Regarding the emperor's receipt of the secret letter from Jiangnan, after several inquiries from the spies, the news was quickly spread to Jiangnan.
The front yard of the Governor's Palace was brightly lit with candles and full of people.
The boy walked towards the front yard in a hurry.
As soon as he saw Guard Meng standing outside the courtyard gate, the boy handed over the envelope hidden in his arms. He whispered: "This is a secret message brought back from Shengjing City. Please give it to your Excellency as soon as possible." .”
Meng Guardi glanced down and said calmly: "Okay, you can go back first."
The boy responded: "Thank you very much."
Meng Huwei took the envelope from the boy's hand, turned around and entered the courtyard, striding towards the study.
It was already child's time, but the adults still stayed in the study to deal with matters and did not take a rest.
Guard Meng stepped forward and knocked on the study door: "Sir, there is a secret message."
Before he finished speaking, Meng Weiwei heard a steady voice coming from the study: "Come in."
"yes."
Guard Meng responded, opened the study door and walked in.
As soon as he raised his eyes, Meng Huowei saw the adult sitting at the desk—it was Shi Weian, the governor of Jiangnan.
Shi Weian's appearance is not outstanding, he is very ordinary, but he is quite scheming and thoughtful, and knows how to use various opportunities to climb up.
Now that Shi Weian can become the governor of Jiangnan and secretly control the officialdom of Jiangnan, it is not due to luck, but to his methods.
Meng Weiwei lowered his head and placed the secret letter on the desk: "Sir, this is the secret letter."
"Okay, let's go out."
"yes."
After Meng escorted out, Shi Weian picked up the secret letter on the desk and opened it. He suddenly frowned and looked worried.
——The emperor has ordered a thorough investigation of Jiangnan officialdom in an attempt to find evidence and catch them all.
"A bunch of trash!"
Incompetent bungler!
When Shi Weian learned that it was a secret letter calling for "escape" from Jiangnan that caused the emperor to have a crush on Jiangnan, Shi Weian was so angry that the veins on his forehead popped out, and he felt angry.
Shi Weian stood up suddenly and slapped the table: "Be careful, but Shengjing City got the news anyway, and I don't know who the emperor will send to investigate this matter..."
"Somebody come!"
A tall figure suddenly appeared in front of Shi Weian.
Qian Ning bowed her head and said in a respectful tone: "My subordinate Qian Ning has met your Excellency."
Shi Weian said coldly: "Bring Mr. Liu over quickly to discuss important matters."
"If Mr. Liu refuses to come over, then just tie him up!"
Mr. Liu has always been very arrogant and somewhat talented, but he refuses to give in to Shi Weian. This makes Shi Weian have to use strong methods against him every time he wants to invite Mr. Liu.
"Yes, sir."
Qian Ning responded, and his figure disappeared in an instant.
Shi Weian's face darkened, he crumpled the letter paper in his hand and squeezed it tightly.
This matter was important, so he had to act cautiously and not let the people sent by Shengjing City find any evidence!
If those people don't understand, he can only drag them to hell one by one!
Suddenly, there was a knock on the study door again.
The anger in Shi Weian's heart had not yet dissipated, and he was about to speak to drive people away when he heard the voice of his wife Jiang: "Husband, can I come in?"
Shi Weian lowered his head and looked at the desk. It was not messy, and there were no important letters. He endured the anger in his heart, calmed down his expression, and said in a loud voice: "Come in."
The door was pushed open.
Jiang Hui walked over carrying a food box and dressed in red.
When her eyes fell on Shi Weian's face, her eyes softened, and she said in a gentle voice: "I learned that my husband was still in the study, so I went to the small kitchen to make soup. At this time, my husband must be hungry too. Bar?"
Jiang Hui is the legitimate daughter of Governor Jiangning. When she was still in the Jiang family, she was extremely favored by her parents.
Now that she has been married to Shi Weian for many years and has only given birth to a daughter, Jiang Hui has never heard any complaints from her husband, let alone any mention of concubinage.
She mentioned it once because of guilt, but her father rejected it.
After that, Jiang Hui stopped mentioning the matter and devoted herself to taking care of her father. She also sent letters to the Jiang family several times, asking her father to hand over the Jiang family's connections to Shi Weian.
Because of her knowledge and interest, Shi Weian was willing to leave some affection for her.
A smile suddenly appeared on Shi Weian's face. He walked around the table, walked quickly to his wife, stretched out his hand, held her hand, and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Madam."
Because of her husband's closeness, Jiang Hui's cheeks were stained with a blush, and she looked very charming. "It's just a small thing, it can't be said to be hard work."
"My husband, on the other hand, has been busy with affairs in the south of the Yangtze River all day long, and has lost a lot of weight."
With that said, Jiang Hui pulled Shi Weian and asked him to sit down at the desk, and then placed the food box he was carrying on the table.
Opening the lid of the food box and taking out the stew inside, Jiang Hui gently pushed it in front of her husband. She smiled sweetly: "Husband, please try my cooking."
"If it tastes good, I'll bring it over next time."
Shi Weian smelled the aroma wafting over and said with a smile: "Madam's craftsmanship is certainly the best, but..."
Shi Weian changed the subject and looked at her with a distressed expression: "Don't bring her here again next time. My husband feels sorry for my wife, and I can't bear to make her tired."
Hearing this, Jiang Hui suddenly felt as sweet as drinking honey. She endured the heat on her cheeks and responded softly.
Seeing his wife's shy look, Shi Weian nodded with satisfaction.
As long as she considers him wholeheartedly, he doesn't mind saying nice things to her.
After seeing her husband drink the soup, Jiang Hui wanted to leave so as not to disturb her husband's handling of things, "Husband..."
As soon as she opened her mouth, Shi Weian interrupted her: "Why don't you, Madam, go back to Jiang's house tomorrow?"
"Um?"
Jiang Hui looked surprised and said in surprise: "Why do you want me to go back to Jiang's house?"
"There is a difficult problem that my husband doesn't know how to solve, so I want to discuss it with my father-in-law."
The Jiang family has been rooted in Jiangnan for a long time, and his father-in-law has been in Jiangnan for ten consecutive years as governor of Jiangning. He has a wide network of contacts, which is what Shi Weian wants most.
This incident alarmed the emperor in Shengjing City. If he wanted to solve it smoothly, Shi Weian must unite all the officials in Jiangnan, large and small, and work together to deal with the outside world...
"It turns out it was for official business."
Jiang Hui didn't mind that the Jiang family was doing things for her husband, so she readily agreed: "Then we'll go back tomorrow."
"But husband, do you want to send someone back first to deliver a message?"
"No need."
Shi Wei'an smiled and said, "It's late at night. If we send someone over, we might disturb our parents."
