Concubine falling from heaven

Chapter 49 The Arrogant New County Magistrate

She sighed and looked at the yamen servants warningly, and said: "Besides, you have to weigh it up, whether it is the prime minister or His Royal Highness Chen Wang."

"Are you all deaf? Put them all in jail!" Cao Rong yelled again when he saw that none of them moved.

Those yamen servants didn't expect that Meng Zihan's background was so big, and His Royal Highness Chen Wang was his backer. Although they didn't know whether it was true or not, the news about the new magistrate must not be fake, otherwise Cao Rong would not deny it.

Thinking of this, several yamen servants immediately let go of Meng Qian and the three of them said to Meng Zihan, "Please make amends, my lord."

"Those who don't know are innocent, you all go down and rest, don't come out when you hear the dog barking in the future, go down." Meng Zihan pointed at Sang and scolded Huai in pain.

"Subordinates retire."

"You...you all stop for me! You white-eyed wolves!" Cao Rong stomped his feet angrily.Gritting his teeth, he turned around and pointed at Meng Zihan threateningly, "Wait, don't think that I dare not go to His Royal Highness Chen Wang, just because of your ignorant virtue, you also cooperate with His Royal Highness Chen Wang's family planning. Therefore, you..."

"Have you had enough noise? Get out soon." Meng Zihan lay on the bed and stretched.

Although Cao Rong was furious, as the saying goes, "a good man never suffers from immediate losses", he naturally knew this truth after he had been in the officialdom for so long.

After glaring at Meng Zihan fiercely, he pulled his woman out of the room.

Seeing this, Zhou Fu happily ran to Meng Zihan's bedside and said, "Your Excellency is amazing, it's the first time Zhou Fu has seen that dog official like a dog, it's really gratifying!"

"This kind of unscrupulous dog official should have been taught a lesson long ago." She looked at the bed she had just been lying in distaste and got up and said.

Meng Qian was a little worried, and frowned slightly: "But I offended him now, and I don't know what tricks he will use tomorrow. Are we really going to invite His Royal Highness Chen Wang?" He suggested ask.

Invite Mu Xuanchen to come over?Didn't she lift a rock and shoot herself in the foot?Meng Zihan silently rolled his eyes.

"What do you want to do so much? Soldiers come to cover the water and earth, put it down!" She turned to Zhou Fu and said, "You take my elder brother to the wing next door, and you and Caiyun find a room to live in by yourself."

"Yes!" Zhou Fu obediently took Caiyun and Mengqian to find the room.

"Wait a minute, Cai...Mengyun!" I almost slipped my tongue just now, but fortunately Caiyun's reaction was fast, although she was not used to it at first, she quickly reacted and turned her head.

Meng Zihan pursed his lips and said, "First change all the quilts on this bed, I'm disgusted to death."

Meng Qian looked at Meng Zihan, coughed, and shook his head amusingly.

Shishi the next day
A distinguished guest suddenly came to the gate of the county government office.

"Quickly go and inform your lords that His Highness Prince Chen wants to see him." It was Ye Feng who spoke.

Last night was Mu Xuanchen's third night looking for Meng Zihan in Ganlin County, but he still found nothing.

The purpose of coming here this time is firstly to let the new magistrate pay attention to even people who are similar to Meng Zihan, and secondly, since he learned that the people in Ganlin County are moving.After the chaos, he always felt that something was wrong, and the subsequent county magistrate would always die or disappear for no reason. It was rumored that Ganlin County was haunted by ghosts.

This kind of nonsense can only deceive ordinary ignorant people, how can it convince Mu Xuanchen!
Last night, it happened that the successor magistrate of Ganlin County was going to take up his post, so he wanted to see if that successor magistrate had died a long time ago.I heard that the current magistrate is still the prime minister's student. If he has a relationship with the prime minister at this time, he can also use this to weaken his influence in the court.

And this time, if it wasn't for the Hua family's interference, his Han'er would not have disappeared for no reason.

As the steward of the county government, Zhou Fu is now thinking about how to rectify the unhealthy atmosphere in the county government. Those servants must be disciplined properly.As soon as Men Ding reported that His Royal Highness Chen Wang had arrived, he immediately ran to the door in a hurry.

"I don't know that His Royal Highness Chen Wang is far away to welcome you, but I hope His Highness Chen Wang will forgive you." He saluted respectfully.

Mu Xuanchen and Ye Feng had met the former county government housekeeper. They didn't expect that once the magistrate took office, even the housekeeper would be changed.It is said that once the emperor and the courtiers, it is not expected to be so applicable in the county government.

"Where's your county magistrate?" Mu Xuanchen asked in a deep voice.

I saw Zhou Fu's face showed embarrassment, and he replied in embarrassment: "Our lord is exhausted, so...haven't gotten up yet..."

"It's too late and you're still sleeping? It's time to get up even if you're exhausted." Ye Feng asked in disbelief.

Mu Xuanchen frowned, thinking that such an official who is greedy for comfort, how could he be a good official?

Unexpectedly, at this time, the future magistrate greeted him in the future, but the former magistrate rushed over after hearing the sound, without even looking at Zhou Fu, he waved him aside.Then he ran to Mu Xuanchen respectfully and greeted him with a smile: "His Royal Highness Chen Wang! His Royal Highness Chen Wang finally came, and the officials are preparing to visit His Royal Highness Chen Wang."

"What's the matter?" Mu Xuanchen asked calmly.

Since he is the prime minister's student, what's the point of meeting him?
"His Royal Highness, please come inside..." Cao Rong stepped aside and made a gesture of invitation.

Looking at the backs of Cao Rong and Mu Xuanchen leaving, Zhou Fu started to feel hairy from the bottom of his heart.The former magistrate is quite good at seizing opportunities, so he can go wherever he wants.

"No! You have to wake up the adults right away, otherwise you won't know how that dog official is soliciting truth behind his back." Zhou Fu was worried that after Mu Xuanchen believed Cao Rong credulously, he would pull Meng Zihan down. Have you had a good day?

Zhou Fu turned around and ran to find Meng Zihan, but he bumped into Caiyun within a short distance.

Caiyun was a little annoyed when she was knocked to the ground, "Butler Zhou, where are you going in such a hurry? You almost knocked me to death."

Zhou Fu helped Caiyun up and said anxiously, "Has your lord gotten up yet?"

"not yet."

"Let's go and ask the adults to get up, otherwise it will be bad, go quickly." Zhou Fu urged Caiyun while speaking.

Caiyun patted off the ashes on her body and asked in confusion as she walked, "What's the rush?"

"His Royal Highness is here."

"What?" Caiyun turned pale with shock.

The prince won't be here so soon, will he?Then her little life will be lost?
"Mengyun! Why are you running faster than me?"

Looking at the back of Caiyun running away, Zhou Fu forgot the anxiety just now, and shouted loudly to the front.

Caiyun ran to the door of Meng Zihan's room and called a few times in a hurry, but she didn't hear any movement inside.The situation was urgent, and she couldn't care less about it, so she tried to push the door open and enter.

This careless princess did not lock the door, what if another man breaks in?Caiyun looked out worriedly, then immediately closed the door and fastened the bolt.

Walking to the bed and looking, Meng Zihan was sleeping soundly with a pillow in his arms.

"My lord! My lord!" Caiyun worried that walls have ears as Meng Zihan said, so she kept reminding herself that she must not call her "Wangfei".

Meng Zihan, who was lying on the bed, was obviously exhausted. How could she have suffered so many crimes in the palace, things happened one after another.

But no matter what, Caiyun still had to wake her up.

"Young Master, Young Master, wake up!" she shouted while shaking.

"What are you doing! Don't disturb me, I want to sleep." Meng Zihan didn't feel the danger at all, and still hugged the quilt reluctantly to part with Duke Zhou.

Caiyun really had no choice but to shout in her ear: "The lord is here!"

"I don't care about his lord, all I know is that I'm sleepy!" Meng Zihan mumbled dazedly with his eyes closed.

"It's His Royal Highness Chen Wang, he's here!" Caiyun yelled one last time, waking Meng Zihan up from his sleep.

"What? You mean...Mu Xuanchen?" Although his eyes were sleepy, he still couldn't resist the danger signal in his heart.

"That's right! His Royal Highness is the only one at that time." Caiyun nodded to remind.

Now, Meng Zihan finally woke up completely.Walking around in the room and screaming that it is not good.

Unexpectedly, at this time, Zhou Fu was also very anxious outside, trying to push the door, but the door was locked, and he didn't know what the master and servant were doing. How could he lock himself in the room at such a critical moment?Is it because you are afraid?

"My lord! My lord!" he kept shouting outside.

"What should I do?" Caiyun was also anxiously turning around.

At this moment, the more anxious you are, the more you can't think of a good way.Meng Zihan forced himself to calm down, closed his eyes and began to think of a way...

Originally, Meng Zihan wanted Zhou Fu to say that he was unwell, so it was not suitable for him to meet His Royal Highness, but then he thought, as a small magistrate, what qualifications does he have to use such an excuse?

What's more, last night his official came across her looking good, what if the official reported the truth?
In desperation, I had no choice but to go to see him with Zhou Fu, and then I just had to keep my head down and talk.

If she really avoided seeing him, she was also worried that as Zhou Fu said, that Cao Rong would sow discord in front of him and add fuel to the flames.If she can't replace Meng Qian as the county magistrate, let alone Meng Qian is unwilling, even she will be troubled for the rest of her life.Indirectly, it will also harm others.

"My lord, hurry up." Zhou Fu urged impatiently.

Meng Zihan helped the officer's hat and said helplessly, "What's the rush, he can't run away."

"If my lord is late, I don't know what the dog official said about my lord." Zhou Fu got to the point.

Zhou Fu was worried that if Mu Xuanchen knew that her new official took office, he would drive away the former county magistrate and kick him out of the house in the middle of the night, he didn't know what he would think or how to deal with it.

However, Meng Zihan was still entangled in the situation later, whether he would recognize her all at once, whether he would take her back after recognizing her, and whether he would let her see him with his own eyes as she thought. marry another woman...

As soon as Mu Xuanchen sat down in the front hall, Cao Rong immediately knelt down in front of him and cried.

"His Royal Highness Chen wants to make decisions for the lower officials..." Seeing his tearful appearance, Mu Xuanchen and Ye Feng looked at each other suspiciously.

"Say!" Mu Xuanchen signaled in a deep voice.

He wondered in his heart, as the prime minister's protégé, what could have caused him to panic so much?For a while, I want to visit him, and for a while, I say let him call the shots.

Could it be related to the county magistrate who came to take office last night?
Cao Rong said with hatred on his face: "His Royal Highness, the subsequent magistrate is really too arrogant and domineering. He actually came to take office in the middle of the night yesterday."

"This king already knows about it." Mu Xuanchen said lightly.

understood?Cao Rong was about to continue to sue, but was abruptly blocked by Mu Xuanchen's words.Since he said he knew, could it be said that Meng Qian was really his protégé?
Seeing Cao Rong's eyes flicker, Ye Feng shouted: "Don't you have something to say to His Royal Highness Chen Wang? Why don't you say it?"

Cao Rong raised his head and saw Mu Xuanchen who was frowning coldly, he immediately lowered his head in fright, and asked hesitantly: "I dare you, may I ask... is the new magistrate a student of His Highness Prince Chen?"

"This king's disciple?" A trace of doubt flashed in Mu Xuanchen's eyes.He never had any disciples in his life, and no one dared to pretend to be his people to misbehave.

"Isn't it...?" Cao Rong asked tentatively.

"What's the matter?" Mu Xuanchen neither admitted nor denied, but he really wanted to know what "good thing" the new county magistrate did to make this defiant Cao Rong so angry.

Since he got Mu Xuanchen's permission, and he didn't say that Meng Qian was his protégé, then he has nothing to worry about.So he said everything in one go.

"His Royal Highness Chen Wang doesn't know, the new county magistrate is really..." He clenched his fists tightly and gritted his teeth, "He came to the county office in the middle of the night yesterday, making trouble for no reason, and even kicked the official out of the room, climbed onto the into my wife's bed..."

"Huh?" The two looked at him in disbelief.Ye Feng asked tentatively, "Could it be that he and your wife..."

It was only then that Cao Rong realized that if he said that, his wife would be ashamed and he would no longer be able to gain a foothold in the officialdom, so he immediately added, "No, no, later the officials took the wife out of the room."

Ye Feng tried his best to hold back his laughter, but he couldn't help the amused look in his eyes.

"Could it be that you have a grudge against him." Mu Xuanchen asked with lowered eyes.

Cao Rong said aggrievedly: "I have never seen him before."

"Then how could he be so arrogant? Where were the people in your county government at that time?" Mu Xuanchen asked.

Just now I heard from him that the new magistrate not only kicked him out of the room in the middle of the night, but also crawled into his wife's room, Mu Xuanchen felt that the behavior of the newly appointed county magistrate was simply unbelievable.

It stands to reason that new officials should pay more attention to their words and deeds when they take office, how could they be so frivolous?
"His Royal Highness Chen!" Hearing this, Cao Rong felt even more aggrieved, "That kid claims to be His Highness's disciple, so the officials in the county government dare not offend him, and now they listen to him in everything."

"Oh? All your people defected overnight? Are you helpless?"

There was something in Mu Xuanchen's words. It was clearly saying that he mismanaged the county government. He didn't catch people's hearts on weekdays, and there was no one to help him at critical moments. Second, he didn't know when he met a so-called yellow-haired boy. How to deal with it, this is not a person who can do things.

"Your Highness, that kid is really cunning and rascal." Cao Rong lay on the ground to defend himself.

"What about the new magistrate? Why don't you come to see me?"

Hearing Mu Xuanchen's voice, Meng Zihan at the front hall was struggling to move.

She had already rushed to the door, but she didn't dare to go in. She didn't know what to say after going in. If they met face to face, she believed that he would recognize her.She believes it!

The coping method that she had thought of before had long been forgotten, and her strong heartbeat seemed to protest her self-deception.

Zhou Fu thought she just wanted to hear what Cao Rong would say, and then figured out the best countermeasure.But after hearing Mu Xuanchen's question just now, she still didn't move, and he became anxious.

"My lord! Go in, His Royal Highness is waiting."

Zhou Fu's urging words brought Meng Zihan back to his senses, and after a blank glance at Zhou Fu, he said, "I'm not feeling well, you should go see him."

After finishing speaking, he ran towards his bedroom without looking back...

"My lord... my lord..." Zhou Fu yelled loudly, but no matter what he yelled, Meng Zihan never looked back.

Zhou Fu wondered: what is going on?Such a good opportunity, the adults don't grasp it, and what are the adults afraid of?
Mu Xuanchen and the others in the front hall heard Zhou Fu's call, and looked towards the door at the same time, but no one came in.After receiving Mu Xuanchen's gaze, Ye Feng went to investigate, but saw Zhou Fu standing outside and looking at another place.

"You were the one who yelled just now?" Ye Feng's face was serious.

Zhou Fu heard the reputation, saw Ye Feng suddenly appearing behind him, and hurriedly said respectfully: "Yes, it is the old slave."

"I heard you calling 'Master' just now, where are your lords?" Ye Feng asked.

Ye Feng was full of doubts.When they all arrived at the door, they refused to see the prince because they were unwell. On the other hand, the former county magistrate flattered him in every possible way, which was too puzzling.

After hearing Ye Feng's report, Mu Xuanchen felt more and more suspicious about the magistrate.

First of all, he disregarded common sense and came to the county government late at night to take up his post.

Secondly, he had two chances to meet a prince he could curry favor with, but he found excuses to avoid seeing him twice.

Third, he acted so boldly that he dared to pretend to be his disciple, and even made everyone in the county government obey him.

In the end, I don't know if he was a prodigal son, or because he was dissatisfied with Cao Rong, he drove him out of the room in the middle of the night and climbed into his wife's bed.

All kinds of suspicious signs made Mu Xuanchen suddenly very interested in this bold magistrate.

Mu Xuanchen put down his teacup, glanced at Cao Rong who was pouring tea for him attentively, and asked, "What's his name?"

Cao Rong rolled his eyes, it seemed that the King Chen in front of him really didn't know that brat, so he still had scruples about what he would do.After secretly smiling, he replied cunningly: "His name is Meng..."

"What?" Both Mu Xuanchen and Ye Feng were shocked.

Cao Rong was taken aback by his reaction, and added tremblingly: "His name is Meng Qian."

Mengqian?The new magistrate is also surnamed "Meng"?Is it a coincidence or...

Mu Xuanchen tried his best to suppress the astonishment in his eyes.

Could it be because I miss her too much?So just having the same surname makes his heart throb?

But looking down, the surname "Meng" is rare in Baihu Country. It can also be said that before I met her, I had never heard of someone with the surname Meng.So, does this new magistrate with the same surname Meng have anything to do with her?
As long as there is a glimmer of hope, Mu Xuanchen is not willing to let it go, but in order not to make Cao Rong suspicious, he ordered coldly: "Go and ask that Meng Qian to come to see this king. If he is unwell and can't walk, let him go." Someone brought him here."

Such a domineering tone made everyone around gasp, and made no one dare to disobey him.However, the surrounding servants were also frightened and stuck in place as if rooted and unable to move.

Seeing this, Cao Rong immediately shouted to them: "Slave dog, didn't you hear that His Highness told you to bring that brat here?"

When Mu Xuanchen heard this, a dangerous expression pierced Cao Rong's body.

Presumably this is why some things or words have changed when they reached the emperor's ears, right?Taking it out of context like this, he could be considered to have seen it with his own eyes.

Cao Rong was so frightened that he trembled like being shocked by an electric shock. After swallowing his saliva, he corrected him with a flattering smile: "I called him here. If he can't walk, bring him here."

Seeing that Mu Xuanchen didn't say anything anymore, he turned his head and kicked a servant hard on his ass, and said arrogantly: "Hurry up! You're really an idiot."

After being kicked, the servant secretly glanced at Mu Xuanchen as if he had lost his soul, and ran out of the door in shock...

When Meng Zihan heard Zhou Fu's report, her crescent eyebrows frowned tightly.

She didn't expect Mu Xuanchen to be so domineering.If she said she was unwell, he would have thought of a countermeasure: get someone to carry her over.

who!
Seeing Zhou Fu urging her, and a few servants ready to lift her up, although she was angry, she could only obediently return to the front hall.Who made her official much smaller than him?
While everyone was waiting for the new county magistrate, someone suddenly came to report that someone from the palace had been sent over, and they wanted to see His Royal Highness Chen Wang urgently.

"It's so urgent, what's the matter?" Mu Xuanchen walked up to the visitor with his hands behind his back and asked calmly.

The visitor hurriedly replied: "His Royal Highness, something is wrong. For some reason, Xueyue Kingdom is ready to move and attack our country. Your Majesty, please rush back to discuss the strategy."

"Where are Prince Chu Rui and Princess Chu Yun?" Mu Xuanchen asked again.

"The two of them have already rushed back to Xueyue Kingdom overnight." The visitor bowed his head and looked back, making people feel that the military situation was imminent.

"Master, what should we do?" Ye Feng was very worried.

With Hua Yankang in the past, this kind of war can only be settled by him, but now he has been cut off by Mu Xuanchen, if he is allowed to go out now, he must not compromise.Even if he was willing, the prime minister would not be so easy to persuade.

"go!"

Mu Xuanchen's face was still so calm, without any disturbance, he walked out without looking back.

"Your Highness, Your Highness." Cao Rong shouted behind him involuntarily, as if he only cared about his fertile land, but the battle had nothing to do with him.

Mu Xuanchen didn't want to pay attention to this kind of slave that he didn't pay attention to at all, but he suddenly thought of a person, which made him stop in his tracks.

Ye Feng looked at him in surprise, not knowing why.But Cao Rong thought that he would make the decision for him, so he approached him with a wicked smile on his face, waiting for the answer he wanted.

Mu Xuanchen looked around and felt that there were two eyes looking at him, but he couldn't find anyone.

"Your Highness... Do you think there is something wrong there?" Cao Rong followed Mu Xuanchen's gaze and looked around, but also found nothing.

It seems that he really misses her too much, even in the face of national crisis, he still misses her wholeheartedly.

He restrained his thoughts, frowned and said to Cao Rong: "Before this king comes back, you have to make sure that Meng Qian is still in good health, otherwise whatever happens to him, you will have the same result, do you understand?" ?”

Cao Rong was obviously stunned, what does this mean?
Quickly circling in his mind: Does this mean that he can also stay in the county government to watch over the new county magistrate until His Highness Prince Chen returns?As long as he doesn't do anything to that Mengqian, maybe he can let him continue to be the magistrate of Ganlin County in the future.

Thinking of this, Cao Rong immediately lowered his eyebrows and said with a smile on his face: "Yes! I understand that I will definitely take a good look at this new county magistrate."

Mu Xuanchen pursed his lips lightly, it seems that this Cao Rong is not just an idiot, at least in the officialdom, he knows how to adapt to the wind and how to distinguish the sound of the words.

"His Royal Highness, please go slowly! Your Royal Highness, please go slowly..." Cao Rong kept flattering Mu Xuanchen who was going away.

Mu Xuanchen's figure finally disappeared from his sight, and he raised his head and chest up and turned back to prepare for the county office, but he ran into a disappointed Meng Zihan standing behind him at some point, looking at the direction Mu Xuanchen was going away.

"His Royal Highness Chen Wang has gone far away, don't look at it." Cao Rong raised his eyes proudly and looked down at her, eyes full of disdain.

Meng Zihan didn't return to him, but just looked at the tall and tall figure who was gone away in the dust, for a long time, she didn't come back to her senses, her heart kept churning, as if she was being tightly strangled by something, which made her feel so uncomfortable.

Forget it, what to do with so many thoughts, he may already be accompanied by a beautiful woman, and she is just one of him, and she is still in the past tense.

"What are you so proud of, you former magistrate!"

Zhou Fu's unconvinced angry words suddenly came from behind, Meng Zihan sighed and turned around to enter the county office, but Cao Rong snorted coldly and said: "This is the order of His Royal Highness, let me stay here Watch your Master Meng carefully until he comes back."

(End of this chapter)