Chapter 1746 Rushing to Langya, the Women Are Pregnant

I am really afraid of what will happen.

On the first night that Su Mingzhe returned to Wuxing County, he began to settle old scores with Xie Daoyuan.

Although Xie Daoyuan usually acts like the mistress of the house, at night, in front of men, she is no different from other women.

After being taught a lesson, Xie Daoyuan became limp all over and collapsed there. No matter how the man ridiculed her, she did not react.

Su Mingzhe could only call Qingyin, who was eavesdropping at the wall, in.

Among the three hundred slaves that Xie Daoyuan brought as a dowry, there were twelve young and beautiful maids.

Among these twelve maids, only the eldest maid Qingyin has been taken in by Su Mingzhe.

After Qingyin came in, she served the man until he was satisfied, and then she forced herself to help her lady clean up despite her tiredness.

After a while.

Su Mingzhe returned to the bed. Seeing that the man was about to continue, Xie Daoyun could only beg desperately:
"Husband, go find Yanzhi's sister, or Wuxia, Xinlian and the others."

"Jiang'er (Xie Daoyun's nickname), you often say that a country has its own laws and a family has its own rules. Now that you have made a mistake, if I don't punish you severely, will I still care if Wang Yanzhi makes a mistake tomorrow? If I don't care about the two of you, everyone in the mansion will follow suit. Will there be any rules in this mansion?"

Su Mingzhe said this and continued to punish the woman regardless of her pleas for mercy.

Xie Daoyuan almost passed out after two consecutive punishments.

Seeing that the woman really couldn't bear it anymore, Su Mingzhe pulled Qingyin to the bed to teach her a lesson.

After a night.

Su Mingzhe felt refreshed, leaving Xie Daoyuan and his servant bedridden.

……

Several months passed in the blink of an eye.

Other places in the south of the Yangtze River suffered from floods to varying degrees, which led to unrest.

Only in Wuxing, after Su Mingzhe arrived last year, he began to dig ponds to store water, clear rivers, and transform terraces. By this year, the output of fields in various counties has not only not decreased, but has increased two or three times.

The people have land and food, so they will naturally not rebel.

It's September.

Su Mingzhe collected the taxes and handed the accounts to the prefect Wang Yun.

Wang Yun read it once, then put it aside and praised:

"My brother-in-law is really talented. I have been in Wuxing for many years, but I have not been able to benefit the local people. My brother-in-law has only been here for a year, but he has benefited the people so much. I am ashamed of myself!"

"Brother, this is a matter of expertise."

Su Mingzhe smiled and comforted:
"Big brother's talent lies in governing the country with kindness. It is normal that Big brother does not understand these minor details in detail."

"Brother-in-law, what you said really embarrasses me!"

Although Wang Yun is addicted to alcohol, he is not a brainless person. He knows that his talents are far inferior to Su Mingzhe's, and he will never take credit for himself with just a few words.

The two of them flattered each other for a while.

Wang Yun suddenly slammed the table and made a decision:
"Forget it, brother-in-law. With your talent, it would be a waste of your talent to continue staying in Wuxing. I wonder if you are willing to assist the prince (Langya Prince Sima Pi)?"

"Brother, we are a family. If the prince needs me, how can I refuse?"

Su Mingzhe accepted the order respectfully.

……

"Is this considered a demotion or a promotion?"

Su Mingzhe took the letter of recommendation written by Wang Yun and raised his eyebrows slightly when he left the prefectural mansion.

He was just planning to make a big move in Wuxing County and develop his own power, but Wang Yun recommended him to Langya King Sima Pi.

Sima Pi, the King of Langya, was granted the land of Langya State and ruled over nine counties: Kaiyang, Linyi, Yangdu, Zeng, Langqiu, Hua, Fei, Anqiu and Ju.

In terms of territory and population size, Langya County is definitely far superior to Wuxing County.

However, Langya County was close to the Yan State established by Murong Jun (known in history as the Former Yan).

There was constant war between the State of Yan and the Jin Dynasty, and Sima Pi had no elite troops under his command, so his life was extremely frustrating.

Now, Su Mingzhe has gone to Langya County and works for Sima Pi.

According to common people's understanding, this is a real demotion.

……

October.

Su Mingzhe brought his family to Kaiyang County, Langya Commandery, and met Langya King Sima Pi.

Like Wang Yun, Sima Pi was also a drunkard.

However, Sima Pi was different from Wang Yun in that he was not only a drunkard, but also a "useless person".

It literally means useless. Sima Pi sat on the toilet three times during the two quarters of an hour (half an hour) he met with Su Mingzhe.

This situation is not at all like that of a strong teenager of 18 or 19 years old.

……

"Mr. Su, in the past year, every time my uncle wrote to me, he would praise you and say that you are a genius who can change the world!"

Although Sima Pi was physically disabled, he was still ambitious. After reading the letter written by his brother-in-law Wang Yun, he said enthusiastically to Su Mingzhe:
"In theory, since you are here in Langya, I should treat you as the prime minister. However, the prime minister is appointed by the court now, so I can only grant you the position of 'housekeeper'. I hope you don't mind."

In the vassal kingdoms, the family secretary is in charge of internal affairs. Except for military affairs, he can make decisions on other public affairs on behalf of the princes.

Sima Pi was able to appoint Su Mingzhe as the "housekeeper" on the first day he arrived, which also showed his trust in Su Mingzhe.

Of course, this is also because Sima Pi has no one available under his command.

……

Sima Pi was the eldest son of Emperor Cheng. Legally, the throne should have been returned to him when the previous emperor passed away.

As a result, after the death of the previous emperor, Empress Dowager Zhu and those ministers passed the throne to the two-year-old Sima Dan.

This is a bit bullying!

You know, when Emperor Cheng passed away, the ministers refused to allow Sima Pi to ascend the throne because Sima Pi was too young, only one year old.

But a few years ago, when the previous emperor passed away, the young emperor Sima Dan was only two years old. How much better than Sima Pi at that time?
Therefore, the ministers in the court were unfair to Sima Pi.

Those ministers also knew that if Sima Pi was allowed to ascend the throne and become emperor, they would definitely be held accountable later.

Therefore, they were even more cautious about him, fearing that he would make a comeback.

Under such circumstances, Su Mingzhe took the initiative to accept Wang Yun's invitation and the transfer order to come to Langya County to take up the post.

In the eyes of Sima Pi and Wang Yun, Su Mingzhe's behavior is no different from helping someone in need.

……

In the second month after Su Mingzhe settled in Langya County, Wang Yanzhi brought the good news.

Not long after, Miss Zhou Caiwei also became pregnant.

Seeing that both of her concubines were pregnant but she herself was still not pregnant, Xie Daoyuan finally became anxious. When Su Mingzhe was about to go astray, she refused to let him go.

Unfortunately, even if Su Mingzhe was not led astray, Xie Daoyuan still could not get pregnant.

The reason is also very simple.

It was because she had taken Wu Shi San too many times before, which damaged the foundation of her internal organs.

……

Wu Shi San was a kind of "elixir of life" that was most favored by scholars and literati during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties.

After taking this kind of thing, one can see the "fairyland" and even play with fairies.

Every thing has its pros and cons.

If you take too much of this thing, the foundations of your internal organs will be damaged, causing various diseases.

Xie Daoyuan’s inability to get pregnant was just one of the reasons.

……

This evening.

Su Mingzhe rested at Xie Daoyun's place. After Qingyin left, Xie Daoyun leaned into the man's arms and said:

"Husband, Qingyin has been with you for a year. Even if she has no merit, she has worked hard. Why don't you give her a lift?"

After hearing this, Su Mingzhe asked indifferently:

"Do you want Qingyin to be a concubine or a concubine?"

Concubines also have different levels.

A concubine is considered to be of relatively lower status, only slightly higher than a maid or a concubine, and also has another name, 'concubine'.

The status of the side room, side chamber, auxiliary chamber, and concubine chamber increases in sequence.

Concubines like Wang Yanzhi and Zhou Caiwei were second only to the main wife in status and were qualified to raise their own children.

Since the Han Dynasty, scholars and officials could only marry one wife and two concubines.

The two concubines here refer to concubine Teng.

If there were guests visiting, the host would usually ask the concubines in the house to serve them.

Su Mingzhe naturally would not transfer the woman he had used to others.

However, he also prepared a number of pretty maids in the side yard in case of emergency.

Xie Daoyun considered for a moment and spoke slowly:
"Just make it a side room."

(End of this chapter)