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Chapter 220 Reply
The construction of the Xiahe Township dam has begun to get on track. Xie Shuting and others have locked themselves in Xie Tingwen's study and selected test questions for the children's examination from the Four Books and Five Classics.
In the blink of an eye, six or seven days passed, and Xie Shuting finally finished the test questions, stamped them with Xie Tingwen's official seal and sealed them.
After all, there is still less than half a month left before the Tongshi exam, so confidentiality work must be done before the exam.
After everything was ready, Xie Shuting stretched and slowly returned to the back court. Just as she was lying on the rocking chair, she saw Lian Xi running towards her.
"Miss! There's a reply."
Xie Shuting glanced at Lian Xi, took a sip of tea slowly and asked, "What's the news?"
"All of them." Lian Xi said happily.
"Both?"
Xie Shuting was startled and asked suspiciously, "Are there any about my grandfather and brother?"
"Yes!~"
Lian Xi responded happily, and arranged the envelopes in his hand one by one, handed them to Xie Shuting and said, "The one on top is for the old master, the one below is for the young master, and the last one is for the young lady."
Xie Shuting looked at the letter in her hand and couldn't help but sighed: "Lian Yue is quite capable. I didn't expect that the speed of posting this letter is much faster than before."
"Hey!~"
Lian Xi smiled innocently, scratched his head and said, "Since learning that the young lady is in Laigu County, Sister Lian Yue has opened branches of the Fuwei Escort Agency in all the towns and cities from Bianjing to Laigu County. It will definitely be fast."
"Your attention?"
Xie Shuting smiled and opened the letter from Xie Zhenghong. After reading it carefully, she put it aside.
"Xi'er! Prepare your pen and ink."
"Yes!~" Lian Xi responded, quickly took out the pen and ink from the house and spread them on the desk in the yard.
Xie Shuting walked slowly to the desk and wrote: "Granddaughter Shuting, I bow to my grandfather. I received a letter from my grandfather today. Granddaughter..."
There are several lengthy articles, expressing concern for Xie Zhenghong's health, asking him not to worry too much about the academy's affairs, and many words of gratitude.
As she finished the last stroke, Xie Shuting blew on the ink slightly, put it into an envelope, and then opened the second envelope.
"I miss you so much when I read your letter. I haven't written to you for a long time. Please do your filial duty on your behalf... If you feel unwell, please write to me... You are staying at my uncle's house now. Everything is fine. Don't worry."
"Hmph!~"
Xie Shuting sneered, picked up her pen and began to write a reply. It was a long letter, but apart from words of encouragement, there was nothing else.
As the third letter unfolded, Xie Shuting's expression became more solemn. The letter recorded the promotion and changes of officials in the court over the past few months.
"The magistrate of Jinghu South Road was arrested, but there is no replacement."
Xie Shuting said this, thinking for a moment, "When will a sixth-rank judge be able to move the Ministry of Punishment?"
Xie Shuting looked at it again with a puzzled look on her face. Apart from the promotions and changes in the six ministries, a name suddenly caught her eye.
"Yan Shuang?" Xie Shuting opened Yan Shuang's resume in surprise.
The following is recorded: "Yan Shuang, courtesy name Kejun, is the legitimate son of Marquis Ding'an. On the first day of December in the twenty-seventh year of Jingyun, he was appointed as the deputy commander of the Ministry of Punishment."
"But Junren is the deputy commander of the Ministry of Punishment, so who is the commander?"
Xie Shuting flipped through the pages with a look of doubt on her face, but there was no record of who had taken the lead.
It was not that the Lotus Tower did not obtain the information in time, but that Zhao Pu's taking over of the leadership was extremely secretive. Apart from a few people in the court, only Yan Shuang knew about it.
Lian Yue was afraid that the Lotus Tower would attract the attention of the court, so he could only verify it from the fragmentary words of other officials and then collect and summarize them.
After all, the Lian Family Chamber of Commerce is not an intelligence department, but just an honest businessman. It is better for them not to touch some taboos of the imperial court.
Xie Shuting was well aware of Lian Yue's concerns. Although she did not know who the head of the Ministry of Punishment was, she had a rough idea that it could only be him.
"Crown Prince Zhao Pu."
Xie Shuting tapped the table secretly, and after thinking for a moment, she felt her brows relax and laughed loudly, "So it's you."
"Miss! What do you mean it's you? What are you talking about?" Lian Xi asked suspiciously.
"I know who sent the ginseng." Xie Shuting said with a bright smile.
"Who?"
Lian Xi glanced at the letter and was surprised to see the name "Yan Shuang".
Her mouth expanded to the point where it could accommodate an egg in an instant, and she said with horror, "Miss! It's Master Yan Shuang."
"Yeah!" Xie Shuting nodded.
"Is it Yan Shuang, Young Master Yan, who stayed in the government office for half a month?" Lian Xi's face was still full of disbelief.
Xie Shuting smiled calmly, and after a moment's silence, she picked up the pen and wrote: "Duke Mu knows people well, and he has five sheepskin rolls, and he is seeking a title of nobility. The emperor is good at using him, and he has made the young master Wushuang enjoy the emperor's salary..."
Xie Shuting put away the letter, dried it, and put it in the envelope without signing it. I think with Yan Shuang's talent, he can naturally tell where the letter came from.
In the letter, Xie Shuting implicitly expressed her gratitude, but she did not dare to blatantly involve Yan Shuang. After all, this was a serious crime that would implicate nine generations of the family.
After reading the three letters one after another, Xie Shuting lazily lay in the rocking chair again. After a moment of thought, she looked at Lian Xi and asked, "Is there any news about the Immortal Poet?"
"this......"
Lian Xi pondered for a moment, sorted out his thoughts and said, "The latest news was given by Yidaozhai, and there was no information from Lianhualou."
Xie Shuting was not worried about Li Shixian's martial arts. After all, there was probably no one in the world who could threaten her.
But thinking about not receiving any news from the other party for several months, Xie Shuting still felt a little worried and said, "Write another letter to Lian Yue and ask her to help keep an eye on the movements of Shixian."
"Yes!~"
Lian Xi responded, then walked to the desk and wrote a short letter.
After sorting out a few letters, Lian Xi rushed to the post station first, delivered the letters from the old master and the young master, and then went to Yuelai Inn.
After all, the letters involved were related to Yan Shuang and Li Shixian, and going through the post station could not guarantee Xie Shuting's identity, so Lian Xi could only handle it with caution.
Xie Shuting lay in the rocking chair, glanced at the willow branches in the yard, and her uneasiness grew stronger.
After her rebirth, many of her past life's trajectories began to change. She couldn't tell whether she had lived a new life or was just a dream.
Thousands of miles away on the bank of the East China Sea, a figure in white stood proudly holding a sword, looking at the turbulent sea, with the thoughts in his heart difficult to calm down for a long time.
"Master Li! This is already your third time going out to sea. What are you looking for?"
Upon hearing this, Li Shixian said calmly, "Looking for someone."
"Find someone?"
The sailor looked at the sea suspiciously and said puzzledly: "The sea is boundless, how can there be anyone?"
While the sailor was thinking, he heard someone on the ship shouting, "Mr. Li! Everything is ready. It's high tide now, so you can go out to sea anytime."
Li Shixian jumped onto the deck without hesitation. The sailor shook his head helplessly and followed him. As the ship set sail, this was Li Shixian's fourth time going out to sea.