At this time, the eldest uncle finally couldn't bear it anymore and said loudly: "Dad, what are you talking about? All you care about is face. Have you ever cared about Erlang's mood?"
"I just care about his face, and I'm afraid that he will be criticized," the old man said.
"You only care about your own face, right? According to the rules, we wait until the officials deliver the documents with gongs and drums before serving the wine. It was you who insisted on boasting about Haikou early and made us exhausted. Now you are complaining.
You're the second man?" the aunt said unhappily.
Bai Shengming didn't want any more quarrels at home, so he hurriedly advised, "Mom, don't be angry. The paperwork should be done soon, so there's no need to rush."
"Tell your grandpa, he's in a hurry." The aunt said without saying anything and went back to the house.
The old man was a little embarrassed and glared at Baishan and said, "Look what your wife has become now."
Bai Shan didn't say anything. He didn't like to talk in the first place, and it was common for him to remain silent.
But in fact, Baishan thought that the old man had become more and more annoying recently, but he was an old man and everyone respected him and couldn't say anything.
Bai Banxia and Qi Zhen quickly arrived at the county government office and met Zhou Hai. When asked, Zhou Hai suddenly changed his face and said, "Du Kangcheng intercepted some approval documents the day before yesterday. I originally thought it was related to his investigation. Now,
It seems he did it on purpose."
"He is waiting for us to find him." Qi Zhen said calmly.
Zhou Hai was thinking, "What did he find?"
"If he really wants to find something, he will arrest people directly. Don't be too nervous." Bai Banxia advised in a low voice.
Zhou Hai nodded, "I must have guessed something and wanted to use this to force you to question me."
"Can he still hold on to the scholar's documents?" Qi Zhen said coldly, "Ban Xia, let's go and see him."
"good."
Bai Banxia was actually a little worried. She didn't want to break up with Du Kangcheng. On the one hand, Du Hui had a good personal relationship with her and Du Hui was Du Kangcheng's daughter. On the other hand, she also observed that Du Kangcheng was a good official. Everyone's position
It's not like they are opposites.
"Don't worry too much, I don't want to be his enemy." Qi Zhen guessed her thoughts and quietly squeezed her hand to comfort her.
He just pulled it, and then quickly let it go. His movements were intimate but not too intimate.
Bai Banxia felt warm in her heart, as if he could guess her thoughts at any time.
"Yeah." She nodded.
The two found Du Kangcheng, who seemed to have been waiting for a long time.
He went straight to the point and said that he deliberately suppressed Bai Shengming's scholarly documents, but he just wanted to ask the two of them for something.
Then he asked his men to go out and asked his confidants to watch outside the door, leaving only Qi Zhen and Bai Banxia talking in the room.
"I don't mean to cause trouble for you, but I want people to think that I am not on good terms with you. This matter is to cause trouble for you. If Zhou Hai comes to look for me later, I will just return it if I have no choice." Du Kangcheng said.
Bai Banxia frowned, what kind of fun was this?
Du Kangcheng sighed, "I'm afraid there's going to be a catastrophe. My relatives are in the capital. The mountains are high and the rivers are far away, and they may not be reliable. I see that Doctor Bai is sincere and treats Du Hui very well. If something happens to me,
I beg you to take care of her."
Qi Zhen narrowed his eyes, "You also said that the mountains and rivers in Beijing are far away, how did you know that something was going to happen to you?"
"I have close friends who have sent letters to remind me, but even if I am reminded of my position, it is impossible to protect myself." Du Kangcheng showed a look of loneliness, "The situation is changing, and those who suffer are those who serve the ministers and the people.
"
Bai Banxia's heart beat fiercely, does this mean that the emperor in Beijing is going to change again?
She quickly glanced at Qi Zhen. Although Qi Zhen's expression did not change, there was also a turmoil in his eyes.
He opened his mouth to ask something, but he said no more.
If he asks too many questions, he will be exposed easily, and no matter how many questions he asks, what's the use? He will only put himself in danger.
"I can promise you to take care of Du Hui, but if it is a serious crime involving the family, I, a commoner, cannot save her." Bai Banxia thought for a while and said.
She felt worried for Du Hui. If such an innocent and lovely girl was implicated, what would she do in the future?
Even if he won't be implicated, if something happens to his only father, it will be extremely difficult in the future.
"When you left, you got angry and made people think that you had fallen out with me." Du Kangcheng said, "so that my affairs will not implicate you."
"Okay." Qi Zhen agreed.
Du Kangcheng bowed his hands and said, "I believe you are true to your word. If anything happens to me, Xiaohui will be in charge of you."
After he finished speaking, he took a teacup and threw it on the ground. The teacup broke into several pieces with a bang.
"You are so courageous, do you have to be an enemy of the imperial court?" Du Kangcheng deliberately shouted loudly.
He winked at the two of them. Qi Zhen pulled Bai Banxia and said, "Let's go. We'll go to the government office tomorrow to sue him."
The two left angrily and returned directly to Baoshan Village.
"What did you say? It couldn't be the seventh prince, right?" Bai Banxia asked.
"He doesn't have the skills, otherwise he wouldn't be hiding here," Qi Zhen said.
Bai Banxia thought for a while and said: "That may be Luomei Ge's ability. Luomei Ge doesn't really want to support him, but he is just supporting a puppet to rise to power."
Thinking of Luomei Pavilion's methods, Qi Zhen nodded, "It's possible. Let's be more careful."
If the Seventh Prince seizes the throne, he will definitely cause trouble for them. Qi Zhen is not interested in imperial power, but that does not mean that others are not wary of Qi Zhen.
When the two returned home, they said that the paperwork had been found, there was something wrong, and it would arrive in two days.
The old man breathed a sigh of relief, but asked uneasy questions. Bai Banxia was worried about Du Hui, and worried that the changes in the court situation would affect Qi Zhen and his family, so he was extremely troubled.
Qi Zhen went to see Zhou Hai the next day. He didn't know how to tell Zhou Hai, but he definitely couldn't tell Zhou Hai the truth.
Later Zhou Hai went to find Du Kangcheng, and the two also had a quarrel. In the end, Du Kangcheng threw out the scholar's documents about Bai Shengming.
Zhou Hai picked it up and breathed a sigh of relief, and arranged for Zhang Tie to take people to announce the good news.
"Brother Zhang, let me go, let me go, my relatives, it will be great if I go." Zhang Tonglin said excitedly.
Zhang Tie then nodded to him, then pointed to Li Jinniu, and the two of them brought documents and went to announce the good news.
When the good news spread throughout Baoshan Village, the villagers finally stopped speculating and went to Bai's house to congratulate them.
Originally, red envelopes were given to officials, not just to give a lot of money, but just for good luck.
As a result, Bai Banxia gave it to Li Jinniu but not to Zhang Tonglin.
"Cousin, why don't I have a red seal?" Zhang Tonglin asked aggrievedly.
Bai Banxia stretched out her hand, "Since we are relatives and you come to congratulate me, should you give me a gift?"
Zhang Tonglin opened his mouth wide, "What? It's okay if I don't have a red envelope. I paid for the gift and came in? Cousin, are you my nemesis?"
