Deputy General Xiao couldn't help but smile when he remembered that Fu Tong'er had a sad face and hit her forehead against the stone wall next to a hanging door while walking.
"Is she in trouble again?" Jiu Ye asked when he saw Deputy General Xiao like this.
"Replying to Master Jiu, when Miss Fu was in the front yard earlier, I saw that she was worried. She bumped into the wall while walking and almost fell into the lotus pond. After she got up, she cursed Master Jiu, saying that he and her horoscopes were incompatible and that it made it difficult for her to walk properly."
"Hmph, when will she say something good about me..." As the Ninth Master was speaking, Wei Shichang, the magistrate of Shangyang County, came in, bowing and saying, "Your humble servant, Wei Shichang, the magistrate of Shangyang County, pays respect to the Regent, the Ninth Prince! May the Ninth Master be blessed!"
Jiu Ye looked at the man and held the case documents he handed over in his hand.
The hand wearing the jade ring raised up and said, "Master Wei, please stand up. I will serve you tea and give you a seat."
"Thank you, Master Jiu." Wei Shichang respectfully sat aside, while a waiter came over to pour tea. The Regent, though still inside the headquarters, was neatly dressed. Lieutenant General Xiao, standing beside him, was also dressed in military uniform and armor, with a heavy sword at his waist.
Wei Shichang took a sip of tea and stood up to report, "Master Jiu, I'll explain Li San's case in detail. I intend to use the confiscated silver to provide relief to the victims. Each household will receive a distribution based on their household, and any excess will be used to replenish the local treasury."
As Jiu Ye listened, he picked up his pen and dipped it in ink, saying, "Well. Take this notice from the king and give it to the wealthy tycoons in those areas. Hang a 'give' character on the door of each house. Tell the people to go to these houses and give them at least three bowls of porridge and three cakes per person every day. Each unit and street will be responsible for the disaster victims under their jurisdiction. No one other than the villagers shall leave the village without permission."
As he spoke, the regent's seal had already been affixed. He raised his hand and handed over the decree. Wei Shichang quickly stood up, came over, bowed, and took it with both hands: "Yes, Master Jiu, I will obey the regent's order."
Jiu Ye's tone became more casual, and he asked, "I heard earlier that the local tycoon Duan Qinghong was beaten by a woman. How is that person now?"
Wei Shichang said, "Master Jiu, that woman was very aggressive and hit the owner of the Duan Family Manor in the face, leaving him bleeding. After the woman left, the wealthy Duan Family Manor did not pursue the matter and left on his own. Remembering that on a daily basis, the Duan Family Manor relied on the Marquis of Dingnan and did evil things..."
As he was speaking, Cuiying came in with tea: "Master Jiu, this is freshly brewed Longjing tea, please try it."
Wei Shichang looked Fan Cuiying up and down, his body suddenly turned cold, and the words that were about to come out of his mouth were choked.
Lu Zhenzhi glanced at Wei Shichang, then stood up and said with a smile, "Cuiying, put down your tea. I have something to take care of. When I'm done, you can come with me to the Dingnan Marquis's mansion for the banquet."
"Yes, Master Jiu." Cuiying said, putting the teacup on the desk without looking away, and walked out silently.
Wei Shichang was so scared that he kept wiping the sweat from his head. In his sleeves were a pile of memorials impeaching Marquis Dingnan. Fortunately, he did not hand them over to the regent Prince Chun, otherwise, he would have been killed.
So he stood up and said, "Master Jiu, I have some family matters to attend to, so I will take my leave now."
Lu Zhenzhi waved his hand: "Okay, you go."
Not long after Wei Shichang left, the study door was pushed open.
"Bold!" roared Lieutenant General Xiao.
Seeing it was Fu Tong'er, he respectfully said, "Miss Fu?" Turning to Jiu Ye, he said, "I'll wait outside."
"No need." Fu Tong'er said, "I just came to see how Master Jiu brought that vixen to the banquet!"
Jiu Ye said calmly: "Tong'er came early, so I'll take her there later."
"You! You liar!"
"What did I lie to you about?"
"You! You! You deceived my body! And you deceived my heart!"
Deputy General Xiao made a puff, deciding not to listen to the two people's quarrel, so he clasped his fists and said, "I'll take my leave."
Then he walked out quickly and closed the door.
"Tong'er, come here." Lu Zhenzhi sat at the desk with the regent's seal placed beside him.
Fu Tong'er walked over unwillingly and clapped her hands: "What are you doing!"
"Come here."
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