freenovelworld Chapter 460 The Imperial Envoy Arrives
Chapter 460 The Imperial Envoy Arrives
Lord Chen said he was leaving but he was not in a hurry to move. Instead, he said to Wen Wuyan, "The lord from the capital revealed that His Majesty has a reward, and asked everyone in the village to come and listen to the emperor's grace, and encouraged everyone to actively report to the court if they find ways to benefit the country and the people in the future."
Wen Wuyan naturally knew that he couldn't leave at this time, and his eyes immediately fell on Zhao Dong, "Brother Dong."
"Zhao Xi and Zhao Zhong, please go into the village quickly and tell the village chief what Master Chen said."
As Zhao Dong's voice fell, Zhao Xi and Zhao Zhong, who came with him, had already run away.
"Wait!" As Lord Chen spoke, Zhao Xi and Zhao Zhong stopped suddenly and almost fell to the ground.
"My lord, please give me your orders."
"Let them all wear clean clothes."
Zhao Xi and Zhao Zhong let out an "ah" and when they saw that the adults had no other instructions, they hurried away again.
Master Chen walked to the edge of the vegetable garden and looked at the vines and eggplants that had been pulled out in the field not far from the roadside. He waved his hand and said, "Push those that have been pulled out into the field."
Just as the yamen runners he brought were about to go get it, Zhao Dong and the remaining brothers quickly jumped into the field and said, "Let's do it."
After Zhao Dong went down to the field, he looked at the frightened children standing there and said, "Li Xin, quickly take Wen Xin and the others back from the backyard."
After saying that, he and a few of his brothers each picked up some vines, and in just one trip they threw the vines that Gu Qingqing had pulled down to a place where they were not in the way.
“The roads here are flat.”
"The grass here is so lush."
Lord Chen walked and looked, and whenever he felt something was inappropriate, Zhao Dong and the others would follow him and make changes.
This was not the first time that Lord Chen came to Wen Wuyan's house. When he arrived at the front door but did not enter the house, he looked at the spacious open space at the door and said, "Just go to the door. It's spacious here. If you have a desk at home, bring one out. If you don't have one, just use a square table."
"Yes, yes, yes." Wen Wuyan nodded, while Zhao Dong and the others had already run towards the yard.
It was not until this time that Gu Qingqing discovered that the officers all held something in their hands.
As soon as Lord Chen finished speaking, the servants rolled out the red carpet. Gu Qingqing looked at them with admiration; they were so well prepared.
She thought of something and whispered hello to Wen Wuyan, then hurried home.
As a result, when she passed through the hanging flower gate, she saw several people who were supposed to be making soap in the backyard, along with their children, shivering on the corridor like quails in the winter.
Geng Chunhua, who usually spoke loudly, was so frightened when she learned that the person outside was a high-ranking official from the capital that her voice became as soft as a mosquito's. "Qingqing, Qingqing, is there someone coming from the palace? Should we, should we hide?"
Gu Qingqing chuckled. "You haven't done anything wrong, so why are you hiding? Besides, the masters from the capital haven't arrived yet. Now Master Chen from the county government is presiding outside. Master Chen just said that the villagers should come to listen. You two stay and help me. Wenfang, you and a few others go to guard the back door. When the villagers come later, you go outside and meet up with them. You just follow their instructions."
Seeing that his aunt only mentioned Geng Bo Niang and Sheng Xi, and did not mention himself and Wen Xin, Li Xin hurriedly asked, "Aunt, what should we do?"
Gu Qingqing first took a look at the children's clothes, and seeing that there was nothing wrong with them, she said, "Take your sister and wait for me in the front. I'll take you out later." After Gu Qingqing finished speaking, she added, "Don't make noise in the front yard."
"Okay, Wen Xin, you hold Wen Rou and Xiao Nuan Nuan, and I'll hold little Gu Qi." Li Xin took little Gu Qi from Wen Shengxi's hands and walked towards the front yard.
Chen Wenfang and several others who were working at Gu Qingqing's house went to the backyard nervously.
As Gu Qingqing entered the house, she said to Wen Shengxi, "There is red cloth at home. Take it out and tear it into small pieces."
Gu Qingqing went straight into the room where she slept, found some change from the cupboard, took out the red cloth that the women had torn into small pieces, and sealed them into several red envelopes that were not noticeable.
When Gu Qingqing led people out of the gate, looking at the red carpet, desks, incense burners and other objects laid out outside, they felt that the atmosphere was instantly filled.
In the distance, one could see the villagers running towards their home. Gu Qingqing quietly gave the wrapped silver to Wen Wuyan and asked him to distribute it to the yamen runners.
There was a slightly larger one among them. Gu Qingqing just gave him a hint and Wen Wuyan understood.
Gu Qingqing thought that the other party was a public official and would symbolically decline, but he just laughed and said "congratulations" and accepted everything.
Tsk, you’re pretty ruthless.
A moment later, Wu Shan, wearing a brand new suit and with a red face due to excitement, ran over, panting to Master Chen. Because Master Chen had lived in his house before, he was not that afraid of him, "Master, it's true that the emperor has awarded our village, no, no, it's the Wuyan family, with an imperial decree."
Lord Chen was amused by what Wu Shan said, "Village Chief Wu, the imperial edict is the will of the emperor, how can it be a reward? The reward is something else, I don't know what it is specifically. I know you are all excited, but when the adults from the capital come, you must not talk nonsense, and you must control the children you bring and not make noise. For them, it may be the only time in their lives that they can see the people from the palace, so just take a look at it."
"That's right. Our ancestors have been here for generations, but we have never seen a high-ranking official. Don't worry, Master Chen. We will definitely discipline our children." Wu Shan answered with a grin that showed his teeth.
Some of the people from the same village were discussing in low voices, and some were educating their own children, but they all listened to what Lord Chen said.
Not to mention the people from the palace, they had never even seen who the county magistrate was before.
Lord Chen said a few words to Wu Shan and continued to direct the people to work. He opened the gate of the courtyard and asked someone to find a rag to wipe the gate, which was not very dirty to begin with, until it was spotless.
He was not sure whether the imperial envoy would enter the yard, but in order to avoid any mistakes, he entered the yard anyway. The yard was clean and refreshing, especially the flowers planted in clusters at the entrance and in the yard, which made him feel good.
While Lord Chen was looking for things that needed to be sorted out, Shen Lin, Steward Shen, and the eldest son of the Shen family rushed over after hearing the news. After greeting the county officials and Wen Wuyan, they stood in the front and waited.
Gu Qingqing took the opportunity to glance at the crowd. She felt relieved when she saw that several people who were working at home were already standing in the crowd.
However, when her eyes swept around Wen Dacheng, she paused. She saw that only the eldest brother's family and Man Ya were surrounding him, but there was no sign of the other people in Wen Youcai's room.
Wen Dacheng noticed Gu Qingqing's eyes on him, so he smiled at her.
Similarly, when Gu Qingqing saw Wen Dacheng smiling at her, she smiled back at him, but her smile froze on her face before she could even stop.
Because she saw that Mrs. Wen Chen seemed to have discovered that Wen Dacheng was smiling at her, she raised her hand with a fierce face and slapped Wen Dacheng on the arm.
It seemed as if he couldn't bear to see Wen Dacheng smiling at him.
Gu Qingqing looked at Wen Dacheng again, only to see a hint of apology in his eyes. She repeated her smile, and he nodded before looking away.