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Magistrate Cui was born into a wealthy family. He had been a well-known talent since he was a child. He was also a proud young scholar and was the youngest magistrate in Daliang.

In the past three years, County Magistrate Cui has indeed managed Ye County very well. Every year, the tax revenue is the highest in Nanyang County, which is probably seven or eight times that of a poor county like Li County!

In Ye County, no family is poor. The only difference lies in whether they are willing to eat meat at the dinner table. Magistrate Cui has always been proud of it.

I never thought that I would be slapped hard in the face today.

However, this is a good slap in the face. Magistrate Cui, who was floating in the air, fell completely to the ground and began to reflect and introspect.

Mrs. Li cherished her husband and couldn't bear to see him so depressed and self-reproaching, so she said softly: "It is honor and disgrace to have a solid warehouse. It is already very remarkable that the people can live and work in peace and contentment and live a good life with no worries about food and clothing." Among the fourteen counties in Nanyang County, Ye County is the most prosperous and deserves the first place."

"You are not greedy or possessive, you are diligent when doing your job, and you do everything yourself."

"Even if I let the princess judge, you are also a good and upright official."

Magistrate Cui finally regained some confidence after being praised by his daughter-in-law. He cheered up and said, "I will definitely change my shortcomings in the future. Cousin, don't always praise me. When I act inappropriately, You have to remind me."

Li pursed her lips and smiled, her voice soft and gentle: "But in my eyes, cousin is good in everything!"

Magistrate Cui looked at his wife's smiling face, and his heart moved. He went over to hold his wife's hand. Just as he was about to get close to her, the door was pushed open.

The two debt collector sons rushed in one after another, and went straight to their mother, squeezing Magistrate Cui out of the way.

Magistrate Cui looked helpless and couldn't fight with his son, so he had to let go.

Mr. Li chuckled.

……

The princess kept her promise and indeed stayed in Ye County for several days.

Probably the case of Huang Sanmei inspired many women. Intermittently, women over 20 came to the county government to complain, asking their parents to let the officials make the decision to get married.

It was only at this time that County Magistrate Cui discovered that there were many women in the same situation as Huang Sanmei in Ye County. The mother's family was greedy for the money their daughter earned, so they refused to let her get married and forced her to stay at home.

After Yang tried for two days, Magistrate Cui volunteered to take over the mess. He also issued an official document as a county magistrate, stating that a woman must be married twenty years ago. If her parents forcibly refuse to marry, the woman can file a lawsuit with the county government, and a part of the family property will be confiscated and given to the woman as a dowry.

After Jiang Shaohua read the official document, he felt that Magistrate Cui was very talented in writing and asked Chen Sheren to stamp it with the royal seal.

Official documents stamped with the royal seal were posted everywhere in Ye County.

The women rushed to tell each other excitedly, and naturally there were some unharmonious voices. For example, some men made a weird allusion to the fact that the princess was a woman, so she was particularly partial to women.

However, such a weak sound was quickly drowned in the roar of the waves.

"Princess, there is good news."

Chen Jinyu happily came to report: "One of the soldiers accompanying the princess, named Sun An, asked Meng Sanbao to come to me to speak. He wants to marry Huang Sanmei."

Jiang Shaohua had two hundred soldiers by his side. These soldiers are all direct descendants of the Nanyang Prince's Palace. Each one is more skilled than the last, and they often follow the princess.

Jiang Shaohua is most familiar with personal guards such as Qin Hu and Meng Sanbao. Sun An is older and has a stable temperament. He doesn't talk much on weekdays and has a weak sense of presence.

A dark man's face flashed in Jiang Shaohua's mind: "How old is Sun An this year?"

Chen Jinyu said with a smile: "Twenty-four years old, the same age as Huang Sanmei. He had been engaged before, but his wife got seriously ill and died before they were married. Later, his mother also fell ill and died, and no one took care of it for him, so the marriage was delayed year by year."

"That day when the case was being heard in court, Sun An was there. He was quite sympathetic to Huang Sanmei's plight and respected her honesty and kindness. He wanted to ask the princess to protect the matchmaker." Jiang Shaohua thought for a moment and said, "Go and bring Sun An to the court. Call him, I want to ask him personally."

Soon, Sun An appeared in front of Jiang Shaohua.

Jiang Shaohua looked at it carefully.

Sun An, a dark-faced and sturdy young man, was stunned by the young princess's gaze. His face turned red and he was helpless.

Jiang Shaohua laughed: "The princess asked you to come here to ask your thoughts personally before making a decision. You don't need to be so nervous."

"Sun An, I would like to ask you, why do you want to marry Huang Sanmei? Are you pitiful and sympathetic, or do you really like her?"

Sun An settled her mind and replied somewhat shyly: "Back to the Princess, I pity Miss Huang a little, but more respect and love her. Otherwise, I wouldn't be so shameless and bold as to ask the Princess for permission."

It is also common for a man to feel pity for a woman and then develop love out of pity.

Jiang Shaohua looked at Sun An and said slowly: "This princess is happy to see this marriage come to fruition and will personally protect your matchmaking. Huang Sanmei is a diligent, capable and kind-hearted woman. If you marry her, you must treat her well in the future. "

"If you treat her badly in the future, I will personally support Huang Sanmei."

Sun An's black face lit up, he was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly.

……

On this side, Chen Jinyu also called Huang Sanmei and told Huang Sanmei about Sun An's marriage proposal.

"The princess asked me to ask you. If you are willing, you can arrange the marriage in Ye County and have a happy wedding. You have to wait until the princess returns to the palace after inspecting the counties."

Sun An's parents died early, and now he is a soldier of the royal palace, with food and accommodation in the palace. If Sun An wants to get married, he has to wait until this job is completed.

Furthermore, happy events such as getting married should not be rushed. It also seems more solemn to make an engagement for a period of time before getting married.

Huang Sanmei nodded without thinking: "I am willing to marry him."

Chen Jinyu laughed: "Don't you want to meet Sun An?"

Huang Sanmei said softly: "I believe in Chen Sheren, and I believe in the princess even more." A woman's marriage is originally decided by her parents. On the wedding night, I raised my hijab before meeting my husband.

Chen Jinyu looked at the docile Huang Sanmei and the trust in her eyes, and felt inexplicably sour in her heart.

A woman's fate is like duckweed, so Huang Sanmei promised the rest of her life.

She is still young now. In a few years, will she make a marriage arrangement like this and marry a man she has never met before?

Do all the happiness, anger, sorrow, food, clothing, honor and disgrace in the rest of life have to be placed on the conscience of a man?

Indescribable anger suddenly welled up in her heart.

Huang Sanmei obviously had some misunderstanding. She mustered up the courage to raise her head and said: "Chen Sheren asked me to see him, so I will see him."

Chen Jinyu came back to his senses, smiled and nodded: "You wait here for a while, I will bring Sun An over."

Huang Sanmei responded meekly.

After waiting for a stick of incense, Chen Jinyu left and returned. A tall, dark, sturdy young man followed behind Chen Sheren.

Huang Sanmei quietly raised her eyes.