems to be born with compassion and compassion.

But it was only a moment, and he resumed as usual. He said mildly, "Princess Leping."

Seeing Shen Shao coming in, Gu Wuyou was a bit weak and tired. He bowed to the people and said, "Just call me Leping."

Shen Shao did not refuse either, and while inviting the two to take a seat, he asked Li Qinyuan, "Why come here suddenly?"

"We saw a lot of refugees on the way here. We knew that there was a flood in Hankou, so we planned to come and have a look." Speaking of this, Li Qinyuan's face was still not good, "Uncle, why are you here too?"

Shen Shao's expression was also not very good, "I was in Wuchang a while ago. I knew something was going on in Hankou, so I came to have a look."

Li Qinyuan knows his temperament. When other people encounter these things, they have long since hid, and only he is willing to come over and take a look, "What did the court say?"

Shen Shao: "Sun Yuzhou only gave out yesterday, but it is estimated that tomorrow will be the capital."

"These bastards!"

Li Qinyuan was still young, and said in an air: "It's been more than ten days since the incident happened. These **** just concealed it for the black hat on their head!"

Gu Wuyou's face was not very good-looking, but he pressed his lips and said nothing.

Shen Shao's expression hasn't changed much.

In the past three years, he has seen too many such things, and he has long been accustomed to it. Now seeing the two of them, he only poured three cups of tea with his eyes down and handed them over, and then said: "If this Sun Yuzhou is one-minded The parents of the people, you won’t see so many refugees on the road."

Li Qinyuan pursed his lips, then sat back, "Then what should I do now?"

"Sun Yuzhou wants local wealthy gentry to donate money."

This is a way, but...Li Qinyuan frowned, "Are they willing?"

Shen Shao said quietly: "You will definitely come out, but as for whether you are willing or not, how much is another matter."

There was a silence in the room for a while, and after a while, Li Qinyuan turned to look at Wuyou.

Gu Wuyou has always understood him, so how could he not know what he was thinking, and nodded at him, "It's good for you to be the master, I'll listen to you."

Li Qinyuan warmed his heart and shook her hand gently under the table, then looked at Shen Shao, "Uncle, I still have some money to use, it's better..."

The words are not over yet.

Shen Shao said: "Just you alone, what can you do?"

In the face of such a catastrophe, Li Qinyuan's money was only a drop in the bucket.

Because of these words, the room fell silent again, but Gu Wuyou hesitated for a while and spoke, "I have a way." Seeing the two of them cast their gazes over, she was probably a little embarrassed, her cheeks flushed. But he continued: "It's not impossible to make them willing to pay."

"I heard that these chambers of commerce in Da Zhou compete with each other overtly and secretly every year."

This is what Gu Wuyou said when she was chatting with Zhuang Ru in Lin'an. Because Li Qinyuan’s Defeng business was in Lin'an, he was naturally assigned to the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Chamber of Commerce. This time he cooperated with Han Jin and became famous. Zhou, the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Chamber of Commerce can be regarded as a top spot.

"Now that there is an accident in Hankou, if the Chamber of Commerce here can work together to solve it, it will naturally be well-known in the world."

When the two uncles and nephews heard this, their eyes shone slightly, and Shen Shao still had doubts, "It's one thing to work together, but how can we make them pay more?"

"This is also simple."

Probably because his proposal was approved, Gu Wuyou's confidence was a little more confident, and his words became more calm when he said later, "When I was at home, we girls loved to compare and knew each other when they heard these things. How much you donate must be overwhelming the other party."

Now that I think about it, it was just a rivalry between the boudoirs, and I don't know that the human suffering turned out to be such a tragic situation.

Li Qinyuan noticed her weak tone, and knew that she must have remembered the tragic situation she had seen before, and shook her hand gently. When Gu Wuyou looked over, he gave him a soothing smile and saw her. After calming his mind, he said to Shen Shao, "Uncle, this is a good way."

"When you turn around, you can let me go. I'll be the first. Those people naturally don't want to lose this face in their own land."

"it is good."

Shen Shao got up, "Then follow this, the matter is urgent, Qi Lang, you go out with me first."

Li Qinyuan nodded, then got up, and saw Gu Wuyou beside him. When he was about to speak, he heard that someone had already understood that he spoke first, "Go ahead, I'll let Lin Qing send me to the inn."

"it is good."

Li Qinyuan stopped talking, and followed Shen Shao out.

With Li Qinyuan's presence, the Hankou Chamber of Commerce did not take long to let go.

With the silver, things here are much easier. Shen Shao asked people to collect all the corpses first. If there are relatives, let the relatives take them back, and then collect the funeral team for a live burial. If they are unclaimed, send them first. Yizhuang, take care of the people over there.

After the flood, the most feared are those diseases, so I asked a doctor to prepare medicinal materials. If you feel unwell, you will receive free medical treatment.

He also spent money to let the strong local males rebuild their houses.

In such a few days, the situation here has finally stabilized, and all the funds for disaster relief in the capital have been allocated.

Shen Shao then posted another notice, letting people beat the gongs and drums quickly, shouting all the way to several places around, so that all the refugees who had left home would come back.

In fact, when things happened, the most feared thing is that there is not a backbone to do real things. Before Sun Yuzhou and others you pushed me to stop, no one would want to do these things, and the bottom line

Officials also follow the same pattern. How can the people be able to stay when they see this situation? All ran out one by one.

Now Shen Shao is sitting in the town personally, walking in front of the people every day, letting them know that no matter what happens, there is a way to solve it.

The worries in everyone's hearts naturally disappeared.

That night, Shen Shao returned to the official office and saw Li Qinyuan coming out of Gu Wuyou's house, so he stopped and asked softly: "Asleep?"

"Ok."

Li Qinyuan nodded, "She has been tired these few days, and fell asleep just after washing her face."

these days--

Both of them were also helping Shen Shao.

Shen Shao nodded and patted Li Qinyuan on the shoulder again, "Don't disturb her, go sit in my room."

"Okay." After entering the room, Shen Shao took a wash first, and asked Li Qinyuan while wiping his hands while holding the kerchief, "Are you going back tomorrow?"

"Yeah." Li Qinyuan said: "I sent a letter to Jingzhong when I was in Yueyang earlier. I didn't expect to have been delayed for so long in Hankou. If I don't go back, I'm afraid her family should worry about it."

Seeing him with a bright smile every time he mentioned Gu Wuyou, Shen Shao was also happy for his only nephew in his heart, "If you are like this now, my sister should be relieved if he is alive in the sky."

Li Qinyuan smiled, it was no longer possible to start the sadness of his mother.

Shen Shao poured himself a cup of wine again, "After I went back, I decided to take someone to see your grandmother... She hasn't missed you all these years."

"it is good."

Li Qinyuan responded. He took the wine handed by Shen Shao, hesitated, and opened his mouth, "Uncle, you are not young anymore, in fact..." He glanced at Shen Shao and saw that his brows were gentle. He pursed his lips, and said, "Sister Gu hasn't been married all these years. I suspect that there is something hidden in the matter back then."

"I have seen her several times in the academy over the years. She is not like that person."

Hearing her mention of Gu, the warmth in Shen Shao's eyes gradually dissipated. His slender fingers held a celadon cup, and his flawless cheeks, like white jade, made people look in a daze under the candlelight. "I know she is not That kind of person."

-"I used to like you, but what I like is Shen Yuqian, who is famous in Beijing, not Shen Shao, who is useless and defeated now."

-"Shen Shao, the Shen family has fallen, and the fate of you and me is exhausted. From then on, you and me are married to each other."

He remembered that three years ago, the woman in green stood in front of him and said this to him.

He didn't believe what she said.

The Gu Gu he knows is not such a person.

Li Qinyuan wondered: "Then why..."

"Because she even said a word to me." Shen Shao raised his head, but did not look at Li Qinyuan, but at the night outside the half-open Xuan window. An epiphany by the window was blooming just right, but it was fleeting. The flowers withered again.

Just like the affection between them, when it is in full bloom, it is extremely strong, and in a flash, only one place is left barren and lonely.

"she says--"

-"Shen Shao, I don't think I love you. I have never lost my mind because of you, nor did I lose my heart because of you, nor did I lose my soul because of you.

Po, after leaving you, I found that my life has not changed a bit, and I am still living well. "

"She never missed it because of me, neither because of my heartbreak, nor because of my loss of soul..." Shen Shao's eyes fell on the night flower, and his voice seemed very vague in the night. "She passed after I separated. It's very good, better than before."

"I believe what she said is true."

"Uncle..." Li Qinyuan opened his mouth to persuade, but found that he couldn't say a word.

Shen Shao smiled. There was too much desolation in that smile, and some self-deprecation, but he didn't show it in front of Li Qinyuan. He just patted Li Qinyuan on the shoulder and said, "Okay, go back and rest. Right."

"I have something to do tomorrow, so I won't send you off."

Li Qinyuan nodded and glanced at Shen Shao behind him again when he left. Seeing him pouring and pursing his lips, he closed the door for others and left without saying anything.

And Shen Shao in the room did not get up when he saw him leave.

After drinking this pot of wine, and when the candles in the room were all beating, then he took out a purse with shredded corners from his arms. There was no expression on his face, only his fingertips. Caress the lines on the purse.

-"Brother Yuqian!"

-"Yu Qian."

-"Shen Yuqian..."

-"Shen Shao."

There are screams lingering in the ear, brisk, joyful, shy, indifferent, silent, from the childhood to the present, the scenery in the four seasons has not changed, but the feelings between them have changed again and again. , From the simple and innocent sibling relationship, to the teenager who later revealed his heart.

Now, one of them has become Mr. Gu and the other has become Lord Shen.

They live in the same world again, but they are no longer the previous relationship.

The night is as cool as water.

The evening breeze outside lightly patted the windows.

The night in October was a bit cold, and the wind blew the candles in the room. But Shen Shao seemed to be oblivious, just holding the purse and drinking one after another.