Soon after, Xiang Nan set off for Ganzhou to deal with the grain supervision case.
Su Qinglian went on the road with him. The two rode in the same carriage and faced each other day and night.
Originally, Su Qinglian had strong objections to Xiang Nan overthrowing his adoptive father Wang Danwang. After all, Wang Danwang had the grace to save her life and support her.
But after walking the four thousand miles, Xiang Nan was caring and taking care of her along the way, which made it difficult for her to keep a straight face every day.
What's more, after entering Ganzhou, Su Qinglian's perception of Wang Danwang changed drastically after seeing the tragic images of ten houses and nine empty houses, ruined walls, and people dying of hunger everywhere.
"Mr. Ji, I believe what you said is true." Su Qinglian sighed.
She is not a person without a sense of good and evil. On the contrary, because of her humble background and reading so many books by sages, her sense of morality is much stronger than that of ordinary people.
Before, it was just because Wang Danwang was too good to her and she didn't know the truth that she misunderstood Xiang Nan. Think Wang Danwang is a good guy and Xiang Nan is a bad guy.
But now that she has seen the truth clearly, her perception of the two of them has completely changed.
"Miss Su, don't be too sad." Xiang Nan advised, "Wang Danwang engaged in personal fraud and enriched the people. He was dismissed from office and questioned. It was entirely his own fault. With the crimes he committed, killing him a hundred times would not be enough. This way There is no need to feel sorry for him."
"Having said that, my adoptive father has saved me and raised me after all. Humans are not grass and trees, and no one can be ruthless." Su Qinglian sighed, "Although I know he deserves what he deserves, I can't help but feel sad for him."
"This is human nature." Xiang Nan nodded, "Actually, Ji is not a evil star, deliberately going against corrupt officials. It's just that it's better to cry together as a family.
If you get rid of one corrupt official, you can protect the people of a county, a state, or a province from disaster. Therefore, even if he is ostracized by rumors, slander, jealousy, and hatred, Ji will remain determined to fight those corrupt officials to the end! "
"Sir, your mind is admirable." Su Qinglian said movedly after hearing this.
Along the way from Hangzhou, she heard many stories about Ji Xiaolan's integrity, uprightness, impartiality, asking for orders for the people, punishing rape and eradicating evil, and her admiration for him became deeper and deeper.
"Qing Lian was ignorant and insulted you. Now I apologize to you." She bowed down again.
"There's no need for this, I've never blamed you." Xiang Nan stepped forward and helped her up.
When her hands were held by Xiang Nan, Su Qinglian couldn't help but blush with embarrassment, but she didn't rush to withdraw her hands.
Seeing this, Xiang Nan took the opportunity to hug her into his arms...
…
After arriving in Lanzhou, Xiang Nan went to the governor's Yamen first.
After Wang Danwang was transferred to the post of governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the post of governor of Ganzhou was temporarily vacant.
Xiang Nan now came to Lanzhou with the imperial edict to handle the case. In order to facilitate the mobilization of troops, Qianlong arranged for him to be the governor of Ganzhou.
Therefore, as soon as he arrived at the Yamen and issued the imperial edict, Xiang Nan took over the military and political power of Ganzhou.
After that, he was not in a hurry to investigate the case, but went to the military camp to meet Du Xiaoyue first.
"Sir, why are you here?" Du Xiaoyue asked in surprise when she saw Xiang Nan.
"I'm here to investigate the case." Xiang Nan smiled and briefly told the story about Hangzhou.
Hearing that Xiang Nan had arrested Wang Danwang and Wang Tingzan, Du Xiaoyue felt happy and aggrieved at the same time.
"Oh, if I had known this, I would have stayed in Hangzhou to accompany you to catch corrupt officials. It would be better than playing in the sand here." She said unhappily.
Ever since Heshen lost his first battle and was reprimanded by the emperor, he has become cautious and withdrawn. It's been more than half a month, and we haven't fought the second battle yet. It was too boring for her to be bored in the military camp every day.
"Don't worry, I will investigate the case in Ganzhou soon, and you will be able to catch corrupt officials by then." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
When Du Xiaoyue heard this, she immediately became excited, "Okay, okay, finally I can be useful."
…
"By the way, I have to go see Heshen again." After telling Xiaoyue about parting, Xiang Nan added, "I don't expect him to help me catch corrupt officials, but it's best not to cause trouble."
"Sir, if you want to see him now, you have to go to prison." Du Xiaoyue said with a smile.
"Prison?!" Xiang Nan was stunned and asked knowingly, "He Shen is in prison? Who is so bold as to arrest him?"
"The person who captured him is called Jin Da Yandian. Sir, his pipe pot is so big that it can rival yours." Du Xiaoyue said with a smile, "He acted out a scene with me and took He Shen to prison. Here, I have been arrested for several days."
"What nonsense! He Shen is an official of the imperial court, a first-class official, and the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. How can he be arrested casually? Who is that big golden pipe? How can you fool around with him!" Xiang Nanshen scolded.
"Sir, that big golden pipe is amazing. He is a descendant of the royal family and Aixinjueluo. He was originally a prostitute, but later he took off his hat and moved to Lanzhou to live." Du Xiaoyue explained. , "He said that he was following the emperor's orders to deliberately embarrass He Shen and punish him for his failure in the war and his failure to investigate the case."
"I see." Xiang Nan nodded, "This big golden pipe is quite a person. Xiaoyue, if you have a chance, you can help me introduce him."
"Well, no problem." Du Xiaoyue smiled, "Actually, he also wants to see you."
"Yeah, that's great." Xiang Nan smiled.
…
Later, Xiang Nan took Xiaoyue to see Su Qinglian.
"Sir, you are really Fengliu, you have also got Sister Su." When Du Xiaoyue saw it, she couldn't help but said bitterly.
Su Qinglian felt a little embarrassed when she saw her saying that.
"Hey, don't say that, Miss Su and I are friends through poetry." Xiang Nan waved his hands and smiled, "Xiaoyue, I still want you to protect me as long as I am alive."
"Huh, you know what's going on." Du Xiaoyue said arrogantly, then came to Su Qinglian, smiled and held her hand, "Sister Su, when I first saw you by the West Lake that day, I I think you are so beautiful and I have always wanted to recognize you as my sister.
Now finally the dream has come true. From now on, you can serve sir with me. You write poetry with him, and I help him fight.
There is also a sister Xiangyun in our thatched cottage, who is also excellent in poems, paintings and articles. She is the character Zhi Yanzhai in "A Dream of Red Mansions".
Now that you are included, our thatched cottage will be really lively. "
When Su Qinglian heard what she said, she immediately blushed.
But she also knew that it was pretty good that she had such a result.
Most of the people in the thatched cottage are like-minded people who can talk, write poetry, and paint, and they are free and easy.
Otherwise, as a daughter of a prisoner, the best outcome would be for her to be raised by the emperor and He Shen in a foreign house.
It seems that he is well-dressed and comfortable, but in fact he is just a golden bird in a cage, and he will never be free again.
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