Tong Wenyao felt a little guilty, so she didn't say anything. But when she saw how disheveled He Chuan and Xiao He were, and then looked at herself, who was also in a similar state, she couldn't help but say, "Second brother, let the three of us wash up and get some sleep. We can talk about the rest after we wake up."
Tong Bo glanced at her without saying anything. Tong Wenyao understood and quickly slipped past him. As he passed by, Tong Bo whispered, "Hide from He Feng, or he'll catch you soon."
Tong Wen Yao nodded, understanding. After all, she had just met He Feng and now she took him to a brothel, so she would definitely be scolded!
She quickly returned to her room, washed up, and then went to sleep.
When he woke up, it was dark again. In the yard, he could hear He Chuan wailing and He Feng roaring. When Tong Wen Yao opened the door, He Chuan hid beside Tong Wen Yao, avoiding his father's care and encouragement.
"Wen Yao, please help me block it. It hurts so much."
Tong Wenyao stood in front of He Chuan, and He Feng said, "Get out of my way. You keep getting into trouble all day long. It's fine if you clean up your mess in the capital, but you have to clean up his mess in Cangzhou too!"
He Chuan hid behind her and responded: "You are my father, if you don't wipe my ass, who will you wipe my ass for?"
"You... you little bastard, come out here."
He Chuan kept hiding behind and refused to come out, which made He Feng so angry that his beard became crooked.
Tong Wenyao stretched out her hand to stop him and said, "Master, what trouble has He Chuan gotten into?"
He Feng pointed at him and said, "He actually borrowed money at high interest. If I hadn't discovered it now, he would have drained all our family savings."
Tong Wen Yao raised her eyebrows after hearing this. The He family was not short of money, so why would he borrow money at high interest?
He Chuan was dissatisfied and said, "You didn't even let me finish my words, and you whipped me. I feel wronged!"
Tong Bo tried to appease the situation and said, "Uncle, why don't you let He Chuan finish speaking before you decide whether to fight or not."
"Hmph!" He Feng turned aside with a flick of his sleeves. After seeing this, He Chuan spoke up and asked why he wanted to borrow money at high interest.
"Master Liang was a loan shark. I wanted to gather some evidence, so I went to borrow money." Tong Wenyao thought of Wei Zhuyue's letter to Prefect Zhao. Perhaps the loan sharking was a way to capture Master Liang. In the Gan Kingdom, loan sharking was forbidden. If discovered, all property would be confiscated, and the entire family, young and old, would be exiled to do hard labor.
Tong Wenyao asked, "He Chuan, where is the evidence you found?"
He Chuan glanced at her and whispered, "It's in Xiao He's hands." Xiao He said a little embarrassedly, "Yesterday when I was brought into the courtyard, I met a girl. She told me about it, and that's when I learned that Mr. Liang was lending money at high interest."
Xiao He continued, "If Miss Tong wants me to work for you, please let that beast Liang receive the punishment he deserves. There are more than a dozen corpses in the Peach Blossom Courtyard, and their injustice has not been redressed."
When Tong Wenyao heard her say this, she finally spoke, "Xiao He, I promise you, I will make sure Mr. Liang gets the punishment he deserves."
In fact, if Xiao He had not asked her, and if Wei Zhuyue had not written the letter, she would have found ways to let the people know about Mr. Liang's beastly behavior.
No matter how many bad people there are in this world, as long as she meets them, she will make them pay the price.
I slept during the day, but I wasn't very sleepy at night. Tong Wenyao was tested by her master about the medical books she had read recently.
"What is the iron vine used for?"
Isn’t the iron wire vine the vine from the paper mill in the back mountain? She closed her eyes and said, “It can also be taken internally for injuries...”
Yan Zhi then talked about other herbs, all of which were mentioned by Tong Wenyao one by one. Yan Zhi became more and more happy as he listened, and he did not forget to pull He Chuan over to check together.
Seeing that He Chuan still had one or two questions he couldn't answer, Yan Zhihai said sarcastically, "Such a simple question, how come you can't answer it? How did your senior brother teach you?"
They kept reciting until midnight, when Yan Zhi let them go back to their room to rest.
Early the next morning, Tong Wen Yao first visited Wen Jiang, and then went to the prefectural government's door. She lowered her head, wondering how to get in, when He Chuan patted her shoulder and said, "I'll take you in." After that, he unfolded his fan and knocked on the door with an arrogant air.
After a while, the door opened and he said, "Where is your young master? I'm here to look for him."
The servant recognized that this was the young man who had played with the master two days ago, so he invited him in. When it was Tong Wen Yao's turn, the servant stopped her.
He Chuan scolded him, "This person came with me, why are you trying to stop me?"
The servant nodded quickly and said, "I dare not."
He Chuan explained, "When Zhao Xiucheng was in the capital, he studied with him at the Imperial Academy. Back then, he often climbed trees, played with cats and walked dogs. He was an anomaly in the academy."
He walked slower, waiting for Tong Wenyao to continue, "No one played with him, so I was the one who went to play with him. Over time, we became familiar with each other. After that, as his father was sent away, we didn't see each other anymore, and only communicated through letters."
I also looked for him when I came to Cangzhou a few days ago, but today I came here specifically for you.
Tong Wenyao rolled her eyes, trying not to get angry. The servant led them to the living room and said, "Please wait a moment, the young master will be here soon."
After drinking tea for a while, Zhao Xiucheng finally arrived. When he saw He Chuan, he said, "Brother He, why are you free to come to me today? Didn't you say you were busy looking for a girl?"
After hearing this, He Chuan hurriedly said, "Zhao Xiucheng, don't talk nonsense and ruin my reputation." After hearing what he said, Zhao Xiucheng followed his gaze and looked at the woman next to him. Wasn't this the lady Xing'er met last time?
"Miss Tong, long time no see. How is Xing'er?"
Tong Wenyao nodded and said, "We came to Cangzhou unexpectedly this time. Xing'er didn't come, but she's doing fine."
He Chuan heard the two people talking and quickly asked, "Do you know each other?"
She didn't say anything, but she heard Zhao Xiucheng explain from the side: "Miss Tong bravely stood up for justice, which is why we met by chance."
He Chuan complained, "If I had come earlier, you wouldn't have been in danger." Tong Wenyao pushed him aside and said to Zhao Xiucheng, "I wonder if my father is here. I have something to give him."
When Zhao Xiucheng heard Tong Wenyao say this, he said, "My father is quite busy. If it's not an important matter, you can leave it to me."
Tong Wenyao smiled bitterly and said, "I need to hand it over in person. This was given to me by sister Zhuyue."
Zhao Xiucheng heard Zhuyue and asked, "But Miss Wei, Wei Zhuyue." Tong Wenyao nodded. Zhao Xiucheng remembered the last time his father and mother went out of town to seek justice for his cousin. Now his cousin had written to him, but what had happened?
He said hurriedly, "Follow me, my father is in the study now."
Zhao Xiucheng took them for a short walk, daisies placed on both sides, and the classical architecture exuded a sense of solemnity. When they reached the door, Zhao Xiucheng said, "Please wait a moment, I'll go in and talk."
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