Chapter 284 Chu Xiuning
The two clerks began to kowtow to Qiao Youyou and Zhang Sigu.
"We were confused for a moment and did something stupid. We beg the two ladies to show mercy and forgive us!"
Aunt Zhang looked at them coldly for a while, then turned her head to ask Qiao Youyou's opinion.
Qiao Youyou pursed her lips tightly. She had not had a single comfortable day since she entered the Ministry of Revenue. She was already filled with anger, and today, she was slandered for no reason, which completely ignited her anger.
When you can no longer endure it, there is no need to endure it anymore.
Send the officials to the police, send the officials to the police. Send all of them to the police!
She made up her mind and was about to speak when a little girl about five or six years old with pigtails suddenly ran in from outside the door.
The little girl was dressed very simply. She ran to a clerk, knelt beside him and asked:
"Daddy, what are you doing?"
When the clerk saw her, he was obviously panicked for a moment, "Nannan, what are you doing here? Aren't you at home taking care of your mother?"
The little girl started crying, "Mom is sick again, Aunt Wang said she saw Daddy nearby, and asked me to come and call you back to check on him..."
The tear-stained face of the clerk changed color. He looked at Qiao Youyou and begged, "Mr. Qiao, my wife is insane and cannot be left alone. I beg you to show mercy and let me go home first. When I come back, I will accept the punishment and let you do whatever you want with me!"
The little girl obviously didn't know what was going on and looked at Qiao Youyou in confusion.
Zhang Sigu thought for a moment and lowered her voice and said, "Youyou, you decide on this matter yourself. Regardless of whether these two people were instructed by someone, they almost harmed you. If you want to investigate, I will come forward to testify for you."
Qiao Youyou touched her hair irritably, then glanced at the little girl on the ground. After hesitating for a long time, she finally waved her hand.
"Go ahead, go ahead, we'll talk about this later!"
The clerk thanked him profusely and left in a hurry with his daughter.
"Let's just let this matter go?" asked Aunt Zhang Si.
"Of course I can't just let it go like this. But dealing with them is only a temporary solution, and Min will definitely have other tricks to trick me next time."
Qiao Youyou clenched her fists, took a deep breath, and looked at another kneeling clerk.
“I know that although you work in the government, your salary is meager and it is not easy to support your family.
I will keep this matter in mind for the time being, but you all have to remember it, not because I, Qiao Youyou, am easy to bully, but because I know that you are also being instructed by someone, and the other party is in a high position and powerful, and you cannot afford to offend him. "
"Mr. Qiao, I am a humble servant..." The clerk looked ashamed.
Qiao Youyou told him not to say anything, and she still had to think about how to deal with the matter. The root of the matter was not these two petty officials, and to solve the problem, they had to start with Min Yuan.
I have work to do at the government office right now, so I can't delay any longer. It's important to get the work done first.
Qiao Youyou said goodbye to Zhang Sigu and walked out of the shop door with the clerk. Suddenly, she heard the clerk behind her calling her, and his expression seemed to have made a decision after hesitating for a long time.
"…Mr. Qiao treats us kindly, but there are some things that we are really in a dilemma when working in the government office." The clerk raised his head and looked at her, "But we have been in the Ministry of Revenue for a long time. If Mr. Qiao wants to know something, perhaps I can tell you something."
Qiao Youyou curled her lips and said unhappily, "Forget it. Who knows if it will be another Min who asks you to fool me."
"Really." The clerk lowered his head and stammered, "...As long as my superiors have not told me not to tell you, I can tell you everything I know. As for whether it's true or not, if you don't believe it, go ask someone else and you'll know."
Qiao Youyou rolled her eyes but before she could answer, she suddenly saw a familiar figure out of the corner of her eye.
Even though I couldn't see the face of the person sitting in the wheelchair, I could still guess who he was.
Just as Qiao Youyou was about to catch up, a carriage suddenly drove past in front of her and blocked her view. When the carriage left, Wenren Yuebai was no longer visible.
The clerk behind him saw that Qiao Youyou was distracted and asked carefully: "Mr. Qiao, what's wrong?"
Qiao Youyou withdrew her gaze, shook her head and said it was nothing, and asked the clerk to take out the list of shops they were going to visit today to see which one was the closest.
The clerk thought for a moment and said, "That must be Tongyun Bank."
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"Butler Yi, have you found my aunt?"
When Chu Xin arrived at Tongyun Money House, he couldn't wait to ask as soon as he saw Manager Yi.
Manager Yi first glanced at Zhu Lan behind Chu Xin, shook his head regretfully, took out Chu Xin's token and returned it to her, "Sorry, the lady I know is not your aunt."
Chu Xin took the things and walked out dejectedly.
Zhu Lan also felt regretful. She was very curious about the girl who disguised herself as a man to take the imperial examination, and thought it would be best if she had the chance to meet her.
Chu Xin's aunt Chu Xiuning seemed to know a lot of inside information. She originally thought that she would have a chance to meet him today, but she found the wrong person.
Zhu Lan was a little hesitant about whether to continue the investigation. She had already spent a lot of time on this matter. She had a lot of government affairs to deal with every day in the Hanlin Academy, and it was impossible for her to continue spending time on finding Chu Xiuning.
There are so many people in the capital and there are no more clues. It is impossible for me to accompany Chu Xin to look for his relatives in the capital every day.
"Chu Xin..." Zhu Lan and Chu Xin walked some distance away from Tongyun Money House, thought for a long time, and then spoke carefully.
Chu Xin just turned around, before Zhu Lan could speak, a woman in white wearing a bamboo hat suddenly came towards them. When she passed by them, she grabbed Chu Xin's hand.
At first glance, Zhu Lan thought it was Qin Yuwei, and then he heard the woman speak softly, "Follow me."
Chu Xin recognized the voice and widened his eyes, "Aunt!?"
"Shh." Chu Xiuning signaled her not to say anything, "This is not the place to talk."
Zhu Lan reacted very quickly and immediately took the two of them to the Yuxiang Pavilion and into a secret private room.
Chu Xiuning then took off her hat, revealing a face that had been weathered by the vicissitudes of life but still retained its charm.
She looked at Zhu Lan, bowed and said, "Thank you very much, young lady."
Zhu Lan quickly returned the greeting, while looking at the other person with some curiosity.
Chu Xin hugged Chu Xiuning and cried and laughed for a while before he calmed down. Then he remembered that he had not had time to introduce Zhu Lan.
"Aunt, this is the top scholar of the dynasty. She has been helping me find you."
Chu Xiuning was slightly surprised and couldn't help but look at Zhu Lan twice, with surprise in her eyes, "Young lady, are you Zhu Xiuzhuan who won six prizes in a row?"
Zhu Lan nodded humbly. He didn't expect that although this aunt was not in the palace, she knew a lot about the affairs of the court.
Chu Xiuning asked about the condition of Chu Xin's father. Upon hearing that, Chu Xin couldn't stop crying and said that her father had passed away, so she came to the capital with the token to find her.
Chu Xiuning looked sad and began to ask about other situations in Chu Xin's family.
The two hadn't seen each other for many years, so naturally they had a lot to talk about. It was somewhat inappropriate for an outsider like Zhu Lan to sit here and listen to them talk about family matters, so he tactfully found an excuse to leave temporarily.
After the two of them finished talking, it wouldn't be too late for her to come back and ask what she wanted to know.
Zhu Lan returned to the street, his eyes fell on the golden plaque of Tongyun Bank across the street, and suddenly realized something -
How did Chu Xiuning find himself and Chu Xin?
The capital is so big, Chu Xin has been looking for his aunt for months, but he ran into her on the street today. Isn't it too coincidental? And judging from Chu Xiuning's behavior, it seems that he knew Chu Xin would appear here today.
At the beginning, Chu Xin gave the token to Manager Yi and agreed to pick it up in five days. This means that the only person who could predict Chu Xin's whereabouts could be Manager Yi, or someone in Tongyun Money House who knew about this.
Could it be that Chu Xiuning is from Tongyun Money House, and Manager Yi does not know her true identity?
Chu Xiuning is the director of the Shangfu Bureau, but she changed her identity after leaving the palace. The strangest thing is that Prince Yan Yuze is actually asking about her whereabouts... Why?
Zhu Lan just felt that the whole thing was a bit confusing.
At this moment, Qiao Youyou's unexpected voice sounded behind him——
"Eh? Lanlan, why are you here too?"
(I have read all the feedback carefully. First of all, thank you for your encouragement and patient reading. Those of you who are anxious, please don't be anxious and listen to my explanation QAQ. The fame of the protagonists is earned through hard work and study, not given by the system. Youyou is not the hidden prince of a group in the workplace novels. It seems cool to confront the boss, but his career will be cut short. It is impossible that he has no concerns.
Her personality is not suitable for secretly planning and making trouble. I know everyone wants to see her fight back immediately after being bullied like in the previous story, but after all, this is not a cool story with a cheating system, and it is impossible to write it randomly for fun without considering the character setting and logic.
The story of Hu Bu is a key node in Youyou's growth and change of mentality. Only after experiencing setbacks can you know what you want. There is no creation without destruction. You rise in adversity and the counterattack will begin soon.
There is also Lan Bao's hidden plot going on in this section, so the pace is a bit slow. You should have guessed You You's future identity. Neither her love line nor her career line is too sad, so just enjoy it! )
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