Rebirth: From being expelled from the imperial court to becoming a high-ranking official

After Zhao Qi left, Qin Yunhe picked up the two documents again and looked at them, and his doubts grew even more.

Regardless of whether the Xu family redeemed Zhao Qi from his grandfather, great-grandfather or great-great-grandfather, this document should be kept in Zhao Qi's home.

Even if he didn't know where it was kept, he should at least know where it was found, and he should not be unaware that Zhao Huan found the document.

But judging from Zhao Qi's reaction, it was obvious that he really knew nothing.

This is so strange.

Could it be that the head of the Zhao family really only takes care of the ancestral hall and knows very little about clan affairs?

Zhao Qi's face looked a little gloomy since he left the City God Temple and got on the carriage. After a while, he suddenly spoke to Zhao Baoshuang who was accompanying him outside the carriage.

"Baoshuang, go find Zhao Huan."

"Yes, little man, go right away."

It was the first time that Zhao Baoshuang heard his master call the "Old Master" by his name. He knew that Zhao Qi must be angry about something, and that matter must be related to the Fourth Old Master.

Zhao Baoshuang raised his foot and ran towards Zhao Huan's house, but before he could take a few steps, Zhao Qi called him again: "Wait."

Zhao Baoshuang quickly stopped and waited for Zhao Qi's instructions.

"Let's invite Uncle Fourteenth over."

Zhao Qi's fourteenth uncle is his father's cousin and the closest uncle to him among the living uncles and elders in the Zhao family.

After listening to Zhao Qi's story, Zhao Shisi frowned and said, "This Zhao Huan is really a troublemaker. Why don't you just ignore him?"

"I don't want to care, but the seal on the document he provided was wrong."

Zhao Qi was also in a headache, so he didn't hide his thoughts from his uncle: "I'm afraid that the inspector will find out the flaws and conclude that Fourth Uncle is lying. Then I'm afraid he won't believe anything else even if it's true, and will just conclude that Fourth Uncle is making a false accusation?"

At that time, because Zhao Huan reported the Xu family, the county magistrate and the teacher were both dismissed from their posts.

Although he knew that Zhao Huan was only a branch of the Zhao family, the current county magistrate still kept his distance from his family and almost refused to accept the gift for taking office.

The Zhao family is a prominent family here. They have always maintained good relations with everyone in the county, from the county magistrate to the gentry and landlords. It is very annoying that such an embarrassing incident has happened.

If it is still believed that Zhao Huan made the false accusation out of anger, then the Zhao family will never have a good relationship with the county magistrate again.

"Tsk," Zhao Shisi scratched his head and said, "It's up to our family to decide who was in charge at that time. Why don't we just say that it was your great-grandfather who made the decision?"

"I wanted to cover it up, but I was worried that the inspector would investigate who made the decision. If he found out, I would also be suspected of helping to forge the document."

Zhao Shisi frowned and tapped the table with his fingers, saying, "Then why didn't you tell the inspector that Zhao Huan was a fraud?"

Zhao Qi hesitated to speak, looking somewhat helpless.

Zhao Shisi sighed, "You are the only one who really thinks he is an elder."

Zhao Qi was indeed hindered by the fact that Zhao Huan was the elder of the Zhao family. It’s not that he really regarded him as an elder, but he just was.

If he did something bad, although it might not necessarily implicate other members of the Zhao family, it would not look good if word got out that it was from the Zhao family.

"Is the document you saw from the Xu family real?"

Zhao Qi had been busy thinking about how to cover up the fact that Zhao Huan had forged documents, and had not thought about this problem seriously.

"…..I don't know whether the Xu family's documents are real or fake, but the seal on their documents is correct. It also looks quite old."

Could it be that what the Xu family provided was indeed true? Could it be that Zhao Huan had deliberately made a false accusation?

Both the uncle and nephew thought of this possibility and fell silent.

Although Zhao Qi had always been unwilling to get involved in this matter and secretly criticized Zhao Huan for his habit of bragging, he did not believe that Zhao Huan was making false accusations.

Before, he thought that since the case was settled by the inspector, and it was confirmed that the Xu family had bribed the county magistrate and the instructor, it was definitely not a false accusation.

At this moment, he really began to suspect that Zhao Huan was making a false accusation.

"....Uncle Fourteen, how about...we make another document with the correct seal, and then if the previous one is exposed, we can hand in the correct one..."

"No!" Zhao Shisi was shocked: "You are confused!"

Zhao Qi also reacted immediately and realized that this would only make things more complicated.

"Then Uncle Fourteen, what do you think we should do?" Zhao Qi frowned.

Zhao Shisi also lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then said, "Aqi, let's do this, you should immediately send someone to find the real redemption document. No matter when the Xu family was redeemed as written on the document, submit that document to the inspector.

He only said that he had no idea that Zhao Huan had forged the documents before, and that he had accidentally found this document while looking for old manuscripts.

In this way, at least we have a clear conscience and are not afraid of investigation. The inspector will also think that we are honest.

If it can be proven that what Zhao Huan said is indeed true, then everyone will be happy.

Even if it is finally proven that the Xu family's story is true and Zhao Huan's false accusation is confirmed, at least the inspector will not vent his anger on them and may even be able to slightly repair his relationship with the Xu family.

As for the rest, we can only repair them slowly in the future.”

After listening to this, Zhao Qi was silent for a while before he nodded helplessly.

No matter how you look at it, this is the best solution right now.

"Okay," Zhao Shisi said when he saw him nod, "Now that you've made up your mind, arrange for someone to find it. It would be best if the document is found before the court session tomorrow and sent to the inspector in advance. Otherwise, it will look even worse if it is submitted in court."

This matter could not be delayed, so Zhao Qi immediately called a few servants who were somewhat literate and took them to the back yard of the house.

The Zhao family has been in business for nearly a hundred years, and is now considered a prominent family in the area. There are countless antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and document manuscripts in the house.

Many of the items that were once loved by their former owners were later left unused and piled up in the innermost yard.

Those things are rarely remembered again, and apart from being cleaned regularly, few people look through them.

Zhao Qi opened the door of a room, and a smell of dust and dampness hit him in the face.

Although someone cleans it regularly, it hasn't seen the sun for a long time.

"You two look for the cabinet over there, you two look over here, and you look for the one in this box," Zhao Qi quickly assigned tasks, "Be careful, don't damage anything, Baoshuang, watch them search. If they still haven't found it after searching here, take them to the place they searched last time. Be careful, and make sure to find the document today. Whoever finds it will be rewarded handsomely."

As soon as these words were spoken, these people became even more excited.

Qin Yunhe was busy all day, and only stretched himself in the evening after he finished filling out the day's errand book.

Hesheng poured him another cup of tea.

Qin Yunhe drank a few sips before getting up and going outside. He hadn't walked a few steps when an official came in and reported, "Sir, Zhao Qi wants to see you."

Qin Yunhe looked outside the gate and saw Zhao Qi standing outside the gate. When he saw him looking over, he bowed.

Although he asked Zhao Qi to deliver it as soon as possible, Qin Yunhe did not expect Zhao Qi to deliver it on the same day, and in person.

Qin Yunhe smiled and said, "Mr. Zhao, there is no need to be polite. Please come in."

Zhao Qi stepped in and bowed again, saying, "Greetings, His Excellency the Inspector."