Chapter 2622 Light and Dark
In this era, the master is like the father. He is the master of Bai Shan and Zhou Man, just like their father. If his reputation is bad, as his disciples, not only Bai Shan and Zhou Man, but also Bai Erlang will be affected.
Bai Erlang is okay. He has no ambition in his official career. He just wants to be a good son-in-law of his own and no one will bother him.
But Bai Shan and Zhou Man will continue to be criticized for this as long as they remain in officialdom.
This is also what Mr. Zhuang is worried about.
Bai Shan clenched the list in his hand, his face a little cold, "Don't worry, sir, I'll take care of this matter."
Manbao also comforted Mr. Zhuang, "We are upright and have nothing to fear from our own shadows. Why should you be worried?"
Mr. Zhuang looked at his two disciples with a smile, nodded slightly and said, "You have all grown up." Now they were comforting him in return.
Mr. Zhuang smiled and said, "I'm not worried, but I'm a little concerned. I also want you to be aware of this and be prepared. If someone does criticize me for this in the future, you'll be able to face it calmly."
Xibing and Wuyue brought the food over, and the three of them stopped talking.
Bai Shan put the portrait and the list into his arms and said to Mr. Zhuang with a smile, "Let's eat first. Mr. Zhuang didn't eat well last night. Would you like to share some with us?"
Mr. Zhuang smiled and nodded.
The young couple accompanied Mr. Zhuang for dinner before returning to the main courtyard. Manbao took out Wan Dong's portrait and looked at it for a long time but couldn't think of such a person in her mind, so she asked Keke.
Koko said: "I haven't seen it."
Bai Shan said as he changed his clothes, "You must have never seen this person. Not only you, but also Bai Er and I, and the people around us, have probably never seen this person."
He said, "They were able to find Yao Ge, so they're clearly not ordinary opponents. Even so, they're still cautious. The people who went to find Yao Ge definitely didn't show their faces in front of us."
Manbao was very curious, "But who wants to treat us like this?"
She was puzzled. "We have done nothing wrong in our conduct. Are we just taking revenge based on personal grudges?"
Bai Shan lowered his eyes and said, "With people like Lord Wei in this world, there will naturally be people like Hou Ji. If everyone could clearly distinguish between public and private affairs, there wouldn't be so many disputes and grudges in this world."
At this point, he raised his eyelids and said, "If nothing else, it's just that we can't clearly distinguish between public and private matters."
Manbao thought about it carefully and realized that it was true. He couldn't say anything against it.
Bai Shan dropped his clothes and went to take a shower. "Look carefully at the list and circle out the people I've offended recently."
Manbao chased him to the screen, leaned against it and asked, "Why is it someone you offended?"
Bai Shan said, "It must be me. There may be many people in this world who hate you, but none would use such devious means to harm you. You are the imperial physician, and there are better ways to harm you. Moreover, you are now a renowned doctor, with even greater expertise in treating certain illnesses than Xiao Yuanzheng. Even those who hate you will have to show some mercy. Who knows, they might even come to you for help someday."
Manbao: "Husband and wife are one body. If I harm you, wouldn't that be harming me as well?"
Bai Shan smiled and said, "You are the imperial physician, and we are one body. If the Imperial Hospital asks you to treat an enemy in the future, will you refuse? Furthermore, can we definitely find out who did it?"
Manbao was stunned. "Can't find out?"
Bai Shan said, "It's highly likely that nothing will be found. If I were to do this, the Wan Dong I'd be looking for would definitely be someone I have nothing to do with, someone we don't even have any connection with on the surface. Even if I find him, as long as he doesn't speak, I won't be able to find out who's behind him."
"Should we still investigate?"
"Investigate," Bai Shan said with a smile, "This is just my speculation. What if we encounter a fool, or the other party is not discreet and reveals their whereabouts? We must investigate further and get more clues to know the truth."
Bai Shan was not in a hurry. Since Yao Ge had come to the capital, they had to wait for the result. During this period, they should not take any more actions to avoid unnecessary trouble.
Bai Shan was soaking in the hot water and thinking, but he didn't know whether they would stare at Yao Ge. If they did, they should have known that Yao Ge had met Mr. Zhuang, right?
Manbao waited for a long time but he didn't come out, so he dropped the list he had been thinking about and came over to look at him through the screen.
Bai Shan looked up and met her sparkling eyes. He sat down calmly and asked, "Do you want to come in and take a shower together?"
Manbao glanced at the tips of his red ears and said with a spit, "I don't want to wash your dirty water. Come out quickly. I'll ask Xibing and the others to bring hot water."
Seeing that she was still pulling at the screen, Bai Shan pretended to stand up, but Manbao shrank back in a flash.
Bai Shan couldn't help but chuckle, then put on his clothes and went out.
After Manbao went in to take a shower, Bai Shan glanced at the person she circled and couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.
He put down the list in his hand. Manbao also felt that the Zheng family and the nobles in Qizhou were more likely to be the suspects?
Maybe it's bigger, but they are not its match yet.
Bai Shan couldn't help but knock on the table, thinking about how to break the deadlock.
There is no such thing as a thief who steals for a thousand days, but there is no such thing as a thief who guards against thieves for a thousand days. If this plan fails, they will always look for something else to do. Not knowing who the enemy is, it is very frustrating to be passive in defense.
But... Bai Shan raised the corner of his mouth slightly. It was a coincidence that the timing was right. As long as he delayed for a while, he could get out of this game.
Bai Shan had a plan in mind. He glanced at the screen, took the portrait, stood up, and went to the small study on the other side outside.
He found some drawing paper, spread out the scroll, and while grinding the ink, he stared at the people in the painting.
When Manbao came out of the bath, Bai Shan had already copied half of the painting.
Manbao leaned over to look, and Bai Shan asked with a smile, "Do they look alike?"
Manbao nodded, "Yes!"
Bai Shan carefully sketched and said, "I'll give Fifth Brother and the others a portrait later. Since they are traveling merchants, they might be able to find out more."
"Daji will also look for it. I will go back and look for Brother Tang. He knows more people and is in Jingzhao Prefecture, so he has better access than us. Maybe he will have some news."
Manbao nodded, thought for a moment and said, "How about I ask Manager Zheng?"
Bai Shan smiled and said, "No need. It's not good to have too many people looking for them. Since they are quiet, we should be quiet too. They think they are in the dark and we are in the light, but they don't know that they are also in the light here."
Seeing that he was drawing well, Manbao felt itchy and took out a piece of drawing paper and spread it out, "I'll draw another one."
Bai Shan was a little conflicted, but finally didn't stop it. Forget it, at worst he could just quietly draw another one to replace it later.
Manbao also learned painting, but among the four arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting, painting was ranked last, so her skills were inadvertently ranked last as well.
Drawing simple flowers and plants is fine and pleasing to the eye, but drawing people...
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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