Mingxiu nodded again, saying that this kind of thing was normal.

“That’s what we did too. When Peng’er came of age, we arranged a marriage for her. The man was a scholar personally chosen by my husband. He was handsome and came from a humble family. My husband was very satisfied. The two of them got married. They’ve been doing quite well these past few years. With our help, although the scholar isn’t very successful, they’ve managed to get by. Last year, they even had twins, a boy and a girl. Everyone was very happy.”

What a melodramatic plot!

Mingxiu had seen and heard a lot of melodramatic stories in her daily life, so she could immediately tell if something was interesting about it. She knew that today's events were definitely related to this scholar.

"But, there are always unexpected things." The village head's wife's voice gradually choked up, and Peng'er, sitting beside her, felt very bad seeing his mother like this.

“It would have been fine to live like this, but the problem is that a governor came to Jiangnan this year. This governor also has a daughter. I don’t know when, but the governor’s daughter and the scholar fell in love and were caught together.”

Mingxiu's heart skipped a beat, and she roughly guessed what was going to happen next.

Whether the scholar was forced or acted voluntarily is unknown, but since the two have been arrested, the woman's innocence is gone, and the governor is naturally unwilling to accept that.

“This scholar usually helps take care of the children at home and is filial to us. He runs a business outside and has always been a good person. When we first found out, we thought the scholar had been tricked and wanted to seek justice, but we never expected that the scholar was willing to do it.”

At this point, a hint of hatred flashed in the eyes of the village head's wife: "Since he was willing, and the governor's position is not something we can afford to offend, my Peng'er was also open-minded and thought we could just get a divorce and then they could be together however they wanted. But I didn't expect that this scholar bastard would actually say that my Peng'er's child wasn't his and would ruin my Peng'er's reputation everywhere. The governor's daughter is no pushover either. She has sent people to provoke my family time and time again and often makes things difficult for my family's business. This time, she simply broke my husband's leg."

“Of course we couldn’t swallow this insult, so some of the elders in the clan said they would go and talk to the governor. But the governor was all talk and no action. As soon as the elders left, he sent someone to our door to threaten us, saying that we should accept the loss or he would ruin our family.”

Mingxiu was still in shock, not knowing that there were such people in the world, when she heard a 'thump' sound from in front of her. The village chief's wife knelt down directly, and Peng'er behind her also knelt down.

"I know this is asking the impossible, but I really have no other choice. My family depends on my husband, and we want to get justice, but we can't afford to offend them. Later, my husband said that my wife's family has some skills and asked if they could give us some pointers. We would be extremely grateful."

As the village chief's wife spoke, her eyes filled with pleading. Her daughter knelt behind her, looking at Mingxiu, and was about to kowtow when Mingxiu had someone stop her.

"Madam, you are too kind. There is no need to worry. If everything you say is true, I will certainly not stand idly by."

Mingxiu had someone help the mother and daughter up.

She has dominated the harem for years and is no longer the naive and innocent girl she once was. So she can clearly see that these two are sincere and that they are truly desperate.

Mingxiu felt heartbroken looking at the suffering mother and daughter in front of her, and her sense of justice surged.

"Thank you so much for your great kindness, Madam. I will never forget it." Peng'er knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Mingxiu. Only then did this girl show her vulnerability.

"Thank you, Madam, thank you, Madam." The village head's wife also quickly expressed her gratitude.

"Alright, alright, I told you not to be so polite. We're all women, and only women can understand a woman's tears. Don't worry about it. Just take good care of the village head. Leave this matter to me. I'll give your family an explanation. In a little while, I'll have the doctor from my household come over and take a look. The doctor in my household is very skilled, so I'll have him examine you both. Then I'll arrange for someone to stay with you. Just stay home and pretend nothing happened." Mingxiu comforted the mother and daughter.

"Thank you, Madam, but won't this cause you some trouble?" The village head's wife was still a little worried. Although she could tell that this family was quite well-off, they were dealing with the governor. She didn't want them to cause any more trouble for the Madam's family.

Mingxiu looked at her with a smile, feeling comforted. Good, this isn't a heartless person: "Don't worry, since I've gotten involved, I'm confident they can't touch me. As long as this matter is true, I will definitely get justice for you."

After much persuasion, Mingxiu finally managed to send the person away. She sat down in a chair, looking exhausted. Yulan saw this and quickly went over to bring Mingxiu a cup of milk tea. Mingxiu hadn't eaten breakfast that morning, and now it was already noon because of the two of them.

"Madam, this governor is really going too far, and so are his daughter and this scholar. They're simply bullying us." Yu Lan said indignantly.

Mingxiu nodded in agreement. This was the kind of thing she hated the most. She might not care about other things, but she would definitely intervene in cases of bullying the weak and abandoning one's wife.

"Alright, have Physician Li go over and take a look. Also, have the whole family check up on their health. They must have been very worried lately, so let's make sure nothing else goes wrong. Also, have some people keep watch at the village chief's house. If anyone comes to the door, just drive them away," Mingxiu instructed calmly.

"Yes, Madam, rest assured, I will take care of it right away." Yu Lan hurried off to handle the matter.

"Someone come in," Mingxiu said, as someone entered from outside. "Go and find out what's going on."

"yes"

Kangxi returned not long afterward.

Mingxiu recounted the events concerning the village chief's wife's family.

A cold glint flashed in Kangxi's eyes.

Mingxiu comforted him with concern. She knew what Kangxi was angry about. This incident happened because the court had made a mistake in appointing officials.

This is like eating with your bowl in hand, then throwing it down and cursing your mother. It would be a miracle if Emperor Kangxi wasn't angry.

However, this governor was unlucky; he bullied the people of the Qing Dynasty right in front of the retired emperor.

That's practically suicide!