Qingyu Case: Female Minister of Dali Temple

"Are you sure you want Chanyi to stay in Hongyuan County?" During the meal, Li Tianliu sat opposite Chen Shao and asked coldly.

Chen Shao raised his eyebrows: "Is there a problem?"

"You knew clearly that the princelings of the previous dynasty were against you, but you still left her alone in Hongyuan County," Li Tianliu said coldly, "After all, she has been with you for so many years. Even if she has no merits, she has worked hard, right?"

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Chan Yi was speechless. "Shuyu will also stay, and I am staying here to help her hand over the account books. I am not staying in Hongyuan County alone. If you don't know, don't talk nonsense!"

Li Tianliu looked at her, then at Quan Shuyu, "Was the Xitang County case caused by the princelings of the previous dynasty?"

Chan Yi said unhappily, "So what if it is, so what if it isn't?"

Li Tianliu snorted, "If the Xitang County case was caused by the princelings of the previous dynasty, your master left you two here, which is a target for the princelings of the previous dynasty. She has no ability to protect herself, and you will not run away alone when she encounters danger. So the result is that after your master solves the Xitang County case, he should come back to solve your case."

Chan Yi said with a 'Pah' sound: "Stop cursing us!"

Li Tianliu said: "I am telling the truth."

Chan Yi sneered: "Since you are so worried about us, why don't you stay here."

Li Tianliu glanced at her, then at Chen Shao, and said sarcastically, "Are you trying to force me to submit now?"

Chen Shao smiled: "You think too much, no one forces you to submit."

After a pause, he continued, "Besides, Shuyu must stay. Chanyi can help her if she stays with her. What can you do after forcing you to submit?"

Li Tianliu insisted: "What about her safety? You don't care about it?"

Chen Shao looked at him with a half-smile: "Why do you care so much about her safety?"

Li Tianliu's ears instantly turned red. He quickly glanced at Chan Yi and said stiffly, "How can you tell that I care? I'm just reminding you with good intentions!"

Chen Shao still smiled: "Shuyu is going to stay too. Shuyu doesn't have the ability to protect herself yet. Why don't you worry about her?"

"That's right," Quan Shuyu agreed with a smile, "Although I haven't been with you for many years, I am also your man. Why is General Li favoring one over the other?"

Li Tianliu's ears turned even redder, and he left after hurriedly saying "It's up to you".

Looking at his fleeing back, Quan Shuyu covered her lips and laughed out loud.

Chen Shao also laughed.

Chan Yi heard that he was teasing her, and pinched Quan Shuyu in a pretentious manner and said, "Young Master, it's fine that you make fun of me, but you also come to make fun of me. Tell me, do you want to chase me away so that you can monopolize Young Master?"

Quan Shuyu begged for mercy: "I was wrong, please forgive me this time, lady."

Chan Yi pinched her and wouldn't let go: "I'll let you go this time, but if there's a next time, hmph..."

Quan Shuyu quickly said, "Don't worry, lady, there won't be a next time."

Chan Yi let her go.

The two looked at each other and laughed together.

After laughing, Chan Yi sat down and asked seriously, "Sir, are you really going to use me to force Li Tianliu to submit?"

Chen Shao smiled and asked, "Why do you say that?"

Chan Yi's cheeks slowly turned red, but she still insisted, "I have followed you for so many years. If I don't know Li Tianliu, how can I not know you? After those people from Xitang County came over, you said that Li Tianliu should stay, but I suddenly became the one in the side hall. I thought Li Tianliu didn't want to, so you changed me. But when you teased Li Tianliu about why he cared so much about my safety, I clearly saw the smile in your eyes. Every time you plot against others, there is a smile in your eyes."

"but……"

"My lord, have you misunderstood something? Li Tianliu and I are innocent both in public and in private. We have no private relationship hidden from everyone."

Chen Shao glanced at Fu Jiu who was peeking out of the door and agreed, "I know you and Li Tianliu are not hiding your affair from everyone."

"Then why did you use me to force Li Tianliu to surrender?" Chan Yi questioned.

"Why do I have to use you to force Li Tianliu to submit..." Chen Shao joked, "Just tell me, is it effective?"

Thinking of Li Tianliu's fleeing back, Chanyi subconsciously looked outside. Li Tianliu had disappeared long ago, and only Fu Jiu was peeking out of the door with a dazed look on her face. Retracting her gaze, Chanyi looked at Chen Shao, then at Quan Shuyu, and blurted out, "Young Master, you mean, Li Tianliu treated me..."

Halfway through the conversation, his face was already red as blood.

"I did use you to force Li Tianliu to submit," Chen Shao said frankly, "but when it comes to relationships, I'm just like you, with zero experience. I can't teach you anything, I just have a few words to say to you. No matter what Li Tianliu thinks of you, don't let it interfere with you, or rush to make any decisions. Ask yourself first, if you want to form a small family with him and spend your whole life with him, are you willing? If you are willing, and he really has feelings for you, then agree to it. If you are not willing, no matter whether he has feelings for you or not, you must reject him without hesitation. If you are still undecided, then wait a little longer, and make a decision when you have an answer."

Chan Yi really had no experience in relationships. When it came to Li Tianliu's thoughts about her, her first thought was to refuse. But after listening to Chen Shao's words, she calmed down and thought about it. Regardless of Li Tianliu's temper, his sense of responsibility was beyond doubt. Although he was dissatisfied with Chen Shao's coming to Hongyuan County at first, he still followed him on the way. After arriving in Hongyuan County, he saw the people suffering, and he changed from being indifferent at the beginning to taking the initiative to help now... He must be a good person, but...

Is she willing to spend her whole life with him?

The answer is: I don't know.

"I'll think about it carefully." Due to her personality, Chan Yi didn't dwell on it too much, and simply said, "No matter if he has those thoughts about me or not, since you want to use it to force him to submit, I'll just follow your plan."

Quan Shuyu wanted to make a few more jokes, but when he heard that Chen Shao asked Chan Yi to stay in order to force Li Tianliu to surrender, he panicked and asked uncertainly, "So, you want General Li to stay with me in Hongyuan County?"

Chen Shao hummed, and explained to her in a soft voice: "With Chan Yi's ability, it's easy to protect you, but I can't protect Hongyuan County. Ever since the Huimin Pharmacy poisoning case, the princelings of the previous dynasty have been attacking me. I'm going to Xitang County this time. I don't need to guess that the princelings of the previous dynasty will definitely attack Hongyuan County. Hongyuan County has finally come to this day, and it can't stand any more trouble. I must go to Xitang County, one is to investigate the case, and the other is that I can't be trapped in Hongyuan County. Therefore, letting Li Tianliu stay is mainly to let him block the princelings of the previous dynasty, and secondly, the people of the auxiliary general are coming soon, and he is needed to receive them. In addition, my departure can also test whether Qi Ye, Zhao Liangzhu, Liu Deming and others can take the responsibility of revitalizing Hongyuan County alone."

"As for you..."

Chen Shao paused for a long time before saying, "While I'm in Xitang County, quickly hand over all the work in your hands. It would be best if you can rest for a few days after handing it over. When I come back, it won't be long before we go to the next county. What the situation in the next county is, everyone can tell now."

Quan Shuyu nodded: "I know."

"I trust you very much." Chen Shao took a look at the food that had already cooled down, put down his chopsticks, and asked, "Have you divided the food and money?"

"Except for the calligraphy and paintings whose value cannot be estimated, the rest have been divided up." Quan Shuyu replied.

Chen Shao asked again: "Where is Xu Guang?"

"He has already demolished those gardens and buried the bodies. These days he is watching people carve tombstones." Quan Shuyu replied, "At the moment I have more work to do."

After saying this, she asked tentatively, "When do you plan to go to Xitang County?"

"We'll handle one more day of business tomorrow," Chen Shao said, "and then we'll set off the day after tomorrow."

Quan Shuyu whispered, "So fast."

Chan Yi held her hand and said, "The sooner you go, the sooner you can return."

Quan Shuyu smiled and said, "That's right."

Not knowing how many things were waiting for him tomorrow, Chen Shao went to Shipailou and Huimin Pharmacy before it got dark.

When we came back, it was already dark.

The carriage was stopped by someone when it was about to enter the prefectural government residence in the swirling cold wind.

The one who stopped the carriage was Zhang Chunhua.