"So it's such a hot day, why hasn't Governor Guo come yet? Shouldn't he get up earlier if he's on his way? Even the ox cart should be here by now, right?"
At the end of the sentence, a horse came galloping, stopped at the gate of the county office, jumped off the horse before it came to a complete stop, rushed into the county office and shouted: "Where is the county magistrate Bai, where is the county magistrate Bai? "
Zhou Man, who was sitting on the railing to enjoy the shade, almost fell to the ground when he yelled, she supported the pillar to sit still, and asked angrily: "What are you shouting, you scared me to death, where is Governor Guo?" ?I… "
She looked up at the big sun, and reluctantly said: "I will go to greet you on behalf of County Magistrate Bai."
"Oh, where is County Magistrate Bai? What are you waiting for? Inspector Guo has gone back to the Governor's Mansion. There are nobles in Beijing who want to see County Magistrate Bai. Please ask Magistrate Bai to go to Qingzhou City with me."
Zhou Man blinked, jumped down from the railing, waved his cattail fan and said, "Your nobleman in the capital~~ It's easy to say, easy to say, come here, hurry up and find the magistrate Bai, and see where he is. Last night, I said today." You can come back early in the morning, why haven't you arrived yet?"
Seeing her open eyes and talking nonsense, Dong County Lieutenant responded on behalf of everyone, and immediately ordered two yamen servants to go out, "Go to the stables to choose horses, if you want the best, go to Dajiawa to find the county magistrate, and say that the capital is here." What nobleman, Mr. Zhou told him to come back quickly."
Zhou Man was still shaking with a fan in her hand, and sat down on the railing slowly. There was a villain in her heart who was twirling and somersaulting happily. She couldn't help but click tut with Ke Ke, and secretly said: "Your honor is coming!" It's really about time."
Keke also felt that the two of them were lucky, and if there was another day's difference, when Governor Guo arrived here, even if there was Zhou Man, an official whose official position was no less than his, and Bai Shan was not around, their relationship would deteriorate.
It must not be as harmonious as before.
The officer who came to notify saw Zhou Man sitting on the railing and fanning himself slowly, and couldn't help stamping his feet anxiously, "Master Zhou, why are you in no hurry at all, Lord Inspector and nobles are waiting in Qingzhou City."
Why is Zhou Man in a hurry, she is not in a hurry at all, with the prince's temper, if he was in a hurry, he would have brought someone directly to Beihai County, how could he be stopped by Governor Guo
If the crown prince doesn't come, it must be because he is not in a hurry. He just arrived in Qingzhou City, so why don't he take a bath, change his clothes, have a meal or something
No rush, no rush, not at all.
She also comforted the guard, "It's so hot, you can see that your head is covered with sweat, don't worry, County Magistrate Bai is still on the way, I have already sent someone to look for him, and we will go there when he arrives, don't worry, your lord is not worried." will be blamed."
Seeing that his face was flushed from the sun, he quickly asked the servants to take him to wash his face and rest, "I made sour plum soup in the kitchen, go to the small gate and ask someone to bring you a bucket, drink a bowl to cool off the heat..."
The yamen servants immediately stepped forward and surrounded the guards and left. The guards couldn't resist, so they could only desperately look behind and shouted: "Master Zhou, Lord Zhou, Lord Inspector is waiting for you..."
Zhou Man waved his cattail fan and let out a breath when he saw him walk away.
Dong Xianwei came back and reported: "Master Zhou, people have been sent out, but why is the nobleman so powerful that the governor is so anxious?"
Zhou Man said indifferently: "It's okay, we'll wait for Master Bai."
But when Bai Shan receives the news and comes back from everyone, it will be dark soon, right
Zhou Man also thought of this, and sighed, "There are a lot of mosquitoes sleeping in the open at this time."
But she still decided to go home and ask Wu Yue to pack her luggage. When Bai Shan came back, they would go to Qingzhou City. They could stay outside the city for one night and then enter the city early the next morning.
Zhou Man planned very well, and was about to go to the backyard when the guard broke free from a group of yamen servants, holding a bowl in his hand, his face flushed red, and he shouted to Zhou Man: "Lord Zhou, Governor Guo! I told you to go quickly, don't waste your time, and quickly call Magistrate Bai, we can't afford to offend you."
Zhou Man shook his fan and looked at him sympathetically, "Son, don't you have a brain problem? Do you want me to take a pulse for you?"
Dong Xianwei was also a little angry, and said to the officer: "Our county magistrate Bai is really not here, do you think our county magistrate is avoiding you? He is really not here, really not here!"
Dong Xianwei emphasized that he felt that this was not good, so he calmed down and patted the guard on the shoulder, comforting him: "Brother, I also know that you are anxious, and we are also anxious, but our lord is really not here, but don't worry, We have already sent someone to look for him, he is probably on the way, maybe he will be back in a while."
The guard looked suspiciously at County Captain Dong, and then at Zhou Man, "Aren't you here?"
Zhou Man shook his cattail fan and nodded earnestly, "I'm really not here."
Seeing that she was still so leisurely, the guard almost cried, "Master Zhou, there is really a nobleman in Qingzhou City."
"I know," Zhou Man looked at him incomprehensibly, "I don't believe it."
But your performance is clearly that you don't believe it!
The guards always felt that Bai Shan was in the county government office, maybe he was hiding somewhere and watching him.
Seeing that he was about to cry, Zhou Man couldn't help but frowned when his neck and ears turned red, "Although His Highness the Crown Prince has a high status, as long as no one deliberately provokes him, he is still easy to talk to. You are so afraid, don't you Guo? Has the governor offended His Highness the Crown Prince?"
"That has nothing to do with you. You are a servant, and His Highness can't blame you, right?"
The guard froze, staring at Zhou Man in a daze.
Seeing that the flush on his face seemed to have subsided a bit, Zhou Man breathed a sigh of relief, and comforted him, saying: "Okay, don't be afraid, if Your Highness blames you for my late arrival, we will help you to bear it, really. of!"
Officer: "... You know that the nobleman is the prince?"
Zhou Man paused and then nodded, "It's just what I heard, isn't it the prince?"
"It's the prince," the guard came back to his senses, and then asked, "Is Magistrate Bai really not in the county government office?"
Zhou Man: "...he's really not here. He went to the countryside and ran away. Yesterday we received the news from Governor Guo and sent someone to look for him. We thought he should be back in the evening, but who knows that he didn't come back for a long time. It must have been delayed by something on the way."
The guard felt a little better when he heard the words, and finally he was not so anxious.
Zhou Man immediately said to the servants who were stunned behind: "What are you doing in a daze, take him down to wash his face and drink sour plum soup, drink more, don't be disgusted."
The yamen servants regained their senses, and dragged the servants down with a deep foot and a shallow foot.
Dong Xianwei was also in a daze, swallowed and asked Zhou Man: "Too... the prince has come to our Qingzhou City?"
Zhou Man glanced at him and nodded.
"I'll be good..." He has grown up so much that he has never even met the governor, and now he wants to meet the prince
No, he doesn't seem to be able to see the prince, but the magistrate Bai is what he wants to see.