Chapter 112 Didn’t school end long ago?
"You haven't even figured out who she is, yet you're proposing marriage. I can see there's nothing else on your mind except women." County Magistrate Cheng looked at him with a deep sense of powerlessness. He used to like going to brothels, which at most would only make him lose face, but now...
County Magistrate Cheng looked at the housekeeper standing beside him and said, "Go and get the family rules."
The housekeeper hesitated, and County Magistrate Cheng's eyes turned cold: "Why, you don't want to listen to me?"
The housekeeper immediately went to get the family code, a fire stick. County Magistrate Cheng grabbed the stick and said, "See this fire stick? Your grandfather made it when he was alive. It was to remind the Cheng family not to forget our humble origins."
County Magistrate Cheng hit Cheng Yanwen with a stick, and Cheng Yanwen fell to the ground in pain. He cried and snotted in pain, and shouted, "Dad, even if she really is that treacherous Xiao family, I will marry her. I'm not afraid!"
"Bang." County Magistrate Cheng's face was cold as he struck him with his stick again. Cheng Yanwen kept saying "I'm not afraid", which made County Magistrate Cheng's stick hit him hard. He kept hitting him until the housekeeper shouted, "Master, you can't hit him anymore. It will cost the young master his life!"
Tired of beating him, County Magistrate Cheng threw the fire stick into the housekeeper's hand. He panted heavily and looked at Cheng Yanwen, whose back was covered in blood. He squatted down and looked at Cheng Yanwen, his eyes showing both heartache and determination. He said, "Cheng Yanwen, the Xiao family is not someone you can covet!"
Cheng Yanwen bit his lips until they bled. He looked up at County Magistrate Cheng, his vision blurring as he asked, "Why?"
County Magistrate Cheng looked back. All the servants had retreated. Only County Magistrate Cheng and his son were left in the hall. County Magistrate Cheng sat down in front of him and said earnestly, "The Xiao family has been a veteran of two dynasties. Her father was the Minister of Revenue. The Xiao family is in trouble, but Miss Xiao... is not an ordinary person. You..."
County Magistrate Cheng lowered his eyes and looked at him, shaking his head.
"Dad, it's because of the incident at the Xiao family that I have this chance. I will treat her well." Cheng Yanwen said anxiously. Even though he had only met her once, her figure could not be erased from his mind.
"Miss Xiao just came to the yamen to see me."
County Magistrate Cheng snorted coldly. He finally understood why Madam Cheng wanted to go to the Xiao family. With Cheng Yanwen's behavior, it was no wonder that Madam Cheng cared about him. He told Cheng Yanwen exactly what he had just said to Xiao Jiuyue. County Magistrate Cheng admired and feared Xiao Jiuyue's courage and magnanimity!
He was sure that if the Cheng family took advantage of their power to force a marriage, they would eventually destroy themselves.
County Magistrate Cheng looked at the unusually silent Cheng Yanwen and said, "Do you want to marry Miss Xiao, or do you want the Cheng family to perish together? It's your choice!"
"Dad, am I really wrong?"
Cheng Yanwen muttered to himself. Even if he had not seen that scene, when he listened to County Magistrate Cheng talking about it, he could even imagine in his mind that Xiao Jiuyue faced his father with neither arrogance nor humility. He couldn't even say those words to his father, the county magistrate.
Cheng Fangjiao hid in the dark. When she saw Cheng Yanwen lying on the ground with blood all over his body from being beaten on the back, she was so scared that she hid back in her room.
This was the first time Daddy got so angry. Even if it was because Fang Caiwei was your concubine, Daddy was only symbolically angry. He had never been as angry as today.
"Miss, the master is looking for you." The maid came to report. Cheng Fangjiao entered the hall, too well-behaved to even speak. County Magistrate Cheng glanced at her and said, "How much have you been involved in the affairs of the Xiao family?"
"Dad, I, I..." Cheng Fangjiao hesitated, not knowing whether to speak or not. County Magistrate Cheng slammed the table and shouted, "Speak!"
She always liked to act like a spoiled brat, but now facing the angry County Magistrate Cheng, she didn't dare to act like a spoiled brat anymore. She was so scared that she knelt down and said, "Dad, I, I just accidentally told Aunt Fang."
Cheng Fangjiao lowered her eyes. What Fang Caiwei was going to do should have nothing to do with her, right?
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Huaixian Academy.
Xiao Jiuyue lifted the curtain and asked, "Boss Jin, is school over already? Why aren't Jiayuan and the others here?"
"Sometimes, when the master leaves a message, we may be late." Manager Jin responded. In the past few months, Xiao Jiayuan and Xiao Jiachen would sometimes be late when the master left a message for them or when they needed to ask the master questions.
"Yeah." Xiao Jiuyue lowered the curtain, got off the carriage and stood at the door of Huaixian Academy. This was her second time coming to Huaixian Academy. She had just taken a few steps when she ran into Mr. Jiang coming out.
"Miss Xiao?" Mr. Jiang recognized Xiao Jiuyue at a glance. When he saw her, he was a little surprised: "Miss Xiao, is there something wrong?"
"Hello, Mr. Jiang. I'm here to pick up Jiayuan and Jiachen." Xiao Jiuyue felt something was wrong and asked, "Do they have anything else to do at the academy today?"
"They left school an hour ago." Mr. Jiang looked at Xiao Jiuyue in confusion.
"What?" Xiao Jiuyue felt something was wrong. Butler Jin walked over quickly, holding a note in his hand and said, "Miss, something bad has happened. There was a beggar just now. Give me this!"
Opening the note, Xiao Jiuyue saw the crooked words on it: If you want Xiao Jiayuan to be safe, go to the mountain behind Sanliting outside the city.
"Let's go." Xiao Jiuyue jumped onto the carriage, lifting her skirt, and Manager Jin quickly drove the carriage away.
"What happened..." What happened?
Mr. Jiang watched Xiao Jiuyue and the others leave. Before he could finish his words, the carriage rushed out like a gust of wind. He murmured, "Is everything okay?"
"Miss, this, this couldn't be done by the Cheng family? The third young master is still so young, what if..." Lianxin shut up abruptly and swallowed all the unlucky words.
"Manager Jin, stop the car." Xiao Jiuyue said. She looked at Lianxin and said, "Lianxin, go to Huang's Baozi Shop to find He Changqing and ask him to find a way to contact Jin Wen and Jin Wu. Also, take this hairpin to County Magistrate Cheng."
Xiao Jiuyue pulled out a peach blossom hairpin from her hair.
"Yes." Lian Xin waited for the carriage to stop, grabbed the peach blossom jade hairpin, and immediately jumped off the carriage road: "I will definitely bring reinforcements to the mountain behind Sanli Pavilion outside the city!"
Lian Xin put on a serious expression, picked up her skirt and ran. She ran too fast and fell. She got up and waved at her, saying, "Miss, wait for me!"
Lianxin's eyes were full of determination.
"Be careful." Xiao Jiuyue watched Lian Xin running away and looked at General Manager Jin: "Hurry over there as fast as you can."
"Miss, sit tight." Manager Jin wanted to drive the carriage out of the sky. After leaving the city, he sped up all the way.
Xiao Jiuyue grabbed the window frame of the carriage and tried to steady herself. She put all the hairpins that were in the way into the pockets of her sleeves. At the same time, she touched her legs. The dagger was still tied to her legs, and she slowly felt relieved.
Huang's Steamed Bun Shop.
Lian Xin ran all the way, searching all the way until she saw the yellow shop sign at the entrance of the alley. She ran over excitedly and happened to see He Changqing, Jin Wen, and Jin Wu. She immediately rushed forward and said, "Jin Wen, Jin Wu, something's happened to the young lady!"
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