361: Upgrade your fiefdom!

“You two knew each other a long time ago, and today you’re also proposing marriage?” Lin Yue asked, his face full of surprise.

“Yes, actually, every time A Rong sent a letter, we were both together,” Pan Feng said, a bit ashamed.

“How did I not know anything about this?” Lin Yue was greatly shocked.

“Perhaps you, My Lord, were very busy and didn’t notice these things,” Pan Feng replied.

“So, you’re saying I’ve wronged you?” Wang Da Tou asked.

Pan Feng nodded silently.

“That She Jian really spread rumors blindly. He’s so good at spouting nonsense, turning such a beautiful event into an attempted crime!” Wang Da Tou said, his face full of shame.

“Actually, um, is there a possibility…” Lin Yue hinted.

“She Jian did it on purpose?” Wang Da Tou suddenly woke up.

Lin Yue nodded silently.

Wang Da Tou then shouted, “She Jian!”

But She Jian, who had just been beside the two, had already disappeared!

“She Jian, you just wait for me!”

Wang Da Tou roared, his voice echoing through half the town!

Just then, a burst of hearty laughter echoed from afar!

“Hahahahaha!”

Hearing She Jian’s hearty “mockery,” Wang Da Tou became even more furious. He leaped out in the direction of the sound, and after a few bounds, he vanished from Lin Yue’s sight!

Lin Yue couldn't help but chuckle, then shook his head and returned to the council hall.

Halfway there, Feng Cai rushed towards him!

“My Lord, it’s done!” Feng Cai exclaimed excitedly.

“That’s good then, you’ve worked hard,” Lin Yue said. Although he had mostly guessed it, he still couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief when he truly heard the news.

“It is this old man’s good fortune to relieve My Lord’s worries!” Feng Cai said with a smile.

“Then I’ll trouble you again. Choose an auspicious day and time, and carefully arrange this joyous occasion, striving for it to be grand and splendid,” Lin Yue said, patting his shoulder with a smile, “But it’s best to be quick, we won’t be staying here for too long.”

“Yes, this old man will not disappoint My Lord,” Feng Cai said, patting his chest with a smile.

“Good.” Lin Yue stopped walking, suddenly pausing to say, “Oh, right, it seems Pan Feng is also getting married this time. Go and ask him if he wants to hold it together.”

“That would be even better! Xia Qing has finally found her true match,” Feng Cai said, stroking his beard with a smile, looking very pleased.

“I haven’t even said who it is, how do you know it’s Xia Qing? Could it be that you also know about him and Xia Qing…” Lin Yue asked, somewhat surprised.

“Ah? My Lord, you don’t know?” Feng Cai also looked surprised, then added, “We all know…”

Lin Yue was petrified on the spot: “Could it be that everyone knows?”

Feng Cai thought for a moment and said, “Not everyone knows, the simpleton on the next street doesn’t know.”

“Well said, don’t say it next time.” Lin Yue sighed. The simpleton on the next street wasn’t just simple, he was downright… “Ah, why am I comparing myself to him!” Lin Yue sighed again, no longer in the mood to go to the council hall. After thinking for a moment, he walked directly out of the Lord’s Mansion.

He had exchanged many weapons from the Great Wall Legion this time, spending most of his merit points, and it was a good opportunity to arm the town’s Guard.

But before that, he had an even more important task to do!

“Expand the Fief, upgrade to a Level Three Town!” Lin Yue murmured to himself.

【Detecting that the player is a Great Qin Count, possessing one expansion qualification.

Does the player wish to upgrade the Level Two Town “Houjia Town” to a Level Three Town?】

“Yes!”

【Upgrading… Upgrade successful!】

Just like last time, there were no changes, the only difference was Houjia Town’s panel.

【Village-City: Houjia Town

Level: 3 / 3

Population: 10,146 people

Area: 30 square kilometers

Public Support: 81

Prosperity: 2100 (Slightly desolate)

Subordinate Villages: 19

Lord’s Mansion (City-level) LV1

Academy (Town-level) LV3

Blacksmith Shop (Town-level) LV3

Militia Camp, Junior Barracks, Intermediate Barracks, Advanced Barracks

…】

Lin Yue felt some emotion, but at the same time, he was very puzzled. All these buildings were town-level, so why did a city-level Lord’s Mansion suddenly appear?

Lin Yue asked:

“Feng Cai, why is the Lord’s Mansion in the Fief city-level?”

Feng Cai chuckled upon hearing this: “How could the place where you, My Lord, reside not be built a bit grander? So, this old man secretly expanded it while you were not in the Fief.”

“Isn’t this an illegal construction?” Lin Yue asked, surprised.

In the past year, he had only stayed in the Fief for a few days in total, so he hadn’t paid attention to the changes in the Lord’s Mansion. After all, in reality, there are always some changes every time he returns home.

But today, when he checked the Fief panel, he realized, wasn’t this a clear case of illegal construction!

“What is illegal construction?” Feng Cai looked confused, but he still said, “My Lord, rest assured, this is a Viscount’s Fief. Normally, no one comes to cause trouble, so My Lord, you don’t have to worry about being reported for overstepping your bounds.”

Feng Cai had an expression that said, “You can trust me to handle things.”

Seeing that the matter had come to this, and it saved him the time of re-expanding, Lin Yue didn’t dwell on it.

He just said to Feng Cai very solemnly, “Don’t make decisions on your own in the future.”

Lin Yue felt it was necessary to make Feng Cai aware of this problem. Although Feng Cai always came up with new tricks for him, he was afraid that if he rose higher and truly reached a position of power and influence, one day when it was cold, Feng Cai would give him a “dragon robe” to ward off the chill!

One must know that The First Emperor was still around!

Even eight of his heads wouldn’t be enough to chop off!

Even if The First Emperor wasn’t around, in this world where heroes emerged, Lin Yue didn’t want to be the one to stick his neck out, so he had to break Feng Cai’s habit of making decisions on his own!

“Yes, My Lord,” Feng Cai said, somewhat flustered, bowing and cupping his hands in acknowledgment.

Lin Yue helped Feng Cai up, also sensing his difficulties, and said, “Now that the Fief has incorporated a few more villages, all of these will be your responsibility. Also, you need to handle Pan Feng and A Rong’s joyous occasion. You’ve worked hard.”

Feng Cai heard this and said with some surprise, “Does My Lord mean for this old man to handle their wedding?”

“Of course, you have always managed this Fief very well, so handling their wedding should not be a problem,” Lin Yue said, patting his shoulder, “Don’t worry, I see all your hard work.”

Feng Cai replied, “My Lord, rest assured!”

“Mm-hmm, you’ve worked hard,” Lin Yue said. He paused, then added, “Now that the Fief has just been expanded and has a few more villages, if you are truly overwhelmed, you can call Jiang Gan back to help you.”

Feng Cai immediately said, “My Lord, rest assured, this old man can handle it alone! Moreover, Mr. Jiang Gan is not in Liaodong Commandery right now.”

“Not in Liaodong Commandery? Then where did he go?” Lin Yue asked.

He knew that Jiang Gan’s heart wasn’t in the Fief, and he himself hadn’t had time to contact Jiang Gan recently, but how could he suddenly not be in Liaodong Commandery?

“The Imperial Capital Xianyang. Mr. Jiang Gan sent a letter saying he has been recommended by someone to take up a post in Xianyang. However, Mr. Jiang Gan said he couldn’t contact you earlier, so he entrusted this old man to inform you.”

Lin Yue was somewhat surprised, but at this moment, he had no time to attend to these matters, because the system’s prompt had already sounded. He hastily said, “Alright then, have Hou Da come find me later.”

With that, he hurriedly walked out.