"Huh? Why didn't Zhang Aiqing come today?"
In the morning of the next day, Ying Zheng had just sat on the dragon chair. He glanced around and found the empty seat, and asked suspiciously.
There are only a few people standing in front of the three provinces and six departments. It is very obvious that one is missing.
"Your Majesty, when Zhang Shangshu returned home yesterday, he got off his horse and accidentally fell off, leaving a five-finger mark on his face. Therefore, he cannot go to court early today!"
Before the young eunuch could report, Kang Anping handed over his report.
"Oh? Yesterday when we were playing mahjong...ahem...well...when we were discussing matters yesterday, we were all fine!"
Ying Zheng almost spilled the beans, so he quickly corrected himself.
"Your Majesty, after the discussion, I left the palace and when I returned to the mansion, I accidentally fell down!"
Kang Anping explained again, speaking seriously.
"Oh? You fell off the horse and didn't break your arms or legs, but you got a five-finger mark on your face? This fall was really weird!"
Ying Zheng was confused, but didn't ask any more questions, so the morning court officially began.
In fact, there's not much to say, it's all trivial matters.
In addition, as the New Year is approaching, reports from various places will be over soon!
However, as soon as Wang Bi, Meng Yi and others left the house, they were called to a nearby restaurant by a boy who said that their master had invited them!
"Who is your master? Are you doing this mysteriously?"
"That's right. If your master wants to see us, why don't you come out in person?"
Wang Bi, Kang Anping, and Meng Yi walked towards the second floor of the restaurant, muttering dissatisfied.
If the boy hadn't said he wanted to find something good for them, they wouldn't have even heard of it.
However, according to their guess, the master mentioned by the boy should be the old guy Zhang Han.
Now the old guy should be the only one who is anxious to find them!
After going up to the second floor and turning a few corners, in a small private room that was very far back and secluded, I finally saw the master the boy was talking about!
It was none other than Zhang Han, Minister of the Ministry of Revenue!
At this time, he was wearing a bamboo hat, which was held very low.
But with many years of working together in the government, Wang Ben and others could still see it at a glance!
"Hey! Lao Zhang, it's you! You made it so mysterious!"
"That's right! We thought we met kidnappers who wanted to kidnap some of our high-ranking officials!"
"You said that if you want to meet, you can go directly to the house. You also asked us to come to the restaurant. Why are you meeting people like this...?"
The three of them sat down around the table.
Wine and food have been placed on the table, which is especially sumptuous!
"Going to the house? How to get there?"
Zhang Han's voice was slightly hoarse than usual. After closing the door, the servant grabbed the bamboo hat.
"Hiss..."
Everyone couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
Good guy, Zhang Han's left and right cheeks are swollen.
Both eyes were black and blue, and the upper and lower eyelids were swollen and closed, and one could only see through a small gap.
In addition to redness and swelling, there were serious scratches on his face and neck, but fortunately they had scabbed!
Now his whole face, except for his beard, has completely changed. Even Zhang Han's old mother would probably not be able to recognize her if she jumped out of the grave!
"Tsk, tsk! How did this happen? Yesterday afternoon, I was fine, but why did it become swollen like this after I slept? This fall was not a light one!"
"Hiss...don't move!"
Wang Ben pretended to feel distressed and touched Zhang Han's swollen pig-headed cheek. He grimaced in pain.
"You guys, don't pretend to be confused because you understand. If it weren't for you, how could I be like this? Hiss...!"
Zhang Han spoke vaguely, but in the end he seemed to be too excited and hurt the wound again.
"Hey! What does this have to do with us? We didn't do anything!"
"It's just that the injury on your face has nothing to do with you or us at all. Don't make false accusations against good people!"
Wang Ben and Meng Yi immediately curled their lips and picked up the chopsticks on the table to eat the food on the table.
"If you hadn't come to my house to make up those lies, what would I look like?"
Zhang Han was so angry that his chest kept rising and falling.
A bunch of lies had harmed him like this, and now he actually wanted to deny it?
"We were just joking with you. What does it have to do with you falling off the horse?"
"Okay, you guys! You guys are also high-ranking officials in the imperial court after all. How can you do such a thing that harms others and does not benefit yourself?"
Zhang Han's teeth were itching with anger, "You know clearly that there is a tigress in my family, but you still come to my house to throw dirty water. It's obvious that you want to kill me!"
When talking about the tigress, Zhang Han subconsciously looked at the door and found that no one was there, so he continued.
If his wife heard this, she would definitely be beaten again!
If the old wounds are not healed and new wounds are filled, it will be strange if the old life can be saved!
"Eh? You are wronging us by saying this. There are so many officials in the DPRK and China, how could we possibly know about your family's affairs? It's just a joke while passing by! Besides, visiting a brothel is a normal thing. It’s happened, even if Mrs. Zhang knows about it, it doesn’t matter!”
Kang Anping smiled cheekily.
"As long as you say this, come back to my house with me and explain to my wife that you guys were just passing by and joking. I didn't go to any brothel, let alone tear off the girl's clothes!"
After Zhang Han finished speaking, he took Kang Anping and left.
If this matter cannot be explained clearly, Tigress will definitely question him when she wakes up, and the Zhang family will never have peace.
He can't hide outside all the time, right? How decent is it?
"Stop! Stop! Stop! Why should I follow you back home? I'm still busy. I'll wait until I have time!"
However, Kang Anping had no intention of moving at all. After breaking free from his grasp, he sat firmly on the chair and drank a drink.
Looking at other people, they all look like this.
"Okay! Make a price, and how can you go to my house and help explain it!"
In desperation, we can only lose money to avoid disaster.
"Hey...! That's right! This is the attitude you should have when asking for help!"
After hearing this, several people put down their chopsticks and wine glasses and put on smiles.
"How about a thousand gold coins?"
Zhang Han rolled his eyes and stretched out a finger.
"What about sending beggars away?"
Everyone rolled their eyes.
"Two thousand gold?"
"..."
"Three thousand?"
"Five thousand?"
Everyone remained unmoved.
Finally, Zhang Han was worried, "Ten thousand gold, is that enough this time? Ancestors?"
"Ten thousand gold each!"
"Yes! This number is missing! No need to discuss it!"
"uh-huh!"
…
The three of them had malicious smiles on their faces.
This kid is usually very demanding. Even when he goes out to have tea, he has to run away in advance just to not give him money!
Okay, now, let him bleed no matter what, learn a lesson, and see if he dares to take advantage in the future!
