All the way to Youzhou, the lower-level Tongzhi deputy chief came to meet them in person with his troops. Obviously, he had received instructions from above. These two big men from the capital, especially the noble lady, were afraid that something might happen on the way. Seeing them It was a relief to arrive safely.

The official residence is also tidied up properly, in a satisfactory manner, but everything should be there, with the local style, it is obvious that someone has carefully prepared it.

"Your Highness has been wronged..."

Looking at the simple furnishings in front of him, Pei Zhao looked at the same heaven and earth as the once magnificent Prince Consort's Mansion, holding her hand, his eyes were full of guilt.

"The son-in-law has heard that sentence..."

Princess Hejing didn't care, she looked into his eyes, her beautiful eyes were smiling, and said solemnly,

"'This place of peace of mind is my hometown'... As long as you are here, I will have everything, how can I be wronged."

"fool……"

Pei Zhao holds the softness in his palm, with mixed feelings in his heart, he is not stupid to follow him to this remote and bitter cold place instead of making her good golden branches and jade leaves.

……

After settling down, Pei Zhaoxin took office and was busy getting to know all parties first.

Originally there was an official vacancy, but Pei Zhao became the backbone as soon as he came. Although the population of this prefecture is small and the territory under its jurisdiction is not large, there are all kinds of affairs that one expects to find, many and complicated.

Population, farming and people's livelihood, prison cases, robbers, officials, governance, and supervision of county and county affairs, big and small, have been reported to him, and he is so busy every day.

After the yamen, Pei Zhao just wanted to lie down and pretend to be a corpse, and he had a headache.

For example, today we just dealt with the local tyrants who invaded the land, and there was another fight here, and those troublemakers were escorted to the Yamen. Ask the reason, okay——

Zhang San bought a bag of plums, accidentally fell to the ground, and was trampled to pieces by Li Si who was passing by. Li Si refused to pay, and then the two fought on the street.

The folk customs here are tough and barbaric, so it is ordered that holding weapons, fighting, and fighting in private are not allowed, even so, there are always troubles every month.

In the end, Li Si paid Zhang San half of the plum money, because he did it first, but Zhang San knocked off Li Si's hair crown, which was also at fault.

So the two were beaten five sticks each, were reprimanded, admitted their mistakes, and left the yamen together as brothers rubbing their buttocks.

……

When chatting in the room, Pei Zhao would share any weird things with his wife, which was also a fun thing, and he could also enjoy the beautiful shoulder massage.

"They fought a lot over such a trivial matter. Could it be that they can't use up their strength?"

The eldest princess smiled and sighed, while gently rubbing the acupuncture points on his head to relieve the pain.

These people are not very evil. Although they have strange tempers and brute force, they are also reasonable. Otherwise, they would not have reconciled so quickly after their temper passed, so it is not difficult to resolve disputes.

"So you have to bring guards with you when you go out, it's best not to quarrel with them..."

Pei Zhao couldn't help telling him that he was busy with affairs now and couldn't accompany her everywhere. It was a matter of safety and should not be underestimated.

"Got it~"

The eldest princess thoughtfully said that she would not go against him.

These days, arrange the things in the courtyard well so that he won't worry about it. If she is really bored, she will go out to learn about the local customs.

I only use the name of Mrs. Pei here, but I have been to the banquets of the noble ladies in those places to socialize a few times, and the information obtained from there is very fast. I hope it will be of some benefit to Pei Zhao's governance.

"One more thing..."

"what happened?"

Pei Zhao opened his eyes and looked up at her who suddenly stopped.

The eldest princess thought for a moment, then said,

"It's a little strange. Under the Yingshuo Bridge, I often see a group of children. They are neither beggars nor refugees...but they are mixed with beggars, and their parents don't care..."

"Could it be..."

The man frowned slightly, pondered, and said, the guesses in the minds of the couple gradually came together.

"Tomorrow, the minister will go to investigate this matter..."

Hope it's not too bad.

"Ah."

The eldest princess also nodded in agreement, those children... are still so innocent and innocent, how could they...

It must be unforgivable if they were kidnapped by traitors and controlled to sell miserable beggars!

……

next day

Pei Zhao first asked the people in the yamen, but they all hesitated and couldn't explain why. Also, such a "trivial matter" didn't bother them to remember what was going on.

Now that everything was in front of him, Pei Zhao couldn't ignore it. He changed into casual clothes, and together with the princess, he set off with others, and first went to the bridge to guard.

Fortunately, they also came out for a walk today, which is why they left to investigate the next day, because it was not convenient to find people at night.

It's a pity that those few children were very vigilant and were chatting together chirping together. When they sensed their approach, they scattered in a herd and slipped into the streets and alleys separately.

Pei Zhao had no choice but to ask his subordinates to look for their traces first.

"This Linye City is not too big, so no one knows about it..."

Princess Hejing didn't quite believe the local rhetoric, and thought it might be better to ask those well-informed people to ask.

Linye City is the seat of Youzhou, and its situation is not much better than other cities.

Pei Zhao also thought the same as her. When he was about to turn around and walk back, he noticed an old woman by the river.

"Old man, be careful..."

While reminding her loudly, he quickly rushed towards the riverside.

The old woman was getting old, tremblingly carrying the wooden tub of starched and washed clothes, staggering, looking sad.

Seeing this scene, Pei Zhao and his wife rushed over to help one after the other. Pei Zhao held the basin, and the eldest princess carefully helped the old lady up the path.

Even though the old man was stooped, he was in good spirits. He lived near here, and kept trying to keep them after they were sent home. Pei Zhao couldn't refuse, so he went into the small courtyard with the eldest princess and sat for a while.

"Ma'am, you know..."

Pei Zhao chatted, then asked about those children.

"Hey... these children are also pitiful, and they spend all day with those people..."

The old man really knew the reason, and he explained it to them with regret.

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