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It's useless to watch it until the poison is eliminated.
Besides, I really can't see anything.
Wu Weian withdrew his gaze, went to the wardrobe, picked up the stack of books, and turned away.
But Ji Yunxi stopped him: "Wait a minute."
Wu Weian subconsciously stopped and turned to look.
There was a sound of splashing water, and the petals soaked in water followed the person out of the water, and then fell back into the water.
Ji Yunxi stood up, and in the hazy heat, she looked like a witch.
"Give me a hand."
She said.
Wu Weian's breath skipped a beat, the tips of his ears suddenly turned red, and he almost dropped the book in his hand.
Chapter 71 Your heart is darker than mine
Ji Yunxi washed her hair outside first before taking a shower in the room.
To avoid her hair getting wet, she simply tied a high ponytail at the back with a rope, and then used a jade hairpin to twist the ponytail into a bun.
The bun was only half-dried, slightly damp, with a little water stain sliding down her forehead, meandering playfully across her pretty cheeks, and down along her delicate neckline, creating a beautiful picture of the desert wilderness.
Wu Weian's eyes were dark and his throat was slightly hoarse.
He looked for a moment, then raised his eyes to the woman's face.
Her usually fair face was slightly red due to the steam rising from it, but this redness did not stain her clear eyes.
Wu Weian tapped his fingertips lightly, suppressing the heat in his heart. The corners of his lips curled up slightly, and he said slowly: "But I have a book in my hand."
Ji Yunxi: “???”
He tightened the pile of books in his arms, and looked her up and down with a half-smile: "Let's go, come out slowly, I'm afraid you might slip."
Ji Yunxi: “…”
She stared at the man as he leisurely walked out of the screen. Her calm expression broke for a moment and she subconsciously gritted her teeth.
He is fine.
very nice.
Ji Yunxi closed her eyes, and after regaining her composure, she rubbed her arms that were covered with goose bumps, and gently shook her legs that were stuck in the water.
After she recovered, she got out of the bathtub, put on her pajamas, and walked out from behind the screen while tying her belt.
Wu Weian had finally finished organizing his books. When he heard the noise, he subconsciously turned around.
Their eyes met in mid-air, and then they looked away.
The atmosphere was inexplicably awkward.
Wu Wei'an looked out the window at the night scene and suddenly said, "You can sleep alone tonight. I'll go to the government office up ahead to take care of some official business."
Ji Yunxi took off the jade hairpin, and her long hair fell down. She breathed a sigh of relief: "Yeah."
She looked at his departing back and suddenly felt a little regretful.
Ji Yunxi had basically never regretted anything in her two lives, but now, she did.
She should have had some practice in love in her previous life.
*
The prefectural yamen was divided into the Futang, Lijingsi, Zhaomosuo and Siyusi, and was located in the front yard.
But it was already late, and there was no one in the front yard except the guards at the gate.
Seeing Wu Wei'an coming out, the two drowsy guards at the door hurriedly saluted him: "Sir Wu!"
Wu Weian put his hands behind his back, hummed, and ordered, "Go and call the experience manager, the jailer, and the prison warden."
The guards were stunned, and the two of them looked at each other.
One of them said boldly: "Sir, at this time, they must have gone to bed. And tonight..."
The Xie family is holding a full moon banquet tonight, and these three are also at the table, and they all drank quite a bit of wine.
Wu Weian frowned, his expression slightly angry: "Why, I can't order you around?"
The two guards hurriedly said they dared not, bowed to Wu Weian, and then split into two groups to call for help.
The Liangzhou prefect had a small staff: one each of an Experience Officer, a Prison Officer, and a Prison Supervisor, four Registrar-in-Chief, and the remaining sixty guards and detectives awaiting dispatch. In addition, there were a thousand Liangzhou troops stationed near the north gate, commanded by the military commander, Qianzong.
As a civilian official, Wu Wei'an had no authority over the Liangzhou army. If he needed troops, he would consult a captain, who would then assess the situation and decide how to deploy them.
Nearly an hour later, the three officials finally arrived.
They had just crawled out of bed, still feeling a little dizzy from drinking in the evening.
Qian Jingli, Wen Zhaomo, and Xing Siyu were all seasoned veterans in their forties or fifties. Being summoned by their superiors in the middle of the night wouldn't have pleased anyone, but they still saluted with fawning expressions, "Sir, it's so late, what's the matter?"
Wu Weian sat in the main seat, holding a glass of cold water in his hand, drinking it one sip after another, and looked at the three people in the hall.
These three men have worked together in the government office for decades and have a deep friendship with each other. They spend more time together than with their families. They really look like brothers, and the ingratiating smiles on their faces seem to be cast in the same mold.
Wu Wei'an asked, "Who is Qian Jingli?"
A slightly plump man with narrowed eyes came out and said, "Sir, it is me."
Wu Wei'an nodded and asked, "How much silver is left in the government treasury?"
Qian Jingli said without hesitation: "Your Excellency, the total is one hundred and four taels and four cents."
Wu Wei'an nodded and looked at the slightly thin man in the middle, who had a well-shaved beard and wore a scholar's hat. "Wen Zhaomo, huh? Give me all the case files for this month."
Wen Zhaomo and the other two looked at each other, not knowing what the newly appointed Lord Wu was up to.
But he had already sorted out the case files before Wu Weian came, so there would be no clues.
He respectfully went to the next door Zhaomo Office and brought a stack of case files.
Wu Weian sat at the table and flipped through the articles one by one.
The three adults below were standing in the hall, drowsy.
Suddenly, Wu Wei'an asked out of the blue, "Where's Xie Bin's file?"
Wen Zhaomo subconsciously replied, "The file of the Xie family's eldest young master—" He suddenly became stern, then immediately regained his composure, "Sir, the Xie family's eldest young master has never violated the court's laws, so naturally there is no file."
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