The maid's road to success

When Wen Niang woke up, she felt her hands were numb. Looking at Chen Luoxi lying on the edge of the bed, she carefully tried to pull her hand back.

As a result, Chen Luoxi instantly held on tighter, sat up and looked at Wen Niang nervously.

"My hands are numb."

Chen Luoxi quickly let go of her hand and looked at Wen Niang's expression. She heaved a sigh of relief when she saw that she was much better.

"I want to drink water."

Chen Luoxi supported his stiff legs, walked to the table, poured half a cup of cold water, added some hot water to the teapot on the charcoal stove, brought it to Wen Niang and fed her to drink.

Then he opened the porridge that had been placed on the kang last night, heated it gently on the charcoal stove for a while, and then brought it to Wen Niang.

"An Yun said that you can only eat soupy food now. I'll have someone prepare it for you when you're ready."

Wen Niang was already twitching with hunger, but after drinking a bowl of porridge, she finally felt much better.

"Have you found out who wants to deal with me?"

Chen Luoxi put down the bowl, added two more pieces of charcoal, and then came back to his senses.

"The third lady of the prefecture."

Wen Niang frowned. Apart from the time when she met the young lady of the prefectural government during her temporary stay in Chunyuan, she had never seen her again. Why was she being targeted?

"She wants me to marry her."

Wen Niang finally understood that she was the one who was implicated.

But it is understandable. Chen Luoxi's current face is indeed very good-looking and completely in line with his own aesthetic. I believe this face can charm many people.

"You really put a lot of thought into it."

Chen Luoxi understood what Wen Niang said and lowered his head in shame. Shouldn't he have been stupid in the first place and listened to An Yun's words, thinking that he would provoke the third daughter of the Wu family to target Wen Niang.

If I help more, I can make Wen Niang discover my good points and make her fall in love with me.

I never thought that Miss Wu San, a girl who had not yet reached marriage age, could be so vicious. The first time she wanted to destroy their innocence, she was stopped by me.

He thought that after all, Wu Guang was the head of the family and had enough authority in the Wu family to control Miss Wu San.

As a result, she was so bold as to hire someone to kill someone. She never expected that a person under house arrest could manipulate her admirer to kill for her.

I've been living in peace for too long, and now a woman from the inner house has taken advantage of me.

"When did you discover us?"

Wen Niang looked at him with amusement. Just then An Yun came in with the medicine, so she just told him directly.

"I recognized you and An Yun as soon as you moved in."

An Yun stared at Wen Niang with wide eyes. How could it be possible? The disguise drug she improved was so easy to use and flawless.

"I know the previous owner of the courtyard where you live. He worked hard for half his life to buy this house, and he decorated every detail with his own hands. He has deep feelings for this house and will not give up just because of a disaster or loss."

"Besides, it's the most outrageous thing for you and An Yun to be together. No matter how much you take medicine, the smell of medicine won't be so strong. Besides, An Yun used to live in the house next to me. How many times have I smelled the smell of her pharmacy? Only the drugstore can compare with the smell of her pharmacy."

Chen Luoxi turned around and looked at An Yun fiercely, causing An Yun to shrink her head. She didn't expect Wen Niang to be so sensitive.

"And you, no matter what you do, habits are hard to change. You are used to stepping through the door with your left foot first. Ever since the incident at Huaiyuan Marquis's mansion, you don't eat sweets much. You dare not look me in the eye. And the smell on your body, you hate sachets, so you didn't cover it up."

An Yun couldn't help but stamp her feet. She didn't expect that her disguise, which she thought was perfect, had so many flaws.

"The most important thing is that when the supervisory delegation left, An Ze went to see them, and Zhushan and the others were not there. They served you closely, so it is impossible that none of them followed you, so you must still be in Yuzhou."

"And I just happened to have another neighbor, a female who was exposed to a lot of drugs, and a male who never dared to look me in the eye, so I guessed it was you."

Chen Luoxi smiled, and An Yun looked at him strangely. Why was he laughing? The two of them had been recognized by Wen Niang a long time ago and were being treated like monkeys.

"I didn't know you knew my habits so well and could recognize me by smell."

These words made Wen Niang blush, and An Yun finally understood why Chen Luoxi was laughing.

He was happy that Wen Niang didn't forget him, but was thinking about him, which was why she always remembered his habits, his taste, and his preferences.

These two people are showing their love in front of me.

An Yun put the medicine on the table angrily. She didn't want to stay and let them show off in front of her.

After feeding Wen Niang the medicine, the two didn't know what to say. After a while, the effect of the medicine took effect on Wen Niang and she became sleepy.

Chen Luoxi watched her fall asleep before taking the time to deal with Wu Guang and his group.

After being detained for two days, the Wu family no longer had their former wealthy appearance and were in a very miserable state. Wu Guang and a group of people knelt in the middle of the ancestral hall, while Chen Luoxi sat on a chair on the side and looked at them.

"Originally I didn't intend to let you go. Wen Niang is more important to me than my life. You also know that I took away so much credit just for Wen Niang. How dare your daughter attack her."

Wu Guang now didn't even want to look at the culprit, he just lowered his head and confessed.

"But Wen Niang asked for a favor for you. She said that she valued Yuzhou because of its stability and beauty. This was due to your contribution, so she hoped that I would spare you this time. The magistrate also wanted to use his own contribution to exchange for the lives of your family, so I will not kill you."

Wu Guang looked up at Chen Luoxi and the judge beside him with gratitude.

"The death penalty can be avoided, but the punishment of life cannot be escaped. Miss Wu San and Mr. Shen Er are vicious and have killed people. They are exiled to the southwest. Wu Guang is not strict in managing his family, has no way of educating his daughter, and has been corrupt and accepted bribes. He has been demoted to the eighth rank of county magistrate, and his property has been confiscated. He is sent to Yunan County in Luocheng, northwest China. I hope you will learn a lesson from this incident and not do anything against the law again."

Wu Guang originally thought that he would be stripped of his official position and exiled to a cold and bitter place. At best, he would be demoted to a commoner and would not be allowed to take the imperial examinations for three generations.

Who knows if he can still keep his official position?

"Wu Guang, you are quite capable. From now on, you should govern Yunan County well, and that will be your atonement."

The final result was much better than Wu Guang had imagined. He kowtowed quickly to express his gratitude. In fact, he understood that the crime of the third daughter of the Wu family was not the most serious.

The worst thing is that he embezzled a large amount of money and property in Yuzhou.

This one charge was enough to get him thrown into jail or even executed.

He has been demoted now, but he still has a chance. Yunan County is very poor. As long as he governs well, he can slowly move up in the future based on his meritorious service. He still has a chance, and the Wu family is not finished yet.

"Thank you, Lord Protector of the Country. Thank you, Lord Protector of the Country."

Chen Luoxi didn't want to waste time talking to him, so he just stood up and looked at the judge beside him.

"You will take care of Yuzhou's affairs for the time being. The Wu family will pack up and leave today."

Wen Niang should be changing the medicine soon, so he has to go back and watch over her.

A merchant from the Shen family dared to attack Wen Niang. He was very courageous. The magistrate directly confiscated all his property, the head of the Shen family was beaten with thirty strokes of the cane, and the adult male members of the main clan were beaten with twenty strokes of the cane. They were driven out of Yuzhou Prefecture and were not allowed to set foot in.

Wu Guang felt mixed emotions as he watched Liu wailing.

Unexpectedly, I saw the most unexpected person.

"Brother-in-law, are you okay?"

Wu Guang looked at the eldest brother of the Yue family, who had actually rushed here at this time. He was panicked at first, then ashamed, helpless, and finally broke down and cried.

Liu Chuan supported him and patted his shoulder to comfort him.

"My family got the news and are very worried. They don't know what will happen to you. They asked me to check first to see if there is any way to protect you."

Wu Guang didn't expect that the Yue family, who looked down on him on a daily basis, did not give up on him at this time. He felt extremely regretful.

"The Protector of the Nation has shown great favor and demoted me to the position of Yu'nan County Magistrate. I am leaving today. My family is all fine except for that evil creature."

Liu Chuan nodded. The result was much better than he expected.

"I brought you some money this time, and I also plan to take my eldest niece away. She's supposed to marry into our family after the New Year, so it's okay to take her away earlier."

After listening to Liu Chuan's words, Wu Guang squatted on the ground and cried. He always felt that the Yue family looked down on him and was unwilling to lose face to contact them more often. He didn't expect that the people who usually flattered him would stay away from him.

On the contrary, the Yue family, who had little contact with them, put aside their past grudges and were willing to let their daughter marry into their family.

"You were too proud in the past, always trying to temper my sister's temper. We don't associate with you much, but we know that you are a good person. My sister does have a big problem. This disaster has nothing to do with her parenting. It is also closely related to her narrow-mindedness and jealousy. But after all, we are from the same mother, and there is no way for us not to support her."

"Please bear with me from now on. We will take good care of our niece and will never mistreat her. I'll also trouble you to take care of my sister."

Wu Guang nodded, reached out and pulled Liu over, and kowtowed to Liu Chuan.

"I was confused before. The Yue family clearly helped me a lot, but I still felt that you always looked down on me and wanted to suppress my wife. From now on, I will govern Yunan County well, and there will be no other women. Thank you, brother-in-law, for not abandoning us."

Liu Chuan helped the couple up and asked the servants to stand outside the door with the luggage. The Wu family was going to set off today, and he couldn't stay any longer, otherwise he would not be able to leave the city before dark, which would be bad.

Fortunately, someone helped the eldest daughter of the Wu family pack some clothes and took her out to wait.

He had already instructed someone to buy two more carriages so that at least he would have a way to get around and wouldn't have to walk.

Wu Gaogao said goodbye to Liu Chuan and his eldest daughter, and sat down until they were out of sight, holding Liu's hand.

Until today, several concubines wanted to leave because they were worried about suffering in the future, and he agreed.

He was usually generous to his concubines. They all had land and shops outside, so it was better for them to leave.

Looking at Wu Guang's appearance, Liu suddenly felt that this time was not so bad. At least her husband saw clearly that she was the one who loved him the most, dismissed all the women, and promised that he would only have her from now on.

"My brother gave me a thousand taels of silver notes and eighty taels of silver. We can go to Yunan County and buy a small property. From now on, I will raise our children well, and you will take care of government affairs."

Wu Guang nodded and took out three hundred and sixty taels of silver from his pocket.

"This is the three hundred taels of silver that the judge hid for me yesterday, and the fifty taels of private savings that he saved. From now on, you will take care of the family, madam."

Liu held Wu Guang's arm and leaned on his shoulder with tears in her eyes.

"As for the third young lady, I can't save her, but the magistrate said that he also gave the third young lady some silver jewelry. As long as she goes to the southwest and lives well with the second son of the Shen family, she can at least live safely."

The second son of the Shen family was also a devoted man. At this time, he had not abandoned Miss Wu San and agreed to marry her. The two of them went to the southwest and got married and took care of her.

Although life will be difficult, being alive is a blessing.

"Well, if you do your job well, I can send someone to visit her in the future."

The carriage slowly left with the most prominent family in Yuzhou. Chen Luoxi looked at the gold and silver jewelry and property records that were confiscated from the Wu family in Yuzhou, and suddenly felt that his sentence was still too light.

Wu Guang's greed was enough to feed an army for a year, and even the disaster relief silver allocated by the court was not as much as his wealth.

Such a person's death is not a pity, but he does have the ability to govern local affairs. Well, let's just consider it as his contribution.

As long as he can manage Yunan County well, it doesn't matter if we let him go.