Madam, She Has a Tender Heart

Pei Nian, the newly appointed governor of Renzhou, received Ma Mingwen's letter and was waiting for his arrival in the governor's mansion. read

At this time, he was sitting in the flower hall and read Ma Mingwen's letter again. After looking at it, he put it on the table and sighed.

His wife, Mrs. Ma, came in, helped fold the letter and put it into the envelope.

"Master, what will happen when the clan brother comes to see you this time?"

"My husband doesn't know."

Ma hesitated to speak, and finally couldn't help but said: "Master, he has betrayed the court. I heard that he had several fights with the officers and soldiers some time ago. If the higher ups know that he came to see the master..."

"You still don't know why Ma Mingwen rebelled against the imperial court? Besides, what's the difference between me and him this time? I remember when I was a prince's young master and attacked Ma Chang'an Street, everyone knew about it. But His Majesty brought The close ministers fled to Shu, but they left us in the capital to face Wang Hu's army. Wang Hu ordered all officials above the third rank to be suspended, and those below the fourth rank to be reinstated. However, the Qi army was originally a peasant army and hated the officials. How could they be harmonious? All the officials in Dashuo were killed, and almost all the officials and their families who had fled to the people were killed..."

Pei Nian looked sad and angry, then calmed down and said, "If Yang Bi hadn't saved us, our family would have been gone long ago."

Ma covered her lips with a handkerchief and cried softly.

She was a young lady and a clan wife who grew up in the city of Chang'an, from an aristocratic family, but she was on the run. Now the whole family can only hide in this small city of Renzhou.

"Yang Bi wrote to me requesting the appointment. I was worried that His Majesty would not approve it. I didn't expect that he would approve it." Pei Nian smiled bitterly.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid you don't remember who Pei Nian is. In the Great Shuo Dynasty, the building will collapse."

"master!"

"What are you afraid of? There are only you and me here. His Majesty took back Kyoto, held a banquet for guests, and rewarded the meritorious officials. Do you think he even mentioned a word to the ministers who died?"

No. So many people died, but he didn't even mention it.

"If I didn't have something to do, I would have taken you to hide in the mountains to live a quiet life."

Ma was silent.

When Ma Mingwen came to the door, Pei Nian went to the gate to greet him in person.

Others were also properly placed by Mrs. Pei. Su Qingyao also followed Cui Yuying to the backyard.

After Xiaobao was fed something, he fell into a soft quilt and fell asleep. This journey was really tiring for him. He spent most of his time playing outside and refused to enter the carriage.

Su Qingyu covered him with a quilt, then left the room and walked around the yard. Seeing that Cui Yuying hadn't come back for a long time, she knew that she should talk to the governor's wife, so she went back to the room to sleep with Xiaobao.

When she woke up, she was told by the maid that Xiaobao had been hugged by Cui Yuying after she woke up. Let her wake up and see the governor.

This kid is really full of energy. Su Qingyu smiled.

After cleaning up, he followed the maid to the flower hall to meet the governor Pei Nian.

Pei Nian and Master Ma are about the same age. They are both good-looking uncles and seem to be easier to get close to than Master Ma. Su Qingyu saluted him.

Pei Nian heard about her from Master Ma and couldn't help but sigh.

"I heard what Ming Wen said about you. I admire you very much. The two of us came out of the capital with many people around us, and we almost couldn't hold on. And you avoided military troubles and were arrested along the way. It’s really not easy to be hunted and run away with a child.”

Su Qingyao smiled: "As a mother, you must be strong. Adults have seen enough of this world, but children have not. His life has just begun, and he must be alive first."

Pei Nian looked at her with a smile and nodded.

"I heard that your husband is Ming Wen's apprentice, and he is still on the same level as me. Bandits took over the village in my territory, making it impossible for the people to stay. I am responsible for it. After your master and I have discussed it, I’ll let you know again.”

"Thank you, sir. I am extremely grateful that you are willing to take action. I would like to thank you on behalf of the people who are still suffering in the village." Su Qingyu gave him another big gift.

"It doesn't have to be like this. This is what I should do. Besides, you are also a married woman now, so you don't need to pay me such a big gift."

"This is the courtesy that the younger generation pays to the elders."

"Haha, then I will have to live with it."

The three of them talked for a while, and then Su Qingyu went out.

Pei Nian looked at her leaving back and sighed leisurely: "I thought we were already in extreme difficulty, but I didn't expect that the people in my Dashuo Dynasty were suffering even more than us."

Ma Mingwen turned his eyes back and said, "If the war continues, the people will only suffer more." His tone was light.

Pei Nian sighed: "I have heard that Jiangdong Seventy Village is hidden in the mountains. The mountains are high and the forests are dense. It is not easy to go in and suppress the bandits."

"It's not easy, but this time we have people who are familiar with the mountain roads to lead the way, and we have people from the village as internal agents, so the chance of winning is relatively high. And they are just a bunch of ragtag people."

Pei Nian nodded: "Okay. Then you and I can discuss it."

That night, Ma Mingwen and Pei Nian called Baishu over again for questioning.

The next day, Ma Mingwen asked several disciples to follow Baishu to the direction of Baijiazhai.

This time, we will first go inside and send a message to the village leader Bai and others, setting an appointment signal for the attack, so that they can prepare internal response inside. Cooperate inside and outside to avoid unnecessary casualties.

Su Qingyu did not follow. Now that she has arrived in Renzhou City, she is anxiously going to the cloth shop to see if there is any news about Su's father, Su's mother and others.

As for Lu Xiaobao, he couldn't care less about Shu ever since he entered the governor's office.

Not only Master Ma Cui Yuying rushed to hug him, but the governor's wife also liked him very much.

The governor's wife's children are all grown up now, and her grandchildren are all in school. How can such a small, soft, sweet-mouthed baby be so cute? So he was picked up and teased three times a day.

Even the governor liked to run to the backyard. The governor's mansion, which had been dull for a long time, became much livelier with Lu Xiaobao's arrival.

Both adults and children in the Governor's Mansion like Xiaobao. He received gifts mercilessly, and ate good food until his stomach was full. Su Qingyu was nowhere to be seen, and she didn't see him cry twice.

Seeing that he was safe in the governor's mansion, Su Qingyu took Xiaodouzi to the cloth shop to inquire about the news.

The cloth shop owner still remembers her.

After all, no one has bought up all the shoe soles in his store at once. Moreover, her family was separated, and it was unique that she took several routes to deliver news to him.

The boss couldn't forget her even if he wanted to.

"Little lady, you are finally here!"

"Boss, do you have any news about my family?"

The boss nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes. How long has it been since you came here? Your family has been waiting for you in Renzhou City for a long time. A month ago, there was a young man wandering around the city every day, squatting next to me every day. Waiting for news from you at the door. For some reason, I haven’t seen him during this time, as if I received news out of thin air, and I haven’t left any messages.”

"Who is it? Who is that person?" Su Qingyu grabbed the boss's sleeve anxiously.

"Hey, don't catch me. His name is Su Dahu. Hey, don't be anxious. I have another letter here. I'll show it to you. Don't be anxious..."

As the boss spoke, he took out the key and opened the cash box, took out a letter and handed it to Su Qingyu.

Su Qingyu quickly took it and opened it anxiously to take a look...