The sister-in-law was wrong, please forgive her, my black-bellied brother-in-law

Chapter 293

When Qiao Qian arrived at the gate of the government office, she found that Wang Canglang and others were already waiting outside.

When Wang Canglang and others saw her coming, they all stepped forward to salute her.

Qiao Qian glanced at Wang Canglang and found that he seemed a little different from last night, but she couldn't tell what was different for a moment. She just felt that when he saluted just now, he bent a little wider than yesterday.

But none of this matters.

When the yamen runner saw her coming, he came over as usual and asked her if she wanted to report a case.

Qiao Xi didn't answer, but took out a letter from her sleeve and handed it to him, saying calmly:

"Courier, please give this letter to Lord Shi."

The yamen runner thought Qiao Xi looked familiar, but as a small yamen runner, he didn't dare to act on his own.

He only glanced at Qiao Xi and said with some embarrassment:

"Madam, our masters are quite busy. If there is nothing important, please don't make things difficult for us servants."

To be honest, when he arrived this morning, he was warned by a brother not to disturb the adults unless it was something serious.

When he asked the reason, the brother just said that the adults were busy until very late last night and had hardly any rest.

When they heard that the master had not had a good rest, those who were on duty became cautious immediately, fearing that they would accidentally offend the master and get scolded.

Look, there is a group of people who arrived earlier than her and are also waiting here quietly.

Qiao Xi had some understanding of Shi Yuanshan, so she didn't take the words of the yamen runner to heart. She stepped forward and wanted the yamen runner to deliver the letter first.

As for whether Shi Yuanshan will meet him or not, let's wait until he reads the letter.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she moved, she felt someone pulling her arm.

Turning around, she found Wang Canglang pulling her sleeve and shaking his head at her.

Wang Canglang knew that Qiao Xi might know Lord Shi, but no matter how familiar they were, he thought it would be better to wait and see.

As far as he knew, these officials all had two faces.

When they need you, they welcome you with a smile, but when they don’t need you, they treat you as a complete stranger.

If you make them angry, you might even get a beating.

The girl has such a small body. If she really gets beaten, can she hold on?

Qiao Xi saw the worry in Wang Canglang's eyes, but she just smiled and whispered "It's okay". She exerted force with her hands, pulled out her sleeves, and said to the yamen runner again:

"Brother Yamen Runner, feel free to deliver this letter. If the Master gets angry, I will fully bear the consequences. Also, if the Master asks who gave you this letter, just say it was from Xu Yi's sister-in-law."

After saying that, Qiao Xi gave the bailiff a reassuring smile.

The yamen runner looked at her, then at the letter in his hand, hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded, then walked into the government office gate with the letter.

"Miss, you are too impulsive. If you really anger Master Shi, I will have a hard time explaining to the young master."

Wang Canglang thought that this girl was prudent last night, but today, he felt that she was young after all and was a little too impulsive.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen."

Qiao Xi said this with confidence. Because she knew that with Xu Yi's relationship, if Shi Yuanshan wanted to move up a level, he would never do anything to her.

Besides, the letter she just gave was not an ordinary letter, it was about Shi Yuanshan’s achievements.

If he had any sense at all, he wouldn't have turned her away.

Seeing how confident she was, Wang Canglang didn't know what to say for a moment.

But there is one thing he knows.

The task given to them by the young master was to protect her. If they really had to be beaten, they could just ask Lord Shi to let them take the beating for the girl.

Thinking of this, Wang Canglang hurriedly walked up to Qiao Xi and whispered to her:

"Girl, if the adults blame you later, you can put the blame on us brothers. You are in such a weak state that you will need to recuperate for a long time after a few beatings.

We brothers are tough and strong, so a few beatings won’t hurt us.”

Qiao Qian was waiting for a reply from the yamen runner. When she heard Wang Canglang's words, she was shocked: "What are you talking about? How can I let you take the beating of my stick?"

After saying this, Qiao Xi realized something was wrong. She couldn't help but laugh, "Wang Canglang, how can you be so sure that I will be beaten?"

"this--"

Wang Canglang was stunned by the question for a moment. He was now at the gate of the government office. He couldn't discuss the adult inside in front of the yamen runners.

If they are not careful and the adults find out, the punishment they receive may be more than just a beating.

The guards following Wang Canglang saw that their leader didn't dare to say anything, and then glanced at the yamen runners who were closer to them. Then they thought of a solution in a hurry and pulled Qiao Xi aside and whispered to her.

“Miss, I guess you haven’t been in Lingxiao City for long, so you don’t know our master very well.

In the past, a man claimed to know our master. He came to see us early in the morning and said he had something to discuss. But a little while later, our master came out and saw the man. He simply said he didn't know him and, without giving him any explanation, beat him with a stick.

"I know something here. It's said that when our lord was in office, he encountered a dispute between villagers. He beat up both sides without giving them any explanation, and then said that the case was closed."

……

With one person taking the lead, the others also told what they had heard about Shi Yuanshan.

Qiao Xi listened to them talking to each other and suddenly felt helpless, a little funny, but also a little moved.

They didn't know her, but they were willing to consider her safety. It was their kindness, and she couldn't refuse it.

However, she thanked them for their kindness and repeatedly assured them that she would not be beaten and would not let them be beaten.

As she said this, Qiao Xi saw that the yamen runner who had just entered had come out and was heading towards them.

The bailiff ran out of the government office in a panic.

It was so fast that it arrived in front of Qiao Xi in the blink of an eye.

Without waiting for Qiao Xi to ask, the bailiff bowed to her first and then politely invited her in.

When Wang Canglang and others saw this scene, they opened their mouths in surprise for a long time, until Qiao Xi asked them to follow in. Then they closed their mouths and followed Qiao Xi into the government office obediently.

Qiao Xi followed the yamen runner and only when they reached the door of a room did the runner stop.

She looked up, looked at the plaque, and then looked at the location of the room, guessing that this was Shi Yuanshan's study.

The bailiff let her go in first, and then asked Wang Canglang and others to wait outside.

Qiao Qian gave Wang Canglang and the others a reassuring look, and then went into Shi Yuanshan's study.

"Madam, is what you said in the letter true?"

As soon as Qiao Xi entered, she saw Shi Yuanshan sitting behind the desk, holding the letter she wrote in his hand, his face full of disbelief.