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The county magistrate was skeptical. "Is that possible?"

The Grand Master said: "If you believe me, then believe me. That day, many commoners, including the Miss Yue, saw their Ling Xiao Inn being flooded unharmed. Could it be that many commoners were slandering them? The commoners and Ling Chaofeng did not have any enmity towards each other, why would they? "

However, the muddleheaded things of the past were now even more astute.

The county magistrate held his head, which was swollen from the pain, and thought about it again and again before saying, "I had originally relied on these words to extort so much money from Ling Chaofeng. Not to mention that he did not have any magic, if he did, wouldn't he have made Master continue to suspect him? "Think about it again, if he really has a magic technique that can change silver notes back into silver notes, isn't that stupid? Isn't it easier for him to control the old master and make things easier for him?"

The Grand Master was taken aback. This was truly a rare opportunity. As expected of someone who had opened his eyes in the face of money, even his brain was opened to it.

"There must be a thief in the family. Let's interrogate him again. I want to see whether their mouths are tough and their bones are hard, or my board is tough." The county magistrate was infuriated. He struggled to get up and shouted, "Have they admitted him yet?"

It was one of those days when the county magistrate, who was half-dead from exhaustion, suddenly remembered that he and Yue Huaiyin had promised to stay at the Siyun Pavilion for three days.

After ruthlessly tormenting Yue Huaiyin, she pounded the bed and wailed, "Huaiyin, the master's thousand gold is gone just like that."

Yue Huaiyin snickered in her heart, but on the surface, she advised: "Return all of your gold. Master, don't be anxious."

The county magistrate replied, "It's not difficult to extort him, but he has a good relationship with the Prefect Liang. I'm afraid that if we irritate him, my gains will not be worth it."

Yue Huaiyin faintly said: "Master, a thousand gold is not a small sum. Many people would not be able to see this much in their entire lives, Ling Chaofeng would rather give you so much money than trouble Prefect Liang.

"Really?" The county magistrate was shaken.

"It's still the same logic. It's not that you're making things difficult for him, it's the commoners that are making things difficult for him."

Yue Huaiyin crouched by the man's side, coaxing him into being happy, and said gently: "Master, it was the citizens who feared that there were demons and ghosts blocking the way, and that the citizens wanted you to come forward and kick them out. You are a parent, naturally you have to work for the citizens, Prefect Liang cannot make things difficult for you. And Ling Chaofeng himself felt guilty, so he was willing to give you money, right? If he does well, does he care about the rumors and gossip of others? "

Liu Qingping held his head and thought for a while, "If it's more or less like it, Huaiyin is much more trustworthy than Grand Master."

Yue Huaiyin said: "I am just speaking the truth. Master, think about it, this matter does not have anything to do with you. It was because the commoners came to cause trouble that you called Ling Chaofeng here. You only asked him a few questions, and he immediately brought the money here.

"Indeed, he seems to have come prepared. He's in such a hurry to hand over the money." The county magistrate seemed to have believed Yue Huaiyin's words.

"There must be something strange going on in that inn." Yue Huaiyin said, "They don't have much business, where did all this money come from?"

"But if there really are demons and ghosts, I do not have the ability to kill demons and exterminate devils." The county magistrate was endlessly frustrated. "If there is, I don't need to stay here and become a sesame official."

Yue Huaiyin's eyes moved slightly. She knew that she could not be impatient, she had to take things step by step, this stupid thing had already started to believe her. In the future, as long as he slowly guided, he would definitely be able to follow what she told him.

He then continued, "My lord, being an official is tiring. If I were to take a look, I would feel more at ease with being a local sesame seed. As long as you have silver, you can do whatever you want. If one day, Ling Chaofeng and the rest were expelled, then a thousand silver would probably be no problem for them. "

If he could get his hands on the Ling Xiao Inn, then there would definitely be a lot of gold and silver hidden in the inn, and they would all be his at that time.

"For you to cause such a commotion at home, the citizens will definitely discuss about it." Yue Huaiyin said, "We can also think of a way, and bring about conflict with the Ling Xiao Inn, the common people are the easiest to stir up, and at that time, push everything onto the common people, and Prefect Liang won't be able to do anything to you. The common people will support you."

A few days later, a strange rumor began to spread through the town. It was that the government had allocated a large sum of money to the county magistrate's office to provide food for the disaster.

In order to not delay the court's pension for the commoners, the county magistrate took his own and made up for it.

When the news spread to the Ling Xiao Inn, Ling Chaofeng's friend passed by and drank a cup of tea, and said with a sneer: "I heard that the capital's money was allocated to the Li Prefecture, and the Prefect Liang himself personally delivered it. I simply didn't know what was going on in the county's yamen, and what kind of person he is pretending to be. But as long as the commoners have the money to take it, their parents will be their heaven. "

When Xiaowan and Ling Chaofeng heard this, they felt that the county magistrate might really have lost his money.

A few days later, originally a year had passed, and he thought that no one would bring up the words again, but after it had spread out, it caused quite a stir, so the fact that his Ling Xiao Inn had retreated unscathed from this water disaster was, in the end, a strange thing.

There was even someone who talked about how there was never any business with Ling Xiao Inn, yet Ling Chaofeng seemed to be extremely rich. When he first married the little girl with Qingling Village, his betrothal gift was worth a whole 100 gold taels.

The commoners started to suspect where Ling Chaofeng's money came from. They also started to suspect that it was related to him breaking in and cheating on them using antiques.

All kinds of suspicions, all kinds of suspicions, and some bold ones, under the instigation of someone, had actually come to the Ling Xiao Inn in groups and shouted at them, telling them to get out.

Uncle Biao brandished his Pig Slaughtering Knife, they retreated a few steps in fear, but when they realized that this wild man was only bluffing, they became even more confident.

Xiaowan's stomach was growing bigger and bigger. She would not go and confront these foolish villagers, but looking at this scene, she felt that it was not worth it to exchange her family's kindness for this.

Ling Chaofeng advised her not to think too much, it was more important to first settle the matter of the womb before it was born. When the villagers see the wind, it would rain, and after a while, they would quiet down.

The Xiaowan said, "Hopefully it will be like a torrential rain. This layer of clouds is great.

How could she have known that the storm clouds had just gathered and the rain was still falling?

During the Lantern Festival, the Baisha Town was decorated with lanterns and decorations. People shuttled back and forth between the various lanterns, guessing the riddles and playing with them. It was very lively.

Although she did not say anything, Ling Chaofeng was worried that she would not be able to eat it, and that he would not be able to sleep soundly during the night. Thus, he spurred his horse over to the town, and hurried over to the New Year's Eve market.

At this moment, everyone was playing at the lantern festival. The shops on the street all went to a bustling place to set up their stalls, and the surrounding Siyun Pavilion s were completely deserted.

When Ling Chaofeng rode past, a black shadow suddenly rushed out, shocking the horse to the point that its hooves were raised. Luckily, Ling Chaofeng managed to reach out and did not fall down.

Just now, when Yue Huaiyin was preparing to go out with the servant girls to look around, she saw Ling Chaofeng riding past, she had dismissed the servant girls and waited foolishly in the shop. Hearing the clatter of horses' hooves, he rushed out and risked his life to block him, and finally managed to stop him.

Ling Chaofeng subconsciously adjusted her Qi, unwilling to be trapped in a passive place like this with her enchanting scent. He could not imagine a woman who was so crazy to not care about herself, he could only say that Yue Huaiyin was already not an ordinary person.

"I just... I want you to tell Xiaowan that she needs to take care of her body. " Yue Huaiyin stood under the horse and gently said in a moving tone, "After all, she and I have met before. We once had the chance to be friends, and I have always wished for her well. Manager Ling, your child is about to be born. "

Ling Chaofeng remained silent as he coldly looked at her.

However, Yue Huaiyin walked forward a few steps and looked at her. Under the cold moonlight, sparkling and translucent tears flowed down her face. The beauty had tears in the corners of her eyes as she said sorrowfully: "Manager Ling, I know my wrongs. I'm alone here right now, and the county magistrate treats me like a toy. I can't help it, otherwise, how can a weak girl like me survive? Manager Ling, can you help me? Help me get rid of the county magistrate's control and hide from the National Duke's wife to help me escape this place. "

"There's nothing I can do." Ling Chaofeng spat these words coldly.

Yue Huaiyin's heart trembled. This was practically the last chance she had to give Ling Chaofeng, but this man was actually so cold and heartless.

Her eyes were full of hatred as she said angrily: "Did you lure the National Duke's wife here so she could torture me?"

Ling Chaofeng turned a deaf ear to her, reined his horse and moved it away from her, without waiting for her to pounce on him, he spurred his horse and galloped away.

Yue Huaiyin had originally wanted to throw herself forward to stop it, but she missed in the blink of an eye and fell onto the ice-cold ground. Her palm had been grinded open, and the cold wind blew on her wound, stinging her heart.

She laughed coldly, "Since you are so heartless, don't blame me for being unjust. Don't you care about your silly country bumpkin wife the most? Just wait and see."

When Ling Chaofeng returned to the tavern, he did not mention anything about Yue Huaiyin. Seeing the Xiaowan happily eating the sour dates cake, he was comforted in his heart.

After the Xiaowan had gone to sleep, he went downstairs to discuss with the Uncle Biao and the Aunt Zhang about how to deal with the increasingly impatient commoners. He reckoned that the county magistrate was the one who was acting as a demon again, and the matter of the antique scam had woken him up, and he realized that he had tasted the sweetness.

Aunt Zhang said: "Prefect Liang, please come forward."

Ling Chaofeng nodded, "That won't be difficult, but since the citizens have been incited, the Prefect Liang is powerless to do anything. Now that they have the guts to come to the inn to cause trouble, I'm afraid one day they will barge in. "

Aunt Zhang said coldly: "Why not make an example out of them? Since they think that we have some strange divine ability, then they must really do something. We should scare them until they piss their pants and see if they still dare to come."

On the third floor, Xiaowan was standing in front of the door. She heard everything clearly, she had not fallen asleep, and had originally wanted to play with Ling Chaofeng, but she did not expect her husband to come downstairs to discuss such a troublesome matter with Uncle Biao.

Actually, there really were some strange divine abilities here. All of them were in this ring on her hand.

Xiaowan raised her hand, touching the Jade Ring, secretly making up her mind that when the citizens come again tomorrow, she would scare them.