novelhk Chapter 21: Desire for a Son
Chapter 21: Desire for a Son
But he is rich!
Can't I bribe my superiors?
Shen Yan glanced at her and continued, "Fengcheng County is under the jurisdiction of Datong Prefecture. The new prefect of Datong Prefecture who took office this year is named Fu Zhengqing! He is said to be an honest and upright person who is not easy to fool."
Integrity and integrity?
The imperial court is full of people buying and selling official positions, so how can there still be honest and upright officials?
Zhong Ning curled her lips slightly, but she probably understood.
Even in response to the assessment by his superiors, Lord Lu has to find a way to increase his political achievements, and this case may be a good opportunity to do so!
However, new problems appeared again.
If what is written in the roster is true, the original body and Shen Yan, who were abducted from Shengjing, were abducted out of the capital by the old couple of the Zhong family at the instigation of someone. If this case becomes a big deal, it will probably alert the enemy!
It is still unclear who that noble person is.
But what is certain is that he must be an upper-class figure in Shengjing.
And it is very likely that he is the kind of person who can mobilize the secret guards with just a word and massacre an entire village to silence them.
Even if it is for the safety of the lives of the entire village, we have to find a way to temporarily cover up the information about the two of them.
The specific truth can only be found out when they go to Shengjing in the future and investigate secretly themselves!
Now is not the time to dig out the truth.
Judging from the ability of the county magistrate, he doesn't seem like someone who can clear their name.
Don't let him push them out in the end just to please the nobles in Shengjing.
Zhong Ning and Shen Yan looked at each other.
It was decided to first copy the list of people who were abducted in the booklet, delete the information about the nobleman in the booklet, and just say that the two were abducted here from Shengjing by the old couple of the Zhong family.
Without writing about the specific details, Shengjing is so big, and there are more than a dozen children abducted every year. Lu Youqian would never bother to find out which family it was from!
Of course, we still have to make several copies. If the petition is submitted and the corrupt official does not respond and does not intend to stand up for the people, then the crimes committed by the Xu family will be announced directly in the streets.
Just do it!
Shen Yan first copied out several copies.
Then he ran to the poor area on the outskirts of the city, found a few down-and-out scholars, and asked them to help him copy.
For every successful copy, you will be rewarded ten cents.
At first, the scholars thought they had only found a part-time job to make a living, but when they heard that it was a record of evidence of human trafficking of a person who had been abducted for more than ten years, they immediately became indignant.
What kind of devil would do such a wicked thing?
Everyone knows that the disappearance of a child can destroy a family.
Especially if the family has limited wealth and few offspring.
The scholars all wrote furiously without asking for a penny. As long as they could help the people abducted by human traffickers return home as soon as possible, that would be the greatest reward for them!
If the intellectuals have integrity, the world can be saved!
Zhong Ning sighed at the pride of the literati in this world. Before entering the officialdom, they were all ambitious people who wanted to serve the country!
At least now, they really want to help those children return home!
On the other hand, Shen Yan bribed a beggar on the street and found out the whereabouts of the magistrate's wife.
For example, on the fifth day of every month she would go to the Hantan Temple on the green hills outside the city to burn incense.
For example, she would go to the city’s largest treasure house every two weeks to inspect new products.
For example, she is eager to have a child, and has recently been asking the old doctor from Huichuntang to visit her and treat her to improve her health.
So after learning the news, Zhong Ning spent ten taels of silver to bribe a Taoist priest and asked him to say a lot of specious words to the old doctor from Huichuntang on the way to the magistrate's wife's maid to ask her to come and check Ping'an's pulse.
The maid was completely confused.
But she understood one thing: "If your master wants to have a unicorn, it's only because he doesn't have enough blessings in his destiny. If he can cultivate blessings, a unicorn will come to him!"
The maid asked curiously, "What do you mean by blessings, Immortal? And how can we cultivate blessings?"
The wandering Taoist priest had an unfathomable expression on his face. “It cannot be revealed unless it is meant to be.” Then he pointed to the sky and said mysteriously, “The secret of heaven cannot be revealed!”
It can only be said to the person who is destined to be with you?
Then isn’t my wife the destined one that the immortal mentioned?
The maid understood.
He immediately grabbed the Taoist priest and said anxiously, "Wait here for a moment. I'll go and tell my wife!"
The house behind the county government office.
A noble lady wearing a green shirt with a light apricot skirt and her hair combed high is pruning peony branches.
It was Lu Youqian’s wife, Madam Zheng!
Suddenly, a maid came hurriedly from outside and bowed to Zheng!
"How come it's so fast? Doctor Pang hasn't received it yet?" Zheng looked surprised but didn't stop what she was doing.
"Madam, I just arrived at the middle street and met a strange man. He said that he might have a way to solve your problem!" The maid wiped the sweat from her forehead, her eyes bright as ever!
"So, you didn't go to Huichun Hall," Zheng paused, turned around and looked in the direction of the maid, her voice cold, "and you brought a liar back with you to fool me?"
"Madam!" The maid immediately knelt down and explained anxiously, "I know I was wrong, but I am really heartbroken. Madam, you have drunk that bitter soup countless times this year, but it has not worked at all. That's why you believe in that strange man. I hope Madam, you can give him a chance and we will know after one try!"
"What did the man say?"
"Madam, that person said that if you can cultivate good fortune, a Qilin child will come to you on his own initiative!"
Zheng: ………
Zheng's eyes moved slightly. Could it be that the man could really help her?
"Invite him to the front hall and have the butler receive him. Ask him on my behalf if he has any good advice."
The maid left in surprise!
Follow the butler to the back door of the mansion!
But the Taoist priest had already gone away, leaving only a little beggar holding a piece of paper, staying there.
"The Immortal asked me to leave a note for you!"
After saying that, the little beggar turned around and ran away, and disappeared in a flash.
The housekeeper took the note back to the back house and handed it to Zheng.
There was a note saying: If you want to get a unicorn son, you must first help hundreds of sons return!
WTF?
can not read it?
Who can help return?
Zheng looked bewildered, feeling that the proverb before her was like a heavenly book, incomprehensible.
It was not until the evening that Lu Youqian returned to the inner house wearing an official robe.
After the couple had a good chat, Zheng finally told them everything that had happened today.
Lu Youqian is a serious speculator.
Although he did not know how to be an official, he knew how to run a business. That was why he was able to use his skills to connect with many noble people, leave the business community, and become a local official!
He received a petition three days ago, which was brought to the yamen by a beggar. The petition stated that the plaintiffs were all the abducted children.