Instead of answering Su Wenzhou directly, Liu Mengru poured him a cup of tea.
"General Su, please have a taste. This is Ming and Qing dynasty Longjing tea. Our Yulin tea is certainly not as good as that of the capital, but I hope General Su will not find it offensive."
Seeing that Su Wenzhou did not move, Liu Mengru knew that he was still wary of her, so she did not care and slowly spoke.
"Does General Su know Qin Wenqing?"
Su Wenzhou had heard of Qin Wenqing's name. He was the former prefect of Yulin, who later killed someone in a jealous fight over a woman and was sentenced to beheading.
In fact, Su Wenzhou was not interested in these things. It was just that when he passed through Yulin before, some gossipy soldiers in the army mentioned it to him. At the time, he just talked about it as a casual conversation.
Such matters in officialdom were not considered a big deal, and Su Wenzhou hadn't taken them to heart. However, he found it somewhat strange to hear Miss Liu mention this person.
“I’ve heard of him; he was the former prefect,” Su Wenzhou replied.
"Everyone says that Qin Wenqing killed someone out of jealousy and was sentenced, but does General Su know that Qin Wenqing did not kill anyone? He was just framed."
"How do you know?" Su Wenzhou was somewhat surprised. This matter had already been settled by the government, so why would Miss Liu say such a thing?
A hint of hatred flashed in Liu Mengru's eyes, "Because Qin Wenqing is my father! I am Qin Wenqing's legitimate daughter, Qin Xiaoyan. My father was silenced simply because he discovered some people's secrets."
Su Wenzhou was stunned. He never imagined that the young lady in front of him would be Qin Wenqing's daughter.
Qin Wenqing was sentenced to beheading, and his family was exiled, wasn't he?
Strictly speaking, Qin Wenqing's crime should not have affected his family, but for some reason, he was sentenced very severely this time.
However, his family was not exiled to the particularly harsh northern lands, but to the relatively remote southern Chu region.
Now that she's been exiled, how can Liu... oh no, Qin Xiaoyan still stay in Yulin?
Before Su Wenzhou could ask, Liu Mengru continued, "Tong Mingshan, as the prefectural magistrate, has been by my father's side for many years and can be considered his deputy."
His father thought he was reliable and capable, and he could handle the tasks assigned to him quite well. He was deeply trusted by his father, so his father later entrusted him with the tasks of inspecting the iron mine, managing the iron mine, and supervising the forging of weapons.
At first, everything was fine, and Tong Mingshan managed things well without any problems, which made his father even more at ease.
One day, on a whim, the father went to the iron mine without telling anyone. He glanced at the mining records and noticed that the numbers were a bit off.
The father then sent people to investigate secretly, but before he could find out what was going on, something bad happened.
My father and mother were childhood sweethearts, and they were always very loving. My father never even took a concubine, so how could he possibly be jealous of a courtesan?
As Liu Mengru finished speaking, she closed her eyes, and two lines of clear tears streamed down her face.
"Miss Qin, how do you know your father was framed?" After listening to Qin Xiaoyan's story, Su Wenzhou asked the question that had been bothering him.
"General Su, please still call me Miss Liu," Liu Mengru said. "Hehe, because after the incident, I saw the courtesan whom my father 'killed'!"
Su Wenzhou was stunned.
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