Chapter 103
Upon learning that Wang Lang had received the transfer order from the crown prince, Governor Lei was speechless. This was because he had also received a secret order from the crown prince, asking him to manage Yichun well. The meaning was obvious: this was asking him to stop fighting the Yichun military garrison.
As the highest-ranking official in Yichun within the Crown Prince's camp, Lei Taishou was qualified to know the inside story. Of course, this was only after Lin Jingzhou was exposed. If he hadn't been exposed, Lei Taishou and Wang Lang wouldn't have known of his true identity.
It was after learning the inside story, coupled with Wang Lang's speculation, that Prefect Lei was speechless. If Wang Lang's speculation was true, and his transfer from Yichun was Yao Chunnuan's plan, then it would be terrible.
Achieving this goal was not easy. First, the opponent had to strike with pinpoint accuracy. A shallow or insufficient attack would have failed to achieve the desired effect, while a deep one would have easily angered the prince and provoked a counterattack. But look, the opponent's attack hit the target with one strike. Their judgment of proportion and their calculation of human nature were impeccable. This strategy was truly brilliant.
He patted his son-in-law on the shoulder and said, "Listen to Xuan, go to Qiandongnan and work hard." The other party was one step ahead, so what could he do? Could he say that he was secretly relieved that his son-in-law Wang Lang had left?
In the inner courtyard of Wang Lang's newly purchased house, Lei Qian was also listening to the reports from his subordinates.
That day, her husband Wang Lang's words had startled her, and she feared she had truly provoked a powerful being, bringing disaster to both her natal and her husband's families. Therefore, over the past two days, she had been closely on guard against Yao's retaliation.
"Is there anything wrong with the Wang family?"
"No."
Lei Qian thought that everyone in the Lei family was fine, so she relaxed.
Her husband was just making a fuss. This Yao family wasn't as powerful as she'd imagined. After today, three days later, she wanted to see how Yao Chunnuan still had the nerve to speak so arrogantly in front of her. She didn't realize how she'd become the chief clerk of the Yichun Military Colony. The higher-ups in the Yichun Military Colony were also blind, Lei Qian thought to herself.
It had to be said that Yao Chunnuan's officially recognized status made Lei Qian's heart ache. Although she despised Yao's mingling with men, she was also jealous of her being recognized by the entire military settlement.
Lei Qian had just finished listening to the servant's report when she saw her husband walk in with a sullen face. Lei Qian was very sensitive to men's emotions and knew immediately that her husband was not in a good mood.
"What happened?" she asked softly.
Wang Lang thought about how Lei Qian was smiling when he came in just now. She looked very relaxed, completely different from the tension she had been in the past two days. He roughly guessed what she was thinking. She probably thought that Yao Chunnuan's words that day were just threats and that she couldn't do anything to them.
"My transfer order has come down. I will be leaving for Qiandongnan with my family soon. Please prepare yourself."
"What does this mean?" Lei Qian asked in a trembling voice.
Wang Lang lowered his eyes to look at her, "Aren't you waiting for Yao Chunnuan's revenge like me? This is it."
Lei Qian's eyes darkened. Lies! Could Yao Chunnuan even control him? Besides, wasn't she just a peasant girl? Even if she was now the chief clerk of the Yichun military settlement, she wouldn't have the power to control his transfer orders, right?
Seeing his wife's incredulous expression, Wang Lang explained, "My transfer order was issued by the Crown Prince himself. You underestimate her. She is cunning and has countless ways to accomplish what she wants. It's hard to guard against her."
"Why would the prince listen to her?"
"This is her strength." Wang Lang said sadly.
"Things have come to this point, there's no point in thinking more. The transfer to Qiandongnan is a foregone conclusion, so make more preparations." He didn't want to say more.
After Wang Lang left, Lei Qian slumped down in her chair. Just as her husband had said, Yao was truly ruthless and cruel. With one move, her husband was driven out of Yichun. It was a transfer order, but what difference did it make to expulsion? And he was sent to a remote place like Qiandongnan, thousands of miles away!
This outcome, to be honest, was truly unexpected and beyond her ability to bear. Deeply affected by this outcome, she too decided to follow her husband to Qiandongnan. While the saying goes, "A man follows his wife," who wouldn't want to marry closer to her parents' home? Furthermore, her family still had influence, and in Yichun, her married life would be smooth sailing. In Qiandongnan, her family's influence would be greatly diminished. She could already foresee that life would be more difficult than it was now.
The consequences were so serious that Lei Qian felt regretful and hateful for a moment. She regretted her impulsiveness and provoked Yao Chunnuan, and she also hated Yao Chunnuan for being too cruel.
After informing his wife, Wang Lang also went home to inform his family.
When the Wang family heard that Wang Lang had received the transfer order to Qiandongnan, they were stunned. "Why is it so sudden?"
"Some things happened in the middle, and the prince needed me to go there to take charge of the situation, so I gave the order." Wang Lang did not tell his family about the game in the middle.
But the Wang family knew that he had been fighting fiercely with Yao Chunnuan recently, and even Lei Taishou, a relative, had lost a secret vault. They all wondered in their hearts whether Yao Chunnuan had been involved.
Madam Wang glanced at everyone and asked, "How many days do we have to prepare?"
Wang Lang: "Three days."
"Okay, I understand. I'll be ready. Don't worry."
The Wang family was terrified. They had finally escaped the bitter sea of the Yichun military settlement and settled down in the Yichun camp, but how long had it been before their son, brother, and uncle were being transferred again? Would they be forced to live a life of displacement again? And Southeast Guizhou, I heard, was a poor and remote place.
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Wang Lang is gone? His dream has come true? Marshal Zhu looked dazed.
Wang Lang had come with such force, starting his new position with a bang, and then even marrying into the Lei clan, clearly setting himself up for a major event. And then, in the blink of an eye, he was driven out of Yichun. Surely he must be completely bewildered by this moment? His head must be buzzing, right?
Marshal Zhu was so happy about this that he ate an extra bowl of rice. He suddenly felt that the people in the Yichun military settlement were not so hateful after all.
He readily approved Wang Lang's transfer order and pressed his red seal. From then on, the Yichun camp lost a man named Wang Lang.
After pressing the seal, Marshal Zhu began to wonder what method the Yichun military garrison had used to get the prince to issue the transfer order?
He had wanted to get rid of Wang Lang before, but he hadn't found the opportunity. What he hadn't been able to do was, of course, because he hadn't put in enough effort. But the Yichun Juntun had actually managed it. To be honest, Marshal Zhu was quite curious. Besides being curious, he couldn't help but secretly be wary of the Yichun Juntun's strength and methods.
The Yichun military settlement also received the news. They heard that the transfer order for Wang Lang had been issued. Things were progressing smoothly, and Yao Chunnuan was in a good mood.
Finally, finally, Wang Lang was out of her world. Without him tossing and turning in her world, Yao Chunnuan felt refreshed.
"Master Yao, Wang Lang will leave Yichun in three days. Do you want to see him off?" Zhu Yongnian asked her with a wink.
I said I was going there to give him a gift, but in fact I was going there just to watch him make a fool of himself.
Yao Chunnuan shook her head, "No."
Be high-profile in work and low-profile in life. Wang Lang had already been driven out of Yichun by her. At the moment when he left in disgrace, if she still went to watch his joke, it would be tantamount to ridicule. This would be too much and make people feel uncomfortable.
Human hearts are very strange, and separation is the easiest thing to trigger certain emotions. They will only see the pity of the Wang family being forced to leave their hometown, and then sympathize with them, and will no longer think about whether they have done anything excessive.
Zhu Yongnian was surprised, so he confirmed again, "You really aren't going?"
"If you say you won't go, then don't go." Don't give them dirty looks, don't pay them any attention. Just let them sink quietly.
All the members of the shogunate heard Yao Chunnuan's words and secretly admired her in their hearts. The moment Wang Lang left Yichun should have been her proudest moment, but she could actually resist enjoying it. She was worthy of being Yao Zhubo.
The weather was bad and gloomy on the day Wang Lang left, which symbolized his political achievements in Yichun.
When Wang Lang left, he took Wei Qiuyu with him.
When Lei Qian learned that he was going to bring a woman with him, she rushed over, only to be told, "She and I are not what you think. Don't make things difficult for her. She will be useful to me when we get to Qiannan."
What else could Lei Qian say? She could only reluctantly arrange a carriage for Wei Qiuyu.
The Wang family's departure was not in dire straits; Wang Lang simply hired a group of escorts to escort them. But officials don't just look at the surface of things.
Before leaving, Wang Lang looked back. There were many people who came to see him off, or to laugh at him, but he looked back and forth twice, and there was no sign of Yao Chunnuan among them.
His expression darkened. She wouldn't even come to see him for the last time before leaving Yichun? They both knew that after all these years, they probably wouldn't see each other again. He wanted to see his daughter. To be honest, he had only seen her once since she was born. If they didn't get the chance to see her this time, who knew when they would see each other again.
Wang Lang finally left with regret.
When Yao Chunnuan learned that Wang Lang took Wei Qiuyu with him when he left, she raised her eyebrows.
She hadn't expected that after Wei Qiuyu and the Han family fell out, the Han family would directly join her forces, and Wei Qiuyu would actually team up with Wang Lang. This power reorganization was truly interesting.
At this time, the steward in charge of agricultural affairs came to ask, "Master Yao, Yu Changshi sent someone to ask if the two acres of sweet potato fields managed by the agricultural courtyard can be planted and transplanted."
Like Yao Chunnuan, after Wang Lang's departure was a foregone conclusion, Yu Chen stopped paying attention to him. He was more concerned about the two acres of sweet potato fields.
Yao Chunnuan said, "I'll go take a look."
After the summer harvest, many crops began a new round of planting, except for sweet potatoes. Previously, because of Wang Lang, they had been planted in the fields for breeding and raising seedlings, and had not yet begun large-scale planting. She had always been wary of Wang Lang, a high-yield sweet potato. Now that he had left Yichun, they could finally plant it freely.
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