The Golden County Magistrate

"Well, in fact, those two are indeed my colleagues from the Water Affairs Department. They just came up to see the boat of County Magistrate Chen because they were curious about it. Can you please spare them?" Zeng Hong said with a stiff face.

"I see, but my money is indeed gone." Chen Yan showed a helpless look.

"This must be just a coincidence. But this incident happened when the two of them boarded the boat. After discussing with Lord Jin and others, we decided that we would compensate County Magistrate Chen for the loss. What do you think?" Zeng Hong said, taking out the silver bills collected by everyone from his sleeve pocket and handing them over with both hands.

"This, isn't it good?" Chen Yan sneered in his heart and pretended to hesitate.

"County Magistrate Chen, we just need to keep it a secret. Please be generous with the two adults' affairs." Zeng Hong forcefully stuffed the silver bill into his hand and said in a low voice.

Chen Yan smiled and accepted the banknote: "Okay! Let's forget about this for Mr. Zeng's sake."

Zeng Hong cursed in his heart. He had obviously bought the man with silver, but this guy acted like he had done him a big favor. He got the advantage and still acted like a good boy!

But on the surface, he could only respond repeatedly: "Of course!"

Chen Yan then asked Wei Chuan to take the two out of the cabin.

The two were beaten black and blue, and they were so happy to see the light of day again.

Zeng Hong breathed a sigh of relief and quickly thanked Chen Yan. He took the two back to the cabin of the cargo ship, washed and dressed them, and brought them dry food and water. It took a lot of effort to calm them down.

"Did you two get anything?" Jin Ze asked impatiently.

"No, nothing. We were caught as soon as we got on the ship!" One of them said with a sad face.

"How ridiculous! Wouldn't that mean that five thousand taels of silver have been wasted!" Jin Ze was so angry that he slapped his palm on the table.

Others were also angry.

"How can I swallow this breath!"

"Yes, we have to find a way to deal with him!"

"Not only must we get the silver back, but we must also make him unable to even be a county magistrate!"

Zeng Hong looked at everyone venting their anger one after another, and hurriedly said: "My lords! Be patient! This matter must be considered in the long run, and we must not rush it!"

Jin Ze calmed down and said with a gloomy face: "Yes, the most important thing at the moment is the matter of Tianxuan Mountain. Let's bear it for the time being and wait until the matter of Tianxuan Mountain has a result. If it fails, we don't need to do anything, and the emperor will punish him for deceiving the emperor!"

Zeng Hong nodded: "My lord, what you said makes sense."

At that moment, everyone had made up their minds and stopped fighting with Chen Yan, but only secretly paid attention to his movements.

Chen Yan would not pay any attention to them. He stayed on the small boat, accompanied by Xueyan every day, and was so leisurely.

The fleet continued to slowly sail north, out of Sili, and headed straight for Jizhou.

Every day, the fleet would stop for supplies, and Chen Yan would go ashore to buy some food, snacks and small items, and invite the Fengling Guards on the ship to have a small gathering on board.

The women were idle anyway, so they were happy to eat and drink for free, and occasionally get small gifts, so they were naturally happy.

After a few visits, the relationship improved day by day.

Jin Ze and others looked at the excitement on the small boat, and Chen Yan was free and easy in the sound of orioles and swallows. They were all jealous, but they could only suppress it in their stomachs.

What's more hateful is that Chen Yan often invited them to the boat for a banquet when they were eating, and Jin Ze and others could only eat dry food on the cargo ship, which made them even more angry.

After two days of this, the fleet encountered a heavy rain after passing the Zhouwang Ridge that stretched across the middle of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The fleet had to stop at a ferry and wait for the rain to pass.

Fearing that the cargo might be lost, Xueyan braved the rain to inspect the four cargo ships.

Although she had an umbrella, the rain was too heavy. When she returned to the ship after the inspection, she was already soaked.

Chen Yan was leaning on the small couch in the study leisurely, admiring the rain outside through the window.

"My lord, I'm back. I'll make dinner for you now."

Seeing that it was getting late, Xueyan went to the kitchen while speaking.

"Stop! Come back." Chen Yan turned around and saw her figure and said.

"My lord, do you have any other instructions?" Xueyan turned back quickly.

Chen Yan got up from the couch, walked in front of her, and looked her up and down.

Most of her clothes were tightly attached to her delicate body, which was quite touching.

"You're still cooking in this wet weather, aren't you afraid of getting sick?" Chen Yan frowned.

"I've practiced martial arts, how can I get sick from this little bit of rain?" Xue Yan disagreed.

Two days ago, she went diving in Chengtang Lake in the middle of the night, and nothing happened.

"After Zhouwangling, the climate is different. Hurry up and take a hot bath and change into dry clothes, otherwise if you get sick, who will serve me?" Chen Yan said with a straight face.

"Ah? This..." Xue Yan was stunned.

Changing clothes is easy, but taking a bath?

The only place to take a bath here is Chen Yan's bathroomroom!

But that room is right next to the bedroom, what if he breaks in halfway...

"Why are you still standing there, hurry up!" Chen Yan urged, "You haven't washed yourself all the way, just take this opportunity to wash yourself, I can also help you rub your back, hey!"

Xueyan blushed when she heard the word "rub your back", and hurriedly said: "Sir, I am a martial artist, I am strong, really don't need it! I'll go to make dinner first!"

After saying that, she lowered her head and ran to the kitchen as if she was escaping for fear that Chen Yan would urge her again.

Chen Yan couldn't help shaking his head.

This girl really took kindness for granted, what's wrong with rubbing her back? He didn't want to rub her whole body, so what!

In the middle of the night, Chen Yan woke up with a cough.

He got up and walked to the study next door, only to see Xueyan curled up on the couch with a flushed face, coughing several times in a row, stopping for a while, and coughing again.

Chen Yan walked up to her, pouted his lips and touched her forehead.

It was hot!

"Ah! What are you doing, sir!" Xueyan suddenly woke up and saw his big mouth on her forehead. She was shocked and pushed him away in a hurry.

These days, although Chen Yan took advantage of her a lot, he rarely took the initiative to be intimate, not to mention running to her sleeping place in the middle of the night to take advantage of her!

Could it be that he finally got beastly and wanted to force her...

"I'm checking whether you are sick and have a fever. What do you think I'm doing?" Chen Yan was stunned.

"How can I check like that!" Xueyan said embarrassedly.

"What do you know? Lips are the most sensitive. Doctors in my hometown use their mouths to feel the patient's fever when they treat patients." Chen Yan said seriously.

"Really? Can lips be more sensitive than hands?" Xueyan was skeptical.

"This is too simple to verify. Touch your lips with your hand and feel whether the lips feel stronger or the fingers feel stronger." Chen Yan grabbed her hand and gently touched her fingers to her lips.

"It seems to be true!" Xueyan said with emotion.

"How can I lie to you?" Chen Yan's eyes were like a big bad wolf. "There is a so-called 'Five Touch Method' in my hometown. As long as you measure the temperature of five places on your body, you will know how serious your illness is. I have just tested your forehead, and the next step is your temple. Come on, don't move, let me diagnose you."