Chapter 690 Old Friends
Yao Bo didn't know if Qi Chan still remembered his father. He lowered his head and quickly finished saying everything he needed to say in one breath.
“My father once said that before he was exiled, Mr. Qi had pleaded for him and spoken on his behalf, which saved my father from being beheaded. Our whole family is deeply grateful to Mr. Qi. Yesterday, my father heard that Mr. Qi had come to Heichang County, so he wanted to come and see him. There is something he wants to show Mr. Qi.”
Qi Chan nodded slightly. He had indeed spoken to Yao Tianqin back then.
Yao Tianqin sued the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works, accusing him of misusing agricultural tools he had developed. As a result, the man falsely accused him of making baseless accusations.
Unfortunately, Yao Tianqin couldn't produce any evidence. On the contrary, the Vice Minister of Works had a stack of blueprints, and many of his colleagues in the Ministry of Works spoke up for him. Yao Tianqin's lawsuit failed, and he ended up in prison.
Qi Chan had heard that the Vice Minister of Works was no good, so he was inclined to believe Yao Tianqin. However, when he visited Yao Tianqin, the latter could not produce any evidence to overturn the verdict, and the Vice Minister of Works even wanted to kill him.
Qi Chan could only spare his life by exiling him to the southwest.
Three years later, the Vice Minister of Works made a mistake and was beheaded. But Yao Tianqin was so barely remembered that the emperor couldn't recall him, nor could anyone else.
Yao Tianqin stayed in the southwest and didn't send any letters to the capital or ask anyone to help him pull some strings.
Qi Chan was busy with affairs and naturally did not remember this official from the Ministry of Works whom he had only met once.
I never expected to meet Yao Tianqin's son today.
Qi Chan let out a breath and helped Yao Bo up. "If your father wanted to see me, why didn't he come?"
Yao Bo smiled bitterly, "He came this morning, but because he lingered in front of the county government office for a long time, he was arrested as a suspicious person. Actually... actually, it's not just my father; the constables of the government office have arrested quite a few people in the past two days."
"Is that so?" Lord Cheng suddenly looked up.
He was already planning to leave, and since they were old friends of Qi Chan, he didn't intend to disturb their reunion. He never expected to hear such a thing from Yao Bo.
Yao Bo nodded and recounted all the information he knew.
Lord Cheng's face darkened. He suddenly stood up and said, "Let's go out and see who's so eager to make a name for themselves."
He walked out of the lobby with a sullen face, and Shu Yu hurriedly followed.
Lord Cheng sent his guards to find out where those people were. They learned that they were in the interrogation hall and immediately rushed over.
As soon as they reached the door, they heard a chaotic commotion coming from inside, including people shouting their grievances and constables yelling at everyone to be quiet.
Just by standing at the door, Cheng Daren could tell what was going on inside.
His expression grew increasingly grim, and the guards behind him pushed open the interrogation room door.
Hearing the noise, the person inside turned around and shouted sharply, "Who is it? Don't you know this is... M-M-Master?"
The constable, halfway through his call, suddenly changed his expression and rushed over, "Lord Cheng, what brings you here?"
"If I hadn't come, I wouldn't have known what kind of good deeds you were doing and how many people you had wronged."
"Sir, my lord, your subordinate..."
"Get out." Lord Cheng said with a stern face, kicked him hard, and strode inside.
The interrogation room was dimly lit. Shu Yu, who was standing at the back, took a moment to adjust and then closed her eyes slightly before she could see the situation clearly.
(End of this chapter)
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