Chapter 83 I have a distant relative who is very beautiful

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, with no sign of stopping.

The road became increasingly difficult to travel.

People can bear it, but horses can't.

Pei Ji and Qi Chuan had to find a dilapidated temple to rest temporarily.

Lead the horse to a corner where it is not raining.

Qichuan took off his bamboo hat, knocked it against the ground, shook off the accumulated water, and leaned against the broken wall, raising his chin to untie his raincoat. "It's unexpected that it can rain so hard. If it continues, I'm afraid there will be a flood. Your Majesty is really far-sighted. He ordered the various government offices to take precautions in advance, so that even if there is a disaster, it can be controlled."

Pei Ji also took off his straw raincoat and put it on the horse's back.

He went inside and picked up a few damp broken legs of the altar and piled them up. After hearing what Qichuan said, the corners of his mouth twitched.

Qichuan also put the straw raincoat on the horse's back, found some damp straw from under the altar, and casually tore off half of the cloth spread on the altar and stuffed it under the table legs. He took out a fire starter from his sleeve pocket, blew it to ignite the flame, and then put it under the straw and cloth to wait for it to ignite.

Acrid smoke rose, but no flames were seen.

Pei Ji also took out a tinder stick, and the two of them worked together and fiddled with it for a while before finally lighting the fire.

Qichuan sat down by the fire, took off his backpack and placed it on his legs.

Then he took off his already wet coat, wrung out some water, and held it in front of the fire to warm himself, his eyes gazing at the heavy rain outside in a daze.

This rainstorm is no less severe than the one at home. If His Majesty had issued this decree then, his family would not have been destroyed and he would not be alone till now.

I don’t know how my sister is doing now. Is she also staring at the rain in a daze?

"Pululu!"

The horse's sneeze brought Qichuan back to his senses.

They were all wet, and when they saw the fire, they hummed and rubbed towards this side. They didn't want to stand, so they bent their legs and lay down, squeezing Qichuan so hard that he could only curl up.

Pei Ji stepped aside, wrung out his coat, and casually put it on the horse.

The bag was soaked and all the clothes inside were soaked. Fortunately, there was kraft paper to prevent water and it was wrapped tightly, so the buns inside were still intact.

Pei Ji took out one and handed it to Qi Chuan.

Qichuan also put his coat on the horse's back, took it and took a big bite.

Although it is cold, the fragrance remains and it tastes even better at this moment.

Qi Chuan finished his meal in a few bites, then took another one for himself and asked curiously, "Brother Pei, is the owner of the bun shop really nice? He gave us a lot of extra buns."

Pei Ji glanced at him and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Qi Chuan was also a nosy person, biting into a bun and saying, "You two definitely have something going on."

He is usually quiet and reserved, but he starts smiling when people give him a few buns.

This doesn't look like everything is alright.

This kid is away from home all day, I'm afraid he is thinking about the bun shop owner.

It seems that the boss was interested in him, but they didn't end up together. I don't know why.

When Pei Ji saw him staring at him with a speculative look on his face, he knew that he had started to daydream again.

He ignored it and just ate the buns silently.

The horse lying beside the fire suddenly raised its head.

Someone leading a horse rushed in through the rain.

Pei Ji and Qi Chuan had already put down their buns and were staring at the person who broke in.

The man also noticed that there were people in the temple and looked over.

Qi Chuan was stunned. It turned out to be a woman.

The woman had a heroic appearance and was tall. Seeing two men in the temple, she was not afraid. She bowed and said, "Excuse me, the rain is really too heavy. I came in to take shelter."

Qi Chuan hurriedly said, "The ruined temple is a deserted place, so it's not a place to disturb. Please come in, young lady."

The woman led the horse in and walked to the other side to take shelter from the rain.

There were only so many things in this dilapidated temple, and they were all used by Qichuan and the others, so she had nothing to put out the fire.

He could only stand there, took off his hat, leaned against the wall, and raised his hand to wipe the water off the horse.

Qichuan wanted to have someone come over to warm himself by the fire, but he felt that since the other person was a girl, it would be inconvenient.

Just as he was hesitating, Pei Ji actually spoke first: "If you don't mind, come over and warm yourself by the fire."

The woman didn't shy away and smiled brightly: "Thank you very much."

Qichuan quickly drove his horse away to make room.

The woman took off her straw raincoat and placed it against the wall. She walked over, smiled gratefully at Qichuan, and sat down cross-legged.

Pei Ji asked, "Why are you still out in such a heavy rain? Aren't your parents worried?"

The woman looked up at him and said with a half-smile, "Aren't you two the same?"

Pei Ji smiled: "You have good eyesight, young lady."

The woman smiled and said, "Same here."

Qi Chuan was completely confused: "What are you talking about? Do you two know each other?"

He was a soldier before, and he was honest and sincere. He had only been in the Northern Pacification Office for a few days. He was not as good as Pei Ji, who had been working in this business since he was a child.

I couldn't see anything at first.

Pei Ji was much softer than usual and patiently explained to him, "This girl is also a Jinyiwei."

Qi Chuan was stunned: "What are you talking about? How can there be a female Jinyiwei..."

Halfway through the conversation, he suddenly remembered something and became even more shocked: "You, you are not from the palace martial arts school, are you?"

Sooner or later, she would enter the Northern Pacification Division. Wen Xiangjun did not hide anything. She responded and said with a smile: "However, I have not yet entered the Northern Pacification Division, so I am not considered a Jinyiwei. I still need to learn a lot from the two seniors."

Qichuan looked at the heavy rain outside, then looked at her, full of surprise.

I think they are here to monitor local officials.

But the Martial Arts Academy was only established a few days ago, and they are sending them out right now...

Then this girl must be the best among them.

He rarely saw such a woman, and couldn't help but look at her a few more times out of curiosity.

Wen Xiangjun let him look at her openly.

Qi Chuan looked at her for a few seconds and suddenly remembered her identity. He was shocked again: "Then you are not the queen of the palace?"

As he was about to stand up and salute, Wen Xiangjun quickly raised her hand to stop him, saying with a hint of amusement, "Only high-ranking concubines can be called 'Your Majesty'. My position is even lower than that of a palace maid. Besides, if I can pass the academy's assessment, I will join the Northern Pacification Division and work with you in the future. Senior, please don't perform any nonsense rituals. It's embarrassing for me."

Qi Chuan said with some fear: "How dare I be a senior? I am Qi Chuan, and I have only been in the Northern Pacification Division for a few days. I am afraid I am not as good as you."

When Wen Xiangjun saw that he had given his name, they exchanged a few polite words and also exchanged their names.

Pei Ji also gave his name, bowed and said respectfully, "Your Majesty is wise and wise. I was worried that my distant relative would be helpless and have a hard time after entering the palace, but I didn't expect Your Majesty to provide another way. If she is willing, perhaps she can also join the Northern Pacification Office."

Wen Xiangjun was curious when she heard this, "I wonder what the name of Brother Pei's distant relative is. Maybe I know him?"

Pei Ji shook his head and said, "Because she is a distant relative, I only know her as the second in command. I don't know her real name, but I have heard that she is very beautiful."

Wen Xiangjun thought for a moment and said, "There's no one particularly beautiful in the Martial Arts Academy. I've been to the Arts Academy before and have seen a few beauties there. I wonder if any of them are your distant relatives."

Pei Ji said, "My mother said that my distant relative is a rare beauty, and anyone who sees her will lose their mind."

Wen Xiangjun said: "That's not the case, but..."

Fu'er was a rare beauty. When she first saw her in the teahouse, even through the curtain, she was indeed stunned for a moment.

Pei Ji asked, "But what?"

Wen Xiangjun looked at him. Since it was about Luo Fu, she would not say a word more.

She apologized, "I'm sorry to disappoint Brother Pei. I've never seen such a beauty before."

"Miss, you are too serious. I just asked on a whim."

Pei Ji looked normal.

But he had already keenly noticed Wen Xiangjun's mood change.

It was true that she had never seen a beauty like Fu'er in the Wenwu Academy, but it was hard to say whether she had seen such a beauty outside of the Academy.

However, regardless of whether she had seen Fu'er outside or not, judging from her reaction, Fu'er was not in the Wenwu Academy.

I think so.

It would be strange if the tyrant was willing to let Fu'er in.

He originally wanted to use this to start a conversation and get more information about Fu'er from Wen Xiangjun.

But Wen Xiangjun was even more alert than Shang Lu. If he asked too many questions, she would become suspicious and report it to the emperor, which would be counterproductive.

He then stopped talking about the palace affairs and handed over the buns: "Miss, are you here to monitor local officials as well?"

Wen Xiangjun took the buns and nodded, "Is this the job for you two?"

Qi Chuan was now somewhat relaxed, chewing a bun and saying, "Brother Pei and I were sent by our superiors to Xing County, near the capital. What about you, young lady?"

Wen Xiangjun said, "I'm in Linchuan, next door to you."

Qi Chuan said: "Then we can still walk together for a while later."

Pei Ji was relieved to hear that he was not in the same county.

This Wen Xiangjun is not as easy to fool as Qi Chuan. If she were also in Xing County, he would probably have a hard time getting away.

The three of them chatted in front of the fire, and the rain finally subsided a little in the afternoon.

If we hurry now, we can arrive in the evening.

The three of them immediately got up, packed their bags, put on their straw raincoats and hats, and left the dilapidated temple together and continued on their journey.

As dusk falls.

The three of them parted at the intersection.

Qi Chuan watched Wen Xiangjun disappear into the twilight on her horse, and exclaimed, "Miss Wen is truly as capable as any man."

Pei Ji had already picked up the reins: "Let's go, Brother Qi."

When the two arrived in Xing County, it was already completely dark.

The city gate was closed. The two men showed their Jinyiwei badges and entered smoothly, then found an inn to stay in.

Pei Ji had just finished washing up when Qi Chuan knocked on the door and came in: "Brother Pei, pack up and go."

Pei Ji nodded, changed into his half-dry Feiyu suit, packed his sword, put on his straw raincoat and hat, and went out with him to the yamen.

I guess they have received the imperial edict, as the yamen is brightly lit.

The gatekeeper saw the Feiyu uniforms on the two men and his legs went limp: "Jin, Jinyiwei!"

Qi Chuan glanced at him and said, "What are you afraid of? Where is your county magistrate?"

The Jinyiwei had a fierce reputation, so the gatekeeper didn't dare to hide anything and hurriedly said, "Old man, the master is at home."

Qi Chuan frowned. "It's raining so hard, it's fine if he's not at the dike, but why isn't he even sitting in the hall? Hasn't he received the emperor's order?"

The gatekeeper hurriedly said, "Received, received. The master has already asked us to go down and handle it..."

He was sleeping soundly in the house and only let his subordinates go out to do things. It would be strange if his subordinates could work attentively!

Qi Chuan was very dissatisfied with the county magistrate and said coldly, "Call him over."

The gatekeeper quickly responded and called for help.

The magistrate of Xing County was named Feng Changshou. When the gatekeeper came to deliver the message, he was hugging his third concubine.

When he heard that two Jinyiwei had arrived, he almost fainted from fright.

He quickly put on his shoes and picked up his clothes and put them on while running.

I hurried to the yamen and saw only two people sitting in the main hall.

The light from the flying fish suit hidden under the straw raincoat seemed to be able to pierce people's knees.

Feng Changshou knelt down and said, "Your Excellencies, I am late..."

Qi Chuan looked at the bloated county magistrate below, his expression growing even colder: "Get up and take us to the slum."

"Yes, yes, my lords, please follow me."

Feng Changshou hurriedly got up, not even daring to open his umbrella, and timidly led the way in front.

But I was very panicked.

Laosuo is a shed built in the flooded area so that officials can stay nearby to prevent floods.

But none of his subordinates are dedicated to their work. I'm afraid there is no such thing...

Qichuan thought he was walking too slowly, so he put him on horseback and they soon reached the riverside.

There was no one by the river.

When I came all the way from my residence just now, I didn't see a single official.

Before Qichuan could start his attack, Feng Changshou rolled off his horse and cried, "My lord, I have indeed given the order. It was those parasites who were cunning and treacherous. They actually dared to disregard my order. I will punish them severely!"

Qi Chuan's face was extremely ugly: "Why don't you go find someone here quickly!"

“Yes! Yes!”

Feng Changshou crawled and rolled to find someone.

Qichuan dismounted and walked to the riverside to take a look.

The embankment here is poorly built and low.

It had only rained for one day, and already the water was nearly overflowing the dam.

The surging river water is constantly hitting the dam.

I'm afraid it won't be long before it spreads over.

Qichuan's face looked extremely ugly. He rode back to his residence and knocked on every door, asking the residents to evacuate early.

The title of Jinyiwei doesn't work well among the common people, especially the elderly, who simply don't listen.

Qichuan shouted for a long time, but no one opened the door.

And the county magistrate, who was the most parasite among the parasites, was also late in returning.

Qi Chuan was angry and anxious. He looked at Pei Ji, who had been standing silently beside him with a knife in his arms. "Brother Pei, don't just stand there. Think of a solution!"

Pei Ji said, "Our duty is to supervise officials. Brother Qi, why are you so concerned?"

Qi Chuan's frown was so tight that it could kill a fly. "What are you talking about! Our job is to monitor officials, so how can we just sit there and watch the people get drowned?"

Pei Ji looked at him and changed his attitude: "That's not what I meant. I just feel... that we are overstepping our authority by doing this."

Qi Chuan angrily said, "What do you mean by meddling in other people's affairs? Did you see that county magistrate just now? All the people were drowned, and he must still be dreaming! His Majesty has already ordered us to come here to prevent and control the epidemic, how can we still think of meddling in other people's affairs! If there had been such an order back then, and someone was willing to come down and work for us, my family wouldn't have been wiped out, and my sister wouldn't have had to sell herself to bury her father, and there has been no news since then!"

It turns out that he was brought into his own home.

If he continued to remain indifferent and caused Qichuan to feel disgusted, it would be disadvantageous to him.

Pei Ji had no choice but to nod, patted Qi Chuan's shoulder as a comfort, walked to a door, and kicked it.