Su Ziji recognized the young master who was glaring at his servant. Who was Qi Jianjun if he wasn't Qi Hongxin's son?
Qi Jianjun usually ignored Su Ziji when he saw him, but after all, he was a young master from the prefect's family, and he still looked impressive, but now his face was full of fear and uneasiness.
As for the middle-aged man in his forties who was stopped by Qi Jianjun and was not allowed to leave, no need to ask anymore, he must be Qi Hongxin's servant.
Su Ziji really didn't expect that he would encounter this scene when he suddenly came to visit on the spur of the moment.
Even though Qi Hongxin has fallen ill, he is still the prefect. The old servant of the prefect's family not only wants to leave, but also dares to take away his things before leaving, and even treats the prefect's son like this?
Su Ziji felt absurd in his heart, but at the same time he suppressed the rising anger and walked towards it.
The officer who followed him wanted to say something, but he opened his mouth, seemed to have thought of something, and closed his mouth with an ugly face.
At this time, neither of the two people who were pulling at him noticed that someone was approaching. The old servant Fan San, who was being blocked, was extremely impatient at this time. He threw the young man away again and said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
, you think I serve you father and son, you and your family, for what purpose?"
"I want to raise a family for money!"
"Qi Hongxin wants to keep his name clean for the rest of his life and is willing to let his wife and children suffer. That is your family's business. I have long since returned my body and deeds. What's wrong with leaving now? Are we allowed to stay and drink Northwest with you?
wind?"
"Don't say it's us, ask others, who doesn't want to leave?"
"When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter. Come, your eldest son, tell me, what kind of kindness does your Qi family have that we should miss you so much?"
Fan San scolded him without mentioning the money involved in calligraphy and painting, but his scolding was reasonable and reasonable. Qi Jianjun panicked and looked around for support. He saw that several servants and maids around him avoided their eyes. It was obvious that these words meant a lot to them.
, all of them are concerned.
Yes, you, Qi Hongxin, may be an upright and good official, but we have not received any benefits. Now that Qi Hongxin has seen that he is in trouble, even if he is better, it will be difficult to continue to be an official. Once he becomes an official, there will be no benefits - I
I want to leave too!
Seeing the silence of all the servants, Fan San was even more excited, shouting: "One thing is the same thing, everyone has his own account."
"You are loyal to the imperial court. When you get old or sick, you should seek help from the imperial court."
"You are good to the people. When you are old and sick, you should look after the people."
"Why are you looking for us? Have we ever been favored by you? Is it possible that you have been loyal to the court and loved the people, so we should treat you well?"
"Bah, all the relatives have deserted you..."
Fan San was spitting wildly, talking loudly, and just as he was about to curse again, he heard a "pop" sound, and a man with an extremely ugly face rushed out, walked up to Fan San in a few steps, raised his hand and slapped him.
This slap directly caused Fan San to bleed from the corner of his mouth, half of his face was purple and swollen, and his teeth were loose. But when he looked up, he saw that it was Yu Zhilin who slapped him.
He is an old servant, and he knows that Yu Zhilin is a "chivalrous man" and he is not merciless when killing others. Even if he doesn't dare to kill himself, doesn't he have to take a beating?
Fan San immediately lowered his head, cowering like a quail, and did not dare to make a sound.
Yu Zhilin stared at Fan San coldly, patted Qi Jianjun's shoulder, and then looked up at Su Ziji who was approaching: "Master Su is busy with work, how can he have time to come to the backyard? This is really scary.
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Hearing these sarcastic words, Su Ziji was not angry, but glanced at Fan San coldly, and then at Qi Hongxin's son. When he saw Qi Jianjun looking at him with a little wariness in his eyes, he didn't say anything.
Su Ziji vaguely guessed it immediately.
He said to Qi Jianjun: "Young Master, what happened? I have been busy with the affairs of Shun'an Mansion recently. I really don't know about it. Please tell me clearly, who has neglected you?"
Listen to me and I will not spare you!"
What he said was very sincere and did not seem to be superficial.
Qi Jianjun and Yu Zhilin looked at each other. After enduring the humiliation, Young Master Qi, who had been forced to mature a lot, said: "Master Su, it seems that we have misunderstood you."
"During this period, my father was seriously ill and needed medicinal materials. You said before that there was a shortage and we could go find you. We sent people there, but we were stopped several times and told that you were busy and didn't have time to see us."
"We can still do it. During this time, the servants in the mansion are short of three meals a day. I went to ask and they said that everyone in Shun'an mansion is living in a tight situation now. Many people don't have enough to eat. The mansion provides me with food."
It has diminished and can no longer be the same as it used to be.”
"Why can we eat well?"
"That's all, and it makes sense, so my mother didn't let us find anyone, and spent her own money to buy medicine, rice and vegetables."
“But I have retreated again and again, and now even my father’s treatment that he should have been deprived of!”
"According to the rules, officials above the ninth rank can receive firewood and rice every month, charcoal in winter, and ice silver in summer. This is what they should have, but the recent heat has been so intense that the ice silver has been delayed.
"Here, my father is so sick that he can't stand the heat and has malignant sores on his body!"
Speaking of this, Qi Jianjun tried his best to hold back his tears.
Qi Hongxin's family could not be said to live in poverty, but the dignity of an official family was a must. In previous years, his father even converted the treatment given by the court according to grade into silver, and used it wisely without wasting it.
Now my father is seriously ill. Although he cannot use ice directly, there is no ice at all. In such hot weather, it makes the patient even more miserable.
The family still has some savings, but no one thought that this would happen. The land and dowry were far away from home, so they couldn't sell them. During this period of time, the money they carried with them was already gone, and there was no savings left.
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"My father's illness cost money, so I had no choice but to hide it from my mother and let this naughty slave go to pay for it, but the naughty slave wanted to take the money and run away!"
What's even more irritating is that Yan Guo actually plucked his hair and even took away some worthless calligraphy and paintings!
Hearing this, Su Ziji's heart sank, a sour and hot breath surged, and his face darkened.
Mrs. Zhou came over with a haggard expression at this time, and looked at Su Ziji with a look of helplessness and complexity. It was obvious that Su Ziji knew about her family's embarrassment, which also made Mrs. Zhou feel ashamed and angry.
Su Ziji understood everyone's looks. Probably in the eyes of these people, the deductions and neglect in the government office during this period must be the result of his own connivance.
But this was actually part of the truth, and Su Ziji couldn't explain it even if he wanted to.
The anger he was holding back could no longer be restrained when the officials who followed him came over and said, "My lord is busy with the affairs of the government day and night, how can I care about such a trivial matter? This matter can be handled by my humble duty."
Bastard, you think I don't know?
Although the level of government is shallow now, half of what can be learned is the cunning thoughts of you petty officials!
"You think Qi Hongxin can't stand up, and you want to please me, so you're trying to belittle Qi Hongxin and his family?"
Su Ziji really felt that he had made a mistake. In history, not to mention Qi Hongxin, even the emperor who abdicated had slaves who dared to be mean, even if they didn't dare to do so, but the tea was replaced by old tea, the water was replaced by rainwater, and Hangzhou silk was replaced by
Xu Silk.
No wonder no one is willing to retreat. If he retreats, the world will be in trouble and the situation will be even worse.
Su Ziji's mouth was bitter and astringent, but he didn't have an attack for a while and just sneered.