Chapter 21
Being gay is easier said than done.
Wang Ying had never had any romantic experience in her previous life, let alone dating a man; just thinking about it made her feel awkward.
But in order to use the experimental field permanently, we have to make it work!
The next day, after breakfast, Chen Qingyan began exercising as usual. He had been lying down for the past few days and his legs were too weak. He used to be able to walk around the yard once, but now he could only manage half a lap.
Seeing Wang Ying sitting under the tree picking seeds, he hesitated for a long time before taking out a small booklet from his pocket and throwing it to her.
"What is this?" Wang Ying flipped through two pages.
There wasn't much text on it, just simple drawings, similar to the meridians in Traditional Chinese Medicine, marking the various acupoints.
Chen Qingyan said awkwardly, "You'll see when you take a look."
Wang Ying looked closely and realized that the small red dots on the book were not acupoints, but rather marks indicating the birthmarks of a boy. Among them, vermilion was the best, followed by crimson, and scarlet was the worst.
The male, also known as the female male, has a gestational cavity, which gives him the ability to conceive and give birth, but he cannot impregnate a woman or another male.
The color of a pregnancy mole also indicates a man's fertility. The darker the color, the easier it is to conceive, while the lighter the color, the more difficult it is to get pregnant. Some men may never be able to have children in their entire lives.
Wang Ying was speechless. She did indeed have a red mole on her body, right next to her neck. "Hey, Chen Qingyan, come here."
"What is it?"
Wang Ying pulled open her collar and said, "Do you think my mole is red?"
"Cough cough cough cough..." Chen Qingyan coughed in fright, muttering repeatedly, "Public debauchery in broad daylight, immoral and corrupting!"
"Alright, go and continue your training."
Wang Ying became increasingly uneasy as she read on. The book contained detailed illustrations of a man conceiving and giving birth to a child, making it almost like a horror comic.
Turning to the last page, there was even a Yin-Yang harmony diagram, which showed that the artist was very skilled, drawing the two figures lifelike.
The boy below was half-undressed, his eyes glazed, his mouth open and tongue lolling out, drool dripping from the corner of his mouth. The person above, though only shown as a back view, had broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and hands with bulging veins, tightly gripping the boy's waist and hips.
Even the part where the two meet is drawn very clearly...
Wang Ying slammed the book shut as if she had been electrocuted, a strange tingling sensation rising in her tailbone, and a million thoughts raced through her mind.
My gaze shifted to Chen Qingyan, who was walking around in the courtyard. He always talked about propriety and morality, but I never expected him to be reading pornographic books.
You really can't judge a book by its cover!
"Qingyan." Chen Jing's voice suddenly came from outside the door.
Wang Ying was startled and quickly hid the book in her sleeve.
"Fourth Uncle is here."
Chen Jing walked into the courtyard with his hands behind his back. "Last year on the Dragon Boat Festival, you wrote to me saying that you had failed the imperial examination and had contracted a serious illness. At that time, I had just been transferred to Laizhou and was too busy with official duties to go home to visit you. Now that I have the opportunity, I would like to ask if you would like to go to Laizhou with me?"
"The Laizhou Prefectural School is full of talented people. If it were in the past, I could recommend you for a place. You can come back to participate in the county examination after you have completed your studies."
Chen Qingyan bit his lip and shook his head after a long while, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, Fourth Uncle, but I am too foolish to go and cause you any trouble."
"But what unspeakable hardship is there?"
"No……"
Chen Jing sighed in disappointment, "I originally thought you could take the imperial examination path like me, but since you have no such intention, then forget it."
Wang Ying anxiously stomped on Chen Qingyan's foot. Why didn't this kid tell the truth? His fourth uncle is a high-ranking official; maybe he can help solve the problem!
Chen Qingyan grasped his hand and shook his head. After the man left, she slumped weakly into her wheelchair, completely listless.
Why didn't you tell your fourth uncle just now?
Chen Qingyan said, "There has never been a precedent in the Wu Dynasty for someone to continue participating in the imperial examinations after being dismissed. Even if we tell Fourth Uncle, there is nothing he can do. Let's just forget about it."
"Being too proud is a recipe for suffering!"
"It's none of your business."
"Who do you think wants to care about you? Speak or not, it's up to you!" Wang Ying pulled a book from her sleeve, threw it at him, and turned to leave.
Chen Qingyan was furious. He clenched his fist and punched the wheelchair. After a while, he got up and pushed it to continue exercising.
Uncle Chen, standing in the corner, chuckled twice. Ever since the young master arrived, he's become more and more energetic!
*
Chen Qingyan was reluctant to ask Chen Jing for help because of his pride, but Wang Ying didn't have so many concerns and quickly chased after him to stop him.
"Fourth Uncle, please wait."
Chen Jing paused, then asked, "Nephew-in-law, is there something you need?"
"Here's the thing, I'm planning to open a fruit and vegetable shop in town, but I'm worried that someone might cause trouble in the future. Could I borrow your name, Fourth Uncle?"
"As long as you don't do anything illegal, of course there's no problem."
"Thank you, Fourth Uncle!"
As Chen Jing walked, he said, "I came in a hurry this time and will be returning soon. I hope my nephew-in-law will take good care of this family in the future."
"Fourth Uncle is joking. Ying is just a country boy. How could he have such great abilities?"
"To dare to use a fake death as a setup, I'm afraid even I might not be able to come up with such a bold and cunning idea."
Wang Ying's heart skipped a beat. As expected of Chen's fourth uncle, who was a high-ranking official, he was indeed meticulous and saw through her at a glance.
Chen Jing waved his hand to signal him not to panic, "Qingyan is someone I watched grow up. He's smart but as stubborn as his father. My sister-in-law is indecisive, so naturally she wouldn't have come up with such a solution. Besides them, it's only you who could do it."
“Having a cunning mind is not a bad thing. As long as it is used in the right place, it is a hundred times better than that stupid person. Tell me about the cheating in the Qingyan imperial examination.”
"You know about this?"
That makes sense. He only has a few promising students in his family, so how could he not know if something happened to them?
Wang Ying then recounted the whole story of Chen Qingyan being framed, saying, "It was all a misunderstanding. Qingyan didn't cheat at all. Is there any way to help him regain his eligibility for the exam?"
Chen Jing stroked his beard and shook his head, saying, "It seems that the path of the imperial examination is difficult to take again. However, there are other ways besides the imperial examination. If one makes a great contribution to the court, one may be eligible to be recommended for officialdom."
Upon hearing this, Wang Ying gave up on the idea. How could ordinary people like them make a huge contribution? It seemed that Chen Qingyan really had to become a teacher.
*
Chen Jing came in a hurry and brought only a few attendants with him, without his family. As a sixth-rank governor, he was busy with official duties and would easily be impeached by his superiors if he stayed away for too long. Therefore, he only stayed in his hometown for three days before leaving.
Before leaving, Chen Biao was sentenced to eighty strokes of the cane on his buttocks and his whole family was exiled to Cangzhou. Once they left, they would basically never return.
Considering his advanced age and the possibility that he might die after receiving eighty strokes of the cane, the two sons were allowed to take the punishment in his place, each receiving forty strokes.
This result was within Wang Ying's expectations. After all, he was her own brother, and she wouldn't be able to get over it if Chen Jing really beat him to death.
In addition to Chen Biao's family, Tian Pozi's family was also sentenced.
Although this family was not the mastermind, they were sentenced to sixty strokes of the cane for aiding and abetting evil.
Granny Tian was too old to withstand it; she fainted after only ten blows, and by the time she had been hit sixty times, she would have already died.
Although Tian Xiaoliu and Old Man Tian were not dead, they were barely clinging to life. Without the Chen family to rely on, and with no income to make a living, it was only a matter of time before they died.
Wang Ying experienced the horror of ancient feudal society for the first time. Compared with modern law, the punishments were so severe that they were terrifying.
However, this matter has finally come to an end.
After learning of Granny Tian's death, Li couldn't eat for several days and visibly lost a lot of weight.
Wang Ying knew that her mother-in-law's illness was a mental one. She was gentle and kind, and was known for treating servants very well, not to mention that she had lived with Tian Mama for so many years.
Fortunately, my third aunt was there to comfort me, saying, "Sister-in-law, it's not worth being sad and upset over someone like that. You have to think about the children. What will happen to your three children if you fall ill?"
“I know, but I feel terrible... Sometimes I even wonder if I did something wrong that made her turn her back on her and forget her kindness.”
"It's not that you're bad, it's that you're too good to them. People are all so greedy. Once they get a gold hairpin, they want a jade hairpin; once they get a thousand coins, they want ten thousand coins. In the end, they bring this upon themselves. Don't let other people's mistakes hurt you."
Li wiped away her tears. "Once someone dies, all that's left is to remember their good qualities and not mention them anymore."
"You're just too idle. When you have a grandson, you'll be busy and won't have these wild thoughts anymore."
Mentioning this, Li Shi perked up and said, "Speaking of which, Yan'er has been married for more than two months, but there's still no news. He wasn't feeling well before, but now that he's getting better, I might become a grandmother soon."
Third Aunt patted her hand and said, "That's right! I really like Wang Ying. He's handsome and his words and actions are impeccable. He's even better than the boys raised in the big families in the county. Where did you find such a good son-in-law?"
Madam Li smiled and said, "I didn't expect this child to be so capable. When I asked someone to introduce him, I only said I wanted a girl or boy with a water element in their birth chart, and someone with decent looks. You know, Qingyan was so sick at the time that he couldn't even get out of bed, so we thought we'd give it a shot. We didn't have time to be picky."
My third uncle Chen Shipin's wife helped introduce him. She said he was a pitiful young man, good-looking but from a poor family. So I spent ten strings of cash to half-buy and half-marry him and bring him home. Who would have thought he would be such a clever boy?
Chen Rong slapped his thigh and said, "This is truly a wonderful marriage."
The two people being talked about were sitting awkwardly on the bed.
Ever since Wang Ying finished reading that book, the painting seemed to be imprinted in her mind and she couldn't shake it off, to the point that she felt awkward when she was alone with Chen Qingyan.
Chen Qingyan took off her clothes to prepare for bed, and Wang Ying was so frightened that she immediately stood up.
Aren't you going to sleep?
"No, I'm not sleepy, I'll go to the experimental field first!"
Chen Qingyan thought he was still angry about not telling his fourth uncle the truth that day, so he said, "Go ahead, I'll talk to you when you come out."
Wang Ying sat on the edge of the field, a blade of grass dangling from her mouth, her face burning like a monkey's bottom. It really does take a lot of talent to get into gay relationships!
In the past, my maternal grandparents always worried that they wouldn't be able to get married since they didn't have parents. Now, they don't have to worry anymore; they can go and be someone else's wife directly.
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