In front, the Shen family mansion
Shen Mingzhu lay on the bed while Yao applied medicine on her. Her entire buttocks were swollen and turned purple and black.
She cried out in pain: "It hurts, it hurts, ... Mother, please be gentler."
Just now she had been holding on in order to attract the attention of the county magistrate. The county magistrate was obviously stunned at the first sight of her, but she just didn't understand why he would side with that bastard
This was the first time she realized that her looks were useless in front of a man.
"How could you be so stupid as to help your grandmother take the beating? You are a delicate body, how could you bear it! The same goes for the county magistrate, how could he let you take the punishment for someone else! You are a beautiful girl, yet he has the heart to do that to you!" Yao felt so distressed when she looked at her buttocks that were swollen like a bun and covered with purple and black spots.
Shen Mingzhu got angry when she heard that: "It's that bastard Shen Xingnong! If I don't help, I'll be known as an unfilial person in front of the county magistrate. But, mother, the county magistrate was obviously very surprised when he saw me. I vaguely heard him say that I was more beautiful than anyone in the capital, but why did he help that bastard?"
Yao was stunned for a moment, then her eyes lit up, she thought of the young, handsome and suave appearance of the county magistrate!
Isn't this the usual method used by some young men when they see beautiful girls? They deliberately make things difficult for the other party, in fact, their purpose is to make the other party beg for help.
"Your grandmother doesn't have to worry anymore!" Yao was in a good mood.
"Why?" Shen Mingzhu didn't understand. Although she wasn't too worried, she had thought of a solution on the way. Li was imprisoned and her reputation was ruined, but there was a way to avoid affecting her own reputation. She just had to let her grandfather pretend to divorce her. With the household registration separated, the government wouldn't be able to find out her background when they checked it.
"Because the county lord has taken a liking to you!"
Shen Mingzhu: "... ... It seems not. He only glanced at me and didn't look at me much."
Yao smiled and said, "Silly girl, you don't understand men's minds! Especially those young masters! Tomorrow I will ask your father to send a letter to the county magistrate, and then you will know!"
Shen Mingzhu became a little uncertain after hearing this.
At this time, Xiaoxi's maid hurried in: "Madam, Miss, please come in, old master. The master is back too."
"You have a good rest. I will go discuss with your father how to save your grandmother." Yao gave these instructions and left.
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Upper room
Shen Wanshan was sitting in the main seat and was furious: "How reckless! You haven't figured out the truth of the matter yet, how can you just report it to the police! Now it's over! Your mother is in jail and has a criminal record. How can Zhiyuan take the imperial examination in the future? Mingzhu's marriage is also affected! Which rich family will marry her?"
The imperial examination required a clean family background and that the direct blood relatives within three generations had no history of committing crimes or being sent to prison.
The same is true of the imperial court’s grand selection held every five years.
Women without clean family background and outstanding moral character cannot be selected!
It’s just reporting to the authorities!
What ability did Li have to put himself in jail and pay so much silver and food as compensation
He was so pissed off!
Recently I found that everything was going wrong and I couldn’t get my house back.
He also wanted to find the jade pendant as soon as possible.
When his father rescued Shen Zhongshan, he held a jade pendant tightly in his hand and refused to let go no matter what.
Later, when he woke up, even though he had lost his memory, he still treasured the jade pendant very much.
He tried every way to get it but failed. Later, the jade pendant disappeared. He was never seen wearing it with him and no one knew where he hid it.
When Shen Zhongshan went to serve in the military, he made sure that he did not bring the jade pendant with him.
He thought that the jade pendant was most likely hidden in that dilapidated house.
That shabby house was built by Shen Chongshan himself.
That's why he found a half-immortal and tried to force them away by saying that the bitch and bastard living in the ancestral home would ruin the feng shui of the Shen family and the village.
I didn't expect to suffer such a huge loss. I lost both the wife and the army!
Yao: "Don't worry, Dad. I have found a way to rescue Mom, and I can get the money back. I will go find that man tomorrow. He will not allow that bitch to have such a large sum of money."
Old Master Shen nodded: "No matter what, rescue your mother as soon as possible. Don't leave any record in the government office. The future of the two children is important. Aren't our family familiar with the county magistrate? You can use your relationship with him."
Shen Shihua shook his head: "Dad. The new county magistrate has taken office. This is his first court session since taking office. He personally put mother in jail. I'm afraid it will be difficult to find the county magistrate this time."
"For difficult things, just use money!" Shen Wanshan said indifferently.
Shen Shihua shook his head: "I'm afraid this county magistrate is not short of money."
Shen Wanshan was surprised when he heard this: "What do you mean?"
"My county magistrate said that this county magistrate is from the capital and has a very important background!"
Yao couldn't help but ask, "Did the county magistrate say how big it is?"
"The county magistrate doesn't know either, but he heard from others that the lowest-ranking person is a young master from a century-old aristocratic family."
Oh my God! Yao covered her mouth with a handkerchief.
The century-old clans in the capital? They are all extremely powerful!
Yao was slightly excited.
Although she wanted her daughter to marry into the palace and become a queen, after all, the queen had been deposed and the throne was vacant, so her future was limited.
The emperor is only nearly 40 years old, not even 40 yet, he is still in his prime! It is impossible for him to not have a queen.
Moreover, several adult princes have not yet married, so there are too many opportunities for them to participate in the selection.
If you can't become the emperor's concubine, you can become the prince's concubine, even if it's just a side concubine.
But before the talent show, if they could get the favor of the young masters of the Beijing family, things would go much more smoothly for their family, right
Just in case something unexpected happens and I fail in the talent show, marrying into a noble family in Beijing would be the best option as a last resort.
Yao also knew that it would be difficult for them to be chosen to stay in the palace as a queen based on their family background. Her biggest reliance was that Shen Mingzhu was beautiful enough and had a slender figure. Especially after she put on makeup and dressed up, she was so stunningly beautiful that it would not be an exaggeration to say that she was the most beautiful woman in the world!
A hero is easily tempted by a beautiful woman. No man can resist a beautiful woman! Didn’t the county magistrate fall in love with her at first sight
Yao quickly came up with an idea, "Sir, you send a letter to the county magistrate tomorrow. I will go to that magistrate to get the money back."
Next, the family discussed how to rescue Li.
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There were things and food scattered all over the ground. With so many people, it took more than an hour to pick them up.
Gu brought a few children to thank Chu Tiankuo and others.
Xing Nong took out a hundred coins and gave them to Ren Zilin: "Sir, can you get a red deed for my house? This is a loss."
The house was worth about one or two taels of silver. The law of the State of Chu stipulated that a ten percent tax should be charged for the loss of a house, so Xingnong gave a hundred coins.
Gu didn't expect Xing Nong to think of this. She was worried that Ren Zilin would not approve the deed, so she immediately explained the situation of the house, "Sir, this is how our house is... This is roughly what happened. I did spend one tael to buy this house. Even if I didn't spend one tael, the children all have the surname Shen, and Xinghui is a male, so how can it be considered an extinction of the family? So can this red deed be approved?"
This county magistrate is new, he probably doesn't know anything, otherwise how could he dare to help their family just now? This is an opportunity, let's take the opportunity to quickly get the red deed done! Gu silently apologized to Ren Zilin in her heart.
My lord, I'm sorry!
Although what she did was reasonable and legal, it was a bit immoral. She would definitely try her best to say that he was a good official~~
The best official in the world~