Chapter 360: Proposal and Confession, Xiao Ying Angrily Beats Nangong Jingyan
Xiao Ying naturally didn't know about Nangong Jingyan's bad tastes.
The next morning, Ning Yuanze sent a yamen runner to tell her that at least five hundred refugees had gathered outside the city and asked her if she wanted to accept them.
Xiao Ying naturally had to accept them. With these 500 people, Yingfeng Village could truly be upgraded to Yingfeng Town.
She immediately sent Fukang, Baizhi and others to the county town to register and have a physical examination, just like last time.
The next afternoon, Fukang and others brought the more than 500 refugees back to Yingfeng New Village and resettled them in the same way as before.
"Madam, the county magistrate said that our Yingfeng Village has reached the population required to be upgraded to Yingfeng Town. Should we become a town now?"
Fu Kang asked in a brisk tone, his eyes full of reverence.
"Of course, we need to establish a town now." Xiao Ying nodded, "That way we can process household registration for everyone."
"Madam is kind-hearted." Fu Kang showed even more respect and said, "Then I will go to the county office again and report to the county magistrate."
Xiao Ying said, "Go ahead. Be careful on the road. If it's too late, stay in the city for one night."
"I understand, thank you, Madam."
As expected, Fukang arrived at the county government office very late and had to return early the next morning.
As soon as he came back, he happily reported to Xiao Ying.
"Madam, the county magistrate said he will personally deliver a plaque tomorrow to celebrate the establishment of Yingfeng Town."
Xiao Ying was not surprised by this: "I understand. Give the order and have everyone prepare well."
"Also, have Changgui go to the village head's house and tell Chen Jie about this. He'll know what to do next."
"Yes, I'll go right away."
Fukang felt relieved and quickly retreated.
Unexpectedly, He Changgui did not go to the headman's house, but came in first to deliver the message.
"Madam, Mr. Tang has come to see you again, saying he wants to apologize to you."
There was some anger in his words, and it was obvious that he was aware of the rumors from a few days ago.
Xiao Ying frowned slightly. The rumors seemed to have died down a bit in the past two days, but her impression of Tang Jing had dropped a lot.
"Let him in."
She wanted to see what tricks the other party would play next.
"Meet Xiao Yiren."
As a result, as soon as Tang Jing entered the door, he bowed deeply to her with a very proper attitude.
"I wonder why Mr. Tang came here today?"
Xiao Ying's tone was very cold, and he didn't even let the other party sit down.
Nangong Jingyan was not embarrassed at all, and even laughed in his heart.
It seems that this Xiao Yiren is not as gentle and generous as she appears to be, and she also has a temper.
"Tang came here today to apologize to Yiren for the rumors that spread a few days ago."
"Although I don't know where those rumors originated from, they seem to have caused Yiren a lot of trouble."
"No matter what, this is Tang's fault. He has damaged Yiren's reputation."
His words were sincere and his expression was guilty, as if they came from the heart.
Xiao Ying glanced at him indifferently.
I wonder where this rumor started? This guy is pretty good at evading responsibility.
It's clear that this apology is not sincere at all.
"So you're just going to apologize to me and that's it? You're not going to clarify things with everyone?"
Nangong Jingyan hesitated for a moment and said, "Logically speaking, Tang should clarify this with everyone, but..."
"Just what?" Xiao Ying frowned.
"only……"
Nangong Jingyan glanced at her secretly, seemed to want to say something but stopped himself several times, and then his handsome face turned red.
Xiao Ying suddenly felt something was wrong, and then he heard the other party speak again.
"But these aren't entirely rumors. Tang did fall in love with Yiren at first sight."
"Tang knows this is very presumptuous, but Tang can't control his own heart."
"Every time I see Yiren or think of Yiren, my heart starts pounding."
"Yiren is the most beautiful woman Tang has ever seen in his life. She is like the moon in the sky, the snow in the mountains, and the flowers in the water."
"Tang secretly swore at that time that he would not marry anyone other than Yiren in this life."
"Although I am a widower, I have no children. If I could gain your favor, I would definitely treat these young men and women as my own."
"Please understand, my dear, I have the utmost sincerity towards you and would never dare to lie to you!"
Xiao Ying: "..."
Suddenly I feel like vomiting.
Ling Yun and Xiao Qian: "..."
Don't pull me, let's kill him right now!
Kang Ruolan, He Changgui and others: "..."
This is really a shameless person. I have never seen such a shameless person before!
At that moment, you could hear a pin drop in the room, and everyone, openly and secretly, stared at Nangong Jingyan with unfriendly expressions.
It seemed that if he dared to say another word, he would be beheaded.
Nangong Jingyan seemed to be completely unaware of this, and his peach blossom eyes gazed at Xiao Ying lovingly, with deep love.
"Throw it out."
For a moment, Xiao Ying felt as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly, and got goose bumps all over his body.
Even if I was nearly beaten to death in my previous life, it would not be as painful as this.
This disgusting guy named Tang really has his way.
"bump!"
"ah……"
The next moment, a scream was heard.
Nangong Jingyan suddenly flew backwards like a kite with a broken string, and finally fell heavily in the yard.
"Just leave him alive."
Xiao Ying spoke again coldly, saying that she never wanted to see this person again in her life.
However, if you beat someone to death openly like this, it will inevitably lead to gossip.
Besides, it doesn't seem right to kill someone just because he confessed his love to her.
The sounds of punching and kicking soon rang out in the yard. He Changgui led a group of servants to vent their anger and beat Nangong Jingyan half to death.
Xiao Qian also wanted to take action, but the other party was just an ordinary person after all.
If she slapped him casually, she would probably kill him, so she had to endure it and glare at him.
Ling Yun's expression was also very cold.
What the hell? How dare you covet his master?
Even a person like the young master might not be looked upon by the master, let alone a mere juren and a widower.
It's really like a toad wanting to eat swan flesh!
"ah……"
Nangong Jingyan’s screams were endless.
He was soon beaten black and blue and couldn't even get up.
Finally, he was carried out of the house by several servants, and screams from Yu Shu and others were heard outside the house.
It was not until he could no longer hear any sound from outside that Xiao Ying felt the air circulating again.
"Lingyun, go check on this Tang Jing."
She frowned slightly, feeling that something was wrong with this person.
He had clearly acted very normal the last time they met, and there was no sign that he had any feelings for her at all.
How come he suddenly fell in love at first sight and insisted on marrying her?
Could it be true, as Xiao Qian said, that he had set his sights on her identity and wanted to use it to get close to her?
If her status as a seventh-rank concubine was not that attractive, then her status as the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Zhenyuan and the niece of the Prime Minister must be.
It is difficult for a juren like Tang Jing to even become an official.
If you can really get close to him, it would be like flying to a tree and becoming a phoenix.
However, this person had the wrong idea. She hated this kind of smooth-talking man the most.
How could she know that Nangong Jingyan was simply a jerk with a bad taste.
Not only is it not uncomfortable, but I enjoy it.
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