Chapter 395: Falsely Claiming Credit
Tonghetang.
Doctor Zhang has been here guarding Qi Yunzhou these days.
He worked with Doctor Lin and had just finished giving Qi Yunzhou acupuncture treatment.
There was a knock on the door.
The medicine boy immediately ran to open the door.
"Mr. Yuan, you're here." Doctor Zhang immediately stood up stiffly.
Yuan Xiaotou led the group to the bedside and glanced at Qi Yunzhou: "He looks better today than yesterday. When will he wake up?"
Doctor Zhang said, "I can't guarantee when he will be awake, but his condition will improve after daily acupuncture. I believe he will be awake soon."
"Thank you for your help, Doctor Zhang." Leader Yuan said politely.
Doctor Zhang was terrified and retreated with his men.
There were only two people left in the room.
Leader Yuan sat down beside the bed, sighed, and said, "If nothing had happened to you, you should be sitting in the Imperial Academy to take the exam today.
You risked your life to save your right arm, but if you just die from this, all your hard work would be in vain."
"Brother Yuan, can't you just hope for my own good?" The person on the bed suddenly made a weak sound.
"Brother Qi...you're awake! I thought you would never wake up again." Leader Yuan was overjoyed when he saw Qi Yunzhou slowly open his eyes.
Qi Yunzhou nodded weakly, "Has the exam started today?"
"Yes! The exam has already started. Just rest and recuperate. It won't be too late to take the exam again in three years."
"Thank you... I will." Qi Yunzhou fell asleep again without saying a word.
Only after calling Doctor Zhang in and confirming that Qi Yunzhou was out of danger did Leader Yuan breathe a sigh of relief.
He sent someone close to him to inform Wen Yan so that she wouldn't worry.
"Little leader, today is the last day for the government to distribute winter charcoal, and the mother and daughter of the Wen family are making trouble again." The subordinates of Little Leader Yuan hurried over to report.
That mother and daughter dared to come forward, they are really shameless to the extreme.
"Come on, I'll go meet them."
The young leader Yuan jumped on his horse and rushed over.
This year's winter is much longer than in previous years.
In the past, the government would end the supply of winter charcoal in early February.
I have persisted until now this year.
West of the city.
The largest winter charcoal distribution center.
Jiang Xinkui and Wen Ruyue, mother and daughter, were surrounded by enthusiastic people.
“Mrs. Jiang, Miss Wen, this winter is thanks to you.
If you hadn't emptied your homes to provide so much charcoal, we poor people would have starved to death or frozen to death long ago."
"This is the tofu made by my family. Please accept it, my benefactors."
“These are the bean sprouts that my family grew…”
"This is the insole I embroidered..."
"This is the handkerchief I embroidered..."
The people rushed forward and kept stuffing things into the mother and daughter's hands.
They all sincerely like and appreciate them.
If it weren't for their generosity, these poor people would probably have frozen to death this winter.
Suddenly, someone in the crowd kowtowed and shouted, "Your Excellency is so kind and compassionate. Our whole family will be forever grateful to you."
Someone took the lead, and the others followed her, kneeling and bowing to Jiang Xinkui and her daughter, and their shouts echoed throughout half the city.
The mother and daughter looked at each other and smiled triumphantly at the same time.
Wen Yan is so stupid.
So what if she went to great lengths to get so much charcoal from Jinyang Prefecture?
In the end, I still made wedding dresses for them.
Jiang Xinkui has already figured out how to use the public opinion to get Wen's father to move from his current position.
Even if I don't get promoted, it would be fine if I could transfer to the Honglu Temple or be transferred to manage the imperial examinations.
The imperial examination is held every three years, and those officials can make a lot of money.
What is more visible are the connections hidden in the dark!
In short, no matter where he is transferred to, it will be much better than his current position of being in charge of sacrifices!
Wen Ruyue was thinking that the Huo family would gain a good reputation because of this.
After Huo Yaoxing finishes the exam, she will make him apologize to her and get rid of Jiang Rouer before she forgives him.
Just as the mother and daughter were daydreaming, the young leader Yuan came quietly with his men.
He was riding on a horse, dressed in brocade, with a rather stern expression.
He glanced at the chaotic scene and waved to his men.
His men immediately raised a gong and struck it hard.
There was a loud bang.
The sound of the broken gong brought silence to the scene.
Everyone looked in this direction.
The young leader Yuan's face was sullen. He shouted, "What are you doing here? Are you gathering to cause trouble?"
The people immediately fell silent and shrank their necks without showing their heads.
Jiang Xinkui narrowed his eyes and looked at Leader Yuan for a long time. After confirming that he was not from a noble family, he loudly retorted, "Who are you? Do you think you can interfere in our affairs?"
Chief Yuan glanced at her calmly and asked, "I just heard you say that this year's winter charcoal was provided to the people of the capital at a loss, by you and your daughter?"
"Who are you? Why should I tell you?" Jiang Xinkui waved her hand. "I advise you to mind your own business when you're out."
The people also stood up to defend Jiang Xinkui and her daughter: "Exactly, who do you think you are? I bought charcoal here for two or three months to survive the winter. Every time I see Madam Jiang and Miss Wen busying around, how can this be fake?"
"That's right. We are the real beneficiaries. Don't we know this better than you?"
Chief Yuan glanced at them coldly and said, "All the winter charcoal this year was purchased by the imperial court to help the people overcome difficulties. What does it have to do with you, the mother and daughter of the Wen family?"
Jiang Xinkui felt uneasy: He spoke so confidently, could he really know something?
Her eyes rolled around. "The charcoal the court purchased was ours. We spent a fortune getting it from Jinyang Prefecture, and then reselling it to Jingzhao Prefecture. Do you know how much money we lost?"
Chief Yuan almost laughed out loud. If most of the charcoal had not passed through his hands, he would have really believed Jiang Xinkui's nonsense.
This was the first time he encountered such an idiot, and he was almost laughing out of anger: "Jingzhao Prefecture? Did you come to the wrong place? Jingzhao Prefecture is not responsible for this year's winter charcoal."
"If it's not Jingzhao Prefecture, what is it? Open your eyes and look carefully at this shop. The clothes worn by the servants inside are all from Jingzhao Prefecture!"
"You stole the credit for someone else's work, and you're still making such a fuss!" Leader Yuan pressed his ears and instructed the people behind him, "Go get the Jingzhao prefect."
"Yes." His men turned around, mounted their horses, and galloped away.
Although she was still old enough to wear fur, Jiang Xinkui felt inexplicably cold and a layer of cold sweat broke out on her forehead.
There really can’t be some hidden secret behind this matter!
The people who supported Jiang Xinkui and her daughter were unsure who to believe when they saw what the young leader Yuan said was so certain.
For a moment, no one dared to say anything.
Yuan Xiao's men came back very quickly.
The prefect of Jingzhao was hung on the horse's back by him, and his official hat was tilted crookedly. He had to use both hands to hold on to it in a clumsy manner to prevent it from falling off.
The prefect of Jingzhao slipped off his horse and stumbled several times before he could stand firm.
"Who... who is looking for me!" The prefect gasped. After seeing the young leader Yuan on horseback, his legs trembled and he almost fell to the ground.
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