Queen Mother, she just wants to lie down

Ruan Qing didn't know that his reputation had reached the point where officials in Jiangnan were already on high alert.

During this trip to the south of the Yangtze River, she had no intention of starting any major war.

Unless she encountered officials or families that were too outrageous, she would not raid people's homes again.

A qualified leader cannot succeed by simply using brutal force.

Giving both grace and power is the way to go.

It is indeed very convenient to raid homes, especially the homes of corrupt officials and powerful aristocrats. Not only does it make money quickly, it is also very satisfying.

The problem is that the power structure of feudal society is composed of various aristocratic classes, and if you copy too much, you will easily be attacked by the crowd.

Moreover, if you remove this group of people, the new ones won’t be much better than the previous ones.

Only perfect laws and systems can ensure clean administration and win the hearts of the people.

Baoyitang and Qiao's family are separated by just two streets, about 1,500 meters away.

Ruan Qing and his party called a carriage, which arrived in less than a quarter of an hour.

When they arrived, Doctor Miao, as mentioned by Master Jin, was available.

He should know Master Jin. Seeing that he was the one who brought him in, he did not ask much. He first glanced at Qiao Ze, stretched out his hand to feel his pulse, and then frowned:

"The child is so sick, why did you send him here now? If you wait two days, he will be disabled if not dead."

Qiao Jun lowered her head when she heard the voice. It was her incompetence that made her unable to raise money for her brother's treatment under the obstruction of the Qiao family.

"Who are you to him? What's your relationship with Master Jin?" Doctor Miao frowned even more tightly upon seeing this.

He thought this kid was a relative of Master Jin, but now looking at the way Qiao Yun and Qiao Ze were dressed, could it be that he was not?

If you don't have money to pay for the consultation, he won't treat you.

He is a doctor, not a charity.

Qiao Yun subconsciously wanted to say that he had nothing to do with Master Jin, but Master Jin interrupted her:

"Doctor Miao, don't worry about the consultation fee. Just treat this child. No matter how much it costs, it will be yours."

Doctor Miao is considered the best doctor in Su Lincheng. The only problem is that he is a bit greedy for money and charges a relatively high fee for treating patients.

The reason why he introduced this place was not to trick the Qiao siblings, but to gain more favor in front of Ruan Qing.

He knew that the Qiao siblings had no money, but it didn't matter, he could help pay for it first.

As long as the lawsuit is won and the Qiao siblings get their house and property back, they will definitely not refuse to pay him back for the medical fees.

Besides, as long as they can gain more favor from the Queen Mother, it doesn’t matter if the Qiao siblings don’t return it.

"Since you said so, take him to the bed inside and let him lie down. If you want to completely cure this disease, you will need at least a hundred taels of silver."

Seeing that he had taken out the insurance, Dr. Miao didn't say anything more. He just pointed to the bed inside and mentioned the price.

Ruan Qing originally planned to help Qiao Yun pay the medical fees first, but when he saw Master Jin was so attentive, he did not compete with him for it.

She could naturally see that Master Jin was trying to please her, but she didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

This person is obviously a smart person who can judge the situation and do things. It doesn't matter if he has some small thoughts.

After Qiao Ze was brought into the inner room, Ruan Qing asked Queqi and Zhaoping to stay in the clinic to look after him, while she, the two captains Zhang and Wu, took Qiao Yun and Jin Shiqi to the prefectural government office.

They stayed in the clinic for more than a quarter of an hour, and Master Jin took this time to ask someone to deliver a letter to Governor Su.

When the few people arrived, Governor Su was already there to greet them personally at the gate.

As soon as he saw everyone getting off the carriage, he immediately took two steps at a time and came to Ruan Qing and bowed, "Your humble servant Su Xing greets you, my dear."

"Do you know me?" Ruan Qing's eyes fell on him.

"Your elegance and grace are fascinating, and your deeds have already spread throughout Jiangnan..." Magistrate Su answered honestly.

He is forty-five years old this year and has a bit of a lazy mentality. He has been an official for more than twenty years and has become tired of the officialdom.

After finally climbing up to the position of prefect in a wealthy place like Jiangnan, he had no intention of climbing any higher.

I just hope to complete two terms and retire neatly.

Because he always had retirement in mind, he had only two principles when serving as an official in Su Lin.

First, while fulfilling the basic duties of a prefect, try not to offend anyone.

Second, don’t meddle in other people’s business.

However, he became a little anxious after the news of the empress dowager's confiscation of property spread to Jiangnan.

He was afraid that his inactive attitude as an official in Su Lin over the past few years would cause dissatisfaction among the empress dowager.

It would be fine if he was just dismissed from office, but he was afraid that his property would be confiscated and he would be exiled.

Don't be a government official for more than 20 years without bringing much honor to your family, but in the end, your entire family was exiled as well.

In the past month or so, he has been working much harder than before, and has always been paying attention to Su Lin's newcomers.

He was afraid that he would accidentally offend the Queen Mother and bring disaster upon himself and his family.

But after more than a month, no one who matched the Queen Mother appeared.

Unexpectedly, I received a message from Master Jin today, saying that the Queen Mother and her entourage had arrived in Sulin.

He also interfered in the affairs of the Qiao family and was about to bring the daughter of the deceased Sima Qiao to the yamen.

Upon receiving the news, Prefect Su was shocked. Without even thinking twice, he immediately ran outside the yamen to wait for someone.

Before the people arrived, he had been thinking about how to face the Queen Mother when he met her.

Are you pretending not to know me?

After thinking for a moment, he quickly made a decision.

According to the message from the lawyer, the Queen Mother did not seem to have any intention of hiding her whereabouts.

In this case, it is not appropriate for him to play dumb, otherwise it would cause displeasure from the nobles.

"Since you recognized me, I won't waste any more time talking. You should have heard of this girl's case, right?"

Ruan Qing was somewhat surprised by his honesty. Isn't it said that old officials are particularly good at Tai Chi? This prefect is different.

"I have heard about it, but their family affairs are family affairs. If no one comes to report the case, it is not appropriate for me to interfere too much." Magistrate Su's heart skipped a beat.

Is the Queen Mother blaming him for inaction?

Woo woo woo, this matter is really not easy for him to handle. Prefect Su was so scared that he almost cried.

"Don't worry, I'm not some unreasonable monster, just handle her case impartially.

Oh, by the way, I heard that the Qiao family is a well-known and influential family in Su Lin. You wouldn't be afraid to take their case, right?"

Ruan Qing looked at him speechlessly, then remembered something and asked again.

"No matter how powerful the Qiao family is, they are still the people of Daxi. If they commit a crime, they should be dealt with according to the law. Please rest assured, I will handle it impartially." Prefect Su said loudly.

It's true that he doesn't want to offend anyone, but it also depends on the situation.

In a situation like the current one involving his life and property, let alone the Qiao family, even if it was a family that was ten times more powerful than the Qiao family, he would definitely act decisively and charge forward impartially.