Unexpectedly, when he was returning from worshiping his ancestors, he encountered a water thief.

Those people were ruthless and would kill everyone on sight. They didn't look like thieves, but they looked like they were here to kill people and silence them.

The wife of Xu Xian, the prefect of Zhao, and a daughter brought by Xu Xian were all killed.

Li Dongqing, Xia Nanqiao, and many servants jumped into the river to survive.

But most of the servants couldn't swim, and arrows were shot wildly on the shore. It seemed that none of them survived.

Xia Nanqiao and Li Dongqing were good at water, so they dived into the water, used reeds to ventilate, and used corpses to block arrows. They also helped Magistrate Zhao and Master Liu do the same, hiding in the reed swamps, and taking advantage of the chaos to escape.

However, Magistrate Zhao was stabbed and died of serious injuries.

Before he died, he confessed two things to Xia Nanqiao.

The first is: he saw the face of one of the water thieves, and it turned out to be someone he knew. So he suspected that it was not the water thieves, but the family thieves. He was worried that if he died, the jealous money wolves at home would kill Han Zhang.

Eat to death.

Therefore, he gave Xia Nanqiao all the official and private seals he had hidden on his body, saying that they were about the same height, and because he had lost weight and his appearance changed drastically, he asked Xia Nanqiao to grow a beard, pretending to be him, and went back to keep the seal.

Safety.

Second, he asked Xia Nanqiao to investigate the water thief and help him take revenge. Otherwise, he would hate Jiuquan and never rest in peace.

He also grabbed Xia Nanqiao's hand and said that he probably shouldn't ask him so many questions. He might have heard the secret, and God couldn't keep him...

These words made Xia Nanqiao always feel as if he had killed him, and he had to help him complete what he had told him...

Magistrate Zhao also asked Master Liu to fully assist Xia Nanqiao and return home to stabilize the situation. Master Liu was deeply favored by Magistrate Zhao and knew that Han Zhang's well-being was his greatest last wish, so he agreed...

They did not return to Beijing immediately.

First of all, Xia Nanqiao's legs are not healed yet, so if he is chased, he will not be able to escape.

How easy is it for the two of them to pretend to be another person?

As far as handwriting is concerned, it takes a long time to practice to achieve some similarity.

You also have to imitate someone's behavior and habits...

The location where the ship encountered the water thieves was very remote, and the government had not discovered it at that time. Master Liu went back to the ship, which was burned beyond recognition, and found important documents and belongings hidden in the secret warehouse on the bottom floor.

While Xia Nanqiao was recovering from his injuries, he practiced the calligraphy of Magistrate Zhao according to those documents.

But it's not easy to change a person's writing habits. Until now, Xia Nanqiao still has to pretend that he injured a muscle in his right hand and can't move...

…

Xia Anan finally understood the whole story, and then told them about his experiences during this period.

Including her remembering her original origin.

Xia Nanqiao's eyes lit up when he heard this, and said that Xia An'an was Xia Shoufu's daughter, so she had to recognize her ancestors and return to the clan! At that time, Xia Shoufang wouldn't be able to help his adoptive father?

When his filial piety period is over, maybe he can stay in Beijing and become a Beijing official!

Xia Anan looked at him coolly: "Dad, you took on the role very quickly! You look like an old official who is busy with business!"

Xia Nanqiao smiled and said, "Call me daddy."

Xia Anan: "..."

She found that both of them were quite excited and did not feel any discomfort after traveling through time.

…

While recuperating from Xia Nanqiao, Li Dongqing went to the place where he crossed over, found the car that had crossed over with him under the water, and took out all the things inside.

Including burning the clothes for grandpa (local custom is to find time to burn his clothes for him after the burial).
Chapter completed!