Xu took into account the bumpy road, so the carriage was covered with thick mats.

The walk was smooth, but Ruan Zhen was extremely hot. Even though there were several basins of ice in the carriage, she kept wiping the sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief.

She looked at the man next to her: "Aren't you hot?"

Although Gu Huaizhi is hypocritical, he has suffered no less than others. Now, what does this mean? He said lightly: "It's not bad."

As the sun set, there were estimated to be dozens of people standing in front of the road. Changfeng saw that the leader was wearing official uniform. After some consideration, he tightened the reins slightly and the carriage slowly stopped.

At this stop, the team behind them also stopped.

The man in official uniform and official hat looked at the carriage with a respectful look on his face: "Your Majesty, Wang Hanwen, is the magistrate of Chen'an County. I suddenly heard the crow of magpies today. I expected that your Excellency would pass by this place, so I came here to wait for you in the morning. I came here specially."

See you off."

Chen'an County?

Ruan Zhen frowned.

Gu Huaizhi lifted the corner of the car curtain and looked at the speaker. The two curls of beard at the corners of his mouth were so ugly that it hurt his eyes.

"If I remember correctly, this place is not under the jurisdiction of Chen'an County."

Wang Hanwen quickly bowed respectfully.

"What your lord is saying is that I have been admiring and learning from great talents for a long time. I hope your lord will not be surprised."

He is now in his forties! But he is unable to get promoted! The person in front of him is the chief minister of the current dynasty, and the future queen is also sitting in these carriages. How can he not come to curry favor? Maybe as soon as the nobleman is happy, he will turn around and get it.

appreciation!

This is opportunity!

However, he obviously flattered the wrong person.

Who wants the admiration of this bad old man?

Gu Huaizhi was impatient: "I'm surprised."

Wang Hanwen choked up and laughed sarcastically: "Sir, you are really good at joking. Seeing that it is getting late, I wonder if I would be honored to invite you all to have dinner at the farmhouse ahead. I have already settled down."

"you have not."

Gu Huaizhi was very direct: "Not everyone is worthy of inviting me."

Wang Hanwen:......

He knelt down with a plop and said sincerely: "But I really want to do something for you nobles, please do it."

Showing courtesy for nothing is a traitor or a thief, but if it were someone else with his attitude, who wouldn't be able to use it?

"You really want to serve me?"

"nature!"

Gu Huaizhi breathed a sigh of relief without saying anything: "I want to replace Xiao Hui with a coachman. You are quite suitable."

Ruan Zhen was stunned when she heard this.

Wang Hanwen: "This..."

Doesn't this insult him?

"A small county magistrate, but he is also an official for the common people." Gu Huaizhi sneered, put down the curtain, took the folding fan and fanned Ruan Zhen repeatedly, his tone was so calm that no emotion could be heard.

"You're interesting. It's a crime to neglect one's duties. It's a crime to collude with the imperial officials. It's also a crime to disturb the female members of the Liu family. But you just brought it to your door. How many lives do you think you can live?"

Wang Hanwen didn't expect that he would be charged with three crimes without being flattered. He trembled all over and was about to speak.

However, he saw movement in the carriage beside him, and Liu Nianchu took a few steps closer, his tone almost cold.

"Chen'an County is a notoriously poor county. You are only in the seventh rank, but you are extremely wealthy. You have no less than five hundred taels of accessories."

"These days, the court is reorganizing, and the people under the fifth rank have not yet had their turn, but the files from various places have been sent to the palace one by one. In order to avoid any falsehoods, the Ministry of Punishments, Dali Temple, etc. will send officials to visit the people's situation, and secretly visit each place one by one.

, it’s a big project, but don’t think that as the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, none of you can escape.”

Wang Hanwen's face turned pale, and thin beads of sweat broke out on his forehead. He subconsciously tried to cover it up.

"The lower official is just a wealthy family."

Liu Nianchu didn't believe this.

A few years ago, her father had sighed in front of her, worrying about the country and the people.

——In Chen'an County, I don't know how many people will starve to death this year. It's just because the emperor doesn't allocate relief and the county magistrate is incompetent. I sold a lot of fields and raised a lot of money to send it there, but the number of people who have starved to death this year has been reported.

, but no less than last year. The county magistrate came from a remote village and did not understand the sufferings of the world. My father guessed that he had embezzled it for himself.

"Capture it and send it to the Criminal Department."

Wang Hanwen:??

He was about to say something, but the next moment he was blocked. Chang Su picked him up and threw him away.

Gu Huaizhi said quietly: "Wait."

"How can I drive Xiao Hui's carriage after being tied up?"

Gu Huaizhi: "If I can have this honor before my death, my life is not in vain."

Liu Nianchu:......

She turned to look at Changfeng: "Okay, in that case, let's stop and have a rest. If you haven't prepared anything to eat yet, it doesn't matter what we eat. Is it possible that your family's concubine will also follow?"

Obviously, this sentence took away all Gu Huaizhi's attention.

"go."

Changfeng cleverly stopped the carriage and drove towards the mountain forest with a few secret guards. Liu Nianchu took advantage of the situation and pulled Liu Weiran into Ruan Zhen's carriage.

"I just heard about it early in the morning. Is this happening?" Liu Nianchu was delighted. As she said that, she approached Ruan Zhen and was about to reach out to touch her, but as soon as she reached halfway, a folding fan knocked over her without mercy.

Liu Nianchu felt pain and looked at the owner of the fan.

"Gu Huaizhi! What are you doing! Believe it or not, I asked Zhou Xu to deal with you!"

Gu Huaizhi looked tired, but his tone contained a hint of cold warning: "Don't touch it."

"Zhen Zhen can only bear this temper. Isn't it just pregnancy? What's the big deal? Once I have it, I won't be greedy anymore."

Oh, what does it have to do with him?

Gu Huaizhi was too lazy to pay attention.

Seeing the temperature on the carriage drop sharply, Liu Weiran tugged at the hem of Liu Nianchu's clothes: "Let's go back to our carriage."

"What are you afraid of!"

Why aren't you afraid? I don't have a husband to be the emperor!

Liu Weiran shivered, and she couldn't help but think that although Yun Simian was sick, it was obvious that he was easier to get along with than Gu Huaizhi.

Ruan Zhen slowly looked at the man protecting her waist: "I think it's okay."

It's not a water doll, it will break when touched.

Gu Huaizhi looked at her: "Are you sleepy?"

This sentence was a nightmare for Ruan Zhen. She held her breath.

"not sleepy."

Gu Huaizhi murmured: "My negligence, you must be hungry,"

Ruan Zhen:......

"What to eat?"

Ruan Zhen pursed her lips: "I just had a plate of snacks on the way."

The prince thought for a while: "So, is it not enough?"

Ruan Zhen:......

Liu Nianchu:......

Liu Weiran:......

"Don't be like this, I'm scared."

As she said this, she added: "I've been scared for a day."

Ruan Zhen held the handkerchief and sat slightly to the side, trying to distance herself from Gu Huai and Gu Huai Zhi.

Gu Huaizhi watched her move leisurely.

He said coolly: "Aren't you going to leave even if you are like this? What? We still need to see what happens in the house between us husband and wife."

Obviously this was said to the other two people.

Liu Nianchu: Let’s go, let’s go.

Watching the two people leave, Ruan Zhen also wanted to leave. As soon as she stood up, she heard the deep voice of the man behind her.

"I still carry the peace charm you gave me with me."

"Back then, the General's wife had a difficult delivery. I heard that she was too worried about the baby in the early stage and ate too little. Later, after she was injured, she took a lot of supplements to nourish the baby."

And he has lost too many times.

He chuckled softly, as if to compromise: "Ruan Zhen, I will be afraid too."

Ruan Zhen's apricot eyes widened, a thought flashed across her body, and the blood in her body suddenly cooled down.
Chapter completed!