Jade Space of Rebirth

Chapter 115 Everyone's Thanks

The imperial envoy didn't mind, he just snorted and didn't say anything.

Soon the servants came in to meet Mrs. Cao. Mrs. Cao lowered her head when she came in, and only raised her head when she entered the yamen to meet the lord, but when she raised her head, she looked at Li Changqing, who was wearing the official mansion, with a surprised expression.

But who is Mrs. Cao, she quickly suppressed her surprise, then knelt down, holding the things in her hands, "Master Li, I heard that the county government was short of money for the purchase of camp tents, and the Tang family voluntarily offered money to pay for it." The county government shares the worries!"

After finishing speaking, Cao got up, lowered her head and held the things until she walked to the table and put down the things in her hands, and then stepped back from her original position.

Li Changqing was baffled by Cao's inexplicable actions. He was a little at a loss when he saw the things in front of him. He was about to ask Cao to take back the things, but the imperial envoy next to him suddenly slapped table.

"Good, Mr. Li! You actually asked the people for money in private, and wait for me to sing to the emperor, so that he can investigate you!" The imperial envoy looked at Li Changqing with a cold face and was angry, as if someone might take Li Changqing down at any time .

Mrs. Cao frowned, and stepped forward after hesitation, "Master Imperial Envoy, can you allow the women to say a word?"

"Say it!" There was no obvious hostility towards Mr. Cao's imperial envoy.

"Since Mr. Li became the magistrate of Teng County, he has been working for the benefit of the people. He is honest and fair, and he is definitely an upright official. Just now the women have made it clear that the county government is deficient and the women voluntarily donate money. Supplementing the county government, first of all, this is not forced by Mr. Li, and moreover, the money is supplied to the county government, not Mr. Li, so please don’t slander Mr. Li!" Cao said these words righteously.

Li Changqing didn't understand the purpose of Cao's visit this time from the beginning to the end. Although he was surprised to give him silver taels in front of the imperial envoy, he believed that Cao's definitely did not harm him, and even secretly brought a Judging from the words, it seems that there is still a purpose!

"Bold, you, a woman and a child, actually refute the words of my lord!"

"Women don't dare!" Facing the anger of the imperial envoy, Cao was very calm. She first knelt down, then looked at Li Changqing and then at the imperial envoy. It is our master’s decision to meet the needs of your lord by the county government, since the master has been helping you in the dark since he knew that Master Li arranged the camp for you, and has joined forces with many businessmen to share the worries of the county government!”

Mrs. Cao spoke word by word, clearly, but the imperial envoy looked at her and said, "Your boss?"

The Cao family, who had been waiting for him to ask this question for a long time, had a gleam of light in his eyes when he heard the words, and then said, "Our owner is the Tang family in Teng County. The Tang family's business has now developed to the capital. Kind person, I heard that your team needs tents, sir, and you know that the county government is short of money, so I have been helping you. I have notified the distribution of the capital to share the worries of the county government, so you don’t have to worry about the money. If it is not enough, the boss is ready We are going to summon business friends in the capital to help!"

"What did you say?" The imperial envoy's eyes widened when he heard the words, and he glared fiercely at Mrs. Cao, "You said that your boss is going to summon business friends from the capital?"

"That's right, Teng County is also the place where the Dong family grew up. For the sake of Teng County, the Dong family is willing to pay more!" Cao replied seriously.

"You...you..." Pointing at Mrs. Li several times but you couldn't say a word, the imperial envoy flicked his finger, and suddenly turned to look at Li Changqing, "Master Li, my lord is asking you, this is a good county office How could it be a deficit? Could it be that you, as the county magistrate, filled your own pockets?"

Li Changqing was also stunned by the hat that was suddenly taken off, and his face turned dark when he realized, "How can you slander the lower officials like this? The lower officials have been in Teng County for decades, and have never done anything that favoritism I think that I am honest and fair, and my lord's accusation, I'm sorry, I can't agree with it!"

"Okay, even if my lord believes your words, how can you explain this loss?"

Li Changqing obviously also felt that the imperial envoy was clearly targeting him, but at this level, he couldn't offend him, he could only suppress his anger.

"Your Excellency, be aware! This deficit is not as serious as it is said. It's just that Teng County has always had a low tax rate, so there is not much money from the county government to go out for tribute. This time when your lord came, the officials also embezzled the tribute money For the time being, the urgent need has been relieved, but the officials did not expect that the common people would be so benevolent and willing to share the worries of the county government!"

"How can I believe your words?" The Imperial Envoy looked at Li Changqing suspiciously.

It was obviously not suitable for Mrs. Cao to speak at this time, but she didn't expect that the imperial envoy would be so troublesome, and she felt a little angry in her heart. Thinking of Tang Zhi's confession before leaving, she couldn't help but lower her eyes.

"Master Imperial Envoy, Master Li, since the two of you still have important matters to discuss, the lady won't stay any longer. Our boss is still waiting for the woman to return and reply so that we can arrange to notify the capital to raise funds!"

"and many more!"

Mrs. Cao was about to stand up and leave after finishing speaking, but unexpectedly the imperial envoy stepped forward to stop him. When Mrs. Cao looked up, she suddenly saw the anger in his eyes, but Quan pretended not to see it, so she raised her head and asked, "My lord? What advice?"

"I can't talk about advice, but I just want to ask you what this woman means just now! From what you said to Mr. Li, how did I hear that you are accusing my lord for letting you send money?" The imperial envoy The lord gritted his teeth and asked word by word, and finally looked at Cao Shi with cold eyes.

That gaze may have a deterrent effect on other people, but it doesn't work when it comes to Mrs. Cao. Mrs. Cao raised her head very calmly, "That's what you think too much!"

"My lord also thinks that my lord is thinking too much!" Li Changqing echoed, "Your lord came here to build a bridge for the canal, and I heard that the emperor also opened a treasury. This kind of caring official is grateful, and I will do something for your lord first. How could you think like that?"

"My lord has just arrived, and the journey has been tiring, so why don't you go and rest first?"

Li Changqing's automatic retreat made the face of the imperial envoy a lot lighter. When he heard the rest, his face was really tired, but when he turned his head and saw Cao Shi who hadn't left, he didn't wrinkle. The woman who was not afraid of him, remembered what she had just said, and couldn't help but think deeply.

Li Changqing turned his head and secretly glanced at Cao Shi, with a grateful expression, Cao Shi lightly nodded his forehead.

After the two of them finished these actions, it happened that the imperial envoy had also figured out something, and looked at Mrs. Cao with concentrated eyes for a long time, then suddenly raised the corners of his lips, "My lord thinks it's better to clear up this misunderstanding, This time, my lord came here at the emperor's order to provide help to the people, but I didn't expect that because the grain and silver could not be delivered in time, I asked Li lord to help, which inadvertently caused the county government to be short-lived. Part of the responsibility lies with me..."

"That's good! After the treasury silver arrives, my lord will return the full amount to you, Mr. Li. This way, the common people will not be involved in paying the money, and it will not cause difficulties for the county government. I don't know what Mr. Li thinks. Is this a good way?"

Li Changqing was very surprised that the imperial envoy would say these words, but after thinking about it for a while, he understood why he said these words, so he smiled and complimented, "In terms of kindness, I am not as good as you, my lord. Your Excellency came here for the sake of the people in the Quhe area, but I didn’t expect to go to this point and still think about the people, I am ashamed to be an official!”

Rao was already full of anger, but the imperial envoy showed his first smile when he came to Teng County after being praised so much by Li Changqing, waved his hand and asked Li Changqing, "Since the matter has been resolved, what kind of businessman is this?" Master Li should order them to cancel the payment, after all, if it is such a trivial matter, it would be bad if it makes such a big move!"

Li Changqing knew in his heart that when he heard this, he would naturally follow suit, so he looked at Mrs. Cao and said slowly, "Mrs. Cao, did you hear that! Just follow what your lord said, and tell your boss not to raise funds!"

When Li Changqing said this, the imperial envoy had been staring at Mrs. Cao, and seeing Mrs. Cao nodded, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, but soon his heart became heavy again. It seemed that the money this time could not be released. In the pocket...

Li Changqing personally escorted the Imperial Envoy to the room, and arranged for a few servant girls to wait on him, then turned around and went back to the yamen. When he came back, Mrs. Cao had not left, and when he saw him coming, she immediately got up from her chair.

Behind Cao Shiqi, seeing Li Changqing approaching as if he was about to speak, immediately opened his mouth first, "A while ago, the women were ignorant of people, and they regarded the county magistrate as their teacher, and a lot of offensive things happened on the way. I have offended you a lot during this period, my lord must forgive me!"

When Li Changqing, who was stopped, heard this, he smiled wryly, how could he not hear that he was blaming him!
Li Changqing is a person who is not good at lying. At first it was because of a misunderstanding, and later it was because he was curious about the mother and daughter of the Cao family. In the end, the lie could not be undone. Originally, he said that he would find a time to even out his identities. This is great...

It is true that he concealed this matter first, and now Cao Shi has helped him so much, Li Changqing was very grateful at first, but now Cao Shi's words made him feel even more guilty.

After bidding farewell to Li Changqing, Mrs. Cao, who left under Li Changqing's complicated eyes, went straight back to Qiguofang.

Tang Zhi asked Cai Zisen for half a day's leave today, so she has been waiting in Qiguofang since Cao's departure, and when she saw Cao's return from a distance, she rushed out to pick him up.

Before Mrs. Cao could speak, she asked anxiously, "Did the plan succeed? Then the Imperial Envoy didn't bully Aunt Cao, did he?"

Looking at Tang Zhi, who was looking up with her little head up and showing concern, Cao's previous heavy mood eased a lot in an instant, and said straight, "It succeeded, and no one bullied Aunt Cao!"

"That's good!" Tang Zhi breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, she was really afraid that the imperial envoy would be an idiot, and that he would anger Aunt Cao if he didn't think too far!Now that I heard Cao's answer, I was relieved.

"By the way, it turns out that Master Li..."

"Aunt Cao, have you seen Master Li?"

Mrs. Cao just opened her mouth to talk about Li Changqing, but Tang Zhi asked at the same time. The words were obviously full of deep meaning, and Cao's eyes deepened when she looked at Tang Zhi, "Could it be that Zhi'er...knew about Master Li earlier In fact, it is the matter of County Magistrate Li?"

Seeing the obvious guilt in Cao's eyes, Tang Zhi lowered her head guiltily, and said, "Hmm!"

"Well, you girl, I knew about it a long time ago and didn't tell Aunt Cao. Fortunately, Aunt Cao responded quickly, otherwise I might have made a joke just now!" Cao looked at Tang Zhi pretending to be angry.

Tang Zhi had no choice but to shrink her neck, then looked up at Cao Shi and said aggrievedly, "Aunt Cao, I just found out, I just forgot to tell you because I was in a hurry to leave!"

"How did you know?"

Speaking of Li Changqing's matter, Mrs. Cao was really depressed. If she hadn't seen Li Changqing wearing an official robe today, the secret would have been extended for a long time, but thinking of Li Changqing's wrongdoing when he came back from the county government, he felt better. some.

In fact, Tang Zhi only dared to confirm it when she went to the street today and saw Li Changqing. When she heard Mrs. Cao say that the county magistrate hadn’t eaten all day because of the team from the capital, she instantly remembered Li Wei’s saying that his father hadn’t eaten all day. Things, this thing can't be so coincidental, and thinking about what Li Wei said about his father's care, I feel a little bit wrong in my heart.

"So you're still a sensitive girl!" After hearing Tang Zhi's narration, Mrs. Cao couldn't help but look at Tang Zhi with admiration.

(End of this chapter)