sjar Chapter 248 Return to Fuzhou
Chapter 248 Return to Fuzhou
"Well, I do want to! But I heard from my father that the emperor is going to appoint me as Chengfenglang, so I have to stay in the capital to work!" Yan Hui said with a sigh.
Lin Jingyou patted his shoulder and said, "We will definitely meet again. Wait a little longer. Three years later, I will definitely stay in the capital to accompany you."
"Okay then! I thought you could definitely stay in Beijing this time. I was also thinking that Sister Wan Ning could come to Beijing to open a milk tea shop! It seems that I have to wait another three years!" Thinking of this, Yan Hui became even more dejected.
"Brother Yan, take care of yourself. See you in three years." Lin Jingyou bowed.
After saying this, he took one last look at Yan Hui, mounted his horse, and rode away.
After speeding all the way for a full ten days, Lin Jingyou finally arrived in Fuzhou.
It was supposed to take only seven or eight days, but due to the rain, we were delayed on the road for two or three days, so we only returned now.
Lin Jingyou was walking on the road, leading the horse. He was mainly curious about the punishment the emperor would impose on Huang Wei.
As expected, the emperor's decree came much faster than he had imagined. The people were all whispering and discussing.
"Hey, you know what? The emperor issued an order, saying that the governor accepted bribes, so he was sentenced to confiscation of property and exile."
"What? I thought the governor was a good official, but he turned out to be a corrupt official. He deserves it!"
"Yeah, I heard he embezzled tens of millions of taels of silver! I couldn't even imagine there was so much money!"
"Your Majesty is wise. Corrupt officials like this deserve to be punished. I think your punishment is too lenient! They should be executed immediately."
"That's right. Last year there was a severe drought, and how many people died? Yet the governor is living a life of luxury at home. It's truly disheartening."
Lin Jingyou walked along the way, listening to the people's discussions. Knowing that Huang Wei had been confiscated and exiled, he finally felt relieved.
He took the appointment letter to the government office and met the prefect, who was very happy.
"I've heard that the magistrate of Baocheng County will take office in the next few days, but I didn't expect it to be you. This is fate." The prefect said happily.
"It is Jingyou's honor to work with the prefect." Lin Jingyou replied respectfully.
"Well, I have heard about the Huang Wei incident. It was your doing, right? Alas, I didn't expect that he would make things difficult for you during the Lu Ming Banquet incident. But now he has been exiled, and you can continue to work in Baocheng County with peace of mind." Li Bowen sighed and continued.
"Now that his property has been confiscated and he has been exiled, I wonder who will be the next governor of Fuzhou?" Lin Jingyou asked again.
"Well... the next governor of Fuzhou has not arrived in Fuzhou yet. It seems that the emperor has not decided yet." The prefect replied hesitantly.
He was a little worried. What if the new governor was more difficult to deal with than Huang Wei? That would be disastrous.
"The emperor should have made a decision on this matter long ago. After waiting for a while, perhaps a new governor will take office." Lin Jingyou said.
"Well, I am waiting for the arrival of the new governor. By the way, I heard that Lady Jingu is engaged to you. Half a month ago, Lady Jingu opened a shop in Fuzhou City. I heard your wife mentioned it. It seems to be called Zui Hongzhuang, and it is located on West Street." At the end, Li Bowen mentioned Shen Wanning again.
To put it bluntly, no matter whether Lin Jingyou knew about this or not, he just wanted to flatter Lin Jingyou.
Lin Jingyou's eyes lit up slightly, and he bowed and said, "Thank you, Master Li."
"Well, since you have already met me, I have nothing else to say. I hope you will perform your duties conscientiously and avoid greed, otherwise Huang Wei will be a lesson for you." Lord Li gave another instruction.
Lin Jingyou bowed again, "I will remember your teachings and serve the people wholeheartedly. I will never take a single cent from them."
"Well, I won't keep you any longer, go!" With that, Lord Li stood up and sent Lin Jingyou out.
After Lin Jingyou went out, he immediately followed what Lord Li said and asked for directions all the way to West Street.
As I walked and looked along, I finally saw a shop called Zuihongzhuang.
Just by looking at the sedan chairs and carriages parked at the door, one could imagine how brisk the business was. He tied his horse to the side of the road and went into the shop.
As soon as he entered the shop, he looked around but didn't see Shen Wanning. He walked to the counter and asked, "Hello, is your shop owner Miss Shen?"
The accountant raised his head and looked at him. "May I ask who you are...?"
Lin Jingyou smiled, "I'm his third brother, Lin Jingyou. May I ask if she came to the shop today?"
When the accountant heard his identity, he said enthusiastically, "Come on, come on, Miss Shen is on the second floor introducing essential oils to other ladies!"
"Then I'll go to the back hall and wait for a while. When she's done with her work, please tell her that I'm waiting for her in the back hall." Lin Jingyou said.
The accountant called Aunt Gui over and told her about this.
Nanny Gui looked at Lin Jingyou with a half-believing, half-doubting gaze. "The county magistrate once said that the Third Young Master was in the capital taking the imperial examination. How could he possibly be in Fuzhou at this time?"
Lin Jingyou smiled slightly and said, "Why don't we go to the back hall to talk? It's not very convenient to talk here."
There were already many people in the store looking at Lin Jingyou, mainly because he was very handsome, which made many young ladies look at him secretly.
Seeing that Lin Jingyou had good manners, he should not be a bad person. Nanny Gui lifted the curtain and took him to the back hall.
Lin Jingyou took out his letter of appointment from his bag, which had both the official seal and Lin Jingyou's name on it.
Nanny Gui finally believed him. After returning the letter of appointment to him, she quickly put on a smile and said, "So it's the Third Young Master who has returned. Please wait a moment, I'll go tell the County Lord."
"Hey, Ma'am, there's no need to be so anxious. If she is busy, it won't be too late to come after she is done." Lin Jingyou stopped her and said.
"No problem, no problem! I have a servant in this shop! Please take a seat, Third Master. I will ask Beichen to bring tea."
"No need, you guys go and do your work first, come back when you're done." Lin Jingyou waved his hand and found a stool to sit down.
Nanny Gui nodded slightly and went out.
However, before a while, the curtain in the back hall was lifted again, and Lin Jingyou looked up.
Shen Wanning was still wearing a pink blouse with pipa sleeves and a pink vest, looking very cute.
When she saw Lin Jingyou sitting inside, she exclaimed in surprise, "Third brother, you're back!"
Lin Jingyou quickly stood up and opened his arms. Shen Wanning threw herself into his arms, hugging his sturdy waist tightly.
"Well, I just came back from the prefect and came here." Lin Jingyou replied.
The two of them cuddled together for a while, until Shen Wanning's face turned red as if blood was about to drip out, and then Lin Jingyou let her go.