Chapter 128 Make it cleaner
Xu Qingyi looked at the woman in front of her and felt that she looked familiar, but she didn't recognize her.
"Who are you?"
“Your Highness, my daughter is Lu Xinnian, the daughter of Lu Yuan, the former Minister of Works. I had the honor of meeting Your Highness once in the capital.”
When she mentioned it, Xu Qingyi remembered.
"So it's Miss Lu. What happened? How did you end up in An County, and how did you get captured by the magistrate's son?"
"After my father passed away, I returned to Lujia Village with my second uncle. A few days ago, my second brother went missing."
Although I am not very talented, I have learned some divination techniques from my father, and I have discovered…”
At this point, she looked at Yun Zhao, who was nestled in Xu Qingshi's arms, and hesitated before speaking.
Wei Jingchen immediately noticed the problem and said bluntly, "Miss Lu, Zhaozhao is a child who has seen the world, so please speak freely."
Yun Zhao suddenly realized that there were some things in these words that were not suitable to be told to the child.
"Don't be afraid, Sister Lu. Zhao Zhao is a big girl now, she can hear me~"
Seeing that none of the adults in the room stopped her, Lu Xinnian continued to explain.
"The hexagram is an inauspicious one, located in the southeast, which is unfavorable for water. However, there is no water source in the southeast of An County."
But as far as I know, there is a house and a pond there.
Worried about my second brother's safety, I quietly went in through the back door, only to find...
Lu Xinnian was somewhat embarrassed, her face turning bright red.
"Who would have thought that this beast Yuan Shijie would mistake my second brother for a male prostitute in Qingliu Lane!"
My second brother was only a scholar, but he was still a man from a good family, and yet he actually…
Everyone was shocked. Seeing Yuan Shijie knocked unconscious, Lu Li suddenly jumped away.
"Tsk, is this guy abducting a man?!"
Lu Xun was even stranger.
"But when we followed that advisor to Lu Family Village, they said it was about abducting women?"
He still thought that the person he had forcibly taken was Lu Xinnian, a commoner.
"My family dared not let outsiders know that my second brother had suffered this calamity, so we only said that the Lu family girl was forcibly taken by Yuan Shijie."
Yuan Shijie wanted to settle the matter with fifty taels of silver, but I disagreed. My second brother was ruined by this kind of person.
He's only now fallen into a coma. I absolutely cannot let this person go for the sake of money. He must pay the price!
I've been following him until yesterday, when he took the county magistrate's seal and tried to make a secret deal with my second uncle.
I was discovered by him by chance. He and my second uncle took me back to the Yuan residence through the dog hole.
After that, aside from bringing me one meal, they never appeared again until the Third Young Master and the Little Princess found me and rescued me.
Lu Xin's words left everyone speechless.
"Wait, let me sort this out!"
Xu Yiyan suddenly felt that his brain might not be working properly.
Did all those casual remarks they made actually come true?
The official seal of the county magistrate was taken away by his son so casually!
This is utterly absurd!
"Mother, Zhao Zhao and Third Uncle also saw a pretty auntie whipping that wicked magistrate in her room when no one was home!"
"Did Auntie want to avenge some family member, which is why she attacked the magistrate?"
Everyone: ?!
"Zhaozhao! You, Ayan, why did you take Zhaozhao to see that kind of thing..."
"Sister, I never expected that the head of a county would actually have an affair with someone else, and even... play with that kind of thing..."
Faced with a large group of people, Xu Yiyan couldn't say anything.
He thought he had covered Yun Zhao's hand quickly enough, but to his surprise, Yun Zhao could still see it clearly!
"This father and son are truly like father, like son!"
Wei Mingde shook his head helplessly.
Everyone was shocked by what was said, but Lu Xun was the only one who took the initiative to ask.
"Miss Lu, you said your second uncle was with that man and found you? So your second uncle just let him take you away like that?"
Everyone immediately came to their senses.
"Your second uncle wouldn't betray you and your second brother for fifty taels of silver, would he?"
Xu Yifei spoke subconsciously.
"Ah Fei! Don't talk nonsense!"
Xu Qingyi immediately scolded him.
These words are so hurtful!
Lu Xinnian lowered her eyes, a self-deprecating smile on her face.
“After my father passed away unexpectedly, I also realized that I had less and less status in the Lu family.”
Back then, the entire Lu family gradually gained some fame in the capital thanks to her father's success in passing the imperial examinations.
Unfortunately, the rest of the Lu family couldn't be helped, and her father only had her as his daughter.
The Xu family understands this principle best: once someone leaves, the tea grows cold.
They were all outsiders, and it wasn't appropriate for them to say much about other people's family matters.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Wei Jingchen took the initiative to speak.
"The magistrate and his advisor are in such a hurry because the official seal is probably still on Yuan Shijie's person. Uncle Lu, quickly check if it's there."
"good."
Lu Xun immediately squatted down and searched Yuan Shijie thoroughly.
Finally, the official seal was found in Yuan Shijie's arms.
Wei Mingde's face immediately turned red with anger.
"Outrageous! A dignified county magistrate, treating his official seal like a toy, letting his son take it away so casually—it's simply unacceptable!"
"We are now criminals, and while we can't say for sure about other things, with official seals in our hands, why should we worry that the magistrate won't release us?"
Wei Jingchen took the official seal handed over by Lu Xun, and a plan immediately formed in his mind.
"You mean to give the official seal to Luo Qing?"
"We can't leave An County, and Luo Qing is even more anxious than we are."
"I……"
"Father, it's late. Let your son go find Luo Qing. You two should get some rest. You should be able to leave in the next day or two."
Wei Jingchen suddenly interrupted his father, and Wei Mingde looked at him with some suspicion.
I always feel like my son is going to do something bad...
At night, they naturally left Lu Xinnian in the room.
Yun Zhao was worried that Yuan Shijie would suddenly wake up, so he took advantage of the others not paying attention and gave him an injection.
Make sure he doesn't wake up tonight.
When Wei Jingchen went to find Luo Qing with the official seal, Luo Qing looked completely bewildered.
"You went out and stole the official seal?"
He always knew these people were outrageous, but wasn't this a bit too outrageous?
Wei Jingchen told Luo Qing what had happened that day, and the latter immediately shook his head in fright.
"I have no interest in interfering in An County's affairs!"
"You can't avoid getting involved even if you want to."
Wei Jingchen shrugged and tossed the official seal into Luo Qing's arms.
"What's the meaning?"
Luo Qing felt that the official seal was a hot potato.
"Do you think Yuan Hongyang will let us go once he sees our people?"
Luo Qing: ...
What a terrible thing!
He thought again, and realized that Wei's son was very cunning; there was no way he would come to him with just an official seal.
"You came to see me, did you already have a decision in mind?"
“I have a way to force Yuan Hongyang to beg us.”
Luo Qing looked at him suspiciously. He was clearly a young man who seemed like a gentle breeze, but Luo Qing felt uneasy looking at him.
After hearing Wei Jingchen's plan, he felt a chill run down his spine.
After Wei Jingchen left, Luo Hao quickly stepped forward.
"Brother, this smiling tiger is terrifying! Is he going to ruin Yuan Shijie?"
"We haven't done anything to the Wei family before, have we?"
Luo Qing suddenly felt a little scared.
Given Wei Jingchen's intelligence, if he survives, he will likely attempt a restoration sooner or later.
"Probably not... but those women from the Xu family, we either beat or scold them..."
"That's alright, that woman definitely won't get up. Even if the general is reinstated, he has his own integrity and won't cause us any trouble!"
"That's true, brother. Shall I go do this first?"
"Go ahead, and make sure it's clean!"
Luo Hao sighed and left with the official seal in his pocket.
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