Meng Hetong looked at the county magistrate in front of him, pulled up a chair and sat down, put the official seal in his hand, and said coldly: "You say it, I am all ears!"
Xu Qingmo took a deep look at Meng Hetong, then turned and left: "I'm leaving first. When you come back, remember to bring me something to eat!"
Meng Hetong looked back at Xu Qingmo: "Can't you buy it yourself?"
"Consider it my reward for helping!" Xu Qingmo smiled and walked away.
Meng Hetong raised his eyebrows, noncommittal.
Until Xu Qingmo walked out of the county government gate, Qu Lian was still a little confused: "Girl, are we leaving like this?"
"Otherwise?" Xu Qingmo looked at Qu Lian, "Is it possible that we have to stay here to watch Meng Hetong's trial?"
"Didn't the girl come to see those water thieves?" Qu Lian couldn't help but ask.
"Those water thieves have been let go by this county magistrate a long time ago!" Xu Qingmo said coldly, "Fortunately, Meng Hetong was on guard. They intercepted them earlier and are now being guarded elsewhere!"
"Ah?" Qu Lian became more and more confused, "He was released? Why?"
Hua Ying on the side couldn't stand it any longer: "Don't you understand yet? It's obvious that our girl and the Crown Prince Yongchang sang a double act!"
"ah?"
Hua Ying explained: "This prince Yongchang, no, he is Yongchang now. He must have found our girl early and asked us to cooperate with him in this play!"
"Jiangnan is rich and pays a lot of taxes every year. However, in recent years, due to the problem of water thieves, many merchant ships have been robbed. The imperial court sends people to suppress bandits every year, but the banditry problem has increased instead of decreasing!" Xu Qingmo said softly.
"Oh! So girls, you suspect that the water thieves are colluding with the county government!" Qu Lian suddenly realized.
"Yes, I am from a daughter's family. Most of the time, the daughter's family is weak and cannot take care of themselves. How dare they look directly at the water thieves? So when I want to see the imprisoned water thieves, the county magistrate will not treat the water thieves who have been imprisoned. When the released water thieves are recalled, they will only find a few random people to replace them, but in this way, they have secured the county magistrate and the water thieves and took the opportunity to force him to confess!" Xu Qingmo smiled and said softly.
Qu Lian understood instantly, but she was still a little confused: "That's not right. I have been by the girl's side all day. When did the girl discuss this matter with Marquis Yongchang?"
There was a bit of disgust in Huaying's eyes: "Of course that was before they came back. Are you stupid?"
Qu Lian paused, then pursed her lips and looked at Xu Qingmo: "Girl, look, Sister Huaying is starting to dislike me now!"
Xu Qingmo couldn't help laughing: "It's not the first time she dislikes you. If you two are dissatisfied with each other, why don't you go to fight with each other? I won't uphold justice!"
Then, the two girls really had a fight.
Xu Qingmo couldn't help laughing when he saw them making trouble.
Walking on the bluestone in Jiangnan, Xu Qingmo was in a trance. In her previous life, she didn't even have time to go to Jiangnan to see it. When Ningyuanhou's family was ruined, her uncle rushed to the capital overnight. He wanted to take Xu Qingmo to Jiangnan. At that time, Xu Qingmo , but was unwilling to survive. He just wanted to follow the prince to the border to avenge his parents and brothers.
She looked at the bluestone slab under her feet and suddenly felt a little emotional: "I really haven't been to Jiangnan for many years!"
Hua Ying and Qu Lian, who were still fighting with each other behind her, immediately walked to Xu Qingmo's side. Hua Ying was the first to speak: "When the girl is fine, we can reach there in three days by land." Hangzhou City!”
"I heard there are a lot of delicious things in Hangzhou!" Qu Lian continued.
Hua Ying glanced at Qu Lian: "You know how to eat!"
Qu Lian thought for a while and then said: "I heard that the West Lake in Hangzhou is also very beautiful!"
Xu Qingmo couldn't help but laugh: "Okay, let's take a stroll here. If there's nothing to do, let's go back, so as not to worry my grandmother and aunt!"
"That's right!" Hua Ying suddenly remembered something, "When I went to get breakfast in the morning, I heard the maid next to Mrs. He say that Marquis Yongchang wants to go with us!"
Xu Qingmo paused, then looked at Hua Ying: "What do you mean by walking together?"
"Just go to Hangzhou with us!" Hua Ying said again.
Xu Qingmo couldn't help but frown: "Why is he going to Hangzhou with us?"
"She said she was going on a trip!" Hua Ying said softly, "Our old lady said we should let her go with us!"
Xu Qingmo frowned: "Why do I think he is plotting against my grandmother?"
Hua Ying was a little strange: "Scheming against the old lady, what is there about the old lady that is worthy of his calculation?"
Xu Qingmo said no more and just walked silently towards the inn.
When they returned to the inn, Xu Qingmo discovered that there were several carriages at the door of the inn. Qu Lian went up to ask, and soon her face was full of surprise: "Girl, it's my uncle who is here!"
"Uncle?" Xu Qingmo was a little surprised, "Why did uncle come here?"
"I heard that I knew that the boat the old lady was riding on was attacked by water pirates. I was worried about the old lady's safety, so I came here quickly!" Qu Lian said softly.
"Let's go in!" Xu Qingmo said and walked into the inn.
As soon as she walked into the inn, Xu Qingmo saw her eldest cousin at a glance. Xu Qingmo stepped forward: "Cousin?"
When He Jinshan saw Xu Qingmo, he was stunned for a moment, and then walked over: "Mo Mo! Are you okay? My mother wrote a letter saying that you were missing, which scared us to death!"
"Uncle and you are all here?" Xu Qingmo looked at the room full of people, a little surprised.
"We received news that the ship had been hijacked, so my father quickly took leave and set out overnight. On the way, we received a letter from my mother saying that you were missing. We were really frightened, so we rushed over overnight!" He Jinshan Looking at Xu Qingmo, he said softly.
Xu Qingmo was a little embarrassed: "The water thieves set fire to the boat. I didn't have time to leave, so I jumped into the river and left. I didn't run into them yesterday!"
He Jinshan nodded: "Grandma told us, you girl, you are so courageous. Those water thieves are desperate for their lives. You didn't hide, but you rushed out. You are really... so courageous. !”
Xu Qingmo smiled: "Look, there's nothing wrong with me!"
He Jinshan looked at Xu Qingmo's smile and was reluctant to continue to scold her. In the end, he could only pat her head gently: "You!"
Xu Qingmo was a little confused, subconsciously took a step back, and then stood there with a face full of surprise.
He Jinshan also realized that his actions might have crossed the line, so he stopped his hand and stood there awkwardly.
