flstandardbreds Chapter 141 Meng Lingshu
Chapter 141 Meng Lingshu
The pink-dressed woman knelt on the ground, tears welling up in her eyes before she opened her mouth. "General, we only ask to stay here. Even if we can't be your women, we can just be your maids. Please don't send us back..."
The two women were crying like pear blossoms in the rain, which made me feel pity for them. It was so miserable, but the man they were facing was also a woman at heart! How could he fall into their honey trap?
"You guys cry first, I'll go and comfort my wife first."
Ye Ze turned around and walked to Zhao Li, saying, "Li'er, how do you think your husband should arrange for them?"
Do you really want to keep them? Zhao Li looked at Ye Ze with eyes wide open, and the word "unhappy" was almost written on her face. Do men really only look at the face?
Seeing Zhao Li like this, Ye Ze couldn't help but chuckle. He held Zhao Li's two small hands that had nowhere to put, and whispered in her ear, "Li'er, I'm sorry. I'm too busy and ignored your feelings. If I hadn't given you too little sense of security, how could you be so jealous for no reason? Don't worry, no matter whether I become an official in the future or return to the village to continue to be an ordinary citizen, I will only have you as a woman in this life. You have to believe in your man."
The man's promises were like promises, and his warm breath blew against her ears. Zhao Li's ears turned red, but she retorted, "Who is jealous? I'm not."
The young couple was talking in whispers without any reservation, unaware that someone was craning his neck and listening intently behind them.
"Really? It seems I misunderstood." Ye Ze smiled and said, "Even if you won't be jealous, they must be sent back!"
"Since you are going to send them away, then don't delay any longer. Chen, go and ask your eldest brother and the others to harness the carriage." Old Mrs. Ye let out a long sigh and instructed Chen.
"Okay, I'll go right away." Chen got up and walked out. When she passed by Zhao Li, she didn't forget to wink and tease her: "Are you happy now? Look how good your third brother is at saying nice things to coax you."
Zhao Li: “…” Her pretty face flushed red and she lowered her head quickly. It was over. Her second sister-in-law heard it.
After hearing what Chen said, Ye Ze's face was burning, and he awkwardly let go of Zhao Li's hand, "I won't be back tonight, you go to bed early."
Zhao Li nodded in panic: "Yeah."
The two women listened to their conversation, but they forgot to cry and just stared at Ye Ze blankly. Is he still a man? They begged him like this, but he didn't move at all.
Ye Ze sighed and walked up to the two women, his face full of indifference and indifference. Where was the gentleness and consideration he showed to his wives just now?
"General... don't... don't send us back..." The pink-dressed woman wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Ye Ze impatiently, "Get up and follow me."
Seeing that there was no room for improvement, the two sisters had to support each other and followed Ye Ze out.
Outside the gate, Ye Lao Da and Ye Lao Er had helped to harness the carriage. Ye Ze asked them to sit in the carriage and he drove the carriage himself. The carriage rumbled towards the city.
All the officials in the border town, from the fifth-rank prefect to the seventh-rank county magistrate, were sent by the imperial court. They had to be taught a lesson to make them understand the current situation in the border town. If a war really broke out, they would be the rear base of the rebel army.
Of course, if these people don’t know the current situation, then just replace them.
Ye Ze was driving the carriage while thinking about all sorts of things in his mind, and soon he found the prefect's residence.
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The prefect of the border town was named Meng Lingshu. He was a Jinshi graduate and his family was originally a merchant. His elder sister Meng Lingyun married a fifth-rank minister in the court. In the first few years after her marriage, Meng Lingyun kept in touch with her family through letters, but later she suddenly lost contact with them.
The family was very worried about Meng Lingyun, so Meng Lingshu went to the capital under the pretext of doing business. After arriving in the capital, Meng Lingshu prepared some gifts and went to the Minister's Mansion to visit his sister. Unexpectedly, the news he received was: the lady had died of illness! Then the servants in the mansion drove him out.
Meng Lingshu walked back in a daze. He didn't believe a word the servants had said just now, and he felt that the attitude of the servants in the Minister's Mansion was very strange.
After all, he is the minister's brother-in-law. Even if his sister is really dead, he can go in and pay his respects, right? How can he be turned away like this?
Later, Meng Lingshu found out that Minister Liu had already remarried. Meng Lingshu felt that something was fishy. Not only had Meng Lingyun's death been kept secret from the Meng family, but he was even able to remarry in such a short time?
He would never believe that there was no conspiracy involved. However, the Meng family had no connections in Beijing. Even if they had money, it would be extremely difficult to investigate those official families.
For this reason, Meng Lingshu decided to take the imperial examination himself, thinking that one day, when he became an official, with the financial support of the Meng family, it would be easy to gain a foothold in the capital. By then, investigating his sister's affairs would be much easier!
Who would have thought that after the Meng family spent all their assets to finally get Meng Lingshu an official, he was sent to such a desolate place like the border to serve as a prefect.
Now that the border town has become King Mu's territory, it is even more difficult for him to return to the capital. That's why he thought of sending gifts to the higher-ups so that it would be much easier for him to inquire about things in the future.
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Meng Lingshu was discussing something with his wife in the study when they heard a servant come to report that General Ye had arrived and brought Qingyi and Hongxiao back with him.
Upon hearing this, Meng Lingshu and his wife were shocked and confused.
"Don't worry, madam. I will go to greet the general right away." Meng Lingshu comforted his wife and hurried to the guest hall.
Mrs. Meng looked at the direction her husband left with a worried look on her face, feeling uneasy.
Inside the guest hall of Meng's mansion
Ye Ze stood in the middle of the room with his hands behind his back, while Qingyi and Hongxiao stood by the door with their heads lowered awkwardly.
Meng Lingshu glanced at the two of them, then bowed and walked in, saluted and said, "Your subordinate greets General Ye."
"Sir Meng," Ye Ze looked at him, smiled, and asked, "Do you think this general is in need of women?"
"It is my ignorance... please forgive me, General." A layer of cold sweat suddenly broke out on Meng Lingshu's forehead, but he still maintained the posture of bending over and clasping his hands.
Ye Ze found a seat and sat down casually with a cold face. "Tell me, what do you want to find out by arranging them to be next to me?"
"I dare not. I know I am wrong."
"Heh! It's okay to tell you. Border Town is now King Mu's territory. If you work loyally for King Mu, King Mu will naturally not treat you unfairly. If you have other thoughts, you should know the consequences!" Ye Ze stared at Meng Lingshu sharply and warned.
Meng Lingshu shuddered and said quickly, "I am loyal to Prince Mu and will do my best to serve him in the future."
"Managing the border towns well and ensuring that the people have enough food and clothing is your mission. If you do this well, King Mu will naturally be able to see it. Don't have any more thoughts that you shouldn't have." After Ye Ze finished speaking, he strode out of the Meng Mansion.
By this time it was completely dark, and Ye Ze drove the carriage straight to the military camp.
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