My beloved wife is reborn, let's get divorced, Mr. Prime Minister

Since Song Qingcheng didn't come, there was no point in keeping the officials here. Pei Huaizhi asked the officials to go down and rest first and come back to the yamen at noon.

All the officials took their leave together, and after everyone left.

Pei Huaizhi continued: "Go ahead!"

"I guess that when the young mistress brought you food, she happened to meet the Lord of Deyang. This..." Shuqi pointed to the food box in front of him and continued, "This was taken from the little beggar by me. If it was at night, you wouldn't even be able to get this food box."

Hearing this, Pei Huaizhi gave him a cold look, as if he was more like a beggar!

Shuqi immediately made a gesture to shut up, and obediently placed the side dishes and soup in front of Pei Huaizhi.

Looking at the beautifully presented meal, one could tell that it must have been carefully prepared. Fortunately, he came back in time, otherwise it would have been a waste of the young lady's kindness. But now he didn't know whether it was a waste or not.

Hey!

Shuqi sighed.

Pei Huaizhi looked at him.

Shuqi: "I never thought that a young lady who was raised in pampering could actually make such exquisite and delicious meals. Her knife skills are so perfect, even better than the chef in the tavern. She must have practiced cooking since she was a child, but it doesn't look like it."

Obviously Pei Huaizhi also discovered that the young ladies of wealthy families are particular about being proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and are basically far away from cooking. Why can she cook such a meal? But then he thought that Song Qingcheng has always been different from other women, so this must be a kind of fun.

Pei Huaizhi picked up a piece of green vegetable and put it into his mouth. It tasted really good. Since coming to Jinling, he didn't like sweet food, so he just took a few bites each time as long as he wasn't hungry.

These dishes whetted his appetite and he ate half a bowl more than usual. What was rare was that the rice was soft and fragrant, without any feeling of being undercooked.

Shuqi was serving at the side and swallowed his saliva. God knows he missed the food in the north too.

"Sir, have you noticed that these dishes are all your favorites? I didn't expect that after just a few days of marriage, the young mistress knows your appetite so well!"

He had followed the master for more than ten years before he understood the master's preferences. He didn't expect the young mistress to be so quick. She is really smart!

Pei Huaizhi picked up the beautiful phoenix eyes and was obviously very happy.

Praise: "It's really smart!"

After Pei Huaizhi finished his meal, Shuqi asked, "Sir, don't you want to go and coax him?"

Pei Huaizhi was in a good mood, and his fierce face softened a lot. He was not afraid that she would not be angry, but he was afraid that he would not be angry.

Does this mean that she still cares about him a little?

Now you are eating Deyang vinegar, right? It doesn't hurt to eat more.

Shuqi shook his head, feeling sad in his heart. He found it increasingly difficult to understand adults.

At the same time, Song Qingcheng returned to Yiyuan and found that she had not yet discussed the important matter with Pei Huaizhi.

The matter is of great importance, and it also concerns whether his trip to the south of the Yangtze River will be successful.

She picked up her pen and wrote a letter about what Mrs. Cao had mentioned.

"Xia He! Go give Shuqi to the Third Master's long-serving servant!"

"Yes, girl!"

Song Qingcheng did misunderstand Pei Huaizhi this time.

After resolving all this, Song Qingcheng continued to take care of Hua Xiangrong's affairs. Yun Jinsha was already prepared, and they were just waiting for Zhang Lin to come.

*

Shuqi gave Xia He's letter to Pei Huaizhi. He really didn't understand why they could still exchange letters even though they were thousands of miles apart. It was really strange.

Pei Huaizhi unfolded the letter, frowned slightly, and sneered, "This Cao Yi is stretching his hand a little too far, actually wanting to interfere in her backyard!"

It's a trick of retreating to advance, it seems that the issue of Nanjing will be resolved as soon as possible.

Pei Huaizhi handed the letter to Shuqi beside him.

Shuqi: “….”

This Jiangnan Jiedushi must be out of his mind, he actually wants to use his power to turn the imperial envoy against the emperor. If it were someone else, he might be deceived, but the emperor would never hand the knife to the other person.

Go to the Governor's Palace!

Jiedushi Cao Yi held real power, and there was a possibility that Liu Cheng, the Governor-General of Liangjiang, might be sidelined. However, although Liu Cheng was sidelined and no longer held military power, he still held political power and was highly respected in Jinling.

Pei Huaizhi had someone investigate and learned that Governor Liu Cheng privately disliked Jiedushi Cao Yi, who controlled the military power.

Originally, in the same place, if there was a Jiedushi, there would be no Governor-General of Liangjiang, and vice versa, if there was a Governor-General of Liangjiang, there would be no Jiedushi. However, due to historical issues, Nanjing allowed both to exist at the same time.

The Jiedushi Cao Yi took away the military power from the Governor-General of Liangjiang Liu Cheng, so in Jinling, the military and political power were separated.

Originally, Pei Huai wanted to take his time in planning his conquest of Nanjing. After all, a cornered dog will always jump over the wall. If he pushed too hard, he was worried that the wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River would counterattack.

But now he had to change his strategy. The Jiedushi Cao Yi obviously had rebellious intentions, so the taxation policy needed to be implemented quickly, otherwise... he would be in danger in Jiangnan. He was not afraid of danger, but he had to worry about Song Qingcheng. If things did not go well, he had to consider sending her back to the capital. Although her soul-leaving disease required him to be by her side to relieve the pain, compared with the concern for her life, he had to choose the lesser of two evils and returning to the capital was the best option.

Besides, this governor of Jiangnan was also a hero when he was young. Although he was known for his diligence and love for the people, and was called the Honest Lord by the people of Jinling, he was also an old fox. If he wanted to speed up the implementation of the national policy of taxation, he would be in direct confrontation with Cao Yi.

He was worried that Prime Minister Liu would not want to get involved in this mess. After all, he was relatively an outsider. Even if he and Cao Yi did not get along, he obviously did not want any major turmoil to happen in Jinling.

But he must win over this person. As long as he can gain his trust, he will be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Shuqi said, "But my subordinates have investigated and found that Prime Minister Liu has been planning to stop governing in recent years. He has been less and less involved in government affairs, and has mostly delegated power to the officials of the six ministries in Jinling."

Pei Huaizhi sneered, "A wolf is still a wolf even if it is dressed in sheep's clothing."

"Since this national policy benefits the country and the people, he cannot stay out of it even if he wants to."

The master and servant soon arrived at the residence of the Governor-General of Liangjiang.

This time, Pei Huaizhi went to the Governor-General's Mansion of Liangjiang openly and did not meet privately. This was to let the spy lurking around him go back and report to the person behind the scenes, that is, the Jiangnan Jiedushi Cao Yi.

This was also the first step to ensure that Liu Cheng, the Governor-General of Liangjiang, could not stay out of the matter.

There was no visiting card this time. Pei Huaizhi knocked on the door and waited for a while, then saw a spirited man coming out to greet him. He must be the Governor-General of Liangjiang.

Although Jiangnan Governor Liu Cheng is over fifty years old, the sharpness in his brows has not diminished in the slightest.

The two looked at each other.

Liu Cheng looked at the man in front of him who looked like a young scholar. He recalled the stories he had heard about this man's thundering skills in the past month and sighed in his heart. It is true that every generation has talented people. He first stabilized the disaster situation in the prefectures and counties day by day, and then decisively controlled the post-disaster plague that almost broke out on a large scale. Such a person also made him quite curious about this person.

Although Pei Huaizhi had been in Jinling for more than a month, the two had not met because they were dealing with floods in counties and cities in the south of the Yangtze River.