As soon as he finished speaking, Ma Qi almost smashed the wine glass over. Xu Tong immediately lowered his head and hid behind the grandma as if admitting his mistake.
With a dark face, Ma Qi put down the teacup in his hand, smiled and said to Mr. Chen: "Brother Chen, don't blame me for being rude."
"No no, Ma Gongzi and other hot -blooded men are the rare blood nature of my Datong man today.
Chen Yuanwai slapped Ma Qi with a slap in the face, making Ma Qi smile stupidly.
But after smiling, he turned his eyes and glared at Xu Tong angrily: "Why don't you hurry up and apologize to Mr. Chen!"
Xu Tong stepped forward reluctantly to apologize to Mr. Chen, but in his heart he was more like an outsider, silently watching the expressions of the five people in the hall.
Why are there five people? In addition to myself, Ma Qi, and the eldest grandma, there are also Yuan Chen and the girl next to him.
The girl had a red face from beginning to end, her head lowered, and she was sitting on the chair very reservedly. Xu Tong looked from top to bottom and found that the girl's feet were surprisingly small.
Mr. Chen also talked more, and when he saw that he had all he needed to say, he took the girl and said goodbye. Before leaving, he glanced at Xu Tong with a smile on his face. That swish expression made Xu Tong really want to punch him again.
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Xu Tong waited until they left to ask the eldest grandma, but the eldest grandma covered her mouth and smiled: "You are old now. It's time to find a marriage for you. Once you get married, you will be relieved and you won't have to go out and fool around every day."
It turned out that after Chen Yuanwai had thought about it for a while in front of Taoyuan Temple, he hurried back as soon as he slapped his thigh. It was for no other reason than to get married.
Speaking of Xiang, he couldn't reach the Li family, but the Ma family was different. Although Ma Qi was a third-grade official, he was still Han. Otherwise, how could the Empress Dowager Shengci only give him real power but refuse to promote him to an official position?
Woolen cloth.
Then I thought of the Ma family, and the misunderstanding just now was eliminated through marriage. In fact, the conditions of the Ma family are not bad, but who makes Ma Hongwen so useless, who is willing to marry his own girl.
Chen Yuanwai was obviously determined to get into the Ma family, not only for the sake of the Ma family's power, but also to avoid Ma Hongwen's revenge in the future.
Although Ma Qi disliked Chen Yuanwai's identity as a businessman, he had no choice but because Chen Yuanwai gave him too much.
He needed money. The imperial court asked him to annex the third battalion, but refused to allocate money to him. How could he train troops without money? Just when he was worried, Chen Yuanwai came.
The two of them had different needs and hit it off immediately, and the matter was settled before Xu Tong came back.
After Xu Tong heard what happened, he could only smile bitterly. He didn't expect that not long ago, he was teasing Gao Zhuo, but now the situation has changed so quickly that it is his turn.
But Ma Qi had already decided on this matter, and there was no need to touch his brow. Anyway, he left after completing the main mission, so he didn't take it seriously.
However, this old man's calculation was quite accurate, and it seemed that there was indeed something. However, at this time, such a person suddenly came to the capital, and Xu Tong felt a bad feeling in his heart.
Early the next morning, Xu Tong waited at the entrance of Qintian Prison with the things he had prepared.
Ministers often have to work until mid-afternoon before the day's work is considered finished. Xu Tong waited early, just for one person.
After waiting for a while, he saw an old man in official uniform walking out of the gate of Qintian Prison. Xu Tong had already found out clearly that this person was the one he was looking for, so he hurriedly went up to him and said, "Meet Gong Jing."
gentlemen."
"Um??"
The other party was stunned for a few seconds, and then looked at Xu Tong doubtfully, convinced that he did not recognize this guard.
"I am Mr. Wenyuan's disciple, Ma Hongwen. Mr. Wenyuan mentioned him many times during his lifetime and said that you two were close friends. Today I specially visited you on behalf of my teacher."
"You are Ma Hongwen!" Yang Gongjing was immediately surprised when she heard this. She glanced sideways at Xu Tong, with a bit of boredom in her eyes.
Xu Tong watched his words carefully. Even though Yang Gongjing quickly hid her disgusted look, she could not escape Xu Tong's gaze. Xu Tong was not surprised at all.
After all, Ma Hongwen's reputation is really... bad.
If his father hadn't been March, an ordinary person would have been beheaded by now for what he did.
"Oh, he turns out to be a student of Wenyuan. Okay, tell him for me. I haven't seen him for a long time. I'll have a drink with him again after I have some free time in a few days."
Yang Gongjing deliberately referred to her disciple as a student, obviously she never recognized Ma Hongwen from the bottom of her heart.
After saying this, he was about to leave. Although he and Wenyuan have been friends for many years, he didn't like him as a student at all.
However, after taking just two steps, he suddenly heard a burst of sobbing behind him.
Yang Gongjing turned around in confusion, and when she saw the tears on Xu Tong's face were already falling to the ground, she said with a choked voice: "My master passed away two months ago."
"What!!"
Yang Gongjing was shocked when she heard this. She stepped forward and grabbed Xu Tong's arm: "Two months ago, why did you notify me now?"
Xu Tong didn't know why.
But this did not affect his performance. On the contrary, he said even more sadly: "Mr. lived a poor life. He spent most of his life on a book or a green lantern. He rarely mentioned his past to outsiders. He left behind countless instructions.
Don't preach loudly, don't do anything big, I don't know the reason, but I don't dare to disobey the teacher's orders."
"Hey~~"
Yang Gongjing had mixed feelings in his heart. He knew that Wenyuan was good at everything. Whether it was literary talent or knowledge, he was many times better than himself.
It's a pity that the fraud case back then has become a stain that can never be erased. Nowadays, the court is complicated, so he must have been concerned about his identity, so he refused to inform himself.
"Brother Wenyuan, why are you doing this? Yang is already gray-haired and old, so how can he care about the opinions of outsiders?"
Yang Gongjing was still deep in self-movement. Xu Tong curled up his lips, knowing that if the old guy continued to cry, he would not be able to do his thing.
So she curled her lips and cried even more miserably than Yang Gongjing, which finally woke Yang Gongjing out of her own emotions. Seeing Ma Wenhua crying in front of her with snot and tears, Yang Gongjing didn't like this dude in her heart.
Disciple, but finally I no longer treat him coldly.
He stretched out his hand to pull him up and said: "It doesn't matter, the deceased is long gone, and the living are like a husband. Looking at your clothes, could you be on duty in the palace?"
Xu Tong wiped away his tears and nodded: "I happen to be working as a guard in Qintian Prison."
"Oh, that's fine. Your teacher and I are considered close friends. If you have anything to do in the future, please let me know."
Yang Gongjing's words were originally just polite, but Xu Tong raised his head and said, "There is something I want to ask Mr. Yang to help me with."
Yang Gongjing stared and thought: "Is it so direct? I'm just being polite, nothing else."
It was just the words that were said and the water was thrown out. Even though Yang Gongjing hated Ma Hongwen even more now, she still asked: "Tell me what's the matter and let me try it."
Xu Tong never thought about winning Yang Gongjing's favor, and immediately explained that he wanted to find Wu Guodong.
Although Yang Gongjing was surprised, this matter was not a big deal. She asked Xu Tong to wait here, turned around and went into Qintian Prison. After a while, he walked out again and handed Xu Tong a note.
Tong: "Actually, you should go to the Ministry of War to find him. This man was once the top military scholar. The Ministry of War has his own files."
Xu Tong took the note and said with a smile: "Hey, every family has sutras that are difficult to recite."
"Humph, you also understand what difficulty is?"
Yang Gongjing's face was full of sarcasm, and she ignored Xu Tong and walked away.
Open the note and there is an address written on it.
In fact, if I want to find Wu Guodong, I really can't go to the Ministry of War, not to mention that I don't know anyone in the Ministry of War, let alone let my father Ma Qi know about this matter, and I still haven't shed my skin yet.
And he was just testing this time to see if Qin Tian Jian had such unpredictable abilities as rumored. He didn't expect Qin Tian Jian to find someone so easily.
This couldn't help but make him more and more interested in the Qintian Prison in front of him.
Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly heard panicked footsteps behind him, causing him to turn around.
At first glance, it was Li Xi.
When Li Xi saw Xu Tong, he quickly grabbed him and asked, "Have you ever seen Deputy Supervisor Yang!"
"Just leaving!" Seeing his nervous look, Xu Tong pointed his finger casually. Li Xi didn't even bother to thank him, and quickened his pace to catch up.
After a while, Yang Gongjing, who had just left, hurried back with the support of Li Xi. Xu Tong originally planned to leave, but as soon as he took two steps, he heard from a distance: "Imperial decree!"
Xu Tong could only stand aside and wait with everyone else.
The old eunuch who came to announce the decree was still the same old eunuch from last time. Holding a roll of yellow silk, the old eunuch walked into Qintian Prison and came out after about a stick of incense. He did not notice Xu Tong coming and going in a hurry.
After everyone left, Xu Tong was ready to leave.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I took two steps, I heard someone shouting from behind: "Who is that, Ma Hongwen, hurry up, call your foreman, get ready immediately, follow me out of Beijing!"
Yang Gongjing wanted to call someone anxiously, but she didn't know who to call in her hurry. When she saw Xu Tong, she said without thinking.
Seeing this, Xu Tong had a premonition that something big was going to happen, so he quickly called the foremen.
"You go out of Beijing with Deputy Supervisor Yang. Remember not to alert anyone. Don't reveal your identity unless absolutely necessary."
The man who spoke was none other than the supervisor of the Qintian Prison. Xu Tong stood below and looked at him. This supervisor looked like he was in his forties, with a Chinese character face, big eyes, and a loud voice that shook his ears.
When he finished speaking, Xu Tong also received a prompt from the prop booklet, and the main mission he had been thinking about for a long time was finally here.
[Main mission 1: Field trip to Beijing!]
Mission description: Qin Tianjian discovered a special incident, which has alarmed the court and may even affect the current government. Yang Gongjing was specially sent to investigate.
Mission objective: Protect Yang Gongjing’s safety.
Mission punishment: extremely serious.
Xu Tong received the main mission, but he couldn't help but think of the words of the Dragon-seeking Taoist. A flash of light flashed in his eyes. It seemed that he had to take the bait...