Zhao Qingmiao and his entourage returned to the mansion, and when they entered the door, they saw Zhao Yanjiu sitting cross-legged, with a mouthful of food and a relaxed expression.

Zhao Yanjiu turned from laughter to anger when he heard a face, which made him angry and annoyed, and then slapped his palm on the table, shaking several plates and splashing some thick juice. He threw down his chopsticks and raised his eyebrows, and without waiting for others to persuade him, he crossed the threshold and took Chang Huan straight out of the door.

Zhao Qingmiao knew that he was going to the official mansion, so he took two steps and chased him out and called: "Brother, don't be too impulsive!" ”

Although Zhao Yanjiu is an old and serious person, he can't easily calm down when he encounters his sister's affairs.

Of course, these words did not fall into Zhao Yanjiu's ears, he walked all the way in pieces, and scolded the young man Qian: Son turtle, since you have stepped on the boundary, no wonder I killed your old man......

Prefect's Office.

explained his intention to the messenger guarding the door, and he went in to pass the word, while Zhao Yanjiu and Chang Huan stopped in front of the corner gate and waited for a while.

At this hour, it was impossible to ascend to the hall, and the red lacquered pillar top door of the lobby naturally fell into latch, except for the paper lanterns hanging under the eaves of the porch scattered a circle of dim yellow light, and the depths were all dark.

Governor Tong was eating with his wife in the family mansion behind the mansion, but there were more Bai Zhou and Ji Yunli sitting around the table.

"Lord Bai, Mr. Ji, this is Luoyang Yancai, green onion grilled tiger head carp, cloud cover bean curd meat. I don't know if it's to your taste, try it while it's hot. ”

After Bai Zhou came back, he had already changed into Weihe's official robe, and he was a little approachable in Mo Lan's light clothes, and he was very interested in those plates of dishes.

Ji Yunli had an indifferent face, laughed casually, and said politely with little interest.

"There's Lord Lao's trouble."

As he spoke, the servants were waiting for the cloth vegetables.

After eating for a while, I heard the messenger passing a word outside the door, and only after getting the response of the prefect Tong did he step into the door. first bowed to Bai Zhou, and then whispered a few words in the ear of the prefect Tong.

When Governor Tong heard what Zhao Yanjiu was here for, he was a little stunned, pressed the corners of his mouth and said: What is it? The son of the Qian family sent someone to tie up the second miss of the Zhao family? is so lawless, when he is the prefect of Yongcheng, is he looking at it?

To say that today he was busy accompanying the supervision of the case patrol and the people of the various departments were not in the mansion, and the person who was arrested was directly taken to the palace prison by the master to await trial, and he had not had time to inform the prefect of Tong.

Governor Tong secretly pondered that this matter was under his own jurisdiction, and the two sides were the families of businessmen, so it happened that the supervision case was here, so it was better to handle the case as appropriate and not make a big fuss. So he ordered someone to go out to inform Zhao Yanjiu and persuade him to come back tomorrow.

After the meal was finished, Mrs. Tong bent her knees and retreated, and the prefect Tong watched her go, only to find that the messenger was wandering at the door again, and this time she looked at him with a difficult face.

Presumably Zhao Yan refused to leave for a long time, so he came to ask for instructions. Governor Tong groaned slightly, turned his gaze, took the teapot and poured the tea, handed the teacup and said, "Lord Bai, Mr. Ji, drink a cup of tea to relieve oiliness." I still have some business to take care of, so you can send someone in the house. ”

Bai Zhou took the teacup and sniffed it, lowered his cheeks with a little tiredness, and said, "Master Tong is busy, don't worry about us." ”

Governor Tong seemed to be a little anxious, and he bent down and stepped back to go out. The messenger immediately greeted him, and the two of them talked in a low voice as they walked up the corridor.

When he couldn't hear the slightest sound, Bai Zhoucai rolled his eyelids, looked at Ji Yunli, and saw that his face was slightly gloomy, so he asked with a smile: "What, you have something to do?" ”

Ji Yunli hooked his lips and replied with a faint smile: "My lord, the case you handled in Guzhou City, it stands to reason that the official letter of the Ministry of Officials should be sent to the palace anyway." But the slightest rumor has never been heard, don't adults think it's strange? ”

Bai Zhou took a sip of tea, raised his eyebrows and fell, but he didn't care much: "This official is not looking forward to being promoted and making a fortune, maybe the affairs of the capital are busy, and His Majesty's dragon case is piled up with a bunch of folds." What do you think? ”

He looked at Ji Yunli, stretched out his arm, and patted him on the shoulder lightly. "Tell me?"

In an instant, Ji Yunli's mind changed sharply, his eyes were half lowered to remove the coldness, and he said in a flat tone: "I don't have any ideas, I just have a faint feeling that something may have happened in the capital." ”

Bai Zhou choked suddenly, looked away naturally, and sneered: "That ghost place in the capital, when has it been too peaceful." You've been patrolling around with me, and it's normal that you don't receive any news. In addition to the ministers and the regent, there is also a regent in the court, what kind of chaos can happen. ”

The two talked for a while before they went back to their rooms to rest.

The pond water reflects a round of hazy moon, the mountains and rocks are exquisite, and the winding path is promenade.

In this compartment, the messenger led Zhao Yanjiu all the way to the side hall, and saw Tong Zhifu standing in front of the hall with his back hand, as if he was staring at a landscape map hanging on the wall.

Zhao Yanjiu stepped forward, bowed his head and said loudly: "Lord Prefect, Yan Jiu is here to sue the son of the Qian family!" ”

The two had drunk flower wine before and had a little friendship. However, when the master led him to meet the supervision case, the opportunity was so wasted. So at this moment, he is really not very sure in his heart, whether the Tong Governor's Mansion will sell him a face.

Governor Tong slowly turned his head, answered with a calm face, and beckoned him to sit on the side.

Zhao Yanjiu knelt down directly with his robe, and said with firmness in his eyes: "Lord Prefect, that Qian Gongzi had a dispute with me before, but I didn't expect him to hold a grudge and want to kidnap my sister to take revenge." This man has always acted badly, and the people of Yongcheng despise him. I hope that the adults will make the decisions for our Zhao family brothers and sisters! ”

"Zhao Gongzi hurry up, this official will naturally handle the case impartially." Tong Zhifu leaned over to pull his arm, but when he saw that he couldn't pull it, he had to pretend to be angry and criticize Chang Huan on the side: "How can you watch your master kneel, and you don't help your son-in-law well!" ”

Chang Huan knew that Zhao Yanjiu was going to make a show, so he bowed his head and pretended to be deaf.

The corners of Governor Tong's mouth twitched, but he could see that the master and servant were both upright and temperamental, so he withdrew his hand and let him forget it.

"Zhao Gongzi, the person has already been detained first, and this case needs to invite Qian Gongzi to come over tomorrow to confront him. Although this official believes in your character, but the case pays attention to evidence, if he admits it, it is easy to say, if he does not admit it - you see that Ling Mei is not harmed, it is better for you to reconcile privately. Presumably it was just a misunderstanding. ”

Zhao Yanjiu's eyes sank, and the prefect of the heart said that he wanted to make things big and small. How could he say yes!

Tightened the line of his cheeks, and then changed his countermeasures, Zhao Yanjiu stroked his knees and slowly got up, sat on the side of the chair, and said in a solemn tone: "I heard that the supervision case is in the back house of the yamen. Do you want to take this opportunity to get a good word in front of the supervision case? ”

Governor Tong originally wanted to send people away, but he didn't expect him to mention this stubble, although he was afraid that things would be like him, he couldn't help but be a little moved.

"Zhao Gongzi, don't pretend to be an official for personal matters! If you talk nonsense, the official will arrest you in the same way. ”