Chapter 107 Plot
Prefect Xu had three wooden boxes brought out, all three feet long and filled with books.
"Master Liang, please carefully select these riddles. Captain Lin is good at making ice sculptures, but no one can compare to me when it comes to riddles."
"Yes, sir."
Prefect Xu had a very confident look on his face.
Prefects are generally transferred every three years.
Before taking office as the prefect of Beiyue City, Prefect Xu had served as a county magistrate in many cities.
He was a fan of riddles and he loved collecting them. During his previous tenure as county magistrate, he collected countless good riddles. After countless sorting and summarizing, they filled three large boxes.
Every time I was transferred, I carried it with me like a treasure.
The government cooperated with the Ice Sculpture Grand View Garden to organize a lantern riddle activity, and Captain Lin had no way of refusing.
This is a perfect opportunity for him to infiltrate the ice sculpture park.
The guards reported: "Your Excellency the prefect, Marshal Qin is here."
Prefect Xu stood up from the table and personally went to the gate of the government office to greet him.
"Welcome Marshal Qin."
Qin Chuan nodded and walked in, asking, "Old Xu, what is it that requires me to come over in person to discuss?"
As they talked, the two of them went into the office room.
Prefect Xu was not as high in rank as Qin Chuan, nor as powerful as Qin Chuan, who had 100,000 elite soldiers under his command, so he was particularly polite to Qin Chuan.
"Marshal Qin, please take a seat."
Qin Chuan didn't hesitate to sit down and took the tea handed to him by the pretty maid. His hand inadvertently stroked the maid's white and tender little hand.
Prefect Xu glanced at the two yamen guards standing at the door.
There are many eyes and many crowds, so the fewer people who know about the plan to build the ice sculpture park, the better.
"You guys go out first, Master Liang stay."
Just as the maid who was serving tea was about to go down, Qin Chuan grabbed her wrist and pulled her into his arms.
Marshal Qin was always very arrogant. "Is it necessary to be so nervous? You asked me to come over in person to discuss such a small matter? Old Xu, just make the decision yourself."
Prefect Xu was not surprised. Marshal Qin always acted arbitrarily. During the two years he served as prefect of Beiyue City, he had given Qin Chuan five beautiful women to please him.
"Marshal, it's no wonder I'm nervous. You probably haven't been to the ice sculpture park yet, right? It's really a place that makes a fortune every day. With VIP tickets costing five taels of silver each, people keep coming in and out, and it's impossible to stop them."
Marshal Qin didn't think it was a big deal. There weren't many people in the North who could afford five taels of silver.
He felt that the most profitable works were those of the Saint of Painting, and his second son spent more than 100,000 taels of silver on them.
The thought of that prodigal son makes me angry.
I don't know who brought the paintings of the Saint of Painting to the North, causing him to lose such a huge fortune.
That's more than 100,000 taels of silver. If he finds out who came to Beiyue City to resell the paintings of the Saint of Painting, he will make that person's life a fate worse than death.
"Old Xu, you can decide this matter."
After saying that, he picked up the maid and went to the small room.
Prefect Xu was preparing to send his most capable subordinate, the fat lawyer Liang Huai, to take over the ice sculpture garden.
"Liang Huai, you will be in charge of this lantern riddle activity. Remember, there can be no mistakes this time. The ultimate goal of the lantern riddle activity is to allow our people to infiltrate the ice sculpture park and replace Captain Lin's people little by little."
"Yes, sir."
This time, we must take control of the ice sculpture park.
As for Captain Lin, she must be made to realize that a woman should stay in the inner house and embroider, and should not come out to compete for credit with a group of men.
Lin Qianqian had a day off today and was sitting by the fire when she suddenly sneezed.
"Who is talking about me?"
Jiang Yueying also came today, and the two sisters sat on the kang together to count the accounts.
There was a fire dragon burning in the house, so I didn't feel cold even though I was wearing thin clothes. Instead, I felt very hot, which made me feel dry in the mouth and wanted to eat something cold.
It is the perfect time to eat northerners' favorite frozen pears.
"Hongdou, bring in some frozen pears."
There are natural storage cabinets made of ice in the yard, one of which is even shaped like a heart, which is particularly beautiful.
A lot of food in the mansion is kept in the freezer.
After the frozen pears were brought in, several people sucked them together, making slurping sounds.
Just as I was slurping the frozen pear, Zhao Xiaoliu came and put a large bamboo basket on the ground.
There were seven or eight watermelons in it.
Watermelon in winter is very rare and precious.
Zhao Xiaoliu explained: "This was sent from the south by the Marquis. It is a small island in the southernmost part of our Great Yan Dynasty. It is sunny and warm like summer at the moment."
Jiang Yueying was very interested. Beiyue City was freezing cold, but the island in the south was warm as summer! It really made people yearn for it.
"Cousin, the world is so big, I really want to see the beautiful mountains and rivers before getting married."
Jiang Yueying is already 19 years old, which is considered an old girl in Beijing.
But for the convicted Jiang family members, being able to survive safely is a blessing.
There is no need to rush into marriage.
"Cousin, if you marry the right person, you will be able to travel freely after marriage. I heard that you have been very close to Qin Er recently."
Jiang Yueying's face turned red all of a sudden.
Ever since Lin Qianqian came to Beiyue City, Jiang Yueying's skinny face has gradually become more fleshy, and her face has become more beautiful day by day.
"Cousin, I, I admire Mr. Qin II very much. He is very talented and simple, and his appearance is just what I like."
Lin Qianqian felt that apart from the Qin family, Qin Er himself was still okay, at least he was not the kind of person who would scheme against others.
"Cousin, if you marry Qin Er, I only support Qin Er marrying into the Qin family, not you marrying into the Qin family."
Qin Chuan is corrupt and will be held accountable sooner or later.
Only if Qin Er marries into the family, my cousin will not be implicated.
At the same time, Qin Er can also be saved.
Qin Er is extremely talented in painting. Given time, he will surely become a master of his generation.
By then, the paintings can be sold at a high price, and my cousin won’t have to worry about money in the future at least.
At this time, Zhao Xiaoliu brought in another basket of fruit. "This is taro-flavored coconut, which is also produced in the southernmost island. Sleeping on a heated kang is very hot, and drinking this can just help you get rid of the heat."
"Thank your Lord for me. I made some sheep's milk ice cream in my house today. You can take some back to the Lord."
Jiang Yueying was very happy for Lin Qianqian: Guan Jun Hou really cared about his cousin and was so devoted to her that he almost gave his life for her.
It costs a lot to transport these fruits from such a far place.
My cousin will marry a champion marquis in the future, and she will definitely live a comfortable life.
In the yard, there were three baskets of fruit that had just been unloaded from the carriage and had not yet been moved into the house.
Cuihua and other girls who were rescued from the bandits by Lin Qianqian were all in the mansion today, all gathered around the fruit basket to watch the wonder.
"What kind of green fruit is this? I've never seen it before."
"What's in this basket? The shells are sharp and hard, and they smell bad."
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