Chapter 296: The Lion Roars
Wang could see that Magistrate Yang had something on his mind and was intentionally hiding it and was unwilling to mention it.
At first, she wondered if it was the wet nurse sent by the old lady of the Yang family who was causing trouble in secret, but she quickly dismissed the idea.
Wang had already thoroughly understood the character and personality of County Magistrate Yang.
If it was something like this that happened in the inner chamber, even if County Magistrate Yang was tricked by someone else, he would never hide it from her.
It was when Wang had just married County Magistrate Yang not long ago.
At that time, they were a newlywed couple, deeply in love and loving each other, and they had no children. They lived in their own world every day, which was very comfortable.
The two were enjoying themselves when someone started to take advantage of the newlyweds. The person who did this was none other than the old lady of the Yang family.
The old lady liked beautiful maids, and when she chose them, she would pick some from her own daughters and some from outside.
Temperament and character are not what she values most.
What matters to her most is appearance.
Must be extremely beautiful.
She said: "When I get old, I like these little girls who are like flower buds. Seeing them gathered around me in a cluster of flowers, my meals taste especially delicious."
As the wife of the previous patriarch of the Yang family and the mother of the current patriarch, it doesn’t matter that the old lady likes some pretty maids.
With such a small request, naturally no one would disobey her.
But in addition to liking pretty maids, the old lady also liked to give her children and grandchildren maids. The maids she gave were the pretty maids who had served her for several years.
Seeing that County Magistrate Yang and young Wang were in love but had not conceived a child, the old lady of the Yang family started to make trouble.
She assigned the most beautiful maidservant around her, named Zhenzhu, to Magistrate Yang.
It specifies that she is a personal maid to County Magistrate Yang, and means "caring and considerate, attentive and sensible, and serves closely."
Magistrate Yang had no such intention, and he did not take it seriously after getting the maid.
But this maid, with the instruction of the old lady of the Yang family, broke into her master's inner room in the middle of the night, saying that she wanted to bring sweet soup to County Magistrate Yang.
Not to mention how indecently she was dressed, the fact that she sent the maid who was on night watch away and broke into the inner room on her own broke the rules of the Yang family.
What's more, she also happened to see the intimate interaction between County Magistrate Yang and Wang.
That time, Wang made the Yang family experience what it meant to be a lion's roar.
Of course, Wang always acted like a lady from an aristocratic family on a daily basis.
You can see textbook-like standard examples of adjectives such as well-educated, gentle and charming, and graceful and elegant in Wang.
Therefore, when she suddenly took off the elegant mask of a noble lady and lost her temper on the spot without hesitation, the scene was particularly shocking.
It makes people unforgettable for a long time.
After Wang's outburst, County Magistrate Yang felt both distressed and afraid. He tried to comfort Wang for a long time and called the steward on the spot. He beat the maid named Zhenzhu with twenty strokes of the stick and then sold her off immediately.
You know, the Yang family hasn't sold anyone for decades.
The Yang family only buys people for their family and never sells them to outsiders.
If they really disliked the servants, they would find fault with them, beat them to death, or simply take away their jobs and send them back home to be eaten by them. This was also a common practice.
This time, County Magistrate Yang made an exception for the maid named Zhenzhu for Wang's sake.
Not only was Zhenzhu beautiful and gentle, she was also the granddaughter of a trusted maidservant of the old lady of the Yang family when she was young. When she heard that she was going to be sold, the old lady immediately became anxious.
The nanny who served the old lady of the Yang family came in person to plead for mercy. County Magistrate Yang only took a glance at Wang's face and saw that she seemed still angry, so he spoke harshly and retorted.
From then on, Magistrate Yang and Mrs. Wang lived in peace for twelve years.
Not long after Wang had lost her temper, County Magistrate Yang took her with him to take up a post in the local area.
Although he had no family to rely on, every place he went to for official selection had its own difficulties.
But over the years, County Magistrate Yang and Mrs. Wang have supported each other and are living a happier life than when they were still in the Yang family.
Over the years, no matter where she went, Wang always observed the most proper etiquette.
County Magistrate Yang handed all these matters over to Wang. He knew very well that his wife was smart and capable and would never make any mistakes in such matters and give others something to talk about.
As it turned out, Wang never missed even one time.
At the local level, it is inevitable that some local officials and wealthy businessmen have the habit of giving beautiful maids to others.
County Magistrate Yang followed the local customs in other aspects, but he never gave up on this one matter.
So, at this moment, seeing that County Magistrate Yang seemed to be worried, Wang did not expose him.
If that wet nurse has really forgotten her former glory and dares to do something weird, I would not mind the trouble and would be more than happy to awaken her memory!
However, if it is not about these matters in the harem, then it is most likely related to government affairs.
Yang Lang must have gotten some inside information to make him so worried...
Wang calmly changed the topic to a lighter one, diverting County Magistrate Yang's attention. As expected, County Magistrate Yang's furrowed brows relaxed a lot.
While Wang and Magistrate Yang were having a great time, Magistrate Yang's wet nurse and his old friend's granddaughter were having a headache.
It’s been quite a while since I came to Jixiang County. How come, apart from our quick meeting that day, I haven’t seen him since?
There is a clear division of labor in Yang's house, and everyone has their own responsibilities. Every door and every room has a dedicated person in charge.
It was almost an impossible task to get from the back room where they lived, through layers of checkpoints, to the main room where County Magistrate Yang and Wang lived, and have an "accidental encounter" with County Magistrate Yang.
As for those who offer fragrance, serve soup and meals, spread paper and grind ink, and serve tea and water, naturally there is no chance of that happening.
They couldn't even enter the big kitchen where the servants ate, let alone the small kitchen that cooked for County Magistrate Yang and Wang?
What's more, we have to send this imported thing to the Magistrate Yang?
The two of them have been frowning for quite some time.
They were trapped in the back room and were not allowed to do anything, but they were also not allowed to walk around in Yang's house.
The two had nothing to do. At first they were happy to have free time, but later they could only sleep day and night. They couldn't even sleep, but they still couldn't go anywhere.
Even to get information, the nanny had to spend a lot of money to occasionally hear a few words. And what she got was not useful information.
It would be either "The master went to the south of the city for inspection" or "The master went to the west of the city for inspection", and sometimes they would say "The master and his wife went to visit the Murong family"...
As time went by, the silver that the wet nurse brought was almost used up, but there was still no chance to bring her old friend's granddaughter to show herself before County Magistrate Yang.
Good night, sweet dreams, see you tomorrow. ^_^
(End of this chapter)
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