Chapter 594: Adopted Daughter

Zhuang Qisheng’s words were quite polite.

Zhuang Qingning was a little unsure of the reason and purpose of Zhuang Qisheng's sudden visit, so she just responded politely, "Master Zhuang, you are too kind. These are just my duty. I am lucky to be able to help so many people."

"When I was asking around, I heard from others that Miss Zhuang was kind-hearted, good-hearted, and very polite and sensible. Now it seems to be true."

Zhuang Qisheng's face was full of smiles. "You have such novel ideas at such a young age, and you have helped so many people. Afterwards, you are still so humble and polite. The more I see you, the more I like you. I also felt very friendly when I saw you for the first time. By the way, my last name is Zhuang, and I have a good relationship with Miss Zhuang."

"To be honest with you, Miss Zhuang, I think she is a kind person. Since we are so destined to be together, I will adopt her as my adopted daughter."

Zhuang Qisheng wanted to adopt her as his adopted daughter? Zhuang Qingning blinked her eyes again and again, and her suspicious eyes swept across Zhuang Qisheng's smiling face.

There was no room for negotiation in Zhuang Qisheng's words, and it seemed as if he was giving her a direct order. Even though he was smiling at this moment, his arrogance was very obvious.

Besides, Zhuang Qinglan had been arrogant and domineering before. Even if their children's failure to succeed had nothing to do with their parents, Zhuang Qisheng was probably not a good-tempered person because his daughter had been brought up like that.

In Zhuang Qingning's opinion, someone who was being so attentive to others for no reason must be either a traitor or a thief.

Especially at this time, the waterwheel incident had become well-known outside, and Zhuang Qingning had also heard others praising her. Zhuang Qisheng came over eagerly to acknowledge her as his adopted daughter, which could be said to be Sima Zhao's intention.

"I appreciate the good intentions of Magistrate Zhuang." Zhuang Qingning responded calmly, "But the matter of recognizing an adoptive father is not a trivial matter. There are many etiquettes to follow. The most important thing is that I need to discuss it with my parents."

"But I heard that Miss Zhuang's parents had passed away a long time ago?" Zhuang Qisheng frowned.

"That's right." Zhuang Qingning raised his chin.

So there is no room for negotiation on this matter.

Zhuang Qisheng was not stupid, and guessed the second half of Zhuang Qingning's unspoken words. The smile on his face faded a lot, "I am the prefect of Ningming. Miss Zhuang, do you think that being my adopted daughter is unfair to Miss Zhuang?"

"It's not a thought, it's a certainty." Zhuang Qingning looked at Zhuang Qisheng and said quietly, "Prefect Zhuang and I both have the same surname, Zhuang, and we have a daughter named Zhuang Qinglan. If Prefect Zhuang adopts me as his adopted daughter, people who don't know the truth will probably think I'm Prefect Zhuang's biological daughter."

"Prefect Zhuang himself said that I am famous for the waterwheel incident. Prefect Zhuang's coming here at this time inevitably makes people think that Prefect Zhuang wants to borrow my reputation to build up his own prestige."

When Zhuang Qisheng heard this, his expression changed slightly.

Zhuang Qingning was right. He did have this idea, to see if he could get some benefits so that he could rise to the top in the future.

To be precise, his thoughts went beyond that.

When hearing the name Zhuang Qingning, Zhuang Qisheng was first surprised that the name was very similar to Zhuang Qinglan, and then he came up with a bold idea.

Since they are so similar, even though the characters are different, they are homophones. To outsiders, they are no different from real sisters. As for this reputation, it is passed down by word of mouth. It is not impossible that a character is passed on incorrectly.

Then, Zhuang Qingning can also become Zhuang Qinglan, and the credit for inventing the waterwheel will naturally fall on Zhuang Qinglan.

As for Zhuang Qingning, people eat grains and cereals, so naturally they will get sick sometimes. And sometimes the illness cannot be cured. Life and death are determined by fate, and it is not a rare thing.

Zhuang Qisheng thought about it and came to find Zhuang Qingning.

I thought that as the prefect, he had already said such humble words, and an ordinary person like Zhuang Qingning should be extremely awed and grateful. However, the Zhuang Qingning in front of me not only did not do so, but instead had a hint of reluctance and sarcasm in his eyes.

I even guessed most of what he was thinking.

"Miss Zhuang, you are wrong. I am a prefect. Why would I need to borrow Miss Zhuang's reputation?" Zhuang Qisheng said unhappily. "I just saw that Miss Zhuang had done a great job in building the waterwheel and she was just a peasant girl, so I wanted to help her. I never thought that Miss Zhuang would be so ungrateful."

"If that's the case, then I'm being rude. Miss Zhuang, just pretend that I've never been here. Goodbye."

Zhuang Qisheng shook his sleeves, put his hands behind his back, and was about to leave.

Traditionally, the people have never fought against the officials.

Even if he didn't want to curry favor with her, there was absolutely no reason to offend her. Zhuang Qisheng just walked away in anger, and Zhuang Qingning would definitely follow him and apologize.

However, when he walked out of the door, he did not see Zhuang Qingning catching up with him.

Ignorant peasant girl!

I have no idea what kind of glory will come in the future after I get in touch with him!

Many people wanted to curry favor with him but failed. He spoke so kindly but was met with a cold shoulder, which was really infuriating.

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Zhuang Qisheng became angrier and angrier as he thought about it. He spat fiercely on the ground and said viciously, "If you don't accept my toast, you'll have to drink the penalty wine. Then wait and see how I'll deal with you in the future!"

“Oh…”

Jing Zhao, who had been driving the carriage with a smile on his face, suddenly frowned when he heard this. He tightened the reins in his hand, jumped off the carriage, and came to Zhuang Qisheng. "What did you say just now?"

Zhuang Qisheng was angry. He looked at Jing Zhao, whose attire was more elegant than that of ordinary people but not gorgeous. He glanced at him unhappily and asked, "Who are you? How dare you speak to me like that?"

This official?

Jing Zhao was a little surprised, "Are you an official?"

Seeing Jing Zhao in a daze, Zhuang Qisheng couldn't help but feel a little proud, and straightened his back a little, "I am the prefect of Ningming. Where did you come from? You refused to kneel when you saw me. What crime should you be punished for?"

"It is said that poor mountains and bad waters produce unruly people. This is absolutely true. Enji Village is full of arrogant and unruly people. I need to ask the head of the village how he disciplines the villagers on a daily basis!"

A mere prefect is showing off his power here.

When Jing Zhao saw Zhuang Qisheng's expression, he became furious.

But before he could clench his fist, the curtain of the carriage shook, and a slender, white hand with distinct joints stretched out, and a cold voice sounded behind the curtain, "I think the villagers of Enji Village don't need to worry about the prefect Zhuang, but why did the prefect Zhuang suddenly come to Enji Village so angry? I wonder what he wants to do."

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