Xu Ke was confused, but Jiang Pengji was much calmer.
"What kind of fight?" She threw a few water bags to Xu Ke and said, "Ask the guards to gather some firewood and boil it in a pot. Put it back in the water bags when it's cold. The water in the stream is not clean after all. Boil it before drinking … "
He hurriedly took the water bags and found two new faces in Jiang Pengji's team.
Xu Ke said, "The guards who were looking for firewood reported that they found several carriages and horses without people on the road ahead. There were many corpses lying around. After checking, they found that there was a fierce fight not long ago. The master is worried that it was done by the mountain bandits …"
Xu Ke had been to that place. After careful inspection, he found that the possibility of the bandits committing the crime was very low. It was more like a premeditated murder.
Therefore, he could not help but worry about his Langjun, who had gone out to fetch water.
He was about to lead some people to search for her, but Jiang Pengji came back with blood all over her body.
If it were not for the fact that it was broad daylight, Xu Ke would have thought that it was the ghost of his Langjun's death. His heart almost stopped beating.
He was scared to death!
Jiang Pengji immediately understood and said, "Those should be Mr. Cheng's carriages. They were attacked by bandits on the road. I happened to pass by and helped them beat the bandits back. Xiaoyu, ask someone to prepare some food … "
She said it lightly as if she did not remember that they were surrounded by 40 or 50 bandits.
Of course, Xu Ke was misled into thinking that those were just ordinary mountain bandits. He did not think too much about it.
His Langjun's face was ruddy, her eyes were still clear, and she was full of energy. He could tell that she was fine at first glance.
Well, it was probably those bandits who got into trouble.
With that conclusion, Xu Ke did not panic at all.
"Yes, I'll do it now."
Xu Ke was completely familiar with the "housekeeper" mode. He did whatever Jiang Pengji said.
"Oh, and ask Taxue to bring me some clean clothes. I need to find a place to wash up … It's uncomfortable to have blood on my body."
The viewers in the streaming room were instantly excited. Outdoor bathing play!
According to the routine, there must be a fool who accidentally passed by, saw her, and then accidentally met the streamer …
Just thinking about it made him feel sweet.
Haha, sweet? If Jiang Pengji didn't even have this little bit of vigilance, she would have died a few times.
Taxue heard the news and ran over. She was relieved to see that Jiang Pengji was fine, apart from looking a little disheveled.
"Please wait for a moment, Langjun. I will go prepare the clothes."
After she finished speaking, Taxue retreated. She went to the carriage's trunk to find a set of clean clothes, a towel, and soap.
"County Chief Liu is here?"
Cheng Cheng saw that Jiang Pengji was done with her work and asked.
"Yes, I heard that my father is this year's General Evaluation Officer and needs to go to Shangjing to take charge."
Cheng Cheng: "…"
"Is there anything wrong?"
He felt that Cheng Cheng's expression was slightly speechless.
Cheng Cheng continued to be silent, with a complicated expression. After a long time, he said with a wry smile, "People used to say that Liu Zhongqing was wild and unruly. I used to think that it was someone else who wanted to discredit County Chief Liu. But now it seems that he was right …"
The evaluation was imminent, but the chief examiner was only on his way now.
Liu She: "…"
As soon as he arrived, he heard someone bad-mouthing his daughter and damaging his image as a father. Who did he offend?
He was an old fox in the officialdom, so he did not take Cheng Cheng's words to heart.
"Lanting, these two are …"
Liu She walked over and saw the face of the person who had bad-mouthed him. Just one glance and the unhappiness in his heart disappeared.
Although Cheng Cheng and his wife looked disheveled, they still looked elegant. No matter who saw them, they would sincerely praise them.
"Father …" She told her father what had happened in detail and said, "It was fate that brought us together, so I invited Mr. and Mrs. Cheng to come and we planned to go to the next station together. After all, the murderer's purpose and background are still unknown. If we leave them in the wilderness, I am afraid that their lives will be in danger. Father, what do you think … "
As Jiang Pengji spoke, she found that Liu She's eyes were a little blank. She could not help but frown.
It seemed that the couple behind her had some background. Otherwise, why would Liu She have such an expression?
In fact, Cheng Cheng and his wife did have some background, but not yet.
Liu She was a man who had been through a lot. He had met Feng Jin, Xu Ke, and Qiguan Rang. Cheng Cheng was no exception.
"Oh, it's Cheng Wenfu. Nice to meet you." Liu She knew Cheng Cheng and called him by his name.
Cheng Cheng's face became serious. They were talking to each other, but their eyes were looking at each other.
Before this, they had never met each other, but through a few mutual friends, they more or less had some understanding of each other. Now that they saw each other in person, they naturally couldn't wait to size each other up and see if they were really as outstanding as others said.
Cheng Cheng was thinking about this, but Liu She had other considerations.
Because of his daughter and wife, Liu She knew some secrets that were not known to others, and one of them was "Cheng Cheng."
Today, Cheng Cheng was just an unknown county official, living a leisurely life with his wife.
Not to mention the outside world, even in the Cheng family, Cheng Cheng did not have much of a presence. He was low-key and humble, so he was not well-known. Except for a small number of friends who knew his background, outsiders thought that Cheng Cheng was just an idle person with no ambition.
That was what Liu She knew, and the other part was from his wife.
Cheng Cheng was the first historian who presided over the compilation of the history of the Sixteen Kingdoms, the Xia Dynasty, and the Jiang Dynasty for the first 60 years.
He spent 35 years restoring countless cultural relics and ancient books. He created a new chapter in the history books. He became the Imperial Censor and was posthumously awarded the title after his death.
More importantly … According to Amin's rather resentful description, this capable person, with the support of Jiang Dynasty's first ancestor, Emperor Chen — Jiang Pengji — took the lead in formulating a relatively complete examination system for selecting students. She determined many compulsory subjects for students.
Liu She did not know why his wife was so resentful, but he thought about it when he was young and hated studying.
He hated this kind of teacher who would press his head down and force him to recite!
Despite her resentment, Gu Min had a very high opinion of this historian.
Although Jiang Dynasty's founding emperor was the first emperor, she had a bad reputation because of her status as a woman and her ruthless methods when fighting for the throne.
Only Cheng Cheng insisted on upholding the integrity of a historian. Black is black, white is white. His description of Emperor Chen was detailed and objective, and he never hid his praise. He even wrote a book to refute other groundless slander.
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