"That's easy. I'll have the Qingshui County Magistrate escort you back and divide your household registration. I just don't know why you want to separate your household registration."
There was nothing to hide about this, so Ye Ming recounted the original owner's story verbatim.
Murong Mingyue and her maid, Xiaolian, were moved to tears.
"How could such a wicked person exist in this world? Even if they weren't her own child, they wouldn't treat them this way!"
"Yes, young lady, compared to Young Master Ye's experience, I'm already very fortunate."
Murong Jianye was also furious. Even a fool shouldn't be treated worse than cattle and horses.
"This person is despicable. Brother Ye, I'll go and teach her a lesson!"
Ye Ming waved his hand.
"No need. Although she's certainly unworthy of being a human being, I would have died long ago without him. Now I just want to separate the family and live a stable life with my wife."
"Since Brother Ye has made up his mind, I, as an outsider, won't interfere. I'll have the County Magistrate and Brother Ye go back to divide the household."
Upon hearing Murong Jianye's agreement, Ye Ming hurriedly stood up and thanked him.
"It's such a trivial matter, especially since Brother Ye saved my little sister. This is no small token of gratitude."
"Brother Ye, feel free to ask for anything else. I'll do anything I can to help you."
"Thank you, General Murong, for your kindness. I have no further requests. Please ask the County Magistrate to send someone to help me handle this matter as soon as possible."
A soldier knocked on the door, and Murong Jianye let him in. After hearing what he said, he completely let down his guard against Ye Ming.
"Hahaha, no problem. I'll have the Qingshui County Magistrate take you back."
Having gotten what he wanted, Ye Ming didn't want to linger any longer.
"Then I'll take my leave."
Watching Ye Ming leave, Murong Mingyue's spirits were clearly low. She had been through so much today, and it was a bit hard for her to process.
"Well, now you understand the dangers of the world. Let's see if you'll still wander around."
The Qingshui County Magistrate was already waiting outside Piaoxiang Tower.
"This Prince of Ping'an is really something! Can't a minor official just go and change the household registration?"
"Sir, don't say anything. Who made him the Prince of Ping'an?"
As the saying goes, a higher-ranking official can crush someone, especially one so many levels higher.
The Qingshui County Magistrate had no choice but to comply. "If we displease him, we're all doomed."
"I've investigated thoroughly. The man who saved Miss Murong is from Qingshi Village. If we ride horses, it'll only take half an hour to go there and back."
Qingshui County Magistrate Sun Haoyu felt relieved after hearing this. In the cold weather, he was truly worried that Ye Ming's family was far away.
"That's good. Let's go and come back quickly."
"Sir, don't say anything. Someone's coming."
Sun Haoyu saw that it was Ye Ming, and his once mournful face regained its pride.
The Murong siblings couldn't afford to offend them themselves, so how could a peasant be so insurmountable?
"Are you the Ye Ming who saved Miss Murong?"
"Yes, sir."
Seeing Ye Ming's respectful attitude, Sun Haoyu was also very satisfied.
"Have you ridden a horse?"
"No, sir."
Sun Haoyu glanced at the yamen runner Zhang.
"Old Zhang, take a ride on one of your horses and give him a lift. We'll be back soon."
"Yes, sir!"
...
Qingshi Village, Wang Dajiao's home.
Ye Qingshan's swollen face looked utterly miserable.
"Mom, are we really going to split up with Ye Ming after we get the silver?"
"What's the point of splitting? Even if we get it, I won't split up. Who knows if this kid will catch more prey in a few days? This kid is our family's cash cow now. If we keep him under control, we can make more money."
Thinking of the dozens of taels of silver Ye Ming had earned in just a few days, Wang Dajiao's eyes widened with envy.
At the same time, she felt a little proud.
What if Ye Ming wasn't stupid anymore? Wouldn't he still be led around by her?
"Wang Dajiao, open the door! Something terrible is happening!"
He Chunhua knocked frantically on Wang Dajiao's door.
"Mom, isn't it just that we didn't give Aunt He the rice porridge? Why does she knock on our door every day?"
"We haven't even gotten the money yet, so how can we give her anything?"
Wang Da Jiao was not annoyed, she just felt that He Chunhua was being too petty.
"Don't open the door for her and tell her I'm not home."
Ye Qingshan nodded.
"Aunt He, my mother said she's not home and asked you to go back."
Hearing her stupid son's words, Wang Da Jiao couldn't help but kick him.
"Why did I give birth to such a fool like you?"
Not only Wang Da Jiao, but He Chunhua's face outside the door also darkened.
For a moment, it was unclear who was the fool, Ye Ming or Ye Qingshan.
"Mom, why did you kick me?"
"You still have the nerve to ask me why I kicked you? Hurry up and open the door for your Aunt He."
Ye Qingshan looked aggrieved, but his face was swollen and looked particularly funny.
"Mom, didn't you just say you wouldn't open the door for her?"
"I'm really afraid that one day I'll be pissed off by you. Just go when I tell you to!"
"Oh."
Ye Qingshan rubbed his butt while reluctantly opening the door for He Dajiao.
"Really, you clearly said not to open the door for her, and you're going to kick me if I don't open it."
After opening the door, He Chunhua almost couldn't help laughing when she saw Ye Qingshan's face.
"Qingshan, what's wrong with your face?"
Seeing this funny face, she almost forgot her dissatisfaction with Wang Dajiao's decision not to open the door for her.
"It's okay, Aunt He, please go in."
"He Chunhua, are you okay? If not, just leave."
Seeing Wang Dajiao's face as sour as the bottom of a pot, He Chunhua put away her smile and started to talk about business.
"Wang Da Jiao, I just saw the county magistrate returning with the idiot at the village entrance. Maybe he's committed some serious crime!"
Wang Da Jiao looked puzzled.
"How can you be sure it's the county magistrate?"
"He's riding a horse and wearing official uniform, who else could it be but the county magistrate?"
Wang Da Jiao was already a little panicked at this.
The county magistrate was a very important official, and ordinary people like them might not even see him in their lifetime.
If they did, it would be bad luck.
"Are you sure you saw him clearly?"
"Oh, he was so close, I couldn't see clearly?"
"The way I see it, Ye Ming must be up to something and wants to drag you down with him. You better figure it out quickly, I'm leaving."
Before Wang Da Jiao could react, He Chunhua flashed away.
"What should I do, mother? That little bastard must have caused some serious trouble.bOr maybe he's with the county magistrate."
"Or let's run!"
Wang Da Jiao rolled her eyes at Ye Qingshan.
"Why are you running away? Are you going to become a refugee?"
"Mother, what should I do?"
"What can I do? That little bastard is not your father's or mine."
"Even if he commits a crime, it's not my fault. At worst, I can kick him out of the house on the spot."
Ye Qingshan scratched his head.
"Will the county magistrate recognize him then?"
"Of course they will recognize him. He is not my son. I just picked him up."