Chapter 148: Checking Taxes
The weather in October became cooler. Rouxin's injuries were completely healed. She made osmanthus cakes and placed them on the stone table in the yard.
"I want to eat osmanthus cake!" the young master ran over and shouted.
"Run slowly!" The young master became more and more hard and faster. Feng'er couldn't catch up!
"Come on! Eat slowly!" Rouxin carried the young master onto the stone bench.
The young master ate one piece with one hand, one bite on the left and one bite on the right.
Feng'er stood there from afar and watched, feeling unhappy, but she didn't dare to say it. She certainly knew what happened to the young master Jinlan took the opportunity to punish Mei Xiang, who served her wife with her last time.
"I won't give it to me if I make such delicious pastries!" Young Master Jinlan walked over and sat down.
When the young master saw that Young Master Jinlan was sitting next to Rouxin, he crawled on Rouxin's leg and pushed his father.
"You already have a mother! She is mine!"
Young Master Jinlan frowned when he heard this, but he was reluctant to scold his son.
Rouxin smiled and kissed the young master and said, "I will be old when you grow up!"
"It seems you are really a disaster!" Young Master Jinlan got up and took the young master away.
"If a girl is a lady, why don't the young man in the capital break the threshold?" Gao Yue looked at Rouxin enviously.
Rouxin was eating pastries, and almost choked after hearing Gao Yue's words. She put down the pastries and took a sip of water and said, "One person is enough!"
"The second prince is here!" Feng Yan said from afar.
Rouxin quickly got up and went to the study to serve the tea. The second prince sat at the tea table and watched Rouxin cook tea.
"You are not here to have tea!" Young Master Jinlan looked at the second prince holding a teacup and stared at Rouxin.
"The father ordered me to check the harvests in various places! But the third brother was asked to supervise the taxes!" The second prince was upset when he remembered the affairs of the court.
"Why do you have to care about offending people?" Gongzi Jinlan felt that this was nothing!
"How could he have that ability?" the second prince shook his head and said.
"With Young Master Qingqian here, how can I get started?" Young Master Jinlan put down the teacup in his hand.
"Or won't do it this time, and it will never stop?" The second prince pressed the mouth of the teacup. Rouxin's heart couldn't help but tremble.
"They are useful!" Young Master Jinlan picked up the teacup.
"You mean..." The second prince picked up the teacup and took a sip.
"Yes!" Young Master Jinlan drank all the tea in the cup.
"This tea cooked by soft heart always makes people feel endless aftertaste!" A smile appeared on the second prince's lips.
But Rouxin couldn't laugh. What should they use Gongzi Qingqian and the Third Prince to do?
The third prince was sitting in the study of Gongzi Qingqian at this time. Gongzi Qingqian had to go for the third prince. At this time, Gongzi Qingqian remembered Wei Wujing's words, and he couldn't help but look at the third prince who was drinking tea with peace of mind.
"Young Master! The matters in the mansion have been arranged!" Han Guang Chong and the third prince and the young master Qingqian said.
"Okay! Let's set off tomorrow!" Gongzi Qingqian nodded slightly.
"I'll go back first! You can rest early!" The third prince put down his teacup and stood up.
Young Master Qingqian sent the third prince outside the study. Yao Tong watched the third prince leave and said, "Don't we need to be careful over there?"
"You stay in the mansion this time!" Young Master Qingqian said softly.
Yao Tong blinked and nodded. Although he didn't know why, he would never violate the words of Gongzi Qingqian!
"Where is me?" Xuanfei hung upside down from the beam of the roof, scaring the young master Qingqian.
"When did you become a gentleman on the Liangshang?" Gongzi Qingqian walked to the tea table and picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea. But the tea came to Xuanfei's hand.
"Nothing happened this time! I just went to see the tax situation in various places!" Gongzi Qingqian poured another cup of tea.
"I'm idle and have nothing to do! Let's go with you!" Xuan Fei turned around and looked at the starling brother of the young master Qingqian.
"No! No!" The starling said with a jump.
"Do you care?" Xuan Fei shook the teacup in his hand and shouted at the starling.
"I can control it! I can control it!" My brother was so surprised!
Xuanfei was so angry that he poured tea on the extremely smart starling. The starling flew up in shock, but was tripped by the chain on his feet and fell down.
"Okay! Drink!" Young Master Qingqian knew that he couldn't do anything today!
As soon as the "Drunk Eight Immortals" was served, Xuan Fei poured himself a big bowl.
"Tell me! Did you make your dad angry again?"
"I can't hide anything from you! My father is so angry when he sees me now. My mother asked me to go out and hide!" Xuan Fei took a big sip of wine.
"You should share the burden for your father too! He is the only son!" Young Master Qingqian advised.
"Let's talk about it when I get married!" Xuanfei filled the wine glass with Young Master Qingqian.
"You have driven away the red flowers! You may not be able to find a wife in this life!" Young Master Qingqian tasted the "Drunk Eight Immortals".
"Forget it! Don't mention her! Come on!" Xuanfei picked up the wine bowl.
"Don't get drunk! You have to hurry up tomorrow!" Young Master Qingqian raised his glass and said.
There was a mist in the early morning. Xuanfei narrowed his eyes and was pulled into the carriage by Gongzi Qingqian. He sat in the carriage and leaned against Gongzi Qingqian and continued to sleep.
The carriage started and headed towards Liyang County.
As soon as Young Master Qingqian left the mansion, Young Master Jinlan received the news.
"When will the second prince set out?"
"That's all the time!" Feng Yan heard from the tip-off that people would ensure the safety of the second prince's trip.
"As long as they don't meet, there will be no trouble!" Young Master Jinlan took out a picture from the shelf and spread it on several tables to look at it.
Gongzi Qingqian is a person who abides by etiquette. He will not do anything to the second prince, right! Rouxin said in his heart.
Political struggle is cruel and ruthless. Although Gongzi Qingqian would not take action directly, he would not be ruthless to his political opponents. In terms of strategy, the second prince is far from being a match for Gongzi Qingqian! This is why Gongzi Jinlan is worried.
Gongzi Qingqian is not a Qingtan family. He is as pragmatic as Gongzi Jinlan. So as soon as he arrived in Liyang County, he found out the tax loopholes and investigated and dealt with a group of people who were greedy for taxes.
Officials from other counties secretly filled the taxes if they had any problems.
Xuanfei has nothing to do every day. He is a person who can't rest! So when Gongzi Qingqian arrived in Xuancheng County, he slipped out to have a drink by himself.
It was not until the lantern was ten days later that Gongzi Qingqian realized that he had not seen Xuanfei for a day.
"Young Master! Xuan Fei was drunk and refused to come back!" Liu Tao reported outside the door.
Young Master Qingqian was tired for a day, but he had to go to the tavern to find Xuanfei himself. He followed Liu Tao to Ning's restaurant. As soon as he entered the door, he heard Xuanfei shouting: "If you don't drink this bowl of wine, I will make you unable to move like it!"
Young Master Qingqian was shocked and walked quickly to the table to take a look. Xuanfei made a cat look like a statue and sat straight with his eyes staring straight.
Shan Liancheng's nose was red. When he saw Gongzi Qingqian, he quickly got up and saluted.
"You're here! Drink!" Xuanfei picked up the wine bowl. However, his arm was pulled by Gongzi Qingqian.
"Go back with me!"
"Okay! You asked me to drink this bowl!" Xuanfei put the bowl hard to his mouth.
Young Master Qingqian's hand was numb and the bowl of wine was held in Liu Tao.
Xuanfei was carried out by Gongzi Qingqian and walked out of the restaurant. Xuanfei sang and whistled along the way. When they reached Xianghua Lane of Jiujie, they found a man lying in front.
Liu Tao stepped forward to check, and then he told Gongzi Qingqian: "The person is dead!"
Young Master Qingqian pushed Xuanfei to Shan Liancheng, and then he squatted down to check the body. However, there were no scars on the man's body, nor any signs of poisoning.
"If you don't get up again, I'll step on it!" Xuanfei held one foot in the man's chest.
"He is dead!" Young Master Qingqian looked at Xuan Fei, who was drunk in a state of confusion.
"Dead?" Xuan Fei shook his head and squatted down.
"He was poisoned to death!" Xuan Fei glanced at the man and said.
"Send it to the government office!" Young Master Qingqian stood up and held the shaking Xuanfei.
"He is drunk! Can he take what he says seriously?" Shan Liancheng and Liu Tao raised the man's body and asked.
Chapter completed!