The father and son chatted and laughed and returned to Kunshan County Government Office.

Thanks to Inspector Tolin, this is the first time that Mr. Zhao returns to the yamen.

Then Mr. Zhao took a nice bath and insisted that his son rub his back.

Mr. Zhao had no choice but to pick up the loofah and rub the back of Mr. Zhao, who had been soaked, out of concern for his empty-nest father.

"Oh, comfortable..." Zhao Shouzheng squinted his eyes in comfort, lying in the steamy pine bathtub, finally feeling like a human being again.

"Later I heard that you led some people to fight the pirates. It scared my dad to death."

"..." Zhao Hao thought to himself, this sentence is not nice to hear. How come Dad has been a contractor for half a month and his words have become much rougher?

"Why else would Mr. Wu keep it a secret from father? Isn't it because he's afraid you'd worry about it?"

"How can I not worry about it?" Zhao Shouzheng turned his head and glared at Zhao Hao and said, "You are my only son..."

"I don't mind you remarrying." Zhao Hao said calmly while scrubbing him, "I heard from Mr. Wu that both the Gu and Dai families want to marry their daughters to my father."

"I dare not do that. You..." Zhao Shouzheng subconsciously waved his hands, then felt it was too embarrassing, and quickly changed his words: "The two girls are sixteen and seventeen, about the same age as you. Am I that kind of person, your father?"

As he said this, he sighed and said, "Alas, Mr. Wu is good in everything, but he controls everything, like an old lady."

"Anyway, I have made my attitude clear. It's up to you to decide how to choose." Zhao Hao curled his lips. Wu Chengen meant that it was not proper for a county magistrate to have no one to serve him. He hoped that Zhao Hao would support Zhao Shouzheng's remarriage.

Zhao Hao may not object, but doing something like finding a mother for himself...how can he let his godmother down?

Well, for mom, just one is enough.

"Let's not talk about dad anymore, let's talk about you. I heard that Miss Jiang has been living with you in Xishan?" Master Zhao turned the topic to Zhao Hao.

"Please don't confuse me." Zhao Hao said seriously, "There were nearly 2,000 people on the island at most, and it wasn't just the two of us who lived in the West Mountain."

As he said this, he scooped a bucket of hot water and poured it on Master Zhao's back.

"Hot, hot, hot, you are a bald pig." Zhao Shouzheng twisted his body and said with a grin, "You are really ruthless."

"It's easier to rub the ashes if it's hotter." Zhao Hao smiled and continued to rub him. "And then the old man and Grandma Ye also arrived."

"Oh? Your grandfather also went to Xishan?" Zhao Shouzheng's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he asked repeatedly, "Why didn't he come with you?"

Look at his incompetent son, now he has become a beloved official.

"Haha..." Zhao Hao laughed dryly and said, "It's better for father not to know."

"Well, there's definitely nothing nice to say." Zhao Shouzheng also laughed dryly and said, "By the way, Pan Zhongcheng is still living in Nanshan Temple and has been waiting for you to come back."

"Yes." Zhao Hao nodded and said, "I will go to see him tomorrow."

"Anyway, you'd better be careful. The Water God has a bad temper. If you can't produce the real thing, he will probably get angry." Zhao Shouzheng reminded his son.

"Don't worry, I won't take on a job if I don't have the skills." Zhao Hao smiled confidently and poured another bucket of hot water on Zhao Shouzheng's back.

"Ah, murdering my own father!" Master Zhao screamed.

He was afraid that in the near future, he would not dare to let his son give him a bath again.

Well, this is also what Mr. Zhao meant.

~~

In the county mansion, Inspector Lin was also taking a bath.

From the beginning till now, he has changed the water three times, used two pieces of soap, and scraped a piece of loofah, but he still feels that he cannot wash away the filth on his body.

Yuan Fang had already finished his bath and changed his clothes. Seeing that Lin Pingzhi had rubbed bloody marks on his body but still had no intention of stopping, he had no choice but to go over and grab the second piece of loofah from Lin Pingzhi's hand.

"Sir, please stop rubbing it. It's making your skin slough."

"Yeah..." Lin Xun'an suddenly lowered his head dejectedly, then slowly sank to the bottom of the bucket. "It's dirty, very dirty. No matter how hard you wash it, it won't get out."

Lin Xunan submerged his entire head in the bathtub, his hair floating on the water like seaweed.

Yuan Fang was a little worried that he was planning to commit suicide in the bathtub to express his accusation against Kunshan County and Zhao Shouzheng.

As soon as this thought came to mind, Yuan Fang felt a little excited, and he couldn't help but seriously consider whether he should help him and let Inspector Lin end this shameful life.

It can be considered as helping the Xu family a lot...

He also looked carefully at the tall pine tub and imagined the process of doing it.

Only the sound of patrolling footsteps outside and the voices of servants suddenly woke him up.

What are you thinking about in broad daylight?

"Huh..." Lin Xun'an finally couldn't hold it anymore and suddenly emerged from the water, gasping for breath.

"Your Excellency scared me to death." Yuan Fang put away his murderous intent and handed a Songjiang cotton towel to Lin Pingzhi.

Lin Xunan took it, wiped the water off his face and head, and said with a self-deprecating smile: "What the "Washing Away Wrongs" said is right, it is impossible for a person to drown in a bathtub."

"Is this passage recorded in "The Record of Washing Away Wrongs"? " Yuan Fang couldn't help but be surprised. Fortunately, he didn't act rashly, otherwise he would have been seeking his own death.

Lin Xun'an did not answer him, but just said to himself: "It doesn't matter, I can end this shameful life in other ways."

"Sir, please don't do anything stupid. You are still young and have a long way to go." Although Yuan Fang hoped that Lin Xunan would commit suicide, he couldn't say it. "Okay. If you want to commit suicide, I suggest hanging yourself. That would be more thrilling..."

"Where is the way out?" Lin Pingzhi's tears fell. "Once today's incident spreads, I will become a laughing stock in the court and the public. How can I have the face to stay in the officialdom?"

"Don't worry, sir," Yuan Fang said in a careless tone, "Kunshan is not the capital, nor is it Suzhou. As long as neither side reports it, how will the court know? Besides, you are the governor of Suzhou and Songjiang. Even if the neighboring counties heard the rumor, who would dare to report it?"

"How can I have the face to inspect Suzhou and Songjiang?" Lin Pingzhi said quietly.

"After this year, you will either be appointed as a county magistrate or return to Beijing to be an official next year. In any case, you will not stay in Suzhou and Songjiang anymore." Yuan Fang advised again, "Then it will be a new world."

“Yeah, that makes sense.” Lin Xun’s dead eyes gradually brightened up. He held his attendant’s hand tightly and said, “Yuan Fang, thank you for waking a dying man up with your words.”

"Uh, you're welcome..." Yuan Fang was dumbfounded. He couldn't be persuaded to death, isn't he too easy to persuade? I just said a few clichés.

If you really want to die, I won't stop you...

"Pack up quickly, we will leave Kunshan tomorrow!" Inspector Lin was finally willing to leave the bathtub.

"Sir, please don't do our business yet!" Yuan Fang hurriedly reminded him, "Second Master hasn't been rescued yet, and the arson case hasn't been suppressed. How can I explain this to you, Master?"

"I have already sacrificed my reputation as an official. I have enough to explain to the teacher!" Lin Xun stood naked on the ground and shook his head firmly, saying, "Anyway, I will not interfere in the affairs of the Xu and Zhao families. Let your uncle find someone else!"

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