Throughout the journey, Song Fusheng wore a gloomy expression. He kept wondering where the kinship certificate had gone, as it was the foundation upon which the Song family had established itself and prospered in the capital.
He had some suspicions that someone in his family had stolen it and was hiding it, wanting to claim this relative alone and enjoy all the wealth and luxury.
No one came into the courtyard. The night before he went to bed, he took it out and touched it again and again. But when he woke up, he couldn't even see a scrap of paper.
"If I want to know who did it," Song Fusheng said coldly, "he has no place in this house."
“It’s not just that; he only cares about himself and not his family. He deserves to be beaten to death.”
Song Dujuan found it amusing. Song Fusheng himself had failed to properly safeguard the official documents, so he bore the greatest responsibility, yet he dared to suspect his family.
However, she couldn't understand this matter either. Song Fusheng was old and had a large family of children. It was impossible for him to only care about himself and hide the documents. So how did they get lost?
The group arrived outside the office and explained their purpose.
The guard frowned upon hearing this: "What? You lost the documents? Why didn't you keep them safe? Isn't this just causing trouble for the Bureau of Personnel?"
Song Fusheng quickly said, "Our house was burgled. We couldn't have prevented it all. It wasn't intentional."
Just as the guards were about to go in to report, a carriage stopped in front of the gate, the curtain was lifted, and Lord Ji got off.
"What is it?" Lord Ji asked.
"It's like this, Lord Ji. This family says they lost their kinship certificate and need to get a new one."
Lord Ji glanced at the family and found them unfamiliar. Generally speaking, he would have some impression of those who had done business with him, as long as the dates were not too far apart.
When did you come to obtain the proof of kinship?
Song Fusheng said, "Just two days ago."
"Who arranged this for you?"
The group looked at each other, unsure how to answer the question.
Song Dujuan was quick-witted: "It was handled by the people in the government office. We're not worldly, we don't know who this official is or who that official is, and we can't explain it. But the kinship certificate is on file in the government office, and the relevant registrations match ours. We're not afraid of being questioned by the officials."
Have you seen me before?
The group exchanged glances again.
Song Fusheng wanted to say that he had seen her, but Song Dujuan shook her head.
This person looks like a leader in the government office. If he has a good memory, wouldn't he be exposed for lying in public? They didn't come to the subordinate department when they processed this certificate, and the time interval was not long.
"I've never seen the adults; it must have been done by some other adult."
Lord Ji said, "Please come in first."
The group was taken to an office hall, where Lord Ji instructed them to register their information before filing and verifying it.
Upon hearing that they were relatives of Princess Zhenguo from her hometown, Lord Ji paused for a moment and took a good look at the family.
If it's a relative of the Princess Zhenguo, then he has to take it seriously.
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