But she didn't know that having a face like a pig's head would only make people dislike her, not like her. But she was, after all, the daughter of the county magistrate, so even if she didn't like her, she had to be treated with respect.
"You lot, go and arrest those two women and take them away." Although they didn't know why, since the young lady's face had been slapped, the only option was to lock them up in jail.
Xia Hua looked at the constables who arrested people without asking any questions. She thought that with a county magistrate's daughter like this, she couldn't expect the constables to be good people. When the constables came over, she kicked the person away with a few kicks. Finally, she picked up the constable's knife, turned her body, and the knife landed steadily on the county magistrate's daughter's neck.
The magistrate's daughter was overjoyed when she saw the constables coming to arrest them, but the next second a knife was at her neck, and she trembled with fear. "What do you want to do? If you dare to kill me, my father will not let you get away with it."
Looking at the fallen constable and then at the young lady, Lin, the constable, hurriedly said in fear, "Madam, please have mercy! This is the county magistrate's daughter. If anything happens to her, you won't escape either."
"Please put down the knife, we can talk this over!" After saying that, he winked at the yamen runner next to him, signaling him to go find the magistrate. This guy was obviously tough, so he didn't dare to make the decision himself and had to wait for the magistrate to come.
The girl next to her was also frightened and hid. She never expected that such a thing would happen when she was just accompanying the county magistrate's daughter to buy things.
Holding the knife closer to her neck, Xia Hua said impatiently, "I don't have time to waste with you now. Go and call the magistrate here. I want to see what kind of person could raise such a daughter."
She originally intended to leave directly, but since the woman had been beaten, she figured she wouldn't let it go easily. Peach Blossom Village was stable now, and she didn't want to cause any trouble, so it was best to resolve the matter on the spot.
"I've arrived!" A man in his fifties, dressed in official robes, walked in. "If my daughter does anything wrong, I will teach her myself. It's not up to you, a mere woman of low rank, to interfere."
"Your Honor, you must do me justice! This woman is so audacious! She kidnapped my daughter and slapped her face like this. Even if my daughter is wrong, she's still just a child."
Magistrate Liu never expected that his daughter would be beaten so badly just for coming out for a short trip. If he hadn't looked closely, he wouldn't have recognized her as his daughter.
Prefect Xiao stepped forward, and when he saw who was inside, a look of surprise appeared on his face. But having served as an official for many years, he quickly disappeared.
"Magistrate Liu, do you know who these two ladies are?"
It's true that Madam An and Madam Xia are very low-key. Even though they have been conferred the title of Ninth-Rank Lady for so long, no one has discovered their identities. Of course, it's not that no one has discovered them, but everyone just pretends not to.
"Identity?" Magistrate Liu looked at the woman who held a knife to his daughter's neck, and then at the woman behind her. She didn't look like the lady of the Jinnan family. What kind of identity could she have?
Judging from his expression, Prefect Xiao was certain that he didn't know Madam An and the others' identities. If he had known, he would have apologized immediately, not asked him to make the decision.
"These are the Ninth-Rank Ladies who were recently bestowed the title of Lady by the Emperor. The cholera outbreak in Jinnan City was contained thanks to the prescriptions offered by these two ladies. They not only provided the prescriptions but also the medicinal herbs. Now you know?"
Upon hearing this, Magistrate Liu's legs trembled with fear. But looking at his daughter's slapped face, he could only hope that it wasn't his daughter who had caused the trouble, but rather the two ladies who had been meddling.
“Your Honor, even if they are women, you cannot hit my daughter. Look at this woman, she even has a knife to my daughter’s neck.”
Prefect Xiao also wanted to know what had happened, so he could only look at An Shuyi. As for Madam Xia, he dared not expect the woman to explain, otherwise, upon seeing them arrive, she would not even put down her knife, and judging from the girl's face, she would have beaten it until it looked like a pig's head.
It's a pity her daughter wasn't there; otherwise, she would have been very happy to see Liu Yiyi beaten like this. He had brought Magistrate Liu out on business and happened to run into the yamen runners. Hearing that the magistrate's daughter had been beaten, he wondered who was so bold, but it turned out to be these two.
The one who was beaten wasn't wronged; he had been beaten before, let alone the magistrate's daughter.
Seeing that Magistrate Xiao was looking at her, An Shuyi had no choice but to explain, "Huahua and I came to buy jewelry. We were looking at it when this girl hit my hand, and then she got hit too."
“I am, after all, a ninth-rank lady. Although I am not a high-ranking official, I was still granted the title by the Emperor. She is just the daughter of a county magistrate. How could she hit me in front of so many people? Hitting me is like hitting the Emperor! Even if I am not a ninth-rank lady, she cannot hit people for no reason. Moreover, I am also very puzzled. This county magistrate’s daughter, may I ask how I offended you?”
When Liu Yiyi learned that they were low-ranking ladies, she was terrified. If it weren't for the knife at her neck, she might have collapsed to the ground. But she couldn't help feeling resentful. If they were ladies, they should have explained their identities, and then she wouldn't have attacked them.
She looked like a country woman, yet she was a ninth-rank lady. Hearing her question, she replied, "I was just looking at the jewelry. I was in such a hurry that I touched your hand. It was my fault. Please don't blame me."
Just wait and see. What is a Ninth-Rank Lady? She was only granted the title of Lady because she presented a prescription. It's easy to deal with her. When she gets back, I'll have my mother arrange for some people to kill them. No one has ever dared to hit her before.
Looking at his clever daughter, Magistrate Liu couldn't help but admire her. His daughter was indeed smart, coming up with such an excuse so quickly. Of course, he knew it was an excuse his daughter had come up with, and he knew her personality very well.
It seems that my daughter took a fancy to that set of jewelry and didn't want this woman to buy it, so she took action. But so what? As long as my daughter doesn't admit it, she can just say it was an accident, and no one else can be sure.
"Your Excellency, ladies, you heard what my daughter said. She did it by accident. Please put down the knife. I'll have my daughter apologize, and then you can forgive her. She's just a child, and it was an accident."
He had barely finished speaking when he put on a pitiful expression, but An Shuyi and Xia Hua could clearly see the sinister glint in his eyes.
Xia Hua put down the knife. "Since it was your daughter's carelessness, I, as an adult, cannot hold it against a child. Let's just let this matter go. We have other things to do, so we'll take our leave." After saying that, she nodded to Prefect Xiao, and the two of them went outside.
As Prefect Xiao watched the two ladies leave, recalling the look in Magistrate Liu's eyes earlier, he felt that this matter was not going to end so easily.
"Magistrate Liu, since the two ladies are not concerned, then quickly take your daughter home and have a doctor examine her. It's not good for a young lady to have an injury on her face. We can discuss the rest tomorrow." With that, he left with his servants.
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