Lord Zheng smiled and said, "Miss Qin, Young Master Qin, there's no need to worry. Lord Qin is fine. We'll know once we enter."
Qin Yining hurriedly expressed his thanks and entered through the door behind Lord Zheng with Qin Han and Qin Yu.
The furnishings in the room were no different from those in the central hall of an ordinary household. As soon as they stepped through the threshold, they saw Qin Huaiyuan sitting at the head of the table with a solemn expression. Behind him were four attendants with ordinary faces. They still had the kind of ordinary faces that couldn't be picked out if they were thrown into a crowd.
"Father, are you alright?" Qin Yining quickly stepped forward, "Are you injured?"
"That's right, Uncle. We were all frightened when we heard that something had happened to you," Qin Han added.
When Qin Huaiyuan saw his nephew, he revealed a faint smile, "I'm fine. Fortunately, the people I brought with me caught me. If I hadn't fallen from the sedan chair and been trampled by the galloping horses, you wouldn't have been able to see me alive. "
Qin Yining's heart trembled when he heard this.
"Father, the road back home from the yamen is a bustling street in the capital. How could there be a herd of horses?"
Qin Huaiyuan said, "Father is also surprised that there would be a group of yamens riding horses right under the emperor's nose. They don't care if the pedestrians are injured. Today, they crashed into my sedan chair. What if they trampled someone to death tomorrow? "
When Qin Yining saw Qin Huaiyuan sitting there sulking, he guessed that something was amiss. After all, the people riding horses today were a group of officials.
Da Zhou's laws were indeed quite sound.
However, sound laws only applied to ordinary people. The fathers, brothers, or grandfathers of these officials were the ones who created these laws.
In this day and age, it wasn't strange for people to be covered up for doing bad things.
Qin Han and Qin Yu's expressions weren't very good either. After all, they came from the Dayan dynasty and had experienced the rule of an incapable ruler.
They couldn't help but worry about this country. The decay of a country couldn't be caused overnight. It must have been caused over a long period of time.
Da Zhou had only been established for a short period of time, yet such a situation had already occurred. They were very worried about the future.
Just as the room fell silent, the door was pushed open and Lord Zheng walked in.
Qin Huaiyuan looked at Mr. Zheng calmly and asked, "Have you found out who did it?"
Sir Zheng's face was covered in sweat. He didn't bother to take out his handkerchief and wiped it with his sleeve. He said with a smile, "Sir Qin, don't be anxious. Our brothers in the Warden's Office of the Five Cities do this for a living. Right now, they've already gone all over the city to catch them. However, the capital was so big that it was impossible to get any news in such a short time. Look, aren't you … "
Qin Yining, Qin Han, and Qin Yu looked at each other, and they all knew what was going on.
No matter how big the capital was, it was impossible that they couldn't catch a few second generations riding horses in the market for so long!
The only possibility was that the Warden's Office of the Five Cities couldn't afford to offend these people. Or, there was someone behind the scenes who wanted to protect these outrageous people.
Qin Yining was secretly angry. Weren't these people just bullying her father because he was an outsider? If this was in the past, although the Dayan court was a little corrupt, no one would dare to bully her father except for the self-indulgent ruler!
When Qin Huaiyuan heard this, he smiled warmly and said politely, "Thank you for your concern, Lord Zheng."
"You're welcome." Seeing that Qin Huaiyuan was so easy to talk to, Lord Zheng secretly sighed in relief.
Just as he was about to persuade Qin Huaiyuan to go home and wait for news, Qin Huaiyuan spoke first.
"I believe in the Warden's Office of the Five Cities. They will be able to catch the culprits soon. The Warden's Office of the Five Cities was in charge of the security of the capital. They were already familiar with this kind of thing. Moreover, these people's unreasonable actions were a hidden danger to the safety of the common people.
"Today, this official encountered them. This official knows Your Majesty's wisdom and naturally won't think too much. However, if one day the common people were to be trampled on, injured, or even lose their lives, how would the people below judge Your Majesty?
"Therefore, for the sake of Your Majesty's reputation, for the sake of the brothers of the Five Cities Warden's Office, and for the sake of seeking justice for myself, this official has decided to wait here."
Lord Zheng was flabbergasted.
He was an uncouth man, so it took him a while to understand what Qin Huaiyuan was trying to say.
To put it bluntly, he wasn't going to leave. He was going to wait here for them to catch the culprits. Otherwise, they would be disregarding Your Majesty's reputation, and he could go to Your Majesty to complain about him, Old Zheng.
More sweat appeared on Lord Zheng's forehead.
Qin Huaiyuan continued to smile and said, "Lord Zheng, please sit down and rest for a while. You must be tired from just now."
"Well said, well said." Lord Zheng smiled and sat down. He was just a scholar with a weak body, so why was his gaze so frightening when he looked at people? It made people involuntarily want to obey him.
Qin Yining, Qin Han, and Qin Yu looked at each other again. Their worried hearts finally relaxed.
Qin Yining realized that as long as her father was there, she really wasn't afraid of anything. Even though she was sitting in the Five Cities Warden's Office waiting for news, she didn't feel nervous at all.
Although they were calm and composed, Lord Zheng was about to cry.
He was just doing his job as usual. What crime did he commit in a fight between immortals?
He wanted to persuade this great Buddha to leave, but he also knew that Qin Huaiyuan wouldn't let this matter rest. After all, he held a high position and was highly regarded by Your Majesty. In addition, after the incident with the Lu family a few days ago, everyone knew that Family Qin was a tough nut to crack. If anyone had the intention to bully others, they might be the unlucky one.
But what could he do?
He could only send people out again to investigate carefully. Even if he had to flip the roof of someone's house, he had to find the culprit.
In such a tense atmosphere, it was easy for people to become impatient just sitting there and waiting.
Lord Zheng's sweat was almost soaking his clothes.
Qin Huaiyuan, on the other hand, remained calm and composed. He was neither anxious nor impatient. Under his influence, Qin Yining was also very calm.
They waited like this for more than two hours. Finally, there was a commotion outside.
Someone from the Five Cities Warden's Office brought in a young man dressed in a light blue brocade robe.
The young man's appearance was ordinary, and he had a timid temperament.
Seeing everyone's eyes on him, the young man smiled awkwardly. He didn't know what to say.
Lord Zheng said happily, "This is the person who offended Lord Qin today. What does Lord Qin think? "
The young man became even more nervous, but he still maintained a calm expression. He raised his chin high and said, "Kill me if you want. I'm not afraid!"
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