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Chapter 432: Changes in the Children's Washing Banquet
Qi Jintang was drinking and listening to a play with guests in the front yard. Sun Jianyu and Bo Rong were also accompanying them. When the rain stopped, he pulled down all the curtains originally hung on the porch. The rain that had been falling for more than ten days finally stopped. Everyone was in a good mood. Much better.
There was constant food and wine on the table, and there was constant drama on the stage, and the atmosphere suddenly became lively. Gradually, people began to leave the table and toast to other tables, especially those in front of Dao Qi Jintang. Sun Jianyu and Bo Rong had no choice but to help with the drinking.
Master Ma waited for those flattering people to walk away like a lantern, then he stood up and stepped forward with more people, cleared his throat and said: "Master Qi, you are going to the front construction site to inspect and appease everyone on the construction site. Laborers have eliminated a great chaos. I admire you greatly and will set an example for you in the future and follow your example."
"Master Ma is so polite." Qi Jintang raised a glass and drank with him and continued, "Master Ma is sitting in the city, and it is really hard to send people to clear the mountain roads."
"It is the duty of a lower official to share your worries with you. How dare you say it's hard for me to do this?" Master Ma said with a smile.
Qi Jintang said noncommittally: "We are all having a great time together today. We won't talk about official matters, only personal friendships."
"Yes, yes!" Mr. Ma nodded repeatedly, filled another glass of wine and said, "Then I would like to congratulate you on the wedding."
"Thank you, thank you!" Qi Jintang had to drink another drink.
Master Ma wanted to continue talking, but Sun Jianyu was already impatient and said without any dignity: "Master Ma, would you like to add a chair to sit with us? You are standing in this place, blocking me from watching the show!" "
"This is..." A hint of evil flashed in Mr. Ma's eyes, and then he covered it up, looking at Sun Jianyu calmly. He originally thought he was just a relative of Qi Jintang's family, but now it doesn't seem like it.
"This is Master Sun, the magistrate of Lingyuan County." Qi Jintang had no choice but to introduce him.
Master Ma's pupils shrank. He naturally knew about Sun Jianyu. His uncle's career was at its peak this year. At first, he only knew that Qi Jintang's eldest uncle was working under Sun Jianyu. He didn't expect that the relationship between the two would be so close. Sun Jianyu actually came to help him in the rain. It seemed that this friendship was extraordinary.
"It turns out to be Mr. Sun, disrespectful." Mr. Ma bowed his hands and returned to his seat.
Sun Jianyu stretched out his hand and hooked Qi Jintang's neck, leaned closer and asked: "Is it possible that he was the one responsible for what happened this time? There are a lot of words on the Internet."
"I think we should be inseparable." Qi Jintang sighed slightly, "We are all officials in the same place, I don't know why we have to make such a fuss."
"Since ancient times, people's hearts have been unpredictable, not to mention the officialdom. Once a person's desires are hard to satisfy, there is nothing he can't do." Sun Jianyu took a sip of his wine and spoke in a serious tone.
Hearing this, Qi Jintang smiled and raised his hand to slap him, "This is what he said, just like a seventy-year-old monk."
"You don't understand, this is called insight into the world." Sun Jianyu swayed his wine cup and chatted with Qi Jintang, looking very relaxed, but this relaxation did not reach his eyes at all.
Bo Rong leaned back in his chair leisurely, staring at the stage, but didn't even listen to what was being sung.
The three of them seem to be leisurely, but if you take a closer look, you will find that each of them is absent-minded, and they are all tensed up, waiting for something.
Bai Zhi walked out from behind. Although she was not wearing any makeup, she was still very bright and beautiful. She attracted the attention of many people along the way. Bai Zhi quickened her pace a little awkwardly, stepped forward and said, "Master, grandma, please come to the back. She said she has something to tell you."
After hearing this, everyone realized that Bai Zhi was the girl next to Mrs. Qi. Their envious eyes immediately turned to Qi Jintang. They didn't expect that Mrs. Qi was so virtuous and had such a beauty by her side. It seemed that she was definitely preparing to give it to Master Qi. Taken into the house.
The courtyard was suddenly filled with the sound of whispering.
Qi Jintang stood up, threw his hands around and apologized, and asked Bo Rong to greet him first, and then walked towards the back house apologetically.
As soon as he stepped through the second door, he saw Taohuayan already sitting on the corridor. He stepped forward and saluted: "My lord."
Peach Blossom Eyes raised her eyebrows and gestured to the room, "My men brought back a servant from your government office. He was locked up and beaten hard. Maybe he can ask some questions."
Qi Jintang entered the room and took a look. Sure enough, there was a man covered in blood lying on the couch. The doctor was checking the wounds, and Miao'er was helping him.
"Qian Qingrong?" Qi Jintang looked carefully through the light from the window and barely recognized who this person was.
"Master Qi..." When Qian Qingrong saw Qi Jintang, he suddenly became excited. He turned over and wanted to get down to the ground to salute, but his body couldn't support him and he almost fell out of bed.
"Lie down first and be careful of your injuries." Qi Jintang asked a few questions in the room, asked the doctor to diagnose and treat him, and asked Miao'er to take good care of him, before he came out with his hands behind his back.
"It's all clear now. If you don't mind, I will arrest the person and take him away later, and you and I will have peace of mind." He looked at Qi Jintang with peach blossom eyes and said with a smile.
"Of course I have nothing to mind about arresting people, but... now there is only Qian Qingrong as a witness, and there is no other supporting evidence, let alone physical evidence. If we arrest people hastily like this, I'm afraid..." Qi Jintang is not afraid of being washed up. People were arrested at the banquet, just because they were afraid that if they couldn't be convicted after the arrest, it would be difficult to end it.
"You are really not suitable for being an official." Peach Blossom Eyes immediately smiled, looking at Qi Jintang with crooked eyebrows and said, "What evidence do I need to arrest someone? The reason why I sent people to investigate is just because I don't want to Just accuse him unjustly!"
Qi Jintang would feel sorry for him now. The factory guards didn't need evidence when arresting people. Even if they killed everyone, no one would dare to care. Thinking of this, he touched the tip of his nose and smiled helplessly, "Actually, I also know that I am not suitable for being an official. When I return from Qingxi Town, I plan to resign and live a more practical life with Hehua and my children."
"Oh?" Peach Blossom Eyes asked with interest after hearing this, "Have you thought about what you want to do? Is it possible to go back to the north to farm?"
"Open an academy, plant a few acres of land, teach children to read and write, and take lotus flowers to travel around the mountains and rivers." When Qi Jintang said this, the lines on his cheeks suddenly softened, and his eyes showed a gentle light, completely different from the previous appearance. people.
"This is a good idea. It seems like something you two should do. When the academy opens, I will take the time to visit you."
After speaking with a smile on his face, Peach Blossom Eyes stood up abruptly, his brows filled with awe. The four men in black behind him also straightened their backs, with a chilling air coming towards their faces. However, these five people have an aura that remains unchanged even in front of thousands of troops.
As soon as a few people came to the front yard, the yard suddenly became quiet, leaving only the singing on the stage.
Four men in black came to stand next to Mr. Ma and blocked all the escape routes. Then Peach Blossom Eyes slowly walked forward and said unhurriedly: "Mr. Ma, please follow me. Let me take a trip!”
Master Ma was a little panicked when he saw this posture, but he still forced himself to be calm and said: "Da, bold, who are you? I am an official of the imperial court. I am not something you can manipulate at will." He turned his head as he spoke. He went to find Qi Jintang and yelled at him, "Master Qi, is this the way your house treats guests?"
"Master Ma, this is the trouble you caused yourself, and Qi is helpless." Qi Jintang stood with his hands behind his hands and shook his head helplessly.
Mr. Ma had no choice but to turn his attention to the people he usually had good friends with, and there were indeed a few who were eager to come forward and help him out.
Peach Blossom Eyes turned around seemingly inadvertently, half of the cloak on her body swung up, and a black rhinoceros horn waistband was exposed on her waist. There were two large gold characters on it, which immediately suppressed all the breasts and flattened them, making no waves at all. .
Master Ma also saw the belt card, his expression suddenly changed, his legs trembled, and a stream of heat soaked his pants uncontrollably.
The stinky smell hit his face, and his peach-blossom eyes frowned and quickly retreated, covering his nose in disgust and raising his hand.
The two men in black picked up Mr. Ma and quickly walked out of the courtyard. The people around him didn't even dare to move, not to mention blocking him.
The two actors on the stage were stiff in their movements, but they did not dare to stop casually, so they had no choice but to continue singing.
Peach Blossom Eyes raised her hands to straighten her cloak, turned around and smiled at Qi Jintang, took out a small gadget from her sleeve, threw it over and said: "I forgot just now, this is the baptism gift I gave to my child, so that the lotus will not pick on me. .”
Qi Jintang subconsciously reached out to catch it, and found that it was actually a red gold unicorn. There were two black gems about the size of rice grains embedded in the eyes, but they shone with a strange and agile light. It was obviously an extremely precious thing.
At this time, in front of everyone, the things have been taken in the hands, and I can't refuse anymore. I have to say thank you, take a few steps forward, and send the person to the door. I watch a few people leave on horseback, weighing the unicorn in their hands. , The eyebrows are twisted into an unsolvable knot.
"Why are you so dazed!" Sun Jianyu slapped him, "There is a yard of wood drying inside. Why don't you hurry in and comfort them when they need to be comforted and beat when they need to be beaten. The men surnamed Ma took advantage of the factory guard's The deterrent is still there, hurry up and arrest those who need to be arrested, and interrogate those who need to be interrogated, so that when they come to their senses, it will be difficult for you to find them again."
Qi Jintang came back to his senses, put Jin Qilin in his arms, nodded and said: "I don't know which of my men can be relied on now, so I will have to borrow your help."
"Who among us brothers is following the other? I don't use my people the same as yours, so I can borrow or not borrow them." Sun Jianyu hooked Qi Jintang's neck and snorted, "You are such a secretive guy. I didn’t know when you got involved in the factory guard line.”
"You don't know me yet. I can't even hide from such people and things." Seeing the disbelief on Sun Jianyu's face, Qi Jintang shook his head helplessly, "I'm really not being modest. I only got to know that person through Lotus."
With the factory guards as a base, the rest of the matter will be much easier to handle. The few people who colluded with Mr. Ma cannot be kept, and they are directly detained for interrogation. No one from the yamen is used. They were all brought by Sun Jianyu and Bo Rong.
The left and right were not their own territory. A few people had no scruples and were very willing to interrogate them, so they quickly pulled out the remaining people.
That night, several confessions were delivered to Qi Jintang. After confirming each other, he led the police officers to arrest the people. They were all imprisoned that night, which finally brought the matter to a successful conclusion. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe and reward. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
Chapter 432: Changes in the Children's Washing Banquet