allonlinenovel Chapter 208 Changes
Chapter 208 Changes
Magistrate Wang pondered for a moment and then said, "Let your uncle come in person. He doesn't need a child like you to take the lead in everything."
"Uncle, can I walk freely now?" Shen Lingzhu's eyes lit up.
County Magistrate Wang laughed and said, "After returning home, he had no official position or job, so he could move around anywhere except the capital.
It’s just that some people are secretly obstructing it.”
So the so-called "regulation" is simply someone messing around.
"When you open the trial again, I will go back and report to my uncle." Shen Lingzhu believed that this matter could not be handled by just writing a letter back.
Unexpectedly, County Magistrate Wang suddenly changed the subject: "I heard that you and Han Yongxi and Han Shaoqing of Changzhou are friends regardless of age?"
"Mr. Han is flattering me. I am just a junior who was saved by him." Shen Lingzhu escorted Mr. Han all the way to Baozhou. Besides occasionally giving his elder brother advice, they chatted with each other about all sorts of things in the world, and they had a really good time.
Mr. Han is truly knowledgeable, but she just has a broader perspective because of her experience in another life.
"Well, take a look at this." County Magistrate Wang handed her the letter from Mr. Han.
Shen Lingzhu hesitated and said, "Does it seem appropriate to me?"
"There is nothing that cannot be told to others." County Magistrate Wang handed it forward again.
Shen Lingzhu took it with both hands and unfolded it. He saw that the reason why Duke Zhongguo had been treated coldly recently was because he saw a building in the palace that was taller and more magnificent than the palace. When he asked the people around him, no one said anything.
So he called in Minister Li and asked him, and only then did he know that it was a newly built house by Duke Zhongguo.
Later, Mr. Han used an allusion to implicitly point out that the reason why Minister Li suggested that the current emperor ascend the throne was because the late emperor was terminally ill and could ascend the throne without anyone's support.
Seeing this, Shen Lingzhu suddenly folded the paper: "County Master, these are not for me to see.
This letter...shouldn't be kept." She finally couldn't help but say it.
County Magistrate Wang raised his eyebrows, "Brother, it's true what you said about your spirituality.
It doesn't matter, I'll burn it after I read it, and only you and I will see it."
Shen Lingzhu thought for a moment, thinking that this person wanted to lend it to her uncle, so she opened it and continued to read, but it was obvious that one or two pictures had been taken away. She only saw Mr. Han recommending to Minister Li several officials who had been dismissed last year.
Among them, my uncle's name was prominently listed.
"Logically, your family lives close to Beijing, so you should have received the reinstatement document after the New Year's Day, but now the Lantern Festival is over and there is still no movement." County Magistrate Wang stopped there.
Shen Lingzhu returned the letter. After much thought, he decided not to tell others about the letter sent by his uncle's friend.
He then lit it in the basin and said, "Compared to this, everything else is just trivial."
Shen Lingzhu understood that the county magistrate only wanted to focus on eliminating Miao Sili and his cronies, and did not want to expand the scope and make everyone feel insecure.
After all, it is better to use people with experience than with deeds, and as a temporary official, he is destined to rely on a large number of people who are familiar with the county.
She clasped her fists and said, "I'll take my leave. I'll definitely be back tonight."
There is no need to ask about the trial date at this moment. After all, Si Li Miao can't find anything to prove. The most important thing is that my uncle is reinstated.
By then, the brother of the chief clerk's concubine would not have to do anything, he would just kneel down and return the shop to his aunt.
But we just said a few days ago that there is a hidden dragon in the abyss, and there are changes in just a few days?
She was puzzled, so she had to rush back as soon as possible to find someone who could answer her questions.
So as soon as he and Chang Youzhuang walked out of the gate, they went straight to Fangji Cart Inn, where the Minxin delivery stall was set up.
Along the way, her unusually serious expression made Chang Youzhuang beside her a little hesitant to ask questions.
"Uncle, we won't send a letter, we will go back in person." Uncle Huang was surprised by Shen Lingzhu's words.
He asked, "What happened?"
"It's a very important matter." Shen Lingzhu didn't want to tell too much about it to others, and this matter could only be told to his uncle.
She said, “I rented a horse and my uncle sent me back tonight, so I have to leave now.
Rent a few more horses so that we can return more conveniently."
After listening to her, Huang Zongqi realized that the matter must be very serious, so he immediately went to rent the best horse.
Shen Lingzhu told Shen Linling not to do business for the time being and to wait a few days before deciding on anything else.
Then he said to Chang Youzhuang, "Brother Youzhuang, go back and tell Grandpa Xin that I'll talk to him in a few days. Backpack..."
But he was nervous when he heard it: "We can talk about the backpack when we have time. Xiao Zhuzi, can you tell us the truth? Good or bad, so we can be prepared."
"Good thing." Shen Lingzhu gave him a smile.
Chang Youzhuang knew that he couldn't get anything out of her, so he could only go back with her to get thick cotton clothes and dry food.
Not long after, the rented horse came back, and she was taken on the horse by her uncle. There were people behind her to help drive a few horses, and they went out of the city and headed towards Shenquanji together.
At this time, it was almost the hour of You, and they had to cross the river outside Qijia Village before dark.
That is to say, Uncle Huang is a good rider, hardworking and obedient to her. Anyone else would never do this.
It was so cold riding a horse on a night in the first month of the lunar year! Shen Lingzhu huddled in his cotton-padded robe, unwilling to show his face to eat even when he was hungry.
But her uncle needed to eat, so she was responsible for feeding her uncle in Beigou.
Fortunately, the road conditions were not a problem for the horses, and they arrived at Beigou Village at 11:00 PM.
Shen Xianzhu originally thought it was Captain Chen again, but when he opened the door it was Xiao Zhuzi. "What's wrong? Come on, come inside and warm up for a while."
He didn't care that it was the middle of the night and shouted loudly: "Mom, Second Sister, get up and make some hot food. Xiao Zhuzi and Uncle Huang are back."
Shen Lingzhu: "Brother, please help take the horse to feed. I need bean feed."
"Don't worry about it, go and warm yourself by the fire." Shen Xianzhu said, pulling her towards the main room. "Uncle Huang, please entertain the guests. My father is getting up."
"Well, go ahead. Little Zhuzi is frozen." Uncle Huang sneezed several times on the way. He had no choice but to speed up.
After a while, Mrs. Hu, who was always a light sleeper, ran to the west room and hugged Shen Lingzhu, who had crawled onto the kang. "At least we can take a carriage. Miaozhu, bring us the bird's nest that's still hot on the stove."
“Aunt, it’s not suitable for her child to eat.
Uncle is already lighting the fire in the kitchen and will cook for them soon." Shen Miaozhu came in with hot water scooped from the stove in the hall.
When the kang was first built, because the house had no side rooms, the kang stoves in the east and west rooms were built behind the door of the main hall, one on each side.
It is quite warm to eat in the hall in winter.
She called Shen Lingzhu: "Get up and soak your feet so they won't be cold anymore.
Don't dawdle, uncle is waiting to talk to you."
"Right away." Shen Lingzhu didn't dare to delay any longer. After getting up, soaking her feet and changing her shoes, she quickly went to the kitchen to find her uncle.
When she saw that the groom who came with them was not there, she asked, "Uncle, where is he?"
"My ancestors placed me in the west wing to keep me warm. Come, sit by the stove." Huang Zongqi was downstairs and Shen Huai was making a fire.
Shen Miaozhu also came over at this time, "Uncle, I'll do the cooking."
Of course her uncle refused, so she helped to set the table.
After Shen Lingzhu sat down, he recounted in detail the news he had received from the county magistrate.
"I will set off at dawn tomorrow." Shen Huai wanted to meet the county magistrate.
Shen Miaozhu said: "Uncle, it's best to prepare all the gifts so that if you need to go to the capital, you can leave directly."
"Do we need to draw another lot and tell a fortune?" Shen Lingzhu suggested.