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"Your Majesty, I'm late, please forgive me, Mr. and Mrs. Chen." Chen Shilang hurriedly ran into the main hall, panting heavily from exhaustion, and bowing his head.

"Thank you for your hard work, Minister Chen. You even came to my house so early in the morning. I want to ask your forgiveness."

"Come here, please quickly invite Mr. Chen to sit down and watch tea." Xie Ruqing said, cupping her hands towards Mr. Chen.

Chen Shilang sat on pins and needles under the service of the maid, and sat down at the head of Xie Ruqing. He gingerly took the maid's tea, and then took a deep sip. Then, he immediately stood up and bowed to Xie Ruqing and Gu Ruosu again. He bowed and said:

"Master, Madam, there is a misunderstanding about this matter, there is a misunderstanding!"

"Shilang Chen, don't be anxious. Speak slowly. My husband and I fully believe in your character, Shilang Chen."

"It's just that I need to trouble Chen Shilang to explain this matter clearly. After all, the servants of Jingzhao Mansion are here now. If there is any misunderstanding, we will make it clear as soon as we talk about it." Gu Ruosu said.

"Yes, what Madam said makes sense." Chen Shilang eagerly agreed.

After Chen Shilang agreed, he immediately turned around and looked at the Jingzhao Mansion servants standing in the center of the hall, and his expression changed instantly.

"What's going on with you people? Whose petition did you receive and whose order did you follow?! My own child was injured. How come I didn't know that my family sent the petition to your Jingzhao Mansion!!!"

Zhang Yier glanced at it awkwardly, then took out the paper in his arms and said:

"This is the pleading that someone sent this morning. The name of the complainant on it is exactly the name of Mr. Chen's house. Please take a look at it. Our Jingzhao Mansion also accepted the pleading in accordance with the procedures and acted according to the order."

Chen Shilang's eyes widened immediately when he heard this sentence, and then he quickly took the paper in his hands and read the contents of the paper over and over in disbelief. Finally, the person holding the paper His hands couldn't help shaking, he stamped his feet and said:

"This! This! This! This is simply nonsense! Lord! I guarantee it! This paper definitely did not come from my house!"

"A person needs a face! A tree needs a skin! I have read books by sages for so many years. Even if I am not as good as the great scholars of the world, I still know what etiquette, justice and integrity are!"

"All of this, in the final analysis, was caused by my incompetent third son's misbehavior and ignorance of right from wrong. Why do we have the nerve to beat him up..."

"But the name on the paper is your Chen Mansion's name!!! Could it be that our Jingzhao Mansion forged this paper!?" The little officer who was kicked to the ground by Zhang Yier stood up and said Said dissatisfied.

"Hey, what are you talking about, a little servant! I just said that this petition was not written by our Chen Mansion! When did you say that your Jingzhao Mansion forged the petition! Are you maliciously slandering the imperial officials? Do you understand? I understand!" Chen Shilang said.

"You!!!" The little officer opened his mouth and wanted to distinguish something, but was stopped again by Zhang Yier.

"Mr. Chen, there is no need to be so angry. Just now, my wife and I have said that we believe in your character. I believe there must be a misunderstanding in this matter. We can work together to find out the ins and outs of this matter." Figure it out." Xie Ruqing said.

"But, before now, our most important thing should be to solve this difficult matter first. After all, the servants of Jingzhao Mansion are here under orders, and we don't want others to show favoritism." Gu Ruosu continued what Xie Ruqing said. , continued.

"How...how to solve this..." Chen Shilang obviously didn't understand the hint in Gu Ruosu's words and said in a low voice.

Xie Ruqing took a sip of tea in a leisurely manner, then slowly put down the tea cup and said:

"Regardless of whether this petition was sent to Jingzhao Mansion by Minister Chen and your family, but nominally speaking, it was submitted by Mr. Chen and your family. If you want to revoke the petition, it should come from Mr. Chen and your family." Withdrawal is justifiable, but as for what happens next..."

"Your Majesty, I understand. Thank you so much for the reminder, Mr. Chen!" Chen Shilang suddenly realized.

"Zhang Putou, since this paper was sent to your Jingzhao Mansion in the name of my family, then, now, I want to withdraw this paper from your Jingzhao Mansion in the name of my Chen family. It should be There’s no problem.”

"Of course. Since this petition was sent to you by Mr. Chen, it is natural that it is reasonable for you, Mr. Chen, to request the revocation of this petition."

Zhang Yier actually didn't want to get involved in such troublesome things for a long time. When he heard that there was now a solution that had the best of both worlds, no, the best of all three, he hurriedly continued what Chen Shilang said and said affirmatively.

"But...Master, this is not in accordance with the procedure. Logically speaking, even if the petition is to be revoked, Chen Shilang should go to Jingzhao Mansion in person to revoke it, and then we should follow the procedure. Wherever we can revoke the petition on the spot, we We should take the person back first..." The little guard unceremoniously tore down his master's stage and said.

"What do you know? Since we already know that it is a misunderstanding, why don't we resolve the misunderstanding quickly? We can make up for the formalities later. The Duke of the State and Mr. Chen are both court officials, and they have to go to court today. Oh, is it possible that you have to take leave specifically for us?"

At this moment, Zhang Yier felt so depressed that he was about to spit out his blood. At this moment, he regretted greatly that he had accepted this silly boy with only passion and no brain as his apprentice... He really... cheated himself to death. No negotiation...

"What this little officer said makes sense, that is, official business should be done. In this case, if it is convenient for you, Mr. Chen, you might as well follow these officers to Jingzhao Mansion now. At this time, asking for leave is also It’s too late.”

"Mr. Chen, you are a loving father. Your son was injured last night. Today, you took a few days off to take care of your child. I think everyone will understand. Maybe, this will become our Jingzhong A beautiful story about a loving father and a filial son." Xie Ruqing looked at this ignorant servant, almost laughing angrily, and then said to Chen Shilang.

There was a lot of cold sweat on Chen Shilang's forehead at this moment. He could only wipe the cold sweat while nodding his head. After calming down, he said:

"My lord, you are right. I had this intention today. I was going to take leave and spend a few days at home with my unlucky dog..."

"But since it happens that Jingzhao Mansion needs to act in accordance with the regulations, it's just right. The official will send someone to the palace to deliver the leave note, and immediately go back to Jingzhao Mansion with the officials of Jingzhao Mansion to withdraw the notice... Let this ridiculous thing end as soon as possible..."

"Master Chen is so thoughtful, but I just don't know... Zhang Putou... is it possible for our two families to do this? Are they going to take my granddaughter away under the noses of me and my husband?" Gu Ruosupi smiled. Roubu said without a smile.

Zhang Yier stepped on the feet of his ignorant apprentice, and then said respectfully:

"Of course, this is too polite, so I would like to trouble Mr. Chen to come with us for a walk now..."

"Let's go, let's go..." Both Chen Shilang and Zhang Yier were afraid that something might happen again. After saying goodbye to Xie Ruqing and Gu Ruosu, they hurriedly invited each other to go out... and after a while, they disappeared. In the hall...
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"I'm so tired. I didn't expect that this matter would be so twists and turns..."

"That young man just now was really interesting, quite passionate, but... he didn't know how to adapt, and his brain wasn't very good..." After those people disappeared, Gu Ruosu immediately slumped on his seat and stopped. She put on the airs of a princess and then said lazily.

"That young man does lack some intelligence, but it doesn't matter, this world will be his best teacher." Xie Ruqing said.

"Well... That's good... Fortunately, husband, you took precautions and invited that Minister Chen over in advance. Otherwise, we really don't know how to deal with that stupid young man decently..."

"However, I heard before that among the six departments, the most upright ones are the Ministry of Punishment and the second is the Ministry of Officials. The most cunning and eloquent ones should be the Ministry of Husbandry and the Ministry of Works. Just now I was on that Mr. Chen , but I can’t see the upright appearance of some of the officials. If I didn’t know earlier that this Minister Chen is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, I would have thought that he was from the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Household Affairs.”

"Don't look at this Chen Shilang, but people like him are actually very wise but foolish, pretending to be pigs and eating tigers. We looked at him just now and seemed to be very afraid of our authority, afraid of getting into trouble, and very brainless. We are going to argue with Jingzhao Mansion in front of us."

"But, madam, do you know about the Huaizhou imperial examination fraud case a year ago?"

"I have heard that this matter was a sensation back then, and many people participated. It is said that it was because of the Huaizhou fraud case that the Holy Emperor issued an edict. From then on, all imperial examination papers, starting from the provincial examination, must be approved by the Holy Emperor The examiners will issue the examination papers, and each state is not allowed to issue examination papers on its own." Gu Ruosu said after searching for things related to the Huaizhou imperial examination fraud case in his mind.

"Yes, but madam, do you know that this sensational Huaizhou imperial examination fraud case was investigated by Chen Shilang, who was just a small judge at the time."

"What!? Could it be him?!"

"Yes, that's him. Our Minister Chen seems to be an old official, but in fact, he is not afraid of powerful people or power."

"He had been fighting this case for a year. No matter who sent him gold or silver, or used coercion or inducement, or even put a sword directly on his neck, he would collapse like a mountain. Don’t change the color.”

"In the Huaizhou imperial examination fraud case, the homes of thirty officials, large and small, were confiscated, and seventy-two heads were lost. Countless people were exiled. The high-ranking officials in Huaizhou and those in Kyoto were implicated. None of my backers were spared.”

"Iron-blooded means?!" Gu Ruosu couldn't help but sigh.

"Yes, this is why His Majesty made an exception and promoted him directly from the local to the central government, and appointed him as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel." Xie Ruqing nodded and said.

"Then I really underestimated him!" Gu Ruosu said with a breath of air.

"It's okay. He has just entered Beijing not long ago. There will be many opportunities to interact with him in the future. Just get to know him slowly."

"Okay, this matter should be officially concluded. I'm going to court. If I don't go, I don't know how the man behind the scenes will make a fuss in the court today." Xie Ruqing picked up the black gauze hat and said goodbye to Gu Ruosu. .

"Do you know the real person behind this matter?"

"We are inseparable. After all, our family's sworn enemy, both on the bright side and the dark side, is also clear." Xie Ruqing thought of something and said with twinkling eyes.

"Then you... need to be more careful..." Gu Ruosu said worriedly.

"I understand, don't worry, as long as you are here, I will definitely cherish my life." Xie Ruqing held Gu Ruosu's hand seriously and said. (End of chapter)