After I stopped being a lady from a rich family, I fought all over the capital

Chapter 114: It's hard to stop people from talking
The prefect of Jingzhao stopped him for a moment, and spoke before Jiao Bubai could say, "In that case, I will take my men and leave."

With that said, he stood up and left.

"no!"

Madam Cui and Jiao Bubai said almost in unison.

The prefect of Jingzhao glared at Jiao Bubai and said: You little bastard, you are not righteous!
Jiao Bubai quickly lowered his head to show his humility.

Mr. Cui also looked at his wife with some resentment.

Mrs. Cui was not afraid at all. When Mr. Cui glared at her, she glared back.

She straightened her back and said, "Everyone knows that when the Dali Temple Minister was young, he studied under Master Zhang."

"My daughter died in your Zhang family in such an unclear manner. Now even her body is nowhere to be found. And my two grandchildren have not appeared since the accident."

"My father-in-law said that he felt the same pain as us, and I believe it. But no matter how sad we are, our daughter-in-law is still an outsider. If she dies today, you will arrange for Master Zhang to remarry tomorrow."

Madam Cui looked calm, "Just like you said, I'm lucky enough not to be laughed at these years. I'm old enough to welcome a new bride, purely because of my daughter-in-law Yue Niang, who helps manage the huge Zhang family and various complicated household affairs as the eldest daughter-in-law."

"Now that Yue Niang is gone, does that mean we don't have to worry about the affairs of the Zhang family's inner courtyard?"

"Of course, you have other daughters-in-law who can help you take care of things, but do you want other daughters-in-law to take over the positions and do the things that should be done by the eldest daughter-in-law in the eldest house during the annual festival sacrifices?"

"If this is true, wouldn't the status of the eldest son become a joke?"

Madam Cui sneered, "I guess my father-in-law is not the kind of foolish person who would pass off a concubine's son as the legitimate heir."

"So even if you are sad, how long can you be sad?"

"There will always be a time when the old ones will be forgotten and the new ones will be welcomed, it's just a matter of time!"

The Cui family master guessed his wife's intention and immediately understood the situation. He stopped talking and stopped trying to stop Mrs. Cui from speaking. "If you want to talk about the pain, even Yue Niang's father may not be as heartbroken as me, let alone you!"

"Yue Niang was born after ten months of pregnancy. She was my flesh and blood. Now she is gone without any clear reason. Who would be more heartbroken than me?"

Madam Cui took a deep breath, walked up to the prefect of Jingzhao, and bowed solemnly: "Sir!"

The prefect of Jingzhao quickly turned sideways.

"Please stay and work with the Dali Temple to find out the truth about my son's death!"

Madam Cui requested with a serious look.

"This……"

The prefect of Jingzhao couldn't help but look at the old man of the Cui family and the old master of the Zhang family.

Seeing that the two men remained silent for a long time, he sneered and cursed in his heart: You old fox!
Then, he pretended to be embarrassed and said: "This matter involves the family affairs of an official appointed by the court. Although my Jingzhao Prefecture can be in charge, in the end, the Dali Temple is the agency that should be in charge. Although my Jingzhao Prefecture came first, I have to transfer the authority according to the law."

After saying this, seeing that the two still had no intention of trying to keep him, the Jingzhao prefect took Jiao Bubai and the others and bowed and said goodbye: "The government office still has important matters to deal with, so I won't bother you any more."

Before Jiao Bubai could say something else, the prefect of Jingzhao grabbed his arm and forcibly took him away.

Seeing that the two were about to leave the courtyard, the Cui family's master finally made up his mind and bowed to the old master Zhang, saying: "My wife's words may be offensive, but please forgive me for the time being, considering that my wife and I have just lost our beloved daughter and are in grief."

"However, what Mrs. Jing said is not without reason..."

The Cui family's eldest uncle paused and looked at the Dali Temple's Shaoqing: "It's not that we don't believe in the Dali Temple's ability to handle cases, nor do we doubt that the Zhang family and the Dali Temple will definitely collude and be partial to each other. It's just that it's hard to stop the gossip of many people. It's better to let it go than to cause trouble later. It's better to be open and honest from the beginning. What do you think, my dear relative?"

(End of this chapter)