Chapter 337 - Chapter 337: Not Worth His Time
Chapter 337: Not Worth His Time
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
As it was, Xie Heng could tell that Duke Ding had similar intentions as him, which was why he used this opportunity to help them. Not only did it help the Yuan clan to solve their crisis, but it also made Qiao Heting owe him a favor.
Grand secretary Xie would never do something that wasn’t worth his time.
Of course, Zhao Chuchu didn’t know about this. Xie Heng didn’t want to involve Zhao Chuchu in all this scheming.
But after returning, Xie Heng planned to tell Zhao Chuchu all about it.
While Xie Heng was thinking about how to have fun with Zhao Chuchu on their way back and taste all of the excellent food on the way, the Xia clan of the Guangqign Province received news that made them extremely angry.
The Zhao Chuchu they wanted to find so badly had been brought to the capital city by Yuan Hui a long time ago. “Miss Lin” was actually Zhao Chuchu!
Xia Songquan almost fainted from anger upon learning about this.
It turned out she was right under their noses the whole time!!!
Zhao Chuchu knew that the Xia clan was looking for her. Yet, not only did she hide from them, she went right in front of them and deceived them as though they were a bunch of fools.
Xie Songquan was used to being revered and fawned over by other people. He wanted to catch Zhao Chuchu and bring her back right now!
“Useless! Why am I even paying you good-for-nothing fools? You can’t even do something so simple? I sent men out to gather information about her for over a month. How did none of you know that she had been here the whole time!” Xia Songquan vented his anger on Lu Ming.
He knew Zhao Chuchu’s identity. Why would he need to make such a big scene?
All he needed to do was to bring her back to the Xia clan, and everything would be resolved.
Would Zhao Chuchu dare to go against his will?
If she did, he could not be blamed for being ruthless and using Xia Xiaoxiao’s familial background to threaten Zhao Chuchu. He was certain that Zhao
Chuchu wouldn’t be able to take that.
How hard would it be to control a little girl like her?
“Go to the Yuan clan right now and bring her back. If they dare to reject us, announce to the public that the Yuan clan kidnapped my ‘granddaughter.’ I would like to see if they dare to go against me.”
“Old Mr. Xia, Zhao Chuchu had already left the city this morning.”
“What? Why didn’t you stop her?”
“The Ye clan tried, but Zhao Chuchu escaped. She was really good at horseback riding. The Ye clan couldn’t stop her at all! Also, the tofu skin and tofu that started getting popular in Guangqign province were all made by Zhao Chuchu.”
“Come again?” Xia Songquan couldn’t believe his ears.
Lu Ming continued, “Other than that, Zhao Chuchu also provided the high-yielding paddy rice seeds in Lengshui Village. Some say that the per-acre yield was more than 1000 catties.”
“1000 catties?” Xia Songquan’s voice was trembling slightly. The best paddy rice fields right now yielded at most three to four hundred catties per acre.
More than a thousand catties per acre… That meant that, literally, any plot of land would be profitable!
Xia Songquan calculated the yield of average farms and immediately started to get excited.
If they could make that paddy rice seed exclusive to the Xia clan, it would only be a matter of time before the Xia clan surpasses the Yuan clan to become the wealthiest clan in the entire Wei dynasty!
“I don’t care what methods you use. Get Zhao Chuchu back to the Xia clan. If she’s alive, I want to see her. If she’s dead, I want to see her body! As for her marriage, we’ll pay for a peaceful divorce. A money tree like her can only belong to the Xia clan.
Lu Ming looked at Xia Songquan. The old man’s eyes had become bloodshot from excitement. He bowed to conceal his expression and replied respectfully, “Yes, Old Mr. Xia.”
Xie Songquan’s mind was entirely occupied by Zhao Chuchu and the items that she was capable of producing.
All these things belonged to the Xia clan. No one can take them away from him!
With those things, even if they couldn’t get the salt license in the future, the Xia clan wouldn’t be defeated.
Because agriculture and food will never be in a losing spot.
Xia Songquan thought about how he would be able to make his ancestors proud very soon, which made him extremely excited.
All these were heard by Xia Chengzhu, who was hiding outside the door.
Only then did Xia Chengzhu know that ZHao Chuchu had been right under their noses the whole time.
If she was here, Xia Chengxue might actually have a chance of recovering!
Xie Chengzhu had been scheming to get the Xia clan for a long time. He couldn’t allow the existence of any competitors.
Even Xia Songquan didn’t know that Xia Chengzhu had the audacity to poison him.
Although Xia Songquan could still enjoy his time with women, he was no longer capable of getting anyone pregnant.
Now, if Xia Chengzhu could eliminate all of his brothers, he would be the only one left to inherit the Xia clan!
Initially, Xie Chengzhu wasn’t planning to do anything to Xia Chengxue yet. But after hearing about this secret, he couldn’t wait anymore.
Xia Chengxue had to die!
No one knew that Xie Heng had intentionally spread the news to the Xia clan.
The arrival of Zhao Chuchu and Yuan Hui in Guanqing Province was neither quiet nor inconspicuous. If Xie Heng didn’t pull strings behind the scenes, the news would have been spread long ago.
Xie Heng knew what Zhao Chuchu was thinking. Naturally, he wouldn’t hold back against the Xia clan.
It was very easy to incite internal conflict in the Xia clan.
Xie Heng managed to do it almost effortlessly.
Xia clan was now on the brink of implosion. Their glamor was like the final flicker of a candle.
Xie Chengzhu acted quickly. He had bought poison that could kill people without symptoms or signs a long time ago.
Under Zhao Chuchu’s treatment, Xia Chengxue had been recovering quite well.
But Xia Chengzhu didn’t want Xia CHengxue to recover too quickly. After asking another doctor, he changed the dosage of one of the herbs required for Xie Chengxue’s treatment.
Now, in order to become the Xia clan’s owner, Xia Chengzhu planned to add just a little of the poison into his medicine. It won’t kill Xie Chengxue immediately, but he would be poisoned slowly and die sooner or later…
Zhao Chuchu and Xie Heng took their time to have fun on their trip back. It was autumn when they left the capital of Guangqing Province. By the time they were back, it was already winter.
During this time, many things happened in the Guangqing Province.
Zhao Chuchu was able to hear the latest news from Xie Heng every day.
For example, vice magistrate Ye was jailed for corruption. The Hong clan was implicated. Or that Qiao Heting and Yuan Hui got officially engaged…
Zhao Chuchu had expected all of these to happen, yet she still felt delighted for the entire day when she saw the news.
Her relationship with Xie Heng had also been developing rapidly during this time.
Although they weren’t wholly shameless just yet, kissing and hugging had become the norm now.
Xie Heng had always been cold and distant to everyone else, but he was exceptionally clingy and gentle when interacting with Zhao Chuchu.
Fortunately, Zhao Chuchu liked this mode of interaction.
However, after returning to Lengshui Village, life wasn’t as free as it was outside.
After all, the little kid Xie Jun was present!
He hadn’t seen his brother and sis-in-law for a very long time. Upon learning that they had returned, he immediately put down the brush pen that he was using to write and hurriedly ran home. He didn’t even realize that he was missing a shoe.
“Bro!”
Xie Jun jumped toward his brother immediately after opening the door. He hugged Xie Heng and started crying profusely.
Xie Heng was speechless.
“Sis, I miss you so much. You’re finally back…”
Xie Heng felt the veins on his forehead popping a little.
“We were going to come back a little earlier, but some stuff got delayed. That’s why we took a while more. Don’t cry. We’re back now, right?” Zhao Chuchu looked at Xie Jun, who was wailing like a little baby and looking exceptionally pitiful. She couldn’t help but feel empathetic.
“Wahhh, I thought that bro was going to steal sis and go traveling and never come back.. Junjun is going to be abandoned, just like some cauliflower on the farm! “