Chapter 269 Taking Wan Chun as an Adopted Daughter
Magistrate Jiang was no pushover either. He raised his head and said sternly, "Magistrate Zhou, if you don't agree to my demands, I won't allow your official road to pass through our Heshui County!"
Zhou Ruiyuan waved his hand and ordered the yamen runner beside him, "Escort Magistrate Jiang out of the mansion!"
Magistrate Jiang's expression changed. "Magistrate Zhou, do you really not want your official road to pass through our Heshui County?!"
Zhou Ruiyuan said coldly, "Don't worry, I have my own way."
Magistrate Jiang was so angry that he cursed, "You don't know what's good for you! As expected of someone from a poor peasant family, you don't even have this much sense. If you marry my daughter, and if you go to the capital again in the future, with my help and the help of my teacher, wouldn't your official career be smooth sailing!"
"You insist on staying with that merchant woman at home!"
He said this, then turned to leave.
Just then, Madam Chang, who had been watching from the doorway for a long time, slowly walked in and said, "Who are you calling a merchant's wife?"
Magistrate Jiang was startled; he knew Madam Chang.
In the past, Lord Chang was a first-rank official in the capital, and her father was a senior minister in the court. Such a minor official would have to kneel down and pay his respects to her.
"Madam Chang?! What are you doing here?" Magistrate Jiang stammered.
Zhou Ruiyuan was also startled, but fortunately he had already learned about Madam Chang from the Third Prince.
Madam Chang walked over slowly and said, "Who told you that Manager Du of the Zhou family is a merchant's wife?"
Magistrate Jiang quickly laughed and said, "Isn't this Manager Du just a merchant's wife? So what if she earns so much silver? Her status is still just as lowly."
Madam Chang snorted coldly and scolded, "You, how dare you!"
Magistrate Jiang was startled and quickly lowered his head, saying, "Madam Chang, this humble official does not understand."
Madam Chang looked at Zhou Ruiyuan in front of her and said slowly, "Who said Du Wanchun is a merchant's wife? She is my Chang family's adopted daughter, a proper young lady of our Chang family. How could someone like you dare to humiliate her!"
These words startled Magistrate Jiang.
Zhou Ruiyuan, on the contrary, appeared much more composed.
Madam Chang continued, "Magistrate Jiang, do you think my Chang family's adopted daughter is inferior to your daughter?"
Magistrate Jiang's face turned deathly pale.
Zhou Ruiyuan didn't give him any more time to speak. "Someone, show the guest out!"
The word "send off" was emphasized so heavily that the bailiff immediately understood what it meant, grabbed Magistrate Jiang's arm, and threw him out.
Magistrate Jiang was thrown heavily outside the door, groaning in pain.
After he left, Zhou Ruiyuan dismissed everyone in the room and said to Madam Chang, "What did you mean just now, Madam?"
Madam Chang laughed and said, "Of course it's to curry favor with Your Highness the Crown Prince. Just imagine when the Crown Prince ascends the throne, Manager Du will be the Empress. If my Chang family can produce an Empress, that would be a blessing for eight generations!"
Zhou Ruiyuan remained silent, his face grim.
Madam Chang slowly stopped smiling and said, "Alright, that's not what I meant. I've met your wife a few times, and she's a good woman. I was just angry when I heard Magistrate Jiang say that, so I said she was my adopted daughter. I hope you won't blame me."
Zhou Ruiyuan waved his hand and said, "Never mind, with your help, Wan Chun will suffer less injustice in the future."
Madam Chang understood that he was granting her permission to adopt Du Wanchun as her goddaughter.
If Zhou Ruiyuan were to return to the capital in the future, Du Wanchun would be able to secure the position of Empress as a noblewoman.
It seems that this Crown Prince really does think of everything for his wife.
As Madam Chang followed the scheming young man in front of her, she began to suspect that he had known she was at the door all along, and had been waiting for her to step forward and say that one sentence.
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