Liu Ruyi felt a chill run down her spine. Forcing a smile, she looked at Village Chief Li and said, "Village Chief, I can explain this. When I brought sweet potatoes back to the capital, thinking they were high-yielding, I told His Majesty. Who knew His Majesty would casually bestow upon me the title of County Lady..."
“I cannot agree with what you say, County Lady,” Wei Chengzhong interrupted her directly. “How could His Majesty grant you a title simply because you brought a message?”
Liu Ruyi's expression changed several times before she finally said, holding her breath, "If Lord Wei doesn't believe me, he can ask the Emperor. In short, I have a clear conscience about the sweet potato incident. If you want to slander me, please provide witnesses and evidence!"
"What witnesses and physical evidence? How are we supposed to get any evidence like this? Let's not even talk about physical evidence. If you don't know how to farm, you can say you're just instructing others. But what about witnesses? If you insist that the people in our village are framing you, how can we ordinary folks fight back against you?" Village Chief Li glared angrily at Liu Ruyi.
Liu Ruyi had this in mind all along. Even though Village Chief Li called her out, she remained unfazed, her face regaining some color. She calmly said, "No matter what, without witnesses or evidence, you cannot prove that the sweet potatoes were not discovered and taught to be planted by this county magistrate!"
"Who says there are no witnesses?" At this moment, a gentle male voice came from behind Jiang Qinyu, "I am the witness!"
Jiang Qinyu turned around and saw the master and servant, whom they had arranged to stay in the thatched hut by the dam, walking briskly towards them. "I've been out collecting material these past few days, my schedule's been tight, so updates will be a little late, please forgive me, my darlings."
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