Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 550 Beware of Smiling Faces

At this moment, Mao Chunfang remembered what Meng Changqing had said to her the night before.

Did Meng Changqing know from the beginning that Liu Dexiang was beyond help?

Mao Chunfang began to consider her position: should she continue to stand behind Liu Dexiang, or should she be more flexible?

He stood in the corner, waiting for Liu Dexiang to vent his anger and calm down before stepping forward to speak, "Please take care of yourself, sir."

"Mao Chunfang, Mao Chunfang, how many years have you been in officialdom? You can't even handle a simple message. What face do you have to stand here?" Liu Dexiang said.

To be honest, Mao Chunfang felt that this person was like someone who hadn't taken his medicine. Usually, when Lao Lin was around, he could pretend to be profound and unfathomable, but now, when she looked at him alone, she felt that he was even worse than a thug.

No wonder Cao Hongxing looked down on this man.

Mao Chunfang's mind had already shifted; she was plotting how to dig a deep pit for the person in front of her, preferably to kill him in one blow, so he wouldn't have to live in the world and cause trouble.

After making this decision, Mao Chunfang's expression became more ingratiating.

"This humble official has failed in his duties," Mao Chunfang said again. "Please allow me to say a few words, Your Excellency. You have never dealt with General Song before. He is just a vulgar military officer, rigid and inflexible. When Your Excellency sent me to summon him, he only pretended to be an official using Your Excellency's name to play tricks on him. It would have been better to send a servant from your residence. Then he would have known he had made a mistake and would have come to apologize obediently."

Although he was a fifth-rank general, he was still inferior to you, sir, who was a proper ruler of a province. How could he dare not come when summoned by you?

After Mao Chunfang finished speaking, she was surprised to find that her tone of voice was too familiar; it was the same tone of the old servant beside Liu Dexiang.

So that's how it is. So that's how you have to talk to him to communicate effectively.

Sure enough, after hearing that others were not as good as him, Liu Dexiang's temper softened a bit. "What you said makes sense, but the reason he misunderstood you, aren't you also at fault?"

Mao Chunfang didn't bother to reason with him; he was already planning to dig a hole and bury him. What's the point of reasoning with a dead man?

He immediately said with shame, "This humble official was wrong!"

"Hmph!" Liu Dexiang snorted coldly, called over the man at the door, and ordered him to send someone to summon Song Qingfeng.

After everyone left, Liu Dexiang looked at Mao Chunfang, who was standing with his head down, and said, "Lord Mao, since I took office, I have always trusted you, but you have not lived up to that trust."

"I will do whatever you command, my lord."

"You did as instructed, but will it actually work?"

Hearing this, Mao Chunfang could only smile ingratiatingly. Liu Dexiang continued, "Now there is one thing you must do, or don't come to see me again."

"Yes."

Liu Dexiang then asked him, "Do you have a sharp blade?"

"Why do you ask that, sir?" Mao Chunfang pretended not to understand.

Liu Dexiang narrowed his eyes, his tone dangerous, "I want you to eliminate someone."

Mao Chunfang was not surprised at all, but on the surface she pretended to be shocked, yet she was willing to obey the other party's orders and stepped forward to ask in a low voice, "Who is the master referring to?"

"Sun Xiang".

"Is it Prefect Sun Xiang?" Mao Chunfang asked again.

"It's him."

"May I ask the reason for this..."

Liu Dexiang looked up, creating distance between himself and Mao Chunfang. "You don't need to know."

"Yes." Mao Chunfang then asked, "Where is this person now?"

"It's in Beishan County." Liu Dexiang gritted his teeth at the mere mention of those three words.

Mao Chunfang assured, "This humble official will certainly handle it well!"

Liu Dexiang started showing off his official power again, saying, "I'll give you two days."

"Yes."

Mao Chunfang made a good promise to Liu Dexiang, but judging from his request to Song Qingfeng, it's clear that he might not keep his word.

Not only did they refuse to do it, they also directly informed Meng Changqing.