"This is ultimately a matter for your officialdom; Brother Huo can't interfere."
Although Cheng Shanshan didn't know how Lin Sheng obtained his so-called position as Provincial Surveillance Commissioner, since he had the token and documents, it must be genuine.
However, since the emperor was far away, Bai Jingquan could have denied it outright when Lin Shenggang spoke, but he was too upright and admitted it on the spot.
Based on her understanding of Lin Sheng, she knew that he had planned to steal the seeds to stir up trouble, then step forward to resolve the issue and win people's hearts.
Now that this plan has failed, there will naturally be other things to deal with. Thinking about the chaotic situation that will follow, she doesn't want Huo Mingchen to get involved.
So he secretly tugged at Huo Mingchen's hand from below to give a hint.
Huo Mingchen stiffened slightly for a moment upon hearing this, his glassy eyes gleaming as he looked at him: "My wife is right."
"...Be serious!"
Who is his wife?!
Cheng Shanshan glared at him coldly.
She realized that she was wrong to think Huo Mingchen was a decent person; he's been talking nonsense lately!
Huo Mingchen smiled brightly: "Alright, alright, then I seriously agree with what you said." As he spoke, he tightened his grip on their hands.
Cheng Shanshan immediately tried to retract her strength, but the disparity in power made it impossible.
At this moment, Bai Jingquan, who was standing next to them, looked at the two of them and his eyes dimmed a little. "Please don't take offense, I really have no one else to talk to. You can just consider me as someone who came here to have a chat." With that, he got up to leave.
Huo Mingchen suddenly said in a deep voice, "Magistrate, you only need to do your job well and have a clear conscience."
"Be yourself?"
Bai Jingquan considered it carefully.
Suddenly, he looked enlightened: "Good, good, I understand, thank you, Brother Huo."
After he left, Huo Mingchen looked at Cheng Shanshan and asked, "Where did you put those seeds?" Lin Sheng must have been very confident to arrest people like that, so he was very worried about Cheng Shanshan and rushed back in a hurry.
Cheng Shanshan feigned innocence: "I don't know."
Huo Mingchen straightened his expression: "Don't hide it from me."
"I've already hidden it." Cheng Shanshan was increasingly trusting Huo Mingchen's character, so she didn't really intend to hide it.
Of course, she didn't want to reveal the existence of the space for the time being: "Fortunately, I'm smart. I discovered it in time and transferred it, otherwise I would have really been killed by Lin Sheng this time."
Huo Mingchen didn't press her to tell him where she had put the things, but simply straightened his expression and said, "Then keep them safe and don't give them to Bai Jingquan for now."
Cheng Shanshan thought the same thing, so she nodded and said, "I know that if we take it out now, Lin Sheng might turn around and accuse the magistrate of embezzling." That's why she didn't offer to help earlier; it's better to wait during this special period.
"Good, very smart."
Huo Mingchen reached out and ruffled her hair, his eyes curving slightly.
This time, Cheng Shanshan did not resist, but for some reason her body became stiff and she could not move.
...
The next day.
After Lin Sheng arrived, Cheng Shanshan's appetite decreased significantly.
It didn't matter to her, but after several days of diarrhea and various forms of suppressed anger, Grandma Cheng developed a persistent high fever.
Originally, Cheng Shanshan didn't want to get involved, but Lin Sheng, who didn't mind making a big fuss, insisted on having her carried over.
When Lin Sheng saw Cheng Shanshan, his eyes were filled with hatred: "Cheng Shanshan, is your heart really made of iron? She is still your grandmother, how can you not even take care of your own grandmother!"
Cheng Shanshan gave him a cold look: "Now that you've delivered the person, you can get lost."
"you!"
Lin Sheng gritted his teeth.
Soon, Zhang Wang, who was behind him, stepped forward: "How dare you speak to our Provincial Inspector like that, girl!" As he spoke, he raised his fist, his eyes filled with fierceness.
Who do you think you are?
Cheng Shanshan showed no fear of Zhang Wang, who was like a weather vane; on the contrary, her aggressive demeanor frightened him into withdrawing his hand.
Lin Sheng, standing nearby, waved to Zhang Wang, "It's fine as long as the person is delivered. The rest is up to her." After saying that, he looked at Cheng Shanshan with a meaningful smile, then turned and left.
Cheng Shanshan originally intended to throw Old Lady Cheng out directly, but suddenly she grabbed her hand and cried with tears streaming down her face: "Shanshan, they... fed me... strange things, you... save me, I don't want to die, really... really don't want to die."
"..."
Cheng Shanshan frowned.
At this moment, Huo Mingchen realized that something was wrong and hurriedly went over to take her pulse. Then his expression changed: "She... has contracted the plague."
At this moment, Old Mrs. Cheng had already fainted. Seeing the tears still hanging in the corners of her eyes, Cheng Shanshan's eyes did not show much emotion: "That Lin Sheng is really becoming more and more inhuman."
Huo Mingchen narrowed his eyes slightly: "To be able to use a plague to harm people, he can no longer be called a human being."
Cheng Shanshan didn't say anything.
She had already been planning to leave this place because of Lin Sheng's arrival; after all, some people are best left unseen.
The thought that Huo Mingchen might not leave with her made her hesitate, but now she suddenly didn't want to leave anymore. After all, it seemed that she couldn't get rid of the hatred in her heart without killing Lin Sheng!
A strong sense of hatred made her clench her fists.
Huo Mingchen silently took out a handkerchief and covered her mouth and nose. The faint scent of medicine calmed her mind: "Don't worry, I'm here."
"Um."
Cheng Shanshan responded.
Then her gaze fell on the unconscious Old Lady Cheng: "What should we do with her?" Throwing her out was her idea, but it just so happened that it was also what Lin Sheng was thinking.
After all, this way he could manipulate public opinion to attack her, and also pin the blame for the origin of the epidemic on her.
Huo Mingchen had already begun preparing medicinal herbs to treat the patient, but Cheng Shanshan tried to stop him.
Huo Mingchen spoke first: "I can't stand idly by. Besides, if she dies, it will only harm you, not benefit you."
"I know."
Cheng Shanshan glanced at Old Madam Cheng before continuing, "I just wanted you to be careful."
"Um."
Huo Mingchen responded.
Then they got busy.
During this time, Cheng Shanshan was a little flustered, so she went into her space to tidy up her medicinal herb field. Now the time for harvesting herbs is obviously being extended.
Fortunately, the vegetables are growing well, and in recent days she has been making dried vegetable pancakes from fresh vegetables in various ways on her social media to eat with Huo Mingchen.
She actually thought of many reasons, such as something she had secretly hidden before, or something she had found by chance, to answer Huo Mingchen.
Strangely, the guy didn't ask a single question, which made her curious about why.
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