Chapter 285： Can't figure out the situation

Chapter 285: Not clear about the situation

After the carriage arrived in Ping'an County, Yang Erdan asked Song Yi, "I remember there seemed to be a letter addressed to Mr. Xie."

Song Yi nodded and responded respectfully, "The Marquis specifically told me to give a letter to Mr. Xie and Mr. Dong."

“Then let’s go to the county government office.”

The driver turned around and moved cautiously along the ever-flowing main street. Halfway through, he heard a woman on a carriage not far ahead asking for the direction of the county government office.

With them opening the way, Yang Erdan's carriage traveled smoothly, and he and the woman's carriage arrived at the county government office.

As soon as the three of them entered, they heard a hoarse voice of accusation coming from inside.

"Dong Ze, your surname is Dong after all. You should know that our entire Guangming County is famous because of the Dongjia Winery. 30% of the people in the county work at the Dongjia Winery. If the Dongjia collapses, you know there will be How many people will lose their livelihood, and how many people will sell their children and daughters? How can you implicate so many people for your own selfish desires?

I know what Dong Youcai did to your grandfather back then was unethical, and I also know the deep harm it caused to your family, but you have survived it. Even if you can't make wine, you are still a scholar and you have made a difference, so why do you still think about it all the time? That hatred? When is the time for retribution! "Dong Zhengshun stomped his arms and legs, pounded his crutches, and stared at Dong Ze angrily.

Dong Ze's expression was always calm, with a slight hint of ridicule raised at the corner of his mouth, "Are you done?"

“What’s your attitude?” The woman next to Dong Zhengshun slapped the table in anger.

Dong Ze saw that she was wearing gold and silver and was about the same age as his uncle, so he guessed: "This must be Dong Youcai's daughter-in-law! Let me guess, the main wife of the Dong family should be in the capital now, and you are a side branch! Who? Asked by you? Dong Jihong? Or Dong Jihe?"

Mrs. Zhai felt ashamed that her true identity was exposed, and she angrily reprimanded, "Is this how you talk to your elders? You are really uneducated!"

Dong Ze's expression suddenly changed, and his sharp eyes shot towards Mr. Zhai, "What does it have to do with you, a snarky woman, that I, Dong Ze, have no education? To tell you the truth, as long as I live for one day, I will definitely try my best to break it. Pour Dong’s Winery!”

"You!" Mrs. Zhai was so angry that her chest heaved violently, and she turned to look at Dong Zhengshun, "Master, listen to what this kid said! Do you still want us to convince people with reason? If I don't teach this kid a lesson today. , he thought he could turn the world upside down!"

Dong Ze laughed.

Mrs. Zhai frowned, "Why are you laughing? Don't think that since this is Quzhou Prefecture, our Dong family can't do anything! Dong's wine shop's business is spread all over the country, and there are Dong's people everywhere, just wait and see! "

“What a loud tone!” Yang Erdan appeared outside the door with a cold face.

Zhai was displeased to the extreme. She glanced at Yang Erdan and saw that Yang Erdan was wearing ordinary clothes. There was a bit of disgust in her eyes, "Who are you? Do you have the right to speak here?"

Dong Ze glanced at the stupid woman Zhai speechlessly, and hurriedly stepped forward, "Second Young Master, why are you back?"

Yang Erdan lowered his eyes at Song Yi beside him and said, "My mother came back from studying in the capital. One of the letters was for Mr. Xie and Mr. Dong, so I came with her."

“Uncle, are you writing to me?” Dong Ze was a little surprised and a little confused.

What day is it today? The old family members who have never taken their family seriously are here, and the letters from the capital are also here. Could it be that something big has happened?

Dong Ze hurriedly took the letter, left Zhai and Dong Zhengshun where they were, and ran to the backyard.

Mr. Zhai was so angry that he almost vomited blood. "Master, look at that boy. Not only is he uneducated and unruly, he is still a scholar. I don't know if he got into the exam by some shady means!"

Rubble was so angry that he retorted, "You better have evidence, otherwise you will go to jail for slandering a scholar!"

Mrs. Zhai's expression changed, she pursed her lips unkindly, and sneered harshly: "A slave can speak beyond his master, it's just as unruly!"

Dong Zhengshun remained silent and sat down silently. Mr. Zhai was tired from standing, so he sat down lazily and fanned himself with a handkerchief from time to time.

I don’t know whether I’m angry or really hot.

About two quarters of an hour later, Dong Ze and Xie Yucheng hurried over from the backyard.

Xie Yucheng frowned subconsciously when he saw Dong Zhengshun and Zhai.

Ms. Zhai did not respond. Dong Zhengshun stood up first and saluted, "Old man Dong Zhengshun, I pay my respects to Magistrate Xie."

“Yes.” Xie Yucheng responded with a calm voice and turned his attention to Yang Erdan, “Second Young Master, I would like to thank Uncle Guang En on behalf of Dong Ze.”

Song Yi corrected him: "Thank you, Sir, our Marquis was posthumously granted the title of Marquis by the Emperor on the first day of the first lunar month. Now he is a Marquis of Guangen."

Xie Yucheng and Dong Ze were shocked, then ecstatic.

“So we have a marquis in Ping’an County! Congratulations!” Xie Yucheng smiled from ear to ear.

Thanks to Jiang Ning, his political performance in Ping'an County is very gratifying. Now that he has not been promoted, Jiang Ning has been granted a posthumous title. He can also drink soup when others eat meat, which is good for his political performance.

Although Dong Ze didn't smile as exaggeratedly as Xie Yucheng, he silently shed tears of joy.

Dong Zhengshun and Zhai on the side changed their faces slightly. Before they came over, they only found out that the backer behind Dong Ze was Xie Yucheng. Although Xie Yucheng was a member of the Xie family, he was only a side branch and a seventh-grade county magistrate, so he was not something to be afraid of, so The two of them were so rude when talking to each other. Why did another favor come suddenly now?

If this newly crowned marquis by the emperor was Dong Ze's backer, wouldn't they have hit a brick wall today?

Ms. Zhai was a little uneasy, so she immediately shut up and pushed Dong Zhengshun out.

Dong Zhengshun's face turned red. He was so aggrieved that he had to lower his posture and asked Dong Ze, "Is the Marquis you are talking about the Guang Enbo from Ping'an County who was granted the title of Emperor of the Emperor?"

"Exactly!" Rubble raised his chest and raised his head, and said proudly: "That's the mother of our second young master!"

Thinking of what she had just said, Mrs. Zhai quickly slapped herself in the mouth and apologized flatteringly, "It turns out he is the second young master of the Hou Mansion, and the civilian woman didn't recognize him. The second young master has a lot of people, so don't be as knowledgeable as the civilian women."

Yang Erdan sneered twice, "I have never argued with you, it's just you who took the initiative to cause trouble for Brother Dong Ze! I know the purpose of your coming here is nothing more than that the head of the Dong family is in jail and cannot save himself, so he asked you for help. "

Dong Zhengshun didn’t expect that Yang Erdan would know so clearly, and was speechless for a moment.

Yang Erdan smiled again and looked at them with some sympathy, "When the head of the Dong family asked you to come here to look for Brother Dong Ze, did he tell you that the emperor sent Zuodu Yushi to Yunze Mansion for a thorough investigation?"

"No!" Dong Zhengshun was shocked and frightened, and suddenly turned back to look at Mr. Zhai, "Do you know?"

Zhai's reaction was even greater than that of Dong Zhengshun. She retorted without thinking, "Impossible! There is no way the head of the family would not tell such a big thing. You must have deceived us!"

Zhai said angrily and glared at Dong Ze, "How can your family be so vicious? Our ancestors did not do the right thing back then, but they did not kill them all. Dong Feng did not want to kill himself, so what does it have to do with us?"