The injured people were properly resettled before Xiao Heng and Su Yao entered Kunming City.
To be honest, Xiao Heng had always felt that Liao Jingxu was somewhat incompetent, but after entering Kunming City, he understood why the people loved this governor so much - along the way, the official roads in Zhaotong and Qujing were full of potholes, and there were few easy roads to walk on. Even the bustling streets in Zhaotong were a bit uneven.
But Kunming was different. As soon as the carriage entered the city, Su Yao felt that the road was much smoother. She pulled open the curtain and saw that starting from the entrance to the city gate, there were many vendors setting up stalls on the roadside, selling flowers, dried vermicelli, and some selling small bamboo baskets. It was very lively along the way.
People in the world are attached to their native land, and the natives are especially reluctant to leave their homeland. It is actually a very difficult decision for them to come down from the mountains and move to the city where they have lived all their lives. However, about half of the population in Kunming are natives.
From this perspective, Liao Jingxu really put in a lot of effort to understand the people's livelihood in Yunnan.
It's just that in many things, he was helpless and had no other choice.
Su Yao whispered to Madam Yuan, "I originally thought that Kunming would not be much better than Zhaotong and other places, but it turns out that it is not the case."
"In fact, I thought so at the beginning." Seeing this, Madam Yuan couldn't help laughing: "You also know that Yunnan has been at war for many years, and the chaos, big or small, has never been completely settled. I was very scared when I came here, but when I came here, I realized that it was not as scary as the outside world thought. Take Zhaotong for example, Zhaotong is actually not bad, with prosperous restaurants and so on. Needless to say, Kunming, I have heard that after Lord Liao came, he vigorously built roads, and many things could be transported out, and Kunming has become much more prosperous. There are also places like Dali. Although they are the territory of the natives, you don't know that Dali is also very prosperous, not poor. You will know when you go there."
Yes, such a beautiful land.
Su Yao took a look and lowered the curtain again.
Liao Jingxu was a capable man, and therefore, his governor's office honestly reflected this point. Unlike the offices in Guangdong, Guangxi and Hubei, Liao Jingxu's governor's mansion had green tiles and white walls, and was very plain, with a sense of antiquity. Liao Jingxu welcomed Xiao Heng and others in, and personally settled them down. Only then did he look at Su Yao with some difficulty.
This is a girl, and a county lady at that. He has never thought about how to arrange for the female relatives.
Su Rong saw his dilemma at a glance, and without thinking too much, he said directly: "My sister and I can live in the same courtyard, and you don't have to arrange for another place to live."
Let Su Yao live somewhere else, not to mention other things, he would also feel uneasy.
Seeing him say this, Liao Jingxu didn't say much. After all, he knew how many rules a lady should follow. The more you do, the more mistakes you will make. So he nodded, asked everyone to rest first, and went back to his room.
After a tiring day, Liao Jingxu personally rescued the people outside the city gate. He looked very embarrassed, and his clothes were torn. Seeing this, Mrs. Liao frowned. She put down the box in her hand and walked over to see him: "What happened? Why did you go out to welcome the imperial envoy and come back like this? Are you injured?"
Seeing that his wife was extremely worried, Liao Jingxu smiled and shook his head: "Don't worry, madam, it's nothing serious, it just looks scary, I'm not injured, this is someone else's blood."
Speaking of this, Liao Jingxu's face darkened a little and he told him about the assassination that happened outside the city.
Mrs. Liao found it unbelievable. She couldn't help but ask, "Who is so bold as to assassinate in front of all the officials of Yunnan? And it also harmed so many people!"
Unlike other noble ladies, Mrs. Liao was very knowledgeable and capable. When she saw her husband looking so haggard and tired, she guessed that the situation outside the city must not be very good. She felt very uncomfortable when she thought that her husband was the number one person in Yunnan and that he should bear the greatest responsibility for such an incident.
It was already difficult for her husband to suppress some treacherous and treacherous people in the officialdom, and to deal with Mu Tong at the same time.
What's happening now is simply adding insult to injury.
She sighed, helped her husband change his clothes, followed him into the bathroom and personally picked out clothes for him, and asked him, "How is your highness?"
She knew her husband's temper. He was straightforward and strong-willed, so he could easily offend people.
This time, the husband went there in anger, wanting to suppress the new imperial envoy. He was afraid that the new envoy was a fool who only wanted to make decisions and do bad things. In this way, he would not only offend people, but also be caught by others. Mrs. Liao was really worried about her husband's future.
It’s not even worth mentioning whether this is a career in the government or not. The only thing I’m afraid of is that someone with ulterior motives will put a accusation on me, and my husband will be attacked and unable to even be an official.
Liao Jingxu knew that his wife was worried, and even he had to admit that this prince was a powerful figure. He said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, the prince didn't blame me, nor did he suspect that I was the one who caused this."
Mrs. Liao was a little surprised that her husband would say that.
But she immediately reacted and couldn't help but nodded and said, "Then this prince is a tolerant person."
Liao Jingxu didn't say anything, which meant he agreed.
Madam Liao felt relieved, handed him a towel, and asked softly, "Then, shall I ask someone in the mansion to call the cook from Mingyue Tower to prepare a dinner to welcome His Highness?"
This is also the duty of a host.
Liao Jingxu shook his head and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness has an appointment tonight. Mr. Ji invites Your Highness to have dinner at Qin Garden."
Qinyuan is the Ji family’s property. It is a beautiful house with mountains and water. It is often foggy inside, like a fairyland.
When Mrs. Liao heard that the Ji family was hosting a banquet, she pursed her lips and looked at her husband: "The Ji family is so diligent in getting together, I guess they are still thinking about avenging the arrow they shot at them that year and taking back the seat of Dali?"
Back then, the Mu family had forced the Ji family to leave Dali and they had no choice but to find another way out. Although they have now established a firm foothold in Kunming, who would not want to take revenge and be proud if they had the chance? After all, the Ji family's ancestral tombs are still in Dali.
"Yes." Liao Jingxu said meaningfully: "This is also considered a wise person. A smart person will know to firmly choose the right side from the beginning. A stupid person can only follow behind others and pick up leftovers to eat."
After a few jokes, Liao Jingxu dressed up and said to his wife, "You should also get dressed. The Ji family also invited us today."