Anyang County Government Office, Lingbei Province.

Although the weather was getting colder, the back hall of the county government office was still very warm. However, at this time, the county magistrate Yue Zhang was sweating all over his forehead and had a worried look on his face. He couldn't sit or stand and felt uncomfortable all over.

Zhang Heng, the master of the imperial court, advised: "Sir, don't think too much. Who is the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery? He is a great hero who killed enemies on the battlefield and wiped out enemy countries! He is a hero!"

"He is now a third-rank official of the dynasty and the Marquis of Anyang County. He is definitely not a petty person. He definitely didn't take the little things that happened back then to heart."

Yue Zhang didn't think so. "Really? Really? But when the Marquis returned home two years ago, I took you to welcome him, but he didn't show any favor to me."

"Later, I visited him many times or handed him visiting cards and invitations, but the Marquis ignored them all. If this is not because he has a grudge against me, what else could it be?"

The more he spoke, the more he felt that what he said was reasonable. Yue Zhang was overwhelmed with sorrow and said with a sad face: "Now it's good. The general has become a marquis, and the whole Anyang County is his fiefdom."

"Don't even think about finding a reason to fight me. Even if you just kill me, it's as easy as crushing an ant!"

Seeing him like this, Zhang Heng cursed in his heart that it was really unfair! How could such a person who only thought about how to embezzle money every day, flattered his superiors and was as cowardly as a mouse be a county magistrate?

And yet, with all his knowledge and talent, he can only be a small advisor to such a person. It's so sad and lamentable!

However, he still looked very concerned about Yue Zhang, and comforted and persuaded him: "Sir, I know a little about the so-called conflict between you and the Marquis. In my humble opinion, it has nothing to do with you."

"Qian Gui, the criminal who opposed the Marquis and murdered the Marquis, was completely guilty of his own actions. You have nothing to do with it. You are completely unaware of it. The Marquis is extremely wise and will definitely see through everything. He will not vent his anger on you."

"Oh! I hope that as you said, the Marquis will not vent his anger on me." Zhang Heng had followed him for so many years and really understood him. Just a few words made Yue Zhang calm down a lot.

But the mention of Qian Gui made Yue Zhang furious again, and he gritted his teeth and said, "That damn Qian Gui, a blind bastard, chose to provoke the Marquis. This is the only way he will die. If he is not dead, I will cut off his head and bring it to the Marquis to make amends."

His words were harsh and his expression was extremely cruel, completely different from the Yue Zhang who was terrified and worried about this and that just now.

In fact, all his worries were completely exaggerated. He judged others by his own standards. He was narrow-minded and petty, and thought that Li Shao must still remember his grudge. Now that he had the power of life and death over him, he must take revenge on him.

In fact, Li Shao had put that matter behind him a long time ago. Although he had not forgotten it, he had no intention of taking any revenge on him. Otherwise, he would have just killed him with a knife back then. Why wait until now?

Seeing that Yue Zhang wanted to continue talking, Zhang Heng quickly changed the subject, "Sir, although the order for when the Marquis will come to inspect the fiefdom has not been issued, we should also prepare for the matter in advance, right?"

"Yes, you are right. We must prepare in advance. So, you should immediately send someone to summon officials of all levels in the county to the back hall of the county government to discuss how to welcome the Marquis."

"Yes, sir, I will do it immediately."

Zhang Heng hurried to do what Yue Zhang had asked him to do, while Yue Zhang sat alone in a chair, continuing to think about how to please Li Shao when he came.

……

Zhaojia Village, Qingshi Town, Anyang County.

The Zhao family's life became better and better. They lived in a spacious and comfortable blue brick house and ate fine rice and noodles, chicken, duck, fish and meat.

Zhao Tian's eldest son Hu Zi had no interest in studying, so he followed Zhao Tian to purchase raw materials for the winery. In the first few years, before he reached the age of marriage, many matchmakers came to propose marriage to him, so he had no trouble finding a wife.

The second son, Zhao Chen, had some talent in studying, so he was sent to a private school in the hope that a real scholar would emerge from the family.

Zhao Xiuwen continued to live off his wife Ma Qiaoyun, and he had plenty of pocket money by serving her well every day. Occasionally, he would pretend to "tutor" his son in his studies in exchange for Ma Qiaoyun's praise, and his life was extremely comfortable.

Zhao Liu, the eldest daughter of the Zhao family, has the final say in her husband's family because of her brother-in-law Li Shao, who is a high-ranking official, and her younger brother Zhao Ye, who is also an official.

As the old saying goes, wealth breeds conscience. The Zhao family lived a good life, and Zhao's father and mother seemed to have softened their hearts a lot. They would give some money to their eldest daughter from time to time, and Zhao Liu became more assertive in her husband's family.

When the family had no money in the past, Zhao's mother liked to get together with the aunties and grandmas in the village to gossip and talk nonsense.

Now that the Zhao family is relatively prosperous, she has more free time every day, so she prefers to hang out with them. After all, no matter what they talk about, no one can compare to her.

On this day, Zhao's mother, as usual, was at Feng San's house with a few people she got along well with, chatting while doing needlework.

Suddenly, Zhao Chen's voice came from the yard, "Aunt Liu, is my grandma here?"

"Oh, Xiaochen is here, and he's grown taller. Your grandma is here, right in the house. Come in with your aunt."

"No need, Aunt Liu, I won't go in. Please help me call my grandma and tell her that something happened at home."

Before Aunt Liu could continue to say anything, Zhao's mother, who had heard the noise in the house, came out and asked, "What's the matter? Why are you calling me home so anxiously?"

"Grandma, Uncle Ma is here, along with Uncle San and Aunt San, with a bunch of stuff. Grandpa told me to call you home quickly."

"Qiao Yun's brother is here too? He brought a lot of things?" When Zhao's mother heard that it was Ma Hao who came and brought a lot of things, she thought that she really had to go back quickly.

Then he turned around and said to the people who followed him out, "My brother-in-law is here, I have to go back quickly. I can't leave the guest alone at home."

"That's right, go back quickly and don't keep them waiting."

"We'll continue our conversation when you get back and have time."

"Okay, then I'm leaving."

"Walk slowly."

....

After Zhao's mother left, the few of them returned to the house and continued chatting while doing needlework, and couldn't help sighing.

"You said this person's fate is really weird. The Zhao family had a hard time in the past few decades. Ever since Ye Geer married a capable man, the Zhao family has also turned around."

"Who says it's not true? And that Zhao Laosan is really lucky. He used to spend money from his family to study every day, but he didn't learn anything after so many years of study. However, he has a good marriage. His parents raised him for the first half of his life, and his wife will support him for the second half of his life."

"As for the brother-in-law she just mentioned, Boss Ma, he owns many shops in town and does a lot of business. The things he brings to his house must be expensive."

"But if we talk about good fortune, not only in our village, but also in our town and county, Ye Ge'er is the best. He is truly a golden phoenix that flew out of a chicken coop. Now he is enjoying a good life as an official in the capital, and his husband is a high-ranking official and a hero."

"Yes, yes, isn't that fate? Back then, when his fiancé was robbed by Brother Qi, everyone thought that Brother Ye's life was over. Who would have thought that he would have great fortune in the future?"

"On the contrary, Brother Qi died young. His husband, whose name was Wang An, went crazy a few years ago and accidentally fell into the river and died. It's really..."

"Okay, stop talking about these two dead people. Why mention them? It's really unlucky!"

"I'm just going off on a tangent. I've come to this point. I won't say any more. Let's talk about something else."

......

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