Chapter 10: No Time to Wait
Changji felt wronged: "Don't you think it's troublesome to be entangled by girls?"
Wei Shuyi asked back, "Do you know that this lady from the Chang family is the most beautiful woman in the capital?"
Changji asked in return: "But isn't the most beautiful woman in the capital Madam?"
Wei Shuyi smiled: "You believe it too?"
Changji: “…”
It was clear that whenever the Duke spoke of it, his expression was as firm as a rock, making it impossible for anyone to be suspicious.
so--
Is it true that Langjun is also a person who looks at appearance?
The entanglement of other young ladies is unbearable, so why should it be another matter if it is the most beautiful woman in the capital? "On the other hand, I, your husband, am getting older and no longer young. How can I be in the eyes of other young ladies?" Wei Shuyi stood up from behind the desk and said earnestly: "So, don't flatter your husband too much. You will be laughed at for nothing. It is not advisable to be self-indulgent. From now on, you should behave more normally and save some face for me."
Looking at his husband's flawless face, Changji briefly doubted his life.
Is Wei Shuyi getting old and ugly?
Then he must be...the bloody Wei Changji!
"Since Madam Chang doesn't come to see me, it's only right that I go and see Madam Chang."
Changji couldn't help but ask, "My dear, do you want to see me at this time?"
Wei Shuyi looked out the window at the already dark sky and said, "Then let's do it tomorrow morning."
The next morning, Wei Shuyi went to the courtyard where Chang Suining was accommodated.
"Going out again?" Changji widened his eyes.
"Yes, Madam Chang went to bed early last night, got up before dawn today, and had breakfast early as well." The maid replied, "So she left early."
Wei Shuyi felt like laughing for some reason and nodded, "Being able to eat, sleep and go out is great."
He said, turning around with his hands behind his back: "Let's go to the government office."
Changji replied "yes" and followed his husband, muttering to himself: "If other young ladies encountered such a disaster, they would cry and be scared to death, and they would not even dare to leave the door... But this lady of the Chang family is so good, she doesn't stay at home at all except for eating and sleeping."
"It's really too easy." Wei Shuyi sighed, "I know that Mr. Yu got this favor for free, but I never thought that it was so easy that I didn't even have to bend my waist."
As he spoke and walked, he narrowed his clear, dark eyes and looked towards where the sun was rising.
The early cold is dispelled and the grass and trees are sprouting new buds.
A teahouse near the Hezhou government office was already very lively in the early morning.
The tea drinkers sat at tables in groups of three or four, mostly discussing matters concerning the Governor's Mansion and Zhoujia Village.
Chang Suining sat by the window on the second floor, seemingly not paying attention to the noises. He supported his chin with one hand, played with the teacup with the other, and looked at the long street downstairs with boredom.
Across the street, not far ahead, was the Hezhou government office. This morning, she had seen many people coming out of the government office one after another, most of them were women or people with disabilities.
The people brought by the imperial envoy Wei Shuyi have temporarily occupied the Hezhou government office and are working with local officials to handle the case. All the people from Zhoujia Village were brought here the night before, and after a day and a night of interrogation, they identified who the victims were. They were then either sent back to their hometowns by the government office or resettled in Hezhou.
"My dear, look, that belongs to the headman..." A Che said in a low voice.
The lame woman who had just come out of the government office was holding a little girl in her hand.
A 13 or 14-year-old boy chased after her and tried to snatch the woman's bag without saying a word: "Give it to me!"
"What are you doing!" The woman dodged the boy's hand and took her daughter two steps back.
"Since it's the resettlement money allocated by the government, it should be given to me!" The young man said angrily, "My father is almost killed by you, how dare you live like a heartless person like you!"
His biological mother actually identified his biological father in the government office! She said what the official asked, and she also said what the official didn't ask! The boy was about to reach out to grab it again, but something small suddenly hit the back of his head.
"who!"
He turned his head away angrily and was hit in the eye again.
The boy screamed in pain and covered his eyes. He used his other eye to look and saw that a peanut had fallen to the ground. "Who on earth was the coward who hit me?"
On the second floor, Chang Suining, leaning leisurely against the windowsill, put the peeled dried dates into his mouth.
“Ouch!”
The date pit was sharp and hit the boy's forehead, breaking the skin and causing blood to flow.
Fortunately, the person who attacked only had accuracy but not enough strength, otherwise it would have been more than just a simple skin break.
"...Why was the son of the village head also released? When someone tried to escape, he caught and beat people. I saw it with my own eyes!" said A Che.
Chang Suining lightly patted the crumbs on his hands and looked at the lame woman.
Why else could it be that the mother was soft-hearted and protected her son, helping him to cover up the matter.
But growing up in such a den of evil, being influenced by what he saw and heard, and following their example, how could he be a good person?
But Lu always made his own choice.
The young man was hit several times in succession, and he couldn't figure out who hit him. He didn't dare to yell at the air for a moment, and instead grabbed the woman with a sullen face and said, "Go!"
"Let go of me!"
The girl ran after him crying, but was kicked hard to the ground by the boy.
The woman's expression changed completely. With red eyes, she pushed the boy away: "Are you crazy? Niuniu is your own sister!"
There were discussions and criticisms all around, and the young man, whose life had suddenly changed drastically, gritted his teeth and was about to raise his fist at the woman.
"stop!"
A group of guards with swords came quickly. The young man's face changed and he shrank back and retracted his fist.
Changji took the lead and walked over, frowning and asking: "Why are you making so much noise here?"
My husband has said that while doing your job is important, maintaining order and stability among the people in the city is equally important.
“Sir, sir…!” The lame woman recognized him as the man who led the people to surround Zhoujia Village the night before. She pointed at the young man with tears in her eyes and said, “I can identify him as an accomplice in the case of kidnapping innocent people in Zhoujia Village!”
After all, he was her own son. She had thought that everything would be fine after leaving Zhoujia Village and getting out of that devil's den - but now it seemed that he was no different from his evil father! Even for Niuniu, she could no longer be soft-hearted!
Upon hearing this, Changji ordered his men to restrain the young man.
"You...how can you be so vicious and cruel!" The young man looked at the woman in disbelief and struggled: "Let me go!"
Changji: “Take it away.”
"No, I didn't, she wronged me..." The boy's tone gradually became panicked, and finally turned into "showing weakness and begging for mercy": "Mom, I was wrong, I know I was wrong! Please explain it to them!"
The woman closed her tearful eyes and stopped looking at him.
Watching the young man being dragged away, Chang Suining breathed a sigh of relief - after all, he was not too confused.
At this time, in the carriage not far behind Changji, the curtain was lifted by a white and slender big hand.
Behind the carriage curtain, the young man had a face like green hills in the spring morning and clear eyes and brows.
The young man raised his eyes and met her gaze.
Chang Suining, who was leaning his chin on the windowsill, raised his eyebrows slightly, looking calm.
Wei Shuyi's eyebrows moved slightly, he smiled slightly and nodded to her.
Chang Suining also nodded his chin slightly as a response.
She was dressed like a young man, and looked so calm, as if nothing could disturb her in the slightest. Wei Shuyi couldn't help laughing and lowered the curtain.
The carriage left quickly and drove towards the government office.
Soon, Changji walked up to the second floor quickly and said, "My husband would like to ask Madam Chang to stay here for a while. When he finishes his official business, he will come here to visit Madam Chang."
Chang Suining remained noncommittal: "I will stay until noon."
After all, when noon comes, she will go back to the villa to eat.
"..." Changji inexplicably understood the meaning behind her "no waiting after the time is up" and left without saying a word.
A quarter before noon, Wei Shuyi arrived.
I was accidentally two minutes late, haha_(:з」∠)_It ’s time to make a difficult choice again: what to eat for lunch?
(End of this chapter)
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