Wulong Inn

When Yuan Cheng walked into the room, Cen'er stood up quickly, bowed and said, "Master." His head was deeply lowered, and his expression could not be seen.

Master Yuan turned his eyes away from his son, and said softly to Cen'er, "Excuse me."

Hearing this, Cen'er raised his head and looked at Master Yuan with his usual expression, only to hear Master Yuan say again: "How is it?"

"Master, I've finished applying the ointment, and I'll knead the young master for a while." Cen'er said respectfully.

"Okay, you go first, I'll have a few words with Tianlang." Master Yuan said again.

"Yes," Cen'er replied, and said: "The villain is right outside the door, but if the master needs something, you just need to greet the little one loudly." After saying that, he made another salute, then turned and walked out the door.

Looking at the back of the young man going away, Master Yuan smiled unconsciously and said, "What a sweet person." In a blink of an eye, his son was also staring at the direction of Cen'er's departure, with a look of deep thought on his face.He couldn't help laughing jokingly, coughed lightly, and said to his son who came back to his senses: "How is it?"

"How about what?" Yuan Tianlang looked puzzled.

I saw Master Yuan rushing out the door with eyes full of smiles and mouth.

Yuan Tianlang was taken aback for a moment, recalled, and lost his voice: "Father, what are you thinking!"

"What are you thinking?" Master Yuan smiled like an old fox: "I think my third son, Tianlang, is a handsome young man with both civil and military skills. He is in his twenties and has not confiscated a single person from the house. Now is it time to find one and learn about housework... ..." Seeing his son's worried face, he said again: "Your two elder brothers had children when you were your age. I think you don't care much about those little girls. Anyway, I have grandchildren in my arms, so I don't expect You, you can make as much trouble as you want. That Cen'er was brought home by you back then, and he is now 14 years old. I think he has a good temperament and looks not bad. You two are also childhood sweethearts. He has no father and no Mother, being with you can be counted as something to rely on..."

Seeing that his father was getting more and more speechless, Yuan Tianlang hurriedly interrupted: "Father, stop thinking about it, why are you looking for me?"

When it came to business matters, Master Yuan also became serious: "The letter has been sent out, but we don't know how that person over there will react. You have to deal with the middle of the matter. Both your brothers and I are in official positions. Your grandfather And keep an eye on it, you are the only one who runs here and there on weekdays, and you won't be suspected if you go out a few more times, you can't make a big deal of this matter before it is done, and you can only do it in private." Looking at his son's appearance, Master Yuan He said distressedly again: "How is the injury on your body? I heard Doctor Hua say that you were not only poisoned, but also lost a lot of strength..."

"It's not in the way," Yuan Tianlang said indifferently: "Although I used the method of reversing the marrow to break through the restriction, I didn't fight that person with all my strength. I'll be fine after a little more rest." After a little hesitation, he said: "Father , I have been looking for records about the events of the past few days, but there are too many inconsistencies. Could it be that the Zhang family was really controlled by my Yuan family..."

Seeing Master Yuan nodding with a serious expression, Yuan Tianlang's heart sank, and his expression became solemn.

Master Yuan looked at the bright sky outside and said: "It's for that, otherwise why would I be so humble," and turned to his son: "Don't blame your grandpa, he just did what he should do."

"But the Zhang family..." Yuan Tianlang said angrily.

"They also did what they should do!" Master Yuan said sharply: "Our two families just have different positions. His Zhang family is only loyal to the country and regards protecting the family and the country as a family motto, while my Yuan family... I The Yuan family is only loyal to His Majesty! No matter who is sitting on the dragon chair, my Yuan family will always be his loyal dog, you know!" Master Yuan said, staring closely at his son.

Yuan Tianlang pursed his lips tightly, and after a while he murmured: "Then daddy, are you still paying?"

"Should a loyal dog only wag its tail at its master?" Master Yuan disagreed: "The so-called loyal dog means being one-hearted with its master and anxious about his needs. Now my face is peaceful on the surface, but in fact there is an undercurrent. Surging, I have reached the point where I have to save myself, otherwise, how could I have made such a bad plan, and sighed: "The old man has not been in court for a long time, and he doesn't know the current situation. He still clings to the old routine. We will deal with this matter privately." That's right, don't startle him. Seeing his son bowed his head and said nothing, Master Yuan also felt that the conversation was a bit heavy and quickly changed the subject: "Do you know who the guys who delivered the letter followed this time?" "

"Who?" Yuan Tianlang raised his eyes and asked.

"It's the Luo family's father and daughter." Master Yuan said with a smile.

"Luo's father and daughter?" Yuan Tianlang chewed the word in doubt, as if he finally remembered something, said in a concentrated voice: "It turned out to be them, and then said with a sigh of relief: "They are gone..."

"The little girl from the Luo family is very interested in you. You were really absent a few days ago, but you have been back these days, why are you still pushing me away? At least I can satisfy her curiosity." Master Yuan teased. .

"How can I see people like this now!" Pointing to his complexion that has not returned to normal, Young Master Yuan said angrily.

"Hehe, I'm paying attention to my image." Master Yuan smiled even more playfully, winking at his son, as if I understand you needless to say, and said: "I'm going first, you're so sorry Let's go, turned around when we reached the door and said: "Then Cen'er, you really don't think about it? "Seeing his son glaring at him, he just walked away bored.

Looking at his father gone away, Yuan Tianlang nestled back on the bed dumbfounded, what is this...

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Master Qian's study in Heishui County

"How is the matter going?" Master Qian looked at the paperwork he had just written in his hand, and asked Ma Kui who was standing aside.

"My lord, the little ones of yours have already been brought to you, now we just need to see how they react." Ma Kuigong said.

"It's been several days, and I haven't reacted yet!" Master Qian said impatiently: "Give them an ultimatum, if you don't make a decision, Master, I will be punished."

"Yes" Ma Kui led the order to retreat.

After knocking on the door, Mr. Wang pushed the door open and entered. When he met Ma Kui who was about to go out, he stepped into Mr. Qian's study after giving way to him.

"What's the matter, Zi Zhan..." Master Qian said in embarrassment seeing Master Wang looking at him with a sullen face.

"My lord, how could you do this!" Master Wang said angrily.

Master Qian was stunned, and said to Master Wang in a low voice: "Didn't I say that you don't need to take care of this matter?"

"My lord's way of doing this is different from those officials who are corrupt and pervert the law!" Master Wang asked loudly.

"There is no difference!" Master Qian suddenly got up, looked at Master Wang and said word by word: "I, also, no, think, yes, what, what, no, same!" , Mr. Qian looked at the sinking sun outside the window with his hands behind his back, and said in a concentrated voice: "My surname is Qian Mingxiang, you must have secretly laughed at me because of this, big money box, money bag, hum, I'm not afraid to tell you, I Being the county magistrate of Shi Laozi is for nothing but money!"

He stared wide-eyed at Master Wang: "And, do you think I'm the only one like this? Let me tell you, the world is as black as crows! The gate of this yamen opens to the south, so don't come in if you have a reason and no money. This magistrate, who doesn't eat the plaintiff and the defendant! Then he said in a hey voice: "Do you think that I appreciate you so much that you can tell me what to do? Let me tell you, you are nothing if you take off this master's burqa! That set, I can't afford it!"

The original appearance of harmony and warmth was torn apart, and something called reality was exposed, which caused dull pain in the heart.

Taking a few deep breaths, Master Wang said, "But that Yue Qianshan has the identity of a child, isn't your lord afraid to go up to the peak to inquire about this matter? Then Liu and Xu confessed to the crime, and your lord is not afraid of the culprit and the victim." They treat everyone equally, as long as they are given money, they will be released immediately, have you thought about the consequences?"

Looking contemptuously at Master Wang, Master Qian snorted coldly, "A case? A confession? No one was killed and no one was injured. What kind of case is there? As for the testimony, of course the master said it was there, and he said there was no. It doesn't!"

"But that Yue Tongsheng".Master Wang murmured.

"Yue Tongsheng?" As if thinking of something interesting, Master Qian smiled and waved the paper in his hand, "It won't happen anytime soon."

Master Wang looked intently, but saw that on the paper was the testimony of Liu Xing and Xu Liniang about Yue Qianshan's daily misdeeds, and his expression changed drastically.But Master Qian said: "The identity of this Tongsheng is his protective umbrella and his life-threatening talisman. This is what you told me, Master Wang. Hehe, you said that this testimony will be sent to Mr. Tixue together with my letter. What are the consequences there?"

Approaching Master Wang who was stunned, Master Qian said in a low voice: "The evidence for this matter is conclusive. Sir Tixue will not only reward me for my hard work in education, but also get rid of Yue Qianshan's reputation as a child! Without this status, He is just a white scholar, tell me, what else should I be afraid of?"

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