Qian Shangshu frowned when he heard this: "How is this possible? You and I are in the court together..."
"Although we are in the same court, I am a junior. When I first entered the court or was still young, I heard that you were an honest official and had a heart for the people. I had also heard that the Qian family was kind to protect the neighbors in the state, town, and village. How could you It's a privilege for me as a junior to be friends with you, so how dare I call you my equal."
Xiao Yan didn't wait for Qian Shangshu to refuse, but he bowed and gave a rare junior salute.
"If you don't mind that I am an eunuch and have ruined your name, how about I call you Uncle Qian when there is no one around?"
Qian Baokun couldn't help but be moved by his words. He had seen Xiao Yan in front of the saint, and he had also seen him Leng Ran who never backed away from others and was decisive in killing.
But at this moment, he actually bent his back toward him, treating him like a junior, with a humble and not arrogant expression.
Qian Baokun couldn't help but secretly curse those who slandered Xiao Yan. For such a humble and polite young man, who said he was bringing trouble to the court?
This is simply ridiculous!
Qian Baokun quickly stood up and supported Xiao Yan: "What do you dislike and don't dislike? How are you different from others? Don't learn from those gossips to identify people by their origins."
"If you are willing, you will be my Qian's nephew from now on. As long as you don't do anything treacherous or evil and have an upright heart, Qian will definitely not let anyone bully you."
What about eunuchs? Are they no more upright than those powerful families?
"I know who you are, don't pay attention to those lies."
Xiao Yan lowered his eyes with some "touch": "Uncle Qian..."
Qian Baokun patted him on the shoulder: "Good boy."
Qian Qiyue: "??"
"!!!"
His dad is crazy.
Song Tangning stood aside in silence, watching the new uncle and nephew who had "acknowledged relatives" in a few words. Seeing Qian Shangshu's face full of emotion and sincerity, he suddenly felt that his brother had lost his conscience.
She stretched out her hand to cover her chest. When she was feeling sad, she looked up and saw Qian Qiyue looking at her.
Tang Ning: "..."
Silently opening his eyes.
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The sound of wind outside became fainter, but the rain was still pouring.
When the heavy rain fell on the roof and rolled down along the outturned eaves, it pulled out a misty curtain of water in the almost dark night, and finally gathered on the ground and made splashes of water.
Xiao Yan and Qian Baokun went to the study to chat about the official affairs of the court. Qian Qiyue led Tang Ning to her boudoir. When they walked around the verandah, they happened to bump into Qian Qingran who was leading the servant and was about to go out. At the corner, the two little girls didn't even see the person standing not far away.
"Mr. Lang?"
Qian Qingran's feet stopped, and the people next to him looked over in confusion and said: "It's a girl. Next to her...is that Yiyang County Lord?"
Qian Qingran said "Hmm". Only Xiao Yan came to the house tonight, and with him was the Yiyang County Lord. He knew before that his little sister was close to Miss Song, and now he saw He didn't know what was being said over there, Qian Qiyue was chirping and laughing happily, and his eyes couldn't help but fall on the girl next to her.
The girl was young, her jade-white cheeks were stained with light pink from her smile, and her figure was smaller than Qian Qiyue. When she was dragged forward by the girl beside her, she was holding a food box in her hand.
It seemed that she was walking too fast. She pulled Qian Qiyue and called her "slow down" in a sweet voice. Occasionally, when she looked back, her hairpin shook slightly and her face turned completely this way.
Only then did Qian Qingran see clearly that the pink color before was the red mark on her face that had not faded away.
It has been more than two months since the incident in Qishan. Has the injury on this little girl’s face not healed yet?
Qian Qingran heard people mention this matter more than once after returning to Beijing. He also heard someone say that Song Tangning's face was ruined. He only had a slight doubt in his mind. When he saw that the two little girls over there had gone away, he led the little girl The servant continued to walk towards the door.
"I'm going to visit friends. If I don't come back after the curfew, you should tell the government. If my father asks me about it, tell them so that I don't worry."
"Don't worry, Mr. Lang, I just explained it."
Qian Qingran said "hmm" and was about to get on the carriage. Unexpectedly, there was a carriage coming towards the end of the corridor.
It was raining heavily, and the carriage happened to stop not far from the door of Qian's house. The man driving the carriage was covered tightly with raincoats, but after he jumped off the carriage and stepped into the water, his shoes were still wet. Socks, he seemed to have seen the person standing in front of Qian's house, and hurriedly stepped forward despite the heavy rain: "May I ask if Minister Qian is in the house? My lord has something to see you."
Come here to find your father so late?
Qian Qingran was a little confused: "My father is in the house, but who is your noble lord?"
The people in the car over there seemed to hear this and opened the curtain, revealing Song Jinxiu's clean but still thin and pale face: "Sir Xiaoqian, I'm sorry for bothering you."
"What happened to Song Lu?"
Qian Qingran's face suddenly wrinkled, why is it him?
Song Jinxiu held an umbrella and got off the carriage. His legs were a little lame when he landed. His previously broken legs had not yet grown back, and the pain was excruciating when it rained. However, he still tried to straighten his back as much as possible.
After stepping on the rainwater and being helped by the diversion spring, Song Jinxiu came to the door of Qian's house. Song Jinxiu said to Qian Qingran: "I have been ordered by His Majesty to investigate the grain corruption case. There are some matters that must be discussed with Qian Shangshu. Please ask Mr. Xiaoqian to order someone to communicate." Send a message."
Qian Qingran raised his eyebrows when he looked at the thin and pale Song Jinxiu. Song Tangning and the others were still in the mansion. If Song Jinxiu went in at this time, he would bump into him... But he came here for business, and under the banner of His Majesty, he couldn't bring him down. Shut out.
Song Jinxiu was a little confused when he didn't answer: "Is there any inconvenience to Minister Qian?"
Qian Qingran shook his head: "No, it's just that Governor Xiao came to visit my father. They are discussing things. It's better to wait until Song Lu goes to the Yali tomorrow to meet his father."
Song Jinxiu didn't expect that Xiao Yan would also come to Qian Baokun. Although Qian Qingran's words were as tactful as possible, he could still tell that Qian Qingran knew that he and Xiao Yan had a bad relationship and wanted him to retreat.
Song Jinxiu couldn't help but tighten her grip on the umbrella handle.
"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Xiao Qian, but things wait for no one. The grain embezzlement case has been delayed for long enough. We must give an answer to His Majesty and the court as soon as possible. Governor Xiao is here just in time, and he knows the affairs of the Lu family best. If Mr. Qian and I make any mistakes, he can make them right in time."
Qian Qingran frowned when he heard this. Seeing that Song Jinxiu had to go in, regardless of Xiao Yan's presence, he couldn't stop him and could only let someone pass the news.
Inside, Qian Baokun was chatting happily with Xiao Yan. Suddenly he heard someone said that Song Jinxiu was here, and his face suddenly darkened: "Why is he here?"
The messenger said: "Dalangjun has already told him that Governor Xiao is discussing something with you and asked him to go to the Yazhong to meet you tomorrow. However, Song Lushi said that he has to see you for something important, and it is not easy for Dalangjun to stop him. So I had no choice but to bring the person into the house first."
Qian Baokun looked unhappy: "Why is this person so ignorant of the ways of the world?"
He had a very bad impression of the Song family, especially the young master Yutai who was praised by everyone in the past. In the palace, this man did not hesitate to betray his old friends in order to escape, and opened his mouth to lie to the Lu family because of Bo Shengxin. Come on, even take the blame for the account book.
Although few officials in the court have really clean minds, Song Jinxiu's previous image of being rigid and upright was too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. If he had been tactful from the beginning, no one would have said anything. However, he was the most disciplined person who always followed the rules. Tsuna always tries to persuade others virtuously, but for a while he was completely hypocritical.
Insulting his own sister, framing his elders, and refusing to repent even though he knew he had done wrong, everything was stepping on Qian Baokun's disgusting weakness.
Qian Baokun didn't want to see Song Jinxiu at all, but Xiao Yan, who was sitting next to him, looked calm: "For him to come here after such a heavy rain, there must be something really wrong. Why don't you meet him? Maybe he has discovered something. After all, he used to The closest to the Lu family."
As soon as the eye drops were put on, Qian Baokun became even more disgusted.
"You are the only one who is easy to talk to. This man is so ambitious that he can prove that his father colluded with the traitors and abandoned his loved ones just to protect himself. He is not a simple character. You have to be careful about him and don't get bitten by him."
Xiao Yan smiled and said, "Although Song Jinxiu has a despicable temperament, he still has some abilities. He has a grudge against the aristocratic family, so he can be used after all. Besides, Uncle Qian is keeping an eye on him, so he is not afraid of causing trouble."
When Qian Baokun heard this, he immediately felt that Xiao Yan was naive. It was impossible to explain the affairs of the court so easily. Today we are enemies and we can be friends tomorrow. It only takes an instant for them to fall out and make peace. As long as the benefits are enough, what are those people? You can't do weird things, and if you want to harm people, you have all kinds of tricks, and you can just stare at them.
He looked at Xiao Yan who didn't take it seriously and felt that he had a heavy responsibility. Song Jinxiu escaped from prison by betraying the Lu family and appeared in front of the saint. He couldn't really let him cause any trouble, otherwise wouldn't it happen if he gained power? Dealing with his eldest nephew?
Qian Baokun's heart was agitated and he immediately became cautious. He turned to the concierge and said, "Let him wait in front for now. I'll see him again after I finish talking to Governor Xiao about business."
Xiao Yan heard this and said, "Uncle, isn't this bad? After all, he is doing business..."
"Nothing serious can delay this moment. If he really has clues about the Lu family, he should have made it clear before in the palace. He came in even though he knew you were here. He couldn't be planning anything."
Qian Baokun snorted coldly: "Give him some time first, lest he think that he can stand shoulder to shoulder with you if he takes the Caoliang case. When you come back to His Majesty, you have to speak for this case. The limelight of eradicating the famous family cannot fall on him." .”
Their Majesty has always been cold and cold, and his temper has become more and more unstable as he gets older in the past few years. His family has always been a thorn in his heart. Whoever can pull out this thorn will definitely be trusted by the Sacred Heart, and his future will not be bright. Next words.
Xiao Yan made all kinds of plans and took many risks to push the Lu family into a desperate situation. Song Jinxiu must not let Song Jinxiu take away the fruits of this achievement.
Seeing the hesitation on Xiao Yan's face, Qian Baokun decided directly: "Okay, just listen to me, young man, don't be too soft-hearted."
He turned to the concierge and said:
"Just do as I say. I don't know how long the delay will be. If Song Jinxiu can't wait, let him go back first. I'll see him again after he gets on duty tomorrow."
The concierge nodded: "Yes."
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