Chapter 167：

Chapter 167

Liu Zhihua looks proud at Guaibao, her daughter is not only cute but also so smart, she must have accumulated a lot of blessings in her previous life in exchange for it.

Erya felt that her younger sister was really smart, so she applauded vigorously and said with a smile: "My Jiaojiao is really smart, she knows so much, she will definitely be a talented girl in the future."

"Sister is amazing!" Xiao Li also shouted.

Jiaojiao shook her head with a smile, and explained: "I found out this from Brother Song Dong's mouth. He has known medicinal materials since he was a child. He knows medicinal materials very well, and he knows more than me."

Erya still felt that my sister was amazing, so she quickly retorted: "That's also delicate and smart, who can memorize so much knowledge. If someone else told my sister so much, my sister would definitely not be able to remember it."

Liu Zhihua nodded and smiled when she heard that, and said in agreement: "Arya is right, we are still smart with our petite heads."

It didn't work for a while, the sacks and baskets brought, including Xiao Li's basket, were all piled up to the brim.

Liu Zhihua originally planned to send it back by herself, but she was worried that the children would be here alone, so she asked Xiao Li to carry it back and dump it in the yard, and then came up with an empty bag to pick others.

…

Meanwhile, in town.

Zhao family.

The officials surrounding the two days ago have all withdrawn, and Liu Quan is waiting at the door with his guards.

After a while, a simple carriage stopped slowly, Zhao Shen lifted the curtain, and walked down with a tired face.

He has been on the road non-stop for the past few days, sent the second lady to the capital, and only returned yesterday. Before he could take a good rest, he received the news that the governor of Yantie was coming here to investigate, and he hurried back before dawn.

Liu Quan hurried forward and raised his hand, "Master, please slow down."

Zhao Shen raised his hand to rest on his arm, and rubbed his brows while asking, "Liu Quan, what's the matter?"

"Master, it's Li Huai's grandson. He found out from somewhere that Miss Murong was going to enter the palace. He was afraid that you would take care of him, so he sent his captors to Ancheng to invite Mr. Sun, the governor of Yantie. The purpose was to borrow Mr. Sun's hand." Suppress the Zhao family."

Finally speaking, Liu Quan spoke with a bit of disdain.

It’s just a sixth-rank governor, even if he is fair and selfless, he doesn’t look at the backstage of the current county magistrate’s office. The second lady enters the palace to be a concubine, and the uncle has the trust of the second lady, so these petty officials dare to come to Zhao's house to be presumptuous.

Zhao Shen walked up the steps and asked casually, "Where is Master Sun now?"

Liu Quan hurriedly replied: "It is said that I settled down at the post station last night, and went to the Yamen early this morning."

Zhao Shen paused, then frowned.

It can be said that Mr. Sun is not good at oil and salt, and he happens to be in charge of such important tasks as salt and iron, and the county magistrate is very distressed when dealing with him.

Since he was able to cope with this matter, it is somewhat difficult to handle this matter.

Liu Quan saw that the uncle stopped, with a sad expression on his face, and he didn't understand why the uncle was worried, isn't he just a little sixth-rank official.

Zhao Shen raised his hand and pinched the center of his brows, and asked lightly, "Where is Second Lord?"

Liu Quan hesitated to speak, and said truthfully: "Second Master is at Auntie's place in the backyard."

Zhao Shen shook his sleeve and snorted coldly, "A dog can't change eating shit."

Zhao Shen went straight to the backyard.

Liu Quan hurriedly followed, feeling in his heart that the second master acted too indiscriminately.

The uncle has been running around several times for the second master's affairs, and even asked someone to invite the retired old imperial doctor to help treat the second master. The second master has just recovered, and he knew that the uncle had never greeted him when he came back. At this time, he is still with his wife and concubine. It's a no-brainer to mess around in the room.

As soon as Zhao Shen entered the backyard, he heard the sound of a man and a woman flirting, and his expression became gloomy.

"Grandpa, stop making trouble."

"Don't hide beauties, come to me to smell one..."

Liu Quan hurriedly coughed lightly, and shouted loudly: "Second Lord, the uncle is back."

The sound in the room stopped abruptly, followed by the sound of rummaging through boxes.

After a while, Zhao Er ran out with messy clothes. He was embarrassed when he saw his eldest brother. In the past, his eldest brother would go to the study when he came back. Why did he come to the backyard today?

Embarrassment is embarrassment, Zhao Er smiled flatteringly, and asked, "Brother, why are you free to come back today?"

Liu Quan was taken aback, didn't he tell the second master last night that the uncle came back today?

Zhao Shen's face darkened, and he raised his hand and was slapped.

Snapped!

Zhao Er was stunned by the beating. He covered his face angrily and raised his head to question, but seeing his elder brother's gloomy gaze, he opened his mouth and held back.

"Come to my study, or I will break your leg."

Zhao Shen dropped these words, then turned and left.

Liu Quan hurriedly winked with the second master, then hurriedly chased the second master away.

Looking at the figure of his elder brother going away, Zhao Er rubbed his painful cheeks, and cursed in a low voice: "What a bull, you must have been angry with the county magistrate, and when you come back, you will vent your anger on me to find dignity, and you will Hang in the nest."

Although he was reluctant in his heart, he was afraid that the elder brother would really do something, so he walked towards the study in a leisurely manner.

In the study,

After Zhao Shen was seated, Liu Quan brought over a cup of tea and said with a smile, "Master, your favorite Biluochun."

"Go ahead, don't watch over me here." Zhao Shen took the teacup and waved his hand.

Liu Quan glanced at the picture scroll on the table, and said with a smile: "Then don't bother me, my subordinates don't go far, if you need something, call me."

Zhao Shen took a sip of tea and gave a faint "hmm".

Liu Quan glanced at the desk again, then backed out with a smile.

When Zhao Shen put down his teacup, he noticed a picture scroll on the table. He hadn't come home for a long time, and it wasn't his property.

Out of curiosity, he put down the teacup, picked it up casually, and opened it to have a look.

What came into view was a portrait.

Zhao Shen was engrossed in watching, his Adam's apple rolled, and then hurriedly rolled up the portrait and put it away.

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But I don’t want to have an abnormal heartbeat for the person in the painting today.

Zhao Shen took a sip of tea to suppress the dryness and heat in his body.

At this time, Zhao Er walked in.

"Brother, what do you want from me?"

Looking at his younger brother, Zhao Shen's face suddenly turned cold, and he didn't want to talk to him, so he said softly: "Master Sun who took over your official salt matter is not easy to fool, the county magistrate has nothing to do with him, go and clean up now After washing up, go to the Yamen and surrender yourself."

If you surrender yourself, at most you will be imprisoned after review by the county magistrate, and at worst you will be imprisoned for several years.

If the officials in charge find out that the case involves more than 10,000 taels of silver, but they have to be tortured in Dali Temple to confess to those who trade in private salt, and they will be punished as accomplices and accomplices, then it is truly impossible to survive I can't ask for death.

Zhao Er turned pale when he heard that, and hurriedly asked: "Brother, didn't you help me deal with this matter? Why did Master Sun appear again?"

Zhao Shen raised his hand angrily and threw the teacup out, shouting: "I have received news in the county town, but you still don't know anything, you only know how to have fun all day long, I think you should die too!"

(end of this chapter)