Usually in such situations the family would be rewarded, but Zhao Chengmo's family was Gu Lingze. When Emperor Jing thought of this before, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Lord Xu, the method you proposed of using work as a substitute for relief has now been tried in various disaster-stricken areas and it really is twice the result with half the effort."
Emperor Jing looked at him with satisfaction: "I am very pleased that you care so much about the people."
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Xu Mingyan knelt down and kowtowed.
"I have committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"Oh?" Qi Junhuai was slightly surprised when he heard this, "Why did you deceive me?"
"Work-for-relief was originally a method proposed by the Grand Master, but I was allowed to take the credit. I dare not accept it."
At this time, Zhao Chengmo bowed to Emperor Jing and said, "Your Majesty, although this idea was proposed by Lingze, Lord Xu has also perfected many measures. I don't think it can be regarded as a crime of deceiving the emperor."
After hearing the reason, Emperor Jing immediately laughed and pointed at Xu Mingyan, saying, "Those court officials always like to take credit in front of me. I never thought that you would be so humble to each other. Xu Qing is really upright and honest."
Qi Yuanjing looked at him with great satisfaction, "Deng Binyu was originally the Minister of Revenue, but he was beheaded for treason, and the remaining Right Vice Minister Mu Wenbin has accomplished nothing."
"Xu Mingyan." Emperor Jing called.
"I am here."
"I have decreed that you shall be appointed as the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Please do not let me down."
Xu Mingyan took a deep breath and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."
In the afternoon, Zhao Chengmo returned home and told Gu Lingze about the matter. When he heard Xu Mingyan's apology, he was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
"When the emperor learned of Cheng Hualong's crimes, he was furious and ordered him to be beheaded in public."
Gu Lingze curled his lips and said, "The emperor hates corrupt officials the most, but it's a pity for Magistrate Wu. He is good to the people, but he is a bit cowardly."
Zhao Chengmo nodded without saying anything.
Before going to bed at night, Gu Lingze took advantage of Zhao Chengmo still taking a shower, stripped himself naked, and then wrapped himself tightly in a quilt.
When Zhao Chengmo blew out the candle and went to bed, he felt something smooth with his tentacles.
"My beauty, the Imperial Master is going to turn over your name card today, why don't you hurry up and serve him?"
Although Zhao Chengmo had never heard of the term "flipping the cards", he understood its meaning after seeing his actions.
"Your injury hasn't healed yet, go to sleep."
After saying that, Zhao Chengmo got out of the quilt, hugged him from the outside, and closed his eyes.
Gu Lingze stared in the darkness, and after a long while he spoke, "You actually rejected me?!"
Then she shook off his arm and struggled to sit up, "Could it be that... you are tired of me now?"
Zhao Chengmo stood up helplessly and stretched out his hand to wrap the quilt around him. "It's not enough to have it all. How can you get tired of it?"
Gu Lingze didn't care about that. He just reached out and pushed him down, then spread his long legs and sat on his abdominal muscles.
"Normally you won't stop even if your voice is hoarse and I ask you to, so today you have to obey me whether you want to or not!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he tore off Zhao Chengmo's underwear, pounced on him and started kissing him.
His chaotic request for sex only ignited the man's lust even more.
Zhao Chengmo was sweating profusely, his breathing became heavier, and finally when Gu Lingze kissed a certain place, he pressed him down directly.
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The next day, Gu Lingze was still asleep when he suddenly heard the sound of a baby crying.
When I opened my eyes, I saw Zhao Chengmo holding a child and standing in front of the bed.
"Where did the child come from?" Gu Lingze looked puzzled, then frowned and asked, "Why are you crying all the time?"
Zhao Chengmo shook the swaddling clothes in his arms stiffly and quickly recounted what had just happened.
It turned out that this child was the little baby that the victims of the disaster stuffed into his arms when he was in Linji Prefecture.
He had been so busy with other things that he had completely forgotten about this matter.
He remembered that it was the Tongzhi in the government office who told him that his wife had just given birth to a child and had milk, so he asked him to take the child home to raise.
Notices had been posted throughout the city looking for the child's parents, but no one went to the government office to claim him.
Gu Lingze couldn't remember the woman's face at all, so he asked the Tongzhi to find a family to adopt her. Why was she sent here again now?
"This child has been crying since we left Linji Prefecture. We have consulted many doctors but none of them could find the cause. The Tongzhi was at a loss and brought the child here."
After listening to Zhao Chengmo's explanation, Gu Lingze reached out and said, "Let me see."
"Put on some clothes first."
Gu Lingze hastily put on his inner clothes and outer robe. After taking the child, he found that the crying was getting weaker and weaker.
It was impossible to take the child's pulse in this condition, so he simply tapped his forehead and injected some spiritual energy into him.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the spiritual energy entered his body, Gu Lingze withdrew his hand as if he was scalded.
"What's wrong?" Zhao Chengmo immediately sat down beside the bed, pulled up his hand and took a look.
Gu Lingze also looked at his hands with a look of disbelief.
He put his hand between his eyebrows and tried again, with the same result.
"This child actually has the body of Heavenly Yin."
When Gu Lingze said this, his expression was very complicated, with disbelief mixed with a little joy.
He turned the child over and unswaddled him.
He raised his hand and drew a complicated symbol on his back. After he finished, the child stopped crying immediately and looked at them quietly with his big eyes.
"Cheng Mo, take the child to your sister-in-law and ask her to help feed him."
Gu Lingze got out of bed, put on his clothes, and went to the front hall to meet the Tongzhi of Linji Prefecture.
The other party accepted his thanks with great trepidation. Gu Lingze then took out three amulets and the New Year gift brought by Qian Bo. After chatting for a few words, the other party said goodbye.
After sending the person away, he turned around and went to Su Wenyu's room. When he pushed the door open, he found Xie Qingwan was also there.
"This child is still a boy." Xie Qingwan pointed at the red mole on the baby's forehead and said with a smile.
"sister in law."
When Su Wenyu saw him, she stood up holding the child in her arms, "The nurse has just fed the child. The child is very well behaved and doesn't cry or make a fuss."
The two had already learned about the child's background from Zhao Chengmo before, and they were also sighing.
Su Wenyu picked up the child and handed it to him.
Gu Lingze also hugged her in a very stiff posture just like Zhao Chengmo.
"Why was this child crying so much before? Is he sick?" Xie Qingwan asked.
Gu Lingze shook his head. "He has a special physique. He may need to be nursed back to health."
Xie Qingwan nodded, "Then when he's recovered and the weather is warmer, I'll ask someone to find a good family to adopt him."
Gu Lingze opened his mouth but didn't say anything in the end. After thanking Su Wenyu, the two of them returned to the room with the child.
He himself had not expected that the trace of spiritual energy that he had accidentally input on the city wall that day would actually become the trigger for the child's Tianyin body.
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