【011】 Government Office
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Fengxian is about three or four hundred miles away from Shuozhou, but it is not far away. It is also arriving in four or five days.
Mu Qing met Qiuyu in the government office and also met this honest and honest prefect.
In his previous life, Mu Qing had never met Chen Minzheng, but only heard of this person from his own father, Grand Secretary Ye.
At that time, Chen Minzheng was appointed as Jing Zhaoyi. Because he was fair in the judgment of the case, honest and just, he was a famous master of Qingtian in the Southern Jin Dynasty and was highly respected and loved by the people.
Chen Minzheng was polite in the court and did not go along with others. He was a stubborn temper. Therefore, sometimes he spoke honestly and made a fuss, which angered Emperor Xiaocheng. In anger, he demoted him to Shuozhou and demoted him to the fourth-rank prefect.
Therefore, Grand Secretary Ye admired Chen Minzheng very much, but also felt sorry for him.
Now, Chen Minzheng is over 50 years old. Although he is a very talented person, he has only become a prefect and is difficult to get promoted.
When Mu Qing thought of asking Qiuyu to go to the government office to claim the injustice, he knew the upright nature of the prefect.
If Chen Minzheng knew that Du Wencai was a hero in Fengxian County, he would naturally send his confidant Zhang Gao to investigate thoroughly. Otherwise, he would not have been demoted to Shuozhou by Emperor Xiaocheng.
Mu Qing looked up and looked at Chen Minzheng with gentle eyes.
But although he was over 50 years old, he had a strong face, awesome eyebrows and eyes, and his whole body was filled with righteousness without anger.
At the same time, Chen Minzheng stared at Mu Qing with a shrewd look, as if thinking.
Mu Qing smiled and said in a gentle tone: "This time Mu Qing was in prison. Fortunately, the Lord sent someone to investigate the case in time, so he was released from prison. Mu Qing was grateful."
When Chen Minzheng heard this, he waved his hand and said, "Miss Mu Er is serious. If you hadn't asked the maid to come to the government office to make an accusation, how could this official know that Du Wencai was doing such a lot of evil in Fengxian County?"
After saying that, Chen Minzheng sighed: "After all, it was my official dereliction of duty, which made the people of Fengxian County in dire straits."
In his tone, he seemed to have hatred for Du Wencai, and his failure to detect the situation in Fengxian County in time and guilt for the people.
Mu Qing said: "Your Majesty doesn't have to feel guilty. There are about a dozen counties and counties under Shuozhou. And you are busy with daily affairs. Du Wencai is very good at doing superficial skills. It is reasonable for you to not know about it."
"You can speak." Chen Minzheng smiled, then looked at Mu Qing with a look, and said, "I don't understand something, I want to ask you."
"It's okay to just say something sir." Mu Qing smiled gently.
"Since you are the daughter of the Marquis' Mansion, why have you lived in seclusion in a remote village for many years?" Chen Minzheng frowned and asked, "I also heard about your death from a serious illness back then, but why are you...?"
Chen Minzheng has not finished speaking, but the meaning is self-evident.
Mu Qing smiled and explained: "Sir, I was not dead back then."
——Not dead.
Chen Minzheng was stunned, and then he realized again. He was about to speak, but he heard Mu Qing say, "I was young at that time. Somehow, I got sick when I was nine years old, and since then I became stupid. My mother pityed me for such a change at such a young age, so she asked my father to send me to the ancient temple for meditation."
"How could the nun in this ancient temple bully me as a fool, so he treated me very harshly, and could not eat enough or wear warm every day, and he also had endless labor work."
Mu Qingdai's eyebrows frowned slightly, with a faint sadness hidden, as if he looked weak and helpless when he recalled the past.
"Even if you get sick, you don't have money to hire a doctor, so you can only endure it. If you can survive, you will save your life. If you can't, you will be destined to be like this. It happened that day that a little nun in the temple had been infected with a bad disease. The maid followed me since she was a child. Seeing my situation, she naturally felt angry. So on the night when the little nun passed away, she exchanged me and her Zibo clothes and escaped from the ancient temple."
"At that time, we had no place to go and had no extra money on us, so we could only go to remote villages and grow some vegetables. Although we live in poverty, we can still survive. But a few days ago, I was seriously ill due to cold. After waking up, my silly disease miraculously cured."
"I think I have lived in a small village for five years and always have to return to the Marquis' Mansion. After all, my father and mother are still alive. As children, I always have to serve my parents in front of the hall, so I embarked on the way back to Jinjing with my maid. However, I didn't expect that when I was sealed the county, I was framed by Du Wencai and imprisoned. In desperation, I had to let the maid come to Shuozhou to seek justice."
After Mu Qing finished quietly, there was no grievance or complaint in her words, but in Chen Minzheng's ears, she was furious.
It was just because Mu Qing's words were nothing wrong with them, but the meaning inside and outside was directed at Mu Zhennan and Liang Yan.
After all, in Chen Minzheng's opinion, Liang Jing, as a stepmother, felt sorry for Mu Qing and was suffering from silly disease at such a young age. How could he suggest Mu Zhennan send her to the ancient temple to practice meditation?
If he is really kind and generous, he will only leave the person in the Marquis' Mansion and take care of him personally.
As his father, Mu Zhennan obeyed the woman's words and sent his biological daughter to the ancient temple. He was treated harshly, but he was not a good father.
Furthermore, Mu Qing was not full and dressed in the ancient temple. Even though he suffered from silly disease, he was the daughter of the Marquis's family. How could he make these nuns so despise?
But Mu Zhennan and Liang Jing ignored him, which made Mu Qing ill and had no money to hire a doctor. He was desperate and forced to escape from the ancient temple. The eldest daughter of the dignified Marquis's mansion actually lived in a poor life in a small village for five years.
Chen Minzheng sighed. Even so, the woman in front of him had no complaints or injustice to fate. She still wanted to return to the Dingguo Hou Mansion, not for glory and wealth, but for serving her parents in front of the hall.
How can this filial piety not move people?
"Miss Mu Er, if you return to Jinjing this time, I will make the decision for you."
Chen Minzheng frowned, still angry on his face. As long as he thought that Mu Zhennan was a marquis, he was so cold to his biological daughter, he had a prejudice against him in his heart.
"Mu Qing admires the integrity and justice of his lord, but Mu Qing has been away from Jinjing for many years. This time he just wants to go back safely, so he dare not have any other extravagant wishes."
Mu Qing's tone was gentle, and she had anxiety and uneasiness of her age.
Chen Minzhengyuan was angry and heard Mu Qing's words, and couldn't help but feel some pity for him, and said, "I have my own opinions, and this time I will definitely bring you back to Jinjing safely."
Chapter completed!