Chapter 359: No Longer an Official
A gust of north wind blew, and the mottled mahogany door shook violently, and the tiles on the roof fell down one after another.
"This... is the Princess's Mansion?" Shen Wan looked at Chu Wei with suspicion.
Although the house is large, it is overgrown with weeds and in a dilapidated state. Even the dilapidated land temple on the mountain is three times more solid than it.
"Of course!" Chu Wei raised his eyebrows, a sinister smile on his lips, "The emperor has decreed that the largest house in Lanyang City be given to the princess."
“Although this house is a bit old, it is definitely the largest!”
"If you don't believe me, Princess, you can look around. I'm willing to accept any punishment if I lied even a little bit!"
Now that things have come to this, even if everyone is stupid, they can clearly understand that it is this corrupt official who is behind this.
Although the dog emperor was not a good person, he was very concerned about his reputation.
Even if he was cheating on his wife, he would definitely erect a chastity arch for himself.
"The emperor's grace is truly immense!" Shen Wan gritted her teeth and sneered at Wang Qi, "Young Master Wang, please compose a poem to praise the emperor's kindness and generosity."
"If such kindness is not widely spread, how will the common people know the emperor's kindness?"
Wang Qi laughed when he heard that. "Of course I will write it well."
Upon hearing this, Chu Wei's face turned black with anger.
Although the Xie family members are no longer fugitives, in his eyes they are nothing more than a group of fallen phoenixes, not even as good as chickens.
Even if this house is shabby and dilapidated, they have to accept it, after all, the emperor's grace is great.
But he never expected that this girl would be so difficult and dare to slap him in the face in public!
Once Wang Qi's poem is released, it will surely be widely circulated. By then, it would be strange if the emperor is not drowned in the saliva of the people.
In order to silence the people's gossip, the emperor had no choice but to bring him to justice.
"Princess, please calm down." Chu Wei gnashed his teeth in hatred, but had to smile and say, "I haven't finished what I want to say yet."
"This house is a bit shabby, but I have already prepared the bricks and tiles, and will start repairing it as soon as the weather warms up."
"As you know, Lanyang City is so poor. It's not easy to find a suitable house right away."
"Why don't you stay at the county government office for the time being and move here after the house is renovated?"
After hearing this, Shen Wan reluctantly swallowed the anger in her heart.
"Okay, then it's settled." Xie Mubai frowned slightly, "But there's no need to stay at the county government office. We can just stay at the post station."
The county government office is Chu Wei's territory, and he doesn't want to live under his surveillance.
Chu Wei did not refuse this request.
"Then everything will be as the prince says." He said with a smile, "The post station is very close to here. Please move on, prince and princess."
After hearing this, the group walked towards the post station.
Chu Wei did not lie. The post station in Lanyang City was indeed very close to the mansion, just diagonally across the alley.
The post station was not big, but it was horribly dirty.
As soon as I walked in, I was hit by an unpleasant stench.
Chu Wei quickly said with a smile: "The post station is short of staff, so cleaning is inevitably a bit delayed."
"It's okay, we can do it ourselves." Shen Wan disagreed.
The lack of manpower is a good thing, because in this way, the entire post station becomes their territory.
After hearing this, the prisoners immediately started cleaning up.
In a short while, the small inn was cleaned up.
To celebrate everyone's safe arrival in Lanyang, Chen Wan, Da Niuniang and others cooked a very sumptuous meal.
There was a whole table full of beef stew and seafood soup, and they even asked Black Hawk to go out and bring in a few jars of good wine.
"Where's Brother Hu?" Shen Wan looked around and asked.
"He went to the county magistrate to take over." Xie Mubai said calmly.
It is true that the dog emperor pardoned a few families, but most people were still exiles.
After arriving in Lanyang, Hu Dahai will no longer be responsible for them, and Chu Wei will make other arrangements for them.
Of course, no one expected Chu Wei to assign them any easy work.
Thinking of this, everyone's eyes became dim, and even the wine and meat in front of them no longer tasted good.
At this time, Hu Dahai walked in from outside.
"Brother, when are we leaving?" an officer looked at him and asked.
Hu Dahai glanced at Li, a hint of sadness flashing across his eyes: "Tomorrow."
"Tomorrow?" Everyone looked surprised.
Hu Dahai smiled bitterly and said, "We've already wasted a lot of time on the road this time. We really can't delay this any longer."
"Besides, the New Year is almost here, we have to go back before the New Year."
"By the way, there is something I want to tell you. I will no longer be an official when I return."
Upon hearing this, the officers were stunned.
It was true that Hu Dahai was in poor health, but they never thought that he would not be an official.
Over the years, he has led everyone through thick and thin, and whenever they encounter danger, he tries his best to protect his brothers.
But if he quits, what will they do?
"So what are you going to do in the future?" Shen Wan asked calmly.
Hu Dahai smiled and said, "Just do something."
"As long as you are willing to work hard, it is not a problem to support your family."
"I just don't know if we will have the chance to meet again after this separation."
"Of course, as long as the girl needs something, just say a word."
"Even if it's a sea of fire and a mountain of swords, as your eldest brother, I won't even frown."
After hearing this, Li's hand holding the wine glass trembled slightly.
"Alright." Shen Wan glanced at Li and said with a smile, "Come on, everyone, sit down and eat. This is a good farewell party for Brother Hu and the others."
After hearing this, Wang Qi also laughed.
"Come on, let's get drunk tonight!" He stood up and made a cup for Hu Dahai.
Hu Dahai is worried.
Looking at the glass of liquor in his hand, he frowned slightly and drank it all in one gulp.
Everyone saw this and started to make wine. Even Li, who never drank alcohol, was forced to drink a glass by Da Niuniang.
After the meal, no one could remember how much they had drunk.
Hu Dahai drank the wine as if it were water and soon became completely drunk.
"Brother Hu, please stop drinking!" Shen Wan was frightened when she saw this and quickly stepped forward to persuade him, "You can't drink too much alcohol with your illness."
Hu Dahai's eyes were blurry with drunkenness, and he said in a hoarse voice: "Sister, leave me alone, just let me drink!"
"In this life, everyone has to get drunk once in a while."
Before he finished speaking, he reached for the wine jug again.
Yes, he wanted to get drunk, preferably the kind where he would never wake up.
He likes being an official.
But for the Li family, he was willing to give up.
He didn't want to be an enemy of the Xie family, and didn't want to stand against her as an official.
Hu Dahai tilted his neck back, and the spicy liquor slowly flowed down his throat, burning his stomach.
After this separation, I don’t know when we will meet again.
Shen Wan looked at it and quickly looked at Li: "Fourth sister-in-law, please persuade him!"
Li's face turned pale.
She subconsciously tightened the wine glass in her hand, but said nothing.
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