After rebirth, the Prime Minister's wife married the living devil

Ever since Li Yanqi's troops entered the city, officials of all ranks, gentry and local officials in Chongzhou City heard the news and took action.

The county magistrates, county magistrates and other prominent figures in the counties also received the news and rushed to the provincial capital one after another, lining up to meet this person.

The sun was setting, and the orange sunlight was shining down, casting a layer of warm color on Chongzhou's most prosperous streets.

After Wang Chuangui, the owner of Baixianglou, received the news from the Chamber of Commerce, he immediately began to clear out the guests.

The guests who came to eat were either rich or noble. They were reluctant at first, but after listening to his reasons, they got up and left without saying anything. Those who were difficult to get along with were exempted from meal fees and given some snacks in a nice way, and they all left happily.

This is nothing to Wang Chuangui, except...

The first floor of the huge Baixiang Tower was filled with nobles dressed in brocade and silk. Wang Chuangui leaned against the wooden board of the stairs, causing pain in his lower back.

But he had nothing to complain about. He was qualified to stand here because of his status as the owner of Baixiang Tower, otherwise there would be no place for him to stand.

Wang Chuangui stretched his neck to look outside along with the others, and suddenly heard two men standing against the wall whispering something.

"Who would have thought that half a year ago, the boss was only the Yunlong County Lieutenant. I still remember that I accompanied him to the wedding reception. He let us make noises and was as happy as a fool. In less than half a year, he has transformed himself into the governor of Chongzhou. Tsk tsk..."

The man spoke in a very low voice, and Wang Chuangui had to listen carefully to hear clearly. He had heard of the rumors about this Lord Li that people talked about with great relish.

It is said that he was originally a scoundrel with no background and his previous business was not up to standard. After he became a county lieutenant, he married the daughter of a teacher, Mrs. Lin Yanyu, who had a very good reputation in Chongzhou.

"Liu Bantou, you should be careful with your words. He is the acting governor of Chongzhou, not the governor of Chongzhou. I don't know what will happen in the future."

"Tsk, Wang Bantou, are you really stupid or just pretending to be stupid? Although the anti-bandit manifesto is signed by the acting Chongzhou Jiedushi, it is said to be temporary, but everyone knows that Li Yanqi has the power in the state government. Whether in name or in reality, or in the hearts of the people, he is the undisputed leader."

"That's what I said, but there's no official document with my seal on it..."

“Who do you want to stamp?”

Wang Chuangui saw Liu Bantou pointing upwards from the corner of his eye, "It's all rotten. King Cheng and General Xiahou haven't decided who will win. All places are governing on their own. We are still stable now. We have to thank Lieutenant Li for that."

"Pooh, pooh, what Lieutenant Li, he's the governor of Chongzhou now." Liu Bantou shouted it out loud, and then he reacted and slapped himself twice.

He lowered his voice mysteriously again, and Wang Chuangui moved closer to listen.

"Old Wang, don't blame me, Brother Liu, for not reminding you. Don't always look at Li Yanqi's background and feel dissatisfied."

People are really strange. When someone they don’t know becomes successful, they will not be jealous but will sincerely wish them well. However, if it is someone they know, they will feel more uncomfortable than having their ancestors’ graves dug up.

This is exactly what Bantou Wang was feeling at the moment.

He originally served under the county magistrate Liu Cheng. Later, Liu Cheng was pulled down by Li Yanqi and he became a subordinate of the county magistrate Dong.

This time he and Liu Bantou came to the provincial capital, originally to accompany Liu Shiye, but Liu Shiye suddenly caught a cold and had a high fever that wouldn't go away. Now he is still lying in the inn and can't get up.

They had no choice but to let the two of them come because of the issue of the Yunlong County Magistrate. Since County Magistrate Dong was stripped of his official hat, Yunlong County was left without a county magistrate, so they came to discuss ideas with Li Yanqi.

Wang Bantou had always been resistant to Li Yanqi. Now he was squeezed to the back and had been standing and waiting for such a long time. He couldn't help feeling resentful, and he brought out some of it in his words.

When he saw that Liu Bantou had seen through it and his face was unhappy, he explained dryly, "That's not what I meant."

Liu Bantou laughed. The county government had always been supported by people like them. After getting along with them, he knew that Wang Bantou was not a bad person, so he deliberately gave him some advice.

"Think about it, it has only been a short time since Li Yanqi recaptured Maozhou from the rebels. Who among the people in the world would not say that he is both wise and brave, loyal to the emperor and patriotic? The only bad thing about him is his background."

As he spoke, Liu Bantou sighed and said, if Li Yanqi came from a famous family, he would not be much worse than Zhao Huo and Xiahou Yuan.

Without the support of those aristocratic families and famous families, there was no way Xiahou Yuan could fight against the army that King Cheng had been accumulating for many years.

Everyone knew in the past that the king of a different surname, Lu Xuanqing, was at odds with Xiahou Yuan. Didn't he lead a large army from the border to Qingzhou some time ago to fight against King Cheng together with Xiahou Yuan?

Although he was defeated in the battle a few days ago and driven out of Qingzhou by King Cheng, he retreated to Bingzhou with Xiahou Yuan and the remaining troops.

Those who were listening and eavesdropping were all lost in thought, when suddenly there was a crowd of people and someone shouted.

"I'm coming!"

The crowd began to move forward, with constant greetings and salutes. Wang Chuangui saw someone in front of him kneeling down to salute, and was about to kneel down as well.

"No, please stand up quickly. Hello, everyone. I am late."

A low and lazy voice was heard, and those who were kneeling stood up, and those who were not kneeling straightened their legs.

Then the man said, "Thank you for waiting for so long. I have something urgent to do. I can't eat this banquet. If you have something to discuss, please come up and talk to me. If you don't have anything to discuss, please go back."

Li Yanqi almost said it clearly, and those who wanted to curry favor with others should get out immediately.

If officials from various counties had not come, he would not have made this trip at all. Wouldn't it be nice for him to play with his little rabbit at home? He was pulled up from the couch, feeling so depressed that his whole body was burning with anger.

If you have something serious to tell him, just go find him. But if you don't have anything serious to tell him, why do you still expect him to be nice to you and play with these fat old guys?

Li Yanqi took Zhang Wang and went straight up to the second floor.

The atmosphere was stagnant. Only after his figure disappeared behind the wooden stairs did everyone dare to breathe freely. They looked at each other's flushed faces and turned their heads away at the same time.

*

The next day, Lin Yanyu slept until 9 o'clock in the morning without waking up.

"Wake up, get up and eat something before going back to sleep."

The girl's watery eyes slowly opened, and she stared dazedly at the man who was supporting his arm.

Li Yanqi laughed instantly, pinching her cheeks, and said in a soft voice unconsciously, "What's wrong, are you stupid? I asked Mrs. Wang to make porridge with dried plum blossoms. Hurry up and eat a bowl before going to sleep."

"Hmm..." Lin Yanyu responded subconsciously before her brain could react.

Li Yanqi's eyes darkened instantly, and his voice became hoarse and gentle, very similar to the sound the girl made last night when she couldn't bear it anymore.

He pulled the person and the thin blanket into his arms, holding them tightly as if he was holding something precious.

After hugging tightly for a while, the white ball in my arms closed its half-open eyes again, and was about to fall asleep again.

The man shook himself, "Don't sleep anymore, wake up."

Lin Yanyu half opened her eyes, still in a daze.

"Get up, I'll take you back to Yunlong County to see your parents."

She reacted, her eyes suddenly opened, and she tilted her head to look straight at the man.

"When, now?"

As he said this, he broke free from the arms that were holding her, and tried to get up and put on his clothes. As soon as his toes stepped on his satin shoes, he felt pain and fell sideways onto the bed.

Li Yanqi kept looking at her, and at the right time he reached out to support her, saying helplessly: "Don't worry, lie down first, I'll bring you some porridge, and I'll take you back to Yunlong County the day after tomorrow."

"We should have sent Lin Yanxia back to Yunlong County a long time ago. You know what happened during this period. I hope my parents won't blame me."

"Will not."

Lin Yanyu felt a hand reaching out to massage her aching back. She couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief and said, "You saved Chongzhou City. Dad and Mom will only be proud of you. How could they blame you?"

"how about you?"

The girl raised her eyes and asked doubtfully, "Me?"

"Are you proud of me too?"

Lin Yanyu's long eyelashes drooped and fluttered twice, then she looked up at him again and nodded seriously.

"……Um."