My Husband Comes from the Future
My Husband Comes from the Future Chapter 135.1

Chapter 135: Spreads 1/4

The emperor had poor eyesight, so he didn’t read books himself; instead, he had someone read them aloud to him.

He had been listening for a while—actually,  just two books, with three left unheard.

Feeling tired, he lacked the energy to continue listening, so he instructed to set the books aside and lay down on the bed to rest his eyes.

He had been dissatisfied with King Jin’s aggressive attitude before, and after listening to the two books, his dissatisfaction reached its peak.

Zhang Zhiru indeed made mistakes. He had previously considered punishing Zhang Zhiru, but now… he began to contemplate how to save Zhang Zhiru.

The Imperial Concubine and Lu Qingxi quietly left the emperor’s bedchamber.

The Imperial Concubine said, “Those commoners are truly miserable, sigh!”

The Imperial Concubine’s surname was Liu, born into poverty, she was the third daughter in her family…

Her parents, who had not yet given birth to a son, were not kind to her, even naming her “Don’t Come.”

Later, when she was only seven or eight years old, her parents sent her to work as a maid in a wealthy household.

In Daqi, the selection of palace maids was conducted from the common people. Although those selected women might become imperial concubines, there was a high probability of spending their lives serving as palace maids. Therefore, many people were reluctant to go.

But she had no choice and was sent away, and was selected.

She entered the palace at the age of fifteen, and at thirteen, she knew nothing and was assigned to take care of an emperor who no one paid attention to. Then, she followed the emperor, experiencing many ups and downs.

In these dozen years, she lived an extremely luxurious life, but her early experiences also made her realize the hardships of the common people.

“The common people have always been miserable,” Lu Qingxi was no longer sentimental, just saying, “Your Majesty, take good care of himself. His Majesty is particularly softhearted. He may lose sleep over what’s to come…”

Her Majesty’s husband was a good person, with a particularly soft heart.

Sure enough, just a few books changed his mind.

But this book was written really well… Lu Qingxi licked his lips; he felt that if everyone in the capital had read this book, no one would sympathize with the Lou family.

After chatting with the Imperial Concubine for a while, Lu Qingxi left the palace.

The books were sent into the palace by shopkeeper Mu. He immediately ordered someone to find shopkeeper Mu.

shopkeeper Mu didn’t delay and took Chang Duan to meet Lu Qingxi.

Chang Duan didn’t expect things to proceed so smoothly.

Before coming to the capital, he thought it would be difficult to meet Lu Qingxi, but… he actually met him on the evening of the day he arrived in the capital!

Lu Qingxi’s reputation among the common people wasn’t good, and Chang Duan was a bit afraid of him. He knelt on the ground, not daring to look up, and then heard a sharp, unusual voice asking him about the situation in Linhu County.

Chang Duan was a local of Linhu County, and he was fully involved when Magistrate Zhang interrogated the Lou family… He vividly described the situation in Linhu County, and when he became emotional, his voice choked up.

“How many more copies of the book have you brought?” Lu Qingxi asked.

This book… he felt it should be printed or copied immediately!

Chang Duan said, “Master Qiantose, we brought a total of one thousand sets of books to the capital, totaling five thousand copies. I only have two sets with me, and the rest have already been distributed elsewhere.”

Lu Qingxi was stunned. He was just thinking of finding someone to print, and here this person had already brought so many books? “Where is the person who came to the capital with you?”

“Master Qiantose, I’m not sure where he is. We separated after arriving in the capital, but he will definitely distribute the books… Master Qiantose, the stories in these books can be separated. You can have someone transcribe them and then find storytellers to read them in taverns and tea houses.” Chang Duan looked up hopefully at Lu Qingxi.

Lu Qingxi was someone who could listen to others. Upon hearing this, he said, “That’s a good idea.”

Chang Duan found that Lu Qingxi wasn’t as terrifying as rumored. He added, “Master Qiantose, you can also arrange some plays, like Magistrate Zhang angrily beheading the county magistrate. Perform it for the common people…”

Lu Qingxi found it somewhat familiar, “What you said seems like Zhang Zhiru did it in Hexing Prefecture? I remember he specifically arranged a play to praise himself.”

Chang Duan felt embarrassed, “That wasn’t done by Magistrate Zhang…”

Lu Qingxi snorted, “You’ve prepared quite thoroughly, bringing five thousand books into the capital… Zhang Zhiru is doing very well, even using me! Want me to boost his reputation, huh?”

“Master Qiantose, Magistrate Zhang has no such intention, it’s all my idea…” Chang Duan kept bowing.

Chang Duan was very afraid, and shopkeeper Mu knew a little about Lu Qingxi, but he knew Lu Qingxi wasn’t angry.

In fact, they all knew that the person in front of them should not have been arranged by Zhang Zhiru, otherwise, why would Zhang Zhiru need to kill so many people in Linhu County? If he arranged for some people to send books to the capital, the Lou family and the county magistrate would be done for!

In a state of anger, King Jinwould definitely act justly.

And Zhang Zhiru… probably wouldn’t want to seek their help either.

shopkeeper Mu didn’t care about Chang Duan, who kept bowing, and said to Lu Qingxi, “Master Qiantose, do you want to make Zhang Zhiru suffer a loss?”

“Pearl, what’s your idea?” Lu Qingxi immediately asked. Lu Qingxi knew in his heart that Chang Duan’s idea was very good. In fact, he had intended to do just that.

But he wasn’t happy about it.

He didn’t like Zhang Zhiru! Zhang Zhiru had insulted him before!

Why should he have someone write plays praising Magistrate Zhang? There hadn’t even been any plays praising him yet!

“Master Qiantose, you can spread the word that Zhang Zhiru went to Hexing Prefecture at your suggestion, and say he’s your person,” shopkeeper Mu smiled, “After all, it was at your suggestion that he went to Hexing Prefecture after you heard about the situation in Linhu County, right?”

Lu Qingxi listened… indeed! That’s how it was!

shopkeeper Mu continued, “After you help Zhang Zhiru overturn the case, everyone will surely believe this! Then Zhang Zhiru will be speechless, and that’s how he becomes your person!”

shopkeeper Mu said this to get Lu Qingxi to help Zhang Zhiru.

Without Lu Qingxi’s help, even if they had these books, they wouldn’t be of much use!

Furthermore, Magistrate Zhang was mistakenly thought to be associated with Master Qiantose by others, and they continued to manipulate the situation… Master Qiantose might be able to improve his reputation through this and gather a group of intellectuals!

She could only rely on Master Qiantose to deal with Prince Jin.

“What a great idea!” Master Qiantose felt a surge of satisfaction at the thought that Zhang Zhiru clearly disliked him but was mistaken by everyone to be his ally.

The key was that after handling it this way… the credit would fall on his head!

Just as His Majesty issued a secret order… he would tell people later that his conflict with Zhang Zhiru was staged, just to take the opportunity to discredit Zhang Zhiru’s position and send him to Hexing Prefecture.

Before Zhang Zhiru left, he even begged His Majesty to write a secret order allowing Zhang Zhiru to act conveniently!

In this way, Zhang Zhiru would only be someone who helped him handle affairs!

And this book…

Master Qiantose asked Chang Duan, “Who wrote this book?”

When Chang Duan heard that the innkeeper wanted Magistrate Zhang to suffer a loss, he was shocked and repeatedly begged for mercy.

But then… this innkeeper seemed to be helping Magistrate Zhang?

Now, hearing Master Qiantose’s words, Chang Duan said, “Master Qiantose, I don’t know who wrote this book, I only know it was written by a scholar passing through Linhu County.”

Li Qingzhi didn’t want anyone to know he wrote it, so he naturally couldn’t reveal it!

Upon hearing this, Master Qiantose asked again, “Then who printed it?”

“Master Qiantose, it was printed by someone I arranged,” Chang Duan replied.

Master Qiantose clapped his hands and said, “I instructed you to print this book, understand? You are my man arranged in Linhu County. After investigating the situation there, you followed my orders and had this book printed and sent to the capital…”

Master Qiantose’s face carried a hint of threat as he spoke.

He claimed this credit! If this person didn’t obey, well…

“I understand, I understand. This book was indeed printed at your command, Master Qiantose. Everything is your idea!” Chang Duan immediately replied.

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