After the early court, Lu Qipei quickly caught up with Dali Siqing, who was one step ahead.
Dali Siqing looked back at her and asked with a smile, "Lu Shaoqing is in a hurry today, but is there anything important to tell me?" After thinking about it, he said strangely: "The case of the King of Chu is closed, and Dali Temple is not a big deal recently. It's a case."
When Lu Qipei heard the words, he hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "For the matter of the King of Chu, I would like to thank Sir Siqing."
Dali Siqing waved his hand and continued to walk outside the palace gate: "The evidence in this case is conclusive, and the King of Chu deserved what he deserved. What do you want to thank me for? Okay, if you have anything to say, just say it."
Lu Qipei had been in Dali Temple for three years. At first, Dali Siqing, who was still Shaoqing, took him to the entrance. It is not an exaggeration to say that they had a friendship of half a teacher. Now that Lu Qipei is the deputy of Dali Siqing, the two get along very well, so Lu Qipei did not detour, and simply said: "Recently, the princess went to Huguo Temple to fast, and my house is very deserted. The Hequ case is not as good as it is. Let me go."
It is not a joke that Dali Temple is in charge of the world's prisons. Not only the major cases in Beijing and the conviction of hundreds of officials are reviewed by the Dali Temple, but even some difficult local cases must be intervened by the Dali Temple. Therefore, Dali Temple has a lot of expatriate work every year.
Expatriate assignment is not an easy errand, and it is difficult to investigate without mentioning the cases reported by the local government. It is a toss-up to travel back and forth from the capital to the locality. For the sake of fairness, or maybe for other reasons, in short, I don't know when it started, there is an unwritten rule in Dali Temple, that is, except for the temple minister, all expatriate work is done in turn.
In a nutshell, from the top to the top, down to the master, everyone's share in assignments will never fail.
Lu Qipei has not been sent abroad before this year, and Hequ is not too far from the capital. If the case is investigated quickly, he will be back in half a month. It was at this time that Qi Yang was not in the mansion, so she would be less troublesome if she settled the matter.
Dali Siqing understood what she meant as soon as she heard it, she flicked her finger twice, and couldn't help laughing: "You, do your best to pick good things. The river is so close, you call back and forth, just as the princess has returned to the house, It doesn't stop you from being together at all."
Lu Qipei didn't argue, he pursed his lips and smiled: "Did Sir Siqing agree?"
Of course, Dali Siqing didn't care about this trivial matter, so he nodded casually and said, "You can go if you want, but His Majesty's Longevity Festival is not far away, you can't be absent as a concubine, don't delay too much in Hequ. Long."
Lu Qipei complied, returned to Dali Temple and handed over all the affairs at hand, and left the office at noon.
The princess’ mansion had only sent off Her Royal Highness the day before, but the concubine didn’t stay after only one day’s work—after noon, Lu Qipei led the two officials from the Dali Temple out of the city and headed for Hequ. And go.
But no one noticed that shortly after Lu Qipei's carriage left the city, another carriage was attached far away.
In the carriage, Qi Bo sat in front of the small case, with gray hair and gray hair, and a pair of shrewd eyes closed slightly.
The Hequ case is simple and simple, complex and complicated. In short, it is a murder case.
After Lu Qipei arrived in Hequ, he first went to the county government to take over the file, and then went all the way to investigate and dig the cocoon, but the case was solved in three or five days. It's not that the local government is incompetent, but that there is a specialization in the arts. The people of Dali Temple specialize in this way, and they are not comparable to ordinary officials in solving cases and trying cases. Therefore, every time they are sent abroad, the time to investigate the case is often less than the time to hurry. This is the source of everyone's complaints.
Fortunately, Lu Qipei had a good temper, and he didn't complain much after the case was solved. Hequ county magistrate rarely had contact with such a high-ranking official, and he was worried that he would leave a bad impression on the concubine, so he tried every means to keep people for a few more days.
If it was normal, Lu Qipei would of course ignore it, but this time it was a little different...
In the middle of the night, someone rang in the guest room of the county government office where Lu Qipei lived, and the person who was in a light sleep immediately stood up. If you look closely, you will find that when she went to bed, she didn't even take off her coat, she slept with her clothes, and got up in one fell swoop.
Walking quickly to the window, Lu Qipei asked in a low voice, "Who?"
Qi Bo's familiar voice immediately sounded outside: "It's the old slave, did the young master ever get up?"
When Lu Qipei heard the words, he immediately opened the window. Seeing that she was well-dressed, Qi Bo bowed slightly and said, "Young master is ready, so let's go with the old slave."
Where to go and what to do, the two seem to have no idea.
Lu Qipei didn't say much, and with a soft "um", he went straight through the window and followed Qi Bo. The two were like shadows in the dark night, walking in the dark without disturbing anyone, and left the county office directly.
Hequ County is not a big city, and Lu Qipei has become familiar with the investigation in the past few days. He followed Qi Bo around, and soon entered the mansion of a wealthy family in the city. What's interesting is that this house is very close to the place where the murder case took place. Lu Qipei passed by the door once in the past two days, and he also heard a lot of deeds of the owner here.
I just don't know that this place is actually a Lu family force.
The two entered the door on the front foot, and before they could set foot in the house, many people took the initiative to greet them on the back foot. Judging by their age, most of them are not young. They looked at Qi Bo and then at Lu Qipei, with a hint of suspicion flashing in their eyes, and then they leaned over and saluted, calling out in unison, "Young Master."
Lu Qipei's heart couldn't help beating wildly, but three years had taught her that her anger and anger were indistinguishable, so she raised her hand at the crowd and said, "Everyone, please excuse me. I'll finally see you today, no I've been working hard all these years."
Everyone's heads dropped even lower, and they all said they didn't dare, and asked Lu Qipei to enter first.
Lu Qipei did not refuse, and with a flick of his sleeve, he walked ahead of the crowd, with a convincing bearing and demeanor.
Someone walking behind secretly tugged at his companion's sleeve, and asked slowly, "Is this... is this really the new Young Master? I think she was born almost exactly like the previous Young Master Cheng. If Young Master Cheng was there, Is the bento like this now?"
The companions also murmured in their hearts, although I had heard that the two young masters were born alike, but it was really surprising that they were like this.
It wasn't just these two who were surprised. Almost everyone couldn't help but keep their eyes on Lu Qipei after seeing Lu Qipei. You Qi, who knew her daughter's body, looked at her handsome and angular appearance, and then secretly compared with Lu Qicheng in their hearts, and then became more and more ashamed.
Lu Qipei let them look at her, and when everyone looked at her, she was looking at them too—three years of time was not wasted, although Qi Bo complained a lot because of her preference for Qi Yang, but in addition she But can do it perfectly.
After a long time and no choice, Qi Bo can only entrust the power in his hand.
It was only in Beijing that Lu Qipei could come into contact with too few people and things. Coming to this Hequ today, this is the first time she has really met the people under her command, and then the people who have been in contact with her by letters for three years have been seated.
Of course, in three years, apart from Qi Bo, Lu Qipei was enough to conquer these people's hearts.
When everyone saw the new young master, a big stone fell in their hearts, and someone stepped forward and asked: "Young master has now become a princess in Beijing, and the prince has a lot of trust, and his power is growing. I don't know if I have been called here today. But is there any order?"
Lu Qipei lowered his eyes, tapped his fingertips on his knees twice, and said calmly, "No. It's just that my brother passed away nearly four years ago, and I have been in correspondence with you for more than three years, but I haven't seen one, and I can't help but regret it. It was a rare opportunity, so I asked Qi Bo to arrange this meeting. Besides, I will meet with you, and it will be a clear road."
This is true, Lu Qipei being the young master is much more difficult than Lu Qicheng. Lu Qicheng just had to wait for the age to get older, and the position of the young master would naturally belong to him, but Lu Qipei took a lot of time and effort to really take over all this.
However, if things have disadvantages, there are advantages. Although it took Lu Qipei more than three years to meet these people as the young master, when it comes to controlling these forces, it is far from what Lu Qicheng could compare to four years ago.
Even Qi Bo, who led Lu Qipei here, also stepped aside and did not disturb Lu Qipei's contact with everyone.
Everyone present, Lu Qipei and they do not know each other, but they all know each other. Everyone came and I exchanged a few words, and the initial estrangement and restraint disappeared, especially Lu Qipei had a better temperament than Lu Qicheng, and everyone was closer to Lu Qipei in comparison.
A meeting, both parties are satisfied.
Lu Qipei's eyes swept across the crowd, and suddenly said, "I am very happy to meet you today, I wonder if you all think it?"
How can people deny it? Not only did they praise Lu Qipei a lot, but at the same time, many people took the opportunity to show their loyalty again.
Listening to what they said, Lu Qipei smiled slightly, and then asked again, "In this case, do you really want to serve me as master?"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone agreed in unison. However, many people still turned their attention to Qi Bo who stepped aside. But they saw Qi Bo lowered his eyebrows and looked like the old god was there, and he didn't respond to them at all.
Some people are confused, some don't care at all, but for this new young master, everyone is close and complimented - they don't dare to fool her when she is young, it is really the past three years that have witnessed her growth, know She will be good in the future.
Lu Qipei listened to everyone's compliments, and finally stood up and said, "Since that's the case, I hope you don't forget what you said today."
After saying what he should say, Lu Qipei didn't stay in the house for much longer.
The people who were sending off were silent for a while, before someone asked in a low voice, "What did the young master mean before? With such emphasis, why does it sound like I'm intending to... seize power?"
A familiar person next to him pulled his sleeve and signaled him to be careful. This person didn't say anything, and others said, "Whose power is being taken? Qi Bo? It's ridiculous. Have you forgotten your identity?"
Unexpectedly, the voice fell, and no one answered.
The person who spoke was a little annoyed, thinking that everyone was unwilling to share with him. As a result, just as he was about to say something else, he saw someone raised his finger and pointed to the north.