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Chapter 128 Someone Came Up With A Moth

When Xu Lan returned to the mansion, Mrs. Xu, who was watering the flowers in the courtyard, saw him and said, "Have you been to the guard?"

He nodded, walked down the stone steps slowly, stopped in front of her, poured a peony in a pot, and said, "Mother also knows about the Ling family, right?"

Mrs. Xu looked at him: "Still not letting go?"

Xu Lan put the pot on and said, "I believe in my feelings, she won't be that kind of person."

Mrs. Xu smiled, and said in a rambling voice: "It's not impossible to fight for it, but enough is enough."

Xu Lan looked at her mother: "Give me some more time, I really can't get it, I know what to do."

Madam Xu gently patted his arm: "It's good to know."

Watching him go back to the room, the nurse next to him came up with a handkerchief: "Madam is so open-minded, uncle won't make detours."

Mrs. Xu smiled, and held the pot again: "I've lived to my age, and I've seen too many cases where mother and child are out of control because of different opinions on their marriage. How can I not understand my own son?
"Instead of forcing him, it's better to think for him from his point of view. Only when everyone makes concessions can the family be harmonious. Only when there is harmony can they be twisted into a rope to unify the outside world."

Speaking of this, she looked at the water curtain poured from the flower pot, and her eyebrows, which were always open, suddenly became a little worried.

"Miss carefully shoes!"

Seeing the water spilling out of the flowerpot, Mammy stepped forward to hold the spout.

Mrs. Xu held the pot steady and asked her, "Master is going back to the former barracks soon after he enters Beijing?"

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Ling Yuan got Xu Lan's message from the guard within half an hour.

"Xu Yao's wife is surnamed Chen. She is the younger sister of Chen Wan, a scholar of the Imperial Academy. Mrs. Xu is well-versed in literature and rituals. Xu Lan has had a lot of influence with her parents since she was a child. She is called Xiaolangjun in Jinling's family.

"Recently, Xu Yao was sent to Beijing by order for the defense of Liaodong. It is estimated that Xu Yao will be transferred to Liaodong.

"Mrs. Xu is also by Xu Lan's side now, but the reason for coming here is not very clear."

Ling Yuan heard nothing.

Guo Jiao thought for a while and said, "Before we left Beijing, the emperor seemed to have mentioned the transfer of the chiefs and generals of the five army governor's mansions."

Ling Yuan hummed this time.

It is common for the Five Armies Commander-in-Chief's Mansion to transfer troops other than the siege soldiers, and it has been five years since the last large-scale dispatch.

But this time Ling Yuan heard little movement, so it can be seen that it will not be a large transfer.

"In addition, the news that the second master has joined the Ministry of Officials to watch the government has come down. Although we haven't received the exact news from the mansion, but yesterday, when my subordinate went to the government office to do business, I heard the rumor.

"The subordinates feel that it may not be considered aggressive for the wife to let the second master enter the official position at the beginning of the year. At least some news sounds more convenient than outsiders."

Guo Jiao considered his words carefully.

Ling Song got a good grade in the examination at the beginning of the year, and had the opportunity to squeeze into the Imperial Academy, but Mrs. Ling insisted on letting Ling Song enter the official position.The mother and son had a small dispute at that time.

Ling Yuan still didn't comment.Seeing the guards outside the door coming in again, and vaguely seeing Changying's figure moving outside, he got up and said, "Let's go."

Changying took a look at the items listed by Xu Lan. It was clear, concise, and to the point, it really was the focus of the official documents she had been thinking about recently.

Although she had read a lot of books in Ling's family, she was able to write articles well, and she could know what to do in the barracks, but in the end, there were more words on paper than practice.

Without experience, it is impossible to stand shoulder to shoulder with experienced generals like them. If Ling Yuan wants to ask about it later, he may not be able to be foolproof.

She still doesn't know how Ling Yuan thinks about the truth she said, but he was so cold and silent all the way to the pier, so she can only forget about those private affairs and go all out to be her General Shen .

"Go and prepare a boat, first go to the dock to have a look, and then go to the river when you come out."

When the Imperial Envoy spoke, Chang Ying immediately called Xiao Qi to prepare the boat, and then accompanied him into the dock.

The keel hadn't yet shown its scale, so Chang Ying accompanied him to watch it twice, and also described the current progress from the sidelines. Zhou Liang came to report in due time, saying that the lumber yard had to check two accounts, so she invited General Li to accompany her, and then took the opportunity slipped away.

Ling Yuan watched her run away coldly, and continued on.

Shaoqing was not around, and Zhou Liang and Huang Ji led the team to take care of the errands in recent days.

When Changying arrived at the place, Zhou Liang came over with a folded list and said, "We have a batch of timber to be transported to the pier tonight. We had already communicated with the navy battalion and were docking at Shenshi, but suddenly a merchant ship jumped in line. Pushed us back an hour."

Chang Ying took the list and looked at it, there were three ships.

He said: "Where does the merchant ship even dare to snatch our pier?"

Zhou Liang looked at the side, and then said to her: "The boss doesn't know, we only found out about the situation recently.

"The Department of Water Transportation, including the Navy Division, has guarded the wharf all these years, but all merchant ships crossing the river have to hand in a copy in private, in addition to the necessary public accounts.

"The money is not necessarily handed over to a fixed person, but usually depends on which route the merchant ship takes to close the river.

"Then the manager will take a cut every time a ship passes by, and almost all the supervisors and reminders of the Water Transport Department have income from this aspect."

Chang Ying frowned: "Then who does this boat belong to today?"

Zhou Liang said, "Liu Wei!"

After Changying heard this, she couldn't help straightening her waist.

After Huo Rong exposed the material theft case with great fanfare, both Wu Li and Liu Wei stayed in their posts.

Unexpectedly, this matter is still over, and Qian Yun has not given the result yet. Not only is Liu Wei not keeping a low profile, but he actually dares to openly jump in line to seize Nankangwei's wharf?
He is sure that he will be safe and sound, and he is jumping around to make a moth?
"Send some people over there to guard the pier. Once Shen Zheng arrives, no one will be allowed to dock except our boat!"

Not far away, Su Xinrong, who was ordering people to load wood, cast a few glances here.

... It has been eight or nine days since Huo Rong forced Qian Yun to go back to Huai'an to ask for an explanation. Although Huo Rong, including Nankangwei, has not made any movement these days.

But the Department of Water Transport was somewhat shocked. Wang Zhao and Feng Liang are still in custody, especially since the imperial court sent Marquis Wu Ning to sit in charge.

Recently, Wu Li was anxiously waiting for the result in Huai'an. He knew right and wrong, but he couldn't bear it and wanted to abandon his pawns to protect the commander.

Liu Wei was very calm. Originally, he did not expect that Huo Rong would control the situation with lightning speed, but as time passed, the worry that was not much in the first place was suppressed long ago.

"My lord, there are people from Nankangwei guarding the pier with soldiers and horses. They are Xu Lan's subordinates. Judging from the posture, we should not be convinced and let's jump in line!"

There are not many affairs in the yamen, and it is not the season to urge food, but most of them can be used to calculate the oil and water on hand.

Here he just finished setting up the abacus and calculated the tribute that will be recorded in the account, when the subordinates came in to report.

(End of this chapter)