Ordinary clear day

Chapter 40 Undercurrent
After Mrs. Su got married, Suchun Acanling also quickly moved to Tianjin and left Fengtian.The people from several palaces in the city do not want to be involved in the struggle between the court and the court. As long as things don't mess with them, they just want to protect themselves wisely.The atmosphere in Fengtian City became more and more gloomy.

Not long after, another official who was in close contact with the former governor, Yin Yuheng, was found to have committed illegal activities. With the interference of someone from Beijing, he managed to keep his fame and left the official position in the name of sickness. He took the whole family with him Back home, waiting for the day when I get back up in the future.Some officials were timid and succumbed to the new governor.

Many of the well-received measures promulgated and implemented by Yuheng before should continue to be used logically, but for some reason, that Lord Tusanga seems to have a grudge against him, wishing to erase everything he left in Fengtian like.He did not directly abolish those measures blatantly, but shelved them under the pretext that they needed to be revised. As for when the revisions would be completed, his subordinates only said that they had no comment.

He greatly increased the charges for the horse-drawn carriage settlements outside the city gate and the public carriages leaving the city gate, and then canceled the registration number of horse-drawn carriages in the city under the pretext of "disturbing the people". The public transportation system of the country is almost wiped out.

Only the measures to resettle the poor and beggars, he kept them out of concern for personal official reputation, but the treatment for these people was much worse. He only provided one meal of gruel every day, and steamed buns were not even thought about, so he went to the street. Begging people gradually appeared on the street.

For this kind of thing, Zhang Bao, Zhou Fucheng and the others were very disappointed.Everything that has been done in the past few years is now like a mirror image.They felt heartbroken and regretful, but Tusang'a was Suo Xiang's confidant, and no amount of dissatisfaction could shake his position.

According to news from the DPRK, the differences between Suo'etu and Mingzhu are getting bigger and bigger, and the struggle between the two factions has become increasingly fierce.The two adults Chen Liangben and Tong Guowei who remained neutral, the former has become a common thorn in the side of the two factions, while the latter can only be caught in the middle.They are already overwhelmed by the affairs of the court, how can they care about Fengtian City outside the pass?
Shuning also heard about these things at home on weekdays. Sometimes Zhang Bao would mention them when talking with Tong Shi, and sometimes Duanning would also inquire about them from friends.She just didn't understand that if he used such an extreme method to obliterate the achievements of his predecessor, did the new governor lose his mind?Yuheng has done a good job in office, the court has rewarded them, and you will abolish them all when you come. Isn't this saying that the court rewards are wrong?If one day, the emperor finds out, he might scold you for being jealous of talents, or even if he doesn't, he will at least label you incompetent.Your ex took care of all the beggars, but when you came, the beggars reappeared. Isn't that just proof of your incompetence?

People who are high-ranking officials are sometimes stupid, aren't they?

But that should be for the future.For Shuning, life still has to go on.

After Su Yunzhu got married, the ladies of two families also left one after another, and then, the day for the Zhou family to return to Beijing was also fixed.

Shuning specially went to Zhou's house to say goodbye.Because the street is not as stable as before, Tong specially asked the old Wu to drive her there, and the people who followed her were not only Chun Xing, but also Qiu Ju.

Qiu Ju has been very calm in the past few months, and seems to have recovered from the blow. Sometimes when others joke, she will echo them, and she has put a lot of effort into her work.Mrs. Tong praised her a few words, and saw that she hadn't been out since she came, so she allowed her to go to Zhou's house to relax.

Qiu Ju packed herself up early and waited by the carriage, so aggressive that even Chun Xing felt ashamed.Shuning got into the car with a black face, and the four of them headed for Zhou's house.

However, Zhou's mansion was not as oppressive as imagined. Mrs. Zhou even greeted Shuning with a smile, and asked her mother how she was.Shu Ning and Zhou Yinlan only found out when they were alone in her boudoir that although Zhou Fucheng got bad reviews this year, he was finally able to leave his annoying boss, not to mention that this time he did not leave because of a crime, but returned to Beijing As a debriefing, Zhou Fucheng was very open about it.Recently, local country gentlemen and other officials came to visit him one after another, which made him feel much better.

Zhou Yinlan no longer had the sorrow she had before, but she was very reluctant to part with her friends who had been with her for many years, and her eyes turned red when she talked.It is rare in this era to find a friend who gets along well and is also generous and cheerful. Shu Ning is also very reluctant to part with her so soon.However, she hasn't fully realized the inconvenience of communication in different places in this world, so she didn't realize that she might never see this good friend again in the future, she just said that she should communicate frequently in the future.Zhou Yinlan choked with sobs and kept nodding. Shuning comforted her for a while before she calmed down.

She got up and took a box from the shelf beside it, and opened it, revealing several squares of exquisitely embroidered handkerchiefs and three or four sprigs of silk flowers.She handed the box to Shu Ning and said, "I made this all myself, the craftsmanship is not good, so my sister will keep it in mind."

Shu Ning accepted it solemnly, then took off the small blue cloth satchel on her body, and said: "Didn't my sister say that my satchel is good, is it convenient to carry it on weekdays? I gave it to my sister today, just take a look at what's inside. Do you like it or not?" Zhou Yinlan opened the satchel, but found that it was the kaleidoscope she had always wanted, she looked at Shuning in surprise.

Shu Ning said with a smile: "When I gave the kaleidoscope to Sister Yunzhu of the Su family, you were very envious. I made this one carefully, and it is even better than hers." The layered paper is colorful. Shuning specially twisted the tough cotton paper into a twisted shape, then dipped it with different colors of paint, and dyed it according to the method of dyeing cloth. The irregular patterns show gorgeous colors, which are particularly eye-catching. eyeball.

Zhou Yinlan couldn't put it down when she saw her, she looked at Shuning with red eyes, then hugged her, and started to cry again: "My dear sister, I know you are the most caring and good boy, my sister will never forget you in this life. "It made the eyes of Shuning and the maids present all wet.

After leaving the Zhou family, Shu Ning glanced at Chun Xing in the carriage, and asked hesitantly: "I gave sister Zhou a kaleidoscope today, will you be unhappy?" Chun Xing was surprised, but She quickly understood and said with a smile: "Young lady has already given me one. Although it's not as pretty as that one, I like it very much. I won't be jealous of others." Shuning also smiled happily.The one for Chunxing was just pasted with white paper, she didn't mind, of course it would be the best.

At this time, the old Wu's scolding and a few strange male voices came from outside the carriage, which sounded a little out of breath.Shu Ning froze, and listened carefully, only to realize that it was a few long-term characters who, seeing the beauty of Qiu Ju who hadn't got in the car, said some flirty words in their mouths.I could only hear someone yelling: "Little lady is so beautiful, why bother to be the maid of that small family? Why don't you follow me and take care of the delicious and spicy food for you." The men next to her also followed go along.

Qiuju had never heard such words, and scolded angrily: "What are you? How dare you say such things? Is there any royal law?" "What royal law? Tell you, my father is from the palace of Jianjun Steward, the Zhou family is useless now, and the Zhang family is almost doomed. It’s just a small trial. Can you still beat the Fu Yin? Can you still win the prime minister? The little lady should follow me early. .” The old Wu was so angry that he cursed at the side.

However, Shu Ning could tell that there was a word "Zhang" on the lantern hanging on her carriage, presumably that hooligan mistakenly thought it was Zhang Tongpan's carriage, so he dared to act wildly.She knew that she was the only master at the moment, so she opened the curtain of the car and stood out, sternly said: "Whose servants are acting wild here?!"

The hooligan was taken aback, seeing that it was just a little girl, and was about to make a mockery, but found that Shu Ning was wearing a flag dress, so he hesitated.The old Wu shouted and cursed: "Blind your dog's eyes! We are under Zhenghong's banner to pull his family, whose family you just scolded is about to die?"

Those people were taken aback. If they were really nobles under the banner, they would not be able to offend their little coat slaves, so they became timid.The one in the lead was the one who molested Qiu Ju just now, a little bit unwilling, so he said stiffly: "So what? My father is the steward of the Jian County Prince's Mansion..."

Shu Ning immediately interrupted him: "I didn't know that Jianjun's mansion was originally a family with Mr. Fu Yin and the prime minister of the court?! Otherwise, why would the stewards of the mansion dare to take advantage of their influence?"

The man continued to speak: "You..." But suddenly there was a shout: "Bold slave! Shut up!" The man looked back, his legs were so frightened that his legs went limp, and he whispered: "Little master ..."

The young man looked to be only eleven or twelve years old, about the same age as Duanning, and it seemed that he just happened to pass by and saw this scene.Although he was a bit disrespectful at first, he didn't plan to intervene, he just regarded it as a trivial matter, but now he heard the little girl say these words, so he had to stop.In any case, people like them cannot be stirred into the court battles, and they cannot even have a little gossip.

He stepped forward, kicked the leader of the hooligans aside, and said to Shu Ning seriously: "Our palace has nothing to do with those two, little girl, please don't talk nonsense. It was my servant who was rude just now. They have given you the blame."

Shu Ning knew that it was very rare for such a grandson to bow his head, so without further ado, he saluted and said, "Since that's the case, please discipline your servants yourself." Then she turned her head to look at Qiu Ju and Lao Wu Head: "Get in the car! Go home!"

It was the first time Qiuju and Lao Wutou saw their girl so imposing, how dare they speak out?Those who got into the car immediately got into the car, and those who drove the car drove away in a hurry.

Seeing them walking fast, the hooligan bumped into his little master with a laugh, and said, "Look at their bears, how dare they fight us..." Unexpectedly, he kicked the boy again.The young man scolded: "Useless thing! I don't want to see you anymore, so pack your bags with your father tomorrow!" After that, he didn't care that the man hugged his leg and begged for mercy, he just kicked him again. Then walk away.

(End of this chapter)