Chapter 96
At dawn, Yu Hang returned to the city to reunite with Su Jingfeng, Lin Xing and others, and told them the news brought by Li Yuanhe. Sun Banfo was attacked and now seriously injured. Fortunately, he was rescued by the imperial physician in the palace and is not in danger of life for the time being.
Lin Xing casually picked up the half-finished account book and flipped through it, saying, "I didn't expect that His Majesty would trust Sun Banfo so much and be willing to send his confidant to Pengze County even though there was no evidence."
Su Jingfeng retorted: "Your Majesty does not trust him, but he cares about you and me and does not want to risk our lives."
Lin Xing nodded, threw the things in her hand aside, and said to Yu Hang: "Fortunately, His Majesty gave us a blank imperial edict before leaving."
Yu Hang stood aside, holding his sword, and said in a complicated tone: "Our goal is to find evidence. Otherwise, do you really think that the three of us can overthrow the Prime Minister?"
Su Jingfeng's face flashed with uneasiness, and he said guiltily: "But the real one has been damaged. Will His Majesty blame me for this?"
In contrast, the culprit Lin Xing didn't care much and said calmly: "If your majesty really cared, Commander Li would not have used this fake book to scare Prime Minister Song. Besides, the value of the damaged pages is far greater than that of the intact one. Now, whether in Pengze County or the capital, the Prime Minister's bad reputation has been known to everyone. Your majesty just wants to find an appropriate time to get rid of the thorn in his side."
Su Jingfeng slammed the table hard and coughed twice in a pretentious manner. Lin Xing understood what he meant, curled her lips and stopped talking.
"Sister Xiaoxing! Brother Yuhang!" Last night's turmoil did not affect Lu Shiqing at all. Now, at just noon, he came to their courtyard in high spirits.
Lin Xing closed her eyes and sighed, then smiled widely, went to open the door and hugged the little girl tightly. Unexpectedly, just after she picked up the little girl, Lu Shiqing asked before she could speak: "Are you very tired, Sister Xiao Xing?"
Lin Xing tidied up the hair around her ears and replied, "No, Qingqing, why do you say that?"
"Because Sister Xiao Xing's eyes are not as bright as usual."
This made Lin Xing speechless. After a long while, she finally spoke: "How could that be? Sister is very happy today."
"Qingqing is also very happy today." Lu Shiqing said hurriedly, with a bigger smile on his face, "Because she can see mother and father today."
As soon as he finished speaking, a somewhat hoarse female voice came from outside the courtyard, "Miss Lin, Lord Yu, Lord Su!" They had sent someone to invite Mrs. Lu early. She must have missed her daughter too much, so she came so quickly.
Lu Shiqing immediately recognized that it was his mother's voice, and hurriedly broke free from Lin Xing's arms and ran out of the yard. The mother and daughter hugged each other in the morning light. Although they couldn't see clearly, they could hear their conversation.
Lu Shiqing asked: "Why is mother crying? Is she unhappy to see me?"
Mrs. Lu quickly wiped her tears and said happily, "No, mother is just too happy."
Lu Shiqing: "It turns out that you can cry when you are too happy. But where is your daddy?" The little girl ran around Mrs. Lu and finally stopped in front of her.
"Daddy...your daddy has gone to a very far place. He will come back when you grow up."
Lu Shiqing's voice sounded a little angry, "But he told me that night that we would see each other tomorrow! Daddy is a big liar, I don't want to forgive him."
Mrs. Lu choked up a little: "No, no, Qingqing, don't blame him, your father bought you candied haws."
Lu Shiqing didn't understand why his mother was even sadder. Thinking of what she had just said, he thought his mother was happier, and his tone unconsciously became excited: "Then I'll forgive Daddy if I eat it!"
"Okay, okay, okay."
The conversation ended here. Lin Xing waved her hand to signal Mrs. Lu, who was holding the child, to leave, telling her not to come forward to thank her. Lu Shiqing noticed that they were leaving, and turned around and waved goodbye to the three of them.
With the disappearance of the two people, the bustling courtyard became quiet again. Lin Xing was really tired. The highly tense night made her forget the wound on her hand. Only when she relaxed did she feel the stinging pain. As if in revenge, she clenched her hands to confirm that she was really alive.
Suddenly, Yu Hang held her wrist tightly, and when Lin Xing looked at him in confusion, he said, "Let go of your hand, I'll take you to apply medicine." Su Jingfeng understood the hint and went into his room, leaving the place to the two of them.
Lin Xing said softly: "No need to apply medicine, the wound is not deep to begin with, it will heal in a few days."
Yu Hang didn't answer, but used his skill to turn her palm up. He didn't use too much force, and the movement was so smooth only because Lin Xing was willing to cooperate with him. The wound was completely exposed to the two of them. The chaos of the night caused the wound to bulge slightly. It was not deep but not shallow either. Yu Hang lowered his eyes, showing no emotion, and refused to speak. He just held her wrist stubbornly, not letting anyone pull it free.
The confrontation between the two ended with Lin Xing admitting defeat. She said gently, "Okay, can I go and apply the medicine?"
But Yu Hang still didn't let go of her hand and led her towards his room. He made the man sit down at the table and searched for medicine in his bag. It didn't take too long to find it. He returned to the table and sat down next to Lin Xing.
The small porcelain bottle was held in his slender fingers, and he felt shy instead, as if the arrow was on the string. He did not dare to apply medicine to Lin Xing himself, nor did he dare to look the person in front of him directly, as if she was not injured in the hand but in some more private part of her body.
Lin Xing didn't really want him to apply medicine for her, so she simply took the small porcelain bottle and did it herself. White powder poured out of the bottle, but she didn't control the strength well and poured out too much. It’s not that they were afraid of wasting it, but the white powder suddenly covered the wound and it hurt so much that Lin Xing cried out softly.
Yu Hang was too distracted to care about anything else at this moment. He quickly took the medicine bottle and asked worriedly, "Are you okay? How about I do it?"
"No need." Yu Bilin Xing gently shook her hands, and the pile of powder fell down and landed right on the wound. After she was done, she smiled playfully, "See, it's fine now."
The pain always comes late. After she said this, she started to grimace. Although she tried to pretend nothing happened, she still failed. Yu Hang was at a loss, waving his hands in the air, not knowing what to do. Lin Xing was amused by his funny appearance and forgot the pain for a moment.
Seeing this, Yu Hang breathed a sigh of relief, but his face turned red because of Lin Xing's laughter, and he silently clenched the porcelain bottle in his hand.
Lin Xing laughed enough, stopped and asked seriously: "When are we going back to the capital?"
"It will take a few more days. The newly appointed county magistrate and county magistrate have not arrived here yet. We need to temporarily help with the county's affairs, big and small." Yu Hang's tone was a little unnatural, as if he had something else to say, but he didn't say it in the end.
Pengze County is really a good place. It’s not like spring all year round, but there is no biting wind either. Lin Xing seemed to be living a retired life, but the other two were not so lucky.
The court is bustling every day:
"Master Su, he stole my cow!"
"Stop spitting blood at me. What right do you have to say that?"
"My dog only barks when he sees you. Isn't that obvious?"
The two men confronted each other angrily, and seemed about to fight. Su Jingfeng slammed the table in time to stop them and silently covered his head. But this was not the only thing that gave him a headache, similar things kept happening.
"Do you know how to raise sheep? This dead sheep ate all my wheat seedlings!"
"Then don't you know how to put up a fence?"
"Why should I surround you?"
"Then why do you plant wheat seedlings on my land?"
Su Jingfeng wanted to cry but had no tears and could only keep banging the table with the gavel. He was a little envious of Yu Hang because at least he didn't have to listen to people quarreling. But the situation on the other side is not much better than here.
"Master Yu, you have to help me find my rebellious son!" An old woman pulled him and cried, almost falling to the ground.
Yu Hang hesitated for a moment, then held her and said, "Old man, please don't be anxious, talk slowly."
The old woman wiped away the tears on her face and said, "My child doesn't have many hobbies. He just likes climbing trees and catching fish in the creek. I never paid attention to him on weekdays. Who would have thought that he didn't come back all night yesterday. You must help me find him."
"Don't worry, take me to the place where the child often plays. Maybe it's there."
At this moment, Yu Hang was still full of confidence. It was impossible for the child to be taken away quietly under his jurisdiction. Until they stopped under a towering tree, the old woman took out the mouse that she had put somewhere in front of him.
Yu Hang was not afraid. He guessed that it was to attract children. He admired the old woman's cleverness and sighed that the child was quite curious and actually liked to play with mice.
After the old woman called out “Manman” twice, a cat’s meow was heard from the dense treetops. Oh~it turns out to be a cat.
But the kitten was reluctant to come down, and the old woman was so anxious that she was about to cry again. Yu Hang observed for a moment and found that it was afraid and did not dare to come down, so he put down his sword and prepared to climb the tree.
The rescue was successful, and the kitten returned safely to the old woman's arms, if you don't count the bloody marks left on Yu Hang's hands. The old woman hugged the cat and said gratefully, "Thank you, Master Yu. Without you, I really don't know what I would do."
After being sent away with a few words, Yu Hang returned to the city, and was immediately stopped by an old man. The same words and the same process were used, but this time he took out bones.
This time I'm looking for a puppy.
The puppy was very docile and did not attack him, but Yu Hang was covered in dirty water.
Seeing these two people were so busy, Lin Xing in the county magistrate's mansion felt embarrassed to sit idle, so she started the "demolition" plan. This plan was formed by Mrs. Lu's words.
At noon, Mrs. Lu came to their courtyard, stopped outside Lin Xing's house and knocked gently on the door. She only entered after hearing the permission from the person in the house.
Lin Xing quickly invited her to the table, poured her tea, and asked, "Why did Madam Lu come here suddenly? Is there something you want to talk to me about?"
Madam Lu pinched the corner of her clothes and said hesitantly, "I would like to ask Master Lin to help me move the Xishi chrysanthemums in the mansion out."
Lin Xing was shocked and asked in confusion: "Why do you do this? This chrysanthemum can be regarded as a relic of Magistrate Lu."
Madam Lu sighed and explained, "That's why we have to move out. Qingqing and I will move out of the county magistrate's mansion soon. Please help me, Master Lin."
The tone was gentle but she couldn't refuse. Lin Xing could only nod. After sending the man away, she sat in the house and pondered for a moment, then went out to give orders. Since she didn't want to be a hands-off boss, she also took a shovel and went into battle.
It took them a whole day to dig out all the flowers, and they didn't deliver them to the flower garden in the city until the evening of the next day. But when they were about to bury the flowers, they encountered obstacles.
The old man whom Lin Xing had seen before stood in front of them, showing a gesture of not giving in.
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