Chapter 202 - The Hong Family (1/2)

Chapter 202: The Hong Fa Garden1, shi+ Fengju had already left for work She found an excuse to send Nanny Li away after washi+ng up and changing into a new set of clothes before ordering Zhide to watch the door while she sent a servant to call Liu Ya into the side rooe shock when Liu Ya spoke about everything she knew

“That Mister Hong is actually the son of the rily, “Who knew that the istrate would have such a hedonistic son! How shausted when she recalled the scene of hied Third Missy shi+ while saying words like “It’s your blessing to be with me as I can assure you that you can enjoy your life wonderfully here in Qingzhou! No one will challenge your authority in this city!”

“Young Mistress, you don’t have to worry Young Master promised that he would handle it! Our shi+ family is not for others to trifle with and will not sit idle when our hed as she had yet to get over the fear, “It was fortunate that Young Mistress wasn’t there at that scene, and Young Master was there in time, otherwise, this servant and Cai Yun were really…really…”

Sang Wan’s hands treju being there, there was no way such an incident could be easily kept hidden! The temple was very likely to be alerted, and when that happened, hoould wang shi+ remain oblivious? The situation would only beco Master already has a plan, you and Zhide have to keep this a secret and not le word about it, do you understand? You must not babble about it even in front of Third Missy; behave like how you always do and pretend like it never happened, a Wan nodded and let her leave, clai that she was tired and wanted soistrate Hong, Sang Wan could not help but be worried that shi+ Lian’s reputation istrate Hong received a letter froh Third Old Master shi+ was on leave, it was a simple task for him to use his personal connections to return to the imperial court with the help of the shi+ family’s wealth Third Old Master shi+’s position in the court was around the saistrate Hong during the new year As such, Magistrate Hong did not dare to neglect the letter and hurriedly opened it

After reading through the letter, his face turned green with anger

Third Old Master shi+ had been obscure with his e Written in his letter, heabout the incident was to be ain However, in his letter, he also wrote that he hoped for nothing like that to ever happen again Thebehind the letter was clear: It was to keep peace and ask hi had two sons The eldest son was helping his grandfather with the family business in their hometohile the second son followed his father and mother His second son had just reached nineteen this year and had not gotten married yet However, he had three concubines

It wasn’t thee, rather he was not in a hurry to get ed in his mother’s love, and with his father as a local official, he idled and played everyday, hoould he be willing tohis activities restricted?

Magistrate Hong are of his activities, but he was not so bothered about it as wasn’t it norhtly hedonistic? He had never been strict on him as his as always protective of hih to not make any intractable trouble; at the very least no lives were threatened

But who knew that he would end up involving the shi+ family? How could he atteistrate Hong went back to his residence furiously Unable to find his son anywhere, he said to his ith a dark expression, “Where is that unfilial son of ours? Where did he go fooling around again?”

“Old Lord, what’s going on with you today? What htened and she hurriedly stood up to help her husband take a seat

Magistrate Hong shook her hands away and sat down angrily by hito ask him! Hmph, did you ask him about what happened? You’d better ask your son what fine deed he has done outside!”

Old Mistress Hong was dissatisfied by his reply and pouted, “Xi’er is still young, isn’t it nor etting criticized? He will naturally change for the better in a few years tiistrate Hong becae was , “Don’t think that I have no idea what that disgraceful son ofchained down once he gets married, isn’t he? You should quickly pick a decent fairl who is astute and firm for him This unfilial son would really have no self-restraint if there is still no one to get hi to discipline hihter-in-law to do so would be the sa inferior to their future daughter-in-law? Old Mistress Hong immediately scolded, “What kind of father are you? How could you bear to see your son married to a shrew! Your son won’t be left with any face if he was to live under the control of a wo in his entire life!”

“A sneered at her dis family’s ancestors if he doesn’t cause any trouble forwas unable to respond for a ry ever since you got back, shouldn’t you at least tell rily, “Do you have any idea what our unfilial son did yesterday? He has the ut iven the position here during the second half of the year and have yet to gain a firm foothold, how dare I fall afoul of a local influential family? The shi+ family is a wealthy family and their third old master is an official at the i mistress’ brother is a top-escorted examinee, perhaps he would become an advanced or even a top scholar! In front of them, even I have to be polite, but look at hitrouble for me? Third Old Master shi+’s letter arrived today, early in theme about it!”

“So it’s because of this!” Unexpectedly, Old Mistress Hong did not even frohen she heard about it and said with an understatery! Xi’er has already told istrate Hong goggled and bellowed, “You already knew about this? Then why didn’t you tellextremely furious, he could not help but scold his unfilial and disgraceful son in his heart

This tiry That disgraceful son of his, how could he tell his mother and not hiet as the one who provided hi he now had!