Chapter 472: Marriage to the Second Family
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Magistrate Wei personally took action and conducted a thorough investigation. He really found many insurgents.
At this moment, Magistrate Wei felt a lingering fear. On the spring day of the new year, the imperial provincial examination would be held. This concerned the fate of the country.
If a group of vermin harmed the students and caused them to be unable to study, the consequences would be unimaginable.
The mess left behind by the previous Emperor was not completely cleaned up yet. Right now, the selection of talents is the most important.
Emperor Minghua had to have his own talents and nurture trustworthy loyal generals to allow the entire country to prosper.
If something went wrong because of him and they found out anything in the future, not to mention him, even his entire family would be implicated.
After dealing with this matter, Magistrate Wei became even more respectful to Old Madam Wang and the others.
They were his lucky stars!
As expected, Aunt Rail’s heart ached for him. She came all the way here to help him.
Otherwise, when spring break came and the students left, the teachers and scholars below would have long colluded to take the exam after the new year. That would be troublesome.
Wang Chuangui had never thought that he would one day become an honored guest of the magistrate.
Madam Ma, who was facing the magistrate’s wife, was as nervous as him.
The magistrate’s wife had been slapped a few times by Old Madam Wang and her face had yet to recover.
When Madam Ma found out that it was her mother-in-law who had beaten her up, her heart pounded non-stop.
How could they sit still?
Could the prefectural magistrate’s wife be looking for her to settle scores?
“Madam, is something wrong? Or did I scare you?” the magistrate’s wife asked gently.
Madam Ma hurriedly waved her hand. “No, no, nothing like that.”
The magistrate’s wife got someone to light incense and serve pastries before holding Madam Ma’s hand affectionately.
Madam Ma was so frightened that she almost couldn’t help but push the magistrate’s wife away.
The magistrate’s wife smiled very sincerely. “I’m a few years older than you, so 1 have the cheek to call you Little Sister.”
Madam Ma stood up. “Madam, how would I dare to be your sister? My husband is a county scholar, but your husband is the magistrate!”
She said it sincerely, but the magistrate’s wife was very happy.
“Speaking of which, our husbands are all scholars. There’s no difference between scholars. That is what the Emperor said.” The magistrate’s wife continued, “Not to mention our husbands, just in terms of myself, we all left the countryside with our husbands. Isn’t this very fated?”
Madam Ma didn’t understand what the magistrate’s wife meant, but she could sense that the magistrate’s wife was very kind.
However, Madam Ma’s heart had always been tense. She still remembered her mother-in-law saying that when she was outside, she had to be careful.
Other than looking with her eyes, she also had to look with her heart.
Some people appeared nice, but they were evil inside. Some people looked fierce, but they might be good people.
For example, Teacher Song was a very serious person. When he spoke, his voice was very loud, and his eyebrows were always pointing downwards. Many people were afraid of him.
Seeing that Madam Ma was in a daze, the magistrate’s wife called out to her again.
Madam Ma came back to her senses and smiled dryly. “We’re quite fated.”
“Since we’re fated, 1 have a suggestion. What do you think, Little Sister?” Without waiting for Madam Ma to react, the magistrate’s wife announced her plan. “1 heard that you have two children at home. They’re good-looking and have great talent. Coincidentally, I also have two daughters at home. Although they’re not beautiful, they’re delicate and cute. They are also proficient in the four arts…”
Seeing that Madam Ma did not react, the magistrate’s wife thought of Madam Ma and the others’ identities. They had all grown up in the countryside and probably did not like delicate young ladies.
Hence, she gritted her teeth and said, “Actually, they know other skills as well. It’s not a problem for them to raise pigs and herd sheep.”
The servant girl’s eyes were filled with confusion.
Did their Young Missus know how to raise pigs…?
Madam Ma’s eyes widened.
Wait, did this mean that she wanted to marry her daughters into their family?