"Do you have something to ask me?"
Fu Qiyuan sat down in front of Fu Ting with a cold face, but puffed out his cheeks and didn't say a word.
Fu Ting chuckled as he poured his son a cup of hot tea before continuing to work on the official documents in his hands.
Fu Qiyuan's purpose in coming today was to fully exercise his rights as a son. Whether it was acting cute or being unreasonable, he was prepared to try any means to achieve his goal.
"father!"
A cry filled with boundless grievance and suppressed emotions caused Fu Ting's hand to tremble uncontrollably. His son had just called him "Dad," not the distant and polite "Father."
Fu Ting was overwhelmed with emotions. He lowered his head to hide the tears in his eyes, then looked up at his son and saw that his son's eyes were red.
Startled, she was momentarily at a loss for what to do. "What...what happened? Tell your father what's wrong, and I'll take care of it for you!"
"My son's appointment letter hasn't come through yet!" Fu Qiyuan's thin lips were pressed tightly together, his tone revealing a hint of impatience.
Fu Ting understood what was going on almost instantly. How ironic! The Minister of Works, a man of such high rank, was having his appointments interfered with by a woman confined to the inner quarters—he was truly becoming more and more degenerate!
It was such a trivial matter, yet it caused his son to suffer such a great injustice. Fu Ting knew in his heart that this child did not have much affection for this family. The family that raised him to adulthood must have left a deep and unforgettable impression on him. That's why he wanted to leave the capital and go to Guyang County to find his true "family".
"Yuan'er, it's my fault. Leave this matter to me. Get ready and head to Guyang County to take up your post at the end of the month! Don't worry, I'll send someone to deliver the letter of appointment to the county government. I assure you, no one will dare to stop you!"
Having received the assurance, Fu Qiyuan took a deep breath, bowed deeply to Fu Ting, sincerely thanked him, and then hurriedly left the study.
Fu Ting couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth, but then he thought of something, his face darkened, and he wrote a secret letter, which he sent to Yuzhou by his personal guards.
Before Magistrate Cao's report on his successful capture of the criminal gang could be delivered to the prefectural government, he received his transfer order.
He got promoted! Although he's only a fourth-rank prefect, the area is vast and rich in resources, and the people live a relatively affluent life, which is many times better than Guyang County!
This country is truly a lucky star!
Magistrate Cao was all smiles. He immediately discussed the matter with his advisor and decided to solve the case as soon as possible. This would not only give Jiangshan an explanation, but also better demonstrate his professional ethics and morality.
After being subjected to torture, the villagers of Huaigu Village were half-dead. No amount of money could stop their instinct to save their lives. After enduring the torture for two days, they were all eager to confess.
As the plaintiff, Jiang Shan listened to the whole story and felt increasingly heavy-hearted.
When Magistrate Cao was interrogating the group of thieves in prison, Jiang Shan was granted special permission to go and watch the execution, despite feeling unwell.
The ten thieves were all local thugs from various parts of Yuzhou, and two of them were criminals wanted by the government. They were all tough nuts to crack, and ordinary prison methods really couldn't do anything to them.
The more things went this way, the deeper the doubts became in Jiang Shan's mind, and even Magistrate Cao knew that this matter was not going to end well.
That night, Jiang Shan, led by Song Huan, entered the county jail again and met his enemies, the villagers of Huaigu Village.
There was no particular envy.
The villagers of Huaigu Village had no idea about the evil deeds those thieves had committed against Jiangshan. They were simply lured by a large sum of money and sold all of Jiangshan's past to those thieves, exaggerating and condemning Jiangshan's immorality and shamelessness.
In the end, they were just a group of ignorant commoners, not worth mentioning at all compared to a group of real murderers.
The people asked the villagers most about Jiangshan's affair with another man, and they focused on asking about that man, including the time, place, and purpose of his appearance in the village. They asked very detailed questions.
Unfortunately, none of the villagers had ever seen Jiangshan's "wild" man. The villager who saw Jiangshan running out of the dilapidated ancestral hall early in the morning, barely clothed, racked his brains but couldn't find any information related to that man.
For the villagers, it's true that Jiangshan had an affair with that wild man and that he had a child with him, and that's enough. What does it matter who that wild man is?
The villagers clearly hadn't expected that the juicy bone was coated with poison; they couldn't chew it! When they saw Jiang Shan, heavily pregnant and with a cold expression, standing before them and asking questions, they realized that Jiang Shan already had such a powerful backer!
The moment Jiang Shan stepped out of the prison, she finally sensed the lingering danger in her heart, stemming from the stranger who had taken her virginity.
Jiang Shan was so angry that she almost burned herself, but she had nowhere to vent her anger.
She'd been taken advantage of by that man, yet she didn't even know what he looked like, and now she's about to give birth to his child—that's absurd enough! What's even more outrageous is that that scoundrel has caused her all sorts of trouble!
Jiang Shan was so angry that he leaned against the wall and cried bitterly as soon as he left the county government office.
Having experienced countless moments of despair and hopelessness since coming into this world, Jiang Shan had never felt so tormented as she was now. She arrived in this world inexplicably, forced to accept the harm and suffering it brought her. She even showed the utmost tolerance and care to the precious little life within her womb. So why did reality continue to torment and defeat her?
She was, after all, just a woman with no background or family support. She could face the coldness and warmth of human relationships in this world with equanimity, but she could not withstand inhuman violence. She could escape for a while, but not forever, those malicious attacks that were unknown and without reason.
Yuan Wen stood by, watching anxiously, but he was completely helpless. This matter was not simple; without his master's permission, he couldn't continue investigating, and besides, he had no one else he could rely on.
Now he can only hope that his master will reply to him soon so that he can give Miss Jiang an explanation.
After returning home, Jiang Shan acted as if nothing had happened, eating, drinking, and doing business as usual. When Jiao's mother asked her about it, she always said that Magistrate Cao would definitely give them justice.
However, Jiang Shan was unaware that Magistrate Cao had been promoted and would be transferred the following month. She only learned about this by chance from Cao Qing half a month later.
Her heart sank to the bottom.
If this case cannot be resolved under Magistrate Cao's leadership, any other magistrate would only make it more difficult to handle, and it might even be left unresolved, given that the other party has a network of connections that even the magistrate cannot touch.
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