After entering the wrong bridal chamber, I went to farm with the powerful minister

Chapter 698 Waiting for Him at Midnight
After dinner, Yan Funing followed Fu Ciyi back to the house.

The two men were walking one after the other, and suddenly the man stopped.

Yan Funing was walking with her head down and almost bumped into him, so she stopped and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Do you like children?" he asked.

"I think children are fun. Let me tell you, children's hands are really nice to pinch."

The man took her hand and said, "Your hands are also very nice to squeeze."

Yan Funing chuckled: "That's different."

"I've observed that girls are indeed more likable than boys." As he said this, the man took another step and pulled her away.

"What do you mean? It seems that you have made a comparison?"

"Your sister and brother-in-law's son, Yuen Long, is quite naughty. But the kid from the Yu family just now was very well behaved and quiet."

"The child is still young. Besides, the two children are not the same age, so they cannot be compared."

"I just want a daughter anyway."

Yan Funing choked up and muttered, "If you want a daughter, go and give birth to one. Why are you talking to me so much?"

The man asked back, "I've said so much, but you can't understand what I mean?" He paused for a moment and said directly, "Give me a baby."

"We haven't even gotten married yet, isn't it too early to talk about this?" She pursed her lips and lowered her voice, "I'm afraid of the pain, I probably don't dare to give birth."

Upon hearing this, Fu Ciyi frowned.

She has always been afraid of pain.

It is said that giving birth is an extremely painful thing, so his wish for a daughter might be a pipe dream.

With a sigh, he stepped into the courtyard first.

Yan Funing lowered her head and followed him in.
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In the evening, the Fu family had dinner early.

When dusk fell, Fu Ciyi, Yan Bojian and six others set off on horseback.

When they arrived at the county government office, it was already dark, perfect for investigation.

Since they had a general understanding of the terrain yesterday, they first went into Fu Zhengqing's office.

Opening the tinder and lighting the candles prepared in advance, the six people searched quickly.

I just searched through all the bookshelves, desks and drawers, and found mostly books and documents, but no personal belongings of Fu Zhengqing.

Yan Bojian frowned: "It shouldn't be like this, how come I can't find it?"

Fu Jiang suggested: "Do we have to go to the county magistrate's and county lieutenant's houses to look for it?"

"No need." Fu Ciyi said coldly, "The cleaner it is, the more it indicates there is a problem."

He thought for a moment, then raised his hand and said, "Let's go to the file room."

"Yes." Several people agreed.

Blow out the candles and scrape off any candle wax that drips onto the floor.

Knowing where the file room was last night, the six people walked around the corridor and entered the file room as if they were familiar with the place.

I lit the candle again and saw more than ten shelves neatly arranged in the file room, with countless files displayed on them.

Fu He said: "There are so many, we have to find them all by tomorrow morning, right?"

Fu Ciyi said, "No need to wait until tomorrow morning."

"Then how do we find it?" Yan Bojian narrowed his eyes.

Fu Ciyi pointed at the dust on the files and said, "If there is dust on them, it means they have not been touched recently. We don't need to look for them."

Yan Bojian smiled and continued, "The ones without dust are either new files or people have flipped through them frequently. That's great!"

So the six of them held their breath and got closer to look at the dust.

He looked through seven rows of shelves in a row. He didn't know whether it was because Fu Zhengqing was slacking off in his official duties or because Ling County didn't have many affairs to deal with, but most of the files were old and covered with thick dust.

Zhenfeng said, "Fu Zhengqing is definitely not a good official. I've seen many cases left unsolved."

Not even a shelf.

Zhen Shou said: "You can tell by the thickness of the ash."

"The problem is that we checked even in the seventh row, and it's still not there. Could it be that it's not in there either?" Fu He frowned.

Fu Ciyi said nothing and walked inside.

At this time, Yan Bojian said: "There is no dust in these two rows, maybe it is here, why don't we look for it carefully here?" Upon hearing the voice, Fu Ciyi turned around and went to Yan Bojian's side.

Seeing that the documents on top were mostly household registration and taxation, he waved his hand and said, "No need to look for these two rows."

"Why?" Yan Bojian was puzzled.

Fu Ciyi explained: "Yesterday I hid on the beam and heard the conversation between Fu Zhengqing and Lu Wenfeng. The household registration and taxation are now handled by Lu Wenfeng. I don't think Fu Zhengqing would leave his important things in the middle."

Yesterday they hid on the beams of the roofs of various places in the county government office in order to secretly collect information and observe the terrain.

Where he was hiding, Fu Zhengqing and Lu Wenfeng happened to come and have an argument.

Yan Bojian nodded: "Now that you mentioned it, I remember that someone who passed by my beam yesterday said that the county magistrate often went to the archives room."

Fu Ciyi said: "Then it is in the archives room."

Then he turned his gaze to the wall.

The five people then observed the wall and felt around to see if there were any bulges on it.

But nothing was found.

Fu Ciyi frowned and looked around.

Fu Zhengqing was a cautious person. If he didn't hide the important documents at home, then he would have hidden them in the county government office.

The county government office has a lot of people coming and going, which makes it easy to be discovered.

It is a dangerous place.

Perhaps in Fu Zhengqing's view, the more dangerous a place is, the safer it is.

Compared to other places, this file room is not accessible to ordinary people in the county government, so it is relatively safe to a certain extent.

So, where is it hidden?
Suddenly an idea came to him. He took out his dagger and tried to pry open the thick partition on the wooden shelf.

Seeing him like this, the five people rushed over.

“This partition is indeed thicker.”

As soon as Yan Bojian finished speaking, Fu Ciyi pried out a thin and flat drawer from the partition.

In the drawer, there was actually a will.

Fu Ciyi handed the dagger to Fu Jiang behind him, and then he picked up the will and opened it.

It was clearly written on it that the Dongyuan real estate and property would be inherited by Wan Niang and her son.

Yan Bojian glanced at him and said, "Your family can inherit a lot of property, so why were you kicked out the day after your wedding?" He answered his own question, "I know, Fu Er and Fu Zhengqing want to take over the family property."

Fu Ciyi said: "That's true, but I didn't know where my grandfather's will was."

In this way, the second wife cannot be controlled.

But now it’s different.

Having said this, he calmly put the will back to its place and closed the small drawer.

Fu Jiang was puzzled when he saw this: "Sir, why did you put it back? Since you found the will, you should keep it."

Fu Ciyi explained calmly: "Fu Zhengqing is so cunning. If I take it away, he will argue that I forged the will. I will leave it where it is. When the time comes, I will dig it out in front of all the county officials. What excuse will he have?"

Fu Jiang gave a thumbs up: "Young Master Gao!"

"My brother-in-law is smart." Yan Bojian smiled. "These wooden shelves have very thick partitions and the legs are also strong. There must be something mysterious inside. Let's look for it like my brother-in-law did. Be careful with the force of the prying and don't scratch the shelves."

If a mark is left and Fu Zhengqing finds out, he should be on guard.

The four men said yes and took out their daggers.

After searching the file room, it was already late at night.

After scraping away the candle oil that accidentally dripped onto the shelf on the ground and making sure no trace was left, the six people left the county government office.

It was already midnight when we returned to Qingshan Town.

After Fu Ciyi finished washing up, he went to the bedroom and saw Yan Funing leaning against the head of the bed, dozing off with a storybook in her hand.

Is she waiting for him?

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