Chapter 125 Ximen Qing: It’s unfair!
Wang Po had theories, steps, techniques, and patience in facilitating adultery.

What a talented person!

There is an interesting question. The matchmaker in "Romance of the West Chamber" also facilitated the extramarital sexual intercourse between a man and a woman, and eventually made them get married. There were many gimmicks and techniques in the process.

Why has matchmaker become a beautiful image?

It has even become a code for "accomplishing good things" in modern times?

Wang Po has been despised by people of all generations.

Is it just because Pan Jinlian is a married woman?
In fact, Yingying in "Romance of the West Chamber" was also engaged, which was no different from a "married woman" in feudal society. And according to the description in "Romance of the West Chamber", Zhang Sheng and Yingying did not really have much exchange of ideas, they were just sexually attracted to each other.

If you think about it carefully, the difference between Hongniang and Wang Po is that Hongniang is selfless, while Wang Po is greedy from beginning to end.

Wang Po treated every step as a business. More importantly, Ximen Qing and Pan Jinlian had no intention of killing Wu Dalang, but Wang Po instigated them to murder a person out of greed for a few taels of silver. She can be said to be the mastermind and the first offender in this murder case.

But now, she has no chance to do such a thing after all. We can't judge her for something she didn't do!
While eating his lei cha, Cao Jie whispered, "She is the wife of an official..."

"Ah!" Wang Po was shocked and her face looked a little ugly.

"Her husband is a county governor, and they have been very loving since they got married. However, they have been separated for the past two years, and their relationship has changed a little. Can Wang Ganniang help me win her over?"

Wang Po forced out a smile that was uglier than crying: "Sir, you'd better not have the wife of this official! The county magistrate is even more powerful than the county magistrate! Have you ever heard of the county magistrate who ruined a family and the prefect who wiped out a clan? You can't afford to offend him!"

"I thought you had some abilities, but it turns out you're just this good."

"You don't have to provoke me. Apart from the wife of the official, I can tell you a thing or two about other relatives. Of course, this one is also important."

"Forget it! Destiny will bring success. I've fallen in love with someone. When there's a chance, please ask Godmother Wang to propose marriage."

"Okay, okay! I don't know the official's name yet."

"My last name is Cao."

Who should he propose to? Of course, it was Chen Liqing and Liu Huiniang.

I just don’t know if Wang Po will be able to attend this wedding banquet!
Looking at Cao Jie's departing back, Wang Po secretly spat and whispered, "What kind of a jerk, you actually want the official's wife? That's for you to enjoy..."

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After wasting half a month in Yanggu County and seeing the approach of winter, Shi Qian finally took action on a dark and windy night.

Nearly three thousand strings of jewels and jade were delivered to the residence of Mr. Ximen.

Three days later, Ximen Qing mixed in a golden Buddha among the bribes he gave to the county magistrate.

In the back house of Yanggu County government office, County Magistrate Shi Wenkui and his old wife were counting property.

"My husband, with these treasures, getting promoted next year shouldn't be a problem!"

"That's not right. We should do our best and leave the rest to fate. If these are not enough, we can send another batch next year."

In theory, wanting to be promoted is not a problem, it is a sign of a person's ambition. However, Shi Wenkui pinned his hopes for promotion on money, that is, he sought promotion by spending money.

In this way, he amassed a lot of wealth in Yanggu County. He was the county magistrate of Yanggu County for only two and a half years. How much wealth did he amass?

The book clearly states that he wanted to send the "lots of gold and silver" he earned to his relatives in Tokyo, ask someone to bribe them, and seek promotion.

All the gold and silver were loaded into an entire cart, and a five-man team headed by Wu Song, two "strong local soldiers" and two trusted subordinates assigned from the county government were sent to escort it.

This shows how huge the amount of gold and silver is.

Now that Wu Erlang is no longer there to escort him, I wonder if he can transport these treasures safely to Tokyo City.

"Hey! My husband, look at this golden Buddha, it's really a rare item!"

Shi Wenkui took the golden Buddha handed to him by his wife and played with it carefully, looking it up and down, left and right.

Gradually, his brows knitted tightly together. "This must have been sent by Ximen Qing!"

"Yes, he sent it...what happened?"

"Damn it!"

Shi Wenkui slammed the golden Buddha heavily on the table, then picked it up like a treasure, thinking: The birthday gift case was done by Song Jiang, the bailiff of Yuncheng, and now it has implicated my Yanggu County. Ximen Qing, oh Ximen Qing, you are really brave.

Shi Wenkui could tolerate this. He was afraid that the county chief had connections with Ximen Qing, so he sent his confidant to Dongping Prefecture to report to his superiors.

Since it was a major case concerning the birthday gift, Shangguan Prefecture Governor dared not be negligent. He selected a hundred officers from the Xuanyi Army, led by Wu Song, and surrounded Ximen's residence overnight.

When the moon was above the treetops, Ximen Qing, who had taken medicine, was having sex with his three concubines when Wu Song led the soldiers to break in. He was so frightened that he ejaculated and could not stop.

"What crime have I committed?"

"I want to see the county magistrate...I want to see the county magistrate..."

"The county magistrate has accepted my money, so I am his man!"

He was dragged out of the bed like a white maggot. It was already the end of October and the weather was freezing cold. How could Ximen Qing endure such suffering?

In just a minute or two, he was frozen like a dog.

Half an hour later, Wu Song took out two boxes of jewels from the basement and sneered, "Not to mention the county magistrate, even the prefect and the prefect can't save you."

"General... what crime have I committed? Let the general arrest me!"

Wu Song ignored him and said, "Put some clothes on him. If he freezes to death, how will we find his accomplice?"

That night, the ten friends who had just become sworn brothers less than a month ago were all caught in one fell swoop.

"Xi Men Qing, tell me the truth. Who else robbed the birthday gift? This will save me from having to torture you..."

"What an injustice! What an injustice!"

After only one night in jail, Ximen Qing was completely drained of his energy and spirit, and even his hair turned three parts gray.

His body was already extremely weak from excessive indulgence, and he had been frozen for half an hour, and then he received such a great fright.

It can be said that half of my life is gone.

"Unjust? It seems you won't give up until you see the King of Hell. Come, torture me..."

The cane is too heavy, the clamp is just right.

"Ah~~~"

"Have mercy! I confess!"

The clamps loosened, and Ximen Qing's fingers were twisted suspiciously, and it was obvious that two of his fingers had been broken.

"Recruit truthfully!"

"I...what am I confessing? Whatever your Excellency says is what it is...You can take all the 100,000 taels of property away..."

He now only wants to be sentenced as soon as possible, branded with a golden seal and sent to exile at the border, which is better than suffering here.

"Humph! You are still stubborn. Keep torturing me."

Soon, the bailiff said, "Sir, this man seems to be dying."

"Doctor, please heal him. Don't let him die." The county magistrate slammed the gavel.

Doctor: Do you think I am the enemy of the King of Hell?
After taking the patient's pulse, the doctor shook his head slightly and said, "The patient is seriously ill. He will live for three to five days."

(End of this chapter)