Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

The person who was supposed to be "preparing medicinal materials" appeared in Lu Fugong's carriage.

"What's going on?" he asked curiously. "The rain is getting heavier. I couldn't hear what you were saying just now."

Lu Fugong pondered the housekeeper's words and deliberately kept the question a secret: "Brother Li, do you think... I'll get smallpox if I go to the capital?"

Li Shiyuan frowned, looked him up and down, and asked doubtfully, "Brother Lu, do you feel that smallpox will never break out in the capital, either now or in the future? So you regret it and don't want the people to be vaccinated against cowpox?"

"What?" Lu Fu bowed his head in confusion. "What's wrong with you today? I was just discussing this with you. When did I ever say I regretted it?"

"What do you mean, what's wrong with me?" Li Shiyuan sat up straight and retracted his outstretched leg. "You just went to the Prime Minister's residence and now you ask me this question. We said before that the cowpox vaccination would start at the Prime Minister's residence. Wasn't that what we agreed on?"

"Yes, it was agreed upon, but when did I say I wouldn't start planting in the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

Compared to before, Lu Fugong's tone was much more excited.

Li Shiyuan's words and deeds were accusing him of wrongdoing, making him look like a villain who betrayed the sect. How could he sit still?

The two looked at each other and stopped talking.

The car fell into silence, with only the sound of rain hitting the roof.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Shiyuan lowered his arms from his chest, looking a little uncomfortable. "I was impatient and wronged you, brother. Let's talk it over, okay?"

Lu Fugong was not a petty person, so he went down the stairs as soon as he could.

"It's good that you know you were wrong." He also put away his defensive posture and snorted, "The reason I asked you that is because you can't imagine what the Cui Mansion's housekeeper said to me just now!"

Looking at his smug look, Li Shiyuan really couldn't figure it out.

"What did you say?"

"He said! Prime Minister Cui is suspected of having smallpox!"

"Ridiculous!" Li Shiyuan spat fiercely. "Shangjing has never been in a war, a disaster, or plague, so how could smallpox have come from? They're like a weasel paying New Year's greetings to a chicken, even coming up with such a ridiculous excuse! If it was smallpox, how much trouble would Shangjing have suffered? Doesn't Prime Minister Cui know this?"

Seeing that Lu Fugong didn't say anything, he continued, "No matter how they try to mess around, I won't climb the steps of Cui's mansion."

Having less contact with people like Prime Minister Cui will cause less trouble for Lord Shen.

Unexpectedly, the next moment, Lu Fugong said, "Brother Li, this time...it seems you won't get what you want."

Li Shiyuan frowned: "Brother, what do you mean by that?"

The carriage slowly stopped at the back door of the Shen Mansion, and neither of them showed any intention of getting off.

Taking advantage of the sound of rain covering his voice, Lu Fugong whispered, "There's an opportunity right now to both dampen Prime Minister Cui's spirit and prevent him from serving Lord Shen. Are you interested in joining us?"

As for this method, he had just thought of it at the back door of Cui Mansion.

If it cannot be implemented smoothly, he will feel like he is being scratched by a cat.

Li Shiyuan gave him a suspicious look, "Is there such a good thing? Come and hear it, brother."

The carriage stopped at the back door of the Shen Mansion for a full half hour, and the two finally reached a consensus.

Li Shiyuan got off the carriage with an umbrella and a sly smile on his face. He took two steps towards the back door, then seemed to think of something and turned back.

"I still need to discuss this matter with Lady Shen and get her opinion, otherwise I'm unsure."

Lu Fugong was not surprised at all. He waved his hand and said, "Give me an answer before 12:00 AM tomorrow."

If he missed the hour of Mao, he would have to go to the palace again, which was not worth it.

......

In the middle of the night, when everyone should be asleep, lights were on in the homes of several wealthy families in Beijing.

In Yintai Street, the Cui Mansion bore the brunt of the attack. Faint screams could be heard from within the mansion, followed by a cry: "This old slave is foolish! Master, spare my life!"

The lights were also on at the Shen Mansion on Yintai Street. Shen Zheng had just seen Li Shiyuan off and was considering the feasibility of the plan he mentioned.

In addition, the lights in the study in the main courtyard of the residence of Minister of Personnel Xu were still on.

The small bamboo forest outside the window was messed up by the rain, and a gust of wind blew it crookedly.

Faint sobbing filled the study, beating at Xu Zhijie's tense nerves. He was furious and picked up the only sword in the room and walked towards the door, but was grabbed by Cui Jinyin by the sleeve.

"Uncle, uncle, it's raining heavily outside. You haven't recovered from your cold yet, so don't go..."

Xu Zhijie gnashed his teeth, his eyes gleaming with murderous intent: "That old beast, he's lucky to be alive today..."

It was the first time Cui Jinyin saw him like this. She was so frightened that her expression was stunned and tears flowed down her nose into her mouth.

Since returning to Xu's house today, she has been crying non-stop, which makes Xu Zhijie feel heartbroken.

Niece...she really looks like his elder sister.

His chest rose and fell rapidly. He suppressed his anger and rushed to the Cui Mansion. He said in a hoarse voice: "Yin'er, sever ties with the Cui Mansion."

"Sever, sever ties?"

The two words lingered in her mind, and Cui Jinyin looked even more stunned.

She had never heard of an unmarried girl severing ties with her father's family...

Looking back at history books and looking at the present, people often refer to their mother's family as "outside family". Women who have lost the support of their father's family are like wild cats wandering outside, without roots or support.

"Break off the relationship." Xu Zhijie repeated it again.

Looking at his determined expression, Cui Jinyin's heart was uncontrollably shaken.

The eldest daughter of the prime minister's family, the most noble unmarried girl in the capital, and the countless gold, silver and treasures, that is how Cui Jinyin is seen by outsiders.

Can......

Thinking of the little things she had experienced with her grandfather in the past, she was not so determined.

I have been lacking love since I was a child. How can I give up the family affection and companionship of more than ten years in a day or a night?

Seeing her hesitation, Xu Zhijie took her to sit down, his expression serious as he spoke word by word, "Yin'er, don't you understand? Today he dared to use you to frame Shen Zheng, and tomorrow he will dare to use you as a pawn in a marriage alliance, just like your mother's marriage to Cui Shangyi."

He didn't even want to call Cui Shangyi "brother-in-law".

Cui Jinyin's lips were trembling and she couldn't close her mouth no matter how hard she tried.

Xu Zhijie added, "When you get married, you will no longer be Cui Jinyin, and your life will no longer be as important as it is now."

Cui Jinyin raised her head blankly, her cheeks stiff: "Grandfather..."

"Stop calling him grandpa!" Xu Zhijie interrupted sharply. "I had hoped to accumulate more merits so I could ask His Majesty for permission before you married. But now it seems this marriage must be severed! There aren't many girls in this world who live within their mother's family, but you still have your uncle! As long as your uncle is around, no one in Shangjing will dare to say a word about you!"

And what’s the use of discussing it!

We live our lives behind closed doors. Only we know whether it is bitter or sweet.

He couldn't just watch his niece jump into this fire pit.

"You should have a good rest and we can talk about the rest tomorrow." Xu Zhijie called his attendants and strode out.

Cui Jinyin came back to her senses, "Where are you going?"

Xu Zhijie paused slightly and said, "Let's go to the Shen Mansion."