Traveling through time as a peasant girl, buying a husband and raising a child

"Everyone, I'm not talking nonsense! This matter has spread throughout Maple Leaf City in Yunzhong County, and the government has even issued a notice. It's just that we're quite far away from Xi Town, so we haven't heard the news yet."

The storyteller on the high platform seemed to be extremely well-mannered. He showed no dissatisfaction when being questioned, but instead explained slowly and methodically to everyone.

"Alas! You can only judge a person by his appearance, not his heart!"

"Wouldn't the Yuncheng County Magistrate, Gu Xiuyuan, be furious? I heard he treats Gu Zhongan like his own son and relies on him very much."

After hearing this, the tea drinkers below couldn't help but believe it a little. They thought that this story must be true. After all, if it was false, it would be exposed in a few days.

Then some people lamented that Gu Zhongan was a beast in human form, while others felt sorry for Gu Xiuyuan.

"Hey! Ladies and Gentlemen, this matter is not just that simple. Even more shocking things are yet to come."

The storyteller looked at the expressions on everyone's faces, waving his ink-wash fan, and couldn't help but reveal a sly smile as if he had just learned the truth.

"What could be more shocking than this? The county magistrate's son became a bandit. Isn't that shocking enough?"

A spectator couldn't help but take a big gulp of tea, and then asked a question that expressed everyone's thoughts.

Mu Jiaojiao was also eating snacks, thinking, could it be that Gu Xiuyuan was the person behind the scenes?

"I believe everyone knows that County Magistrate Gu and his men have been unable to capture the bandits in Niutou Mountain countless times, right?"

Just as Mu Jiaojiao finished thinking, the storyteller asked another question that the tea drinkers had discussed earlier.

"Boy, are you saying that there's something wrong with County Magistrate Gu?"

In Guanju Pavilion, the voice of the young master Jin Baoer was heard and reached the ears of everyone who was speechless.

"Hahaha... The guest in the private room is incredibly smart! He saw through the truth right away."

The young storyteller praised highly the young master Jin in Guanju Pavilion.

"That's right! Gu Xiuyuan is the man behind the Niutou Mountain bandits, and Gu Zhongan is just following his orders!

This Yuncheng County official, known far and wide, colluded with bandits, committing murder and robbery. He is utterly devoid of conscience!"

When the storyteller reached this point, his tone was high and he was filled with indignation.

"Wow!"

"I didn't expect that Gu Xiuyuan was such a hypocritical hypocrite, actually colluding with bandits for money!"

"No wonder every time we suppress the bandits, we return empty-handed. It turns out there's collusion!"

"Bah! What kind of official is this? This kind of person should be cut into pieces!"

"..."

The audience below was in an uproar again, and even some friends and relatives who had suffered greatly from this wanted to stab Gu Xiuyuan a few times.

When the crowd's heated voices died down again, the man in the stands was already putting away his fan, covering his teacup, and preparing to leave the platform.

"Ladies and gentlemen, government affairs are naturally judged by the imperial court. I believe that the Gu father and son will receive the punishment they deserve. I will stop here today. Thank you all for your support."

After finishing his words, the young storyteller ignored the tea drinkers’ requests to stay and leisurely left the stage with his fan in hand.

"So, Gu Xiuyuan was also involved in the illegal mining?"

Mu Jiaojiao listened to the whole process, but she didn't think the matter was so simple. She thought about what her husband had told her about the private mine a few days ago, and questioned Jiang Jin.

"Well, my lady's guess is correct."

When Jiang Jin heard his wife's question, a look of approval appeared on his face. He nodded, confirming Mu Jiaojiao's idea.

"Gu Xiuyuan had Gu Zhongan operate the Niutou Mountain Bandit Camp under the guise of a bandit. He then dug a secret passage through the mountain to the Shilin Gorge in Yuncheng County. He then had the bandits kidnap young and strong men and sent them through the secret passage to mine the illegal mines, thus covering up the illegal mining."

"Master, this Gu Xiuyuan is just a county magistrate, but he is too bold."

When Liu Xiaosi, who had been following Liu Nian, heard Jiang Jin say this, he couldn't help but sigh to his young master.

"Humph! The master is speaking, why are you butting in?"

Liu Nian looked at Liu Xiaosi's shocked face, reached out and knocked on his forehead, and scolded him, but there was no blame in his tone.

"What do you know, you stupid fool? How could a small county magistrate dare to do this?"

There was a shrewd look in Liu Nian's eyes, and then he asked his servant a question in a disappointed tone.

Liu Xiaosi: “…” He just doesn’t have a very good brain. It’s not the first day that the young master has known this!

Liu Xiaosi feels wronged (-???-???-???-???-???___-???-???-???-???-???)

"So, this Gu Xiuyuan is leaning against a big tree to enjoy the shade?"

Meanwhile, Mu Jiaojiao's eyes darkened and her tone was cryptic, almost saying that Gu Xiuyuan had connections in the court of Dayu and was helping the powerful officials in the court to secretly mine.

"It is said that when Prince De Jiang Xuande passed through Cangzhou five years ago, he brought back a woman and made her his concubine. This concubine's surname seems to be Gu..."

Zhao Xiangyi, who had been silent the whole time, said something that seemed to have nothing to do with the current conversation just after Mu Jiaojiao asked the question.

"So, the 'Gu' in this Concubine Gu is the same as Gu Xiuyuan's 'Gu'?"

Liu Nian's tone was a rhetorical question, but his face showed an expression of "I see."

The others all looked thoughtful, and then suddenly realized.

Liu Xiaosi, the only confused person in the audience, said: “…………”

Looking around? What happened? Why do everyone have such expressions?

Jiang Jin looked at Mu Jiaojiao's two subordinates, and an unknown light flashed in his dark eyes. His wife's subordinates were surprisingly not simple...

"Concubine Gu's name is Gu Qinhua. She is Gu Xiuyuan's daughter and Gu Zhongan's childhood sweetheart."

Jiang Jin then told Mu Jiaojiao about the relationship between Prince De's concubine and Gu Xiuyuan and Gu Zhongan.

"Ok?"

When Mu Jiaojiao heard the words "childhood sweethearts", she raised the ending tone and knocked slowly on the table covered with tea and food with her hands.

"So, Gu Qinhua is the key to controlling Gu Zhongan?"

Mu Jiaojiao seemed to have thought of something. She raised her eyes, looked at Jiang Jin, and asked lazily.

"Haha...my wife is extremely intelligent!"

Jiang Jin looked at his wife and immediately understood the whole story. The corners of his mouth rose slightly with a smile of faint appreciation, and he showed an expression of approval to his wife.

"As far as I know, Prince De is quite capable. His mother, Concubine Su, is quite favored, and his father, Su Baiqian, is a second-rank founding county duke.

Although the illegal mining is a serious matter, it only involves a concubine in the backyard, so I'm afraid he won't be touched."

After all, Zhao Xiangyi had been in Yudu for many years and knew a lot about the situation in Yudu. After hearing what Mu Jiaojiao and Jiang Jin said, he couldn't help but speak.

"Perhaps Master Jin's goal is not to overthrow Prince De, but to injure him and make him lose his left and right arms."

Liu Nian, who was standing aside, pondered for a moment and expressed his guess. Although he was in Maple Leaf City, he had been smart since he was a child and had a more thorough understanding of things.

[Doing business is just a waste of brains!!!]