There were a few knocks on the door, and Su Yue hurried to open it.
But I saw an old lady standing at the door supporting Wanruo.
"Girl! What's wrong with her?" Su Yue hurriedly took her over.
"This girl dined at our Zuixian Restaurant. She must have been too drunk, so the owner asked me to bring her back. Although she wasn't sober, she still remembered where she lived when I asked her."
Su Yue hurriedly thanked her: "Thank you very much, Auntie!"
"It's okay, it's okay." The old lady responded with a smile.
Su Yue then helped the person into the house and closed the gate.
At the corner of the dark alley, Xie Xianyu stood there, watching from afar as Wanruo was helped into the room, then turned away with a cold expression.
"Go to the prefectural city and ask the prefect to come see me as soon as possible."
"yes."
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When Lin Han woke up, he found himself in the government office.
He was still a little confused: "How did I get back?"
The lawyer walked in and asked, "Master, are you awake? Did you drink too much yesterday and suddenly fainted on the way? The bailiffs carried you back."
Lin Han rubbed his head and said, "I just drank a glass of wine, why am I dizzy?"
"It seems that Your Excellency still cannot hold his liquor well. You need to practice your drinking capacity. There will be many social events in the officialdom in the future."
Lin Han got out of bed and washed his face with cold water. "You said yesterday you had something urgent to talk to me about. What was it?"
"Oh!" Speaking of this, the lawyer was very excited and said excitedly: "There is a salt merchant named Qian who wants to see you!"
"Salt merchant?"
"Yes, Your Excellency, you don't know that this salt merchant is the richest. Unfortunately, our Qingzhou is remote and poor, and ordinary salt merchants only circulate in the Jiangnan area. This salt merchant has a great background and is from Yangzhou. He is very impressive and wealthy!"
"What does he want to see me for?"
"I heard him say that he wants to settle down in Shiya County. He's originally from Shiya County, and now that he's old, he wants to return to his roots, so he came back. But as you know, merchants have to make peace with local officials before traveling anywhere. He's trying to please you, sir!"
Lin Han's eyes lit up when he heard this. Since he took office, all the prominent families in Shiya County have sent him gifts. After all, he is the chief official of this area, and these people are asking for his support, which is a great honor for him.
But Shiya County was poor after all, and the richest family, the Zhang family, had only tens of thousands of taels of silver in assets, which was nowhere to be compared with the wealthy areas of Jiangnan. Salt merchants could fill the hole with just a little money.
"Then invite him in."
"yes."
The master immediately asked for someone to come. Lin Han dressed and sat down to wait.
After a while, a portly man in his twenties walked in. He was dressed in gorgeous clothes and robes, and it was obvious that he was a wealthy and noble lord.
He bowed respectfully to Lin Han and said, "Greetings, Master Lin."
Lin Han felt very upset, and raised his hand with a smile: "You're welcome, sit down."
Mr. Qian sat down on the chair and said with a smile, "I just returned to Shiya County as well. I heard that Lord Lin also just took office. He is truly a young talent. To have such a promising future at such a young age, he will surely rise to higher positions in the future."
"I'm just a small county magistrate. How can I dare to think about promotion?" Lin Han shook his hand.
"Hey, that's not the way to say it. Lord Lin is young after all, and he has many opportunities. I really want to get to know Lord Lin, because I want him to give me some guidance in the future!"
Lin Han felt very relieved: "Master Qian, you are too polite."
Mr. Qian ordered someone to bring in a box and presented it to him: "This is a small gift, please accept it, Master Lin."
Lin Han quickly declined: "You are too polite, how can I accept this?"
"Master Lin is getting married soon, so this gift is nothing. From now on, you and I will be old friends. If the Qian family does anything wrong, please bear with me, Master Lin."
As Mr. Qian spoke, he opened the box, which contained two jade ruyi. The texture was transparent and it was a rare kind of jade.
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