The beloved baby has a space

Chapter 375 Zhang Zhan was terrified
Also not sleeping was Madam Qin, who had already arrived at the Yongding County government office.

The county government office was brightly lit. Madam Qin sat at the head of the table, while Zhang Zhan sat beside her, feeling uneasy.

Madam Qin glanced at him: "Is there a thorn on the stool?"

"No..." Zhang Zhan gave an awkward smile.

"I remember when you were little, you dared to splash water on me, but now you're as timid as a baby mouse?"

When Zhang Zhan recalls his reckless behavior as a child, his smile becomes even more awkward.

At that time, he was young and fearless, while Madam Qin was not yet Madam Qin, but the eldest daughter of the Duke of Yong's mansion, and was the object of everyone's admiration.

Zhang Zhan's brother had been engaged to Madam Qin. Zhang Zhan was curious and wanted to go and see, but he saw Madam Qin whipping people.

The person who was whipped was crying and sobbing, and I felt sorry for him. He kept begging for mercy, but Madam Qin was relentless.

Whip marks soon appeared on the young lady's body.

At that time, it was the sixth year of Minghua, and Madam Qin was a pampered young lady.

Because Duke Yong was also a military general, and Lady Qin was also full of vigor in her youth, she was said to have superb martial arts skills.

The woman Qin Fengren beat was his brother's distant cousin, who was also his distant cousin.

Seeing him leave, she cried out, "Xiao Zhan, Xiao Zhan, go quickly and call your brother! I'm going to be beaten to death! Waaaaah—"

Zhang Zhan's cousin from afar was usually very gentle. Every time she saw Zhang Zhan, she would bring him a lot of fun and interesting things, so Zhang Zhan liked her very much.

He assumed that Madam Qin was throwing her weight around, so he picked up a glass of water and threw it at her.

He yelled at her, "You're being so unreasonable! You're not even officially engaged to my brother yet, and you're already acting like the lady of the house. What will you do after you marry into our family? Will you still be able to ride roughshod over us?!"

Actually, this was something Zhang Zhan had heard from his family.

Although the Zhang family was also a prestigious family, their martial arts skills were far inferior to those of Yongguo, so in theory, Madam Qin was marrying down.

For this reason, everyone in the Zhang family was a little uneasy, fearing that they would marry a little princess who they couldn't beat or scold, and that they would have to endure being beaten and scolded at will.

Moreover, Madam Qin is renowned and feared by everyone!
His words were so harsh that everyone around him was stunned. Even his distant cousin, who was screaming in pain from the beating, fell silent.

Some servants even tried to pull Zhang Zhan over.

Only Madam Qin smiled, glancing at her disheveled cousin from afar, and then at Zhang Zhan.

"So that's how your family thinks. Very good, all very good." The young Madam Qin lashed out with her whip—

Zhang Zhan was terrified and immediately closed his eyes, waiting to be whipped until his skin was torn and bleeding.

Unexpectedly, the whip struck the stone table beside them.

It made a loud bang.

"In that case, the marriage is off."

On the second day, the Duke of Yongguo's mansion sent a middleman to their door, saying that the marriage they had verbally agreed upon was now null and void.

Not long after, I heard that the eldest daughter of the Duke of Yongguo's mansion had gotten married, and to a member of the royal family no less.

Because the war had only recently ended in Dachang, the national treasury was still empty, and people were struggling to make ends meet. The royal family was also very low-key when it came to marriage, and they didn't invite any outsiders.

Therefore, they still do not know which Qin family member Madam Qin married.

But this did not affect Madam Qin's actions outside.

Zhang Zhan suffered the most. His brother was originally the top scholar in the imperial examination that year, and had just come of age. He was happily waiting to marry Madam Qin. However, after being named the top scholar, he was sent away by the emperor on official business. When he returned six months later, he learned that not only was the wife he was supposed to marry gone, but she had also married someone else.

His brother was so angry that he hung Zhang Zhan up and beat him for an hour, almost making him give up his official post.

Recalling the past, Zhang Zhan's face turned pale and then red, and he even felt that Madam Qin was coming to take revenge on him again after many years.

"I was young and ignorant back then, Madam, you are so magnanimous—" Zhang Zhan forced a smile.

Madam Qin: "You don't need to be alarmed, I've already forgotten."

Zhang Zhan: "..." If you don't bring this up yourself, I'll really assume you've forgotten about it.

After startling Zhang Zhan, Madam Qin finally got to the point.

“Tell me everything you know about that little girl from Hujia Village. Don’t try to hide anything. If there’s anything that doesn’t match the information I have, I don’t mind having your brother become the county magistrate as well.”

When Madam Qin threatened people, her tone was remarkably calm, as if she were only talking about the weather.

Zhang Zhan, however, was covered in cold sweat.

Although he didn't know who Madam Qin's husband's family was, which member of the royal family still alive was easy to deal with?

Although it sounds difficult to pull his brother out of the cabinet, Zhang Zhan really didn't dare to doubt it as long as the other party was Madam Qin.

After dismissing everyone, Zhang Zhan told Madam Qin everything he knew.

He omitted his embarrassing experience in Hujia Village and only began his story after he was appointed as the imperial envoy and arrived in Yongding County.

He talked for over an hour, until the hour of Chou (1-3 AM), when he couldn't help but yawn.

"That's all I know. I can't find anything else." Zhang Zhan didn't dare to say that the Xie family was a blank slate, and anything that needed to be investigated could be done in half a day.

After all, that Master Xie was a good-for-nothing; his original seventh-rank official position was obtained through donation.

It seems he's been promoted and transferred to another place. I don't know where he's stationed, but he's been harassing the local people there.

The reason he didn't pay attention to Master Xie was because Xiao Ayu had already arrived at Old Wang's house, and he naturally didn't follow up on what happened after that.

"The Xie family of Dongning County has now submitted to the Duke of Anguo's mansion." After saying this, Madam Qin didn't care about Zhang Zhan's reaction and directly kicked him out the door.

"Alright, go ahead, but don't tell Huai'er that I was here."

Zhang Zhan: "...Yes."

How did he suddenly become a spy?
Not only do they have to help their mother keep it from their son, but they also have to help their son keep it from their mother.

He was afraid that one day things would suddenly go wrong, and when the two of them compared their information, they would find that they had been keeping secrets from each other.

Will I be treated as a great hero, or will I be disposed of as something else?
In the middle of the night, Zhang Zhan suddenly felt goosebumps on his arm.

"I can't think about it anymore, I can't think about it anymore, or I won't dare to continue as an official!" Zhang Zhan shuddered violently and hurriedly went back to his room to sleep.

Only Xiao Ayu, under Tuanzi's guidance, began to seriously learn how to control her mental consciousness.

For example, conceal all the things you imagine.

Don't let others guess what you're thinking.

From now on, you must try your best not to let me know what you're thinking.

By the way, try to purify the All-Purpose Water and try to make a crude version of the nutrient solution.

(End of this chapter)