Chapter 2: Scolding Qin Xianglian and Bao Zheng

  Zhan Zhao looked towards the door and saw a person walking in under the guard of two men wearing red and white official robes!

  Zhan Zhao looked around, and the two people wearing red and white official robes were indeed Wang Chao and Ma Han. However, he wasn't sure which one was Wang Chao and which one was Ma Han. Then, his gaze condensed, looking towards the person who had just walked in!

  He was a man of about forty years old, wearing a black gauze hat, a purple dragon robe with a jade belt around his waist, and black satin official boots. His face was dark and swarthy, with thick eyebrows and eyes that seemed to flash like lightning. On his forehead was a bright crescent-shaped mark, below which was a lion-like nose and a wide mouth. Three strands of whiskers fell across his chest, giving him an air of dignity and authority without even trying. He was indeed the epitome of a high-ranking official, with a commanding presence that inspired awe.

  Zhan Zhao's mouth twitched, almost laughing out loud, thinking to himself, "Good guy, this should be Bao Qingtian, indeed worthy of being Bao Xing, the legendary Bao Qingtian, Bao Heizi!"

  Indeed, it's not a reputation for nothing - black, it's really black! It's simply the ultimate in blackness, except for those white eyeballs, that white teeth, and that legendary crescent moon, everything from head to toe is like being fished out of an inkwell, shining brightly with a hint of blackness.

  Zhan Zhao's mind was clear, and he hastily got out of bed. Before he could make any move, Bao Zheng quickly stepped forward, pressed Zhan Zhao back onto the bed, and repeatedly called out, "Guardian Zhan has just woken up, please sit down! The lord heard that Guardian Zhan woke up and hurried over to take a look!"

  Zhan Zhao smiled and said, "Thank you, sir, for your concern!"

  Bao Zheng was about to say something when a female voice suddenly came from outside the door, "I heard that Master is awake, where is he?"

  A woman in a floral dress rushed in, looking no more than thirty years old. Seeing Xianzhao sitting in front of the bed, she hurried over and knelt down, sobbing, "Thank heaven, thank heaven that Master is all right, thank you!"

  "Ah..." Zhan Zhao hesitated for a moment, quickly got up and helped the woman up, saying "Sister-in-law, don't be like this, hurry up!"

  The woman stood up, sobbing, and Zhan Zhao thought to himself, "They call him Lord En, could it be that this is Pan Jinlian? No, no, Qin Xianglian! I remember in the plot, Zhan Zhao seemed to have saved Qin Xianglian several times. The key is, which version of Judge Bao is this?"

  Qin Xianglian looked at Zhan Zhao and said hesitantly, "Sir, Lord Zhan, I don't know if you've found out anything about the whereabouts of my two children?"

  Zhan Zhao was taken aback, his face suddenly turned bright red, and everyone looked at him in surprise, thinking to themselves that he must be embarrassed because he hadn't found out what had happened to those two people.

  Little did he know, at this moment Zhan Zhao was thinking of something else in his heart. He felt helpless and suddenly thought, "Please, big sister, we just crossed over, how could I possibly know where those two children are?" Ah yes, the two children were called Ning Er and Xiang Er, but what's the point of thinking about this? The key is that even if Zhan Zhao investigated and found out where the two children were, he wouldn't know either!

  Qin Xianglian looked at Zhan Zhao's face, her eyes suddenly became extremely sorrowful, and she sobbed again, "What about my two poor children? What to do!?"

  Zhan Zhao let out a deep sigh, but Bao Gong turned his head to look at Qin Xianglian, his expression serious, and said, "Qin Xianglian, after Zhan Huwei was poisoned last night, today, the governor's mansion went to the Crown Prince's mansion!"

  Qin Xianglian stopped crying and looked up at Bao Zheng, with a glimmer of hope in her eyes!

  "But unfortunately, this official is incompetent and cannot bring back your children!" Bao Gong said with a deep frown after a long time.

  Qin Xianglian's eyes widened immediately, and she leaned forward, saying loudly: "Sir, what did you say?"

  Bao Da Ren's expression was solemn, his head hung low in silence for a long time before he finally spoke up, "This official is ashamed, that Chen Shi Mei brought out a divorce paper from five years ago, claiming that she had already divorced you back then. What exactly happened?!"

  "Divorce papers!?" Qin Xianglian's face turned pale and her lips were blue as she trembled uncontrollably, staring blankly at the ground. She muttered to herself, "Divorce papers... which divorce papers?!"

  After a long time, Qin Xianglian finally came back to her senses, with clear tears slowly rolling down her eyes. She shook her head and said: "Yesterday, I took Ning'er and Xinger to the suburban mansion. Besides Chen Shiming, we also saw the princess. The princess and Chen Shiming didn't say a word, they just took out a divorce paper and forced me to put my fingerprint on it. They even sent people to take away Ning'er and Xinger. I begged them desperately, but Chen Shiming was unmoved...he even had me thrown out of the house..." She couldn't finish speaking, overcome with sobs.

  Zhan Zhao listened and suddenly understood in his heart, but there was no anger at all. Everything really came as expected according to the plot!

  Bao Da immediately shouted in a loud voice: "Chen Shimei, you are too deceitful!"

  Qin Xianglian cried for a while, gradually stopping her tears, and then asked: "Sir, why can't you bring back Xianglian's child?"

  Bao Da Ren suppressed his anger and said in a deep voice, "Since Chen Shi Mei has the divorce papers as proof, those two children are also his flesh and blood. How can this official bring them back?"

  Qin Xianglian, upon hearing this, quickly got down and rushed under the bed, tightly grabbing Bao Da's pant leg and crying: "Sir, I am also Ning'er and Xinger's real mother!"

  Bao Daida hurriedly stretched out his hand to help Qin Xianglian up, but unexpectedly Qin Xianglian refused to let go, only crying and wailing. He could only sigh deeply and say: "Qin Xianglian, although you are the mother of a pair of children, Chen Shimei has a divorce certificate in hand, which can prove that you have nothing to do with the Chen family. What reason does our mansion have to help you get the child back?"

  "Sir!" Qin Xianglian bowed her head and wept: "That divorce paper was signed by me under duress from Chen Shimei, it cannot be used as evidence!"

  Mr. Bao frowned and shook his head.

  "Your Honor!" Qin Xianglian suddenly raised her head, her tearful eyes fixed on Judge Bao. "I won't testify, I won't testify! I only ask that you return Ning'er and Xin'er to me. As for Chen Shimei, I won't testify!"

  Bao Da-ren let out a deep sigh and said: "Qin Xianglian, even if you withdraw the lawsuit now, your two children will still not be returned to you."

  Qin Xianglian was taken aback, her eyes streaming with tears. After a while, she knocked her head again and said: "Sir, everyone calls you a fair and just official, you must help me get my child back!"

  Bao Daren looked at Qin Xianglian with a reluctant expression and slowly shook his head, saying: "The mansion has the heart but not the power, I'm afraid..."

  Qin Xianglian's body trembled suddenly, as if she had been electrocuted. She abruptly lifted her head and looked at him with tears in her eyes, but there was a hint of resentment in them.

  Only to see Qin Xianglian slowly release Bao Daren's pants, and say in a low voice: "Everyone calls Bao Daren the most honest person in the world, but now it seems that he is also a sycophant who fears offending the imperial family. Master, you are afraid of Chen Shimei's son-in-law's power, afraid of offending the people in the palace, this is normal human nature, Xianglian doesn't blame you, but Xianglian can't bear to end up like this!"

  As soon as Qin Xianglian spoke, everyone was stunned. Then they saw Mr. Gongsun step forward and say: "Qin Xianglian, how can you..." But before he could finish speaking, his words were cut off by Bao Da's outstretched hand.

  But then Qin Xianglian slowly stood up, her eyes dull and her face desperate: "Bao Daren, although you fear the imperial family's status, I am not afraid. I will go to the Fu Ma's residence right now to demand my child back!"

  Mr. Gong saw it and was about to step forward, but he saw a flash of red in front of him, and a figure had already rushed to Qin Xianglian's side and thrown her back to the ground!

  It was actually Zhan Zhao! Zhan Zhao also felt a little stunned, just now he only had a movement in his heart, and suddenly he rushed to the front of Qin Xianglian. Could it be that this is what they call lightness kung fu? His heart moved again, but he only took one step forward. Zhan Zhao was stunned and his head was filled with black lines!

  "Damn it, isn't this going too far?!" He cursed under his breath and turned to face Qin Xianglian, his heart seething with anger. "Qin Xianglian, you're playing dumb to the extreme! You actually dare to bite the hand that feeds you and speak ill of Master Bao?! You say Master Bao is a sycophant? Tsk tsk, if Master Bao was indeed a sycophant, he wouldn't have accepted your petition, he wouldn't have interrogated Chen Shimin, and he wouldn't have helped you retrieve your child from the Imperial Palace! Is your brain filled with nothing but mush?"

  "Damn it, Chen Shimei has a divorce letter in hand, who to blame? Not you?! Zhao's voice suddenly rose an octave, continuing to yell, "If you hadn't insisted on seeing that Chen Shimei, how would she have left a divorce letter?! Causing the current thorny situation, isn't the culprit you?! You're clever, can't see your own mistakes at all, and instead pour dirty water on others. You don't distinguish right from wrong, black from white, with such behavior, how can you face the people of Jiangdong?!"

  After finishing speaking, the room fell silent, and Zhan Zhao turned his head to see that everyone was staring at him in a daze.

  Zhan Zhao was shocked in his heart, knowing that he had already ruined their impression of him!

  Look at Qin Xianglian again, she suddenly got up from the bed and knelt down on the ground with a thud, crying loudly: "Bao Daren, Xianglian was momentarily grieved and indignant, spoke recklessly and slandered you, I hope you can forgive me!"

  Bao Da Ren finally came back to his senses and reached out to help Qin Xianglian up, saying: "Qin Xianglian, your grief over the loss of your child is unbearable, this official does not blame you."

  Qin Xianglian wiped away her tears and turned to face Zhan Zhao, bowing to him: "Sir, I am foolish and ignorant. If it weren't for your stern warning, I fear that I would have become an ungrateful and disloyal person. Thank you, sir."

  Zhan Zhao hastily helped Qin Xianglian up, then turned his head to look at Bao Zheng. A pair of starry eyes sparkled with a hint of cold light, causing Bao Zheng to involuntarily take a step back!

  Zhan Zhao took a deep breath, thinking to himself for a moment. This Bao Zheng is an honest official, I should be able to scold him without any problem!

  He shook his head, made up his mind, and shouted directly, "Lord Bao, you're also an idiot!" As soon as this was said, the room fell silent, everyone was speechless, and they all stared at Zhan Zhao in a daze.

  Zhan Zhao had already said such words, so he didn't care anymore and continued to shout, "Divorce letter, divorce letter, is it omnipotent!? You're stupid, can't you carefully check? Chen Shi Mei didn't mention the existence of a divorce letter before, now she says there is one, definitely another problem!"

  "Why not check carefully? Even if Qin Xianglian's handprint is on it, what does that prove? Is a handprint omnipotent? Even if there is a handprint, wouldn't you check the paper of the divorce letter? Is it from five years ago? And the ink marks, what kind of ink was used to write it? Was it available five years ago or just recently developed? And wouldn't you investigate whether Chen Shimei wrote any IOUs or letters five years ago? Was Qin Xianglian really divorced by him at that time? Are you stupid?" Zhan Zhao shouted.

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