Qi Zhen was thinking about this, Du Xunzhang had already left the house, greeted them for a few words, said something about hard work, and left.
Bai Banxia went to the ward for a check-up, and Qi Zhen quietly followed Du Xinxuan under the cover of night. Sure enough, he went to find Wang Liang's wife.
Qi Zhen frowned, fearing he would be discovered, so he had to stay away.
"Sir, I was wrong. I don't dare to hit me anymore. Don't hit me again." Wang Liang's wife was so frightened that she cried when she saw Inspector Du.
That day, there was an earthquake before she finished playing thirty boards. Who would have the heart to continue playing in that situation? She had escaped a few boards. So now she saw Inspector Du appearing with officers and soldiers.
, I thought I was going to continue playing the remaining boards.
Inspector Du couldn't laugh or cry, but he couldn't lose his dignity and said with a straight face: "Your punishment is not over yet, so if you answer honestly when I ask you, you will be exempted. But if you tell another lie, you will be punished."
double!"
"I'm telling the truth, I'm telling the truth." Wang Liang's wife was so frightened that she nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. She never wanted to be beaten again.
"Can you see clearly what is carved on the jade pendant you and your man picked up?" Du Xunzhang asked.
"It seems to be a phoenix." Wang Liang's wife thought for a while and said, "My man said that the thing must be unusual, so he quickly put it away and never showed it to me again."
Thinking of that jade pendant, Wang Liang's wife felt a burst of pain in her body again, but the slap also made her scared, and she understood that it was something she could no longer imagine.
"Phoenix?" Inspector Du asked in disbelief, "Have you thought clearly? The phoenix can only be used by queens and queen mothers. It is a serious crime for you to keep it secretly."
Wang Liang's wife was so frightened by these words that she hesitated and said, "I really didn't see clearly. If it's not a phoenix, it might be some kind of bird."
In the distance, Qi Zhen secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Wang Liang's wife was so frightened that she probably didn't dare to tell lies. It seemed that she really didn't see clearly.
Inspector Du asked a few more questions to make sure she was not telling lies, then scolded her a few times and told her not to cause trouble in the future, and then left.
Qi Zhen followed from a distance and heard him suddenly say to the people around him: "It's a phoenix, not a dragon. Whose thing could it be? Some people say that they have seen His Highness the Second Highness in this generation, so it should be his thing."
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"Maybe it's just a coincidence. Some noble women like to carve blue luan birds." A confidant said.
"Send someone to continue the investigation, don't be careless," Inspector Du ordered.
Qi Zhen did not dare to follow him anymore and quietly returned to Zhang's house.
"Where have you gone?" Bai Banxia asked in a low voice when he saw that he was a little cold.
"Check the matter." Qi Zhen whispered.
Bai Banxia understood instantly and didn't ask any more questions.
In the next two days, Bai Banxia continued to see the wounded every day. Some of the wounded with trauma had returned home, and half of the seriously injured were sent home. A stretcher was arranged for each person, and the family members of the wounded were reminded that if something happened
How to carry the wounded when you need to escape from an earthquake.
Although two days passed and the earthquake did not happen again, Bai Banxia always felt like a string was tightening in her heart, fearing that it would snap.
In addition, a rumor also spread in Xiguan Town.
People say that the new emperor was punished by God for killing his brother and seizing the throne. The collapse of the Notre Dame Temple was the first warning given to him by God, and the earthquake was the second warning.
These words cannot be said in public, but they cannot stop the emperor from being far away. People are discussing it in private. Even Bai Banxia heard the news in Maple Village.
"Why do these words seem to be spread by the late emperor's remnants?" Bai Banxia muttered to Qi Zhen privately, "Aren't these two parties still fighting? Don't let the fight come to us. It would be bad if it affects ordinary people.
Already."
Qi Zhen didn't know how to answer, so he reluctantly said yes. He seemed to be the "remaining party" in her mouth.
On the third day, the ground shook again!
This time the earthquake was stronger than last time, and the patients on the bed almost fell to the ground.
Fortunately, every family was prepared and organized in advance. In the end, all the seriously injured people were carried to the barn, and others also went to the barn to take shelter.
There was a bang, and the roof of someone's house collapsed. Everyone felt palpitated. Sure enough, it was safer to go to an open place.
There was also a rumbling sound coming from the mountain behind in the distance, and the mountain collapsed again.
I don't know who was frightened, but suddenly shouted: "God's punishment, it's the third time, God is angry!"
Du Xunchang also heard those rumors in the past two days. He couldn't stop everyone from talking, but he didn't want someone to say it under his nose.
As soon as this man shouted, many old people were frightened and knelt down and kowtowed towards the back mountain.
"God, have mercy on me, have mercy on us ordinary people, and don't send down any more punishments from heaven."
"Look for whomever you should look for. If the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, don't look for us."
"Sin, sin!"
"..."
Now more people were talking, Du Xunzhang's face turned dark, and he shouted: "You are so bold and unruly that you dare to discuss government affairs and spread rumors, and you don't even want your head?"
As soon as he finished shouting, the villagers' cries were not quiet, but their feet were shaking even more violently. A ditch actually opened in the ground not far from the barn.
"Shut up, God is angry!" someone shouted.
People are afraid of officials, but they are more afraid of gods. If they make a choice between God and the court officials, they will definitely be more afraid of God's anger.
"Are you going to rebel?" Du Xunzhang was very angry and wanted to speak, but was stopped by Zhou Hai next to him.
"Lord Du, please calm down. The countryside is superstitious. Now they mistakenly think it is a punishment from heaven. It is not that they want to rebel, they are just too scared. If they continue to say it, they may inflame their emotions, which is not good." Zhou Hai advised in a low voice.
Inspector Du finally calmed down, "I won't argue with them, but this matter must be investigated thoroughly to see who dares to spread such rumors!"
Bai Banxia and Qi Zhen are also in the barn. They have escorted Du Laogen and several other seriously injured patients and ensured the safety of Lao Lao and his family.
At this moment, Bai Banxia couldn't help but murmur in her heart that the current emperor had indeed killed his brother to seize the throne, and these were not considered rumors.
Du Xunchun is too pedantic. If he has to conduct a thorough investigation, why should he kill the people who participated in the discussion?
If he does this, it will only arouse people's anger even more. Maybe the emperor will push him out as a shield in order to calm people's anger.
The earthquake continued for a while, and many villagers kowtowed to God. Finally, the earthquake slowly stopped and everything calmed down.
However, many people's houses were damaged and their fields were also damaged to a certain extent. This time the damage was much more serious than before.
Someone began to cry in a low voice, and while crying, he said: "It was hard to open the pot at home, but now it is even more difficult. How can we live like this?"
His words resonated with many people, and many people began to cry softly. The atmosphere was extremely heavy for a while.
