Chapter 267: The Prefect's Family Arrives
Mother Li had a premonition that the trip to the provincial capital might not go smoothly.
But I didn't expect it to be so unsuccessful.
The prefect's wife received them warmly at first, but after she explained her purpose, her attitude immediately turned cold.
Although they were not kicked out, they were sent away with a cold face.
As for the benefits promised by the Duke's Mansion, no one paid any attention to them.
Of course, no one accepted any of the gifts I brought.
Mother Li kept a low profile and was very respectful throughout the whole process, and only conveyed the old lady's intention in a tactful way.
She didn't dare show any toughness like the popular mother around the Duke's wife.
After all, even some of the masters in the mansion had to treat a capable housekeeper like her, who was close to the old lady, with half respect.
In this way, although the task was not accomplished, we managed to leave the city safely.
However, the road ahead was not smooth as we encountered thunderstorms and strong winds.
One carriage got stuck in the mud and couldn't get out, and another carriage even overturned, and the two-color glass bottle on the carriage was broken into pieces.
This pair of two-color glass bottles alone is worth a fortune.
Mother Li was in tears. She was soaked by the rain and felt anxious and scared.
"Mother Li, this must be the wrath of God. Woohoo... We are going to die here..."
"Wow... I told you that we shouldn't offend the Village Master of Fude, and now we're going to lose our lives..."
"What should we do? God won't strike us down... Wuwu... I don't want to die..."
A group of maids and old women looked at Mother Li tremblingly and began to cry in fear.
Mother Li also wanted to cry, but what good would crying do?
It was already the afternoon of the next day when we finally returned to the county town.
Faced with the miserable appearance of Mama Li and the others, the maids and servants in the inn, as well as the innkeeper and the waiters, were not surprised at all.
Instead, he had an expression that said, "As expected."
However, the old lady broke her leg and was lying in bed, the third young lady was also ill in bed, and the young master was in a coma.
Therefore, no matter how lively the servants talked, it would not reach the ears of the masters.
This time, Mother Li took the risk and knelt directly in front of the old lady's bed.
"Old Madam, why don't we just call it quits on this marriage? This Lord of Fude Village is truly someone you can't mess with..."
Mother Li's body was covered in mud, her hair was messy, she looked extremely haggard, and her eyes were filled with shock and fear.
When the old lady saw Mother Li's appearance, she felt a little nervous.
"It was just a thunderstorm. What does that little girl have to do with it?" The old lady suppressed her panic and said in a timid tone, "You've been by my side for so many years in vain, and you actually said such foolish words..."
Mother Li, “…”
Is she confused?
The old lady must be confused!
"If this marriage is cancelled, what will happen to Jin'er? Where will the reputation of the Duke's Mansion be?" The old lady continued, "Since Magistrate Xia is so ungrateful and dares to offend the Duke's Mansion, then his son will never be able to join the Ministry of War!"
After the old lady finished speaking, she looked at Mother Wang and Zizhu who were silent in the room.
"Tomorrow, all of you, take all your servants and guards, as well as the runners sent by County Magistrate Zheng, and go to the Su family and bring her back to me!" The old lady said viciously, "I don't believe the Su family dares to go against the government for their daughter!"
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The old lady was making harsh remarks in the inn in the county town, but Magistrate Xia, Madam Xia, and Xia Siya had already arrived at Daliushu Village.
"What's going on?" Madam Xia asked anxiously as she entered the room, "Why has the Duke of Ying set his sights on our Fu Ya?"
Old Lady Su quickly asked Magistrate Xia and his wife to sit down, and then asked Siwa to go to the thatched house and call Old Man Su.
When Xia Siya heard that Xiao Tangbao was also at the thatched house, she immediately ran after Siwa.
Mrs. Xia didn't bother to scold her daughter for being impulsive. She was only worried about the affairs of the Duke of Ying's Mansion.
"It's like this. Initially, the Duke of Ying asked the wife of the County Magistrate Zheng to act as a matchmaker..."
Old Mrs. Su briefly recounted what had happened.
"This is really too much!" Madam Xia said angrily, "It seems that the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion is doing everything they can to get Fu Ya to bring happiness to their sickly grandson! Why don't they just go to heaven? Do they think that because the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion is so rich and powerful, they can do whatever they want..."
Mrs. Xia's face was full of anger and she was yelling wildly, which showed that she was very angry.
So much so that the tone and posture of her speech are quite similar to those of her daughter Xia Siya.
From this we can see that Xia Siya's mischievous temper is actually due to some reasons of Mrs. Xia.
When Mrs. Su saw this, she couldn't help but feel moved.
I originally agreed to let my daughter adopt this godparent, but I didn't want to go against Mrs. Xia's kindness.
Little did they know that he truly loved his daughter.
"How did the lord and the lady know about this?" Old Lady Su asked curiously.
"It's that old woman from the Duke of Ying's mansion who actually sent people to the capital, hoping to use Zhen'er's future to force us to facilitate this marriage..."
Madam Xia, with an angry look on her face, recounted the incident of the Duke of Yingguo's mansion sending people to the provincial capital.
After hearing what Mrs. Xia said, Mrs. Su learned that the Xia family was willing to offend the Duke of England for the sake of little Tangbao, and she couldn't help but feel even more moved.
Not to mention goddaughters, there are many cases of people using their biological daughters to exchange for their sons' future and to seek benefits for the family.
It is not easy for Magistrate Xia and his wife to do this for Tang Bao.
At this time, Old Man Su came back with Xiao Tangbao and Xia Siya.
"Greetings, madam." Old man Su bowed quickly.
Magistrate Xia quickly helped Old Man Su up, "Brother Su, are you being so reserved again?"
Little Tangbao ran up and called out sweetly, "Godfather! Godmother!"
"Why!"
"Why!"
Magistrate Xia and Madam Xia agreed in unison.
Originally, he had an angry look on his face because of the matter at the Duke of England's Mansion.
Now when he sees little Tangbao, his expression switches seamlessly to a face full of smiles.
Mrs. Xia even took little Tangbao into her arms.
"Let me see it quickly, I miss you so much..."
Mrs. Xia looked at little Tangbao with a smile on her face, and liked him more and more the more she looked at him.
Xia Siya smiled and said, "My mother keeps talking about Sister Fu Ya at home. She wishes she could turn me into Sister Fu Ya."
"You are still the same, nagging about your sister Fuya every three meals a day?" Mrs. Xia glared at Xia Siya.
After saying that, he kissed little Tangbao on the little face.
"Of course my mother would talk about such a good daughter..."
Little Tang Bao said with a smile: "Tang Bao also wants to be his godmother..."
"You just want to be my godmother?" Magistrate Xia said with a sour look on his face.
"I want a godfather, too." Little Tangbao said obediently.
When it comes to coaxing people, she is really good at it.
"Hehehe..." Magistrate Xia's face was wrinkled with laughter.
"Dad! Mom!"
As the words were spoken, Su Laoer walked in with brisk steps.
Su Laowu followed behind him.
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