Gu Xin was overjoyed to have closed a deal.
After leaving the teahouse, he wanted to take Lu Zheng and Gu Hui shopping.
Du Ruo was about to say something, clearly wanting to stop them from shopping, but Lu Zheng stopped her with a look.
Gu Xin didn't see it, but Gu Hui did.
Gu Hui became curious again. Was it because A Yuan couldn't stroll around freely in Yuzhou Prefecture?
Yuzhou Prefecture and Qingzhou Prefecture are close by. Although their accents are slightly different, they can generally understand each other's dialects.
When Gu Xin went shopping, she reverted to her innocent and naive self, instead of the shrewd young woman who was so confident in discussing business with the prefect's wife.
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The backyard of the Yuzhou Prefecture government office.
Xie Nanfeng was confined to her own courtyard.
Madam Xie came over with her personal maid and called everyone out.
Xie Nanfeng had just finished applying the medicine when Madam Xie entered and frowned: "Did you offend them? Did you mess with a girl they know?"
Xie Nanfeng pursed her lips: "Mother, she's just a servant in their household. Besides, she betrayed her master herself. She has a fiancé but still wants to climb the social ladder. You know me, I like women, but I would never force anyone."
Madam Xie sat down: "So you were beaten by someone's fiancé?"
Xie Nanfeng nodded in humiliation. That big guy was really ruthless. He hadn't chosen the right woman, so why was he taking his anger out on him?
Madam Xie looked at Xie Nanfeng with exasperation: "Besides sleeping with the servant of the Gu family who has a fiancé, what else have you done?"
Xie Nanfeng pursed her lips, not daring to say anything more.
Madam Xie narrowed her eyes: "Will you talk or not? If you don't, I'll have your father confined here indefinitely!"
Xie Nanfeng panicked: "Mother, I... I got the recipes for soap and toothpaste from that servant. Mother, please don't let Father confine me, okay? This is a contribution, I just want our family to earn more money, so you can earn more money and have more confidence when facing Father!"
Madam Xie stepped forward and slapped Xie Nanfeng across the face: "What did I tell you when you went to Qingzhou? I sent you there to discuss business, not to steal the recipe! Why are you so disappointing!"
After saying that, Madam Xie slapped Xie Nanfeng again.
Xie Nanfeng covered her face, feeling somewhat wronged.
Madam Xie couldn't bear it either, but she could allow her son to be unfaithful, but she couldn't let him do such a disgraceful thing.
She couldn't control the men in the Xie family all taking concubines, but she had to discipline them on matters of conduct: "You think that just because your father is the prefect, people in small towns can't do anything to you? Look, even people from small towns dare to beat you; you must have powerful backers. I warned you before: don't judge a book by its cover, and don't act against your conscience. Why did you ignore my words?"
Xie Nanfeng roared angrily, "I'm doing this all for you! Isn't Aunt Huang just relying on her family's wealth? If you had that formula, Mother, and had money in the future, wouldn't Father look at you with more respect?"
Madam Xie was so angry that she slapped Xie Nanfeng again: "If you show some backbone, that's my greatest confidence! Are you trying to drive me crazy? Are you trying to drive me crazy! The eldest grandson of a high-ranking official, you're comparing money with a concubine, what kind of things have you learned?"
"You shallow-minded brat! Your mother and sister's future depends on you! What use is all that money you have? Once Xie Chunfeng passes the imperial examination next year, in your father's eyes, the three of us are nothing. No matter how much money we have, it won't matter! In your grandfather's eyes, there will be no Xie Nanfeng, only Xie Chunfeng! When that happens, your father and Aunt Huang will rise in status because of their son. Are you going to make way for them?"
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