Wang Caixia empathized and turned her admiring gaze toward her mother-in-law.
Huang felt uneasy under the gazes of her two sisters-in-law.
"What kind of looks are those two giving me?"
This month's allowance has already been distributed to you. Buy whatever you want yourself, don't ask your old woman for more."
After saying that, Huang hurried back into the house.
She wasn't in a good mood either, and hoped that Magistrate Qiu wasn't petty.
If someone dares to cause trouble for your family, then you might as well let them taste the bitterness of their house collapsing.
That's right, that's exactly what the Huang family planned.
You're an official appointed by the imperial court, I can't do anything to you, but causing some trouble and scaring people every now and then is still a piece of cake.
"My lord, isn't the Zhao family being a bit too ungrateful?"
A high-ranking official from the county came to propose marriage, and she dared to refuse. Her daughter isn't exactly a beauty queen, so why is she so arrogant?
Could it be that they're waiting for the future, when their social standing changes, so they can climb to a higher branch?
Madam Qiu was very dissatisfied and angry, especially when she saw the slap marks on her son's face from her husband, which made her heart ache.
She couldn't hate her husband, so she could only direct her resentment at the Zhao family.
Magistrate Qiu didn't want to say a word at this moment.
It is common knowledge that the Zhao family dotes on their daughter. Marrying a daughter of the Zhao family is equivalent to marrying the entire power of the Zhao family, both in terms of manpower and financial resources.
Unfortunately, his wife raised their son to be completely ignorant and arrogant, like a local tyrant.
Before the marriage proposal, things were fine, but now that it's been proposed, the son is back to his spoiled, dissolute ways, and the wife still doesn't seem to care about the girl.
If the Zhao family agrees to this marriage, they must have been drugged and are out of their minds.
Listening to his wife's incessant nagging, Lord Qiu finally lost his temper.
"Shut up. It's common knowledge that a daughter of the Zhao family is highly sought after. It's normal that they don't agree to the engagement today."
But how have you spoiled Huang'er?
What does it mean to put someone in jail? What does it mean to give someone face? Is this something a six-year-old child should be saying?
If you disregard age, I'd be quite the shrewd playboy.
And you, you yourself favor sons over daughters, but you should at least do it at the right time. Just because you're the county's lady, you give that family attitude.
All these years, how come I never realized how stupid you were?
You don't need to study anymore. Your son will never marry a girl from the Zhao family. Our family's ties with the Zhao family are severed.
From now on, it's just a matter of saving face. No matter what benefits the Zhao family may offer, they will absolutely not give them to me, the county magistrate.
Magistrate Qiu sighed, and Madam Qiu was quite surprised.
"Sir, why boost the morale of others and diminish our own prestige?"
Don't forget, the Zhao family is under the master's jurisdiction; what kind of trouble can they possibly cause?
Unless their entire family stops here.
A fierce glint flashed in Madam Qiu's eyes.
Knowing his wife well, Lord Qiu quickly poured cold water on her enthusiasm.
"Madam, please don't have any wicked thoughts."
You only know that his family currently only has the title of Xiucai (a scholar who passed the lowest level of the imperial examinations). Do you know that his family received an imperial decree to discover high-yield grain varieties, which is a great achievement for the country?
Their family has already caught the Emperor's eye.
Furthermore, the Zhao family has a deep relationship with Wangyuelou.
Do you know who owns the Moon Gazing Tower? Let me tell you, it's the heir of the Duke of Protectorate, the Emperor's own nephew.
No matter how powerful the Qiu family's main branch is, it can't surpass the Emperor's power.
If you have any ulterior motives, quickly put them away, or you'll cause me trouble.
If I wait another two years, maybe I can get promoted again. So we've been a bit too hasty in arranging our son's marriage.
"When we get back, we must discipline Huang'er strictly, otherwise he'll become a spoiled brat."
Madam Qiu was very displeased. "How could my son be a spoiled brat? He's very clever."
Qiu Xiaohuang, who had been beaten all along, now dislikes his own father.
Hearing his mother defend him, he finally showed a smug expression, as if to say, "You can hit me, but I have my mother to protect me."
Magistrate Qiu felt weak and powerless.
The youngest student in the Zhao family was seven years old. Their child was already a student at seven, but what about my own?
He hasn't even learned all the surnames in the Hundred Family Surnames yet. It's infuriating to compare oneself to others. He's now extremely envious of the Zhao family for having such sensible and promising children.
This is why he wanted to form a marriage alliance with the Zhao family.
The Zhao family has a clean and upright family tradition. If one's own son were to live in the Zhao family for a period of time, he would surely become successful.
And that's how it ended up...
Parents' hearts are always full of love and worry. Lord Qiu felt very lonely, after all, his wife wasn't on his side.
As long as the Zhao family kept quiet, no one would know that Lord Qiu had come to propose marriage.
However, the fact that the county magistrate had come to the Zhao family could not be kept secret. After the magistrate and his family left, Zhao Jinfa went to their house.
That's not all. Besides teaching Xu Dongsheng academic subjects, Yunyou now also handles various daily tasks.
I heard that the county magistrate has come to Zhao Family Village again. None of the men in the Zhao family are home. The magistrate and his family coming together can't be good news.
He brought his prized apprentice to the Zhao family early on.
Since they were all family, when asked, Huang naturally told them about Magistrate Qiu's marriage proposal.
They simply concealed the arrogance and dissolute nature of the county magistrate's son.
But Daya is a child who doesn't suffer losses. Despite her small size, she learns to speak very well.
Even though his speech was halting and somewhat disjointed, he still managed to describe Qiu Xiaohuang's appearance very accurately.
Everyone...
Huang instructed everyone not to spread this matter.
But for Xu Dongsheng, who misses his "wife," he still has to complain about this to his wife.
Tell your daughter-in-law to stay away from the Qiu family if she ever encounters them. If the child behaves this way, the family's values are obviously not good.
This time it wasn't a carrier pigeon, but a carrier eagle, and the message was written down very clearly.
Zhao Qingyan, who was far away in the capital, soon received the news.
Quite incredulous, "The Qiu family's upbringing isn't very good."
Zhao Han was quite surprised. He was very surprised that his daughter could send messages by eagle and wanted to know who was so capable of training an eagle so well.
Zhao Qingyan naturally didn't hand the letter to Zhao Han, but she did tell him about the marriage proposal.
Zhao Han twirled the ring on his hand.
"This is normal; not every family can raise good children."
One has to admire the women of the Zhao family; they dared to refuse a marriage proposal from their local official. They're really tough.
Of course, none of that matters. Tell me, who wrote this letter to you, and who trained this eagle?
That's really good. Could you please ask him to train a few for me too?
Zhao Qingyan rolled her eyes at Zhao Han, "The letter was written by your son-in-law, my fiancé, and he also trained this eagle."
"A being as divine as you, do you really need someone to train your eagle?"
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