Chapter 207
“His Majesty is wise and has long since changed the law. All of Lord Li’s property has nothing to do with you, so you have no right to seize any of his property,” Zhao Xincheng said, word by word.
"And who are you? What right do you have to interfere in our family affairs?" Li Yaozu said, looking at Zhao Xincheng with displeasure.
In his opinion, this person was probably someone Li Zhiwei had invited again.
"I am Zhao Xincheng, the new magistrate of Li'an County." After saying this, Zhao Xincheng cupped his hands in greeting to the surrounding people.
"Ah, so this is the new magistrate, Lord Zhao. He looks so young."
"I wonder if Lord Zhao, who is so young, is married yet?"
"So young, surely not?"
"Don't you think this Lord Zhao is quite handsome?"
Soon, others also noticed Zhao Xincheng's handsome appearance and began to have their own ideas.
Especially those families with young daughters of marriageable age.
She thought to herself, if she could marry this Lord Zhao, perhaps her family's fortunes would rise as well.
Zhao Xincheng was initially quite pleased with what everyone said to him, but then his tone changed.
Something seems off.
The implication behind everyone's words is that they're trying to set me up on blind dates.
You see, he came to Li'an County to become a minor county magistrate and find some peace and quiet because he wanted to escape his family's pressure to get married.
"How could you possibly be the new county magistrate?" How could Li Yaozu be willing to let his prize slip away like this?
You should know that the Li family has quite a lot of business.
Moreover, in the past, every county magistrate who took office made a grand entrance ceremony.
This is the first time someone has come so quietly.
Therefore, Li Yaozu boldly guessed that this person could not possibly be their new county magistrate, but rather a plant hired by the Li family.
"That's impossible! Who would dare impersonate the county magistrate?"
"Impersonating an official is a capital offense."
“That’s right. Isn’t Miss Li’s husband supposed to be a prince from the capital? Everyone says he’s the new magistrate, so it must be true.”
"Could it be that Li Tianyou's appointment as an official was also a lie?"
Some people have questioned how Li Tianyou was able to become an official, after all, becoming an official is no easy feat.
But Li Tianyou became a high-ranking official as soon as he arrived.
This made everyone somewhat unwilling to believe that it was true.
"Why can't I be the new county magistrate?" Zhao Xincheng looked at Li Yaozu with amusement.
He thought to himself, "I've only just taken office and someone's already giving me performance targets."
Is he afraid of staying in Li'an County for too long?
"Hmph, when the county magistrate comes, he enters the city with great fanfare, beating drums and gongs. But you, you have nothing. What proof do you have that you are the newly appointed county magistrate of Li'an County?" Li Yaozu looked at Zhao Xincheng with a very smug expression and said.
Thinking to himself, Li Zhiwei actually wanted to find someone to impersonate the county magistrate and tell him that the law stipulates that the property of a family without descendants belongs to the woman.
It is absolutely impossible for Li Zhiwei to take over the Li family's business for himself.
Everyone looked at Zhao Xincheng with great curiosity, after all, this county magistrate had arrived in a very low-key manner.
They couldn't help but have doubts.
"That's my fault," Zhao Xincheng said with a smile. Then, he took out his imperial edict and official seal from his robes and showed them to everyone.
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