Beautiful step by step

Chapter 118

As the sun was setting, Wei Wei ordered his servants to cook dinner while he checked the books in the account.Although she left for Liangzhou, the business in Youzhou city did not stop. Whether it was millet or mutual market, Yan Heng's people still stayed in Liangzhou, and the business that should be done had to be done accordingly.

After half of the calculation, I stretched out tiredly.The sun was setting outside, and dinner was about to be ready, Wei Wei closed the account books and was just about to get up, when the door of the tent was opened.

"Ma'am, someone from outside has something to report."

Wei Wei still walked forward: "Is Zhuzi coming? Tell him to eat some too."

In this short period of time, she has gradually become familiar with Yan Heng's former military robe, and the most familiar one is of course Zhu Zi.During the roast whole lamb feast that day, even though there was mutton stuffed in his mouth, he never stopped chattering, and he was full of chatterboxes.Wei Wei originally didn't like people who talk a lot, but Zhu Zi couldn't bear the news that it was fresh and interesting, and the whole person was a gossip gathering place.

She heard a lot of useful things from it, and gradually fell in love with listening to him gossip every night before dinner.

"Ma'am, what your lord is going to clean up today is the Commander's Mansion, and you'll probably be busy until very late. The pillars haven't come here yet."

It turned out that it had already been cleaned up to the commander's mansion, which was the very core of Youzhou City.Lifting the curtain, Wei Wei felt that the weather in the suburbs of Youzhou was obviously much colder than the previous few days, and it was only a day or two before the fire was extinguished.

In front of him was a pitch-black city, and the fiery red sky had almost disappeared.The scenery in front of him gave Wei Wei a sense of accomplishment. If it wasn't for Yan Heng who disrupted the rearrangement of the army and clarified the area of ​​responsibility for firefighting, otherwise, the fire might burn for a long time according to the previous slow speed.

"Mrs. Yan."

The unfamiliar voice caught Wei Wei's thoughts, and when she raised her head, she saw a strange man in a government uniform standing in front of her.

"Well, it's cold outside, so the yamen servant has something to tell in the tent."

While talking about Wei Wei, he opened the door of the tent, and said along the way: "Gu Yu, go and bring a cup of hot tea."

Although Yan Heng is now promoted to be the commander, Wei Wei has long been used to hospitality.The people who came to her house, whether they were traffickers or pawns, or officials from the frontier, she was equally polite.

A simple sentence made the yamen servants who came to communicate feel very comfortable.Scratching his head, he said embarrassedly: "You don't need to be so polite, Mrs. Yan, I was ordered to tell you today: Lord Yan, he..."

Wei Wei's face darkened: "What happened to him?"

"The Disaster Relief Agency under his rule..."

Has something happened to the Disaster Relief Agency?Wei Wei's heart skipped a beat: "What happened to the money of the Disaster Relief Administration?"

The yamen servant looked like a ghost: "It turns out that Mrs. Yan knows that Mrs. Yan embezzled the disaster relief funds without permission."

"Gu Yu, bring me those soft shoes that Ulan's mother made."

Wei Wei ordered while trembling, but Gu Yu was puzzled after listening, "Ma'am, are they soft shoes?"

"The pair with the wool..."

Seeing that she was speaking incoherently, Gu Yu had no choice but to bring the pair of plain wool boots based on his understanding.The boots are newly sewn by Ulan's mother. The whole boots are made of new wool this autumn. The wool and leather are sewn together directly, and the soles are padded with several layers of sheepskin, which is very warm on the feet.

Squatting down, she put on her wife's left and right feet one by one.

"The clear is clear, and the turbid is turbid. This is an idiom that Madam taught me yesterday. Madam, don't worry."

"Will the clean ones clean themselves?"

Repeating these four words, Wei Wei felt a little more at ease.Grateful to Gu Yu in her heart, she came back rationally, and asked the yamen servant in front of her: "Dare to ask where my lord got the money?"

The yamen servant was a little confused: "Mrs. Yan, the young one is just a gatekeeper. I don't know about the affairs of adults."

Seeing the anxious look on her beautiful face, the yamen servant couldn't bear it. It seemed that such a gentle Mrs. Yan would suffer the disaster for nothing this time: "I only vaguely heard that a lot of disaster relief money disappeared out of thin air. It's like a big catastrophe." Like a living person, a living person hides in a cabinet and disappears for no reason."

"The silver was placed in the warehouse and disappeared out of thin air?"

Although it was doubtful, Wei Wei's tone of voice was full of certainty.

Finally, the day has come!After learning the general facts, she was half shocked in her heart, and had a faint sense of steadfastness that she was finally about to face.You can hide from the first day of the junior high school but not the fifteenth day. So many people want to plot against you. No matter how you prevent it, they can always plot against you.

Stepping on the thick sheepskin boots under his feet, Wei Wei looked at the people coming from the other side.Wei's mother stood at the front, with an unconcealable worry on her face.

"Mother, you also know Ah Heng's behavior. Corruption and bribery are his bottom line, and he will definitely not do it lightly. You eat first, and I will accompany the yamen servant."

Mother Wei nodded: "Ah, don't worry about us, I'll ask the servants to gather more firewood, warm the food on the pot, and wait for the two of you to come back to eat."

"Thank you, mother. Let's try to come back soon."

After bidding farewell to Wei's mother, Wei Wei walked forward with the yamen servant.Because she was isolated when she came here, the felt tent of the Yan family was set up on the edge, very close to the Disaster Relief Agency, which was also on the outskirts, and she arrived within a few steps.

Standing outside the door, through a layer of felt curtains, she could hear the deep voice of Chu Cishi inside.

"Only the three of us have the key to the disaster relief silver warehouse. These days, Governor Chu and I have been accompanying the driver, waiting for the Holy Majesty to inquire about the northwest."

The meaning behind Chu Inspector's words was very clear. Both of them had alibi, so the remaining Yan Heng, who had been running around outside, was the obvious suspect.

"My lords, Mrs. Yan has arrived."

"A lady, what are you doing here!"

Another strange but familiar voice sounded from the tent, Wei Wei carefully distinguished it, and after probably remembering it, she lifted the curtain and went in without waiting for the pass.

As soon as she entered the door, she saw an old man with white beard and hair sitting on the top, and two governors were sitting on the left and right chairs.Yan Heng stood in the middle, bowed his head and silently endured the three interrogations.Seeing his self-blaming appearance, Wei Wei's whole heart was tangled up.

"Aheng, you didn't do the thing. You are not afraid of being crooked when you are upright. Those who should really blame themselves are those who have rashly embezzled money."

When he said the last four words, Wei Wei looked around, and his sharp eyes swept over the three of them one by one.

He Guogong was the first to speak, looking Wei Wei up and down, he frowned and said: "This is a man's business, Mrs. Yan is a woman, it's fine to barge in here, and she's still insinuating here."

The white-haired old man was none other than He Guogong. Although he was a bit unfamiliar, Wei Wei could easily recognize his signature beard.It was obviously very intense words, but he spoke very slowly, with the obvious drawling of the old man in the tone of his words, so the meaning of targeting was not so obvious.

Of course, those who felt this way did not include Wei Wei. He Guogong's words completely touched her nerves: "Master Guo is really accusing me of being a woman, or is it an insinuation?"

He Guogong frowned and looked at Yan Heng: "Could it be that Commander Yan Dai wants to let Mrs. Yan mess around here?"

Taking a step back and standing next to Wei Wei, Yan Heng, who had been bowing his head all the time, showed no self-blame at first glance.He frowned, his face full of confusion.Seeing this, Wei Wei was finally relieved, she knew Yan Heng, and his current appearance was clearly thinking about the culprit.

"I am fine."

Turning his head and talking to Wei Wei, Yan Heng's tone was not much different from before.

Then he stood closer to Wei Wei, looked up at He Guogong condescendingly: "Ah Mao is my wife, and I understand her nature. She will never shoot indiscriminately, and He Guogong is standing here, even sitting on the top." First of all, there is nothing wrong with Ah Mao coming in to listen in. As for her words, He Guogong is only allowed to point Jiang Shan to accuse me at will, and Ah Mao is not allowed to say a few words of justice?"

Yan Heng refuted point by point with reason and evidence, which made Wei Wei's blood boil.

"What Ah Heng said makes sense."

Praising Yan Heng with bright eyes, Wei Wei turned his head and looked at He Guogong with interest.

"As far as I know, the Duke has already asked to be dismissed from office. If you only dismiss from office, that's fine. After all, there is still the possibility of reinstatement. But the emperor approved your retirement, and gave Wei the chief assistant official hat. The future generations will commemorate it. Ah Heng, I don’t understand, can officials return to the court after they retire?”

Yan Heng shook his head, and dutifully answered her questions: "The emperor speaks well, and what he said is naturally impossible to take back easily."

"Then why is he sitting at the head of the two assassins now, pointing Jiangshan to you, the acting commander appointed by the emperor?"

Faced with her doubts, Yan Heng nodded to Yuan Inspector: "In terms of rank, the Duke of the State is a super-grade one. As a show of respect, the Governor-General invited him to the first place. As for convicting me, although the Duke is a super-grade one, he can't control it." If you have to find a reason, it is probably a habit that the Duke of the country has cultivated for a long time as the elder of the capital, and now it will not be changed for a while?"

"You...you!"

In anger, He Guogong Baoyang's excellent beard was blown up by him, stood up, and nodded to the two governors.

"I don't care about this matter today, so I leave."

Flicking his hands and sleeves, he walked away from the tent with a steady pace that was completely unsuitable for his age.

When the tent door fell, Wei Wei frowned and smiled at Yan Heng.Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, he heard the governor Chu speak next to him.

"Since He Guogong has no right to hear this case, Mrs. Yan is a woman, please step down from this meeting."

Wei Wei pointed at the tip of her nose, and asked the governor of Chu directly: "Is it because I am a woman, or is it because of something else?"

The governor of Chu answered very clearly: "As far as I know, there is no precedent for a wife to gain a foothold in the court in Dayue. Mrs. Yan is not an official appointed by the court, so it is really inappropriate to appear here."

"What the governor of Chu said is reasonable."

Wei Wei nodded, and when he was serving tea off with squinting eyes and disdainful face, she took out a bunch of keys from her waist and shook them jingling a few times: "Do the two governors know this thing?"

Inspector of Chu opened his eyes, and Inspector Yuan couldn't believe it: "This...why is the key to the treasury in Mrs. Yan's hands?"

"Ah Heng has been busy fighting the fire these days, and he goes to the city every day. Afraid of the inconvenience of losing the key when climbing up and down, he asked me to take care of the key. Now that something happened, I have to be here."

I don't know if it was her illusion, but after saying this, Wei Wei caught an almost invisible smile of triumph in the eyes of Governor Chu.

(End of this chapter)