Chapter 338: Fat Job (Part 2)
The corner lamp under the eaves emitted a faint light, through which one could vaguely see the tired and hurried expression of the visitor, as well as the corners of his clothes stained with a little mud and water.
It looked like he had just rushed back from the disaster front.
Chen Yanchuan remained calm and smiled faintly: "Master Xu, what you said really embarrasses me. You have been busy dealing with the disaster, but I have delayed you. I should say sorry."
Xu Jie met those deep and calm phoenix eyes, wanting to find out something, but he found that apart from sincere apology, there was really no displeasure of being neglected in Chen Yanchuan's eyes.
Unable to figure out Shen Yanchuan's true thoughts for a moment, Xu Jie suppressed his thoughts and did not show any expression on his face.
“I don’t dare!”
He seemed extremely respectful and polite.
Chen Yanchuan curved his lips and said, "We should have arrived a long time ago, but there was a heavy rain in Shiluan City a few days ago, so we were delayed there for a few days."
Xu Jie's heart skipped a beat!
He never expected that Shen Yanchuan would be so direct! Shiluan City was mentioned right at the beginning!
They both knew exactly what had happened there, but when they met each other now, no one could tell the truth.
Xu Jie sighed heavily, "Yes! Not only there, but also in the past half month, there have been torrential rains in Suinan, including Changzhou. Two days ago, even the embankment of the Li River collapsed!"
His brows were furrowed, as if he was heartbroken.
“Who could have expected that such a disaster would happen in September?”
Shen Yanchuan nodded to show his understanding: "It happened suddenly, and it's not your fault. You don't have to blame yourself too much."
Xu Jie felt a little relieved, and mentioned as if unintentionally that he had been running around in the disaster area recently. In just a few words, he acted like a hardworking and responsible governor.
"...This is really unfortunate. The prince has arrived and we should have entertained him well, but I have been busy recently. I have to write a memorial to report the disaster tomorrow. I am afraid..."
Between the words, it seemed that he felt quite guilty for ignoring Chen Yanchuan.
Chen Yanchuan smiled faintly, not minding: "The disaster is serious. It's late tonight, Master Xu should go back and rest early."
Xu Jie, who was still talking nonstop, was suddenly shocked: "What?"
Chen Yanchuan actually... didn't ask anything and just let him go! ?
He knew very well what Shen Yanchuan was here for. Regarding Huo Yucheng and the case three years ago, he thought Shen Yanchuan would definitely use all means to interrogate him, but the result... was just this?
Chen Yanchuan was so relaxed that Xu Jie felt nervous.
He opened his mouth, and finally spoke hesitantly: "But the prince has had a hard journey, it would be too rude for me to leave now..."
Chen Yanchuan seemed to have no intention of mentioning anything related to this, and only said: "The disaster situation is serious, so everything will naturally be subject to Lord Xu's arrangements."
Xu Jie was really confused by him this time. He looked at Shen Yanchuan several times before finally nodding: “Yes, yes, although the rain has stopped today, the breach of the dam is not small. We must notify the river channel to deal with it as soon as possible.”
Chen Yanchuan nodded slightly: "I remember that the embankment of Li River was built many years ago. With the sudden rainstorm, it is time to repair it again."
Xu Jie shook his head helplessly: "Isn't it! I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money again this time!"
Chen Yanchuan added: "It is rare that Lord Xu is wholeheartedly for the people, but the more so, the more we must be on guard. If the river repair is done well, it will be Lord Xu's achievement, but we must not let the same thing as Sun Li'an's corruption in Ruzhou River embankment happen again, so as not to implicate Lord Xu's reputation."
Hearing that name, Xu Jie's eyelids twitched quickly, and he almost subconsciously looked up at Shen Yanchuan again!
Sun Lian!
Did Shen Yanchuan know something? !
Shen Yanchuan met his gaze, seeming a little surprised: “Master Xu, what’s wrong?”
Xu Jie quickly lowered his eyes, pulled the corners of his mouth awkwardly, his face seemed to be frozen.
"No, nothing! Thank you for your reminder, Prince."
Such jobs have always been the most lucrative. Even if it is just a small river repair, it can fill the pockets of countless people from top to bottom.
And Sun Lian is just a typical example.
Of course, it may not stand up to scrutiny.
Shen Yanchuan did not continue chatting with him. Xu Jie was in a depressed mood at the moment and did not want to say anything more. He quickly turned around and left.
The door slowly closed.
Lian Zhou thought thoughtfully: "Master, do you think he is related to Sun Lian'an's case?"
Otherwise, the master would not suddenly bring it up at this time for no reason.
Chen Yanchuan's eyebrows were sparse, and he said: "Don't forget, Xu Jie is not only the governor of Suinan, but also the minister of the Ministry of Revenue."
His job is to manage the national treasury!
Lian Zhou understood instantly: "You mean, Sun Lian might have been wrongly accused? But, but the evidence in this case is irrefutable, even Sun Lian himself has pleaded guilty, how come..."
"He was Ye Zheng's student."
Shen Yanchuan only said this.
Lian Zhou was stunned for a moment and was about to ask, "So what?" But after seeing the look on his master's face, he suppressed all the doubts in his heart.
The master and Ye Zheng were not familiar with each other, and Ye Zheng and Sun Lian'an had long since broken off relations, so the master shouldn't have been suspicious of this...
Suddenly, Lian Zhou had an idea and slapped his thigh:
"Oh, right! I almost forgot, when he was exiled, Miss Ye Er personally saw him off at the city gate!"
With that person's temper, if Sun Lian had really done those things, she would never do that!
Lian Zhou couldn't help but ask excitedly, "Master, so Miss Ye Er told you about this before?"
However, as soon as he said this, he felt something was wrong and shook his head to deny it.
"That's impossible! If Miss Ye Er didn't even prepare wine for you, how could she talk to you about this? She is——"
Shen Yanchuan glanced at him indifferently.
Lian Zhou felt a chill on the back of his head, and he swallowed the rest of his words belatedly and closed his mouth tightly.
Shen Yanchuan turned around and went back to the house.
After taking a few steps, he stopped again.
Lian Zhou's desire to survive reached its peak, and he hurried forward and asked eagerly, "Master, do you have any other instructions?"
"have."
Chen Yanchuan emphasized word by word,
"She said that it was because my previous injury had not yet healed and I was not suitable for drinking, so she deliberately did not send me off. I will have everything when I return to Beijing."
Lian Zhou took a while to react before he understood what he meant. He didn't know what expression to put on for a moment. The corners of his mouth twitched twice before he said, "Then, then Miss Ye Er treats you very well, huh?"
Chen Yanchuan nodded gently and dignifiedly, and finally left with satisfaction.
good.
After all, she treated him differently from others.
Lian Zhou was in a very complicated mood. He took advantage of the night to come under the apricot tree in the courtyard, stood there for a long time, and sighed deeply.
"well!"
The leaves moved, and Xi Su, who was wearing night clothes, was very impatient: "What are you arguing about?"
He had been working day and night these past few days, and when he finally had some free time, he couldn't even get a good night's sleep.
Lian Zhou looked up, feeling very sad:
"Our master has to go to others to ask for wine. If this gets out, will we Black Knights still have face?"
(End of this chapter)
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