Chapter 130: Trying to Take Credit
County Magistrate Cao has been an official here for many years and is very good at business. I must collect enough evidence to kill him in one fell swoop, otherwise he will be able to evade it by cunning.
Xie Yan raised his head in surprise and said happily, "Your son is very talented and is truly a rare talent. This farm tool is very well designed. Can it really be used to irrigate the fields after trying it out?"
"Your Excellency is wise, I dare not lie. The waterwheel is placed in a small river outside the city. If you don't believe me, I can accompany you to see it."
Xie Yan put away the blueprint and said, "Master Cao, I am confident that you will do your job well. You have been here for many years and have devoted yourself to Anping County. I am lucky to have a helper like you.
I will write a report right now. Lord Cao will give me a detailed report on the manufacture of the waterwheel and your son's clever ideas later. I will report them together."
"Thank you, sir. I will have my son sort it out when I return home and present it to you tomorrow when I take up my post."
"Okay." Xie Yan then stood up and said, "I have something else to do, so I will go back to the county government office first. Lord Cao, please do as you please."
"Your humble servant will see you off, sir." County Magistrate Cao stood up.
Xie Yan raised his hand to stop him and walked away.
Seeing him leave, Cao Yingxue walked back to the elegant room from one side and said aggrievedly: "Dad, is my daughter so bad? Why doesn't Master Xie even look at me straight in the eye?"
County Magistrate Cao took a sip of tea and said, "You are naturally the best daughter in Anping County, but Xie Yan grew up in the capital. I believe he has seen too many noble ladies in the capital. It is normal that you are not in his eyes."
Cao Yingxue was dissatisfied: "Does that mean my daughter has no hope of marrying him? What should I do?"
County Magistrate Cao sighed and said, "Xue'er, if you can't do it, just give up on this thought."
"No, my daughter likes him and wants to marry him. I have never seen anyone more handsome than him, and don't you agree with it?"
"Xie Yan is a man of deep thoughts. If he doesn't like you, you have no way to deal with him, not to mention the Xie family behind him. In the capital, Xie Yan's father is only a fourth-rank official, a low position, but for us, that is an unattainable family. Even if you marry into the family, you will still be bullied. The eldest son of the Tongpan family in the prefectural city, whom you met two years ago, is just of marriageable age. It would be nice to marry him."
Cao Yingxue was unwilling to accept the result: "How can the young master of the Tongpan family compare to Lord Xie in appearance? I have seen such a good man, and I really don't like others. Dad, please help me think of a solution."
"Dad can find ways to help you with other things, but not this one. Don't let your temper put our family in danger."
Cao Yingxue stomped her feet and ran out the door.
County Magistrate Cao shook his head, and when he saw the blueprint in his hand, his brows relaxed.
Since he could not climb up in this life, he placed his hope on his son. He made more money to pave the way for his son and asked a scholar to teach him. However, the son's aptitude was too mediocre. He spent a lot of money and effort and barely passed the examination and became a scholar.
If this goes on, I will have to stay in this small county town like myself.
He was thinking about how to pave the way for his son, and then the pavilion chief sent him this blueprint.
With this thing, becoming an official should not be a problem.
In the future, he will provide money to pave the way for his son, and his son will definitely be able to climb higher.
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On the other side, Li Wanyue followed Qin Yunyi to Zuixianju. The shopkeeper arranged a large private room for the Li family and served a table of delicious food and wine.
Li Wanyue followed Qin Yunyi to see Qin Yuzhen.
Qin Yunyi said as he walked: "You are right. Cheng Zhao did keep a girl who was redeemed from a brothel there."
"Miss Qin knows?" Li Wanyue asked.
Qin Yun also nodded: "If you don't make a decision, you will suffer the consequences. Cheng Zhao is my stepmother's nephew. When he was young, he often stayed in our house. Later, Zhenzhen fell in love with him. I naturally couldn't stand Cheng Zhao, but she was young and had a deep affection for him. She didn't listen to my advice.
In addition, Cheng Zhao performed very well indeed. His manners were polite, gentle and measured, and there was nothing wrong with him.
My father has no concubines, and Zhenzhen doesn't want to share a husband with anyone. If you hadn't told her, Zhenzhen wouldn't know about this until she gets married, and by then she'd have no choice but to accept it no matter how reluctant she is."
Li Wanyue understood, and thought that the Cheng family's family background should not be very good, otherwise they would not be afraid of being discovered by the Qin family and would not keep the brothel girl outside.
From this we can see that the Cheng family is not as well-off as the Qin family, and Mrs. Qin does not have much real power now, otherwise she would not let her nephew disguise himself like this to please Qin Yuzhen.
The Qin family is wealthy, so Qin Yuzhen will definitely have a generous dowry when she marries into the family. Naturally, the Qin family's resources and connections will also have to be made available to Cheng Zhao.
Li Wanyue was thinking about it when Qin Yunyi said, "The next morning, I will take Yuzhen to the house and wait for her to see Cheng Zhao's intimate behavior with that woman. After returning to the house, I will order the gatekeeper not to allow Cheng Zhao to enter the house.
Yuzhen didn't go out all day, and my persuasion through the door didn't work. Cheng Zhao ran to the gate of the house every day and clamored to see Zhenzhen. My father was not at home, and my headache recurred, so my stepmother took the opportunity to let him in.
He ran to Yuzhen's yard and begged for mercy. I heard from the servants that although Yuzhen never saw him later, she didn't let anyone drive him away.
There is a temple fair today, so I thought of taking her out to relax. After a long time of persuasion, she finally agreed to go out. I hope Miss Li can help me persuade her."
Li Wanyue nodded: "I understand, I will do my best to persuade you."
When he walked to a private room and opened the door, he saw Qin Yuzhen leaning on the couch in front of the window with a listless look on her face.
Looking at the lion dance team going away, his eyes were empty.
After not seeing her for a while, I found that she had lost a lot of weight, with dark circles under her eyes and a pointed chin.
Qin Yunyi said, "Miss Li, please chat with Zhenzhen. I'll ask someone to prepare some food for you."
"good."
Qin Yunyi walked out and closed the door.
Qin Yuzhen heard the noise, turned around, and saw Li Wanyue, tears welled up in her eyes: "Sister Yue, I..."
Li Wanyue sat on the couch and said directly: "Cry if you want to, and don't cry again after crying. No matter how sad you are, you are hurting your body, and your father and brother are worried and sad.
The person who betrayed you confessed in front of you and tried to keep you, but when he betrayed you, he immediately threw himself into the arms of another woman, and the two of them lay together, laughing at you for being a fool. "
Li Wanyue's little mouth seemed to be smeared with poison. Qin Yuzhen was heartbroken by the darts and cried bitterly while hugging Li Wanyue.
Li Wanyue didn't say anything and stroked her back. That Cheng Zhao was quite powerful. He made it impossible for her to calm down even if she wanted to.
So Li Wanyue didn't plan to say any words of comfort, as those were useless.
She couldn't possibly say that the best way to cure a broken heart was to start a new relationship. She could only wait until she calmed down and analyze Cheng Zhao's true intentions with her so that Qin Yuzhen would no longer be deceived by him.
Qin Yuzhen cried enough and let go of Li Wanyue: "Sister Yue, I was so good to him, why did he treat me like this?"
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