After Qingyan received the poison from Han Xiao, she put it close to her body in her arms, told someone to tell Mrs. Ruan, and left the Ruan family.
He has been in the Ruan family for quite some time and has basically learned everything he needs to learn. According to Han Xiao's plan, he will now look for an opportunity to create an encounter with Zheng Chengyun.
Zheng Chengyun is a cautious person. It is easy for him to be suspicious if someone who looks very similar to Su Guijun suddenly appears in front of him at this time.
So Han Xiao had already made a big plan. He fabricated an identity for Qingyan as a rich young man. Qingyan was ill in bed all year round and seldom went out, so few people knew Qingyan's appearance.
However, some time ago, Qingyan's father accidentally offended County Magistrate He at a cocktail party. The incident was not a big deal, but if he was not punished, people would think that County Magistrate He was a softie. If the punishment was too severe, people would think that County Magistrate He was too inhumane.
Before a better solution can be found, Qingyan's so-called "father" will be imprisoned for a few days.
So Qingyan has been visiting her father in the past few days to rescue him, but every time she was driven back by the people from the county magistrate's office.
Now everyone knows that it was Qingyan's father who offended County Magistrate He. Who would dare to let Qingyan disturb County Magistrate He?
That day, Qingyan came to Magistrate He's residence again. Qingyan's servant Linglong, sweating profusely, supported the pale Qingyan and said, "Young man, please go and inform them. My young master has been here many times."
The gatekeeper had a look of impatience on his face, and was simply fed up with Qingyan and the others. They had been coming here constantly these past few days and would stay up for a long time each time, so he could only accompany Qingyan to bask in the sun.
Wiping the sweat from his head, the young man said impatiently, "Young Master, please go back quickly. The magistrate won't see you. Your father's matter isn't a big deal. He'll be released in a few days. Why are you doing this?"
Qingyan's breath was a little weak: "I hope you can trouble me to inform them. Qingyan really has no other choice. My uncles and aunts are coveting my family's property. If my father doesn't come out, I'm afraid..."
No one can resist the tear-jerking beauty, and the young man's expression looked a little better, but these things were not something he could decide.
He could only continue to stand outside with Qingyan. He Xiangdi came back holding Zhang Shaoqi's arm, and Zheng Chengyun happened to follow behind them.
Zheng Chengyun's expression changed slightly when he saw Qingyan for the first time, and then he lowered his head.
He Xiangdi obviously knew that Qingyan came here every day, so the moment he saw Qingyan, he snorted and walked past Qingyan without looking at her, as if he had never seen this person.
Qingyan bit her thin lip and took a step forward: "Stay a step, Mr. Di."
He Xiangdi tightened his fingers and turned back impatiently: "I've already told you that it's useless to look for me. Go back quickly, or else you will upset my father and I will lock him up for a few more days."
"No, Mr. Xiangdi has misunderstood." Qingyan nodded and lowered her brows, and Linglong handed the box in her hand to He Xiangdi.
He Xiangdi was already a little impatient under the sun, and he became even more annoyed when Qingyan called him. Otherwise, Qingyan's family still had some assets and his father had instructed not to offend them too much, so he would have had Qingyan sent back long ago.
However, when his eyes swept across the box, his eyes widened suddenly. When Linglong opened the box, there was a priceless oriental pearl inside. Although Linglong quickly closed the box, He Xiangdi also knew that this oriental pearl was very valuable. It turned out that this merchant should not be underestimated.
He Xiangdi coughed lightly a few times and said, "Even if you give me a gift, I won't accept it. I can't help you with your father's affairs. You should find someone else."
As he said this, he was about to pull Zhang Shaoqi into the house, but when Zhang Shaoqi saw Qingyan's pitiful appearance, he couldn't help feeling a little pity in his heart.
"Forget it. Xiang Di has come to our door to beg for help. Just accept the gift. Then you can say a few good words to Uncle He. Uncle He dotes on you the most anyway."
When He Xiangdi heard Zhang Shaoqi actually speak for Qingyan, he immediately became more dissatisfied with Qingyan. He looked at Qingyan as if he was looking at a vixen, and cautiously pulled Zhang Shaoqi's hand. He Xiangdi said dissatisfiedly: "Shaoqi, why are you speaking for him? Do you know that his father offended my father in public? My father was generous enough not to punish him with a capital crime."
Zhang Shaoqi didn't know about the feud between Magistrate He and Qingyan's father. Seeing that He Xiangdi was a little angry, he felt that he seemed to be meddling too much, so he comforted He Xiangdi: "Is that so? He really deserves to be killed. Regardless, Xiangdi, you can handle it as you see fit."
He Xiangdi was satisfied and looked at Qingyan proudly. Qingyan had tears in her eyes and her lips moved but she didn't say anything. However, her resolute and unyielding character prevented the tears from falling. She could only move aside and watch the three people go in.
Looking at the closed door, Qingyan's expression faded. He didn't go to see Zheng Chengyun on purpose just now, so he didn't know whether Zheng Chengyun had taken the bait.
Zheng Chengyun was still as silent as before after following He Xiangdi into the house. They came to the He family today to discuss something, but he didn't expect to encounter a "surprise" here.
After discussing the important matters, Zheng Chengyun calmly drank his tea and mentioned Qingyan casually.
When County Magistrate He heard Qingyan's name, his expression was stunned for a moment. He tried hard to recall and realized that this was indeed the case.
"Why, Brother Zheng, why are you suddenly interested in him?" County Magistrate He knew Zheng Chengyun's character, so he was very curious why Zheng Chengyun mentioned Qingyan.
"Nothing, I just saw a young man coming to the magistrate's house every day. If the news got out, it would be bad for the magistrate's reputation, so I asked him how this young man's father had offended the magistrate."
Magistrate He paused while drinking his tea and glanced at Zheng Chengyun, but his expression showed no emotion. "Nothing, it's just that Boss Gu had a few too many drinks at the table, and we had some verbal conflicts."
Thinking of Boss Gu, Qingyan's nominal "father", County Magistrate He felt a little uncomfortable. In fact, Boss Gu didn't say anything, but he just expressed the thoughts of most businessmen.
Since County Magistrate He took office, the businessmen here have been paying him a lot of tributes, but there is not much he can do. It is normal for officials and businessmen to collude with each other, but County Magistrate He took a lot of money but did not get much done.
Among them was Boss Gu who drank too much and started questioning County Magistrate He at the dinner table. County Magistrate He was so angry that he locked Boss Gu up for a few days.
He had originally planned to detain him for a few days and then release him after the Gu family paid him some tribute. Unexpectedly, the Gu family members started fighting among themselves, and no one cared about Boss Gu anymore.
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