Liu She did not let Jiang Pengji explain in detail. He raised his hand to stop her from speaking.
He closed his eyes slightly. The candlelight shone on his eyelashes, casting two small shadows that covered the green in his eyes.
"You don't have to explain too much. The Feng residence may not be completely safe." Liu She did not know Jiang Pengji's perception. He was afraid that the walls had ears. His expression softened. "Whatever you want to do, there is nothing I won't do. Chongzhou is actually a good place. "
Jiang Pengji opened her mouth, as if something was stuck in her throat. She could not spit it out or swallow it.
Based on Liu She's years of experience in officialdom, how could he not see the danger in Chongzhou?
Liu She saw her expression and laughed. He raised his hand to rub the top of her head. He said warmly, "You don't have to worry about me. Hu County was so chaotic back then, but didn't I survive until now? The Northern Borderline is ambitious and has been eyeing Chongzhou for a long time. But since they are connected by marriage with the royal family, they will at least pretend to be obedient. Before the princess of the Northern Borderline turns the royal family upside down, the Northern Borderline will not make a move. "
In other words, Chongzhou was still in a relatively safe state for the next few years. It could be governed and developed in peace.
However, after this deadline, Chongzhou would have to face the covetous eyes of the three tribes of the Northern Borderline. It would welcome the trampling of their armored cavalry.
Jiang Pengji clenched her fists, pursed her lips, and solemnly promised.
"Father, please work hard for two years. I will take care of you until you are a hundred years old."
Liu She could not help but laugh. His expression became lively.
"You still don't understand. Although Chongzhou is threatened by the Northern Borderline, it will be a very safe place for the next two years." He shook his head and carefully analyzed the situation for Jiang Pengji. "Even if Nansheng can avoid the destruction of the country, they will have to cede land and pay compensation. They will have to ask for peace and pay tribute. The south will not be stable. In contrast, the north is more comfortable. Even if the Northern Borderline is ambitious, it will be a matter for a few years. "
Liu She was only going to be the magistrate of Chongzhou. He would oversee Chongzhou for two years. When the world was really chaotic, Jiang Pengji would take over.
The risk was not high, but it was more frightening.
Liu She understood this logic.
After a while, he took out a neatly folded piece of paper from his sleeve. It was stained with ink. Some words could not be read clearly.
"What is this?"
Jiang Pengji took it and looked at it.
Liu She said, "Master Yuanjing's disciple wrote about the girl who was teased and left in anger."
Jiang Pengji looked at the assessment from afar and naturally knew who Liu She was referring to.
"Why did Father bring his exam paper out?"
As she spoke, she carefully unfolded the piece of paper. Just from the handwriting, one would think that it was a gentle and delicate young lady from a noble family.
"If this paper is seen by others, I'm afraid there will be trouble. Master Yuanjing is really a wonderful person. Sure enough, he accepts disciples based on fate. "
Liu She shook his head. Nowadays, a lot of people complained about the difficulty of studying. Some great Confucian scholars advocated and appealed to the common people to be able to read and read. However, those were just words. If such a thing really happened, those people would be the ones who resisted the most fiercely.
Even if this was a beautiful article, just based on the meaning revealed in it, Wei Ci was "useless".
Jiang Pengji's interest was piqued. She read the article carefully.
Although some words were covered by ink, she could guess the meaning of the full text.
"I didn't know that he had a brain other than his face."
Jiang Pengji smiled, folded the paper, and stuffed it into her sleeve.
Liu She choked on her words.
What did Wei Ci do? Why didn't my daughter get along with him?
"Having a brain is useless. Who doesn't know how to talk on paper?" Jiang Pengji curled her lips. "So I need to observe him carefully."
Her attention was something that Wei Ci could not avoid.
Tsk, I really want to see his horrified expression when he finds out the truth.
Liu She came back to his senses.
"Wei Ci was born in the Wei family of Langya. Although he has fallen, he still has his pride. He may not be easily convinced by you."
Jiang Pengji raised her eyebrows when she heard Liu She's words.
"I heard from Huaiyu that the Wei family has moved back to Zhongzhao, but Wei Ci is still in Dongqing …"
Because Feng Jin told her about the Wei family, she thought that Wei Ci was from a poor family or an ordinary farmer's family. Now that she looked at him, it seemed that he had a background.
Liu She said uncertainly, "Maybe he's temporarily tied up for the assessment?"
"If it's for the assessment, he wouldn't have written such a deviant paper. He obviously doesn't want to be selected." Jiang Pengji smiled and said, "I'm not sure about other people, but I'm confident that I can take down Wei Ci."
They were coming for her, so where else could she run to?
The "father and son" talked for 15 minutes. Jiang Pengji put on Liu She's cloak and went straight to her room.
It was late autumn, and the temperature was getting colder every day.
Jiang Pengji tightened her cloak to block out the cold air outside. Taxue led the way in front with an orange lamp in her hand.
The master and servant passed by the courtyard. Jiang Pengji suddenly felt a little cold water drip on her eyelashes. She couldn't help but raise her hand to touch it.
"It's raining?"
She looked up at the sky. The moon was as white as a jade plate, hanging high in the sky.
Taxue heard the movement and carefully identified it. She said, "Langjun, it's snowing."
Snowing?
Jiang Pengji blinked and reached out to catch the white flowers falling from the sky.
The snowflakes were very small, like fine silver beads. They melted into liquid when they fell on her palm, leaving only a little coldness.
"It's quite small."
Jiang Pengji blinked her eyes and muttered in a low voice. It was the first time in her life that she had seen such gentle and harmless snow. In her memory, snow was supposed to fall in sheets or as hard as white pearls, crashing down from the sky.
Taxue laughed, and her eyes curved into the shape of a crescent moon.
"I guess this is the first snow of the year. It's still early. Even if it snows, it will be very small. In another one or two months, it will really snow. The sky and the earth will be the same color. It will be very beautiful. "
Jiang Pengji had Liu Xi's memory. Naturally, she knew when it usually snowed. The snow this year was indeed a little early.
The snow was not heavy. Jiang Pengji went back to her room and drank a bowl of cold ginger soup. She took off her clothes and went to sleep.
When she woke up the next day, as soon as she opened the door, she was hit by a cold air that was like an icy knife. The courtyard was covered with a layer of white.
"It was fine yesterday. Why is the snow getting heavier and heavier overnight?"
Jiang Pengji looked at the sky. Fine snow was falling.
Feng Jin was obviously used to it. He ordered the servants to prepare a tea stove and sat opposite Jiang Pengji in the corridor of the courtyard to brew tea.
He frowned and looked at the courtyard. It had only been one night, but the snow was already as thick as a knuckle. The weather was indeed unusual.
However, since the founding of Dongqing, there had been natural and man-made disasters. It was either a drought or a flood.
They were afraid that the nobles would get drunk and enjoy the snow in the garden. They would hold banquets, poetry meetings, and gatherings without a care for the lives of the people outside.
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