I thought that since they said so, the officials would take it seriously!
But he didn't expect that he actually suspected Tian An and the others of lying. "One moment you said someone set a trap to defraud you, and the next moment you said it was a beggar. How can I know which of your words is true?"
Tian An frowned, not wanting to waste time talking to him. "Since you can't make the decision, then let your master come out and we'll talk to him."
Unexpectedly, the official glanced at them with disdain and said, "Go away, our masters are busy! We don't have time to listen to your nonsense."
Yaoyao was furious and wanted to kick him, but Tian An stopped her and whispered a few words in her ear, and she gave up.
Tian An said nothing, gave him a final look, and took the three of them out of the yamen.
Master Qin was worried that Tian An would be sad because of her unsuccessful mission, so he comforted her: "It's okay, An An girl, we have already found a way to deal with those wild yam."
Unexpectedly, Tian An was not sad at all. He happily took a few people to the Dali Temple.
She originally thought that such a small case did not require the involvement of the Dali Temple, but since the government was unwilling to take care of it, she would just use a butcher knife to kill a chicken, so what was the harm?
As for the official just now, I probably won’t see him again when I come to the yamen.
And since he is such a busy man that he doesn't even have time to care about the people's demands, let others share the burden with him.
Anyway, there are still many new scholars at home waiting for deployment, and the court really has no shortage of people.
When he arrived at the Dali Temple, Tian An directly took out the business card from the General's Mansion of Loyalty and Bravery and handed it over.
Lord Pei, the Minister of the Dali Temple, happened to be in the government office. When he saw the visiting card, he came out to greet them personally.
Tian An recounted Mr. Qin's experience from beginning to end in a clear and logical manner, and also shared his own guesses.
During this time, Lord Pei listened very carefully and did not show any impatience. Only after Tian An finished speaking did he tell her a few of his own opinions and the two discussed them.
Lord Pei then asked Master Qin if he had any suspects.
Mr. Qin was also unsure, so he told Lord Pei about several pharmacies that were affected by his pharmacy and had bad business.
He has always been careful with his words and actions and never offends anyone easily. Apart from this time when he accidentally caused the poor business of these drugstores and angered them, he really couldn't think of anyone else who would dislike him.
After hearing this, Lord Pei nodded solemnly, "Qin Laozhang, my lord, don't worry. I will take this matter very seriously. You can go back and wait for the result. I will give you a satisfactory answer."
Lord Pei made a solemn promise to the two men and personally escorted them out of the government office.
On the way, Tian An casually murmured to Master Qin, "It's worthy of being the Dali Temple! Master Pei is responsible and considerate of the people.
It was unlike the yamen we just visited, where we couldn't even see the person in charge. They just sent some random person whose job we didn't know and sent us away.
"Alas! Even officials like us can't find anyone when we go to report a crime. You can imagine how ordinary people would be left with nowhere to turn if they really have something urgent to do!"
Lord Pei twitched his lips. This is a lawsuit.
He smiled and said, "Have you already reported the case elsewhere? I wonder which government office you reported it to? And who was the official who came forward?"
Tian An gave him a name and said helplessly, "I originally thought that Lord Pei was very busy and didn't want to trouble you with such a matter. Alas! What a pity! Things didn't go as planned. You can only do more work if you are capable."
Then he added, "I don't know who it was who came out to talk to us earlier, but I remember his appearance."
Then, he described the man's appearance in detail to Lord Peng, even not missing out the man's skin condition.
After hearing this, Lord Pei immediately understood and said that he would report it truthfully.
Only then did Tian An give up.
He happened to have reached the door. "Master Pei, there's no need to see me off. You're busy with official duties. Go back and get back to work! See you next time."
Lord Pei said goodbye to the two of them and just turned back when Yaoyao couldn't help but pop her head out of the carriage to ask Tian An how things were going.
As the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple, Lord Pei naturally knew Yaoyao. She didn't want to reveal her identity, so she could only pull Zhao Shuhua to sit in the carriage and wait.
Tian An smiled and nodded at her, "Everything went well. Lord Pei personally promised to give us a satisfactory answer. We just need to go back and wait."
Yaoyao breathed a sigh of relief. "As long as everything goes well, let's go back and continue making the tortoise jelly!"
When Tian An saw her expression, he knew that she was greedy again.
Just as she was about to get on the carriage, she heard someone calling her name from behind.
When I turned around, it turned out to be Kristy Wu's third brother.
After the two men greeted each other, Wu Hongjing went to pay a visit to his father-in-law, Mr. Qin.
After all the formalities were completed, he asked the two men, "Why is my father-in-law with the local lord?"
He glanced at the Dali Temple behind him, a look of worry on his face. "Are you here at the Dali Temple for something?"
Master Qin had no choice but to tell him the story again, and said embarrassedly, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."
Wu Hongjing said with a look of disapproval: "Father-in-law, what are you talking about? You are Yalan's biological father. I married your only daughter, so I should be filial to you.
This is my negligence. I should bring Yalan back to see you more often."
Mentioning his daughter, Master Qin became a little excited and hurriedly warned Wu Hongjing, "Hongjing! Don't tell Yalan when you get back! She's pregnant! Don't get too emotional."
Wu Hongjing just remembered this and slapped himself on the head. "Look at my memory. Don't worry, I won't let Yalan know. I'll handle this matter for you."
Master Qin patted his shoulder and said, "You are thoughtful, but An An has already thought of a solution for me. You are busy with official duties on weekdays, so don't worry about it."
Hearing this, Wu Hongjing bowed to Tian An again and said, "Thank you, my lord, for your help."
Tian An waved his hand and said, "Yalan and I are sisters, and I'm also an old acquaintance of your uncle. You're welcome."
Seeing that they had resolved the problem and he had not contributed at all, Wu Hongjing offered to send them back.
Tian An refused, "You should still be within your term of office at this point! My uncle and I have something else to do later, so just go about your business."
Mr. Qin also advised him to put official business first, and he could only watch the two of them leave.
He watched the two carriages go away before entering the Dali Temple.
However, although he could not help with the matter of Tu Fuling, if that dog-eyed official still allowed him to go to the yamen safely tomorrow, he would not be worthy of being Ya Lan's husband.
As soon as he saw Lord Pei after entering the room, he started to talk.
It was only then that Lord Pei realized that Qin Laozhang was actually the father-in-law of the third son of the Wu family. He couldn't help but shed a tear of sympathy for that man. The Wu family is famous for protecting its own people!
But he deserves it, it's his own fault that his eyes are useless!
Being stared at by Wu Hongjing, Lord Pei had no choice but to write a memorial and hand it in immediately.
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