Chapter 158 Are You Afraid of Damaging Your Reputation?
Without waiting for Yu Banxia to speak, the shopkeeper started talking: "The county magistrate of our Fenggu County is called Fang Shaonan, and he grew up in Fenggu County. The reason why he was able to return to his hometown to serve as an official is because he married a good wife."
"Oh?" Yu Banxia raised her eyebrows.
"His wife is the legitimate daughter of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. With the help of her father-in-law, it is no problem for her to return to her hometown to serve as an official."
"However, I heard that before County Magistrate Fang passed the exam, he had discussed marriage with the daughter of Lin's Dim Sum Shop."
"It's just that the Lin family only has one daughter, while the county magistrate's family has many brothers and sisters. The Lin family doesn't want their daughter to suffer there."
"Mr. Fang's family was unwilling to marry into the family, so the marriage was finally called off."
The shopkeeper sighed, "Alas, the Lin family is not destined to be rich and enjoy a good life."
"If I had been willing to marry my daughter to him, then this wouldn't have happened!"
Yu Banxia and his servant both looked at the shopkeeper curiously. The shopkeeper started talking, invited the two to sit aside, and asked the waiter to bring some tea and snacks.
"What did the shopkeeper mean by that just now? What happened in the Lin family?" Yu Banxia touched the bracelet and tried to comfort the anxious Lin Chun'er inside.
The shopkeeper nodded and said, "The Lin family locked their daughter up at home because Lord Fang refused to marry into the family. The girl might not be willing to accept this, so she asked her maid to inform Lord Fang and ask him to elope with her."
"Lord Fang went there, but he didn't wait for the Lin family's daughter. Instead, he met the angry Lin family members there."
"The Lin family beat him up severely, and Lord Fang was almost beaten to death. If the Fang family hadn't arrived, I'm afraid another tragedy would have happened."
Yu Banxia put down the tea bowl and looked at the shopkeeper: "Oh? So, there is another tragedy?"
"Alas, I guess the maid was discovered by the Lin family, so they told her the wrong place. I wanted to teach Master Fang a lesson before going to pick up my own daughter."
"But unexpectedly, the girl from the Lin family fell into the moat by accident for some unknown reason. When the Lin family arrived, she had already drowned in the moat."
"However, the luggage she had with her when she eloped is missing."
The shopkeeper took a big sip of tea before continuing, "Later, Lord Fang's brother went to work in the city, earned some money, and returned to Fenggu County to open a shop."
"Gradually, the family's financial situation improved, and Lord Fang had the money to take the exam. In the end, he became the top scorer in the imperial examination, married the daughter of the Minister of Revenue, and returned to his hometown to serve as an official."
Yu Banxia glanced at Liuli, and there was also confusion in Liuli's eyes. What a coincidence?
Lin Chun'er couldn't believe it in the soul-raising bracelet, and kept muttering: "How could it be, how could it be possible, how could Xiao Cui lie to me, no way, no way."
"Sir, why are you asking about Lord Fang and the Lin family?" the shopkeeper asked curiously.
Yu Banxia said that she happened to hear a little bit of it when she was strolling around just now and she became curious.
The shopkeeper then laughed and said, "That's right. It's only been four or five years. Plus, Lord Fang has handled a big case recently. Maybe he will be promoted soon."
"I'm afraid those people are all laughing at the Lin family?"
"Yes." Yu Banxia replied casually, stood up and bowed to the shopkeeper to thank him, then took Liuli upstairs.
As soon as I reached the door, Xingyu opened it: "I knew it was the young master who came back from the sound of footsteps."
In case someone heard it, Xingyu still called him "Young Master".
After entering the house, Yu Banxia instructed Liuli, "Tell Xuanfeng and Erniu to go out and find out about County Magistrate Fang's brother tomorrow."
"Yes." Liuli nodded.
Xingyu and Feiying came over and asked Liuli curiously if something happened when she went out.
When Yu Banxia went to take a bath, Liuli told the two of them what happened in the evening.
Xing Yu opened a lollipop and said, "There's something fishy about these two things. The girl from the Yu family who fell into the river was probably plotted against. Lin Chun'er was even more pitiful. She was betrayed by her own maid and died tragically in the river."
"No, I'll go check it out tomorrow." Xingyu frowned.
Liuli pinched her chubby cheeks and said, "Okay, your detection ability is also very strong, so go ahead, but don't act impulsively."
"I know, Sister Liuli."
After Yu Banxia finished washing up, she said to Liuli and the others, "We've been traveling all day, we're all tired, let's rest early!"
"Yes." Liuli and the other two bowed, took some clean clothes, bathed in turn, and went to bed to rest early.
The next morning, almost as soon as Yu Banxia had finished breakfast, the Yu family sent a mule cart over.
After Yu Banxia gave instructions to Xuanfeng and Erniu, she took Liuli, Feiying and Goudan to Yu's house.
Yu Danyan stood at the door and looked out. When she saw the mule cart coming back, she hurried out with her maid to greet him: "You are here."
I didn’t see it clearly last night, but I didn’t expect that this sister would be so beautiful when she dressed as a man.
Yu Banxia caught a glimpse of a figure in the corner, who should be the person Liuli discovered yesterday.
She deliberately held Yu Danyan's hand affectionately and whispered, "Are you afraid of damaging your reputation?"
"Don't be afraid." Yu Danyan shook her head. What's wrong with two girls holding hands?
"Someone is watching you in the corner. Last night, my Liuli saw a figure moving on the other side of the bridge. There might be something fishy about you falling into the river last night. Someone is trying to save you and have sex with you and marry you."
Yu Banxia's words startled Yu Danyan so much that she almost looked towards the corner. Yu Banxia was quick to put his hand on her cheek.
"Thank you Miss Yu for coming to greet us in person. Let us go in." The servants of the Yu family and passers-by looked at the couple in surprise.
That young man is so handsome, and he seems to be familiar with the girl from the Yu family. It seems that the Yu family is about to have a happy event.
The figure in the corner hammered the wall angrily, grimacing in pain.
"You damned scoundrel, you schemed all this to make things easier for others!" The man's eyes were filled with sinister intent, and he turned around and kicked the servant next to him hard.
"You useless thing. I told you to look after the surroundings, but you let the master and servant go."
The servant was in pain but dared not say a word. He quickly knelt down and begged for mercy: "Fifth Master, I was in a hurry to pee, and I thought it would only take a while and no one would pass by. Who knew..."
"Why don't I suffocate you to death!" He said, and kicked him again.
The servant could only bear it and dared not say anything more.
"Tell the spy from the Yu family to keep an eye on it. Come with me to get the betrothal gifts. We can't wait any longer. I want to propose marriage directly." The man ordered the servant sternly.
"If you mess up again, you know what the master can do!" the man growled angrily.
The servant responded quickly, repeatedly promising that he would get things done.
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