Chapter 63 Four and incense 03(1/2)
When Huo Weilou came out of Chongzheng Hall, he saw Sun Zhao retreating from the room beside the hall. Seeing him, Sun Zhao immediately came forward to salute, "Greetings to the Marquis--"
Huo Weilou raised his eyebrows lightly, "You haven't left the palace yet?"
Sun Zhao smiled and followed Huo Weilou to the palace together. "I just finished the discussion and saw that the Marquis was still in the hall, so I paused for a moment. I had seen the recommendation letter from the Marquis who had sent him earlier, but I don't know what the future will be for the marquis who recommended him in the past two days."
While Sun Zhao was talking, he observed Huo Weilou without any trace. However, Huo Weilou was unfair and had no extra expression on his face when he heard this, and said in a low voice: "You are worthy of such a small matter?"
Sun Zhao snorted slightly, "Young Master Marquis recommends someone, so the official is very careful about this girl."
Sun Zhao was over 10 years old, but he was well maintained. Now he seemed to be in his twilight years. He said it ordinary, but the word "girl" was a word. No one in the court knew that Wu Zhaohou was not close to women. He was not young and still had no intention of marrying a wife. Even the Jianhe Emperor was anxious for him. Although he held the power, many people seemed to follow his path to the officialdom. There were only a few people who might be seen by Wu Zhaohou. Now, Wu Zhaohou has actually recommended a girl.
Although he did not give appointment documents, the Jingzhao Yin Yamen was in charge of the Jingji Prison. The position of coroner is not light. Sun Zhao had never seen a woman who wrote a coroner for coroner, but now, this girl has been recommended by Wu Zhaohou.
After seeing the document, Sun Zhao was quite frightened. What is this person’s relationship with Wu Zhaohou? If it were someone around Wu Zhaohou, he had never seen anyone who would let someone around him do coronering, but if not, why did this person get the recognition of Wu Zhaohou as a woman?
Huo Weilou did not show any expression, but he couldn't understand Sun Zhao's intention. Sun Zhao was born in a noble family and had a smooth career. He was just a talented person. He was even more good at controlling the superiors in the officialdom. Therefore, he firmly took up the position of Jingzhao Yin and would definitely be the prime minister in two years.
Huo Weilou said indifferently: "Although she is a woman, she is good at coronation arts. If she is a man, I will keep it. But she knows that she cannot enter the official position, so she wants to find a yamen to show her strengths. I will recommend her to you."
Sun Zhao smiled and said, "So that's the case, the person recommended by the Marquis is naturally outstanding."
Seeing Huo Weilou's expression light, Sun Zhao was a little confused for a moment, and frowned and said, "These few days, the government office has encountered a difficult case. When the subordinate was in the yamen, he was waiting for her to come to the yamen to respond, but he had been waiting for the future for a long time, and I don't know why."
Huo Weilou frowned slightly. With Bo Ruoyou's temperament, he would not delay his work in this matter, but it was the fourth day after returning to Beijing. Could it be that he had encountered some difficulties?
This thought flashed away, but Huo Weilou frowned and said, "Maybe I'll go today."
After hearing this, Sun Zhao felt that Huo Weilou might not know the reason for the period. This is enough to show that the relationship between the two is not as close as he thought. He breathed a sigh of relief. If this person was really someone around Huo Weilou, wouldn’t he be offering a big Buddha in the yamen?
Sun Zhao Zhanyan said: "I have not returned to the yamen today. I will know if anyone has come when I arrive later."
It was already sunset now. Huo Weilou looked at the sky and felt a little itchy in his heart. He had been busy for several days and copied Wang Qingfu's house and made a decision on the case. It was not that difficult to resist when he was busy, but now he met Sun Zhao, he felt a little impatient.
After a change of thought, Huo Weilou asked: "Last year, the tax reports from several prefectures and counties in the capital of the capital are still there?"
Now it has been February. The tax items reported from all over the world have been completed. After being sent to the Ministry of Revenue, they will be included in the treasury. This is not a matter of Huo Weilou's usual management. However, he said: "The military situation in the northwest is tight, and the military pay this year is expected to be three points higher than last year. However, today the Minister of War said that last year, the Jiangnan harvest was good, and the Lancang River was also abundant, and the prefectures and counties were still in full swing. I don't know whether it was true or false."
Sun Zhao hurriedly said, "There are here, in the yamen. I was still talking about it this morning. I just waited for the report from all over the coast of the east to be sent to the Ministry of Revenue." As he said, he hurriedly said, "The officials will be sent to the Marquis' Mansion later."
Huo Weilou said lightly: "No, I can go to your yamen to see it."
Sun Zhao was slightly stunned, and his heart that had just been relieved was raised again.
After leaving the palace gate, Sun Zhao and Huo Weilou both got on the carriage. The carriage went east along the Imperial Street and arrived at the government office shortly after. The officials of the yamen did not expect that Wu Zhaohou would come with him, and they were all a little hurried. Sun Zhao first welcomed Huo Weilou to the main hall and ordered the civil servants, "Get the tax report from last year, and the marquis will see."
The civil servant walked away and quickly took a thick stack of documentaries. Sun Zhao personally poured tea for Huo Weilou and brought the documentaries to Huo Weilou. However, Huo Weilou frowned when he saw the stack of documentaries.
He is actually the most impatient to read these tax bills.
But he still reached out to grab a book and looked around the hall. Sun Zhao looked at his nose and his heart and did not dare to show up. He savored Huo Weilou's expression and asked the yamen guarding outside with great care, "Will anyone visit today?"
The yamen was about to shake his head, but suddenly he thought of Bo Ruoyou coming, so he said in a tone of watching the show: "You will forget it if you don't ask about villains. It's true that someone is visiting, and it's a bit funny to say."
Sun Zhao raised his eyebrows, "Who is it?"
The yamen smiled and said, "A girl said she wanted to come to the government office to be a coroner. She also said, "You know, if you are not here, the little one asked her to wait in the tea room for an afternoon-"
Huo Weilou's eyes raised from the booklet, and Sun Zhao's spine suddenly froze, "A girl? Is her surname Bo?"
Before the yamen knew the seriousness of the matter, he still said with some amusement: "This villain doesn't know, anyway, he is a little girl with a flowery appearance. He looks like a lady from a family. He doesn't look like a coroner anyway. When Angkor came back, he felt that she was making trouble and scolded her. The girl was not convinced."
Sun Zhao's face turned blue and white, "Ha... scolding? You... how do I teach you on weekdays? Be more kind to the people, don't put on an air of an official office! What about you...what is that girl? Could it be that rude Wu Xiang? "
The yamen then shrank his neck, "No... the girl was not convinced, so Angkor took her to the charity house directly. Is it a coroner? Just try it? I'm afraid I'm in the charity house now."
Sun Zhao was sweating profusely, raised his hand and lit the yamen server hard, but he didn't know how to smooth things over. After a while, he ordered: "You, go to the charity village immediately and call me back, no... invite me back, let Wu Xiang come back too!"
The yamen then realized something was wrong, and the laughter on his face stopped and answered continuously.
"Slow down—"
Sun Zhao shook, and turned around with a smile. Sure enough, the tax booklet was put down, Huo Weilou had already stood up, and Sun Zhao said guiltily: "Mr. Marquis, the headmaster of our government office is a rough man, and it is also a blaming official for not giving him..."
Huo Weilou was not angry and said indifferently: "Although it was recommended by me, it is reasonable for the people in the government office to question her. There is no need to ask anyone to come back. Just go to the charity village with me to take a look."
Sun Zhao didn't dare to say anything, and immediately ordered people to prepare carriages and horses.
Huo Weilou came to the government office and said he was reading the tax report, but the tax report booklet had not yet turned two pages and left before he even sat on the stool. Sun Zhao didn't know what he meant, but he was sure that this girl surnamed Bo had a great position in Huo Weilou's heart.
Huo Weilou's carriage was in front and Sun Zhao's carriage was behind. After two incense sticks, he arrived outside the Yizhuang Village. It was already nightfall. Huo Weilou's carriage was in front, and it was much faster than Sun Zhao. Seeing that the carriage in front had stopped, Sun Zhao kept urging the coachman. However, before he arrived, Huo Weilou had already gotten off the carriage and entered the Yizhuang Village.
Huo Weilou was originally anxious. He knew that Bo Ruoyou suddenly arrived at the government office like this, which would lead to some doubts. He thought it was his recommendation, and Sun Zhao was also a tactful person who could make everything go smoothly, but he never expected that when she came, she was not here, and was brought directly to the charity village by a reckless captain.
It was nothing to let her take a mortal exam. He was afraid that she would be bullied unnecessary when she was not familiar with the officialdom.
But he never expected that before he entered the door, he heard her calling someone else "Brother". As soon as he crossed the threshold, he heard her say "I have nothing to do with Wu Zhaohou." Huo Weilou only felt a cold wind rushing in his heart, which was really sour and cold.
Bo Ruoyou didn't expect to see Huo Weilou at this time. As soon as she stopped speaking, she couldn't help but speak, "Marquis——"
Wu Xiang turned his back to the door, and saw that she had stopped talking, he asked again, "What's the matter with Marquis? You have nothing to do with him, so what did he recommend you to do? I heard that there is not even a maid to serve by Marquis Wu Zhao..."
Bo Ruoyou could no longer hear what Wu Xiang was saying, and just asked, "Why is the Marquis coming?"
Wu Xiang raised his eyebrows and turned around and said, "How could it be--"
"Help" was only halfway through Wu Xiang's mouth. Huo Weilou had been to the government office, and he had seen it twice, so Wu Xiang recognized it at a glance, and others stood still. Thinking of what he said just now, he wanted to bite off his tongue. However, he was not a fool after all, so he immediately took a step back and bowed, "Go to the Marquis."
Uncle Kun and the other two yamen servants behind were also shocked. At this time, Sun Zhao ran in from behind with sweat, "The Marquis' carriage is really fast, and the subordinates can't catch up--"
As he said that, he saw many people standing in the atrium, and he naturally saw Bo Ruoyou at first glance.
Before seeing Bo Ruoyou, Sun Zhao was still a little unsure about Huo Weilou's intention to treat Bo Ruoyou, but now that he saw the real person, all the uncertainty in Sun Zhao's heart disappeared. He dared to bet on his official fortune. If Huo Weilou had no intention of this girl Bo, it would be really a ghost!
Huo Weilou looked at Bo Ruoyou, glanced at Wu Xiang again, and then said, "This is Lord Jingzhao Yinsun."
This was naturally said to Bo Ruoyou. She took a step forward and blessed her body, "Sir."
Sun Zhao immediately raised his hand and helped him, "I've been waiting for the girl for a long time, but I didn't expect that the girl would come when she was not in the yamen today." He said that, glared at Wu Xiang, and said to Bo Ruoyou kindly: "Actually, there is no need to come for the autopsy. The Marquis recommends it. I'm naturally relieved to the girl. It would be great for the girl to help in the yamen in the future. However, there are not many cases in our government office. The girl is good on her own terms on her own wishes."
Bo Ruoyou nodded, looked at Sun Zhao, then at Huo Weilou, and asked in confusion: "Why are the Marquis and the Lord here together? Is there a tolerance?"
Huo Weilou narrowed his eyes. When Sun Zhao saw this scene, he felt a little suspicious and hurriedly said, "Mr. Marquis heard that you were taking a autopsy here, so he planned to come and see, how, the autopsy was finished?"
Wu Xiang heard this and said, "The test is over, Miss Bo is indeed quite powerful in autopsy."
Sun Zhao didn't know whether Wu Xiang's words were true or false, but in front of Huo Weilou, he only needed the word "官网" and "Look, the person recommended by the Marquis is naturally very good at it. Then today is so hard, it's too late, I don't know that the Marquis--"
Everyone saw Sun Zhao's attentiveness. Bo Ruoyou realized that Huo Weilou was visiting her. She was a little happy in her heart, so she heard Huo Weilou say, "It's really late, it's all gone. She will take her away first."
Huo Weilou looked at Bo Ruoyou again, turned around and walked out. Bo Ruoyou was stunned in place, and Sun Zhao couldn't help but say, "Come on, the Marquis is here to see you."
Bo Ruoyou got lucky and then left the gate of the Yizhuang Village. When he got outside, he saw Huo Weilou had already gotten on the carriage. At this moment, he opened the curtain and looked at her, "Come up--"
Bo Ruoyou walked to the front of the carriage and looked at Zheng Liang at a loss. Zheng Liang looked sad. He didn't know what Wu Zhaohou meant. The falling curtain was lifted up again. Huo Wei said, "You go back home, I will ask you to send her back later."
Bo Ruoyou frowned and thought for a while, and told Zheng Liang, "Then Uncle Liang, let's go back first."
Zheng Liang wanted to speak but stopped, but this was Wu Zhaohou. How dare he disobey? So he bowed and got on his own carriage and left.
Inside the charity village, he watched Bo Ruoyou leave with a smile. When the footsteps were farther away, Sun Zhao smiled and turned around and changed his face, angrily shouting: "Good you Wu Xiang, do you know that you almost ruined my big deal! If you hadn't been with me for many years, I really wanted to dismiss you!"
Wu Xiang knew that Bo Ruoyou's words were true, so he said bitterly: "This... I haven't told you that when I saw a little girl coming to be a coroner, I thought it wasn't a mess, so I brought it over and tried it."
Sun Zhao snorted, "Fortunately you are smart and you know if you are better, otherwise I will be ashamed of the Marquis. I really can't save you even if I want to save you."
At this time, Wu Xiang looked upright, "Sir... what Bei Zhi said just now is not a flattery. This little girl really knows how to take a corpse. Speaking of which, there is one thing that we have ignored in this case. If you are not in a hurry, let's go in and see the body?"
Sun Zhao raised his eyebrows, thinking that he had come, but he would still follow Wu Xiang to the back hall.
...
Bo Ruoyou climbed into the carriage and crawled into the carriage. At first glance, she saw Huo Weilou sitting in the middle like a Buddha. She looked for the corner and sat down, and asked again: "How could the Marquis come here?"
Huo Weilou looked at Bo Ruoyou with his phoenix eyes deeper: "Why did you come to the yamen today?"
He didn't answer the question, and Bo Ruoyou didn't realize anything, so he said, "I helped buy some things in the house in the past two days. I was not in a hurry, so I came today."
Thinking of Sun Zhao coming with Huo Weilou just now, Bo Ruoyou suddenly realized, "Ah, it was because of the delay of a few days that Lord Sun found the marquis?"
Huo Weilou said "um" and Bo Ruoyou felt a little embarrassed, "I just moved back to my house and was quite busy. I didn't expect that Lord Sun went to find the Marquis, did he delay the Marquis' official duties?"
Huo Weilou looked at Bo Ruoyou incredible. He came here. No matter who it was, he would think that he treated her differently. She could not see any of it, and was afraid of delaying his official duties.
"I have come to delay or not." His tone was a little unkind, as if he had really been delayed and was a little dissatisfied with the matter.
Bo Ruoyou felt even more guilty for a moment, "The folk girl really didn't expect to cause trouble for the marquis."
Huo Weilou looked at her coldly for a moment, then sighed, "Forget it, you are recommended by this marquis. Sun Zhao will naturally be more concerned. If you have any questions, you will naturally come to find this marquis."
Bo Ruoyou was so beautiful, and Huo Weilou smiled coldly at this moment, "When you say that it has nothing to do with this marquis, others really think that you have nothing to do with this marquis?"
Bo Ruoyou was at a loss for a moment and asked, "What should the folk girl do?"
Seeing her like this, Huo Weilou was so angry that he was so angry that he was not afraid of her. "What should I do? The recommendation book has been delivered to Sun Zhao. Besides working diligently, don't lose my face, what else do you want?"
Bo Ruoyou never thought that a letter of recommendation was so important, but he thought that Huo Weilou would not often recommend the juren, so he understood a little, "Don't worry, the marquis must have done the trick seriously."
The two of them were talking in the carriage. The embroidered clothes that urged the horse to not know where to drive the carriage, so they rushed towards the direction of the Marquis' Mansion. When the carriage left the deserted place around the Yizhuang, they drove onto the prosperous imperial road in a blink of an eye.
Bo Ruoyou opened the curtain and looked out at this moment, and was also a little suspicious, "Where is this going?"
"Return to the Marquis' Mansion." Huo Weilou fell three words.
Bo Ruoyou couldn't help but open his eyes wide. He just got on the carriage and thought Huo Weilou had any instructions. He was going to the Marquis' Mansion at this moment. Do you want her to go with him?
To be continued...