The matter begins with Mr. Wei asking Mrs. Xu about Magistrate Yan.
Mrs. Xu's natal family is in Yongding City. She is the richest family in Yongding City and one of the imperial merchants. There is nothing wrong with Mrs. Wei asking her to inquire about the prefect of Yongding City.
Mrs. Xu didn't think much about it at the time. She really thought that Mrs. Wei was preparing for her daughter's good to find a good in-law for her.
I was still thinking in my heart: It would be better for Girl Yu to marry to Yongding City, to be the wife of the magistrate, and to have the support of her natal family. How could it be better than living in the capital and being disliked by her own mother, and seeing her adopted daughter as more favored than her biological daughter?
Be comfortable.
So Mrs. Xu immediately wrote a letter to her father.
Unexpectedly, her father's reply actually scolded her so much that if her father hadn't been in Yongding City and wasn't around, she would have suspected that her father would have beaten her with a stick like he did when she was a child.
Fortunately, scolding should be reprimanded, and the letter clearly told his father everything he knew about Yan Zhifu.
According to what her father said, Magistrate Yan, although he was not impeccable as an official, he did take the people into consideration. After taking office, he made several decisions that were more beneficial to the people and more beneficial to the people.
The offenders were also punished severely, and they kept an appropriate distance from the country squires.
My father said that Yan Zhifu could climb all the way to the position of Yongding City Zhifu without any help from his family background. He must have his ability and principles.
But when it comes to women, although Magistrate Yan is not good-looking, he is quite open-minded and indulgent. That is to say, he has requirements for the wife's position. As for other women, he and several widows have them in Yongding City anyway.
Coming and going.
[At this time, it is wrong to say that an official has no personal misconduct, and because Qilin State is relatively benevolent to women in some aspects, for example, those who become widows can remarry or go back to their parents' homes to remain widows. In other words
In other words, even if the widow has a private relationship with the man, the family of the widow’s ex-husband, as a matter of principle, has no position to say anything.]
Father Li thought that his daughter came to ask Magistrate Yan on behalf of the niece who had just returned from the Xu family. It was his daughter who wanted to introduce Magistrate Yan to her new niece, so he scolded him to death without saying a word.
She is very good-looking, has a lot of concubines at home, is still a bad person, and she will be a stepmother after she gets married...
I can’t even complain.
Father Li loves his daughter very much, and for the same reason, he doesn't want others to abuse other girls' families. What's more, even though Xu Yuyu and his daughter are not blood relatives, they still have a very close relationship, and they are quite fond of each other.
Mrs. Xu had no choice but to smile bitterly and write back to Li's father, telling her about Xu Yuyu without hiding anything, and hoping that her father would help keep an eye on Magistrate Yan. She felt that there was something wrong with Mrs. Wei's mind, and was worried that she might be carrying it on her back.
The Xu family went to do something irreparable that was detrimental to Xu Yuyu.
I just mentioned it casually, just in case, but what happened next was really a blessing for her "little person's heart" at that time.
It wasn't Mrs. Wei who did it herself, but the adopted daughter of the second wife actually ordered someone to send a small coat to Magistrate Yan, with Yuyu's maiden name embroidered on it.
After receiving his daughter's letter, Li's father did not take Xu Yuyu's matter seriously, and actually ordered someone to keep an eye on Magistrate Yan in private.
Not only did he notice that the adopted daughter of the second room gave a piece of Xu Yuyu's clothes to the prefect Yan, he also noticed another secret.
It turned out that when Yan Zhifu went to Kezhou to take up his post and entered Kecheng, he met Xu Yuyu who was riding a horse and preparing to leave the city.
The idea of being a well-matched person, or finding someone who is gentle, upright, and has a good family background are just excuses, at least in the case of Yan Zhifu, they are no match for the word "color".
Magistrate Yan's love for Xu Yuyu was said to be love at first sight, but let's put it more simply, it was love at first sight.
It was just that when Magistrate Yan first arrived and ordered someone to check Xu Yuyu's identity and learned that her uncle's business status in Kezhou was only slightly lower than that of the Li family, he could only temporarily suppress the throbbing in his heart.
Be prepared to take action.
Unexpectedly, not long after, someone from the Xu family in the capital picked up Xu Yuyu, who turned out to be the biological daughter of Xu Yushi from Yushitai.
Magistrate Yan is not an ignorant person. He did not say that he still had ideas after Xu Yuyu's status improved. Just like what Li's father said, this person is practical and practical.
But wasn't it that the adopted daughter of the second wife of the Xu family sent Xu Yuyu's clothes to him, and then brought out the desires in Yan Zhifu's heart?
The daughter's family attaches great importance to reputation. If he holds Xu Yuyu's coat, he is roughly holding Xu Yuyu's hand.
Father Li hurriedly informed Mrs. Xu about this matter. Mrs. Xu had never encountered such a thing before. She turned around and went to find Mrs. Xu.
Let’s talk about Mrs. Xu.
After learning about this, the old lady, who had been compensating for Xu Yuyu's disappearance for many years, was naturally very angry.
But there was one thing Magistrate Yan was right about. The reputation of her daughter's family was more important than anything in the sky. No matter how angry she was, she couldn't make this matter known to everyone.
Even, she couldn't directly go to Mrs. Wei to ask for clarification, because this biological mother was too confused, and Mrs. Xu was afraid that failing to ask the matter clearly would give her another reason to push her biological daughter out.
Besides, there is nothing to ask. The key question now is how to solve the problem.
The best way is to let Mr. Xu take action. The Xu family also has secret guards. Let the secret guards go to Yan Zhifu to steal Xu Yuyu's clothes. This matter will no longer be known.
but··
The most annoying thing in the world is the word 'but'.
Although Mr. Xu also feels pity for Xu Yuyu because of his life experience, in Mr. Xu's mind, the family's reputation is more important. Even his own grandson, Mr. Xu, who has been raised by his side for many years, can "smear" him because of the outside world.
He let the other party work as a 'servant' for a month because of the Xu family's face, not to mention Xu Yuyu, the granddaughter who had just recognized her back home?!
So Mrs. Xu didn't even dare to mention it in front of Mr. Xu, because she was afraid that Mr. Xu would say, "Then get married and prepare a generous dowry."
This is the real reason why Mrs. Xu took the initiative to go to Prince Xian's Mansion today.
As long as the Qi Xu family is really married, she will be confident enough to go to Mr. Xu to tell Mr. Xu about Xiao Yi. If the secret guards take action, Xiao Yi will definitely get it back, and Xiao Yi's matter will not be spread to anyone at that time.
Praying to the ears of the family affected the marriage between the two houses.
Perfect.
"That's perfect. You have been arranging me like this in your mind all day long. We have been married for decades, but in your heart, I am that ruthless person who is so heartless and has no regard for his family."
Mr. Xu, who was famous for his elegance, stood in front of Mrs. Xu for the first time in his life with his hands on his hips like a yak ox, spitting.
That's a jealous person with a thick neck. With just one wrong look, he could rush forward and start a fight with Mrs. Xu.
Not to mention Mr. Xu and Mrs. Xu's son and daughter-in-law, they had never seen him frightened like this before. Even Mrs. Xu, who had been with him for most of his life, was so shocked by Mr. Xu's appearance that she forgot to shed tears.