Chapter 849 Inadvertent mistake
At the Tao Mansion, the servant at the door announced that Lord Qu, the magistrate of Tuobin County, wanted to see him.
Tao Muzhan immediately agreed to meet him.
"Master Qu, how are you?"
Qu Rui was extremely respectful and performed the ceremony with great ceremony.
"I am Qu Rui, your humble servant, respectfully wishing Master Tao well."
Tao Muzhan walked over quickly and helped her to stand up.
"Master Qu, what are you doing? You are too polite. Please stand up quickly."
Qu Rui smiled and stood up.
"Master Xie Tao."
Tao Muzhan asked questions and expressed his concern.
"Is everything going well for you, Lord Qu, as you take charge of the Fengzhengtai?"
Qu Rui was filled with joy at meeting her good friend again after a long separation.
"Thanks to you, everything goes well."
"I should have come to see you more often, but I was promoted to Fengzhengling, and I am not allowed to leave the county without permission."
"Now, I have seized the opportunity to report the matter of the military farm in Tuobin County to the capital. After I entrusted the power to Feng Zhengtai, I immediately set out on horseback to come here to meet Lord Tao first."
Tao Muzhan was also very happy.
"Thank you for your concern."
"Master Qu, wait a moment. I will ask my father to come and see you."
Qu Rui was terrified and quickly stopped him.
"Oh my, Master Tao, please slow down."
"How can I be so virtuous as to allow your father to come and meet me? Even if I want to meet him, I will go to meet him."
"At this moment, it is not a busy time, so I am not in a hurry to report."
"Besides, there is no need to trouble your father with the affairs of this county. I will go to the Fengzhengtai in Shengjing later and wait for the arrangements from my superiors."
Tao Muzhan nodded and gestured for invitation.
"Okay, I'll leave it to you, Master Qu."
"Please sit down and have some tea."
The two of them sat down, and Qu Rui chatted leisurely.
"When we worked together in the past, I often heard you mention Miss Zhuang San."
"It has been some time since you returned to the capital."
"How is the situation? Am I right? You two must be in love with each other, right?"
Tao Muzhan's smile disappeared and he sighed unhappily.
"Ugh."
Qu Rui asked in confusion.
"Why are you sighing?"
"My guess was wrong. Miss Zhuang San has no interest in you?"
Tao Muzhan had a worried look on his face.
"Not really."
Qu Rui asked again.
"So it was intentional?"
There was a tangle of worries between Tao Muzhan's brows.
“It seems, but not really.”
Qu Rui felt anxious after hearing this.
"You should give me a definite answer. It makes me anxious."
Tao Muzhan felt lost.
"She is married."
Qu Rui was extremely surprised.
"what?"
"Who has the honor to marry Miss Zhuang San?"
There was a hint of disdain on Tao Muzhan's lips.
"It's better not to mention a foolish person."
Qu Rui sighed.
"Ms. Zhuang San is so kind that she is willing to marry a foolish man. There are not many kind-hearted girls like her in the world."
Tao Muzhan gently stroked the tea bowl, feeling the temperature of the tea with his fingertips, but it burned his heart.
"She is kind and compassionate, but this is a marriage granted by the Emperor, and has nothing to do with her character."
"Under the circumstances of the court, she had no choice but to agree."
Qu Rui was puzzled and asked in a low voice.
"Doesn't the Emperor think highly of the Zhuang family? How could he have the heart to choose such a marriage for Miss Zhuang San?"
It was against the rules to guess the emperor's intention, so Tao Muzhan lowered his voice.
"Perhaps, the Emperor had no choice."
Qu Rui speculated.
"In this case, Miss Zhuang San must be in great pain and is eagerly waiting for you to save her from danger."
Tao Muzhan was worried.
"I tried so hard to save her, but she wouldn't let me."
Qu Rui analyzed.
"She must be afraid of getting you into trouble."
Tao Muzhan agreed.
"I think so."
"That's the tricky part. Tell me, what can we do about it?"
Qu Rui is very enthusiastic.
"Don't worry, Master Tao."
"Tell me everything that has happened recently, and I will think of a solution for you."
Tao Muzhan was deeply moved and felt extremely grateful.
"Lord Qu loves me like a sister. I will always remember your kindness. Thank you very much."
Qu Rui urged helplessly.
"Okay, okay, stop talking nonsense and get down to business."
Tao Muzhan narrated the whole thing in detail.
After hearing this, Qu Rui couldn't help but blame.
"Look at you, you're messing around."
"How can you get close to Miss Xu if you admire Miss Zhuang San? Are you worthy of Miss Zhuang San with what you have done?"
Tao Muzhan felt deeply wronged.
"I stressed several times that it was the effect of the drug and I didn't do it on purpose."
Qu Rui didn't understand and was extremely dissatisfied.
"Can't you just bear it?"
Tao Muzhan explained.
"You are not a man, you don't understand. How can you resist the temptation?"
Qu Rui still had a blaming tone.
"I am in a good mood, but now Miss Zhuang San is obviously jealous and angry. How will you end it?"
Tao Muzhan was bored.
"do not know."
"Are you sure she's jealous?"
Qu Rui asked back.
"What do you think it is?"
Tao Muzhan was at a loss.
"I also think it's jealousy, but I'm not very confident."
He was at a loss and asked humbly.
"Excuse me, Lord Qu, how can a woman get rid of jealousy?"
Qu Rui was distressed.
"If you're just jealous, just buy a few gifts and you'll calm down."
"You are...ah."
Tao Muzhan was uneasy.
"Is it irreversible?"
Qu Rui gave a thorough and in-depth analysis.
"According to your description, Miss Zhuang San behaved calmly and gave her blessings generously, as if she didn't care about you at all. Generally speaking, a woman with this attitude is extremely angry and there is no room for retaliation."
"Think about it, seeing it with her own eyes, she will be too traumatized to accept you again."
Tao Muzhan was so anxious that he jumped up and down.
"I played with Xu's daughter like visiting a brothel, and I didn't even have to spend any money. She was even worse than the girls in the brothel."
"It was an unintentional mistake on my part."
"Why can't Hui'er forgive?"
"At least, I forgive her for getting married once."
"The two cancel each other out, isn't that possible?"
Qu Rui looked serious.
"Did you see her and her husband having an affair?"
Tao Muzhan shook his head.
"No."
Qu Rui spoke in an orderly manner, following his words and talking about fairness.
"She got married, and you made a mistake, which was also an unintentional mistake, and the two can offset each other."
"However, she was irritated, but you were intact. It would be easier for you to forgive her. On the contrary, it is understandable that she would find it difficult to accept."
Her eyes darkened slightly.
"At this point, there is only one method that may work."
Tao Muzhan was surprised.
"Master Qu, please enlighten me."
Qu Ruiheng considered the situation and made suggestions.
"You should accomplish something beautiful with her as soon as possible."
"Women care most about their chastity."
"As long as she becomes yours, she will unconsciously develop an attachment to you. This method not only calms her anger, but also pushes her to divorce and remarry, killing two birds with one stone."
"If she's lucky enough to get pregnant with your child, she'll be inseparable from you for the rest of her life."
Tao Muzhan was eager to make a move, but he appeared timid on the surface.
"How can I afford to seduce a married woman?"
Qu Rui handled it with ease.
"I can't sue you, you fool."
"Ms. Zhuang San is soft-hearted and won't sue."
"What are you afraid of?"
Tao Muzhan was full of worries.
"What if someone who thinks he has good intentions appears and makes trouble? Hui'er and I's future will be ruined by him."
Qu Rui thought about it for a moment and then perfected his plan.
"Why not use Miss Xu and plot to make another unintentional mistake? If the truth comes out, push her out to take the blame."
She advised carefully.
"You must do it as soon as possible. Otherwise, Miss Xu will make a fuss and insist on marrying you. Then the position of the legal wife will belong to her."
Upon hearing this, Tao Muzhan plucked up his courage and made up his mind.
"Tell me, what should I do specifically?"