The wife of a powerful minister?Don't worry, I'll take back my destiny first

"Hahahaha~" Several people looked at each other and smiled, and their relationship seemed to have taken another step forward.

Ni Ge said with a smile: "Teacher, fellow students, we are like iron rice and steel. If we don't eat even one meal, we will get hungry. The book is here, it won't run away. Let's go fill our stomachs first and come back to read later."

Guan Chenyun raised his eyebrows and said, "Read at night!"

Ni Ge nodded: "Okay, stay up late and read at night."

A few people then walked towards the dining room. When they saw the delicious, delicious food on the table, they suddenly felt really hungry again.

Dong Yuzhi introduced her two classmates, Li Wen and Zhao Lin, who had just arrived today: "You are right here today. My sister-in-law's cooking skills are incomparable to those of the master chefs in restaurants outside."

Guan Chenyun stroked his beard and echoed: "Yuzhi is not lying about this. Ye's cooking skills are indeed good. I have eaten food for more than fifty years, and the food cooked by Ye is the most delicious."

Li Wen looked at the dishes on the table and nodded repeatedly: "We are indeed at the right place today."

Zhao Lin said with a smile: "I ate the kebabs and pastries made by my sister-in-law in the academy today. I know that my cooking skills must be good."

Ni Ge and Yourong Yan greeted everyone: "Okay, let's not say any more compliments to your sister-in-law, just use your chopsticks."

Guan Chenyun took a look at the chopsticks and asked strangely: "Where is Ye Xi? Ask her to come and eat with Chen'er."

Ni Ge got up to look for Ye Xi, but saw Ye Xi, Ni Chen, and Sang Huai and others already eating in the yard: "Ye Xi, the teacher asked you and Chen'er to go in and eat with us."

Ye Xi chewed on the bones and said with a smile: "Tell the teacher and I won't go in to eat. I don't feel comfortable sitting at the same table with you."

Ni Chen ate the meat in the bowl and looked at Ni Ge with a smile: "Wherever my mother is, I will be there." Anyway, no one can try to separate me from my mother, hum!

Ni Ge had no choice but to go to the dining room and tell Guan Chenyun what Ye Xi said truthfully. Guan Chenyun smiled and said: "It's my fault, Ye Xi is not that comfortable eating with us stinky men."

Dong Yuzhi echoed: "That's right, that's right. We're drinking and fist-fighting. It's such a smoky atmosphere that my sister-in-law may not be able to bear it."

Guan Chenyun patted Dong Yuzhi on the shoulder: "What did you say? How could you say that about yourself?"

"Come on, come on! The first glass of toast to the master, thank you for the hospitality!"

"Hahaha, thank you, thank you!"

After they had had enough wine and food, each of them talked about the contents of the books they had read in the study, and at the same time they all expressed emotion: "The county magistrate is really generous, actually giving Brother Ni so many rare books."

"It shows how much Mr. Xiao values ​​your brother-in-law!"

Xiao Tai, who was eating sesame seed cakes while looking at the files at the county government office, sneezed inexplicably and asked in confusion: "I sneezed a lot today, did I catch a cold?"

The secret guard said from the side: "Master is already a god, how can he still catch cold? How about Master figure out what is going on?"

Xiao Tai waved his hand: "It's just a sneeze, I don't need to spend any time calculating it."

After that, Xiao Tai took the file and continued to check it. He pointed to a sentence on the file and said: "Look, there is something wrong with this flower girl. Send someone to check it out."

"Yes!" The secret guard turned around and disappeared. Xiao Tai stood up and moved his body, laughing at himself: "The things in Kaiyang County are more serious than imagined. It seems that we have to stay up all night again tonight. Compared with these things, Boring practice is actually a very simple thing."

Li Chong was imprisoned by Xiao Tai. After investigation, he relied on his status as county magistrate to dominate Kaiyang County, colluded with local tycoons, and oppressed the people in countless ways. Just because Li Chong's incident at Xile Pastries was too big, it didn't take long for the news that Li Chong was in jail to spread.

This afternoon, people from time to time would come to the county government to sue Li Chong.

Xiao Tai personally met every citizen who complained and carefully understood the story and reasons of the incident.

One of the most outrageous incidents was that when Li Chong went to the countryside to work, he took a liking to a peasant girl and raped her first and then killed her. The peasant girl's parents complained to the county government, but because the county magistrate and Li Chong officials were protecting her, the poor parents failed to complain and were beaten to death with sticks in the county government.

Li Chong's other incidents of occupying fertile farmland and killing people also came to light one by one.

Xiao Tai must handle these matters as soon as possible and give justice to the people.

Xue Hongming disappeared with his men. Only King Ding was really suspicious of this matter, and no one else cared.

In the imperial capital, Prince Ding's Mansion, Prince Ding Dongfang Jing, who was only twenty-five years old, held the secret letter in his hand with a gloomy expression. The officials around him had solemn expressions, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

"Xue Hongming is the one who has just taken refuge with me, but he and his men disappeared five days ago. What is going on? Can any of you tell me?"

"Also, why is that bastard Xiao Tai not dead? Is he still alive and well? What's going on with the hundreds of elite secret guards around him?"

Xiao Luo, a retainer of Prince Ding, took a step forward, bowed and replied: "Your Highness, Xiao Tai has never been taken seriously in the Xiao family. It is impossible for the family master to give him so many elite secret guards."

Dongfang Jing nodded: "I know this. Master Xiao may not have two hundred elite secret guards around him. It's just that the power around Xiao Tai is so mysterious that we have to guard against it."

The retainer Liu Ang was surprised and said: "Does the prince mean that Xiao Tai has taken refuge with King Yong? Those secret guards were given to him by King Yong?"

Dongfang Jing sneered: "I cannot rule out this possibility!"

Xiao Luo lowered her head and pondered: "Then what should we do? How about keeping an eye on King Yong first to see if he has made any major moves recently?"

Dongfang Jing nodded helplessly: "That's the only way. However, the next magistrate of Huaiyang Mansion must be a member of this king."

Xiao Luo added: "One of my subordinates recommended me. This person's name is Xu Tingzhong. He was admitted as a Jinshi three years ago and has been working as an editor in the Hanlin Academy. He has helped his subordinates check some evidence and is a reliable person. What's more important is that , behind him is the Mobei Xu family."

Dongfang Jing tapped his fingers on the table: "Okay, let's send him to Huaiyang Mansion. At least on the surface he is not my person yet, and the Yongwang Party will not object too much if he wants to come."

Liu Ang stood up and clasped his fists: "Your Highness, I will make arrangements right now."

Three days later, the vacant prefect position in Huaiyang Prefecture had a new owner—his name was Xu Tingzhong, and he was the third son of the Xu family in Mobei.

Before Xu Tingzhong came to Huaiyang Mansion, King Ding asked Xiao Luo to bring him a message, telling him that when he arrived at Huaiyang Mansion, he must first make political achievements and not make any decisions without his order.

King Ding knew that he was loyal and would definitely give him a message when he was needed.

Xu Tingzhong remembered Xiao Luo's instructions. After arriving at Huaiyang Mansion, he first summoned his county magistrates to the government office.

Xiao Tai came to Huaiyang Mansion with the trial files. Xu Tingzhong looked at the files, slapped the table and cursed people from time to time, and ordered Li Chong, Xuan Jizi, Wang Jinfu and others to be severely punished.

After Xiao Tai left, Xu Tingzhong breathed a long sigh of relief: Fortunately, fortunately, these people did not betray His Highness Prince Ding. Otherwise, I am afraid that the entire Kaiyang County will be washed with blood. (End of chapter)