Chapter 55: Deed of Sale
Zhou Zheng went up the second floor, looked at Shangguan Qing, and said, "Sit down."
Shangguan Qing looked at Zhou Zheng with clear eyes, his voice was as crisp as an oriole, and he said, "The young girl is standing."
Zhou Zheng looked at her, and he didn't know how many thoughts he had changed into his mind. He suddenly said, "How did you know me?"
Zhou Zheng is the newly appointed censor of Zhejiang Road Supervision and Administration and is in charge of Huzhou Prefecture for only a few days. The rotation of the Wengu is the schedule determined the day before yesterday. It is impossible for outsiders to understand it.
Shangguan Qing had a cold face and said, "There is a father's friend who is helping the people's daughter. The people's daughter has nothing to do, but only wants to release the monk's father. The people's daughter will raise any money."
Zhou Zheng looked at Shangguan Qing and said bluntly, "You have been running around for half a year, and I believe you know the difficulties of this case more than me. Even those officials from the six ministries cannot reverse the case. Why do you think I can?"
Shangguan Qing stared at Zhou Zheng with a firm look, and said, "Because the civilian girl knew that Zhou Tianguan was the uncle of the Censor Zhou, and the Censor Zhou was just the supervisor of the Censor inspecting Huzhou. The civilian girl believed that only Censor Zhou could rescue his father."
Zhou Zheng's face froze, and he secretly scolded him, and he was so angry that he spread the rumors!
Now he is trying his best to stay away from the eunuch party, and he still argues from time to time, so as to keep it for future advancement. If he is pulled into the eunuch party, he will be dead next year!
"I don't know Zhou Tianguan. Our family has never had any contact with them. You have found the wrong person." Zhou Zheng said decisively.
Shangguan Qing looked at Zhou Zheng, suddenly walked around the table, walked to Zhou Zheng, reached out and unbuttoned the two buttons on his chest, took out a piece of tissue paper from it, and handed it to Zhou Zheng.
Zhou Zheng blinked, but didn't react and said, "What is this?"
Shangguan Qing had a pretty face, holding the paper and said, "This is a private girl selling her body, and a private girl is innocent."
Zhou Zheng jumped, and heard what he meant. Looking at her pretty face like a flower, he tried his best to calm down and said, "Sit down first and say something slowly."
Shangguan Qing looked at Zhou Zheng with a firm and calm expression.
Zhou Zheng was so angry that he said, "Don't worry, tell me the specific situation of this matter, and your situation in the past six months."
Shangguan Qing looked at Zhou Zheng, put the contract on the table in front of Zhou Zheng, and sat down on the stool. The buttons were not tied back, revealing his fair collarbone and a small piece of smooth skin.
Zhou Zheng looked there unconsciously, his heart thumped, and he quickly picked up the teacup as a cover-up.
Shangguan Qing did not notice it, pursed his lips, his voice was cold and crisp, and said, "My father had never met Zhou Qiyuan, and he had no clichés. The internal culprit was just greedy for money, so he added this crime to his father. The two girls and sisters in Zhejiang Censorate, Nanjing Censorate and other repeated grievances, but no one dared to take care of them. After two months in Beijing, they did not dare to take care of the Ministry of Justice, Dali Temple, Censorate, and even the cabinet..."
Zhou Zheng was not surprised by these things and said, "Who asked you to come to me?"
Shangguan Qing looked at Zhou Zheng quietly and said, "You can't say anything from a civilian girl."
Looking at Shangguan Qing's calm expression, Zhou Zheng felt a lot of pressure, and he exhaled secretly and said with a deep voice, "It doesn't matter if I don't say it. Since I have taken your paper, I will find a way. In the next days, you should not move around. You should not tell me what you have done before, and you must not move your way to affect my plan. Do you understand?"
Shangguan Qing looked at Zhou Zheng's solemn expression, his pretty face changed a little, and said, "Will the Censor Zhou help the people?"
Zhou Zheng frowned and said, "Can you succeed? Don't be too happy too early."
Shangguan Qing stood up and bent down and said, "As long as Censor Zhou is willing to help, the young woman will thank her great kindness and will be a cow and a horse, and she will never complain!"
Zhou Zheng felt a little anxious in his heart, and stood up and said, "You go back first. If there is anything, I will send someone to find you."
Shangguan Qing looked at Zhou Zheng, blinked his clear eyes, and said, "Minister girl knows that Zhou Ji shop needs help, and the Minister sister and brother are willing to stay."
Zhou Zheng had noticed that Shangguan Qing had regarded him as the last straw, and was worried that she would go out again and said, "You stay in the shop, your brother, I will arrange for him to go to a tooth shop. Don't worry about food and drink, and you will also pay enough wages. As long as you stay with peace of mind."
Shangguan Qing looked at Zhou Zheng's face and seemed to feel his kindness. He pursed his lips slightly and saluted, "Thank you, Mr. Shangguan Qing."
Zhou Zheng nodded and led her downstairs, looking at Liu Liuzhe who had been standing at the entrance of the stairs and said, "Miss Shangguan stays here to do things, you can make arrangements. She also has a younger brother Shangguan Lie, you can arrange for him to go to Yashang."
Liu Liuzhe looked at Zhou Zheng, then Shangguan Qing, and didn't know what he was thinking. He suddenly smiled and said loudly, "It's the second young master, don't worry, I will make arrangements for you."
Zhou Zheng looked at him angrily, stepped forward and whispered, "You go and find Chen Belu's nearby teahouse, I want to see him."
Liu Liuzhe did not ask the reason and quickly said, "Yes, I'll ask someone to look for it."
Zhou Zheng didn't say much and directly wrote the Zhou diary.
Shangguan Qing looked at Zhou Zheng's back and for some reason, this person could give her a sense of peace of mind than the powerful officials she had found before.
Liu Liuzhe turned his head to look at the extremely beautiful Shangguan Qing, patted his chest and said, "Miss Shangguan, you can stay here, don't do anything, just look at it."
Shangguan Qing leaned over and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Liu."
Liu Liuzhe is just Zhou Zheng’s book boy. Strictly speaking, he is a servant of the Zhou family. Who has ever called him Mr. Liu? This sound made him smile happily and feel so happy.
"Miss Shangguan, you have to be polite. Come on, I'll take you to see our shop. The sale will be on sale tomorrow. There are quite a lot of things..." Liu Liuzhe took Shangguan Qing around the shop with a smile on his face.
Zhou Zheng arrived at the teahouse and drank tea silently.
Shangguan Qing obviously had limited knowledge of this matter, so he had to find someone in the officialdom to inquire. Chen Bellu from Huzhou was the official secretary of the Huzhou prefect, and was the most suitable candidate.
This was the first time Zhou Zheng took the initiative to see Chen Beilu. Chen Beilu dared not be negligent and rushed over.
Zhou Zheng did not talk nonsense and said directly, "I want to know about the Silk Merchant of Huzhou and Shangguan Xun."
Chen Beilu didn't know what happened in the Meridian Gate. He heard it a little confused and said, "Has Shangguan Xun decided to make a case? He was sentenced to thirty years and has now been detained from Suzhou to the imperial prison. Why did Censor Zhou suddenly ask about this... Has someone sued the Censorate?"
Chen Beilu finally reacted, and Zhou Zheng did not hide it, saying, "Well, I want to know the inside story of this case."
Chen Belu didn't care and said, "There is nothing inside the case. It's the Shangguan Xun family that has a great cause and attracted the attention of the admiral and eunuch Li Shi. He originally wanted only 30,000 taels, but Shangguan Xun refused to leave. In anger, Eunuch Li added him to the list of Zhou Qiyuan's clique cases. Not only did he get arrested, but his house was also confiscated."
Zhou Zheng sounded very simple and said, "It's just that?"
Chen Belu looked affirmative and said, "That's it. We lords have come forward to persuade us to make peace, but Shangguan Xun refused to leave and refused to bow his head after being punished. This made Eunuch Li anxious."
Zhou Zheng felt that there was still a story inside, so he didn't pursue it and asked again, "I want to release Shangguan Xun reasonably, what's the solution?"
Chen Beilu suddenly felt somber and said, "Censor Zhou, I advise you not to touch this case. Shangguan Xun was a case decided by Eunuch Li, and he was a celebrity around Wei Zhongxian."
Chen Beilu's meaning is very simple, unless Eunuch Li nods, if Zhou Zheng insists on overturning the case, he will slap Eunuch Li in the face and indirectly slap Wei Zhongxian in the face.
At this time, who dares to offend Wei Zhongxian and his minions?
The power of the internal supervisor is far greater than that of the cabinet ministers of the outer court. Zhou Zheng knew about this and pondered for a moment, saying, "What if we use the money, can we change our words?"
Chen Beilu looked at Zhou Zheng and shook his head and said, "Shangguan's family's property is tens of thousands, and it is all in the hands of Eunuch Li. How much does Censor Zhou plan to change his words?"
When it comes to wealth, Zhou Zheng was really not as good as these people. He thought in his heart and said, "You don't need to mention this to others. The water in the capital is too deep, go back early."
Chen Belu had a premonition from Zhou Zheng's expression, and his face became more serious, saying, "Civil Zhou, this matter looks small, but it is actually very big. Be careful. If you are not careful, you may be listed in the list of the cliques!"
Zhou Zheng nodded, paid the tea with a polite sentence, and got up and went downstairs.
Chapter completed!