Hu Xiaotian said: "Wan Yuanwai, what are you going to do today?" In fact, he had already guessed what Wan Boping was thinking, but he deliberately didn't say it and only waited for Wan Boping to say it himself.
Wan Boping said: "There are many servants in my family, and there are many people with evil intentions among them. Their one-sided words may not be credible." Although he knew that what those servants said was all true, Wan Boping still had to protect his son, Tiger Venom.
Not eating children, Wan Boping still has nothing to say about how he treats his own flesh and blood.
Hu Xiaotian said: "Whether it's true or not, when I take them back to the Yamen and interrogate them slowly, I will be able to find out the truth and give you an explanation."
Wan Boping secretly complained that the family scandal should not be made public. If this matter spreads out, the Wan family will become a joke to the entire Qingyun family. Moreover, this matter can be big or small, and the small ones are controlled within Wanfu. Everything is under his control.
Within the scope of the matter, if the matter gets serious and the government intervenes, even if he is confident that the matter will be settled eventually, in the end, the Wan family will still be hurt. Hu Xiaotian keeps saying that he wants to take away several servants for interrogation, but his intentions
It was definitely not to get to the bottom of this matter, otherwise the incident where he burned the confessions of two servants in front of him would not have happened. What this kid really wanted was to use this matter to blackmail him.
He gets what he wants here.
Wan Boping said: "Master Hu, do you think this is the case? I will temporarily keep these servants in the house and ask them carefully, waiting for them to tell the truth. I will inform you as soon as possible. What do you think, sir?"
Hu Xiaotian looked hesitant.
Wan Boping said: "I will definitely come forward to call for the charity sale, and I will make sure that it is done smoothly. In addition, I will take the lead in donating a hundred gold coins for the repair of Qingyun Bridge."
Hu Xiaotian smiled broadly. Wan Boping is quite sensible. If you want to keep your son, you have to be willing to give up your gold. I didn’t force you to take the money. Since you voluntarily agreed, I can only be disrespectful. He sighed and said
: "The principles of the law are nothing more than human relationships, and I am not a person who doesn't recognize my relatives. Anyone who knows me praises me as the most humane person who pays special attention to emotions."
Wan Boping really couldn't stand this guy's self-promotion. He took advantage of it and still pretended to be high-spirited. How could such a young man be so thick-skinned? But after all, Wan Boping wanted something from him, even though he was repeatedly criticized by Hu Xiaotian.
Although he was blackmailing, he still didn't dare to fall out with him, so he smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Hu, for making it happen."
Hu Xiaotian said earnestly: "We are friends, but I still want to remind you of some things. A loving father often loses his son. This son has always been poor and raised well. You must know that only a filial son can be born under a stick. The more you indulge him, the more likely you are to indulge him."
Not only does he not repent, he will even get worse and do things that will cause you more headaches in the future."
Wan Boping nodded repeatedly. Although Hu Xiaotian's words were harsh, they did make sense. The series of things his eldest son Wan Tingchang did recently was really outrageous.
Hu Xiaotian added: "I stayed overnight in Qingzhuyuan last night. I heard ghosts crying and howling at night. To be honest, the injuries on my face were caused by this."
Wan Boping couldn't help frowning when he heard what he said, and begged: "Master Hu must help me drive away this ghost."
Hu Xiaotian said: "There was still a chance. Jiuding Soul Suppression could have successfully driven away the innocent souls, but the formation I set up was destroyed by your servants. The evil spirits are psychic objects. Once the formation is broken, it will
Then I won't be fooled for the second time. The power of my re-arrangement last night is no longer as good as before, otherwise how could I be injured?" This guy's lies come out of his mouth, and there are no flaws in his words. An old fox like Wan Boping
It's not hard to avoid being deceived by him.
When Hu Xiaotian saw Wan Boping's look of fear, he knew that his words had an effect. He added: "Even if I forcefully set up the formation now, it won't be effective."
Wan Boping said anxiously: "Then what should we do? Mr. Hu, you must have something else, right?"
Hu Xiaotian shook his head and said: "Exorcising ghosts and catching monsters is not my strong point in the first place. I am really helpless now. With thousands of people out of the way, the only way may be to send the third young lady out of the mansion as soon as possible and find a place where the innocent souls dare not approach."
She settled down."
If in the past Wan Boping still coveted the beauty of his third daughter-in-law, but these days, disasters happened one after another in the family, and he gradually believed that it was the evil spirit of his younger son who caused trouble. There is a saying that if you don't do evil things, you won't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door.
, Wan Boping knows better than anyone else that if his son's innocent ghost is really causing trouble, it must be because of his troubles with Le Yao. Compared with life, beauty takes a back seat. Hu Xiaotian's words hit Wan Boping right.
Wan Boping said: "Master Wan is absolutely right."
Hu Xiaotian didn't particularly emphasize this matter, but Wan Boping was suspicious. Because he heard with his own ears last night that Madam Wan was going to send Le Yao to Jici Nunnery, he estimated that there would be no changes in this matter. He was just going along with the flow.
Let Wan Boping make up his mind to send Le Yao away.
When Hu Xiaotian left Wanfu, he did not let Wan Changchun see him off, but chose to leave on foot with Murong Feiyan. When they reached the gate of Wanfu, Zhou Wenju chased him out: "Master Hu, please stay."
Hu Xiaotian smiled and turned around: "Mr. Zhou, what do you have to say?"
Zhou Wenju raised his hands to Hu Xiaotian and said: "Master Hu, I don't know when I will be free. Zhou has some things to ask." Zhou Wenju was deeply impressed by Hu Xiaotian's superb medical skills when rescuing Li Xiangzhi. He has always been a good doctor.
A rigorous scholar, his pursuit of medicine has never stopped for many years, and his feelings for Hu Xiaotian have also ranged from disdain to respect.
Hu Xiaotian also admired Zhou Wenju's humble and studious demeanor, and said with a smile: "I have been busy with business these past two days. If Mr. Zhou is not in a hurry to leave, he will come to my house as a guest tomorrow night. My place is very spacious. As long as Mr. Zhou is willing, we can
You can talk by candlelight at night."
Zhou Wenju was surprised and happy when he heard this. He chuckled and said, "If that's the case, I won't be polite. I'll be there tomorrow night."
Hu Xiaotian told him his address. In fact, Qingyun County was not that big to begin with, and it would not take too long for Zhou Wenju to walk there. After saying goodbye to Zhou Wenju, Hu Xiaotian walked quickly towards the Qingyun Bridge, passing by the county government office.
I didn't even take a glance at it.
Although the heavy rain has stopped, there are still serious water accumulations in many places in the city. The people are busy cleaning up the mess after the flood, but no one pays attention to the new county magistrate. Naturally, there is no embarrassing scene where everyone is shouting for beatings.
Passing by the county government notice board, he saw two government officials posting notices there. Hu Xiaotian walked over and took a look. He saw that the notice was indeed the one he had drawn up. He handed it over yesterday.
It was only posted now that the efficiency of the small county government was so low. However, with this announcement, I finally proved my innocence. When the two government officials turned around after posting the announcement, they discovered that Hu Xiaotian was standing behind them. They quickly bowed and saluted.
: "Master Hu!" Now more and more people in the county government know the new county magistrate.
Hu Xiaotian smiled and nodded: "Go and post the notice quickly. Post it at all the major intersections on both sides of the city gate."
The two government officials took the order and went away. Murong Feiyan looked at Hu Xiaotian and said, "I didn't expect that you still care about your reputation."
Hu Xiaotian said: "I always thought you knew me very well, but it seems I was wrong. I have always valued my reputation above everything else, even more than my life."
"I really don't think so! I think you are a person who takes reputation lightly, especially when you see money and beautiful women."
Hu Xiaotian said with a playful smile: "But compared with you, reputation is nothing!"
Murong Fei said with a puff of smoke: "Come here, don't drag me on me. By the way, Miss Le Yao is sick. Why don't you go and see her before leaving?"
Hu Xiaotian said seriously: "She is a widow, and I am a local official. If I always go to her place, I will be gossiped about."
Murong Feiyan looked at him with doubts.
Hu Xiaotian said again: "Speaking of this matter, I have to ask you to do something."
"It's easy to talk about official matters, but don't mention private matters."
Hu Xiaotian said: "Anyway, it's not a matter of harming the public and enriching private interests. The Wan family wants to send Le Yao out of the house. It is said that they want to send her to Ji Ci Temple to worship Buddha."
Murong Feiyan's beautiful eyes widened: "Why should she become a nun if she is so good?"
Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "Actually, leaving that place of right and wrong is not a bad thing."
"Is it your idea?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "The father and son of the Wan family are not good birds. They all covet Le Yao's beauty. They don't care about any ethical etiquette. Le Yao is like a lamb among wolves when he stays in the Wan family. To be honest with you.
, she privately asked me to help her get out of her misery, so..."
Murong Feiyan said: "It sounds like he acted bravely for a just cause and a hero saved the beauty, but why do I feel that he is still a bit pretentious and self-serving?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "Prejudice, definitely prejudice. Since you have saved others, you still have to be responsible for sending Buddha to the West. If you say that most of these ten thousand people are not good people, I am worried that they will play tricks on this matter."
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Murong Feiyan said: "I will help you one last time."
Hu Xiaotian came to the Tongji River and found that only Liu Kuohai and two government officials were guarding the bank. The twenty soldiers brought by the county captain Liu Baoju yesterday were nowhere to be seen. Only after asking Liu Kuohai did he find out that all those soldiers were under the command of Liu Baoju.
They were evacuated. The group of people who had agreed to take over had not arrived for some unknown reason, so Liu Kuohai and others could only stay behind.
Hu Xiaotian raised his head. The sun was shining high in the sky, the clouds and fog had dispersed, and the sky was as blue as water. It seemed that the rain had stopped. Liu Kuohai had been here for almost a day and a night. Although he was young and strong, he still showed some fatigue.
Hu Xiaotian said: "Kuohai, you go back and rest first."
Liu Kuohai said: "Sir, I'm not tired."
Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "I haven't slept all day and night. Even if my body is made of iron, I can't stand it. Go back and rest first."
When Liu Kuohai saw his persistence, he just accepted the order. Hu Xiaotian asked the two yamen servants to return to the county yamen and ask them to rush over to replace them.
A man walked a few steps back and forth on the Tongji River embankment. He saw that the water level had receded a lot compared to yesterday. He knew that unless someone deliberately destroyed the embankment, the embankment would never break. There was a piece of land at the original site of Qingyun Bridge.
The open space was about two acres, with no vegetation except for a large locust tree. Hu Xiaotian secretly thought that this would be a good place to hold a charity bazaar.
