Chapter 560: Domineering
Lu Wenjing is missing?
Let him send half of the staff to look for her? County Magistrate Luo was stunned at first, and then thought for a long time before speaking nervously, "Miss Lu's disappearance in the county is indeed worrying. I will send people to look for her and do my best to find Miss Lu."
"To be honest with Princess Ping'an, I have an extremely important mission to perform and need to leave immediately. If I were to free up half of my staff, I'm afraid it would be inappropriate..."
"I will instruct the guards on duty at the yamen to help the princess go and look for her, and to fully cooperate with Princess Ping'an!"
After Magistrate Luo finished speaking, he bowed deeply.
Su Yujin narrowed her eyes and did not speak immediately. She just fiddled with her fingers for a long time before she said, "The extremely important task that County Magistrate Luo mentioned, is it about escorting the grain and grass?"
"That's right." County Magistrate Luo was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Since Princess Ping'an knows about this, I'd like to ask Princess Ping'an to show some sympathy..."
"Considerate?" Su Yujin sneered, "It's just transporting food and grass, it's not an important job at all, why do we need so many people?"
"Miss Lu is the granddaughter of the current Duke Dingguo, the cousin of Minister He, and is even more beloved by the current Queen Mother, who treats her like a precious jewel in her palm. I don't need to say much about Miss Lu's status, and County Magistrate Luo should also know the importance of it."
"Now that Miss Lu is missing, Magistrate Luo is not doing his best to help find her, but is instead concerned about trivial matters like transporting grain and fodder. Does that mean he doesn't take the Lu family seriously?"
"I dare not..." County Magistrate Luo was trembling with fear at Su Yujin's angry shouts, and was even more shocked by Su Yujin's words at this moment.
When Su Yujin and others were still in Shilin County, County Magistrate Luo often heard rumors praising them.
She is kind-hearted, gentle and well-intentioned, and she always does things personally. She has no airs of a high-ranking person at all and is extremely friendly to the people... and so on.
When they arrived in Shimen County, Magistrate Luo felt that the rumors were not convincing enough and that Su Yujin was more capable of managing affairs and was not inferior to any man in any way.
At this time, Su Yujin said that escorting grain and grass was a trivial matter, and even used the identities of the Lu family and Miss Lu to pressure others.
Is it because he is too anxious about Lu Wenjing's disappearance that he is like this?
Or...
County Magistrate Luo looked at Su Yujin secretly, hoping to get some answers.
Su Yujin glanced at Magistrate Luo and said, "It's good that Magistrate Luo knows that he doesn't dare to do that. Miss Lu is of noble status. If there is any mistake, even if Magistrate Luo has ten heads, it will not be enough to lose her!"
"I advise Magistrate Luo to just do as I say, otherwise don't blame me for being rude!"
"As for trivial matters like food and fodder for the frontier, if anything really happens, I will take full responsibility!"
These words were spoken loudly and with a strong sense of nonchalance, revealing the arrogance and domineering of a person in a high position.
Magistrate Luo was stunned for a long time, not knowing what to do.
"Whether County Magistrate Luo can keep his official hat depends on the choice he makes at this moment." Su Yujin added.
There was none of the arrogance and domineering feeling just now, but instead there was a faint warning, like the snow water dripping down the icicles on the eaves in winter, bringing little by little chilliness, soaking Magistrate Luo's whole body.
Magistrate Luo thought for a long time before he bowed to Su Yujin and said, "I understand. I will follow Princess Ping'an's instructions and send half of my men to look for Miss Lu."
"That's it." Su Yujin curled the corners of her lips. "As the saying goes, a man who knows the current affairs is a hero. County Magistrate Luo should judge the situation and know what is important and what is not. That is the way to be an official."
"Princess Ping'an is right. I will go and make arrangements right away." Magistrate Luo bent his waist but never raised it. "I will take my leave."
"Go." Su Yujin raised her hand, picked up the cup of tea that Qingkui had just placed on the table next to her, and drank it slowly.
After leaving the house, County Magistrate Luo hurried back to the county government office. According to what Su Yujin had said, he assigned half of the manpower that had been counted earlier to search for Lu Wenjing's whereabouts in Shimen County.
"Sir." County Magistrate Song was a little uneasy. "If that's the case, there won't be enough people to escort the grain and grass. I'm afraid it won't be appropriate."
"That's all we can do now." Magistrate Luo frowned. "You lead these people to search the county to see if you can find Miss Lu as soon as possible. I will lead people to transport food and grass first. We will follow the previous route. If you can find her early, we will catch up as soon as possible."
"There is still some time before the scheduled departure. I will leave in an hour. You should hurry as soon as possible." County Magistrate Luo added.
Seeing County Magistrate Luo say this, County Magistrate Song had no choice but to nod and say, "Yes."
Then, he took a group of people and quickly spread out to various streets in the county town, searching place by place.
County Magistrate Song also followed his subordinates in the search.
Soon half an hour passed, and County Magistrate Song and his companions found nothing, but they were still searching patiently.
Some people below curled their lips and said, "Miss Lu didn't leave the city gate, so she must be in the city. The entire county town is not a big place, why do we need to send so many people to look for her?"
"That is to say, I heard that Miss Lu is usually very chattering and has a playful personality. Maybe she is just being lazy and wandering around. She may go back in the evening. It is really unreasonable to mobilize such a large number of people to search for her throughout the city."
"Transporting grain is such a big deal, but that princess said it was as easy as eating and drinking water. In her eyes, the lives of so many people at the border are not as important as the lives of the young ladies of the Lu family?"
"She is the daughter of a rich family. In the eyes of those powerful people, she is naturally much more noble than ordinary people. I am afraid that in the eyes of those people, let alone a rich daughter, even the cats and dogs at home are more important than the lives of soldiers at the border!"
"Sir, let me say something unpleasant. You shouldn't have agreed to something like this, let alone really did what she said. If we can't supply food and grass here, there will be no war to fight. By then, there will be countless casualties, and you, sir, will be the sinner!"
"Yes, sir, you will be scolded..."
Several people were talking at the same time, and they were all very angry, which gave County Magistrate Song a headache.
But what they said made a lot of sense, and he really had nothing to refute.
But if you disobey the order, you will still be punished.
It’s really difficult to be an official!
County Magistrate Song sighed.
A thin figure as small as a monkey looked at County Magistrate Song and others at the entrance of the alley, then quickly turned back and walked along the small alley they had just walked through to a very dilapidated-looking house.
Inside the house, seven or eight people were busy packing up.
(End of this chapter)
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