Chapter 609 - Chapter 609: Chapter 596: Forbidden to Change for a Hundred Years (1/2)
Chapter 609: Chapter 596: Forbidden to Change for a Hundred Years
“Magistrate Zhuang certainly has good stratagems.” Chu Jinnian’s voice held a chill when he heard the words “eliminated”.
“I dare not.” Zhuang Qisheng kowtowed again, “I’m confused, I dare not do it again, Master Chu, please, because I have not hidden anything, spare me this time.”
“Magistrate Zhuang’s official position, naturally cannot be saved, as for this life, whether Magistrate Zhuang wants it or not, it depends on Magistrate Zhuang himself.” Chu Jinnian glanced at Zhuang Qisheng.
Zhuang Qisheng, stunned, came back to his senses and hastily kowtowed, “I will follow Master Chu’s orders, willing to go through fire and water, without refusal.”
“Then please tell Mr. Wei that you found Miss Zhuang, who built the waterwheel, a genuine entrepreneur, who is very resourceful and open eyes when she sees profit.” Chu Jinnian said in a deep voice.
Zhuang Qisheng was taken aback again.
What Chu Jinnian was saying was clearly different from the Zhuang Qingning he had met, and Zhuang Qisheng didn’t understand his purpose.
But since Chu Jinnian asked him to do so, he certainly didn’t ask why, and hurriedly replied, “Yes, I understand. I’ll convey your message to Mr. Wei.”
“In the future, if Mr. Wei has any instructions, I will definitely inform Master Chu.”
“Hmm.” Chu Jinnian nodded slightly.
Seeing that Chu Jinnian had no more to say, Zhuang Qisheng hastily added, “If there are no other orders here, I will take my leave.”
Saying that, seeing Chu Jinnian didn’t mean to stop him, Zhuang Qisheng hurriedly climbed into the carriage, ordered the wounded and frightened servants, and left in haste.
“Bully the weak, fear the strong.”
Jing Zhao spat at Zhuang Qisheng’s retreating figure, then walked over to Chu Jinnian, “Young Master, I will have someone keep an eye on him.”
If he was to do things, of course, he couldn’t just let him go.
“Hmm.” Chu Jinnian nodded slightly, “Send a few more people to help Miss Zhuang here.”
“Yes.” Jing Zhao understood and bowed in acknowledgment.
Chu Jinnian stepped into Zhuang Qingning’s courtyard, just in time to see her arranging the food. It was quite sumptuous.
“You are considerate, remembering that I hadn’t had breakfast this morning, and I’m hungry now.” Chu Jinnian picked up a milk cake and took a bite without any hesitation.
It was soft and sweet, with a rich and fragrant taste, and he couldn’t help but praise, “Delicious.”
“Good to hear it. I noticed this morning that there wasn’t much milk left. I was worried that the milk cakes wouldn’t taste good.” Zhuang Qingning smiled, ladled a bowl of jujube and yam rice porridge for Chu Jinnian, served with a few cold dishes brought by Xiangqiao, and had a bite with it.
The two of them sat at the round table, face to face, concentrating on their meal.
Zhuang Qingning took a sip of the porridge and said in a deep voice, “Just say what you want to say.”
Chu Jinnian chuckled, “How did you know I had something to say?”
“You usually talk a lot during meals, but today you haven’t said a word. That means you have something on your mind. You probably want to say something to me, but you find it hard to say, so you’re hesitant.”
Zhuang Qingning said, “So, I might as well ask you, and see what the big deal is.”
Indeed, it was a big deal.
Chu Jinnian touched his nose and put down his spoon, “Given the situation, I think I have to go back to the capital.”
“Oh?” Zhuang Qingning slurped the last spoonful of jujube and yam rice porridge from the bowl, blinked her eyes, “Before you came, the Ningming Magistrate had just left, saying that he felt close to me as if we were old acquaintances, so he wanted to recognize me as his god-daughter. I found his intentions inscrutable, so I did not agree, and I angered him with cold words. This made Magistrate Zhuang leave in a huff.”