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Chapter 19: Visiting West Lake
On the surface of West Lake, lotus leaves and lotus flowers sway gently in the wind.

The most eye-catching thing is the white lotus, which is as quiet and pure as jade, and is not stained by the mud. The lotus leaves hold the crystal clear, agate-like dewdrops, and protect the graceful lotus flowers and plump flower buds. It is simply a beautiful landscape that even the best painter cannot draw.

The Three Pools Mirroring the Moon are embedded in the lake like gems, and the three small pagodas are like inverted incense burners with three legs exposed. Nature is truly a work of art, and the Jade Pool in the sky is no more than this.

Li Yan was sailing a small boat today, accompanied only by his beautiful wife Nian Qiuyue. The two of them were floating on the sparkling lake. The shadowy mountains in the distance were like a fairy who was still asleep, or lotus flowers emerging from the water.

"Qiuyue, do you think the mountain is more beautiful or the water is more beautiful?" Li Yan asked with a smile on his face.

Nian Qiuyue moved her head slightly, looked into the distance, reached her hand into the water and splashed water, and crystal clear water droplets fell into the water, causing ripples. Qiuyue said softly: "Master Shi, the mountains are beautiful and the water is beautiful!"

Li Yan shook his head, looking like he didn't agree. Qiuyue Wan'er smiled and asked, "Then, Master Shi, which one do you think is more beautiful, the mountains or the water?"

"The mountains and the waters are beautiful, but neither is as beautiful as the autumn moon!"

Qiuyue blushed when she heard this, and lowered her head without looking at Li Yan: "Master Shi, you are making fun of me!"

Waves of fog rose from the surface of the lake, and the mountains and the broken bridge in the distance were covered with a layer of misty white fog.

The green mountain peaks are looming, sometimes the mist dissipates, the mountain peaks are clearly visible, even the towering ancient trees at the foot of the mountain can be seen clearly, and sometimes they are obscured by the mist, and everything can only turn into a dark green mass, like a drop of water with a slight ink color on rice paper;
Another example is a girl covered with a veil, who seems far away in the horizon, yet right in front of you.

The two of them rowed a small boat on the vast lake, chatting about everything under the sun, and from time to time their laughter like silver bells slowly echoed with the ripples on the water.

Qiuyue thought about what her brother had told her, and seeing that Li Yan was in a good mood, she said cautiously, "Master Shi, can I ask you for something?"

"What's the matter? Just tell me. I will help you as long as it's possible!" Li Yan nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile on his face.

Qiuyue's heartbeat quickened, and a feeling of shame and joy burst out from her heart. She said softly, "My brother asked me to ask if we can give him a few days' grace period for catching the thief. Lord Li and the others begged my eldest brother, so he can't refuse!"

"Yes, of course!"

"Qiuyue asked, Master Shi must give you face. How many days do you want? Is thirty days enough?"

Qiuyue looked up at Li Yan in surprise: "Really? It can really be thirty days. My eldest brother said eight or ten days will be enough."

If Li Duo and the others heard this, they would probably cover Nian Qiuyue's mouth. The longer the time, the better. Three months is not too short, and three years is not too long.

Why are you making excuses?

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Li Yan looked at Qiuyue with eyes full of love: "Once the case is solved and the lost disaster relief funds are recovered, I will leave Hangzhou. That's why I want to give them more time, so that they don't worry and slowly solve the case, so that I can have more time to accompany my Qiuyue!"

When Nian Qiuyue heard these words, her heart was filled with a sweetness she had never experienced before. She looked at Li Yan without dodging her eyes.

Li Yan took Nian Qiuyue's hand and said seriously, "Qiuyue, I have already proposed marriage to your elder brother. I want to ask you again, are you willing to marry me?"

"I listen to my elder brother."

Nian Qiuyue blushed at Li Yan's gentle gaze and said softly.

Li Yan approached Qiuyue and said seriously, "Although your elder brother agreed, I still want to respect your opinion. Tell me, are you willing to marry me?"

Nian Qiuyue's little head almost shrunk into her clothes, and she said in a mosquito-like voice: "I do!"

Li Yan was overjoyed
Afterwards, Li Yan happily chatted with Qiuyue about the scenery of Jiangnan!

The boat they were riding on drifted with the current. They gently rowed the oars, causing the water in the lake to ripple. The two were immersed in the beautiful scenery of the distant mountains and nearby water, and they felt that there were no more worries between heaven and earth.

There is a beautiful woman in the north, peerless and independent. She looks at the charming city and then the charming country!
It turns out that there really is such a beautiful lady in the world.
The clear waves in front of him were shining brightly under the sunlight. Li Yan was deeply intoxicated by the beautiful scenery of the lake and mountains.

They forgot about disaster relief and also forgot about the city of Beijing!
The West Lake also calmed down, nestling warmly in the embrace of the mountains. The green lotus leaves and blooming lotus flowers swayed gently in the breeze.

The mountains in the distance look like an ink painting, appearing and disappearing.

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After returning to the Imperial Envoy's Office, Li Yan brought Qiuyue to his study. When Qiuyue saw a picture of a beauty hanging on the wall, the person in it was herself. She immediately looked at Li Yan with love: "Master Shi, this is your painting!" "Well, I made this painting the first day I came back from your house. This is the best painting I have ever made."

"What a beautiful painting." Qiuyue said this and then felt like something was wrong. Wasn't this just praising herself?

I quickly explained: "I mean Master Shi's painting is good."

Li Yan smiled and said, "I think the person in the painting is more beautiful!"

Qiuyue smiled sweetly upon hearing this.
The two of them gazed at each other affectionately, and at this moment, their hearts were closer!

That night!

Under Li Yan's enthusiastic persuasion, Nian Qiuyue stayed at the Imperial Envoy's Office.
For three consecutive days, Li Yan did not leave the camp. He only asked Aldo to go to Nian Gengyao's house to deliver various engagement gifts and 100,000 taels of silver notes, as well as the news that the investigation date was extended from three days to thirty days.

Nian Gengyao entertained Aldo warmly, and Aldo also wanted to make friends with him. The two of them got drunk, and after the banquet, they almost became brothers.

After Aldo left, Nian Gengyao was so excited holding the 100,000 taels of silver that he couldn't sleep the whole night. He had long forgotten about his sister and felt like he had found a strong supporter. He sighed that the Tenth Master was indeed wealthy and powerful!

He had already lost five hundred thousand taels, yet he could still easily take out another hundred thousand taels!
If Nian Gengyao knew that there were more than 30 million taels of wealth in Li Yan's space, he probably wouldn't care about the little money he had.

When Li Yan woke up in the morning, he looked at the pretty face beside him and still felt like it was a dream. He stretched out his fingers and gently brushed Qiuyue's long hair, feeling the light touch.

Li Yan felt that it was really worth it!

Just by getting Nian Qiuyue, his trip to the Qing Dynasty was not in vain.

One side quest has been completed, and one thousand points have been obtained.

Li Yan clicked on the system and submitted the task
The submission failed and cannot be submitted.
It seems that we have to wait until the main task is completed before we can settle everything together.

I originally thought of completing one task at a time, but then I changed my mind and realized that since there is a hierarchy, the main task is the most fundamental and must be completed.

Side quests are secondary and it doesn’t matter whether you complete them or not. They will only affect your points income.

Thinking of this, Li Yan was quite disappointed. It seemed that he could only redeem points and leave here after completing the main task!
Looking at Qiuyue in his arms, Li Yan knew that doing so would be disadvantageous to him. Qiuyue was not a romantic woman from Jiangnan, nor was she a temporary love interest that could be abandoned at any time.

Instead, she wanted to be taken into the palace as a formal concubine, and she had to be registered in the clan office.

If the news of my marriage without going through the formalities spread to the capital, I would be questioned by the emperor and laughed at by others. It would also give me a bad reputation, but I didn't care. Other people's comments would not affect my behavior.

What's more, the old man Kangxi lived a long life and didn't care about other people's opinions at all. In the original drama, the eighth brother had the best reputation and almost won the approval of more than 80% of the ministers in the court, but he was still rejected by Kangxi. The fourth brother was a cold-faced and lonely minister, but he was directly passed on the throne in the end. It can be seen that reputation is not important at all.

Now in the eyes of everyone, he is not a popular candidate for the throne, so some loss of reputation is not a bad thing. At least it will make the fourth and eighth princes let down their guard against him.

Because he had done a good job in his duties in Jiangnan, he was granted the title of a prince. He would inevitably become the object of jealousy among other brothers and be at the center of public opinion. Last time, he was impeached by the prince's people. Fortunately, he pulled Longkodo into the picture and, with the support of the Eighth Brother and Tong Guowei, he was able to get through it safely and be promoted to a prince.

But Tong Guowei was mainly trying to help Longkodo, and Lao Ba didn't want to lose a helper. If he really threatened Lao Ba, he would probably be the first to attack him.

Therefore, when the news of his romantic affairs reached the capital, it could only make Lao Ba feel at ease about him, and make him feel that he was a man without any ambition, and acted recklessly without fear of any consequences.

If other people come to complain, he will defend them with all his strength.

As for Kangxi, at most he would just reprimand me and let it go, he would not do anything to me. For now, I still have to hide behind Lao Ba and lurk quietly until Lao Ba falls and is slapped down by Kangxi, then I can slowly come to the fore.

In the original drama, after the crown prince fell, the eldest, third, fourth, eighth and even fourteenth princes jumped out one after another, which made Kangxi extremely disgusted. Later, he took the fourth prince's son Hongli to the palace. What does this mean! It shows that Kangxi was very wary of these adult princes who might threaten him, while the young Hongli would not bring any threat to him. Kangxi felt safe only when he was with Hongli. Maybe the old man felt that he could live forever, and only when he was dying did he pass the throne to the fourth prince in a hurry. He also said some touching words, which moved the fourth prince to tears.

I guess the fourth brother was also feeling stupid. Old man, have you been planning to pass the throne to me? Why can't I sense it at all? The moment before I came to the palace, I thought you were going to kill me! I told Old Wu to use the seal to release the Thirteenth Brother and let him lead the troops to rescue me!
It is undeniable that the fourth prince did live up to Kangxi's expectations, reformed bad policies and rectified the officialdom.

But if it was passed on to other sons, such as the crown prince, the third son, the eighth son, and the fourteenth son, I believe they would not do too badly. If you really count it, Kangxi's sons are full of talents, each of them is a dragon and phoenix among men, which is really like a pity that there is no Liang if there is Yu.

And there are so many lights!

(End of this chapter)