Murong Chen looked at the sky outside and frowned slightly, "Where can I stay in the village?"

Shen Yi hurried forward and replied respectfully: "Your Highness, if you don't mind, you can stay in my humble abode for a while."

Murong Chen let out a long sigh and shook his head, "Then I'll go spend the night at your place."

After saying that, he went in again to take a look at Mrs. Chen. Seeing that she was lying down in her new clothes and sleeping soundly, he took the lead to leave.

Chen Yi led Murong Chen and his party to the magnificent ancestral home and opened the main gate to welcome them. Even the village chief and some village elders came to take a look.

Shen Yi took them to the tidied guest house.

Murong Chen was somewhat surprised to see that the house was simple and elegant, and everything was clean and tidy. Even the bricks and stones on the ground were so flat that you could see your reflection in them.

“This ancestral home in Shen County is well built!”

Shen Yi replied modestly: "Your Highness, you are too kind. This house will be the foundation of my family in the future, so I spent a lot of effort when building it."

Murong Chen nodded. He knew that Shen Yi's family was in business. Although the house was well built, there was not a single valuable ornament in it, so there was nothing much to say.

At this time, Su Tai came over to ask, "Your Highness, what would you like for dinner?"

Murong Chen just opened his mouth, and thought of Chen Tian, ​​and immediately changed his words, "What did the concubine eat in the village before? Serve me a portion of the concubine's meal."

Su Tai was stunned for a moment, then replied weakly, "Your Highness, the concubine likes to eat sweets, especially baked snacks, sweet soups, sweet milk tea, and other sweet and sour food."

Murong Chen was happy, "These things are indeed what she likes. In addition, let's prepare some main dishes and invite the concubine's brother to come. In addition, County Magistrate Shen and Lord Tang should also accompany me to the table."

Su Tai hurried downstairs to make arrangements.

Shen Yi came out afterwards, and the two of them whispered for a long time.

"What should I do? What else should I make besides snacks?" Su Tai was a little embarrassed.

Chen Yi was very calm, "Let's have boiled seafood, sour soup seafood, steamed yellow croaker, boiled shrimp, braised beef, mutton soup, a few vegetables, some fresh fruits, and pot cake dim sum sweet soup, that's enough."

Su Tai immediately asked Chi Sanhua and the others to prepare the dishes.

Shen Ying grabbed Shen Yi who had just left the yard and asked in a low voice, "Who is that person? Did he open the door to your ancestral home?"

Shen Yi made a gesture to keep quiet, "Village Chief, that is the prince!"

"Emperor"

Shen Yi covered Shen Ying's trembling mouth.

"Be quiet, let the other people in the village go back first, we have to serve this master first!"

Shen Ying nodded excitedly, "I understand, you should get busy now!"

With Shen Ying's intervention, the other village elders quickly dispersed.

Shen Dagou and Shen Ergou brought their younger brothers over, and it was Murong Chen who asked the questions and they answered them.

Because they were nervous, they didn't know how long they had been there. They only breathed a sigh of relief when Su Tai came over and served the food.

In order to entertain Murong Chen, Su Tai used all her specialties, including baked durian cakes, baked chicken cakes, mango mousse cakes, strawberry mousse cakes, Black Forest cakes, and various small breads.

These snacks alone were enough to open Murong Chen's eyes. After he tasted them himself, the way he looked at Su Tai changed.

"Madam Shen, to be honest, if you weren't the wife of County Magistrate Shen, I would have wanted to take you back to the imperial capital. Just for your skills, I can't bear to let you go!"

He claimed that he was not a greedy person, but today he couldn't stop eating these snacks.

Shen Yi was so scared that he quickly knelt down, "Your Highness."

That hesitant look was simply unbearable to watch. Murong Chen waved his hands speechlessly, "I was just talking, look how scared you are! Let's eat!"

Shen Yi hurriedly got up, and Su Tai also hurriedly withdrew.

After being treated like this by Murong Chen, Su Tai no longer dared to go in and serve.

Murong Chen spent almost an hour on this meal, and only asked people to leave when he could not eat any more. Accompanied by Tang Yu and Shen Yi, he took a night tour of the village. He saw Shenjia Village, which was as bright as day under the lanterns, and also heard the sound of reading coming from several houses.

Seeing this scene, he was filled with emotion.

After I got back, I lay down in the warm and comfortable quilt and fell into a deep sleep in a short while.

The next day, Murong Chen walked out of the Shen family's ancestral home in a good mood. Thinking of the sounds of reading he heard last night, he became more confident in the imperial examination and ordered Tang Yu to prepare the carriage and rush back to the county town immediately.

Shen Yi caught up with the carriage with a large bag and gave the things to Tang Yu.

Murong Chen took a curious look and asked, "What is it?"

Tang Yu opened it quickly, "It's freshly baked pot cakes, various buns and breads, and a few cans of fresh milk tea."

Murong Chen was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, "Madam Shen, are you afraid of being taken away by me, so you don't even dare to see me?"

Tang Yu couldn't help laughing, "Your Highness, Madam Shen and County Magistrate Shen are different from ordinary officials. They just want to stay in Shenjia Village. Even if they become officials, they don't want to go far away. They just want to do something for their fellow villagers.

Over the years, the couple made the Dongmen Village of Shenjiazhuang prosperous and built a floating bridge connecting Moshi Town and Dahe Town, reducing the number of drowning deaths. This coal mine was discovered by the couple after they bought the house.

I see in them a sense of mission and a detachment from power. To be honest, I cannot be as indifferent to fame and fortune as they are. I really admire them!"

Murong Chen nodded and said casually: "Since we are here, let's go to the floating bridge."

Tang Yu quickly passed the message down.

While a group of people were accompanying Murong Chen on his tour, Lu Tong in the county town was feeling uneasy because of Murong Chen's orders.

He personally led a group of county runners to attack Zhu's mansion.

The doorman was frightened to death by Lu Tong's behavior. He rolled over and screamed and rushed to the backyard.

Zhu Yixuan hurried over and saw the housekeeper being controlled by the yamen runners. His face suddenly changed, "Master Lu, what do you mean by this?"

Facing Zhu Yixuan's anger, Lu Tong was even angrier than him, "Zhu Yixuan, I was just about to ask you what you mean! I admit that your Zhu family is the richest in Zhaohua County, but don't forget that no matter how rich you are, you can't fight against power!

Isn't it good for your father to just be the richest man? Why did he take advantage of his power to bully others and offend the nobles! He almost got me into trouble!"

Zhu Yixuan immediately thought of the man he met at Shenjiazhuang yesterday. His face turned pale and his tone softened. "Lord Lu, I didn't know things would turn out like this. Now..."

Lu Tong snorted unhappily and flicked his sleeves. "Your Excellency wants to arrest the people who caused the trouble yesterday and the instigator and put them in jail. I am just following your orders. Zhu Yixuan, I advise you to cooperate and not resist. The life and death of the Zhu family depends on your decision."

The butler nearly fainted from fright and fell to the ground like mud.

Zhu Yixuan's eyes were dim and unclear. After a while, he asked with difficulty, "Lord Lu, can you tell me some details about that nobleman? My Zhu family will reward you handsomely!" (End of this chapter)