Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

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Shen Zheng stood on the platform and exchanged greetings with the officials for a while.

During this half moment, she kept searching the crowd, but still couldn't see Liang Fu.

Shen Xingjian also came back with news.

"Minister Zhou said that Lord Liang took leave and did not attend the court today. He thought Lord Liang came directly to the dock to see us off."

But Liang Fu didn't.

Shen Zheng frowned slightly, worry rising in her heart.

Looking around the court, anyone might not come to see them off, but this person could never be Liang Fu.

"Let's look for him again." Shen Zheng lowered her voice and said to Shen Xingjian, "We'll set out in a moment. If we really can't find him, send someone to the Liang Mansion to ask. If there's any news, send a fast horse to Jingzhou Wharf to pass on the message."

Such a grown-up person couldn't just disappear for no reason.

A quarter of an hour passed quickly.

During this quarter of an hour, Diwu Nazheng and Chang Yueer came, Deng Shanchang from the Western Suburbs Official School came, and even the owner of Yunxianglou who heard the news came, but Liang Fu still did not come.

Yu Shizhang's face was also a little gloomy, but he still said to Shen Zheng: "It's almost time to go."

With so many people waiting to see them off, they couldn't just stand on the platform.

"But Mr. Liang..." Shen Zheng always felt something was weird.

"It's okay. We'll check for more information once we get to Jingzhou Wharf." Yu Shizhang suppressed his worries and comforted Shen Zheng, "Old Man Liang is a well-known figure in Shangjing. Don't worry, he'll be fine."

Seeing more and more people pouring into the dock, Shen Zheng knew in his heart that if they didn't set off soon, the dock would probably be paralyzed by the crowds today.

Under the gaze of everyone, Shen Zheng bowed and said goodbye to the officials, then turned and boarded the boat.

The crowd suddenly became commotion.

"Master Shen is about to set off!"

"Master Shen, I wish you a safe journey!"

The children broke off willow branches from somewhere and waved them while singing nursery rhymes.

"The willow buds are green, the willow branches are long. At the dock, people are busy breaking off branches. Travelers are going to far away places! They carry willow branches to remember their hometown. They break off more branches to look forward to returning home. They look forward to returning home!"

Shen Zheng stood on the deck. The wind brought the nursery rhymes and ruffled her hair.

From the stern, a deep shout came: "Weigh anchor——"

The anchor chain rubbed against the iron rings on the hull, making a creaking sound, and water droplets splashed, reflecting tiny rays of light in the sunlight.

As the rudder turned, the boat slowly tilted toward the center of the river, leaving a long and thick trail of water.

Shen Zheng waved to the people at the dock until the water mark at the stern grew longer and longer, the platform became smaller and smaller, and the people at the dock turned into sesame seeds stuck to the dock.

Suddenly, sobbing sounds came from beside me.

Shen Zheng turned around and saw Cui Jinyin and Fang Ziyan were already crying.

Cui Jinyin leaned on the railing, crying and shouting "Uncle" at the top of her lungs towards the platform.

Fang Ziyan wiped his tears with his sleeves and said with great emotion: "Goodbye, Shangjing; Goodbye, crispy chicken boss; Goodbye, sesame candied haws boss; Goodbye, ice cream boss..."

Yu Shizhang was amused by him: "Zi Yan, you have a wide network of contacts in Shangjing."

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All the officials left, but the people were reluctant to leave and were still discussing what they had seen and heard that day.

Meeting so many high-ranking officials in one day is enough for them to brag about for several months.

Suddenly, a discordant voice echoed among the crowd: "She's making such a big fuss just to return to a poor county. If you didn't know, you'd think she was leading troops to war... And the soldiers she leads are nothing compared to the soldiers under my father's command!"

The people were silent for a moment, then turned to look.

The person who spoke was a young man with an arrogant look.

"General Yunhui's family..." A commoner recognized him and led everyone to retreat, "Ignore him, this man is unreasonable..."

Somehow, Lan Qiyi heard these words.

"Reason?" He curled his lips slightly, approaching the people step by step, and spoke arrogantly: "What is reason? In Shangjing, I am reason!"

The people were frightened by him and took several steps back.

At this moment, a man pushed through the crowd and walked towards Lan Qiyi.

"Young Master Lan is so arrogant." The man looked at Lan Qiyi with a smile and made a "please" gesture. "Young Master, please come with me. The master and the mistress want to see you."

"Hong, Hong..." Lan Qiyi felt as if struck by lightning.

He lost the ability to think and silently followed Eunuch Hong out of the crowd.

Halfway through the journey, he couldn't hold it in any longer and asked with a bitter face, "Eunuch Hong, I want to ask you a question..."

Eunuch Hong smiled and said, "Young Master, I'd like to ask why the Master and the Madam are at the dock."

Lan Qiyi nodded hurriedly.

Eunuch Hong still had a smile on his face: "Master and Madam, I wanted to see Lord Shen off, but I was too late, so I only had a glimpse from afar. However, it's a coincidence that Master was feeling unwell when he heard your voice, so I sent this old servant to call you."

Eunuch Hong boasted that he had seen many unlucky people.

But Lan Qiyi is definitely the best among the unlucky ones.

If he claims to be second, no one dares to claim to be first.

......

Tower ship.

The scenery on both sides of the river is receding.

Shen Zheng took seasickness medicine and lay on the fence to enjoy the breeze.

Shen Xingjian walked over and silently enjoyed the breeze with her.

After an unknown amount of time, Shen Xingjian suddenly turned around and asked her, "Want to play Monopoly?"

Shen Zheng was stunned for a moment and shook her head, "You guys go ahead and play."

Without any information about Liang Fu's whereabouts, she really had no intention of having fun.

Shen Xingjian shook his head. "If you don't play, we won't play either."

Shen Zheng sighed in her heart and looked towards Shangjing. At this moment, Su Yan's voice came from the cabin - "Who is it?!"

Everyone was shocked, thinking that another assassin had boarded the boat.

Xiang He reacted the fastest. He picked up his spear and rushed to the cabin, followed closely by a group of county soldiers.

Before Shen Zheng and Shen Xingjian even reached the cabin, they heard a cry of pain: "It hurts, it hurts, it hurts! Young man, please be gentle!"

Shen Zheng's eyes suddenly opened and she turned to look at Shen Xingjian.

Shen Xingjian's expression was exactly the same as hers. He was stunned for a long moment before speaking: "You seem... to have heard correctly."

Who else could that familiar voice be but Liang Fu?

The next moment, the masked Liang Fu was carried onto the deck by Su Yan.

.......

After a cup of tea, Liang Fu leaned back in the recliner and rubbed his waist. Everyone surrounded him, waiting for him to speak.

"Don't look at me like that..." Liang Fu coughed lightly, sat up, and called them: "Sit down first, sit down and listen to me, but you have to promise not to get angry or feel disappointed after listening..."

Lost?

The smile on Shen Zheng's lips faded.

The others seemed to understand what he meant. They silently brought stools, sat down, and motioned for him to continue.

"I still can't go back for the time being..." Liang Fu said.