Chapter 308: The County Magistrate of Liushui
Chapter 308: The County Magistrate of Liushui
This was the first time Zhu Xiaomei was so tough. It was Jin Xuan'er's turn to be angry and want to cry. Fang Ruoxue didn't want them to quarrel. "Say less, Xiaomei. We are sisters who grew up together. Give us some face and sit down and have a good chat. If there is something, it will be fine if we talk it out. Don't you agree?"
Fang Ruoxue was young and had been strictly controlled by her family. She went to school with her brother. She was truly well-educated and well-mannered, but she was a little naive and thought that the matter could be resolved by talking it out.
Zhu Xiaomei suddenly realized that she and Jin Xuan'er were not the same kind of people at all. The reason they had to play together was just her own endurance. She had endured enough and didn't want to serve the eldest lady anymore.
"Ms. Fang, thank you for your kindness, but it's really not necessary. Please don't send me messages like this in the future. Let's all be well."
"Who cares about you? You really think you are a big shot. You married a businessman. I think you two can only be businessmen in your life. What else can you do except raise money?"
Zhu Xiaomei laughed angrily: "Yes, my money stinks, then don't play with me in the future, the things I buy with my money are also stinky, don't let the stink of you, a young lady who doesn't care about worldly things, stink.
My husband and I are well matched, and we both love to be businessmen. If you have the ability, why don’t you go out and buy things? Without businessmen, where would you get your clothes and accessories from? "
Jin Xuan'er said, "Didn't you ask me to buy it just to make money?"
"Yes, no one will ask you for help in the future. We are businessmen and cannot afford you. Is it okay if we don't serve you?"
Zhu Xiaomei turned around and left. They had no intention of talking to each other anymore, and today they had a falling out.
At this moment, Mrs. Jin came over, followed by Shen Nanzhi, with a very unpleasant look on her face: "Xuan'er, don't be rude, apologize to Miss Zhu."
Jin Xuan'er got angry and didn't want to lose face. "No, who wants to keep her? Mother, didn't you see how rude she was just now?"
Mrs. Jin saw it from the beginning. She was angry at her daughter for being so ignorant and making things difficult for Miss Zhu in person. Did she still want to maintain her reputation?
"Is she rude or are you? Do you want to be punished by your grandfather to copy the family rules and kneel in the ancestral hall?"
Jin Sun Ah was scared. Did her mother really dare to tell her grandfather?
Mrs. Jin wouldn't do that, but Shen Nanzhi would. She would ask Magistrate Cao to intervene. Official Jin Xue had lost face, so could he forgive this disappointing granddaughter?
Jin Xuan'er apologized reluctantly: "I'm sorry, Xiaomei, I was inconsiderate and neglected you. Can you forgive me?"
She was very polite, but her eyes were full of hostility. Zhu Xiaomei knew that she was not sincere and was too lazy to hide her face. She said, "I'm sorry, I'm not angry, and I can't say I forgive you. Let's just leave it at that. Miss Jin is so precious, I can't afford her.
I'm busy preparing for my wedding. After I get married, I'll focus on taking care of my husband and children. I won't have time to play with you. So goodbye, and don't contact me anymore."
Shen Nanzhi said, "I am here with Xiaomei. We have an appointment to see the bridal tiara. I will not accompany you. Ladies, have a good chat."
Mrs. Jin hurriedly tried to persuade her to stay: "Miss Shen, you haven't had a cup of tea yet. Lunch is ready. Please stay for lunch."
"No, I'm really busy. Thank you Mrs. Jin for your kindness. Let's make an appointment another day."
Zhu Xiaomei happily took her arm and left, as if she had won a battle, leaving Mrs. Jin with an uneasy look on her face. Jin Xuan'er was still very disdainful, saying that they were birds of a feather, and it would be better if they didn't play together in the future to avoid bringing trouble to her reputation.
Before Mrs. Jin came back to her senses, Jin Xuan'er said, "Let's continue. It's good to leave now so as not to spoil the fun."
Fang Ruoxue stood up and said, "I have something else to do at home, so I'll leave now. Sorry, I'll treat you another day."
"Ah, you want to leave too?"
Fang Ruoxue nodded: "Sorry, I really have something to do."
The other girls followed suit and left, causing Jin Xuan'er to stamp her feet in anger: "What do they mean? Who are they looking down on?"
"Of course it's you. I didn't expect you to be so stupid. We're clearly maintaining a good relationship, so why are you so mad? You're targeting Miss Shen. Do you know that she can have a say with the county magistrate?"
"Humph, maybe she used some dirty tricks. It would be harmful for me to associate with such a woman who is so popular."
Mrs. Jin was so angry that her eyes turned black: "Shut up, if this gets out, will you still get married? Have you forgotten that the county magistrate is our boss?"
Jin Xuan'er said: "Mother, don't worry, Magistrate Cao will be transferred soon. Is it certain that the new official will still be able to protect Miss Shen like this?
The county magistrate may come and go, but the education commissioner remains the same. It is our Jin family that stands firm in the county."
"Where did you hear that?"
"Anyway, I just know that we don't need to be afraid of Shen. Magistrate Cao is just like that and won't amount to anything."
Kim Sun-ah's confidence made Mrs. Kim even more worried. Who instigated her daughter to change so much?
Mrs. Jin looked at her deeply and didn't say anything more to her. She turned around and went to find Mr. Jin. He had to come forward to investigate the matter. There must be a problem.
Mr. Jin was also trembling with fear, because Magistrate Cao was indeed going to be transferred, and promoted to a high position, directly as an official in the capital. Although he was only a fifth-rank doctor in the Ministry of Revenue, he was going from a county magistrate to the core of the imperial court!
He must have a noble person in the court, otherwise he wouldn't have such good luck.
That was the Ministry of Revenue, the richest department in the court. Even a small clerk would try his best to get in.
"Don't make this public yet. Check the maids and servants around her to see who told her this. Your daughter's marriage can't be delayed any longer. It has to be settled quickly. I'm afraid that if things go on like this, it will cause trouble for the whole family."
Mrs. Jin was horrified when she heard this: "Not really, right?"
Master Jin didn't even have the energy to get angry, "What do you think of yourself? I told you not to spoil your daughter, but you insisted that I favored sons over daughters? That I favored the illegitimate son and didn't care about my daughter? Don't you think that the illegitimate son was also raised under your name. When he becomes successful, will he not respect you as his legal mother?
Your son is your support, and it is a great honor for your daughter if she marries well. But you are afraid that your daughter is confused and cannot figure out the situation, which will only bring trouble to the whole family.
Listen to what she said, what's the iron-clad county magistrate, but the changing education commissioner? Isn't she afraid that people will laugh at her if this gets out?
How can this academic official be considered ironclad? Isn't it because there is really no other way, the descendants are not motivated and have no future, so they have to rely on the old man to support them?
If we can go one step further, who is willing to be the academic administrator? "
Mrs. Jin was ashamed. "I will investigate thoroughly. Master, please don't be angry. My daughter is still a good person. She must have been instigated by a villain. Let me find this person and kill him."
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