Liu Cheng's "ride" was a handsome cart drawn by a black ox. The ox's coat gleamed like lacquer, shimmering in the sunset. The cart itself was built of sturdy sandalwood, broad and tall. It looked considerably larger than Xie Xinghan's Yellow Ox Cart, and far more imposing.
Wang Yang stood before it, studying the brass ornaments on its rails, lost in thought.
Liu Cheng had kept his word and left the cart behind.
The problem was that he had not left a "driver."
Wang Yang did not know how to drive an ox cart himself, so how was he supposed to get it home?
"Do you need a hand, Young Master Wang?" Yu Qianlou came over.
"Master Yu." Wang Yang bowed with clasped hands and gave a wry smile. "If only I'd added a driver to the wager..."
"With your talents and learning, Young Master Wang, surely drivers are yours for the asking?" Yu Qianlou said with a smile. He then instructed a servant to drive the cart for Wang Yang.
Hearing Yu Qianlou speak of his talents and learning without mentioning his family background stirred something in Wang Yang.
It suddenly occurred to him that Yu Qianlou served as the Jingzhou Registrar-a provincial official! Could Yu Qianlou have tampered with his household registration records at the Provincial Government?
Surely not.
He was hardly close to Yu Qianlou! Would Yu Qianlou really risk being implicated just to help him? He did get along well with Yu Yuling, but Yu Yuling did not know his identity was false. Even if Yu Yuling had asked his elder brother for help, he would surely have told Wang Yang afterward. There was no reason to keep it hidden.
Wang Yang could not probe casually without risking giving himself away, so he merely offered a