Chapter 54 The Bright Moon
The Lord of the City has never understood why Shen Qianxue appeared out of thin air this time. Didn't the news they sent from the capital say that there is another Shen Qianxue in the capital?
When they arrived at Suizhou City and saw His Highness the Crown Prince in person, Shen Qianfeng told the city lord that the medicine for the plague had been developed. It would only take a few days to be fully rolled out. In this way, His Highness the Crown Prince would have a complete cure. Time to check other things.
As for this other thing? Of course, where did the money invested by the imperial court in building flood control dams go? He also looked at the dams after the flood and it was simply a shoddy project.
The next day, when Shen Qianfeng led his guards on inspection, he was very angry. Even if it was corruption in his previous life, no one would dare to touch this kind of money. If he was found out, he would lose his head and harm his family.
Throwing away the things in his hands, he called the guards and returned to the city lord's palace. The staff who were arranged to follow Shen Qianfeng kept sighing: "Miss Shen, these officials are all evil-hearted." After that, he continued. Not willing to say a word, Shen Qianfeng immediately realized that this person had something to say to her.
The one who was following her today was Mo Xiaoli, who glanced at him. Mo Xiaoli disappeared into the group of guards in a flash. Without her own protection, she believed that her sister-in-law would be able to protect her.
In a teahouse, the place had been cleaned up by the secret guards. The man who had been monitoring Shen Qianfeng was killed by Mo Xiaoli's sword after running a few hundred meters. This was completely Teach the people behind you a lesson. If those people still refuse to give up, then everyone thinks that the third prince will directly put people in jail. There is no need to wait for enough evidence to take action.
The staff member looked at the girl sitting opposite him, his heart still trembling. The hand holding the teacup was still trembling, as if there was an irresistible nobility in the girl opposite him.
"Are you afraid of me?"
The staff tried to calm down and said: "Haha, of course not."
Being good at observing people's hearts was the only skill Shen Qianfeng learned in her previous life that she didn't like. So she was sure that this man wanted to find something for her. The man suddenly took out a bright dagger from his body.
Xiaohua's eyes suddenly shouted: "What are you going to do?" She was about to rush out, but was stopped by Shen Qianfeng's cold eyes.
The staff member was a middle-aged man in his forties. No matter what he did, he would never be so arrogant. I saw the staff member lift up his thigh, and then he made a big mark on his thigh, and blood splattered everywhere. At that time, the staff directly went deep into the incision he made and deducted a small jade pendant.
After wiping it clean with his own clothes, he put his right hand in front of Shen Qianfeng.
"This, this is evidence that the city lord has been corrupting the river bank for so many years."
Xiaohua quickly stepped forward to collect the jade pendant, and then handed him a small bottle: "Clean and treat the wound."
The staff uncle's hand was shaking with pain. Xiaohua finally sighed and went forward to apply the medicine herself. When she was about to tear open the uncle's clothes to bandage the wound, Shen Qianfeng came over and took it out at some point. Give the bandage to treat the wound to Xiaohua.
After the wound was bandaged, the staff member felt that his legs seemed to have fully recovered their strength. When he stood up and walked, he could not see anything wrong as usual.
"Where is the thing?",
After all the things have been delivered, can we still hide where they are? The staff finally felt relieved, and when they saw the slightest difference in the staff's eyes, Shen Qianfeng's excited heart instantly froze. Could it be that he wronged the Lord of the City?
Returning to the City Lord's Mansion, I saw Jiang Qi who had just come back from outside. He greeted him with a smile, but when he saw that the City Lord was there, he directly dragged Jiang Qi away. When he came to his room, he asked Xiaohua to guard the outside. With.
After the two of them arrived in the room, Shen Qianfeng took out five or six account books from the storage bag and placed them on the table. Jiang Qi looked a little strange and asked, "What is this?"
He opened two books and looked at them, then said in surprise: "This is the account book of Jiangnan Prefecture's construction of river embankments over the years? Where does it come from?"
"Is it the staff, the middle-aged uncle who followed me to see the river embankment today?" Although he handed the account book to Jiang Qi, he still had doubts about the authenticity of the account book.
Jiang Qi sat on the chair next to the table and gently clasped the table with his fingers. After a long time, he slowly said: "Whether this account book is true or false, we have to check it." He knew that this matter could not be done. Let people lead the way. But on this day when we arrived in Suizhou City, there was still no progress in the river corruption case.
The Crown Prince left Suizhou City the next morning and rushed to the most remote town in Jiangnan Prefecture. It was the most severely affected place in Jiangnan.
The plague was rampant there, and he had already gone there with the new prescription that Situ Yue had just tested. But it was too late, there had been a riot there, and if it was not dealt with, it would definitely turn into a more important incident.
"Is it so serious? It's not because the people ran out of food that the riots broke out."
Jiang Qidao: "I don't know the specific situation. The situation over there will not be reported until tonight at the earliest. If the problem is serious, I must lead troops there. Although Kangcheng is an important strategic base, .After all, it is one of the four major concentration centers of medicinal materials in the empire, and Kangcheng cannot be messed up no matter what."
Shen Qianfeng's heart suddenly skipped a beat. In his memory, those ancient rulers would kill people who rioted on the spot indiscriminately.
Holding the man's hand, one could probably say: "The life of the common people is not easy. I hope that Brother Qi can face the emperor's people with a tolerant heart and give them a chance to change their ways."
"Don't worry, I have a strong balance in my heart. On one side is the country's design, on the other side is the people's hearts." The man's smiling face made Shen Qianfeng feel dizzy.
He muttered softly: "So beautiful!"
Laughter like a tomb came from outside the door, filled with traces of ridicule. Just a trace of ridicule. When the two came back to their senses, they saw Mo Xiaoli, dressed in fiery red, standing outside the door.
Mo Xiaoli put her hands on her hips and a needy smile appeared on her face: "Sister-in-law, my senior brother is the most beautiful man in the world. But he is not my type, otherwise how could you have a chance."
In fact, Mo Xiaoli didn't know why she just said these words. Seeing the two of them standing together so well matched, like the golden boy and girl in myths and legends. They looked so harmonious and beautiful, which made her feel a little excited. of jealousy.
Just now, there was a question about whether the account books provided by the uncle's staff were true or false. If the government's power was used to investigate, it would definitely have little effect. Now that the young lady of Tianxia Villa was standing in front of her, Shen Qianfeng realized it immediately. She pulled him in with a smile, and then handed the three account books to Mo Xiaoli.
"Sister-in-law, what do you mean?"
"Hehehehe, look, Xiaoli. I have been following your senior brother for so long, eating and drinking for free, and you asked me to teach you the method of cultivating immortals. Isn't it time to do something in return?" Shen Qianfeng said with a smirk on her face. Staring at Mo Xiaoli like that. I stared at her sometimes in embarrassment.
The usually indifferent eldest lady finally nodded, but there was one question that she still couldn't figure out. So she asked without any hidden thoughts: "How do you know that I can find out these things?"
"Did you tell me that?"
"I told you!" Mo Xiaoli was thinking about it, but he couldn't figure out what kind of flaw he would reveal.
Ever since Mo Xiaoli was ten years old, she showed her extraordinary talent for business. Only her old father, Mr. Mo Da, knew about this talent.
Now throughout the Qingyuan Empire, the real person in charge of Tianxia Villa is not Mr. Mo Da. It is Mr. Mo Da’s daughter, Miss Mo Da.
She pointed at a jade pendant Mo Xiaolin was wearing: "If I'm not mistaken, this should be the order of the master of Tianxia Villa, right?"
Jiang Qi's eyes almost popped out of his head, because he knew the owner of the village. This was an accessory that his master always wore when he was a child.
After his identity was discovered, Mo Xiaoli didn't feel the slightest bit guilty. At that time, his father wanted to pass the owner's order to his senior brother. The condition was that his senior brother would take him as his wife, and he openly refused to marry him.
Shen Qianfeng's eyes were as bright as stars: "I would like to know why Brother Qi refused to marry me back then."
The man was found to have caught his sore feet and wanted to avoid the two men's blazing gaze.
"Oh, I still have some things to deal with. I'll talk about it later tonight."
Seeing the man fleeing, Shen Qianfeng couldn't laugh or cry. After some teasing, Mo Xiaoli took away three account books. He said that after finding out the problem, he would send someone to investigate.
Only half an hour later, Mo Xiaoli barged in again. After Shen Qianfeng, I wanted to accompany her to admire the moon with my senior brother tonight.
What does admiring the moon mean?
There was a smile on Mo Xiaoli's lips, and she said to Shen Qianfeng: "Senior brother said he wanted to give you a surprise, what exactly do you mean by this?" She shook her head desperately: "I really don't know!"
In the dark secret room, the candlelight was constantly swaying. It was obvious that this secret room was very ventilated, and people would not feel stuffy here.
The city lord looked at the black man kneeling on the ground with an angry face. A book in his hand suddenly came out and hit the black man kneeling on the ground.
The man in black didn't dare to hide. If he did, his head would fall to the ground.
There was a loud bang, and a deep blood mark appeared on his forehead.
"My subordinates are incompetent and didn't keep up! That's for sure. The secret guard who came out of the yard of the second lady of Shen's family is from Tianxia Villa?"
As soon as the words "Tianxia Villa" came out, the city lord gradually raised his head. His voice was as cold as iron: "So what about Tianxia Villa, the master has raised you for so many years. Even if you meet a hermit family, you can't defeat it. so smart."
The man in black felt uncomfortable. If he really met a monk from the hermit family, I guess he wouldn't be kneeling here now. Listening to you, an old immortal, reprimanding yourself.
In the end, the city lord exhaled, swallowed the injustice in his heart and said: "Go down and tell those people in Suizhou City? Let them stop everything first. If anyone can't help, just kill me.
Come on. We can’t let a piece of mouse droppings spoil the whole pot of porridge.”
The man in black nodded and stood up before retreating.
The city lord showed a fierce look. Fortunately, the alchemist named Situ Yue was unable to refine the elixir at all. Once the plague was completely eliminated, it would be a sign that their doom was coming.
The bright moonlight shines on the earth. The silver light shrouded the city of Suizhou, which has been shrouded in haze for more than two months. It regains its youthful vitality.
Under the willow tree in the small courtyard, there is a bamboo table and three bamboo chairs. There are two or three dishes of side dishes on the main table, and a small charcoal stove is placed in the center of the table.
We have been on the road for more than a month. Although this is Jiangnan, the evening breeze is still very cold.
The fragrant smell of wine came from the small pot on the charcoal stove. Although the lid of the wine pot was not opened, Jiang Qi could already smell it. What kind of wine was this?
"It turns out to be Qianshan Snow! This is a good thing that has been lost for hundreds of years!"
Mo Xiaoli suddenly jumped up from her seat, and I was about to take the jug out of the pot. But my senior brother reached out and slapped her paws off, with a stern voice: "Stop, you stupid girl who doesn't know anything!
Qianshan Muxue must be heated to a certain level over charcoal fire before you can drink it. Otherwise, the taste will change!"
Shen Qianfeng, however, was sitting on the side incomprehensibly, looking like two senior brothers and sisters quarreling. She couldn't help laughing: "Brother Qi is brother Qi, and he also understands these unconventional things. But this Qianshan Muxue
, there’s another thing you didn’t say right.”
Jiang Qi's heart skipped a beat, but he couldn't embarrass himself in front of his Xiao Feng'er. So he sincerely asked: "What special effects does this world-famous wine have?"
Of course, Qianshan Muxue has special effects. If it is not handled properly before drinking, the consequences will not be as serious as usual. Wait until Shen Qianfeng finishes speaking.
Both of them were breaking out in cold sweat.
"But you two don't have to worry." Shen Qianfeng glanced at the two of them and then explained: "You two have left the mortal world and embarked on the path of cultivating immortals. The cold poison in the ordinary mortal world is of no use to you anymore.
.But even if it is of no use, it will disturb your internal organs for a period of time."
At this time, a faint white mist emitted around the wine pot. Shen Qianfeng said with a smile: "Okay!" She stretched out her hand to take out the wine pot, and waved her hand gently on the table. Two small and translucent wine glasses appeared.
Appear on the table.
"Sister-in-law, you can't be so stingy!"
Chapter completed!