She was replaced by a husband, married the future tyrant and farmed to fight back

Chapter 169

Liu Yingyue looked around, picked a few red plum blossoms from the potted plant in the corner, and used the juice from the petals to write a few words on the white paper folding fan in her hand.

"Take the fan and go find County Magistrate Zhou. Tell him that if he doesn't want to be beheaded by the county magistrate, he should come to me immediately, and quickly!"

Seeing Liu Yingyue's serious expression, Hongzhu did not dare to neglect her. She took the fan and hurriedly left Qianhonglou, driving the carriage to Alley No. 16.

She followed Liu Yingyue's instructions, found the second house, and knocked on the door.

An old man opened the door. He looked at Hongzhu and asked, "Who are you looking for, young man?"

Hongzhu was stunned and realized that this man mistook her for a man.

She said, "I'm looking for your County Magistrate Zhou. My master has something urgent to ask him. He will understand after I give this to him. By the way, my master is from Qinjiazhuang and is the adopted sister of your wife's brother."

The gatekeeper listened to Hongzhu's talk and blinked, "What's going on?"

But seeing Hongzhu's anxious face, he was afraid that something serious had happened, "Wait, I'll go and tell her."

The gatekeeper called a maid to stand guard at the door, and he came to the back house holding a fan.

Today is a day off, and County Magistrate Zhou is playing with his children in the backyard.

Hearing from the servant that someone was looking for him, saying it was the step-sister of his wife's brother, he frowned in confusion, "Who is this person?"

Isn't she my brother-in-law's adopted sister and his father-in-law's adopted daughter?

He took the fan and looked at it, only to see the words "Qinjiazhuang Liu Family" written on it.

Prime Minister Zhou suddenly realized, "This is the benefactor of Yu Niang's family." He ordered the servant to quickly invite Hong Zhu in to talk.

Hongzhu breathed a sigh of relief and followed the servant to the backyard.

Prime Minister Zhou looked at Hongzhu and asked, "What does your wife Ying want to see me about?"

Hongzhu looked around and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Prime Minister Zhou dismissed his attendants, and Hongzhu then told Prime Minister Zhou what Liu Yingyue had instructed her to do just now.

At the end, she added, “I don’t know what my Lady Ying meant; I just said it the same way.”

She said this because she was worried that she might have said the wrong thing.

But Prime Minister Zhou thought that Hongzhu meant that she was just a messenger and she didn't care about the implicit meaning of her words and would not delve into it.

This made Prime Minister Zhou believe even more in the authenticity of Liu Yingyue's letter.

He nodded and said, "Thank you for passing on the message. Please wait a moment. I will go to Qianhonglou with you right away."

County Magistrate Zhou changed into inconspicuous casual clothes, took an attendant and two strong servants, and followed Hongzhu to Qianhong Tower in a carriage.

The housekeeper in front of Qianhong Building recognized him and greeted him with a smile, "Master Zhou is here? Which girl would you like to accompany you today?"

"Mr. Xu asked me to come, so I went to see him." County Magistrate Zhou nodded.

The housekeeper didn't dare to ask any more questions and said, "Oh, so that's it. Lord Zhou, please."

County Magistrate Zhou nodded to Hongzhu and ordered her to lead the way, while he and three others followed closely behind.
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When Liu Yingyue was waiting anxiously, she saw Hongzhu leading a few men towards her. The man in front was about thirty years old, with a square face and a righteous demeanor.

Obviously, this man is Mr. Liu's eldest son-in-law.

"Zhou County Magistrate!" Liu Yingyue stepped forward and performed a male salute. "Zhou County Magistrate is Liu Tianbao's brother-in-law, and I am Liu Tianbao's sworn sister. We are somewhat related, so I don't want anything to happen to Zhou County Magistrate."

County Magistrate Zhou looked at Liu Yingyue, who was dressed in men's clothes, and found that the person in front of him was thin and handsome. At first glance, he was a handsome young man, but the ears were pierced and the voice was thin, which showed that she was a woman.

His wife said that Liu, who saved his brother-in-law, was the most beautiful woman in Yangliu Village. Seeing her today, it was indeed true. "Liu... Mr. Liu, I don't understand what you told your followers to say." County Magistrate Zhou saw that Liu Yingyue lowered her voice, so he also spoke in a low voice.

He knew that the county magistrate had been targeting him, but the fact that he wanted his head still surprised him.

"Mr. Zhou, please follow me." Liu Yingyue nodded to Mr. Zhou and took him to the room where she had just eavesdropped. "Song Sanlang is inside, discussing how to make Mr. Zhou take the blame."

County Magistrate Zhou narrowed his eyes and walked to the door to eavesdrop.

After a while, his face changed drastically. He waved to the person behind him and pointed at the door, signaling his followers to go in and get the person.

Liu Yingyue stepped forward to stop him and said, "It will be inconvenient for me to participate in the following matters. If County Magistrate Zhou has anything to ask, you can come to Laifu Inn to find me. My husband and I will stay there for the next two days."

Since it involves official secrets, it is indeed inconvenient for County Magistrate Zhou to have Liu Yingyue present.

He nodded, bowed to Liu Yingyue and said, "I will remember your kindness today. I will come to thank you another day."

"Okay, bye." Liu Yingyue waited for his thanks and left with Hongzhu.

County Magistrate Zhou watched Liu Yingyue walk down the stairs and nodded to his followers, "Go in!"

"Yes, my lord!"

Several people rushed in.

The two young men in the room were tied up by twisting their arms and legs.

"Zhou Wenchang, you dare to tie me up? Tell your men to let me go!" The short and fat man jumped up.

But he was soon restrained.

Another man tried to escape but was also pinned to the ground.

County Magistrate Zhou sneered, "Let you go? After I let you go, will you be allowed to frame me, Zhou? Humph! Come on, take them away!"

The followers knocked the two men unconscious, pulled two bed sheets from the room, covered the two men with them, and carried them out of Qianhonglou.

The people in Qianhonglou knew County Magistrate Zhou, and no one dared to ask more questions. Just like that, County Magistrate Zhou left with his men.
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After changing into women's clothes, Liu Yingyue bought a lot of delicious and fun things in the county town in order to take care of Hongzhu, who was so scared that her face turned pale.

When the two returned to the inn, it was already dark.

The waiter at the door saw them coming back and hurried forward, "Oh, you two are finally back. Your Mr. Qin is sending someone to look for you."

Hongzhu shivered with fear and quietly pulled Liu Yingyue's sleeve, "Madam Ying..."

"Aren't you back now?" Liu Yingyue didn't take it seriously. She carried the items she bought and went upstairs with Hongzhu.

Their two guest rooms were at the very end of the second floor. The door of the larger one was open. Hongzhu didn't dare go in. She quickly slipped to her room, opened the door, and hid inside.

Liu Yingyue glanced at her, curled her lips, and went into her room.

"You still remember to come back." Qin Yiran's face was gloomy. He stood in front of the window and tilted his head to look at her.

Liu Yingyue exhaled, "Help me carry it, it's so heavy."

Seeing the thin girl carrying back a dozen bags and boxes of different sizes, her face flushed with exhaustion, Qin Yiran raised an eyebrow but still walked over to help.

"It was too boring to stay in the inn, so I went to the market with Hongzhu. The market in the county is much more interesting than the market in the village. The street is long and there are many shops. I walked here unknowingly." Liu Yingyue smiled, "I also bought you something delicious."

Qin Yiran's expression relaxed slightly, and he was about to praise her when he heard the waiter outside the door say, "Mr. Qin, Ms. Ying, County Magistrate Zhou is looking for you."

Qin Yiran looked at Liu Yingyue, "Mr. Zhou is looking for us? Do you know what's going on?"