Chapter 20
Once inside, Wang Ying recounted the entire incident from beginning to end, leaving her third aunt speechless with astonishment.
"Qingyan and I have never encountered anything like this before. We were terrified. We thought of reporting it to the authorities directly, but without any evidence, the officials would not believe us. My mother is gentle and doesn't know how to handle this matter. We also don't have any trustworthy elders in the family to rely on. After thinking it over, we can only write to our fourth uncle and ask you to help us uphold justice."
Chen Jing stroked his beard and nodded, his gaze scrutinizing Wang Ying. This guy is no ordinary person; he devised such a grand scheme in such a short time, showing both boldness and meticulousness, ensnaring his second brother's family within it. His cunning is beyond that of ordinary people.
Chen Rong slapped her nephew, both amused and exasperated, "You little rascal, you scared me to death!"
Chen Qingyan touched his nose sheepishly, "Things happened too suddenly, and I didn't get a chance to explain to my aunt. I hope my aunt won't blame me."
"How could I blame you?" Chen Rong, her eyes red, straightened his clothes. "I'm happier than anything if you're alright."
Li placed the tea on the table, her face full of worry, and said, "What should we do with my second brother's family now?"
This is indeed a difficult problem. According to the laws of the Wu Dynasty, Chen Biao's attempt to harm someone failed. He could be spared the death penalty but could not escape punishment. He should be flogged eighty times and exiled a thousand miles away. At his age, he would probably die after being flogged eighty times.
Even if Chen Jing was angry with his brother, he couldn't bring himself to do such a heavy thing.
Wang Ying gave Chen Qingyan a wink, and Chen Qingyan quickly said, "Although Second Uncle did something wrong, he is still a member of the same family and blood ties are hard to sever. I hope Fourth Uncle will be lenient with him."
Seeing how sensible his nephew was, Chen Jing felt even more disgusted with his second brother's family.
"Don't worry about this, your fourth uncle will definitely give you justice!"
Wang Ying felt relieved after hearing his words. Now that the two families had completely broken off relations, if they couldn't be completely suppressed, they would definitely cause more trouble in the future.
Leaving aside Chen Biao's family for the time being, no one pleaded for Tian Xiaoliu's family.
The poison was brought back by Tian Xiaoliu, and the poison was administered by Granny Tian. Such a treacherous servant can no longer be kept alive. He should be sent directly to the yamen and punished according to the law, whether he should be beaten or killed.
When the yamen officials came to arrest him, Tian Xiaoliu fainted from fright. Granny Tian knelt on the ground and kowtowed, begging the lady for mercy.
Even through several courtyard gates, her heart-wrenching cries could be heard: "Madam, spare me! For the sake of this old servant's seventeen years of service, please spare this old servant this time!"
Li turned her head away to wipe her tears. How could she not feel sad? Seventeen years of living together day and night would have given her a bond with even a cat or dog, let alone a person.
Ironically, the deeper the feelings, the harder it is to forgive. Li couldn't understand why Tian's mother would conspire with Chen Biao's family to harm her son, given how good she had been to her.
The cries and screams outside gradually faded away, and the farce finally came to an end.
Uncle Chen directed his men to dismantle the mourning tent, and the yellow paper pasted on the gate was also torn off. After the guests left, the courtyard returned to its usual appearance.
Only the old monks who were chanting scriptures did not leave, waiting for the host to pay them.
"Amitabha Buddha, please settle the money for chanting these past few days."
Uncle Chen feigned confusion and said, "Pay up? What do you want me to pay you? Go ask whoever invited you for the money."
"But...Master Chen has already been arrested by the authorities, how can we ask for money?"
"He still has a son, why should we care about his son?"
"But we were reciting scriptures for your young master!"
"What are you saying? Our young master is perfectly fine; does he need you to chant scriptures for him?"
Just then, Wang Ying came out of the house, and the monks quickly gathered around her.
“Benefactor, these scriptures weren’t recited for nothing; you should at least give us some money…”
Wang Ying interrupted coldly, "That's enough. You've skimmed so much money off my mother-in-law these past few years. It's not too much to ask for a few more words of advice. If you want to keep arguing, you might as well go to the government office and get to the bottom of this!"
The old monks looked at each other in bewilderment, and in the end, they had no choice but to swallow their anger and suffer in silence.
*
After dinner, Wang Ying pushed Chen Qingyan back to the backyard.
"Do you think your fourth uncle might secretly release Chen Biao? After all, he's his own brother."
"Probably not. My fourth uncle is an upright man. He said he would definitely not let me off easily if he helped me get justice."
"That would be best. I'm afraid that if we release them, we'll have to live in constant fear from now on."
"Thank you." Chen Qingyan turned to look at Wang Ying behind him.
"Hey, no need to thank me." Wang Ying wasn't doing it entirely for him. Now that she relied on the Chen family for her livelihood, she was naturally bound to them for both prosperity and adversity.
"I should thank you. If it weren't for you, I would probably be dead long ago, and my mother, Qingyun, and Qingsong would have had an even harder time."
"If you really want to thank me, could you give me a few acres of land?"
"What place?"
"Three to five acres of land on the estate will suffice."
Chen Qingyan was somewhat puzzled, "The land on the estate belongs to our family, you can use it anytime."
"That's different... Let's talk about it later." Chen Qingyan's health hasn't fully recovered yet, his own shop isn't open, and he still needs to set up a private school for him. When Chen Qingyan wants to remarry, he can voluntarily give up his land and ask for a few acres of land from him.
In the evening, Wang Ying finally had time to go check on the experimental field. She had been busy with family matters lately and didn't know how the crops were doing.
As usual, he carried his bedding, intending to sleep on the floor.
Chen Qingyan coughed lightly, "It's so cold, don't sleep on the floor..."
“That’s right. The west wing is all cleaned up. I’ll move there tonight.” Wang Ying hurried away, carrying her bedding roll.
Chen Qingyan hesitated, then sighed dejectedly upon hearing the sound of the door opening.
Wang Ying doesn't seem to like me...
This marriage was not what he wanted. He even jumped over the river to refuse to marry me. If he really doesn't want to, it's better to set him free sooner rather than later, so as not to delay him.
Chen Qingyan turned over and looked at the empty ground in the moonlight, feeling as if a piece of her heart was also empty.
Although we only spent two months together, I feel like I've already gotten used to him being around. Now that I've moved out, the house is quiet without the usual chatter, just my own breathing, a silence that's almost unsettling.
"Phew!" Chen Qingyan threw off the covers, sat up with the help of the bed frame, and planned to light an oil lamp to read a few pages of a book.
Unexpectedly, there was a knock on the door.
"Knock knock knock, Chen Qingyan, are you asleep?"
No, I wasn't asleep.
"Then I'll come in." Wang Ying tiptoed in, carrying the bedding.
"Didn't you want to move to the west wing to sleep?" In the darkness, Chen Qingyan was unaware that his tone was light and cheerful, tinged with laughter.
"It's strange, but I can't get into the experimental field from that room. I suspect that the condition for opening the experimental field is that I can't leave this room."
Chen Qingyan's eyes lit up, and her previously gloomy mood vanished. "Then let's go back to sleep."
Wang Ying glanced at the floor and then at the bed. Sleeping on the floor all the time wasn't a good idea; it was getting colder every day, and she was afraid she'd develop rheumatism.
"How about we sleep together?"
Happiness came so suddenly that Chen Qingyan was so excited that he was incoherent, “Of course, it is natural... You and I are husband and wife, it is only natural for us to sleep in the same bed.”
"Thanks!" Wang Ying ignored what followed, took off her shoes, and climbed into bed.
"I'll sleep inside, so it'll be easier for you to get up at night."
"good……"
Wang Ying lay down sprawled out on the bed. "This bed is quite big. I'm a restless sleeper, so if you snore at night, you can kick me awake."
"It's alright."
Wang Ying started taking off her clothes, and after taking off her outer garment, she wanted to take off her undergarments.
Chen Qingyan was startled and quickly stopped her, saying, "No, don't take it off, just sleep like this!"
"What's wrong? Are you embarrassed? What's the difference between a boy and a man? You have everything I have too."
Chen Qingyan blushed and said, "I'll find you a book tomorrow, and you'll understand after you read it."
Wang Ying moved closer to him, "Just tell me directly."
"no."
"Excuse me?"
"No……"
Wang Ying reached out and touched his face. "It's so hot it's burning your hand, and you still say you're not embarrassed."
"Wang Ying! If you're not going to sleep, get out!"
"Hehehe, I'm going to the experimental field first. Remember to find me a book tomorrow." He disappeared as soon as he finished speaking.
Chen Qingyan turned her head to look at the empty bed, placed her hand on her wildly beating chest, and couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth into a smile. This naughty thing.
*
At this moment, Wang Ying, who was standing in the experimental field, let out a shocking "Holy crap!"
This...this is his experimental field?!
A huge electronic touch screen has appeared in the sky above what was once an ordinary field.
The document lists the name of the experimental field, provides a detailed account of its origins, and explains how to access it.
[Experimental Field No. 003]
Bound by: Wang Ying, Chen Qingyan
Experimental field level: Level 1
Usage time limit: 60 minutes/day
How to activate: It can be activated after marriage (the two people should not be too far apart when using it, otherwise the experimental field will not load completely.)
Note: This experimental field is for compensating for errors in spacetime management. Please use it properly if you are the one who binds it.
I never expected that the experimental field would be tied to two people at the same time. No wonder I couldn't activate it after moving out. Does that mean I'll be inseparable from Chen Qingyan from now on?
Wang Ying was scratching his head, looking frustrated, but he quickly put it aside. Because he'd discovered something even more amazing: the experimental field could actually regulate the weather, temperature, wind speed, and plant growth rate!
Good heavens, how is this any different from the Creator?
The temperature can be adjusted from a maximum of 42℃ to a minimum of -30℃, and can be adjusted freely depending on whether it is sunny, cloudy, rainy, or snowy.
As for the fact that the plant growth rate can only be adjusted to 1.5 times, that's already abnormal enough! Tomatoes with a normal growth cycle of 120 days can ripen in just 80 days in the experimental field!
My God, this is what cheating looks like!
However, activating the speed-up function will rapidly deplete the experimental field's experience points; at normal planting speed, the experience bar below will gradually increase.
The experimental field is currently only at level one; it's unclear what new features level two will offer.
Wang Ying was so excited that he danced around. No, even if it was just for the experimental field, he had to win over Chen Qingyan!
So what if we're gay? No big deal! Let's do it!
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