Xu Ping looked at the girl, and this scene seemed familiar. When he rescued Liu Xiaomei from the bamboo basket, it seemed like this was the same. However, although the girl in front of him was about the same age as Liu Xiaomei, she did not have the charm of Liu Xiaomei. The love for life in the eyes of the scarred girl back then made Xu Ping miss it, and it was as if it was before her many years.

After calming down, Xu Ping walked up and asked in a soft voice: "What is your last name? What is your name? What is your news to tell me?"

The girl looked at Xu Ping with distrust in her eyes, and she looked sideways, as if she wanted to avoid it at any time.

"Who are you?" The girl looked at Xu Ping for a while before asking vigilantly.

Xu Ping smiled and said, "My name is Xu Ping, who is the sourcing agent of Sugar Service and the magistrate of Yongzhou."

"Then are you the biggest official in Taiping County?"

Xu Ping was stunned for a moment. The girl asked strangely. It was the first time she heard someone be so straightforward. However, no matter from any aspect, she was the top leader in Taiping County. She nodded to the girl: "Yes, I can still make the decision whether it is sugar business or Taiping County."

Hearing this answer, the girl's body shrank back, her eyes full of vigilance, and her voice became sharp, as if she was frightened: "This is Taiping County, the largest official is not Duan? The magistrate is not the largest official sent by the emperor to the place? Why are your surname Xu?"

Xu Ping was stunned for a moment. The biggest official in the county was the magistrate, and the magistrate was Duan Fang. The girl's Luo Ji was very clear! But who told you that there could not be any greater officials in the county than the magistrate. The jurisdiction of Kaifeng County and Xiangfu County does not include the imperial palace. The palace happened to be the gap between their two families. But there were Kaifeng Prefecture and a large number of imperial court offices in the two counties, hundreds of which were larger than the magistrate!

After frowning, Xu Ping said, "Who told you this? I tell you, this is reasonable, but it is actually too biased! Yongzhou City is also considered to be under Xuanhua County, but the magistrate is even bigger than the magistrate. Do you think so?"

"I don't know. I only know that I want to enter the largest yamen in Taiping County and find the largest official. The official is named Duan. I have a letter to him!"

Xu Ping saw the girl with a scared and firm expression. He didn't know what to say for a moment. How could anyone admit that he was so rude? Who said that the largest yamen in the county is the county yamen, and the largest yamen in Kaifeng is the imperial palace!

Seeing that the girl was already full of vigilance towards herself, it didn't seem to be able to explain clearly. Xu Ping thought for a while and said, "I understand. You are looking for Duan Fang, the magistrate of this county, but the person who told you probably didn't understand this place. The largest yamen in Taiping County is not the county yamen, but my tutoring department. Let's do this. Duan Fang went to Yongzhou City to do business and couldn't come back within a few days, but he had a daughter in my yamen. I called her over. Can you hand over the letter?"

"Is it called Duan Yunjie?" The girl's expression was obviously relaxed.

Xu Ping nodded: "No, I'll come when I go, you can wait here."

Of course, Xu Ping didn't need to call Duan Yunjie. He was wearing armor and felt uncomfortable. He was sweating several times on his body during the hot weather. He took this opportunity to go back and wash and change his clothes.

He ordered the soldiers to find Duan Yunjie and Xu Ping went back to his residence to change his clothes.

Xiuxiu was sitting in front of the door to do needlework. Since Huang Conggui was executed, Xiuxiu has become much more normal. She can handle all the things in life by herself and will no longer cause trouble for no reason. But she still rarely laughs, she suddenly becomes quiet and becomes diligent. Gradually, Xu Ping's food, clothing, housing and transportation are taken over by her. Just like in the manor in Zhongmu, Xiuxiu became Xu Ping's close-fitting little maid who knew the cold and hot.

When Xiuxiu was crazy, Xu Ping was annoyed and thought that Xiuxiu was so good as before, she took good care of her. Now Xiuxiu is really like when she was a child, but Xu Ping felt that she was bored around her and always felt that something was missing.

No matter whether it is good or bad, it is difficult for people to accept changes once they get used to it. Xiuxiu's changes are too sudden. Even if it is what he has always hoped for, Xu Ping still cannot accept them all at once.

Seeing Xu Ping Xiuxiu, he quickly stood up and saluted, put the needle and thread in his hand aside, and followed Xu Ping back to the room to help him in addition to military uniforms and bring the clothes he had changed.

When Xiuxiu left the house, Xu Ping washed the grass in the room, got rid of the smell of sweat, changed into a loose shirt, and felt refreshed.

At this time, I remembered the girl just now, and Xu Ping understood that I was afraid that what I brought was not military information, but more likely to be related to Duan Fang and Ashen. Ashen was taken to Jiadong by Huang Conggui, and he was detained there since then. Xu Ping negotiated several times in the name of the Yongzhou government, but Jiadong refused to let anyone go.

If Ashen's identity is so important, it would not be possible for Jiadong to gain any benefits. Duan Fang Zuo was just a county magistrate. In the eyes of the court, he was not yet a Jinshi. Ashen and him were not just a Jinshi, so they wanted to extort them by doing so.

After thinking about it, I couldn't figure it out. These barbarian leaders and Xu Ping had different ideas. They couldn't figure it out no matter how hard they thought about it, so they simply didn't think about it.

When he left the room, he saw Xiuxiu still sitting there doing needlework. Xu Ping suddenly remembered and said to Xiuxiu: "I won't come back to have dinner tonight. I'll drink with Sang Xiucai and the others. Don't wait for me."

Xiuxiu put down the needle and thread and stood up, saying, "I understand, I'll make you a sobering soup."

Xu Ping smiled and said, "That's the best. By the way, if you have anything you want to eat, I'll bring it back to you."

"The official went early and came back early, so I had nothing to eat."

When Xu Ping heard this, he smiled and walked out the door. Now Xiuxiu's appearance reminded him of the past and the carefree life in Zhongmu Manor. That kind of life was really free.

After leaving the door of his yard, Xu Ping took Tan Hu who was waiting at the door, and returned to the flower hall.

Duan Yunjie had already come over and sat beside her, carrying her body on her back, not knowing what she was thinking. The girl sat beside her, looking at the ground with her eyes blank, looking confused.

Xu Ping was in a good mood. Seeing that the matter was resolved, he walked up to ask the girl: "No matter how I said I just now, you didn't believe me. Why did she believe me when she saw Miss Duan? There was no Duan on her face again."

The girl said hunchedly: "I believe her when I see her appearance. Who else can raise such a daughter besides Ashen? There is no other one."

After hearing this, Xu Ping was also curious about what Duan Yunjie's mother looked like so that she would give people this kind of self-confidence. He had heard Duan Yunjie mention that she did not look very similar to her mother Ashen, and it was a strange thing that could make the girl believe so deeply.

Seeing Duan Yunjie turning her back and ignoring her, Xu Ping asked the girl again: "By the way. I asked you what your surname is, but you haven't answered yet. And what letter did you bring?"

The girl said, "My name is Xiaozhu, and I don't have a surname. I have been a servant of the Huang family since I was born. Ashen is sick and helps me escape-"

The girl didn't say anything more after saying this, but Xu Ping was stunned for a moment.

The name of barbarians is very casual. It is not as numerous rules as the Han people. Although the girl is a maid next to Ashen, she also calls her a direct name ashen, and there is no hurdle.

Xu Ping was not surprised by this. Nong Cunfu's wife was called Anon. Now she still calls her the same name after becoming a queen. She still has the same surname. It is not surprising that she has no surname. Many lower-class barbarians do not have surnames. When they really wanted to use it, they used the surname of the master. Now that they have practiced the method of raising Ding, everyone feels that they will not follow the surname of the master.

But the girl's words "Ashen is sick" surprised Xu Ping. Then she remembered that Duan Yunjie kept ignoring him. There was a vague ambiguity between him and Duan Yunjie. Everyone around her knew this, and everyone pretended to be confused together.

Local officials cannot marry and take concubines under their jurisdiction, let alone Duan Yunjie's identity. My father is also the head of a county, and there is no reason to be a concubine for others. Of course, the law is the law, and favors are human relationships. If you really give up your face, no one will do anything. It just means that you will break your future. If you don't pursue anything in your career, you can't take this kind of thing seriously, but you still want to do something, so you can't catch this handle.

Xu Ping's promotion in the past two years will naturally make some people jealous. If such a thing happens, there will definitely be someone in the court. He has no noble people to take care of him and there is no miracle, it is possible to be a small official in the local area for the rest of his life. Not to mention that Lin Su Niang is alone at home to support his parents, raise young girls, and do something that is sorry for her, and is poked to death by someone with his fingers.

As for Duan Fang's official identity, it is secondary. Although this kind of thing is not good, no one does it. People in this era are not very particular. Su'er is still an official family. She sold it to the Lin family and became Lin Suniang's personal girl.

Seeing Xu Ping's face was awkward, Tan Hu winked at the soldiers beside him, and took them silently out of the flower hall, guarding only at the door.

Xu Ping then breathed a sigh of relief and went to Duan Yunjie and asked in a low voice: "What happened? Everyone has a discussion if you tell me."

Duan Yunjie turned around and silently handed the piece of paper in her hand to Xu Ping without saying a word. There were still tears on her face, and she was obviously crying silently just now with her body on her back.

This is the first time Xu Ping saw Duan Yunjie crying. This woman has a strong personality and never reveals her thoughts in front of others. She only occasionally says a few words in front of Xu Ping.

Duan Yunjie has a handsome face, but it does not give people a charming feeling. Even when she cries, she doesn't look like a pear blossom with rain. She still has a kind of strength in her sadness.

The letter was written by Ashen to Duan Fang, saying that he was in bad health and felt that his life was not long. After persisting for so many years, death is no longer terrible to her. There are only a few things that I feel regretful and can’t rest assured.

"... I have been separated from you for more than ten years, and I cannot expect to be in the same acupoint. I don't know the next life. I always think of it as a regret in my life. I don't know what I have grown up with if I have a daughter, but I don't know what she has grown up. I'm leaving this body..."

Xu Ping looked at the letter and didn't know what to say for a moment, and could only sigh in his heart.

"Can you defeat the Jiadong and let us reunite our mother and daughter? Even if we only meet once."

Duan Yunjie asked Xu Ping softly.

Xu Ping stood there in a daze without answering.

"I have never asked you for anything, because I know it is useless to ask you. You are a man, and you will not do anything for a woman in such a military and national affairs. Oh, it is good for you to be a man like this, but sometimes, I think about it, is it really good?"

Duan Yunjie said softly, as if she was talking to herself. Xu Ping's temperament was like this. Seriously speaking, he was not the kind of person who ignored women's feelings, but he would never agree to military and national affairs when he was hot. Even if he agreed in his heart, he would plan carefully and would not say it in his mouth.

"The road from Simingzhou to Pingxiangdong has been built. I will go to Pingxiangdong next month."

After being silent for a long time, Xu Ping said in a deep voice, but in the end he did not say the words "I promise you". (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!