Hang Baiqiu came to the library again. As soon as he entered the door and saw Chai Yan, he said: "He did it!"
Hang Baiqiu swept away the irritability and depression of the past few days, and his complexion and look were very different from the morning.
Chai Yan was sorting out the bookshelf. When he saw Hang Baiqiu arriving, he paused for a moment and said, "Sir Hang, I have already said that it is useful, right..."
With that said, Chai Yan continued to tidy up.
Hang Baiqiu completed the task and was in a good mood. He nodded and said proactively: "Did you know? That corrupt official buried all the stolen money in the mountain behind Xuantai Temple. I just took people to dig it out!"
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"Congratulations to Sir Hang, for having done another great service for the imperial court!" Chai Yan said with a smile on his face.
Hang Baiqiu shook his head and said seriously: "What are you congratulating me for? If it weren't for your mantra water, how could I have succeeded in doing this? The credit belongs to you, and I will report it truthfully!"
"No, no, no, don't report it! Don't..." Chai Yan shouted hurriedly and stopped what he was doing.
Chai Yan walked up to Hang Baiqiu and said, "Sir Hang, didn't you promise me this morning? If you don't tell this matter, you can't break your promise..."
"But it's all your credit for being able to recover the stolen money! I can't take the blame for myself..."
Hang Baiqiu has always made clear rewards and punishments for whoever has merit and fault.
Chai Yan said patiently: "Sir Hang, I know that you are an upright official and do not covet the credit of your subordinates, but you must keep this matter a secret for me!"
Chai Yan believes that Mr. Gu has not come back yet. If Hang Baiqiu reports the truth, he must report it to Duanmu Yuanwei. Chai Yan has a bad impression of the deputy commander, and he doesn’t want Duanmu Yuanwei to know about it, so as not to worry about it later.
Forced to work for that kind of person!
"But......"
Hang Baiqiu always felt something was wrong. When she wanted to say more, Chai Yan interrupted her.
"...Sir Hang, you helped me a lot by teaching me archery last time at the school grounds. It's my turn to help you this time. Let's consider it even! This is the end of the matter.
OK?"
Hang Baiqiu was not a grumpy person, so he immediately said: "Okay, if you need my help in the future, just ask, I will never refuse!"
"Okay." Chai Yan smiled and nodded.
After a pause, Chai Yan confirmed again: "You really didn't tell anyone else, right?"
"No! I went alone at that time. The people below me were not present. No one saw me giving the prisoner something to drink!" Hang Baiqiu answered seriously.
"That's good." Chai Yan felt more relieved.
Hang Baiqiu suddenly remembered something and asked Chai Yan: "Can you keep the remaining half bowl for me for future use?"
Hang Baiqiu didn't like the prison environment, and she didn't like torturing prisoners. After using the mantra water today, she felt that it saved her worry and effort.
Chai Yan smiled: "What's left, that bowl of water has long been ineffective, hahaha..."
After the mantra beans melted, they were only effective for half an hour. After a few hours, the bowl of water had long since returned to normal water.
Hang Baiqiu felt embarrassed and disappointed. Fortunately, she treated the half bowl of water as a treasure and filled it up in a bottle without leaking...
Chai Yan saw Hang Baiqiu's thoughts and said generously: "It's okay. If you need it again in the future, just come to me again!"
Shangguan Peining suddenly appeared and scolded: "You are so shameless when you show your generosity to others? Are my mantras blown by the strong wind?"
Chai Yan despised Shangguan Peining's lack of foresight: "I wonder why your emotional intelligence is so low? I'm new here, so of course I have to build good relationships with others, not to mention that I'm an envoy with such a high position!"
Then, the two of them kept arguing in their minds, but Shangguan Peining couldn't defeat Chai Yan in the end, so he had to leave a few angry words and escape silently.
"Chai Yan, what's wrong with you? Chai Yan..."
Hang Baiqiu waved his palms left and right in front of Chai Yan's eyes. Why was he distracted while he was talking just now?
"Ah, I'm here, I'm here..." Chai Yan quickly responded.
Hang Baiqiu asked: "What are you thinking about? Suddenly you feel like you have lost your soul..."
"Oh, I was just...just thinking about when Master Gu would come back..." Chai Yan's mind was spinning very quickly.
Hang Baiqiu thought Chai Yan was hoping that Commander Gu would come back early so that he could be transferred out of the library as soon as possible.
So he comforted him and said: "Chai Yan, you can stay here with peace of mind. I will take care of you if you have something to do on weekdays. I think in three months at most, Commander Gu will be able to return to Beijing from Yaozhou!"
"Okay, okay, that's good." Chai Yan immediately smiled.
This is not a fake smile, but Mr. Gu coming back early is really what Chai Yan hopes to see.
As he was talking, a woman's voice came from outside: "Chai Yan, where are you? Chai Yan, are you there..."
When Chai Yan heard this, he knew it was Jimo Qiao, and immediately raised his forehead and said: "I just talked about it yesterday, why are you here again today? Why is she so idle all day long..."
"Chai Yan, it turns out you're here. I've been calling you for a long time, but why haven't you responded?"
In the blink of an eye, Jimo Qiao had already stepped in.
"Hey, Sister Hang, why are you here?" Jimo Qiao came in and found that Hang Baiqiu was also there.
"Oh, Miss Jimo...I...I'm here to return something...you guys can talk, I'm leaving first..."
When Jimo Qiao caught her alone in the same room with a man, Hang Baiqiu's face couldn't help but heat up. She was afraid of being embarrassed, so she quickly lied and walked out of the library.
Watching Hang Baiqiu disappear at the door of the courtyard from a distance, Jimo Qiao said: "How dare you, Chai Yan, to hook up with Sister Hang behind my sister's back!"
"Hooking up? I am a small official, hooking up with a minister? You are too flattering to me, hahaha..." Chai Yan even laughed after saying this.
Jimo Qiao frowned and stared at Chai Yan closely, and said clearly: "If you didn't hook up, then why did Sister Hang blush when I came in?"
"Ah, is she blushing? Why didn't I notice?" Chai Yan really didn't notice Hang Baiqiu's face.
Jimo Qiao affirmed: "I'm not wrong, she just blushed..."
"Okay, don't talk about these boring things. Tell me, why are you looking for me?" Chai Yan didn't want to tangle with Hang Baiqiu anymore.
Jimo Qiao then remembered that there was something more important, so he took Chai Yan out and said, "Let's go, let's follow me. There is a case that I need your help with!"
"Case? What kind of case?"
While he was talking, Chai Yan had already been pulled into the yard.
Jimo Qiao said anxiously: "I can't say a word or two clearly now, so just come with me..."
Chai Yan shook off Jimo Qiao's hand and glared: "Even if I leave, I have to lock the door!"