Chapter 1959: The New Magistrate's Surname Is Qi

Chapter 1959: The New Magistrate's Surname Is Qi

Shu Yu was taken aback. "He came again? Did he mention anything?"

They had just met a couple of days ago. She wondered if something had happened on Chen Qiu's end that required another visit.

Jiang Fengshou shook his head. "No, after the Qingming Festival ancestral rites, he left and said he would come back tomorrow."

Shu Yu nodded in understanding.

The next day, shortly after she arrived at Lu Ji's store, she indeed saw Gan Rui coming again.

Shu Yu thought he might have an urgent matter this time, but to her surprise, Gan Rui said, "I've already sent a letter to Brother Xun, and he should be back in a few days."

"Alright, and then?" Shu Yu inquired.

"Huh? What do you mean, 'and then'?"

Shu Yu raised an eyebrow, thinking, "So, you've come to see me for two days in a row just to tell me that you've sent a letter to Xun Sheng?" What does this have to do with her? She wasn't familiar with Xun Sheng and didn't care about their correspondence.

Shu Yu felt a bit exasperated. Since Gan Rui didn't seem to have any business with her, she wanted to find an excuse to send him away.

Just then, they heard Meng Han's voice from outside. "Sister Shu Yu, are you there?"

Before Shu Yu could respond, Gan Rui's eyes lit up, and he immediately got up and left the study.

Shu Yu's eyelids twitched. She had found the reason for her twitching eyelids.

She hurriedly got up and went outside, only to see that Gan Rui was already talking to Meng Han. "Miss, do you remember me?"

Meng Han was momentarily stunned and quickly waved her hand. "Master Gan, please don't call me 'miss.' It's too embarrassing."

"Then may I know your name?"

"I'm surnamed Meng," Meng Han said generously.

Gan Rui was very excited. "So, you're Miss Meng. My apologies for any rudeness."

Shu Yu watched this unfold with a wry smile. "Master Gan, we have something to discuss. Maybe you should..."

"Oh, alright. I'll take my leave."

Gan Rui once again left the scene, taking his leave.

Meng Han looked at Shu Yu and asked, "Sister Shu Yu, what news did he bring this time?"

Shu Yu, feeling a bit strange about the situation, replied, "No news, just idle chatter. By the way, why did you come to find me?"

Meng Han found the situation odd. Idle chatter? Why would Master Gan, who had come to talk to her future sister-in-law, engage in idle chatter? She couldn't help but think that he might have ulterior motives. But Shu Yu was her cousin and couldn't be coveted by others.

"I have something to tell you," Meng Han said in a lowered voice. "Xia Yan came to our house just now. Since you weren't there, he asked me to relay a message. The new magistrate for the prefectural city has been confirmed, and he will be arriving at Changjin Prefecture in a few days."

Shu Yu's eyes narrowed. "Did he mention who it is?"

"Cousin said you might know him. His surname is Qi."

Qi? The person with the surname Qi that Shu Yu was most familiar with in the capital was Prime Minister Qi. However, he was already a prime minister and couldn't have been demoted to the position of a prefectural magistrate.

The only Qi family member she might know, who was a nephew helping with matters on the exile route, came to mind. Shu Yu had indeed met him before.

But whether he remembered her or not, and whether they would meet again, was uncertain.

Nevertheless, this piece of news at least indicated that Meng Yunzheng would soon be freed from his busy state. It was indeed good news worth celebrating.