Linghu Yunlong had a dog's nose, and he smelled a strange aroma from the pot. He rushed over and lifted the lid, and the whole room was filled with fragrance. Inside the pot, he saw a large pork elbow steaming.
The steamed bun in Zhao Huan's hand fell to the ground with a thud. "The aroma of malt."
It's a pity that Linghu Yunlong didn't say "expert" to complement his words. He just grabbed a piece of meat from the elbow and stuffed it into his mouth. The elbow was so tender that it melted in his mouth, fatty but not greasy.
Zhao Huan was furious: "Leave some for me, damn it."
"It would be nice if we could have a pot of wine." Zhao Huan smacked his lips.
Linghu Yunlong stuffed his mouth with pork elbow: "Hmmmmmm."
Zhao Huan, with his sharp eyes, spotted a large jar of wine hidden behind a pile of wild rice in the corner. He grabbed it, opened the jar, and the aroma of wine filled his nose.
Linghu Yunlong sniffed hard and said, "What kind of wine is this? It smells so good."
The wine was indeed very fragrant, so fragrant that the cook who was knocked unconscious by Linghu Yunlong was awakened by the aroma. The cook closed his eyes and sniffed a few times in a daze. Linghu Yunlong kicked him and the cook fainted again.
As the sky darkened, Nangong Lian'er rode back to the inn. Cao Dongsheng was still waiting anxiously outside the inn. Nangong Lian'er's heart sank: "Is the young master not back yet?"
Cao Dongsheng's voice was filled with tears: "No, no."
Nangong Lian'er gritted her teeth and said, "Go to the government office! Report to the authorities!"
As the two were about to head towards the provincial government office, they saw two dark figures approaching from a distance. Cao Dongsheng was overjoyed: "Yes, it's your Majesty, it's the young master and his men!"
Zhao Huan and Linghu Yunlong were seen burping and staggering towards this side with their big bellies.
Nangong Lian'er was overjoyed, she rushed forward to greet him. Suddenly after taking two steps, Nangong Lian'er stopped.
Zhao Huan was followed by a large group of people. A closer look revealed they were all young girls. The most impressive thing was that each of these dozens of young girls was incredibly beautiful, a rare sight to behold.
Nangong Lian'er's face immediately darkened, but Cao Dongsheng was completely oblivious. He went over to greet her joyfully, "Master, you, what took you so long?"
Zhao Huan sighed, "Don't mention it. I almost lost my life trying to save these girls."
Nangong Lian'er immediately became concerned: "Brother Zhao, are you okay? Are you hurt?"
"Oh my," Zhao Huan leaned on her, "I have suffered severe internal injuries. If I can get a kiss from you, I think I should be fine."
Nangong Lian'er pushed him away angrily, and her anger subsided a lot.
Zhao Huan shamelessly pulled over several girls behind him and said, "Come, come, let me introduce you. This is Miss Yuhui, this is Sister Zixuan, and this is Miss Weiwei. This, this one's name?" Zhao Huan couldn't remember for a moment.
The girl smiled sweetly: "My name is Ningzhen."
The girls hurriedly saluted: "Hello, sister."
Nangong Lian'er was furious: "Who is your sister? I'm not that old."
The little girls didn't care much and gathered around.
"Thank you, sister, for saving us from the fire."
"Yeah, I heard that my sister broke that old lady's arm in East City."
"Young Master Zhao said that it was my sister who asked him to save us. I thank my sister for giving me a new life!"
As they spoke, the more than eighty girls knelt down in front of Nangong Lian'er.
Nangong Lian'er was shocked. She didn't understand what it meant yet: "You. You..."
Zhao Huan shrugged. "I saved them, but I was afraid they would commit suicide. So, we had no choice but to say that Lady Nangong ordered us to rescue them."
Nangong Lian'er was overjoyed. It seemed that Zhao Huan had no intention of getting involved with these girls. She couldn't help but smile sweetly at Zhao Huan, with infinite tenderness.
Zhao Huan was just stunned. Nangong Lian'er's beauty was indeed outstanding. None of the girls could compare to her.
Once a woman stopped being jealous, she would immediately become enthusiastic. Nangong Lian'er was talking and laughing with these girls, and those girls flattered her to the hilt.
Zhao Huan said to Cao Dongsheng seriously, "Is Wu Ge here?"
Cao Dongsheng said, "We've arrived in Pizhou. The government has already distributed disaster relief grain today."
Zhao Huan nodded and said, "We'll talk about it in the room."
After Zhao Huan finished listening to Cao Dongsheng's talk about Pizhou affairs, he slammed the table and said, "Let's go to the provincial government!"
"Your Majesty, what should we do with these women?" asked Cao Dongsheng.
Zhao Huan almost forgot about those women. He scratched his head and said, "We'll talk about this later. Let Lian'er stay here with them. You arrange food and lodging for them, and Yunlong and I will go to the provincial government office."
Arriving at the provincial government office, Zhao Huan happened to see Kong Feizhou escorting a man. The man had disheveled hair, but was dressed in official uniform. Zhao Huan was a little surprised: "Who is this man?"
Kong Feizhou recognized Zhao Huan as the man involved in the wheat ear case. "This man is the magistrate of Bo County. I found three boxes of antiques, calligraphy, and paintings, as well as over 5,400 taels of silver in his house."
Zhao Huan sneered, "How dare a mere county magistrate embezzle so much! Take him to jail and await your master's judgment!"
Kong Feizhou nodded and arrested the magistrate of Bo County. Zhao Huan and Linghu Yunlong walked into the government office.
When Wu Ge and Cao Zhenguo saw Zhao Huan, they hurriedly knelt down to greet him.
Zhao Huan held out his hand. "Everyone, get up! Wu Ge, I'm glad you're here so soon. How's the distribution of the relief grain going?"
Wu Ge bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the victims of the disaster in Pizhou have basically been resettled. In addition, I have allocated 2,000 dan of grain to be sent to Bo County, and the remaining 6,000 dan will be sent to Haizhou immediately."
Zhao Huan nodded. "Send 4,000 dan of grain to Haizhou, and give me the remaining 2,000 dan. I will take it to Langya County. Also, when you get to Haizhou, find out what happened to the 40,000 dan of grain Liu Yu brought with him. If there's corruption, embezzlement, or abuse of power in Haizhou, remain silent and deal with them. I'll make the final decision once I get to Haizhou!"
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