Chapter 161 The protagonist's best relative (forty-eight)
The He family values Zhao Yuanyi, their daughter-in-law, very much.
Even after the county magistrate was promoted and Mrs. Cui left Heyin County, the He family did not treat Zhao Yuanyi differently.
They are more optimistic about Zhao Qingyun's future.
Yes, the magistrate was promoted.
In the final examination at the end of the year, the magistrate was indeed rated "excellent".
The Ministry of Personnel made arrangements to transfer him to be the magistrate of a wealthy county in Zhejiang Province.
As a family member, Mrs. Cui must follow.
In the spring of the following year, the magistrate and his family received an official transfer order from the Ministry of Personnel and began to prepare to leave.
"Sister Gu, I really can't bear to leave you!"
Mrs. Cui held Gu Qingcheng's hand, her eyes full of reluctance.
Wow, I won’t be able to see such a beautiful lady anymore.
"Sister Cui, I can't bear to leave you either!"
Gu Qingcheng's words were not all just an act.
In the past three years, when Zhao Qingyun had not yet passed the imperial examination, it was all thanks to Mrs. Cui's protection that the three of them, mother and son, were able to live such a stable life.
And the pharmacy brings a generous and stable income to the family.
Mrs. Cui may have selfish motives, but so does Gu Qingcheng.
But interests are interests, and the friendship between the two women is real.
"I'll write to you when I get to Hang County!"
"Well, I will write to my sister too!"
"And the drugstore—"
Mrs. Cui looked at Gu Qingcheng's "stupid" big eyes and swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth.
A new emperor appoints his own ministers.
The most common thing in this world is that people leave and the tea gets cold.
Now that the magistrate has left Heyin County, Mrs. Cui's property here must also be dealt with.
The new county magistrate is about to arrive, and the women in his family will also do what Mrs. Cui did, collecting shares and opening shops.
The ex should not be too greedy, and even more so, should not be tactless.
The drug store on East Street is the most profitable of Mrs. Cui’s many businesses.
It can be called the hen that lays golden eggs.
Some people had been secretly jealous for a long time, but because Mrs. Cui was powerful in Heyin County, no one dared to make any plans.
With Mrs. Cui gone, the pharmacy lost its support.
If the pharmacy was Mrs. Cui's own property, she could sell it easily.
Unfortunately, the pharmacy has a partner named Madam Gu.
Mrs. Cui also knew that her sister, an orphan and a widow, had no other way to make a living.
The mother and her two children, as well as several younger generations from her natal and in-laws' families, all depend on this shop for their livelihood.
Out of reason, Mrs. Cui should persuade Gu Qingcheng to sell the shop.
It would be best if she waited until the new magistrate took office, then she would find a way to find the county magistrate's wife, give her half of the property as a share, and give her a big gift.
But when she thought of the Zhao family's situation, Mrs. Cui couldn't bear it.
The key point is that my sister is too naive. Even if I tell her, she may not understand.
After thinking it over again, Mrs. Cui said to Gu Qingcheng, "The medicine shop was originally opened with the help of my sister's secret recipe."
"I just opened a shop and did a few jobs, which is already thanks to my sister."
"Now that I am leaving, the shop will be left to my sister. It is up to my sister to decide whether to sell it or give it away."
Mrs. Cui directly gave the house deeds and land deeds to Gu Qingcheng.
“…Sister, you are so nice!”
Gu Qingcheng did not refuse. Instead, she held Mrs. Cui's hand like a little child and cried.
The beauty shed tears, wow, so beautiful! What a pity, I won’t be able to see it anymore.
Besides, would such a beauty attract the covetousness of evil men or the jealousy of vicious women?
Mrs. Cui became increasingly worried when she thought of the new magistrate who would replace her husband.
Not only did she give her her contact information, she also told her the name and address of her eldest brother from her mother's side.
If a disaster really happens in the future and the whole family is wiped out, there will be someone to turn to for help and to appeal for justice.
besides--
Mrs. Cui gritted her teeth and couldn't help but leaned close to Gu Qingcheng's ear and whispered, "If you really have a problem, go find Mr. Zheng!"
That person's family is truly a noble and prominent family.
Gu Qingcheng: ...Mrs. Cui is indeed sincere enough to her.
"Thank you, sister!"
Silently remembering the favor, Gu Qingcheng wiped her tears and saw Mrs. Cui off.
The magistrate left and a new one took office.
As a newly appointed official, the magistrate, after becoming familiar with the affairs of the yamen, called Zhao Qingyun, the youngest student in the county school.
The new magistrate was in his forties, thin and pale, and looked very elegant.
It is said that he was a newly-appointed Jinshi in the previous session, and he passed the exam when he was in his thirties.
After working as a minor clerk in the Ministry of Rites in the capital for three years, he finally managed to get a real position as a county magistrate.
This man, like the previous county magistrate, came from a poor family and changed his fate through hard work.
However, he was not lucky enough to be appointed as county magistrate.
The newly appointed county magistrate relied on his good looks to marry Mrs. Cui, a daughter of an official family, and with the help of his wife's family, he was able to be promoted steadily.
As for the current one, he has an average appearance and is a bit aloof.
The key point is that he was too old when he passed the imperial examination.
Those people who are looking for a son-in-law based on the list are not blind or stupid.
Considering his age, it would be an understatement to say that he is already married. He probably even has grandchildren.
In fact, the new magistrate did have a grandson, and his wife was his uncle's cousin.
With two relatives by marriage, it is impossible for him to divorce his wife.
Unable to curry favor with the powerful, the new magistrate could only wait and endure.
Fortunately, although my uncle's family is not of high status, they are very wealthy.
With the money given by his uncle, the new magistrate knocked on the door of an official in the Ministry of Personnel and then came to Heyin County.
The new magistrate was grateful to his uncle and also respected his cousin and wife very much.
However, this did not affect the fact that he had an extremely favored concubine, Xue, by his side.
"...The household of this county lord is all managed by Aunt Xue."
Madam Wan rarely went to the Zhao family and gossiped with Gu Qingcheng about the new magistrate's backyard stories.
There was obvious disdain in her tone.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Madam Wan was the principal wife, so naturally she looked down on the concubines and maids.
Moreover, Wan Niangzi's husband's family is a real scholarly family and they are very rule-abiding.
In any family that follows rules, a concubine would never be the one in charge of the backyard.
Even if the original wife comes from a humble background and doesn't know how to socialize with the outside world, she can learn.
What's the matter with having a concubine to take charge of the family?
"Yesterday, Aunt Xue sent a maid to give me an invitation, saying that a crabapple tree in the backyard of the county government office had bloomed, and she invited me to go and enjoy the flowers."
Lady Wan curled her lips and said, "I just kicked him out!"
Even if her husband didn't hold an official position, her father-in-law was indeed a great minister. How could he be humiliated by a concubine of a small county magistrate? If it were someone else, hearing Wan Niangzi being so domineering, they would definitely doubt whether her family had any origins.
But Gu Qingcheng is different, she is "stupid".
Her focus has always been different from that of normal people.
Madam Wan had been Gu Qingcheng's neighbor for three or four years and knew her personality very well.
Therefore, she was very comfortable in front of Gu Qingcheng, and she didn't need to hide anything, let alone keep a low profile! "Aunt Xue is the head of the family? Is she very beautiful? Very powerful?"
Gu Qingcheng asked curiously like a child.
Miss Wan: ...Is this the point?
Shouldn't the point be that the new magistrate favors his concubine over his wife, the original wife is pitiful, and the concubine is arrogant? When Wan Niangzi looked up and saw Gu Qingcheng's innocent eyes flashing with gossip, she couldn't help but sigh secretly -
"Don't you already know what kind of personality she has?"
"It doesn't matter. Anyway, I just want to chat with her to kill time. I don't really want to get any insights from her."
Sighing in her heart, Madam Wan did not ignore Gu Qingcheng's question.
"I have never seen the concubine, but the county lord's wife looks a little old and ordinary."
"There are also several daughters of the county master. I heard that the one born out of wedlock is the most outstanding. She is only eleven years old and is definitely a beauty."
Of course, no matter how beautiful she is, she can't compare to Madam Gu.
Miss Wan is a person who has seen the world in the capital.
She also accompanied her mother-in-law and sister-in-law into the palace.
There are three thousand beauties in the palace, and only the most favored Concubine Su can compete with Gu in terms of appearance.
As for the others, haha, they are just beautiful at best, but not “stunningly stunning”.
Unfortunately, although Gu is beautiful, her brain is...
After Madam Wan shared the gossip about the county lord’s backyard with Gu Qingcheng, she left.
Gu Qingcheng's eyes flickered.
The county lord has several daughters, and also a concubine's daughter.
The age is very compatible with Qingyun! Thinking back to the time when Mrs. Cui also had a concubine's daughter, although the age difference was two or three years, it was not a big problem.
Mrs. Cui also admires Zhao Qingyun very much.
She always looks like she wishes she could give birth to a daughter right away and marry her to Zhao Qingyun.
Mrs. Cui saw that Zhao Qingyun was no ordinary person and would soar into the sky sooner or later.
She is also willing to invest.
However, she did not use her concubine's daughter to arrange marriage.
Because Mrs. Cui knew very well that being the illegitimate daughter of a county magistrate was already a high enough status for an ordinary genius from a peasant family.
However, Zhao Qingyun is not an ordinary genius, but a real monster.
Sooner or later he will become a powerful figure.
If she was a legitimate daughter, it would be fine, because the magistrate and his wife really thought highly of this talent and married their beloved daughter of noble status to her.
Concubine?
This is not a marriage, but an enmity.
Mrs. Cui is rational, sober, and has a long-term vision.
Therefore, even though she had a good relationship with Gu Qingcheng, she did not speak casually.
No temptation at all! However, the new magistrate did not look smart.
He let his concubine be in charge, and she even bullied his cousin and original wife who had done him a favor.
To use Huoshui's words, the new magistrate would not have done such a stupid thing unless he had suffered a cerebral thrombosis for ten years.
Such people are short-sighted and become arrogant when they succeed. Even if they become officials, they will not go far.
But, this person is now the official of Heyin County.
He has the power of life and death over the people under his rule.
Zhao Qingyun is a dragon destined to soar into the sky, but he is still too young now, just a baby dragon.
It will take time to grow! "I must provide Qingyun with a stable environment for growth!"
Gu Qingcheng thought about it carefully and she came up with an idea.
Then, the whole Heyin County knew a big news—
Zhao Qingyun, the youngest scholar in the county, and his chaste mother have made a fool of themselves again!
After hearing this, Wan Niangzi was so angry that she smashed the teacup, "This Gu, is she stupid, or is she doing this on purpose?"
(End of this chapter)
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