"Don't worry, Old Man Liu. I'll fix all these problems," Helian Wei Wei did not explain much. After all, none of them would understand the concept of pneumatic water pumping system even if she told them. Thus, she just simply mentioned it.
If it was someone else who told him that, Old Man Liu would definitely think that the idea was a pie in the sky. However, since the words came from Helian Wei Wei's mouth, he believed that it was reliable and possible to do it.
"Lord Wei, you'd better be careful. People from the provincial capital will be here tomorrow to fix the road. I saw Private Advisor Zhang coming to the rice field when I was plowing. He was telling the folks about the benefits of fixing the road," Old Man Liu made a slight pause and continued, "many young people have believed him. They want to file a joint petition to ask why Lord Wei doesn't allow them to fix the road. They suspect that you're unwilling to use the allocated funds because you want to keep the money."
Chen Liang's eyes went wide upon hearing this. "Do you think our boss wants that little money? What are the folks thinking about? Boss doesn't let them fix the road because originally there are already two roads in Fuping County, there's no point in fixing another road. Besides, they may seize the opportunity to gain profit. Curing the drought is of utmost importance now, isn't it? Why are they suspecting our boss after listening to a few words of the others?"
Old Man Liu felt embarrassed as well. He had seen with his eyes everything that Lord Wei had done in these two days; Lord Wei did not deserve insult and slander.
That Private Advisor Zhang was shameless to a certain extent, those who did not understand the situation would actually be deceived by him and thought that fixing the road would help in changing the status quo of Fuping County.
Although Old Man Liu was just a farmer, he was not completely ignorant. He looked at Helian Wei Wei after some thought and said, "Lord Wei, do you want to look for someone else above you? You may not be able to explain yourself if you wait until tomorrow."
"There's nothing that I can't explain," Helian Wei Wei smiled and said, "a clear conscience is a sure card."
Old Man Liu shook his head and said, "Lord Wei, you're too young to understand how society works nowadays. Sometimes, people will swear black is white even though you're right."
"Old Man Liu is right," Baili Jia Jue picked up the sentence naturally. He curled his lips into a smile; his face was more eminent than heaven and earth. He used a handkerchief to wipe Helian Wei Wei's hands, looking at her with his deep, seductive eyes. "You've had enough fun. Starting from now, let me, your private advisor, to settle the matters in Fuping County officialdom. You only have to focus on channeling water to the rice fields."
The shadow guards who were standing in the dark exchanged glances upon hearing that, thinking in their minds that, His Highness can't take it anymore and finally decides to do it himself. Sigh, seriously, why did they push the princess consort aside… They will definitely have to pay for it, definitely!
Helian Wei Wei looked at Baili Jia Jue's side face, knowing that someone was going to be in trouble. She looked silently at the Little Bald Head standing beside her.
Little Seventh Prince looked extremely solemn, he said, "Third Brother, you must bring me with you if you want to beat up someone! You can treat me a meat meal after that!"
Helian Wei Wei was speechless.
"I haven't punished you for leaving home secretly." Baili Jia Jue looked at the little one from a height and stated clearly, "We will have a talk after dinner."
Little Seven had no intention to talk to his Third Brother at all.
Their conversation always ended with his b.u.t.t dance!
He could not let himself lose face outside the palace!
Little Bald Head grasped his long pants tightly at this thought. He pattered to Helian Wei Wei, seeking protection from his Third Aunt.
Helian Wei Wei bowed down and pinched the little one's face, "What do you want to eat for dinner?"
"I did my research before I came, the jujube in Fuping County is the most delicious one!" Little Bald Head said earnestly.
Helian Wei Wei broke into laughter and said, "You can't have jujube as a proper meal, let's eat the spiced beef, it's your favorite."
"Okay," Little Seventh Prince was never a picky eater. He felt happy as long as he had something to eat. He followed behind Helian Wei Wei, looking innocent and sturdy.
Chen Liang and Da Xiong were tactful, they did not accompany them. One of them went to the Liu family to protect Liu Yin while the other stayed at the rice field to keep an eye on the situation.
Soon, the night wore on. The two a.d.u.l.ts and one kid went for a walk to help with digestion after dinner.
The little one always restrained himself in front of his Third Brother. He tugged at Baili Jia Jue's sleeve, trying his best to move his tiny legs.
Helian Wei Wei's heart was melted by his cuteness, she turned around to look at him and said, "Are you tired?"
"No," Little Seven lifted his head and glanced at his Third Brother before looking at Helian Wei Wei. "If Third Aunt is tired, you can ask Third Brother to hug you. There's no stranger here, you guys can hug whenever you want."
"When did I ever say that…" Before Helian Wei Wei could even finish her sentence, Baili Jia Jue drew her in his arms and lifted her off the ground.
A whiff of special nobility wafted across her face. All Helian Wei Wei could see from her angle of view was his slightly raised thin lips.
Chapter 472 - Someone Was Going To Be In Trouble
"So you want me to hug you?" A low, seductive voice resounded in her ears.
Helian Wei Wei wanted to duck away but he tightened his arms around her.
Baili Jia Jue said with an extremely charming smile spreading across his lips, containing a hint of evilness, "Next time if you want me to hug you, just tell me directly. I'm an understanding person, I will not reject such request of yours."
She had never seen someone like him who would not only take advantage of others but also take it for granted. Such an awful, cunning man!
Helian Wei Wei raised her eyes and cast a glance at him, thinking that he was so handsome that he almost looked unreal. She knew there was nothing she could do, in the end, she laid her head on the man's c.h.e.s.t, breathing in the sweet scent of sandalwood. Something had started filling up inside her heart, a sour yet extremely sweet feeling...
However, Baili Jia Jue stopped his pace abruptly when he walked to a dark alley.
Little Seven even stopped eating the steamed meat buns as he stared sternly into the darkness at the dark alley with his eyes wide open.
There was a bunch of people standing in the darkness, holding a wooden stick in their hands while glaring at Baili Jia Jue.
They had received an order from their master during the day and were told to kill him right away if it was inconvenient for them to beat him.
Out of their expectations, Master Chen actually followed behind these two bumpkins all the way to Fuping County, which made it impossible for them to take action.
Finally, they were left alone with a kid.
How long are we going to wait if we don't take action now!
"Kill him!" The leader of the men in black commanded.
He turned the wooden stick around and it instantly became a long knife. The knife was swinging in Baili Jia Jue's direction and would hit him in no time.
"How dare you mess with our master, you dead man!" The man who was wielding the knife thought Baili Jia Jue would surely die if he stabbed him with it.
However, it was out of his expectation!
He actually failed to hit Baili Jia Jue!
The man before him had vanished into thin air.
The leader found it hard to believe; he turned his head around and met the man who was supposed to be standing in front of him. The leader had no idea when the man stood behind him.
The man stood there, tall and slender. He was holding someone in his arms, yet his hair was still
neat-looking. He looked so superior and graceful, like a deity walking out from the moon. Anyone would feel a chill came creeping over beneath his deep, cold eyes...
The leader of the men in black was quite terrified at first, but he could not help from sneering when he recalled their background. He acted as though he's really tough, but in fact, it's all but an empty show of strength.
He sneered and exchanged glances with the man standing behind Baili Jia Jue, hinting that he should get ready to launch a sneak attack on Baili Jia Jue. He said with a disdainful expression on his face, "If I were you, I would go and apologize to my master right now. Have you not inquired about my master's power in Fuping District? You're just a small county head magistrate, do you really think you can fight him?"
"Heh, a small county head magistrate?" Baili Jia Jue slowly paced toward him with a spurious smile on his face.
The man who was waiting to attack Baili Jia Jue found the right timing, hence he raised his knife to stab on the latter's back.
Right at this moment, the leader in black saw a black figure flashing before him. The knife stabbed right into his left arm!
Meanwhile, Baili Jia Jue who was supposed to be stabbed to death was standing there safe and sound, still looking graceful.
As pain swept through his body like a furious storm, the leader squatted down on the floor. He gazed at Baili Jia Jue who was unscathed; he could feel surging emotions of trepidation deep down in his heart.
This man, who the hell is he!?
I can't even see through his martial Qi, let alone predicting how powerful he is!
Even if all of us join hands, it's not necessarily absolute that we can be his match!
The leader's face went pale at this thought. He supported himself with one hand resting on the ground, thoroughly flurried, looking at Baili Jia Jue walking toward him slowly. His bewildered eyes became fl.u.s.tered.
"Stop!" Someone wanted to pull the little one closer, but to his surprise, he was unable to lift the child. So he straight away pulled out a dagger, pressed it to the little one's throat and said, "I'll kill him if you dare to move forward!"
Indeed, Baili Jia Jue stopped his pace, but he looked at the man with obvious mockery in his eyes. He slightly opened his thin lips and said with a faint smile, "Fool."
The one simple word had successfully infuriated the man holding the dagger. "Do you not believe that I will do it? I will cut him with the dagger now to let you have a good look!"
The man raised his dagger upon saying that. However, he received a punch in the stomach the moment he raised his arm.
Bang!
The man was lifted high up and thrown heavily to the ground.
"Thud!"
Blood trickled from the corner of his lips.
The leader of the men in black could not believe his own eyes. What did I just see?
His strongest subordinate was actually beaten up by a four-year-old child!
In an instant!
Their first reaction was to run!
However, it was too late as nobody had ever escaped unharmed after messing with the Third Prince!
After some crackling and rattling noises.
Baili Jia Jue leisurely wiped his hands while his left foot stepped on the back of the hand of the leader. The leader could not see his face clearly as he was standing in the light. All he could see was the flash of red in the man's narrow eyes.
Helian Wei Wei walked toward him and put her hands on his cold fingers.
Just then, Baili Jia Jue calmed his rage and looked back at her, "What's the matter?"
"I'm cold," Helian Wei Wei smiled faintly while holding his hand, their fingers interlaced. She said to the little one, "Little Seven, I'll leave them to you. Let them stand in line and send them to prison. We can make use of them later. Assassinating court officials, even Lord Liao will not be able to cover up the crime."
Uhm! The little guy replied, looking innocent and sturdy. He picked up a wooden stick from the floor. Without wasting his breath, he would hit anyone who did not stand properly, so hard that their mind went blank.
The badly battered leader was holding his painful arm, vaguely realizing that something was wrong here.
Right when the leader of the men in black was in confusion, Master Liao had arrived at Fuping County. He began venting his grievances the moment he saw Magistrate Liao, however, he did not say a single word about sending people to cause Helian Wei Wei trouble. "Dad, you don't know how arrogant that newly appointed county head magistrate is. I was having my meal in the provincial capital, not only did he bump into me when he was there, he even asked me to compensate him some more."
Magistrate Liao had had the intention to cause trouble to Helian Wei Wei. The somber expression in his eyes intensified upon hearing what his beloved son had mentioned. He then questioned, "Does he not know who you are?"
"I've told him my name on the spot, I mentioned about Dad too but he could not be less bothered about you! He made me lose face in the provincial capital!"
Magistrate Liao grasped the teacup in his hands tightly while listening to his son. "Look how I am going to rip off his skin tomorrow!"
Chapter 473 - Worried For Helian Wei Wei
"Dad, you must make him pay for it!" Master Liao wanted to humiliate his enemy so much that he forgot to inform Magistrate Liao about the fact that Helian Wei Wei and Chen Liang knew each other.
The clueless Magistrate Liao did not know that his son had caused a huge ruckus behind his back as he was thinking of ways to get rid of his competitors.
On the other hand, as soon as Private Advisor Zhang heard that Master Liao was coming, he went straight to him along with some money to show his loyalty.
Magistrate Liao could not bear to see his fawning face so he only asked, "What has the one named Wei been doing this entire day? I heard that the villagers are all gossiping about him."
"The one named Wei did something stupid again." Private Advisor Zhang spoke enthusiastically with a face of disdain, "It would be absurd, if not to say that this person has limited experience. Before even checking the type of terrain that the Fuping county has, he has already decided to have a buried water diversion system. What a dream by an id*ot!"
Magistrate Liao laughed upon hearing that. "Buried water diversion system? Everyone knows that the terrain of this river is lower than that of the field. The water will not possibly flow to higher grounds. Lord Wei better not be crazy because of too much pressure from us."
"To me, the one named Wei is not even so kind-hearted. He is most probably thinking of having some results until he went crazy. That's how he came up with this." Private Advisor Zhang teased, "This is even better. Wait until the officials from the provincial capital are here tomorrow, let's see how the one named Wei can save himself!"
Magistrate Liao did not speak further. He drank a mouthful of tea with his head low, but the smile on his face was extremely vicious.
In order to kick some off the plate in officialdom, this was the best way.
Whatever the commoners are saying, only other people would believe them...
Don't blame him for being too mean, just blame that the one named Wei was too arrogant and did not listen to anybody. He deserved to end up worse than being dead!
Yamen of the county magistrate - the night drew in.
Baili Jia Jue's lips lifted as he was reading the letter sent by the shadow guards."This movement is not enough. Bring down the one from the Capital too."
"Yes," replied the shadow guards respectfully with their eyes down, though in their hearts they could not help but feel stunned by the means of their master.
No one could ever imagine that everything in the Capital was in the palms of His Highness even when he was far away in Fuping. He had not miscalculated anything so far.
The situation in Fuping was going on in an invisible trend covering the entire county, while the individuals involved were not even aware of the danger yet to come.
The shadow g
uards turned to look at their masters and saw that Baili Jia Jue was holding a black piece between his slender and transparent fingers. With a snap, the piece landed on the jade chessboard!
This scene was probably what people said, with the towns behind his back, one was able to control the entire situation...
Helian Wei Wei was drying her hair, but just as Baili Jia Jue entered the room after finishing with his work, she was already sound asleep. Her eyes were closed shut and the lashes were so long.
Baili Jia Jue just stayed and watched her sleep. After a while, he bent down to carry her in his arms and placed her on the bed.
As he let go of his hands, Helian Wei Wei stirred.
Baili Jia Jue planted a kiss on the corner of her eye and spoke with a magnetic voice, "It's alright, go back to sleep."
Helian Wei Wei was indeed feeling sleepy, so after hearing his words, she shut her eyes and dozed off again.
The next day, when Helian Wei Wei woke up, she noticed how clear and innocent the face was. She was just about to move but she got pinned down by the extended arm.
"Sleep a little more." Baili Jia Jue still had his eyes closed and his voice was a little husky from just waking up.
Helian Wei Wei glanced outside. "No, I have to get up first. I want to go take a look at the water extraction device."
"The shadow guards are there, no one will dare to get any closer." Baili Jia Jue knew that his little pet would sometimes be restless, so he simply held down her paws and slid his other hand into her clothes.
Helian Wei Wei went numb and fell back onto his c.h.e.s.t. Her ears were pinkish as she bit her thin lips and said with a trembling voice, "Not here."
After all, yamen was a place to handle cases so anyone would enter anytime. Not to mention her identity now, someone would bound to be looking for her early in the morning.
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