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Chapter 222 Refreshing the Heat (5)

With attendants leading the way ahead, Ban Xiyu and the others were immediately led into the main hall.

Beforehand, Fu Guan had repeatedly emphasized with the county magistrate of Xunjiang Town not to be extravagant, and also claimed that he didn't like excitement and didn't want to be disturbed by outsiders.Therefore, the layout of this reception banquet is kept simple.

At Fu Guan's request, the county magistrate of Xunjiang Town only left two well-informed officials around him to accompany him, and another group of guards were left to guard the Liuyun Tower.

Therefore, when Ban Xiyu and others arrived, there were only Fu Guan and the county magistrate in the main hall.Seeing Ban Xiyu, the county magistrate hurried up to greet him, and said a respectful and polite speech:

"Today, I am honored to be able to welcome the lord and the concubine to clean up the dust. It is really the luck of my life!" The county magistrate bowed to invite Ban Xiyu to sit up: "My lord, please, the lord has been waiting here for a long time."

Ban Xiyu also had to be polite to him: "My lord, you don't need to be too polite. There are no outsiders here, so your lord doesn't need to pay attention to politeness. Tonight is just an ordinary banquet, so don't be restrained."

The county magistrate of Xunjiang Town said, "How dare, how dare": "Etiquette is indisputable, it is the same everywhere—Wangfei, empress, please look, this is a special dish presented by a famous chef in the town specially ordered by Xiaguan, is it still in your favor?"

Ban Xiyu glanced at the delicacies displayed on the table, and said with a smile: "There are a lot of dishes, my lord is interested."

At this moment, Fu Guan secretly met Lou Xiyue's eyes, cleared his throat immediately, and said, "Okay, everyone, please take your seats." He sat alone at the head:
"The county magistrate is also sitting. I heard that the lord has also put in a lot of hard work for the refugees of Nanhuai Mansion recently. It is really hard work. Today's banquet should be full of joy."

He glanced at the county magistrate of Xunjiang Town with half-smile eyes, and in an instant, the county magistrate's cold sweat fell down.

The county magistrate of Xunjiang wiped his face with his sleeves, and said with a sneer, "Pleading for the people's orders is what lower officials should do. It's not hard work, it's not hard work..."

He intentionally changed the topic: "Speaking of which, the lord came at a really good time. These two days happen to be the annual summer festival in our town, and the common people celebrate folk customs. If the lord and princess are free, why not take this opportunity to have fun with the people?"

The county magistrate smiled: "It's not that the officials are boasting. The water dragon dance in our town is a masterpiece in the world, which is enough to reflect the people's style of Xunjiang Town! Why don't you let the prince and the princess watch it together later?"

He thought to himself: My dear, today is really scary.King Xuan Ping's visit today is clearly the Xingshi's visit!Who told King Xuanping about the refugees?He almost lost the black hat on his head!

The county magistrate secretly thought, maybe when King Xuanping sees that the people of Xunjiang Town live and work in peace and contentment, and thinks of his meritorious service in governance, he may be given a lighter sentence and not prosecuted for the crime of driving out the refugees.

But Fu Guan is not easy to fool.

He glanced coldly at the county magistrate of Xunjiang Town and said: "Don't worry about the excitement. After the banquet is over, please think carefully about how to explain to the refugees. This king will give you a night. Tomorrow, this king will see your method of resettling the refugees."

"Yes, yes, please remember." The county magistrate of Xunjiang wiped off his cold sweat, and sat on the stool tremblingly, almost unable to hold the chopsticks steadily in his hands.

Ever since Fu Guan came to the county government office in Xunjiang Town, the scolding has never stopped.

As long as the magistrate of Xunjiang sees Fu Guan's glance, his heart beats—ah, he can't sit still at the banquet...

While the county magistrate secretly had a headache, the four people on the other side had secretly exchanged multiple glances.Several people in a main hall have their own thoughts.

Just as the magistrate of Xunjiang County was pondering whether to find an excuse to temporarily avoid the limelight, a government officer outside suddenly came to report: "My lord, Madam sent someone to tell me that something happened in the mansion, and I want you to go back and take care of it."

Hearing this, the county magistrate of Xunjiang blurted out "no rules", and then said: "Didn't you see that I am entertaining the prince here?! If there is anything, I will talk about it when I go back!"

The Yachai showed a look of embarrassment: "This... yes, the villain understands, and the villain just..."

The Yacha who was in charge of spreading the message was a man of knowledge. He probably knew that the banquet was very important to the county magistrate. He was about to step back when the person sitting at the head of the main hall suddenly interrupted:
"Wait." Fu glanced at Xunjiang County Magistrate: "Since you have something important to do at home, go back first. There are others to take care of you here, so you don't need to be there all the time."

"This..." Fu Guan himself spoke, and the county magistrate of Xunjiang naturally had no disagreement, so he immediately put down his chopsticks and retreated: "I'm sorry to accompany you, I hope the prince will not be offended."

After finishing speaking, he hurriedly followed the Yacha back to the mansion.

As soon as Xunjiang County Magistrate left, there were no outsiders in the room. Hearing the silence, his tense back relaxed, and he leaned back lazily on the chair: "It's really hard to drive away these idlers."

Ban Xiyu handed him a glass of wine: "Brother Wen, quench your thirst with sake."

Wen Jisheng lowered his head and sniffed lightly: "The fragrance is clear, good wine."

Lou Xiyue turned her head and asked Fu Guan: "How is the situation on your side?"

"So-so, there are still a few things that need to be followed up." Fu Guan said: "The corpses of Xu's father and daughter brought from Nanhuai Mansion have been handed over to Xunjiang County Magistrate. Not long ago, someone came to claim them. This case is half closed."

Ban Xiyu and Wen Jisheng had already heard Lou Xiyue talk about "the case of the Xu family's father and daughter being poisoned", and they were also somewhat curious about the progress of the case.

Wen Jisheng: "What about the other half?"

Lou Xiyue asked: "Did you find the gambler who provided the poison as the murderer said?"

Fu Guan nodded, and replied: "That's right. Xuan Miao and Xuan Yi followed the murderer's description to find the gambler, but so far there is no progress. The county magistrate of Xunjiang can't give any useful clues."

Ban Xiyu analyzed: "Although the territory of Xunjiang Town is not very large, it has a lot of people, and it will not take a day or two to track it down. Anyway, we are already here, and we can gradually figure it out in the future."

Lou Xiyue agreed, "That's exactly the reason. There's no rush for this matter, we can only investigate carefully."

Wen Jisheng asked again: "What about the refugees?" He raised his eyebrows and looked at Fu Guan: "Does King Xuanping have any countermeasures?"

Fu Guan: "How to resettle refugees, we need to find them now, and then talk about other things."

The few of them gathered together, eating and talking with their chopsticks, and they were already half full before they knew it.

During the dinner, they talked about Qi Lian, a drug dealer who also lived in the posthouse.Hearing about Qi Lian's behavior, Fu Guan couldn't help being curious, and wanted to meet him for a while.

Fu Guan said: "Based on what you said, it seems that Qi Lian is not someone to be taken lightly."

Wen Jisheng let out an "eh", as if he had found an ally in an instant: "It's not just waiting for nothing, I think he has evil intentions. King Xuan Ping, you are a smart person, I don't think you will be easily deceived by his appearance like Lou Xiyue—"

Hearing this, Fu Guan immediately turned his head to look at Lou Xiyue: "You were deceived by Qi Lian?" The tone of this sentence has a different meaning.

Lou Xiyue: "..." She couldn't hold back and turned her head to give Wen Jisheng a kick: "What nonsense are you talking about!" As she spoke, she looked at Shang Fu Guan's eyes again:
"Don't listen to his nonsense. What kind of deception, I just met Qi Lian by chance, and there is no special intersection."

Besides, she's not a fool, how could she be so unsuspecting by Qi Lian?
Fu Guan smiled meaningfully: "Is that so..."

While speaking, the dim sky outside the window suddenly brightened, and at the same time, the sound of crackling fireworks was heard.

Ban Xiyu looked out of the pavilion, and saw that the streets and alleys outside Liuyun Tower were covered with gorgeous fireworks, and Xunjiang Town suddenly seemed like daytime.

"It seems to be very lively outside."

(End of this chapter)