Seeing Madam Zhang kneeling on the ground in such an embarrassed manner, Xu Qingshan was very distressed. He wanted to step forward and help Madam Zhang up, but was stopped by Xu Miaomiao, who shook her head at him.
Hu Chong was obviously very angry now. Even if Xu Miaomiao didn't do such a thing, he wanted to punish him, so he pointed at Madam Zhang as a fuse, looked at her with dissatisfaction and said, "Do you think that I, the county magistrate, have so much time to play with you here for no reason? They are just two dolls, and you, an old woman, are so blind that you have to admit your mistake. Do you think I have plenty of time?"
Hu Chong spoke with dissatisfaction.
Aunt Zhang didn't say a word, she just knelt on the ground and trembled.
No matter how much she explained now, Hu Chong would not let him go easily. Madam Zhang also understood this. She just kept kneeling on the ground and kowtowed to Hu Chong, repeating to herself that she was wrong.
Xu Miaomiao couldn't bear to watch any longer when he saw this, but if he spoke now, Hu Chong would find something against him and would not let them off so easily. Gu Yuanniang, who was watching this scene, couldn't bear to step forward, supported her belly, and then spoke.
"My Lord County Magistrate, my mother is really old and her eyesight is a little blurry, but you saw that he had discovered the traces of the tiger cub and immediately reported it to the authorities. Such an act of sacrificing one's own family for the sake of justice, please forgive her this time, and he will not do it again next time."
When Hu Chong heard this, he raised his eyebrows. What Gu Yuanniang meant was that if he did not forgive Madam Zhang, wouldn't he be making things difficult for an old woman, or a person who was willing to do his duty loyally? Hearing this, Hu Chong was also dissatisfied. He waved his sleeves and turned away.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw him leave. Xu Miaomiao did raise an eyebrow, saluted him, and saw Hu Chong off before speaking.
"Mr. County Magistrate, don't forget what you promised us."
When Hu Zhong heard this, she became even angrier and left in a hurry. She silently wrote down everything that happened to Xu Miaomiao today. If her house was raided for no reason and Hu Chong did not say anything, then Song Wushao's future career as an official in Bai County would probably become more difficult. For Song Wushao's sake, she absolutely could not let this happen.
Xu Miaomiao thought peacefully, and finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that everyone had left. Turning around, Gu Yuanniang immediately stepped forward and wanted to help Madam Zhang, who was kneeling on the ground, up. However, Madam Zhang waved her sleeves angrily, and Gu Yuanniang lost her balance and stumbled.
Xu Qingshan was worried watching from the side, and he rushed to Gu Yuanniang's side and calmed him down. Madam Zhang looked at him and said, "If it weren't for you, how could I end up like this today?"
Madam Zhang looked at Gu Yuanniang angrily.
Gu Yuanniang also felt a little overwhelmed. She immediately stepped forward and pulled Madam Zhang: "Mother, I don't know what I did wrong. Why have you been targeting me since I came to Bai County? Did I do something wrong?"
Gu Yuanniang's sincere greetings from the bottom of her heart.
Xu Miaomiao shook her head. Gu Yuanniang had never done anything wrong, but in Aunt Zhang's opinion, Gu Yuanniang was wrong from the day she took Xu Qingshan away from the capital.
Madam Zhang would naturally want to keep an obedient daughter-in-law who she could control to accompany Xu Qingshan, and Liu Juan was a good choice. So even though Liu Juan had done so many wrong things, Madam Zhang still helped cover them up for her. Now she was venting her unfounded anger on Gu Yuanniang.
Madam Zhang brushed her sleeves and glanced at Gu Yuanniang before continuing, "If it weren't for your good sister, how could I be like this today? You guys really know whether she raised the tiger cub or not."
After saying that, Madam Zhang turned around and left angrily, leaving Gu Yuanniang and Xu Qingshan standing there at a loss.
Upon seeing this, Xu Miaomiao immediately stepped forward and stood on the other side of Gu Yuanniang.
"Miao Miao, your tiger cub is really raised at home."
Xu Miaomiao paused for a moment and then nodded. He had not told Gu Yuan's mother about this matter because he was afraid that she would be worried after she became pregnant.
When Gu Yuanniang heard this, she frowned slightly and patted Xu Miaomiao's hand: "Fortunately, we were not found today. If we were really found, I'm afraid we would really be in big trouble."
Xu Miaomiao didn't know why.
Gu Yuanniang continued, "It's a pity that mother knew that once this matter was exposed, it would be a very serious matter for us, so why did she tell Magistrate Hu about it? If this continues, Qingshan will be dragged down. What should we do?"
Gu Yuanniang was worried and glanced at Xu Qingshan. Xu Qingshan saw that she was still worried about him at this moment, so he gently stroked Gu Yuanniang's palm and said, "It's okay. I will certainly not let my mother do such a ridiculous thing again in the future."
Seeing their lingering affection, Xu Miaomiao didn't want to stay any longer, so she turned around and left. However, her eyes became more determined as she looked at Gu Yuanniang. Now there were too many people she wanted to protect, so she had to make herself more capable, Xu Miaomiao thought secretly.
As soon as he went out, he saw Aunt Zhang, who had left not long ago, standing among Hu Yuan, furious, while Xuguo and Lanyin were standing timidly beside him. Aunt Zhang seemed to be extremely angry at the two of them, and began to curse at Xuguo, but Xuguo did not dare to resist. He just hung his head and listened to Aunt Zhang's exclusion of him.
Xu Miaomiao frowned when she saw this, and immediately stepped forward. As she approached, she heard Madam Zhang talking about Xuguo non-stop, without any manners.
"It's fine if you're just a servant who idles around the mansion all day, but you actually dared not to show respect to an elder like me. Xu Miaomiao really taught you no rules. Today I will teach you a lesson."
As soon as Madam Zhang finished speaking, she raised her hand and slapped Xuguo in the face. Seeing this, Xu Miaomiao immediately shouted, "Stop!"
Hearing the voice, the three of them raised their heads and looked at Xu Miaomiao.
Xu Miaomiao walked over slowly, inserted herself between the two of them, and continued, "I don't know what happened. The lady wants to teach a child a lesson like this."
Madam Zhang did not respond to Xu Miaomiao. Instead, she straightened her clothes, looked ahead with an arrogant look, and slowly said, "This kid really has no manners. He never greets me every time he sees me. Just now I just asked him to make me a cup of tea, but he used the excuse that he had something to do and didn't want to go. Can't I teach him a lesson?"
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