After returning home, Xiao Yuan asked someone to fetch some money and gave it to Chu Ning to spend some time with, and then arranged a place for her to live.
The latter was naturally very grateful for this.
As soon as he came to Qinzhou, Xiao Yuan was busy with various things. Liu Yuzhi didn't remind him, and he hadn't noticed yet. Now it seemed that besides the sergeants, his mansion was deserted and solemn. It was time for some servants and maids.
A night of silence.
Early the next morning, after Xiao Yuan got up, he habitually did some exercises including push-ups to strengthen his body.
After he finished, there was a gentle knock on the door from outside.
"Come in." Xiao Yuan said casually.
With his permission, the door opened and Chu Ning walked in carrying a basin, a towel and other things for washing.
I thought it was the palace guard as usual, but unexpectedly it was a young woman who came in. At this time, Xiao Yuan was still shirtless and couldn't help being stunned for a moment, and then he shouted and asked: "Who are you! ?”
"Slave Chu Ning." Chu Ning was startled and quickly responded in a low voice.
"Oh, it turns out to be you." Xiao Yuan suddenly realized that Chu Ning had just been rescued yesterday. Her hair was messy, her clothes were shabby, her face was dirty, and she couldn't see her true face clearly.
Now she has changed into clean clothes and her hair has been taken care of, making her look slim and graceful. Although she is dressed as a maid, her beauty cannot be concealed.
She is a kind of simple beauty, not bright and beautiful. After Xiao Yuan looked at her slightly, he nodded and said: "Thank you for your hard work."
"These are what slaves should do."
Chu Ning glanced at Xiao Yuan with a red face, then quickly put down the toiletries, lowered her head and said, "I will prepare breakfast for you."
As she spoke, she hurriedly retreated.
Why is her face red? Xiao Yuan was a little surprised, but he didn't care.
But he forgot that he was still shirtless now. He was a modern person. These may not seem to him and had no other meaning at all. However, in the feudal dynasty at that time, it was inevitable for Chu Ning to blush.
After he finished washing, Chu Ning also brought plates of dishes to the round table.
The fragrance overflowed. Xiao Yuan had already tied his brocade belt and came over. After sitting down, he couldn't help but said: "It smells so good."
This breakfast was much more exquisite than before. Xiao Yuan couldn't help but twitch his index finger. After taking two bites with his chopsticks, he praised it and said, "Well, it's not bad, it tastes great. You made it all?"
"Yeah." Chu Ning responded softly.
After Xiao Yuan asked, he saw that she was still standing there. He was stunned for a moment, and then said naturally: "Why are you still standing there? There are so many dishes. Come sit down and eat together."
He didn't pay attention, and his words were normal. But at that time, there was a clear distinction between superior and inferior. Chu Ning and him had a master-servant relationship, so how could he dare to sit down.
When the latter heard this, he was also startled, and he quickly saluted and said, "I don't dare, this slave."
"Here, what's the dare?" Xiao Yuan was stunned for a moment, and then greeted again: "Come on, you haven't had breakfast yet, sit down and eat together."
His words didn't mean much to modern people, but to Chu Ning's ears, the latter thought he had made some mistake, and couldn't help but timidly said: "My lord, did you do anything wrong? You are angry, please don't drive me away..."
"You." Xiao Yuan was speechless. Then he thought about it for a moment and realized it. He couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "No, Chu Ning, you misunderstood. I didn't mean that. I just wanted to invite you to dine with me."
"Ah?" Chu Ning was stunned for a moment, and then said, "I don't dare."
When he said this again, Xiao Yuan was completely speechless. Then he stood up, forced Chu Ning to sit down, and deliberately said with a stern face: "In that case, I order you to sit down and eat!"
"Ah? Sir..." Chu Ning opened her mouth.
Perhaps she never expected that Qin Di, the new governor, was not only young and handsome, but also so informal and kind to his servants.
How could she dare to disobey Xiao Yuan's order, but after sitting down, she was very cautious, holding the rice bowl, not daring to move her chopsticks for a long time, and kept secretly looking at Xiao Yuan's face.
Xiao Yuan secretly found it funny in such a situation. After looking at Chu Ning with a smile, he said in his heart: After picking this up casually, she is not only a beautiful girl, but also a beautiful cook!
This food is much better than those rough-and-tumble sergeants before!
After breakfast, Xiao Yuan also began to discuss matters with his men.
In the hall of the state capital, Ye Cheng was the first to stand up. He said: "Sir, yesterday I personally led someone to find out the details of Chu Ning. This girl is a native of Qinzhou. She comes from a common people's family. Her parents They are all honest people who have been victimized by bullies, have reported to the government to no avail, have clean financial status and clean backgrounds.”
Xiao Yuan is the prefect of Qinzhou, and Qinzhou is now in the process of purging officials. On the surface, those officials do not dare to go against Xiao Yuan, but they don't know how many people want Xiao Yuan to die!
As for Chu Ning, she entered the Prefect's Mansion at this time, and her identity had to be found out. As the future commander of the Wuwei Mansion, Ye Cheng did this quite well.
"Yes." Xiao Yuan nodded, without saying anything more, but asked: "Is there any progress in eliminating bullies in other counties?"
"Back to your lord, after your lord's political order was issued, sergeants were dispatched, and each county launched operations one after another. Many letters have been sent back, and everything went smoothly, but..." At this point, Ye Cheng hesitated.
He is the main person in charge of this bully elimination operation. The situation in each county will be sent to him first, and then he will summarize it to Xiao Yuan.
Seeing this, Xiao Yuan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and asked: "What's wrong?"
Ye Cheng continued: "It's just bullies from many counties. Many of them have contacts with local officials and have profit transfers. After they were arrested, many county magistrates went to arrest them, but we have never let them go."
"Well, no one can be let go!" Xiao Yuan frowned and said, "It seems that the selection of talents can no longer be delayed. It is time to catch all these corrupt officials."
As he spoke, he also looked at Liu Yuzhi: "Master Liu, I would like to immediately post notices to all parts of Qinzhou to recruit talents. The preliminary review will be your responsibility. I will be the chief reviewer here and use them according to their talents."
"I accept your order." Liu Yuzhi responded first, and then said: "But sir, these things still need your official seal of the prefect, otherwise the people may not believe it."
"This is easy to handle. All notices should be stamped with the official seal of the prefect." Xiao Yuan said directly.
