Chapter 333 Reception of Guo Ping

Song Qingqi had originally been asked by his wife to come and look after Guo Yueshao's family. Now that he had seen that they had arrived safely, he did not plan to stay long.

He only told the two soldiers beside him to stay and help Guo Ping and his group to pack up, while he himself prepared to return to the barracks first.

"Brother Song, please stay." Unexpectedly, Guo Ping actually spoke to stop Song Qingqi.

Mrs. Guo also hurried forward and said politely, "Since the Marquis is here, why don't you stay and have dinner?"

However, his eyes seemed to be drifting towards Song Zhuo standing beside him, with satisfaction in his eyes.

Ever since the accident happened in his family, those rich young men who used to clamor for marrying Yue Shao disappeared in an instant, and those ladies who used to interact with him often also stopped interacting with him.

But this is human nature, and she understands it.

But even in this situation, the prosperous Song family would actually come to welcome her family and even sent people to help, which really moved Mrs. Guo.

Let's see what else my master has to say.

In the past, he looked down on everything and was even picky about a child of Song Zhuo's family. Now she wanted to see what he had to say!

Guo Yueshao just stood quietly beside his mother without saying a word.

Before her family fell into decline, she had indeed been thinking of marrying Song Zhuo. No matter what, her wealth was always worthy of him.

But now that the Guo family has fallen on hard times, she has developed a sense of inferiority.

Song Qingqi's voice also sounded at this time: "Now that Lord Guo has just arrived, he has many things to deal with, so I will not disturb him."

After saying this, he turned to look at Madam Guo and said, "If I have time another day, I will definitely bring my son to visit you again."

In the end, he still remembered what his wife said and wanted to match his son with Miss Guo.

Mrs. Guo nodded and said nothing more.

Guo Ping continued to bow and said, "I have something to ask you, Your Excellency. I wonder if I can spare you some time."

Seeing Guo Ping's serious look, Song Qingqi couldn't refuse. Anyway, Guo Ping couldn't do anything tricky now, so he nodded and followed Guo Ping inside.

"I heard that the magistrate of Jinhu County has been missing for more than two months. Lord Hou has been in the western camp for a long time. But do you know why?" This time, Guo Ping sincerely asked Song Qingqi for advice.

Along the way, he thought it through.

Knowing that Jinhu County is an opportunity given to me by His Majesty, I now finally have the chance to break away from the past and Prime Minister Cui forever and enter a new chapter in my life.

He also made up his mind to manage Jinhu County well and sincerely work for the welfare of the people.

But before that, Guo Ping had to get to know the local customs and culture better.

Before coming here, Guo Ping also inquired about the situation in Jinhu County to some extent. This border town located at the junction of two countries is really a place where good and bad people mix together.

Song Qingqi paused after hearing this, then turned to look at Guo Ping behind him and said, "The former county magistrate, Lord Lin, was killed by the bandits roaming around this area."

As soon as these words came out, Guo Ping's eyes widened in surprise.

He originally thought that he died of illness, or that he was too greedy and was punished by His Majesty, but he didn't expect that he was killed by bandits?

"Lord Guo must have seen along the way that there are almost no civilians in this entire county. Now everyone is in a panic because of the murder of Lord Lin." Song Qingqi continued.

"If a county magistrate can't even protect himself, how can he guarantee the safety of the people?"

When Song Qingqi said this, Guo Ping had some idea in his mind. Now the people of Jinhu County might have lost their trust in the government, and the next official business might be difficult.

But he was not discouraged, he just felt a surge of energy in his heart and wanted to change the status quo of Jinhu County.

At the same time.

At this time in De'an County, people were feeling somewhat depressed due to the previous assassination of the Great Chu Emperor.

Seeing that they all looked listless, Song Qingyan, who came in holding Lu Xingwan, began to comfort them: "It's okay. All the assassins today have been dealt with by the people around His Majesty."

"I think it will be quite quiet in the next few days."

Yue Guiren hesitated and said, "My queen, I am not afraid, I just feel that all this journey has been..."

Yue Guiren didn't say the rest, but Lu Xingwan continued mumbling.

[Do you feel that this journey has been very depressing? ]

[We were just out for fun, but Father kept running into all kinds of problems, as if they were all planned.]

[Speaking of which, even though my father is so powerful, there are still so many corrupt officials among the people. One can imagine how miserable the people must have been after Prince Rong and the Third Prince succeeded to the throne.]

[But it turns out that all of this is Cui Wen's work. ]

[No wonder Concubine De was so rampant in the palace before, her father is really powerful! The corrupt and law-breaking Jin Wen who was arrested earlier might also have some relationship with Cui Wen! ]

[Now, this illegal copper mining must be Cui Wen’s doing. ]

[Father! Fortunately, you killed Cui Wen early, otherwise, the Chu would be in danger.]

Song Qingyan had previously heard from Lu Xingwan's intermittent words that someone in De'an County was illegally mining copper ore, and she was anxious.

But fortunately, no one knows about this matter now, so the emotions are just affected by the previous assassination.

Just as Song Qingyan was about to speak, the Emperor of Great Chu pushed the door open and came in from outside. He heard Wanwan's last few words clearly.

Wanwan is absolutely right.

Fortunately, thanks to Wanwan, I was able to discover Cui Wen’s evil ambitions and stop the losses in time.

Thinking of this, the Emperor of Great Chu felt much more relaxed. Fortunately, the roots had been pulled out now, and what remained was just to deal with some lingering branches and leaves.

"Wei Cheng said the rain has stopped outside, so why don't we go out for a walk." The Emperor of Great Chu relaxed and was thinking about going out for a walk.

"Okay!" Lu Xingwan's childish voice answered so straightforwardly that everyone couldn't help but laugh.

Song Qingyan clearly felt that the depressing atmosphere just now disappeared in an instant.

The further south they went, the hotter and more humid the weather became.

After the rare rain, the air quickly cooled down, and the air was mixed with the scent of earth, which made these people who had lived in the deep palace for a long time feel particularly fresh.

Even my steps are not much lighter.

The haze in my heart just now has been swept away.

Not long after, they arrived in the busy city.

Although the economic situation of De'an County is relatively poor, it is still a county town after all, so there are some small-scale markets.

Suddenly, a melodious sound of opera singing came from afar.