The breath of spring is getting stronger day by day, and the thick winter clothes have been changed, but Hua Zhi is still holding on to the hot water bottle.
"All households and shops in the city have been registered. I have lifted the curfew order in accordance with your instructions, but few people are going out today." After reporting on Jinyang's current situation, Zhu Ling said, "My colleagues asked me to ask you what they should do next."
"You don't have to do anything. Just wait for the new chief steward to arrive."
Zhu Ling wanted to ask a question for himself as well. His situation was obviously more complicated than those people. However, he swallowed the words back when they came to his lips. He was afraid that even the eldest daughter of the Hua family could not decide how to deal with him.
"Miss." Chen Qing walked in quickly, "Someone from the capital is coming."
Finally, she came. Hua Zhi stood up, and Bao Xia immediately took the cloak and put it on. "Do you recognize it?"
Chen Qing's face didn't look good. "Zhao Jingyu of the Zhao family, the fourth prince's man."
Hua Zhi's mind buzzed. The Fourth Prince's people? She was definitely a member of the Sixth Prince's party, but the Emperor let the Fourth Prince's people take over Jinyang, which she had stabilized
Hua Zhi closed her eyes and looked at Zhu Ling, "Get ready and follow me to Beijing immediately."
Zhu Ling was delighted, and after a moment's hesitation, he asked again, "Can I bring my daughter with me?"
"Of course, I won't come back here again."
"Yes, I will make preparations right away." Zhu Ling left with a happy face. No matter who took over Jinyang, he would not have a good time if he stayed. Although the capital city was not necessarily that good, he trusted the eldest daughter of the Hua family in front of him and the Qisusi behind her more than other officials.
Chen Qing stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "Miss, what should we do?"
"You don't need to do anything, just take the silver and Zhu Ling away." Hua Zhi sneered, "You want Jin Yang? Just give it to them. Go and inform our people to leave in half an hour."
"yes."
Hua Zhi felt extremely uncomfortable, for herself and for Yan Xi. They had used all sorts of tricks to uproot the Chaoli clan, and they didn't even know whether Yan Xi was alive or dead. The Fourth Prince had used some tricks in the capital to take this piece of land for himself. Regardless of whether this land produced sugar or poison, she felt uneasy.
People's hearts are biased, but they shouldn't be so disheartening.
"Miss..." Bao Xia stepped forward, not knowing what to say. She felt sorry for the young lady and the prince. In the future, should they just stay in the capital and plan for other people's achievements? Why should they suffer outside and let others get the benefits
Hua Zhi gathered her cloak and raised her head slightly, "Go back to the room and change clothes."
The central gate of the Jinyang government office was wide open, with two soldiers guarding it on the left and right.
The group approached in a mighty procession, and the carriage stopped right in front of the government office. The servant opened the curtain, and a man with a folded mustache walked out, bending over. He first stood on the shaft of the carriage with his hands behind his back, and looked for a moment. No matter how he flattened the corners of his mouth, he could not hide his smug look.
Of course he was proud. What kind of place is Jinyang? This is a small capital. Even if it was ruined by the Chaoli clan for a few years, it still has its place. How many people fought for it in the court before? What happened to Hua Zhi who had been struggling here for a long time? In the end, it still fell into his hands. How could he not be proud!
He covered his mouth and coughed lightly, then got off the carriage. He glanced at the servant, who understood and stepped forward to talk to the palace soldier, "This is the new chief steward of Jinyang, Lord Zhao. Hurry up and tell him."
The palace soldiers looked at each other, and one of them ran inside quickly. They were insignificant, but they could see that the person was up to no good. They felt extremely happy following the young lady's work these days, and they didn't want a girl who did practical things but didn't talk much to suffer any loss.
Hua Zhi had changed into a big coat, tied her hair into a bun, and put on light makeup. After hearing what the palace soldier said, Chen Qing was so angry that his hands clenched into fists, but her face remained calm. She put down the hot water bottle in her hand and smiled, "Tell him that everyone in the Jinyang government has been dismissed from their posts, and I'm afraid no one is qualified to greet him. Please ask Lord Zhao to come in by himself so that we can do the handover."
The soldiers were shocked and confused, not knowing what to do.
Hua Zhi thought about it and realized that she was making things difficult for others. She just patted her butt and left, but the soldier had to continue to make a living here.
"Chen Qing, you go."
"yes."
Chen Qingzhen repeated the words without changing a word. After waiting at the door for a while, Zhao Jingyu, who had already imagined many scenes of his appearance, suddenly felt his face darkened. But when he thought about the fact that he had picked someone else's ripe peaches, he felt that he should be more generous. After all, he was the one who took advantage, and the other party had already suffered a great loss, so why shouldn't he express his unhappiness
Thinking of this, he became happy again and nodded towards Chen Qing modestly, "It's my fault for not notifying you in advance. I don't blame you."
"..." Chen Qing had to hold back his laughter. Blame them? Blame the Seventh Constellation? The Seventh Constellation played a major role this time, how dare Zhao Jingyu blame them? If he wanted to show off to the young lady, that would be even funnier. The young lady stabilized Jinyang, and anyone who took over with a bit of brains would at least be polite, even if they didn't say how grateful they were, right
In the main hall, Hua Zhi sat at the head of the table and took a sip of tea. Footsteps came closer and closer. When she saw the person coming in, she just raised her eyebrows slightly, then slowly put down the teacup, stood up, and leaned forward slightly, "Master Zhao."
Zhao Jingyu bowed in return, "Miss, I have long heard of your name."
Hua Zhi smiled and said, "I'm afraid it's not a good name. Since Lord Zhao is here, just take over the matter and I can go back."
"Look at this, I'm leaving right after I arrived, and someone who doesn't know would think that the young lady has something against me."
"Master Zhao, you are joking. Let's hand it over now." Hua Zhi looked back. Zhu Ling understood and stepped forward to present several files. He said, "This is the arrangement made during this period. You can ask other people for other matters when the time comes."
The attendant beside Zhao Jingyu took it, and he looked at Hua Zhi again, "Is this all that needs to be handed over?"
Hua Zhi raised her eyebrows, "I wonder what Lord Zhao means..."
Zhao Jingyu came here to pick peaches and grab credit. His purpose was clear, and he immediately said: "When I was in the capital, I heard that a lot of silver from the Chaoli tribe was found. I wonder where it is?"
“It’s where it should be.”
"What do you mean, young lady? I have already taken over the position of Jinyang's chief steward. This is a matter within Jinyang's jurisdiction, so I should know about it."
"Lord Zhao, there is no need to scare me with the position of chief steward." Hua Zhi smiled and took out Yan Xi's seal and raised the banner of the Seven Stars Division. "Could it be that the chief steward of Jinyang can also control the actions of the Seven Stars Division?"
Zhao Jingyu felt like a mouthful of blood was stuck there, unable to move up or down. His heart ached for a moment. Why was the seal of the leader of the Seven Stars Division in the hands of a woman? !