The two imperial envoys finally left Hu County.
Lin Shilang was very happy when he left. He successfully completed the mission entrusted to him by the emperor, although the process was a bit tortuous. Now that he is back in Beijing, he still has time to compete for the position of chief examiner. At the same time, if the matter is successfully handled, he will also be favored by the emperor, which will naturally have a bonus effect when competing for the position of chief examiner.
Ye Xiaotian prefers to develop in Guizhou and is unwilling to accept his solicitation, which makes Lin Shilang quite regretful. He didn't think that with Ye Xiaotian's qualifications, he would have a great future in Guizhou. Although the status of Jinshi was not very important here, and Jinshi's background was not regarded as the main criterion for promotion, people here paid the most attention to family background, and this is A more desperate path. Unless you were born in a family of chieftains, you might as well squeeze on the single-plank bridge of the imperial examination to be more hopeful.
However, since he has promised Ye Xiaotian, he will do it. At his level of official position, there is no reason to break his promise easily, not to mention the position of a small county magistrate. Sure, it doesn't cost much.
Uncle Li Guo was very disappointed when he left. He thought that he would be able to meet his long-cherished Miss Xia when he came to Hu County. He even imagined many beautiful scenes after seeing her. Beauty, when he returns to Beijing, he can bring beauty with him.
However, he never saw Yingying in Huxian County. Yingying was already married as a woman. That fairy who was as pure as water had turned into a filthy woman. In Hu County, he only met the person he hated and hated—Ye Xiaotian.
The only thing that comforted him was that even though he didn't kill Ye Xiaotian, he still did a lot of damage to Ye Xiaotian. That knife eased the resentment in his heart a little. Leaning in the car, thinking of Ye Xiaotian's whole body covered and pale face, Uncle Li's mouth showed a happy smile, but he didn't know that terrible changes were taking place in his body.
Ye Xiaotian can't tolerate such a powerful threat like Uncle Li Guo's idea of hitting on his woman, but he can bear his knife. As long as the two never meet again, it's worth paying a little price, as long as it doesn't touch his negative scales. Keduni couldn't bear it, if she wanted to cheat on her man, she would have to pay a certain price! Her man is her reverse scale.
Doni walked out of the deep mountains and lived in the secular society for so long, of course she is no longer that girl in the mountains, so she chose a very special kind of Gu worm, its onset period should be delayed at least two After a month, no one would suspect that it was a trick in Hu County.
Of course, as the most mysterious Gu poison in poison art, when it attacks, unless it is a very skilled Gu master, most of them cannot be seen. It is a strange and complicated disease, but there is nothing wrong with being careful. She wants to vent her anger for her man, not to cause trouble for him.
Uncle Li Guo left, bringing with him the Gu worms that were lurking and growing in his body, devouring his essence and blood, while Huxian completely changed the situation. For a long time, Hu County has been strong and weak, Zhengyin has no power, and it seems to be still the case now, because the person everyone cares about most is Ye Xiaotian.
But Ye Xiaotian had to calm down now, for one thing, he was injured, although the injury was not serious, it was obviously not easy for him to come out for activities before recovering from the injury. Furthermore, he is now acting as the county magistrate and needs to wait for his official appointment. It is not appropriate to cause more disturbances at this time. Everyone who is an official understands that he should be as low-key as possible at such a time, and it is difficult for a person who starts to show his teeth and claws before he has the power to become a great weapon.
At this time, Master Wang was also extremely low-key. Xu Boyi's defeat was terrible. From a majestic eighth-rank county magistrate to a fugitive, Hu County's political arena is bound to face a new big reshuffle. As an ally of the losers, he is the only one who can All you have to do is keep silent. Losing part of your power is inevitable, and being able to stay dormant is a victory.
Of course, the master Wang did not do nothing at this time. After Xu Boyi became a prisoner, and then became a fugitive, the power of Xu Boyi's line immediately disintegrated. He hesitated to choose to show his loyalty to Ye Xiaotian. There are a lot of people visiting Ye's mansion every day. It is said that Ruo Xiaosheng, the disciple of the Ye family, just found a carpenter and a copper blacksmith to go back yesterday. He said that he wanted to build a stronger threshold, and the original one was almost flattened. up.
As for those who had taken refuge in Ye Xiaotian before, those who took refuge in Xu Boyi after Ye Xiaotian went to Jinling would be embarrassing, they would not have the face to take refuge in Ye Xiaotian again, and Ye Xiaotian would not be able to accept their Chaoqin Muchu, otherwise how to guarantee the loyalty of others
Therefore, they have only two choices, either Hua Qingfeng or Wang Zhushu. And Hua Qingfeng... even under such circumstances, there are still many people who don't like him, so these people are divided into two parts, one part is devoted to Hua Qingfeng's sect, and the other part is devoted to Wang Zhushu.
It is not unusual for Hua Qingfeng to be willing to accept these people, but Master Wang dared to do such a move at this time, but many people couldn't help but wonder: Xu Boyi is not an opponent of Lord Ye, and Master Wang dares to accept Xu Boyi's Jiubu, isn't he afraid of offending Ye Xiaotian
But those who really know the way, have to secretly praise: ginger is still old and spicy. It is only the inevitable result of the failure of the struggle that the king's master temporarily hibernates and even gives up part of his power. It is actually a normal state in the officialdom.
As the second in command of Hu County, Xu Boyi couldn't help Ye Xiaotian, the fourth in command. Similarly, Ye Xiaotian, who is now the acting second in command, can't do anything to win the third in command of Master Wang? Unless he can catch Wang Ning's pigtails, even though Wang Ning is defeated, what can he do to Wang Ning.
With this confidence, how could Master Wang not accept Xu Boyi's old department? If he didn't even dare to accept Xu Boyi's old department, who would believe that he has the ability to fight Ye Xiaotian? At that time, if anyone else came to attach to him, I am afraid that even those who were already loyal to him would have a different heart.
Therefore, this is not only an opportunity for Master Wang to maximize his strength, but also to boost the morale of his lineage. There are no victorious generals on the battlefield, especially in the officialdom. Today's failure does not mean that you will not be able to win tomorrow.
And the people who defected to him had at least two teams in the ever-changing official circles of Hu County. Since they defected to him, they had no chance to make another choice and could only follow Master Wang wholeheartedly. Such a group of loyal and reliable people, how can there be no reason for the king not to accept them
Li Yuncong was the leader among those who took refuge in Wang Zhushu. Li Yuncong is a literati, Wang Zhubo is also a literati, Wang Zhubo pursues the doctrine of the mean, and Li Yuncong is not too radical, but his old boss: Ye Xiaotian and Xu Boyi are radical people, he is under the hands of these people He can't play his own strengths at all, he can only be a minion who shouts and kills, and now he has taken refuge in Wang Zhushu, and he is still regarded by Wang Zhushu.
Ye Xiaotian is low-key, Wang Zhubo is even more low-key, but Huazhi County is extremely high-key. These two people have stopped cooking, and he, the head of the family, naturally wants to provoke the leader. As a result, sitting in court to hear cases, collecting money and food, persuading farmers and mulberry classes, supervising teaching, repairing post roads, maintaining law and order, and cooperating with Jing Qianhu to catch thieves, Huazhi County became a busy person, busy like eight-legged spiders.
"Hoo..."
Hua Zhixian, who dragged his muddy feet, walked into the flower hall and sat down on the chair. His clothes, which had been wet by the rain, had no time to take off. He was really too tired. There was no sunny day for three days, and it rained without wind. This added too much difficulty to the repair of the post road.
Hua Zhixian's ability to do practical things is really too... so he has to make up for his weakness with hard work, but he is not a hard-working person, so he is really exhausted. I could still hold on while walking on the road, but when I collapsed on the chair, I didn't even want to move my fingers.
"Master, drink some hot tea first."
Just as Hua Zhixian sighed wearily, Mrs. Ya appeared.
Women are such contradictory creatures. She looks down on Hua Qingfeng who does nothing. But seeing her husband so tired, she felt extremely distressed. Su Ya put the hot tea on the table, then floated to the back of Hua Zhixian, and gently pressed his shoulders for him.
Su Ya said softly: "The concubine has already asked the cook to prepare the meals, and the master will rest first. Master, business is important, but the master must also take care of his body, why are you working so hard..."
"There is no way. Wang Ning's old fox is dormant and refuses to take any responsibility. Ye Xiancheng is a rare talent, but unfortunately he was injured again. How can my husband work for him now? I can't let others take care of things." It was neat and orderly at the time, but it would be a mess in Weifu's hands, so I had to work harder."
Hua Zhixian patted Su Ya's hand on her shoulder with a helpless tone. However, his eyes were very indifferent, and he didn't seem to have any emotional fluctuations. There was still a mocking smile at the corner of his mouth, but it was a pity that Su Ya stood behind him and couldn't see it at all.
"Master..."
Su Ya heard a surge of tenderness in her heart, she suddenly bent down, and gently wrapped her arms around Hua Zhixian's neck, her full and soft breasts gently pressed against the back of Hua Qingfeng's head, Hua Qingfeng felt the softness there His plump, extremely tired body suddenly felt a little hot, as if there was an unknown fire, which was suffocated in his body and could not be vented.
He was tired these days, and the psychological pressure was even heavier. He was forced to take on and solve things beyond his ability, and there were many things. The psychological pressure was really not small. Moreover, he still has to suppress his hatred for Ye Xiaotian, and all these things have created a strong psychological burden. Under such circumstances, he has a particularly strong desire for the joy of fish and water. A hearty lingering can obviously relax his body and mind.
However, thinking of Su Ya's flawless body being defiled by another man, and thinking of the disgusting scene of her squatting on the table, pleasing that man, Hua Qingfeng felt that she was dirty and didn't want to touch her at all. . Ye Xiaotian, he can plan slowly and deal with it after Ye Xiaotian's use value is exhausted, but what about this bitch
Hua Qingfeng leaned into Su Ya's arms, half-closed her eyes, gently stroked Su Ya's soft palm, and said softly: "Ya'er, I want to take a concubine for my husband."
Su Ya's body froze slightly. Hua Qingfeng sighed, and said: "Ya'er, you and I have been married for so long, and you are still as you said, I... I can't be sorry to the ancestors of the Hua family, and I also want to have a child to be happy under my knees." .”
He turned around gently, looked at Su Ya, and said sincerely: "Don't worry, you must be the one I love the most, and you will always be the one I love the most. I just want my own flesh and blood. When the child is born, it must be by the child. You came to raise him, he is the child of the two of us."
Su Ya lowered her head silently, of course she was reluctant to have one more woman to share her husband's love. However, the education she has received since she was a child has told her that a virtuous wife is to obey her husband's advice. Besides, she has also considered that after so long, she really has nothing to do. What if... it is her own fault?
In the past, her husband did not take a concubine, and the concubine his father gave him was also sold after it was confirmed that he could not conceive. It was not because of her insistence, but because of her father's attitude and husband's decision, but that was Because the Su family was kind to her husband in nurturing him, it was because of the Hua family's money that he was able to study and become an official.
Perhaps, it is precisely because of this that his cowardly personality and lack of self-confidence have caused him to be overtaken by his subordinates again and again, making him a puppet. Money does not mean power, and my husband has been an official for so long anyway. The influence of the Hua family on him is gradually weakening.
I really don't have any heirs, if I forcefully stop it, will I lose my husband's favor instead? As long as he can get out of the shadows, build up his confidence, and be an upright man, that's better than anything else, but what's the point of taking a concubine
After hesitating for a long time, Su Ya nodded slightly.
"Lady!"
Hua Qingfeng happily held her hand tightly: "Don't worry, my husband won't let you down!"