What's wrong with me, a powerful minister, supporting a few female officials?

Chapter 25 My Dao Heart Is Not Clear

The problem is always the word "but"!

Chen Bao's face was unusually bitter, and filled with regret: "The strange man once said that if you want to practice this method, you must be under twenty years old and have a male body. Women must never practice it!"

“When I was in my early twenties, I didn’t believe in this evil and forced myself to cultivate, which damaged my vital energy… After you, I had no more children!”

Chen Qianyu...

No wonder her father and mother have been loving and affectionate for many years, yet she is their only daughter!
For Chen Bao, the Yangtian Technique was like a chicken rib – useless.

But he always harbored a glimmer of hope that one day he would find a solution, so he was reluctant to show it to anyone.

He was also afraid that his daughter would find out and, like him, start practicing cultivation out of faith, so he kept it from her as well.

Now that Su Mo is a rare commodity, after much thought, I decided to take it out and forge a karmic connection with Su Mo.

Let's not even talk about how Chen Family Village was able to rapidly grow stronger with the help of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Once Su Mo becomes an official, he may come into contact with the Taoist masters and sorcerers of the court, and perhaps indirectly obtain the solution to the Yangtian Technique from Su Mo!
Of course, it would be even better if my daughter could marry Su Mo.

Even being a concubine is much better than being a salt smuggler in Chenjia Village!

Born in Chenjiazhai and fond of wielding knives and guns, what else could he be but a salt smuggler?
Want to be a chivalrous hero?
snort!
It's just a child's naive fantasy.

Doesn't the hero need to eat?
If you're always doing good deeds and helping others, where will you get your money if you don't work?

It wasn't stolen!

What's the difference between them and illegal salt dealers?

Chen Bao opened the brocade box with a complicated expression.

Chen Qianyu also curiously leaned over.

Inside the brocade box was a jade book strung together with gold thread, its ancient simplicity revealing a mysterious air, clearly not an ordinary object.

Chen Bao looked at the box with reluctance for a long time before finally closing it, handing it to her daughter, and adding, "Give this box to Su Mo!"

"Remember to remind him of the taboos of this practice. You must also never practice it secretly, or you will regret it for the rest of your life!"

Chen Qianyu nodded heavily.

Women's biggest fear is not being able to have children!

Knowing her father's experience, she wouldn't dare joke about this!

Afterwards, Chen Bao took his daughter and went straight to the house where Qian and the others were being housed.

Yingjianwu is actually not far from the county seat.

When Madam Qian learned that her husband and nephew were both safe, she was overjoyed and naturally decided not to stay in Chenjia Village any longer.

No matter how good someone else's hospitality is, it can never feel as comfortable as your own home.

It's only good for a spring outing in the countryside.

Chen Qianyu volunteered to escort Qian and the others back.

Chen Bao also went to the county town.

This was a great opportunity to get closer to Su Mo, and the old fox certainly wouldn't let it pass.

Moreover, the journey back to the city may not be safe.

Outside the county town, there are many bandits and robbers, and there might even be mountain spirits and evil spirits harming people. I'm afraid Chen Qianyu, a naive young girl, won't be able to handle it.

Chen Bao drove to escort Qian Shi.

On the other carriage, Chen Hu held the whip, and Chen Qianyu rode with Qin Bier and Diandian.

Looking at Qin Bier's fair and pretty face, Chen Qianyu had to admit that although Qin Bier wasn't as tall as her, she was still beautiful.

But with her gentle temperament, possessing both the delicate charm of a girl from a modest family and the scholarly air of a lady from a prominent family, she should have a strong allure for men.

Her big eyes darted around.

As the art of war says, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated."

Chen Qianyu decided to try to find out Su Mo's background by first probing him indirectly.

This Sister Qin doesn't seem to have much scheming. As long as I use a little trickery, I'm not afraid she'll say whatever I don't want her to say!
"Sister Qin, Father told me that you were bullied by a clerk, and a constable saved you?"

Chen Qianyu scratched her head and thought for a moment: "Hmm... I think that constable's name was Su Mo?"

Qin Bier looked at Chen Qianyu with some surprise.

Although this girl is somewhat naive and innocent, she has a kind heart.

She already knew that Zhou Meng had been brought to justice, so there was no need to hide it for Su Mo anymore.

She smiled and said, "Qianyu, why did you suddenly ask that question?"

Chen Qianyu quickly replied, "It's nothing!"

"I'm just a little curious!"

"Aren't those yamen runners and clerks all bad people? Why would they save you?"

She blinked: "You don't like Sister Qin, do you?"

Qin Bier blushed slightly, glanced at Diandian who was already asleep in her arms, and didn't deny it, responding softly, "Hmm... I guess so... but..."

Chen Qian arranged for her to become Su Mo's concubine, and she might move into the Su family home in a few days. There was no need to hide it.

Having been through it all, she usually made a living selling pancakes in public, unlike a shy, demure young lady confined to her chambers. Chen Qianyu immediately pressed, "But what?"

Qin Bier hesitated for a moment: "However, he is a very good person, not one of those clerks who like to oppress the people."

“If any other woman were being bullied, I certainly wouldn’t stand idly by.”

Chen Qianyu wondered to herself, "Could it be that my father wasn't lying to me?"

Is Su Mo really a good person?

She couldn't help but ask again, "Sister Qin, you must like Su Mo too, right?"

"Isn't he very good-looking?"

Qin Bier was speechless...

Is this a question a daughter should ask?

However, having grown up in a mountain village, she probably developed a straightforward personality early on, making her somewhat different from women in the city.

Her pretty face flushed even more, and she nodded gently: "It's...it's alright."

As she spoke, Su Mo's slightly immature yet resolute face, resembling that of a scholar, involuntarily surfaced in her mind.

I always felt that Su Mo had a different kind of temperament than other men, but I couldn't quite put my finger on what was different.

Yes, it should be about being at ease!

Qin Bier had never seen this in anyone else.

Others, even other women, would look at her with strange eyes.

She felt that it was unbecoming of a woman for a widow to go out and make pancakes.

Qin Bier disagreed from the bottom of her heart.

They earn their living with their own hands, without stealing or robbing, so why do they look down on them?

Just because she is a widow and a woman?

Does a woman only have virtue and dignity if her own mother starves to death?

The current emperor is also a woman.

Why don't they say that the Empress was morally flawed?

Because she felt that Su Mo did not discriminate against her, she treated her daughter Diandian the same way.

Upon hearing that Chen Qian wanted her to marry Su Mo as a concubine, Qin Bier tacitly agreed. She would never have agreed to marry anyone else.

……

It was quite lively on Su Mo's side.

After the yamen (government office) closed, his wife and daughter did not return from Chenjia Village.

Chen Qian returned home, withdrew fifty taels of silver, and immediately came to Su Mo's place.

Seeing the hall overflowing with congratulatory gifts, Chen Qian's face twitched, and he couldn't help but curse under his breath, "Damn it!"

Su Mo was sorting the gifts when she noticed Chen Qian's reaction and couldn't help but ask, "Third Uncle, what's wrong?"

Chen Qian said irritably, "What?"

"You little rascal, you've made a fortune, haven't you?"

"How much is it worth?"

He glanced at it, chuckled, and said, "It'll probably cost five or six taels of silver!"

As he spoke, he began to wonder how many congratulatory gifts he would receive if he were promoted to a regular officer.

It's best if you don't have fewer than your nephew.

That would be so embarrassing!
Lin Baihu said that those who perform meritorious service at the Locust God Temple can be promoted from assistant to regular officer.

If my nephew makes some more connections, wouldn't my chances of winning the official position be very secure?
Su Mo didn't hide anything from her uncle: "These odds and ends should be worth ten or eight taels."

Chen Qian nodded, about to say that it was already very good.

Su Mo immediately added, "In addition, we also received a considerable amount of silver and large sums of money, equivalent to about thirty taels!"

Chen Qian...

I really want to swear!

It's best not to compare yourself to this nephew, lest you embarrass yourself!

Besides, does the nephew's success mean that the uncle himself is successful?

Su Mo was puzzled and couldn't help but ask again, "Third Uncle, what exactly is going on?"

"Twenty taels of silver can buy you a regular service position."

"But He Yi already received several dozen taels of silver!"

Chen Qian...

Is it okay to swear?
Without cursing, one's spiritual path is not clear!

I'll be constipated every time I poop from now on!
(End of this chapter)