Chapter 666 Purge the Officials
Fang Luxue buried her face in Wan Qiqi's arms and cried.
The commotion at the stairwell attracted the attention of many people.
What happened?
"Why would a woman be crying in Manager Wan's arms?"
"Whose daughter is this? Has she been abandoned?"
Everyone was puzzled and wanted to get closer to find out what was going on.
Wan Qiqi glanced at the gazes directed her way, then gestured to Erpang to attract the customers' attention with something else.
"Fresh peach blossom pastries are ready! Limited-time special price, hurry up and buy them!" Erpang shouted.
It turns out that gossipy people immediately shift their attention when they hear about peach blossom pastries.
Seeing this, Wan Qiqi gently patted Fang Luxue on the back and whispered, "What's wrong? Let's go upstairs and talk!"
Fang Luxue seemed to realize that many people were paying attention to her, so she didn't say much and followed Wan Qiqi upstairs.
As soon as she reached the third floor, she began to complain, "Sister Qi, let me tell you, I'm going to cut ties with Fang Ziming!"
Wan Qiqi was pushing the door open when she heard this and paused.
After a moment's hesitation, she pushed open the door, led Fang Luxue into the study, and closed the door.
"What happened that made you so sad?"
As Wan Qiqi spoke, she poured Fang Luxue a cup of flower tea.
Fang Luxue took a sip of her flower tea before speaking: "He ordered the closure of our shop and said that if I didn't obey, he would marry me off to Liangzhou and forbid me from ever coming back!"
Hearing this, Wan Qiqi was not surprised; many things matched her guesses.
She sat down, appearing calm, and asked, "So, you want to break off your relationship with him?"
Fang Luxue was taken aback, a hint of doubt appearing in her eyes. "Isn't this going too far? He closed the shop and now he wants to marry me off!"
“He didn’t want you to be in danger either,” Wan Qiqi said, refilling Fang Luxue’s tea.
Upon hearing this, Fang Luxue's eyes showed even deeper confusion.
She reached out and touched Wan Qiqi's forehead. "You don't have a fever, so why are you talking nonsense? Could it be... that he threatened you again?"
Thinking of this, Fang Luxue felt she couldn't stand it.
He slammed his fist on the table and shouted, "He's gone too far! How dare he threaten you?"
Wan Qiqi sighed.
She felt that if Fang Luxue put these wild guesses into serious matters, she wouldn't say something like severing ties.
But people are always emotional.
When you get excited, you don't think about the causes and consequences.
Fang Luxue and Fang Ziming have always had conflicts, which is why the current situation exists.
Wan Qiqi held Fang Luxue's hand, gesturing for her to sit down, and said gently, "Calm down first. Getting angry will make you age faster. You're not married yet, and you don't want to look old, right?"
"Sister Qi..." Fang Luxue pouted and tugged at Wan Qiqi's sleeve, acting coquettishly.
She lowered her head and said unhappily, "How can I remain calm after he has done such a thing?"
“What did he do? I never said he threatened me.” Wan Qiqi gently patted Fang Luxue’s hand.
Seeing the other person's doubtful expression, he explained, "I've been thinking about it these past few days, and actually he wasn't wrong."
“He shut down our shop without cause, how can he not be right?” Fang Luxue said, turning her face away, unwilling to look at Wan Qiqi.
"He is the magistrate, you are his daughter, and your words and actions also reflect his..."
“I know! I know! My performance represents the magistrate!” Fang Luxue interrupted Wan Qiqi. “But, aside from being the magistrate’s daughter, I’m just an ordinary person!”
As she spoke, she turned to look at Wan Qiqi, "I just wanted to do what I wanted to do. I didn't steal or rob, and I didn't do anything against the rules. Why is that acceptable to me?"
In fact, what Fang Luxue said was also what Wan Qiqi had been searching for for a long time.
Why can't the woman come out?
Those poor families, without husbands, still have to go out and work.
When the man is alive, she is accused of being unfaithful and disrespectful; when the man is gone, she is praised for being independent and strong.
If that's the case, shouldn't we also praise a woman who remains unmarried and enjoys beauty on her own?
Unfortunately, the ancients were so outdated in their thinking that they were unwilling to accept that women were superior to men.
Wan Qiqi looked up at Fang Luxue and comforted her, "Little Xue'er, I know what you think, and so do I. But just because we think this way doesn't mean the world will accept it."
Fang Luxue was happy to hear Wan Qiqi acknowledge her, but what Wan Qiqi said next made her unhappy.
She asked in a low voice, "Isn't there any way to change this?"
"Perhaps things will be different in the future!" Wan Qiqi gently stroked Fang Luxue's cheek. "Alright, family relationships can't be severed so easily. What is he supposed to do by doing this?"
"What he does is none of my business," Fang Luxue said, turning her face away, still unhappy.
“Actually, you care about him, which is why you broke off the relationship with him in a fit of anger.” Wan Qiqi shook her head and said, “Xiao Xue’er, if one day something really happens to him, won’t you be heartbroken?”
"No way!" Fang Luxue said coldly.
However, this problem kept lingering in her mind, making it impossible for her to ignore.
She couldn't help but think about it too.
Why would Sister Qi ask this question?
Could something be going to happen next? Will Father be in danger?
Before Fang Luxue could think it through, a knock on the door interrupted her thoughts.
"Second Master, are you there? Soldiers have come downstairs to search the place. Would you like to come down?"
Wan Qiqi frowned slightly upon hearing the waiter's words.
"You rest in the study, I'll go downstairs to take care of things. You'll come home with me later!"
After giving her instructions, Wan Qiqi followed the waiter downstairs.
As she walked, she asked, "Who is this, and what are they searching for?"
"The head constable Liang who came didn't specify what he was searching; it seems he's been searching house by house!" the waiter said.
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