My harem is a bit big

"That's nonsense, I have a witness!"

Seeing new developments in the case, the county magistrate asked:

"Who can testify for you?"

There were no outsiders when discussing the frame-up plan, and there were countless things to do.

Ma Sanhua could only avoid it and make a fuss about his late night visit:

"Last night at Haishi, my servant and his confidant Ma Li saw Xuanyuan Qingshan coming to Ma Mansion."

"Hey, hey, don't talk nonsense."

Xuanyuan Qingshan interrupted in time, cupped his fists and said:

"Last night at midnight, I stayed in the gambling house and never left. There were many people at the scene who can testify. By the way, your Excellency, the county magistrate, your young master was also present at the time. Please come out for questioning."

Magistrate Zhou was slightly startled when he heard that his son was involved.

He covered it with his hands, lowered his voice, and asked the master to invite the person out.

Soon, Zhou Qiming came to the front of the hall.

When he saw the interrogation scene, he asked:

"Dad, what did you call me for?"

Magistrate Zhou coughed twice and put on an official air:

"Where were you last night at Haishi?"

"I?"

Zhou Qiming raised his hand and pointed at himself, recalling:

"I was playing poker at Xuanyuan Casino with some friends."

"Do you know this person?"

Zhou Qiming turned to look at Xuanyuan Qingshan and nodded:

"Hey, isn't this the shopkeeper of Xuanyuan Casino? Dad, what did he do?"

The magistrate has three children, two girls and one boy.

On weekdays, he is particularly partial and doting towards his only son Qiming.

Nowadays, no one dares to say a harsh word in court:

"Did you see him at Haishi last night?"

"I've seen it. Shopkeeper Xuanyuan was very unlucky last night. In less than half an hour, he sold out thousands of taels of silver. Then he stopped playing and went to the balcony on the second floor to enjoy the breeze. Seeing that he was in a bad mood, no one dared to touch him. Bad luck."

Ma Sanhua was trembling and on the verge of breaking out:

"Nonsense! I saw him enter Ma Mansion with my own eyes!"

Magistrate Zhou looked sulky, but did not get angry on the spot:

"Qiming, did Xuanyuan Qingshan leave the gambling house last night at Haishi?"

"No, there is only one stairway to the second floor of the gambling house. There are so many people there, the shopkeeper must have noticed when he left."

Ma Sanhua was extremely angry and sarcastically said in a low voice:

"Oh, I finally understand. You are all in cahoots and collusion!"

"Snapped!"

Magistrate Zhou couldn't bear it any longer and took the photo of the gavel:

"You are so bold and cunning, how dare you despise the court! Do you want to say that Quanzi lied and the government and the people colluded, huh?"

This angry rebuke immediately brought Ma Sanhua back to his senses.

He was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat, and the clothes on his back instantly became wet.

The situation at this time is extremely difficult to get off.

Recalling the meeting last night, Ma Sanhua's face turned dark.

No wonder Xuanyuan Qingshan wears such simple clothes. It turns out to be a plan for the golden cicada to escape from its shell.

But speculation is just speculation after all, there is no evidence, and there is no basis for words.

If he insisted that Zhou Qiming lied, he would slap Magistrate Zhou in the face in public.

If he remained silent, it would be tantamount to acquiescence in slandering the emperor.

"Come here, take down the suspect Ma Sanhua, with thirty sticks. The accomplice Tong Qiu, with ten sticks. Take him to the prison and wait for his punishment."

Shopkeeper Tong complained endlessly, but there was nothing he could do.

The calligraphy and paintings that satirize the emperor were found in the inn.

Even if it is framed, he will be implicated and get ten big losses in vain.

Seeing that the interrogation was over, Xuanyuan Qingshan clasped his fists and praised:

"The county magistrate clearly understands everything, which is really a blessing to the people, Qing..."

When I went to the church in the evening, I was a little tired.

County Magistrate Zhou waved his hand, not wanting to hear any more compliments:

"Okay, okay, back out."

……

The next day, noon.

The results of the calligraphy and painting case reached Chen Duoyu's ears through the neighbors.

Shopkeeper Tong and Mr. Ma were taken into custody by the government, and an inn and Baihua Building were temporarily closed.

He didn't even need to guess, he knew whose handiwork it was.

Xuanyuan Qingshan's ability to do things was somewhat beyond Chen Duoyu's expectations.

He originally also prepared relevant countermeasures against competitors.

Now, all of them are useless.

Chen Duoyu thought for a moment and then ordered:

"Master Vacuum, please take a trip to Xuanyuan Casino to invite Xuanyuan Qingshan to the restaurant for dinner."

The heating pot developed by Shakira is ready for use.

She added a simple circular steam device to the bottom of the pot to improve combustion efficiency.

It adopts a semi-enclosed design and installs a lifting gate at the place where the charcoal is put.

From the appearance alone, one would not recognize the steam engine technology.

After several days of debugging, the hot pot base material was declared complete.

Chen Duoyu didn't know the specific formula and could only fine-tune it based on the feeling in his memory.

The actual taste is definitely far inferior to the previous life.

Chili peppers are not grown around Wanguo City, they are all brought here by foreigners.

It can be inferred from this that people’s tastes are generally bland.

The degree of adaptability to spiciness should not be high.

Later, you can add a curved iron piece in the center of the pot and change it into a mandarin duck pot.

Because the shape resembles the Bagua pattern, it can also be used to spread the popularity of Taoism, so it is called Tai Chi pot.

The hot pot has not yet been officially launched, so it is suitable for entertaining Xuanyuan Qingshan.

Su Nannan tried it during commissioning and was full of praise for the hot pot base.

But when eating hot pot, you don’t have to eat the base...

After leaving in a vacuum, Chen Duoyu and Zhang Xiaoyi took a car to Su Mansion.

Return to the store with heating pot No. [-], coal and processed ingredients.

Su Nannan's country is beautiful and fragrant, and it is not suitable to meet guests.

The venue for the banquet can only be chosen by Bole Investment.

After two sticks of incense, the guests arrived.

Xuanyuan Qingshan was clearly following the carriage behind him, but he chose to walk with Master Vacuum.

He knew that it was a lie that Chen Duoyu wanted to have dinner with him, but it was true that he was talking about things.

Some things just need to be tacitly understood, there is no need to put them on the table.

Xuanyuan Qingshan stood on the street, not yet stepping through the threshold.

He smelled the aroma of the base material in the air and couldn't help but feel refreshed:

"It smells so good, what is this?"

"Brother Xuanyuan, come in quickly."

Chen Duoyu walked to the door and waved to him:

"This is the hot pot I recently developed, and you are the first batch of customers to try it."

In fact, the first batch of tasters were Su Nannan and Mengli.

But they are family members, not guests.

So there is nothing wrong with what Chen Duoyu said.

Xuanyuan Qingshan took a deep breath and showed an expression of enjoyment.

Ah!

There is fragrance here and there, it is clearly the smell of money!

He had a strong feeling that the hot pot would be a big seller!