Everyone was from the same village, and they felt sorry for the young boy, so every now and then someone would send him some things and visit him, which was why the boy had managed to survive until now.
"This Zhang Gua is not someone who is easy to bully. I heard that she is having an affair with the grandfather in the county town. But I heard this news from others and I don't know whether it is true or not." said the village chief of Hebian Village.
Chen Yalan was very grateful when she received this information from the village chief.
After saying goodbye to the village chief, Chen Yalan returned to their residence and told Fu Liu about the matter. After discussing it, the two decided to go to the county town the next day.
This time they went to the county town to find a wealthy family named Qian, because they learned that Zhang Gua was the one who sold Fu Liu's mother's hairpin to this Mr. Qian.
Because of Fu Liu's identity, someone had informed the Qian family in advance that he was about to come. After knowing this, Mr. Qian immediately called Mrs. Qian over.
"Madam, do you know that someone just came to report that the imperial concubine will come to our house tomorrow?" said Master Qian.
Mrs. Qian was shocked. The highest-ranking official she had ever seen in her life was their county magistrate. But now she was told that the emperor's concubine was coming to visit their house. How could she not be surprised?
"Oh, master, what should we do? They are the queens of the palace. Will I be able to entertain them poorly? Will he look down on the things we have here?" Madam Qian was extremely anxious, worried that Fu Liu would feel that the things she had were not worthy of him.
Although they were one of the richest families in the county, the knowledge of the empress who came from the palace was still too short-sighted compared to them, so it was understandable that Mrs. Qian had these concerns.
Mr. Qian was naturally a little worried about Mrs. Qian's concerns, but the Empress had already sent the news that she was coming, so there was nothing he could do no matter how worried he was.
"Madam, tomorrow we will take out the best things in our house to entertain Her Majesty. Please don't let Her Majesty feel dissatisfied." Master Qian said. This was the best he could do.
After solving this problem, Mrs. Qian's mood gradually calmed down: "Master, we don't know the queen at all. Why did she come to our house?"
After hearing what Mrs. Qian said, Mr. Qian finally realized that this lady had no relatives or friends with him, so why would she come to his house for no reason?
But no matter what, the news has already been passed on, so how can I refuse it? I can only fight back.
"How would I know? No matter what, let's entertain them first. After all, they are from the palace." Master Qian said.
The next day, Fu Liu and Chen Yalan arrived as scheduled.
Mr. Qian also tried his best to put on the biggest show to welcome the two.
"Your Majesty's visit to my humble abode is truly an honor to us." After seeing Fu Liu and Chen Yalan, Mr. Qian immediately complimented them with a smile on his face.
Chen Yalan came forward and praised Master Qian, saying, "Master Qian, you are too kind. Master Qian is very wealthy and generous. I believe he has done many good deeds and has a good reputation among the people. That's why we came here. I hope Master Qian will not be offended."
Because Mr. Qian's family deliberately made a big scene to welcome Fu Liu and Chen Yalan, the people in the town gathered together when they saw this, wanting to watch the fun, so now almost half of the people gathered here.
At first, these people didn't know what had happened, but now they have realized that it was the imperial concubine who found this place, and the imperial concubine actually praised Master Qian so much.
This was also what Chen Yalan did on purpose. Since they wanted to ask Mr. Qian for help, they naturally wanted to get help from others. So it was not impossible for them to praise her in front of everyone and say a few good words for her. This kind of thing has always been like this.
However, Fu Liu was a little puzzled by Chen Yalan's behavior. Her face looked a little unhappy. How could a person like Mr. Qian be someone who sincerely wanted to do good for the people?
So when Chen Yalan was speaking, Fu Liu did not say anything, but his face looked a little unhappy. When Chen Yalan saw it, she quietly signaled him not to do so.
When no one noticed them, Chen Yalan leaned over to Fu Liu's ear and said, "Now we need his help. We also have something for him to do. Since we've asked him for help, we naturally have to do both the face and the substance well."
Chen Yalan's words made sense, and Fu Liu understood it, but he hadn't thought it through just now. Now, after getting Chen Yalan's hint, he no longer had such a sour face.
After a few people talked for a few words outside the mansion, Master Qian welcomed Chen Yalan and Fu Liu in. After they entered, Chen Yalan said that she was from Hebian Village and wanted to tell Master Qian something.
Looking at Madam Qian beside her, Chen Yalan said, "Although Madam Qian is not an outsider, this matter is of great importance. Madam Qian should leave for a while."
Since the imperial concubine said so, Mr. Qian could not disobey his order, so he asked Madam Qian to go out first.
After Mrs. Qian left, Chen Yalan explained the whole story clearly. After that, Chen Yalan said, "This is the situation, Master Qian. We are here today to take back his mother's hairpin."
When saying this, Chen Yalan shifted her gaze to Fu Liu.
After listening to Chen Yalan's story, Mr. Qian felt cold sweat on his forehead.
"My dear ladies, it's not that I'm unwilling to return the hairpin to you, but the three pieces have been taken away by my wife and cannot be retrieved," said Master Qian, who finally told the story after thinking about it.
Chen Yalan did not expect that Master Qian would give her such a thing. She originally thought that according to his and Fu Liu's status, they just wanted a hairpin. When Master Qian returned the hairpin to her, it was equivalent to the two of them owing him a favor. There was no reason for Master Qian to be unwilling to do such a good thing.
But even so, they had to find a way to get the hairpin back, so Chen Yalan thought about it and discussed it with Fu Liu. They decided to hold a flower viewing party in a few days and wanted to invite Mrs. Qian.
Fu Liu knew that Chen Yalan made this suggestion for her own sake, so she did not object to it.
So, Chen Yalan and Fu Liu invited Mrs. Qian in again. When the two of them made an invitation to Mrs. Qian, she was ecstatic.
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