Young Master Qingchen smiled coldly, "If I wasn't here, you would have become someone's concubine."
Yun Ge, who knew that she was in the wrong and had a natural fear of a certain someone, lowered her head and shrunk her neck in grievance. Xu Qingchen looked at her pitiful appearance and his heart softened. He sighed softly, "Don't run around in the future, okay? You should know how dangerous it was today. "
Yun Ge didn't care if she understood Xu Qingchen's words and nodded repeatedly. Young Master Qingchen rubbed her hair and said, "You've just cured the poison. Rest for a while. I'll go take care of some things. "
"Okay." Yun Ge nodded and blinked her big eyes at Young Master Qingchen.
Young Master Qingchen stood up and looked at Yun Ge. He said in a deep voice, "Don't run away again! Otherwise … I'll lock you up and you'll be copying books for the rest of your life. "
Sob … Yun Ge's little heart trembled. She nodded vigorously and then shook her head desperately. Seeing her like this, the coldness in Young Master Qingchen's eyes dissipated a lot. "If you're obedient, I won't punish you." In fact, Miss Yun Ge was a very interesting person, Young Master Qingchen thought silently. However, he couldn't bully her too harshly. Otherwise, the little girl would run away again.
"Okay, I'm tired. I'm going to sleep." Yun Ge, who didn't dare to have any rebellious thoughts, shrunk under the blanket and covered her head, unwilling to face the reality in front of her. Young Master Qingchen smiled faintly and shook his head. He turned and walked out of the door. At the same time, his eyes, which were originally filled with faint warmth, were covered with a layer of frost again.
As soon as he stepped out of the door, the Guangling Prefecture Chief greeted him eagerly, "Young Master …"
Xu Qingchen raised his hand to stop him from speaking. He glanced at the crowd in the courtyard and turned to walk to the front hall. Two of the grey-clothed guards at the door were left behind to guard the door. The rest followed silently. The Guangling Prefecture Chief hesitated for a moment and glared fiercely at Old Master Huang's family before hurriedly following.
In the parlor, Young Master Qingchen sat at the head of the table and drank tea. The arrogant and despotic Young Master Huang was tied up like a big dumpling and thrown in the hall. The people of the Huang family had already arrived. a middle-aged woman dressed in luxurious clothes wailed and rushed over. "Zu-er's. Zu-er, Zu-er, what happened to you? Who bullied you? " Young Master Huang was unable to speak for a long time. It was obvious that his mute acupoint had been sealed. He could only try his best to signal the woman with his eyes. Unfortunately, the woman was too anxious and worried to understand what he meant.
"I am Guangling Prefecture Chief Li Jiye. Greetings to Young Master." The Guangling Prefecture Chief tidied his attire and bowed respectfully. On the other side, Old Master Huang was flustered and exasperated. "Lord Li, what exactly is going on? Who is this young master? What right does he have to treat my son like this? "
The Guangling Governor cursed in his heart for being an idiot. He lowered his eyes and lowered his head, as if he didn't hear Old Master Huang's words.
"Lord Li." Young Master Qingchen put down the teacup in his hand and said indifferently.
"Yes, Young Master, please give your orders." The Guangling Governor hurriedly replied.
Xu Qingchen said, "You've already been in Guangling for more than three months. You've handled official matters quite well. But how do you explain these things? " A thick stack of papers was thrown into the Guangling Prefecture Chief's arms. The Guangling Prefecture Chief hurriedly caught it and flipped it open. The more he read, the paler his face became. It recorded all the crimes committed by the rich and powerful in Guangling who had bullied and humiliated the common people. Some of the cases had been reported to the yamen but had been suppressed by him. The Guangling Prefecture Chief also had his difficulties. Guangling had always been in the hands of the Da Chu State. In the following years, it had been in the hands of Xi Ling. But no matter which side it was in, the local landowning households had remained stable. Guangling had once been the capital of the previous dynasty. The landowning households that had remained had a long history and were deeply rooted. He had been born into an ordinary family and had relied on his own abilities to reach the position of Prefecture Chief. But after arriving in Guangling, he was restrained by the landowning households. In order to smoothly take over Guangling and restore the people's livelihood, he had no choice but to compromise with the landowning households and turn a blind eye to many of their actions.
"I know my wrongs. Young Master, please punish me." The Guangling Prefecture Chief knelt on the ground. He didn't explain himself and only asked for forgiveness in a low voice.
Xu Qingchen looked at him and said, "I also understand why you did these things. There is a reason for everything. I won't punish you, but … since you are the Prefecture Chief, you are the parent official of the people. I hope that you will first think of the people and not weigh the pros and cons. If you have any difficulties, directly report to the higher-ups. Someone will naturally help you. Even if you act first and report later, the Prince and the Princess will not blame you. But … if your weighing of the pros and cons causes the people to suffer, not to mention the Prince and the Princess, even I will not forgive you. You will no longer be the Prefecture Chief! "
Actually, saying that the people suffered was too serious. Under Li Jiye's rule, Guang Ming was rather good in all aspects. But the landowning households that had been entrenched in Guangling for a long time were not people that a mere Prefecture Chief like Li Jiye could deal with.
Hearing Xu Qingchen's words, the Guangling Prefecture Chief secretly sighed in relief. He knelt respectfully and said, "I understand. I have betrayed the trust of the Prince and the Princess. I will not dare to do so again."
Xu Qingchen nodded with satisfaction and said, "Very good. Then let's deal with these matters first."
Hearing this, the Guangling Prefecture Chief couldn't help but take a deep breath. It recorded almost all the crimes of the landowning households in Guangling. If it was really dealt with according to the law, it was likely that all the landowning households in Guangling would be offended. But thinking about how the Prince of Glass City had treated the old officials of the previous dynasty, Young Master Qingchen's attitude seemed reasonable. Whether it was the Prince or the Young Master, both were very dissatisfied with these people. Today's matter was just an excuse to make a fuss.
"What?" Seeing his hesitation, Xu Qingchen calmly raised his eyebrows and asked.
"No … I will obey!" The Guangling Prefecture Chief stood up and raised his voice. "Men!"
Soon, the yamen runners waiting outside the door came in and respectfully received the order. The Guangling Prefecture Chief recited a long list of names in one breath. They were all the hedonistic sons of the landowning households in Guangling City with bad reputations. He said in a low voice, "Quickly arrest these people and bring them to justice."
With such an order, even the yamen runners couldn't help but be stunned. Looking at the extraordinarily handsome Young Master sitting at the head of the table, they hurriedly accepted the order and left.
"Lord Li, what is the meaning of this?"
Old Master Huang couldn't react to this sudden change and looked at the Guangling Prefecture Chief as he questioned. The Guangling Prefecture Chief laughed coldly and said, "The others have not arrived yet. Why don't we deal with the matter at hand first? What do you think, Young Master?"
Xu Qingchen raised his eyebrows and said, "Alright."
"Huang Yaozu, you used the power of the Huang family to kidnap a woman and force her to be a concubine, causing the death of a family of three. Do you know your crime?"
"What?!"
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