Prefect Lin was notorious for his evil deeds, but fortunately, the imperial envoy investigated the evidence, confiscated his property, and beheaded him!
The biggest cancer in Anqing Prefecture has been eradicated, and the whole prefecture is celebrating!
Prefect Liu will handle the follow-up matters temporarily until the Imperial Envoy reports back to the Emperor and appoints a new prefect.
A disaster originally intended for Jiang Yue was turned around beautifully by her and several forces working together!
Wu Guihua, do you think your scheme is foolproof?
It was only by chance that she escaped danger!
However, to be honest, it's better to offend a gentleman than a petty person.
She had no direct conflict with Wu Guihua at all. It was just that the other party felt that she had harmed Zhang Shi, and then regarded her as the murderer of her mother. It was truly ridiculous!
As for Zhang Li'er, that's just an outrageous mother opening the door for her outrageous father, it's outrageous to the extreme!
He held a grudge against her just because she didn't want him as her daughter-in-law!
Please, a good life is earned through hard work. If you're always thinking about getting something for nothing and engaging in forced buying and selling, then things will just get chaotic.
"Master, Zhao Xiuniang has brought her daughter."
Aunt Ge brought over a plate of hot pastries and took the opportunity to report the matter.
"Okay, let them in."
Jiang Yue nodded upon hearing this, reached out and picked up a piece of pastry, took a bite, and found it sweet, which improved her bad mood a little.
"Yes, ma'am."
Aunt Ge curtsied, stepped back a few paces, and then turned to lead the two into the courtyard...
Zhao Xiuniang is a woman who dares to go all out.
This scheme to lure her into a trap has been very successful, and she should fulfill her promise.
"This humble woman, Xiu Niang, accompanied by her daughter Hong Hong, pays her respects to the County Magistrate."
The wound on Zhao Xiuniang's forehead had scabbed over, but it had not yet fully healed.
But she dared not be careless at all, and knelt down with her daughter to kowtow.
"No need for formalities. Please take a seat."
Jiang Yue spoke fluently, then gestured to Aunt Ge to help the mother and daughter up to sit down and talk.
"Thank you, Your Excellency."
Zhao Xiuniang expressed her gratitude, then gestured for her daughter to stand beside her and not look too much, lest she displease the county magistrate.
"I heard from my men that Li Xiaoshan and her son have sold their property and divorced you?"
As Jiang Yue chatted casually about everyday things, she beckoned the reserved little girl over to come and get a piece of pastry.
"Yes, he originally wanted to divorce me, but I offered to not take a single penny, so he wrote a divorce agreement."
Zhao Xiuniang replied, then gestured for her daughter to fetch the pastries given by the county magistrate.
"Thank you, Auntie!"
Honghong didn't understand what "county lord" meant, so she instinctively called her by the title she considered intimate.
"Oh, you're welcome. Yao Yao is playing inside. Go play with her."
Jiang Yue was trying to get the children away; she had something to say to Zhao Xiuniang.
"mother?"
Honghong looked at her mother tentatively, wanting to ask for her permission.
I took another bite of the pastry, and it was so sweet! My aunt is so kind of her, giving me a pastry to eat!
"Go."
Zhao Xiuniang responded with a nod, indicating her agreement.
After Aunt Ge led Honghong away, Jiang Yue spoke frankly and fairly:
"Thank you for your elaborate scheme. Otherwise, the information about the hidden dangers in the medicinal herbs wouldn't have been conveyed to Huichuntang. If many people had problems, Huichuntang would have been doomed, and the reputation of our Wu Family Village's pharmaceutical factory would have plummeted..."
"I dare not take credit. It is all thanks to the great wisdom of the county magistrate that the reputation of Huichuntang and the pharmaceutical factory has been saved. I was just following orders. I only beg for the county magistrate's mercy. Could you please give me a job? I want to raise Honghong on my own and never remarry!"
Zhao Xiuniang spoke sincerely, her face revealing a longing for the future and a hope for life.
"Alright. You have done a great service without even realizing it, and I will remember it. I have already bought the houses and land that Li Xiaoshan sold. The deeds to the houses, land, and fields are all in your name. As for the job, the pharmaceutical factory is still recruiting workers. You can apply when the time comes."
Jiang Yue took a sip of hot tea and said these words with a smile.
Whether Zhao Xiuniang remarries in the future is none of her business.
She has already fulfilled all her promises.
"This humble woman kowtows to thank the County Magistrate. I will certainly do my duty well in the future and live up to the County Magistrate's good intentions!"
Zhao Xiuniang felt a lump in her throat. The county magistrate truly cared about her future and had considered everything for her and Honghong's future livelihood!
She vowed that from this day forward, she would pray for the county magistrate at home, praying that God would grant him a long and healthy life!
“We are both women, there’s no need for this. As for Honghong going to school, let her go next year when school starts.”
Jiang Yue got up and helped Zhao Xiuniang up.
"Yes, I understand."
Zhao Xiuniang responded and then chatted casually with the county magistrate, telling her about her situation.
Her brother and sister-in-law had already declared that they no longer recognized her as their sister.
Otherwise, why would Li Xiaoshan beat her so recklessly?!
She chose him because she had no one else to rely on!
Over the past ten years, she has suffered endless torment from her mother-in-law, neglect from her father-in-law, and beatings from her husband, and has lost all hope of remarrying.
She thought to herself, "I won't remarry, I'll just raise my daughter like this."
She wanted to learn from the county magistrate, who was so outstanding.
In fact, Zhao Xiuniang wasn't the only one who thought this way. In the decades that followed, as more and more people learned about the legendary life of Lady Jiang, many women changed their thinking and transformed themselves...
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