Chapter 475 Return Home Safely

Chapter 475 Return Home Safely

A few days ago, County Magistrate Zhou sent up an apology note, thinking that this time he would inevitably be downgraded!

Who would have thought that the higher authorities only fined half a year's monthly salary...

He guessed that it was probably because of Bai Qingyan's good words in front of the prince that he was not demoted, so Magistrate Zhou was in a very good mood recently.

Half a year's monthly salary is nothing to Magistrate Zhou, it is important that Princess Zhen Guo is willing to speak for him and treat him as one of her own.

Seeing the guards on high horses coming slowly behind the convoy from a distance, the prefect stood up and walked out of the oilcloth shed, straightened his clothes and stood there waiting.

Bai Jinzhi, who was riding a horse, saw the prefect and Mr. Zhou from a distance, raised his eyebrows, bent down and said to the carriage: "Sister, the prefect and Mr. Zhou are meeting again at the gate of the city. It's really... not falling every time!"

Inside the carriage, Bai Qingyan put down the ancient bamboo slips in his hand, glanced at Dong Tingzhen, who was asleep but still awake, raised his hand to slightly open a gap in the curtain of the carriage, and said to Bai Jinzhi: "Just stop for a while and say hello. "

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"Call Uncle Ping over here!" Bai Qing said.

Soon Bai Jinzhi called Lu Ping over, and Lu Ping rode behind the carriage, calling out, "Big girl..."

Bai Qingyan looked away from Dong Tingzhen who hadn't woken up yet, opened the curtain and said to Lu Ping, "I'll go back and settle down in a while, and Uncle Ping will ask Ji Tingyu, does he know that the bandits we heard on the way back kidnapped the child?" , what's going on?"

"Yes! Miss, don't worry, I will definitely ask!" Lupine nodded.

Bai Qingyan knows exactly what is going on in Shuoyang banditry!

How could Ji Tingyu go down the mountain to rob the child?

On the way back here, at first I heard that the child was lost for no reason, and today I heard that before I arrived in Shuoyang... it was a bandit who rode down the mountain and snatched the child openly.

Those parents whose children were robbed chased up the mountain, but were killed by bandits on the mountain.

After much deliberation, Bai Qingyan decided it would be better for Lu Ping to ask.

Seeing the convoy approaching the gate of Shuoyang City, Lord Zhou hurriedly turned around and took a brocade box from the servant, followed the prefect quickly, and walked towards the carriage.

Seeing that Bai Jinzhi was sitting on the high horse and did not dismount, he raised his hand and saluted Bai Jinzhi with Mr. Zhou first.

The prefect said: "I haven't congratulated the princess yet!"

"This is a congratulatory gift prepared by the lower official for Princess Zhenguo and Princess Gaoyi. Although it is not worth much, it is the official's wish. Please accept it!" Magistrate Zhou stepped forward with a smile, holding up the brocade box.

"Master Zhou's kindness is appreciated, let's take the gift back!" Bai Qingyan's voice came from inside the carriage.

The eunuch saw Bai Qingyan's jade-like fingers picking aside the curtain of the carriage, revealing half of his face, and hurriedly saluted: "I have seen Zhen Guo Princess."

"When I passed through several counties on the way back to Shuoyang, I heard that bandits were rampant recently and took away many children from many families. Has such a thing happened in our Shuoyang?" Bai Qingyan asked.

Magistrate Zhou took a step forward and hurriedly said, "Princess Hui Zhen Guo, apart from those bandits on the mountain who often go down the mountain to burn, kill and loot, no one comes to the government office to report the loss of children!"

The eunuch looked at Mr. Zhou, and slowly spoke to Bai Qing: "Although no children have been lost in Shuoyang, there is news that... those lost children were all taken away by bandits! Those bandits But it’s really rampant.”

Bai Qingyan nodded, and his eyes fell on the county magistrate Zhou: "Although he has not reported it, as a parent officer, Mr. Zhou should pay more attention and understand the people's sentiments!"

"Princess, don't worry, I'm an official... I'll go and see the people's situation in a while! We will definitely not let a family in Shuoyang lose their children!" County Magistrate Zhou promised.

"It's so good!" Bai Qingyan let go of the curtain and said, "Thank you two adults for coming to greet you. I'm tired from the journey, so I'll go back to the White Mansion first, and the two adults can do their own thing!"

The wheels of the carriage turned, and Dong Tingzhen also woke up. She rubbed her red and swollen eyes, sat up and asked Bai Qingyan: "Cousin, have you arrived in Shuoyang?"

"Well, we're in Shuoyang! I'll see my mother when I get home!" Bai Qingyan smiled at Dong Tingzhen, "I'll let Chuntao cook a few eggs in a while, so I'll roll your eyes for you."

Dong Tingzhen touched her hot and swollen eyelids, her nose was sour with guilt: "Cousin..."

"Okay, you promised me that you will stop crying when you arrive in Shuoyang, and don't worry my mother, eh?" Bai Qingyan took out a handkerchief from the small drawer of the carriage and handed it to Dong Tingzhen.

Dong Tingzhen tightly clutched the handkerchief to wipe away the tears that hadn't shed yet, and solemnly said to Bai Qing: "Cousin, don't worry, I will definitely not let my aunt worry!"

"Hmm..." Bai Qingyan nodded.

Mrs. Dong knew about Dong Tingzhen's coming to Shuoyang, but Mrs. Dong didn't know why Dong Tingzhen came to Shuoyang, and Bai Qingyan didn't want to tell Mrs. Dong that she would worry in vain.

The niece of her natal family was coming to accompany her, so Dong was naturally overjoyed, and ordered Mother Qin to tidy up an elegant small courtyard, and arranged for a few maids to serve temporarily.

As soon as the third wife, Li Shi, got the news that Bai Qingyan and his party had entered the city, she hurriedly called Dong Shi to go out to meet her.

When the carriage of Bai Qingyan and his party stopped in front of the gate of Baifu, Mrs. Dong, Mrs. Li, Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Wang, and Mrs. Qi, who was holding the baby Bai Wanqing, all rushed to the door to greet them.

"Mother! Aunt... Fourth Aunt! Fifth Aunt!" Bai Jinzhi jumped off the horse, folded his fists and knelt down to salute, "Bai Jinzhi, go home safely!"

Chuntao had long been standing at the foot of the steps of the Bai Mansion, and as soon as she saw Bai Qingyan's carriage stopped, she went up to help Bai Qingyan get off the carriage, and seeing Dong Tingzhen who followed Bai Qingyan out of the carriage, Chuntao happily saluted and called out : "Hello cousin girl!"

Dong Tingzhen smiled, nodded to Chuntao, turned her head to look at the senior officials of the White Mansion, and saluted: "Aunt, third madam, fourth madam, fifth madam!"

"Mother... Third Aunt, Fourth Aunt, Fifth Aunt!" Bai Qingyan knelt down and saluted, "Bai Qingyan, go home safely!"

Dong Tingzhen hurried to help Bai Qingyan.

"It's good to be back! It's good to be back!" Dong walked down the high steps, touched Bai Qingyan's face, and took Dong Tingzhen's hand, "Why are your eyes so red?"

"Mother, on the way I talked to Ting Zhen about the military affairs, and Ting Zhen cried..." Bai Qing said with a smile.

"That's not right! Cousin, this is really made of water!" Bai Jinzhi replied.

"What's wrong with your hand?" Mrs. Dong grabbed Bai Jinzhi's hand and looked at it.

"It's okay, auntie!" Bai Jinzhi hurriedly withdrew his hand, but before Li Shi had time to grab Bai Jinzhi's hand, tears fell down.

"It's okay mother! A little injury!" Bai Jinzhi was used to her mother's fierceness, and suddenly she was not used to seeing her crying like this.

The third bird! Continue to ask for monthly tickets! ! ! ! !