Ye Chengguan had just sat down and was carelessly packing up the official documents on his desk when he saw Ting An walking in with a melancholy look on his face.
"Why, someone looked at you?"
Ye Chengguan stopped moving in his hands and slowly raised his eyes to look at the book boy.
"That's not true."
Ting'an stepped forward and whispered back: "Sir, the second young master of the Shu family has come to see you."
"Shu Jinxuan?"
Ye Chengguan hesitated for a moment, then stood up happily: "Why don't you invite him in quickly?"
"But... Mr. Shu also brought a young lady from the Hua family with him."
Ting An looked at him carefully.
Hearing this, Ye Chengguan's two curved eyebrows, which were as thick as paint, frowned slightly.
Thinking of what happened in the morning, he shook his jade robe with cold eyes, and his fair face suddenly sank: "Please."
It's really shameless and haunting.
Then, he sat back lazily.
...
Hua Rujin and Shu Jinxuan were summoned and brought into the back hall by Ting An.
Some time after leaving Dianmaoshang, there were only a few people in the corridor, making the huge county government office look extremely deserted.
As soon as she entered the back hall, she saw a mud-like figure leaning lazily on the seat behind the desk. Hua Rujin was shocked, and then gradually showed a look of contempt:
I didn't expect that the number one scholar would be so virtuous.
If you are not particular about yourself, he is even less particular about it than you are.
No wonder the dignified scholar failed to enter the Hanlin Academy.
Looking more carefully, it seems that he was born with a good skin, which is really a pity.
If you behave like this when you first take office, I'm afraid you will be a mediocre and weak official again in the future.
The Hua family's decision to withdraw from the marriage was not unjust. There were only a few serious people hanging around the Hua Street and Liuxiang all day long.
Moreover, according to the laws of each dynasty, the chief of a county is not an ordinary official. As a new scholar, even if Ye Chenggui does not enter the Hanlin Academy, even if he is decentralized, he should be transferred to another county instead of returning to his ancestral home, Jiangling City.
In this way, either there is someone above or the emperor is stupid.
"It seems I came to the wrong place."
Hua Rujin secretly cried out in pain, and then heard Shu Jinxuan respectfully and kindly call to the paralyzed mud: "Brother Cheng Gu."
Ting'an looked at his motionless young master and was puzzled:
The young master was still full of energy when he went out, but why did he suddenly look like a mollusk infected with plague?
This is really bad hospitality and ruins the image of scholars.
Shu Jinxuan called out several times before the figure behind the desk made some movement.
Ye Chengguan stood up slowly, pretended to be sleepy and glanced at the two people brought in by Ting An, and replied in a tepid tone: "It turns out to be Mr. Shu."
After glancing at Hua Rujin with cold eyes, he told Ting An: "Give me a seat."
"I......"
Just as Shu Jinxuan was about to express his intention, Hua Rujin stopped him and bowed respectfully: "Hua Rujin, a civilian girl, has met the magistrate."
Although I was full of contempt for this person, after all, he was a high-ranking county magistrate who could dominate the life and death of the people in the county.
The so-called people do not fight against the officials, and they really cannot afford to offend them. On the surface, they have to pretend to worship and look up to him at a ninety-degree angle.
Seeing her respectful look, Ye Chengkui immediately noticed her evil intentions.
He chased her from the door of his house all the way to the county government office, and now he even moved in with Mr. Shu as a reinforcement. He had never seen such a shameless person in his life.
It's really very scheming.
With his eyes slightly darkened, Ye Chengguan deliberately put on a cold attitude: "I wonder what Miss Hua's family has to say when she comes to this county?"
Thinking about the mirror he gave her, I felt annoyed again:
Could it be that the daughter of the Hua family is so stupid that she doesn’t understand my intentions?
Do you have to tell me directly?
Her Hua family had been treacherous before, but now they are struggling with it. She is really not taking an unusual path.
"Han Chuang of this county has been studying hard for more than ten years. He relies on being steady and steady. He doesn't like those who take eccentric and wild paths. Miss Hua's family is also considered to be from a scholarly family. She should know how to measure everything and think twice before taking action."
Ye Chengguan reminded him with a serious tone and a meaningful tone.
"Is the sword taking a different approach?"
Hua Rujin's heart trembled when she heard this.
Could it be that he had realized that he was deliberately setting a trap for Dou Yuancheng to make things worse?
Well, since he already knew his purpose, there was no need to beat around the bush.
Hua Rujin calmed down and reported calmly and seriously: "This matter is not only related to the women of the people, but also to your future. I hope you will think twice."
"Is it about my future?"
Ye Chengguan's face gradually became angry: Will I lose my future if I don't marry your Hua family's daughter?
Really arrogant and domineering.
His mind immediately thought of Shu Yuchen, the eldest son of the Shu family who had just entered Tai Hospital this year.
Although he is not a high official, he has entered the palace at least.
Could it be that she also pointed out that the new palace physician took the opportunity to go to the emperor and make slanderous accusations against her?
Thinking of this, Ye Chengguan suddenly became furious: "Miss Huajia, you have gone too far to bully others. Could it be that this county is not as good as you want, so why don't you go to Beijing in person to make a fuss?"
"It's not that serious."
Hua Rujin was confused by his violent reaction.
I'm afraid Gu Langxi had already rushed ahead of him and said something to him.
How can one believe in such a thing? We have to find a way to get him back on track:
"There are too many hidden worries in this matter. The daughter of the people feels that as a parent, you must be considerate of everything and be far-sighted in everything. You cannot only lose long-term interests for the sake of small achievements at the moment. Once it leads to a catastrophic disaster, you will only be deeply affected."
tired."
"What? There are still too many hidden worries?"
Ye Chengguan was even more confused after hearing this, and kept sneering: If I don't marry your daughter from the Hua family, will there be hidden worries?
What kind of logic is this?
"certainly."
Hua Rujin explained in a slow tone: "The Dou family and his son are not kind-hearted people. If you just want to avoid offending the former magistrate and save this chastity arch for the county, it is really not worth the gain. The daughter of the people has no respect for the second son of the Dou family."
The matter is also unavoidable, so please be aware of it."
"etc."
Only then did Ye Chengguan realize that the two of them seemed to be talking about different things: "Are you here today because of the Dou family's affairs?"
Hua Rujin's eyes paused slightly, with a question mark on her face: "Otherwise...what do you think, sir?"
"That's it?"
"That's all."
When she got a chance, Hua Rujin immediately took out the written complaint and submitted it.
Shu Jinxuan listened to the two people's erroneous argument for a long time, and also realized that Ye Chengguan had just taken office and probably didn't know about his cousin and the Dou family.
When he was young, he was sent back to his birthplace to study. Even he only knew a rough idea of his own marriage, so how could he care about such a trivial matter?
Worried that his cousin's obscene complaint would anger him again, Shu Jinxuan quickly explained: "Three years ago, the Dou family..."
Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, Ye Chengguan nodded happily after looking at the complaint: "Yes, I am allowed to remarry, and I will remarry immediately."
"..."
Shu Jinxuan looked at Ye Chengguan and Hua Rujin blankly: "Seriously?"
"Don't worry, Mr. Shu. I will send someone to send the remarriage license that has been sealed by the government to the Hua family later. The Dou family will also send the approval document."
Seeing that the midnight hour was getting closer and closer, Ye Chengguan did not hesitate to pretend to stay, and said bluntly: "I still have a lot of official business to deal with. I will go to your house to see you when I have time tomorrow."
"Then Shu will be waiting for you, Brother Chenggui."
Shu Jinxuan's hanging heart finally fell to the ground.
Hua Rujin also felt happy in her heart. She didn't expect that this person knew the benefits and was not short-sighted.
Thinking about the previous dispute with him and fearing that he would harbor resentment again, he hurriedly complimented him against his will: "The magistrate is wise and decisive..."
"It's your duty, Miss Hua, you don't have to be... polite."
Ye Chengguan hated this kind of flattering words the most. He smiled faintly at her and then said solemnly: "I hope we will see each other indefinitely, so I won't send her away far away."
Oh, who wants to go to the government office and have a fight with his "ex"?
Seeing how impatient he looked, Hua Rujin bowed and took the lead to leave the office without looking back.
People who don't want to care about you will think you are hanging on a swing if you hang yourself.
These four-legged toads are hard to find, and two-legged men are not everywhere.
The Hua family is very interested in this new top scholar, and my aunt, I will not beg for nothing to please him.