Chapter 546 Quarry (second update)
Su Rong's reputation in Daliang has long been thunderous with the rise of the East Palace and the crown prince's position as the crown prince. Even Nanhuai City, which is a place of bitter cold, is also famous.
Su Rong heard the words and no longer evaded, "Then thank you, Mr. Wang."
Master Wang hurriedly said: "Miss Seven, you are welcome."
Su Rong nodded.
So, Lord Wang led the way, Su Rong went to the quarry, Ning Ze liked to join in the fun, chased after Feng Ling, and followed.
On the way, Mr. Wang tentatively asked: "Miss Seven, why did you bring so many soldiers here..."
Su Rong glanced at him, "Master Wang is curious?"
Master Wang trembled suddenly, and quickly expressed his opinion, "No, I'm not curious."
His back was soaked in cold sweat because of Su Rong's gaze, and he tried desperately to recall whether he had done anything rebellious and unscrupulous to harm the court in Nanhuai City during these years as an official. If he didn't discipline people harshly, he wouldn't be able to discipline them. After all, prisoners would escape from time to time, so it was reasonable for him to control this place so that no one dared to escape.
"Don't worry, Mr. Wang, I'm not here for you." Su Rong gave him a reassurance.
Master Wang was immediately moved, and his whole body came alive because of these words. He wiped his sweat and said, "Thank you, Miss Seven. Our Nanhuai City is desolate, cold and barren. There are all kinds of prisoners. There are thieves, traffickers, and family members of bureaucrats who are in distress. Sometimes the officials use some extreme methods, but they are forced to do so. Otherwise, they really can't control people."
Su Rong nodded. When the water is clear, there will be no fish. She understands this truth, and Prince Yan Huisheng understands it better.
In the quarry, on a cold day, soldiers held whips to beat and urge prisoners who were lazy and unable to work. Looking around, the entire mountain was full of people in rags who were working under the strong supervision of soldiers.
Lord Wang said cautiously: "Young Master Zhou of the Huguo Mansion once asked someone to pass a message to the lower official, asking the lower official to take care of the Qin family, especially Qin Ruo. The lower official didn't want to take care of the Qin family, so he arranged for the Qin family to do some light work. He originally arranged for Qin Ruo to keep accounts, but he felt sorry for his mother, so he changed the job of loading gravel into baskets with his mother."
Su Rong nodded.
Master Wang looked at Su Rong's face, seeing that she looked normal, he felt relieved and waved to the person behind him, "Go and call Qin Ruo here."
One person responded and went immediately.
Master Wang said to Su Rong: "The road ahead is difficult, and gravel may fall on the mountain at any time. It's a mess, Miss Seven, let's wait here!"
Su Rong nodded, "OK."
She looked at the environment in front of her, but she was not surprised. This is the life of sinners in the bitter cold land. They work at sunrise, and they may not be able to rest at sunset. Those sent here by the court are not allowed to go out without summons or amnesty.
She came here for Qin Ruo, and she didn't intend to break the rules here.
"There is a greenhouse over there. Miss Seven, shall we wait in the greenhouse?" Mrs. Wang asked again.
The greenhouse is used for the supervisors to rest. It is very simple, but fortunately it is clean and not messy.
With a wave of his hand, Mr. Wang asked the people in the greenhouse to clear the scene in advance, and invited Su Rong to sit in the greenhouse.
Someone brought hot tea, Su Rong wasn't thirsty and didn't move, but Feng Ling and Ning Ze drank two bowls in a row, sitting around the stove, studying the stove.
Feng Ling commented, "This stove is very easy to use. It is different from the stoves sold in the market. The air outlet is not big, so it won't get smoky, but it is very ventilated, and the charcoal fire inside is very strong. This stove is interesting."
"It's because the earth dragon is buried underground, and the fire box is connected to this side, so the smoke escapes from the exit of the roof on the side of the fire box, so it is ventilated and flame-resistant." Mr. Wang explained, "This stove was changed by Qin Ruo when he came. Therefore, although I let you know, the supervisors in charge of this area took good care of him. He didn't suffer any crimes. Even the Qin family is better than others."
Of course, only a few points.
These points have the face of Zhou Guyuan passing a word thousands of miles away from the capital, and Qin Ruo's own ability. Otherwise, no one's face will be so useful in such a bitter place, where people are not paid for their lives.
In such a place, people die every day, and ten or eight deaths a day are not new.
After waiting for about half an hour, the people sent by Mr. Wang brought back an extremely thin young man. The man's clothes were thin, his hands and face were bruised and purple from the cold, his hands had frostbite, and there was a small piece of broken skin on his face. It was probably the small area of injury caused by the gravel hitting his face as Mr. Wang said.
But even with this appearance, it doesn't detract from his good looks.
The clothes are neat and not tattered, which is probably considered a decent person in the quarry.
Feng Ling tilted her head and said to Ning Ze: "Yo, this one looks better than you."
Ning Ze stared, "I didn't offend you? Why did you pull me out to flog the corpse?"
Feng Ling Yile: "The truth."
Ning Ze snorted.
When Lord Wang saw Qin Ruo coming, he immediately stood up, "Qin Ruo, this is Miss Su Qi, Su Rong, you should have heard that the lady of Jiangzhou Governor's Mansion is also the Queen of Nanchu."
Even though the emperor still didn’t dare to reveal Su Rong’s identity to the world because of the emptiness of the national treasury, he was afraid that the Great Wei would make trouble, and he had a reason to attack Daliang.
Even if they were born in the bitter cold of Nanhuai City, the rumors from the outside had already spread. When the working sinners had a little leisure time, they would still listen to a few chatter and chatter from the soldiers.
Qin Ruoben was working, and for some reason Lord Wang wanted to find him. On the way, he asked a question. The person whom Lord Wang sent to look for him made it clear that there was a woman who wanted to see her. She didn't know who she was, but Lord Wang bowed and bowed in front of the woman.
Qin Ruo guessed that his sister had entered the East Palace, but soon shook her head in her heart, Qin Luan could not come so far, and let Lord Wang bow and respect her. She is in the East Palace, and she is just a female official.
Qin Ruo couldn't think of who it was, so he stopped thinking about it. When he came to the warm shed, he met Su Rong. He didn't know him, but after hearing Mr. Wang's introduction of his identity, he was surprised and astonished. Of course, he knew this Miss Su Qi. For the past six months, it was almost all rumors about her, but he didn't understand why she came to him.
Babies, monthly pass, what?
(end of this chapter)