The weather is cold and cool, and autumn sowing is coming to an end.
Xu Yin got off the carriage, refused the bamboo sedan, and walked on the fields.
Farmers were busy in the fields in twos and threes, and the clerk in charge diligently guided her.
"Third Miss, look, these fields have been planted. I would like to ask the old farmer to take a look. The work is very beautiful. Next year will definitely be a good year!"
Xu Yin glanced back, and the officials she brought came forward, carefully inspected several acres of land, and came back to report: "Miss Third, there is no problem."
Then she nodded and said to the clerk: "Thank you for your hard work."
The little official was so happy that he didn't even dare to say anything.
By the time she finished her patrol, fruits and tea had been prepared under the tree.
As soon as she sat down, Yan Ling came over.
He was wearing a mysterious suit today, with a golden crown tied up his hair and a jade belt around his waist. He was very handsome and heroic. The young official's eyes were straightened when he saw him, and he thought to himself, no wonder the Lord has taken a fancy to the second young master Yan. Standing with the third young lady, they are a perfect match.
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"The weather is really nice today, perfect for hunting." Yan Ling sat down and said.
Seeing him ready to move, Xu Yin asked with a smile: "Can't you stand still?"
After the birthday party, he never left. No matter what she did every day, he would follow her. When she was in the mansion, she was listening in the meeting hall, and he was squatting in the study outside. After leaving the mansion, he never left her.
Xu Yin thought that with the current situation in such chaos, it would be difficult for him to meet him when he returned, so he would just let him.
Hearing what she said now, Yan Ling looked at her face alertly and replied: "I'm not busy. Isn't this what I'm doing? I'll just say it casually."
Xu Yin also spoke casually, waved his hand to let the others leave, and spoke to him in a low voice: "This morning, we received intelligence from Beijing."
Yan Ling looked at her: "Is there something big going on?"
Xu Yin nodded: "I think it's a big deal."
She paused and said: "The false emperor ordered to select a concubine, and he chose Taifu Lu's granddaughter and wanted to establish a queen."
Yan Ling said "Ah": "What does he want to do? To bribe Taifu Lu?"
They had been reading books with Taifu Lu for more than half a year, and they knew that this old man was quite loyal and upright at heart. If the false emperor seized the throne and ascended the throne, he would not be able to rebel.
Xu Yin sighed. In the memory of her previous life, Taifu Lu cursed loudly at King Duan's coronation ceremony, and eventually hit a pillar and died. She thought about this when she left the capital, and called people's attention, so as to save him from death.
Too many people died in troubled times, and talented people came one after another, dying one after another. When the troubled times are over and the mountains and rivers are restored, it will be difficult to fill the talent gap.
Mr. Lu is very knowledgeable and has great talents all over the world. If he can avoid death, it is best not to die.
It's a pity that she asked someone to break Taifu Lu's leg, but she failed to break his desire to die.
"This possibility cannot be ruled out." Xu Yin said calmly, "Taifu Lu's disciples are all over the government and the public. If he surrenders, it will naturally be of great benefit to the puppet emperor."
Yan Ling nodded, thought about it and said, "But Mr. Lu won't agree, right?"
"Indeed, Mr. Lu refused."
"Then what?"
"The new news hasn't arrived yet." Xu Yin paused, frowned and said, "I feel very uneasy and always feel that something is going to happen."
Yan Ling understood her feelings: "It is impossible for Mr. Lu to respond. The false emperor is not a talkative person."
Gu Qi
Yes, King Duan pretended to be innocent for more than ten years, but he was actually cruel and cruel. When he felt that Taifu Lu could take advantage of him, he was willing to put on a show. If Taifu Lu refused to cooperate, then his true colors would be exposed.
The two sat for a while and then set off back to the city.
On the way, Yan Ling rode beside her and chatted with her: "The autumn sowing is over, how are you going to resettle the refugees? You can't leave them idle all winter, right?"
Xu Yin said: "Why are you idle? There are so many things to do. The dam needs to be repaired, and there is ready labor. We need to buy winter clothes, and women and children can help. And the winter here is not too cold, and we can grow some vegetables.
Tell them all to move. If we all work together, we can have enough food and clothing."
Yan Ling looked at her energetic look through the car window and couldn't help but smile: "Look at you, you talk so well, you really look like an old official."
Xu Yin also laughed: "I learned and sold now. I learned it from the master in the mansion when I took over."
Yan Ling couldn't help but be startled. These days he was running around, and he understood Xu Huan's thoughts more and more. It would be a pity for such a daughter not to stay at home and establish a family, but he insisted on getting married.
Yan Ling became more and more aware of her future father-in-law's ardent love for her daughter, and wondered in her heart, how could she live up to them?
It's not enough to just be nice to her. Should someone who can take care of government affairs only take care of the back house in the future? This is a waste and a constraint.
That's not to say that she must stay in Nanyuan. Xu Huan is in his prime and doesn't need a successor yet. It's just that her talent should be given room to be used.
Yan Ling thought that if she went to Tongyang after getting married, it would be best if her father could allow her to take a position. But doing so would not conform to secular concepts. Even if her father and elder brother agreed, there would be external resistance.
And he is not the heir apparent. Of course his eldest brother trusts him, but others will always suspect that he does this because he wants to share his power...
But if he stayed in Nanyuan, it would be impossible for him to leave in this current situation...
Yan Ling thought about it but couldn't figure it out, so she decided to go back and ask her father again.
Anyway, she said she wanted to get married later, so she could always find a way to have both ends.
The two of them walked and chatted all the way, and it didn't take long before they arrived at the Governor's Mansion.
Xu Yin got out of the car and as soon as he entered the mansion, he saw officials rushing in, holding documents in their hands and shouting: "Sir, it's urgent! It's urgent from the capital!"
She turned around and looked at Yan Ling, then both turned towards the meeting hall.
Outside the door, Yan Ling stopped: "Am I waiting for you here?"
Xu Yin pulled him and walked in: "I guess it's a big deal, and there's nothing you can't listen to in the capital."
As he walked through the door, he saw Xu Huan had just put down the paperwork with a heavy look on his face.
"Father!"
"Xu Governor."
When Xu Huan saw them entering together, he just nodded and said, "You guys came just in time, something happened in the capital."
Xu Yin's already worried heart tightened: "What's the matter?"
Xu Huan sighed: "The false emperor forcibly issued an order to make Lu's daughter his queen. Taifu Lu pretended to follow the imperial edict and entered the court. He threw the imperial edict in front of the false emperor and was killed."
"..."
Xu Yin was stunned for a moment, and finally sighed.
It's a pity that Mr. Lu still couldn't escape this result...
Yan Ling immediately asked: "Then what? It is impossible for the false emperor to swallow this breath. Did he copy the Lu family? How will the world react?"
Xu Huan nodded: "Yes, the false emperor was furious and ordered the house to be confiscated. The Lu family's sons knelt in front of the house and were all beheaded by the guards. The bluestone in front of the door flowed into a river of blood, and the female family members hung themselves from the beams. No one was spared..."