Chapter 215 I wish you live longer
"The lives of the common people are already hard enough. As the county magistrate, you not only fail to love the people like your own children, but instead treat them as tools to make money."
Xiao Jiuyue's voice was a little excited. At first, she thought that Lord Cheng was a little greedy, but who knew that it was more than just greed.
"Two years ago, there was a severe drought, and the people had no harvest. Not only did you embezzle the relief funds allocated by the court, but even the food you gave them was stale, moldy, or mixed with gravel!" Xiao Jiuyue looked at him coldly, "You are in this situation today because of God's disapproval."
The evidence against the Cheng family was found by her personally and delivered to Song De'an. She knew every line of the complaint like the back of her hand. Lord Cheng was not only greedy, but also heartless. He did not take the lives of ordinary people seriously at all!
"They are nothing compared to the Xiao family, who embezzled 800,000 taels of disaster relief silver. I, Cheng, have never seen so much silver in my life!" County Magistrate Cheng stared at Xiao Jiuyue. It was inevitable that the Cheng family was in decline at this time. In this case, he was best at stabbing his opponents.
"The innocent will be innocent. The truth about the Xiao family will eventually come to light."
"You?" Xiao Jiuyue looked at County Magistrate Cheng with contempt, and her eyes suddenly became sharp: "Are you worthy enough to compete with the Xiao family?"
"We were both confiscated and exiled, so why can't we compare?" Lord Cheng stared at Xiao Jiuyue's face. "You don't need to act like a young lady. You're just the daughter of a guilty minister. In the end, you'll just be someone's concubine, to be admired by others."
"Bang." Donggui punched him.
"Master." Madam Cheng rushed over. The Cheng family had been in such a calamity these days that she had only one thought in her mind: as long as the master was still alive, their Cheng family would definitely be fine.
"I'm telling the truth. You can slap me in the mouth, but can you slap anyone else's?" County Magistrate Cheng simply lay on the ground and said, "I heard that after the Xiao family's incident, the Yongchang Marquisate called off the engagement."
Dong Gui raised her hand and was about to strike, but Xiao Jiuyue stepped forward, smiled, and said, "I wish you a long life."
County Magistrate Cheng thought that he would see Xiao Jiuyue extremely angry and trying hard to prove that the Xiao family was harmed by villains, but who knew that she actually smiled at him?
He thought it was normal for her to lose her temper, get angry, and even scold him. The harsher she scolded, the more Xiao Jiuyue was afraid of this matter. While scolding him, wasn't she also angry in her heart?
But, Xiao Jiuyue was so calm at this moment. Apart from a sharp look in her eyes, she stood there as if he was an insignificant speck of dust. It was ridiculous.
"Only if you live longer can you see the Xiao family return to Shengjing and create glory for the whole family again." After saying this, Xiao Jiuyue turned around and left.
"Of course my master will live a long time. People like you deserve to be unmarried in the future."
"Bah, returning to Shengjing and enjoying all the glory, that's just a dream!"
Madam Cheng stared at Xiao Jiuyue's back. Why should the Xiao family be exiled while their female relatives were spared? Why should they be exiled along with them?
"Master." Madam Cheng looked at the stunned County Magistrate Cheng and asked worriedly, "Master, what happened to you? Yanwen is injured. You can't let anything happen to you."
"Sir, they hurt my son, how can we just let them go!" Mrs. Cheng looked back at Cheng Yanwen, who was still holding his crotch in pain. She was so distressed that she didn't know what to do.
Madam Cheng looked at Cheng Fangjiao, who was in a daze, and scolded her, "You don't even know to help your brother up quickly."
"Caiwei, please don't get angry, or you might upset the fetus." Mrs. Cheng's words were flattering. The baby in Fang Caiwei's belly might be the only heir of the Cheng family!
"Impossible, impossible." County Magistrate Cheng muttered to himself. Xiao Jiuyue's words were just a casual remark, but it made him feel that it would really come true.
In the conversation between him and Xiao Jiuyue just now, he was angry the whole time. He even quarreled with a teenage girl because of what happened in the Cheng family. What's more, he was always at a disadvantage.
"Master." Mrs. Cheng turned around and saw that County Magistrate Cheng had fainted and was cursing the sky and the earth.
Xiao Jiuyue, who had boarded the carriage, watched this scene without saying a word. She said, "Hua Qing, Dong Gui, Luo Kui, you will be fined one month's salary."
"Miss, I spent several taels of silver when I bribed the yamen runner just now!" Luo Kui said aggrievedly.
"Who told you to run over there without the young lady's permission?" Lian Xin whispered, "Have you forgotten the rules?"
Luo Kui's lips moved, wanting to explain, but she finally sighed and said, "I, I just wanted to vent my anger on behalf of the young lady."
"Miss, I accept the punishment." Dong Gui responded quickly, not caring about this month's salary at all.
"I accept the punishment." Hua Qing was not at all depressed by the punishment. Instead, she was extremely happy and said, "Miss, I see that the faces of the Cheng family are not good. They have done too many evil things. Even if I don't curse them, they will not have a good end!"
"Is the curse of the Flower Clan effective?" Xiao Jiuyue looked at Hua Qing. When she went to Hongdu Mansion, Hua Qing used her茭貝 to tell her fortune, saying that she would meet a noble person.
"Of course it worked, Miss. Don't underestimate my curse. The curse of my Flower Clan cannot be underestimated. The more evil the Cheng family does, the greater the curse they will receive in the future!"
Hua Qing was talking with saliva flying everywhere.
Xiao Jiuyue was completely bewildered. She knew nothing about metaphysics. She raised her hand and said, "Stop! We're entering the city. There are many people there. Focus on driving the carriage and make sure you don't bump into anyone."
"Miss, you are born with spiritual power, you will definitely be able to learn it." Hua Qing looked at her eagerly and asked, "Miss, do you want to learn it?"
"Let's talk about it later." Xiao Jiuyue quickly brushed the matter off. She asked, "It shouldn't be past the end of school yet, right? Jia Yuan would definitely be very happy to see me."
"If the Third Young Master sees the young lady, I'm afraid his mouth will stretch from ear to ear." Luo Kui wiped away the unhappiness of being fined for the monthly salary. This time, he went out with the young lady and earned several months' salary. This little bit is not a big deal.
"What the Third Young Master wants most is the book that the young lady bought for him, right?" Lian Xin chuckled. The Third Young Master's favorite thing now is books, as well as pens and ink, or swords and food.
"You're wrong. It must be a snack." Luo Kui retorted, "Mochi made from grapes is soft and sticky. The Third Young Master likes this the most. He also loved the glutinous rice cakes from the past."
"Books and inkstone." Lianxin said confidently.
"No, Lianxin, you don't understand the Third Young Master. The Third Young Master must want to eat it the most!" Luokui said firmly.
Lian Xin shook her head and looked at her with a half-smile: "How about we bet a tael of silver?"
Luo Kui immediately covered her purse: "Lian Xin, I was just fined for my monthly salary!"
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