For the next half month, Helian Sheng supervised the villagers and bandits in building canals and water storage channels, while Duan Qingxi stayed at home teaching the ladies the techniques of growing vegetables and some basic life knowledge.
Occasionally, she would give lessons to the children, teaching them to read and write, until a new county magistrate was sent.
The new county magistrate looked a bit old, probably in his fifties, but judging from his words, actions and facial features, he was a good official.
According to Su He, the county magistrate was originally an official in the court. Later, he became tired of the turmoil in the court and took the initiative to resign from the emperor and came here.
Helian Sheng and Duan Qingxi observed for a while and found that Lord Liu was indeed a good official. He treated the people as kindly as his own children, and was also very good at water conservancy projects. Even when he took over Helian Sheng's work, he did it very smoothly.
Not to mention Duan Qingxi, even Helian Sheng himself was very satisfied.
Seeing this, they felt relieved.
Because Lord Liu brought the emperor's edict when he came, they received the edict and returned to Beijing.
The village chief and the third in command didn't know what Helian Sheng had ordered them to do, but the fourth in command Xu Rong stayed.
Duan Qingxi was secretly happy, thinking that although Helian Sheng looked a little arrogant, he was a man of his words!
But as soon as they left the town, they met Xu Xuan who was waiting there halfway.
Xu Xuan came to see Xu Rong. He knew that Xu Rong had committed an unforgivable crime, so he came here specifically to plead for him.
Not understanding what Xu Rong said to him, Xu Xuan felt sad and blamed himself. In the end... he didn't say anything else and just stepped aside.
Duan Qingxi saw that Xu Rong seemed to be in a bad mood after returning, so she comforted him, "Don't be sad, follow me back to the capital, and I guarantee you'll have a good life! It will definitely be more prestigious than being the fourth in command in the mountain stronghold!"
Xu Rong didn't say anything, so she continued, "Besides, there are many beautiful young ladies in the capital, you can have as many as you want!"
After a pause, she emphasized, "The point is, you will make many, many friends. From now on, you will no longer be alone."
Hearing this, Xu Rong's body trembled violently.
His emotions were obviously fluctuating, but he still pretended not to care.
For some reason, Duan Qingxi felt a little sorry for him.
What a poor child...
After talking for a while, she got back into the carriage and naturally did not see Xu Rong's gradually softening expression.
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After the news that Helian Sheng and Duan Qingxi had completed the disaster relief work and successfully wiped out the bandits was reported back to the capital, the court officials cheered and all of them praised Helian Sheng and Duan Qingxi.
Duan Hong and Duan Sijin were also praised to the sky. The emperor was very happy and rewarded the general's mansion with many good things.
Duan Shishi was naturally furious, but during the time when Duan Qingxi was away, she had managed to make Duan Hong happy, so she naturally didn't dare to make trouble at this critical juncture.
The emperor personally went out of the city to welcome him. This was an unprecedented event!
However, everyone knows that if someone else does this, they may not receive the same treatment.
It’s simply because that person is the Ninth Prince.
When Helian Sheng and Duan Qingxi arrived outside the city, they knew that the emperor had come to greet them personally, so they got off the carriage and walked.
When the emperor saw them, he also got off the sedan chair and walked towards them with a hearty laugh.
Everyone saluted the emperor, and the emperor walked up to them and personally helped them both up.
The more I look at them, the more I think they look like a couple!
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