C6

The moment Bai Zheng entered the room, she was wrapped up by Bai Nianming. With slightly reddened eyes, he cried, "Big sister! "You scared me to death!"

Bai Zheng's heart warmed. She couldn't help but reach out and rub the head of her second brother. "What are you scared of?

"Zheng, are you really alright?" The Madame Lin that followed closely behind had a face full of worry, as she circled Bai Zheng three times. Seeing that Bai Zheng was indeed alright, she felt relieved.

"Is elder sister back?"

His eyebrows were slightly thick, and his eyes were thin. His body, which had yet to develop, was thin and straight, so wasn't this Bai Zheng's little brother, Bai Yinan's twelve-year-old eldest son, Bai Nianjin?

Evidently, he had received the news that Bai Zheng had safely returned home, and hurriedly returned with a group of people searching for him. He grabbed Bai Zheng's arm with a face full of surprise and joy.

"It's good that Zheng is safe. Your father can finally be at ease." Although Madame Lin looked at Bai Zheng with a somewhat relieved gaze, she was mostly filled with worry. As she said this, she was about to shed tears again.

Bai Zheng was a little doubtful. She looked to Bai Nianjin, who was at the side, and frowned.

Bai Zheng looked around, only to see that although the servants and wives in the house were happy with her return, they were all tired and there were even a few white spots on their faces, there were a few younger ones whose eyes were red and swollen.

Her heart sank, and she asked Bai Nianming: "Nianming, did something happen to father?"

"Elder sister!" After what seemed like a long time, the young Bai Nianming finally could not hold it in, and her tears fell as she said, "Daddy was taken away!"

"What?" Bai Zheng did not understand, seeing that Bai Nianming was sobbing, she anxiously turned to Bai Nianjin and asked: "Nianjin, what exactly happened? Who took father away? "

Bai Nianjin bit his lips and said: "This afternoon, a group of people suddenly came to the house and said that they were from the South Village's flood. The 200000 taels of silver sent by the imperial government to provide relief was taken away and they came to the house to search. "Later on, later on …"

As Bai Nianjin said this, he also began to tremble slightly.

Bai Zheng concentrated and guessed the gist of it, then continued: "Afterwards, I found some evidence in the palace and said that Daddy was the one who stole Wen Yin's money, right?"

"Big sister guessed right. That group of people in father's study said that they found a letter from father and the local officials. The contents of the letter stated that father was greedy for that silvers!"

Madame Lin wailed as she cried out, "Your father was always cautious. How could he possibly steal the two hundred thousand silver taels? He wouldn't dare even if he was given ten guts! Your father must have been set up by a scoundrel! "

Bai Zheng hurriedly stepped forward to gently stroke Madame Lin's back to ease her anger, but she began to carefully calculate things in his mind.

The news of the great flood in the southern region had already spread across the entire Yongding City before Bai Zheng disappeared.

Due to the fact that the Southtown area was relatively south, it was not easy to freeze in winter, and the weather this year was exceptionally strange. After days of heavy rain, the already low-lying and desolate South Town was now completely devoid of any ability to resist.

This year's Great Zhou was rather bad for every year, with the great drought during the summer and the end of a fierce battle with Xiliang, the treasury was already somewhat empty.

Even so, His Majesty Feng Linche was a hardworking and devoted citizen. After finding out that the people of the Southern Flood City had been displaced, he sent two hundred thousand taels of silver to help the disaster.

Bai Yinan was not the main official in charge of this disaster, but as the Assistant Minister of Revenue, all two hundred thousand silver taels flowed through his hands. In terms of greed, it was indeed possible.

Thinking about it, Bai Zheng's mouth formed a smile, but her eyes revealed a cold light: "Seems like the mastermind behind all this wants to learn his lesson."

Madame Lin trembled in fear: "Zheng, what do you mean?"

Bai Zheng regained her gentle gaze, and helped Madame Lin up onto the nearby chair. "Mother, you don't have to worry, your daughter will be back soon, and your father will be back as well."

For some reason, Bai Zheng's gentle voice made the Madame Lin's heart calm down. Her usually impulsive daughter had suddenly become full of energy.

Bai Nianming stopped crying and stared at Bai Zheng: "Elder sister, is what you said true? Will Daddy be back soon? "

Bai Zheng took out a handkerchief and helped wipe his face, then smiled and pinched the flesh on Bai Nianming's face: "Silly brother, father dotes on us so much, how could he bear to stay for too long. He knows that I've returned, and will naturally return soon."

Saying that, she turned to the Madame Lin's personal mama and said: "Mother Song, take Madam and young master to have a meal. Uncle Fu, Nianjin, let's go to father's study. "