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Chapter 207

On the tenth day of the sixth lunar month, it was the [-]th birthday of Cui Pushangfeng, the magistrate of Yangzhou, and magistrates from all over Yangzhou came to visit her.

Cui Pu also prepared a generous gift with Mu Jiaojiao, and rushed to Yangzhou City on the ninth day of June.

Because of Mu Jiaojiao's physical problems, they arrived in Yangzhou city one day earlier.So he planned to rest for the whole night first, and go to pay his birthday greetings the next day in good spirits.

In the evening, they arrived at the magistrate's mansion and presented a letter from Cui Ge's old handwriting. Zuo Zhengxiang, the magistrate of Yangzhou, immediately received them in person and placed them in his mansion.

After exchanging pleasantries with Zuo Zhifu, Cui Pu came out of the study and saw a person walking towards him—an acquaintance.

"Brother Cui, long time no see! I heard that you have done a good job in Tianchang County these days! You have just been there for a month, and you have given everyone a warning, and most of the people under your command are obedient to you. Presumably now, You lived a very comfortable life there!" Wu Lixin walked up to him with a high-spirited look.

"No matter how comfortable you are, I can't compare to you, Wu Erlang! Who doesn't know that you took thunderous measures just after arriving in the county, and directly pulled out the top tyrant in Hailing County? In terms of means and courage, I am far inferior to you. In the future Under your leadership, Hailing County will definitely get better and better, and our Tianchang County can only hold a candle to it!" Cui Pu said with a smile.

As long as you know!
Seeing him crouching low in front of him, Wu Lixin felt very comfortable.

He immediately raised his head: "I also want to let the people of Hailing County have a good life. As a parent of a county, how can I watch them being bullied by the wicked and remain indifferent? Next, I plan to Develop the field mu system, so that everyone has land to grow, and everyone can have enough to eat. By the way, how about you, Brother Cui? What are you going to do next?"

"I don't know much about the affairs of the county government office, and I'm still learning! Slowly wait until I get familiar with it, and then I'll talk about plans! Now talking about these things here can only make people laugh." Cui Pu continued to pretend to be stupid.

Wu Lixin became more and more complacent, and even shouted loudly: "How could it be? Aren't there two gentlemen beside you? Mr. Xu who came to Yangzhou with me before also followed you. Didn't he give you advice?"

"Of course they said a lot. It's just that I don't understand. How can I just do what they say? I have to understand it myself before I can take action!" Cui Pu said.

So you can only attack the weakest gentry under your rule, and you are only worthy of being assigned to be the county magistrate in the poorest county in Yangzhou city!What great things can a cowardly person like you accomplish?Wu Lixin cursed inwardly, really wanted to pull those shrunken old men in Hailing County over to have a look - this is the magistrate Cui they have been praising all the time!
He treated the gentlemen very politely along the way, but that was because he didn't know what to do!He is a concubine who has been raised casually since he was a child, unlike him, under the deliberate cultivation of his father and aunt, he has received various educations with King Shou since he was a child.There are many things he knows, but Cui can't at all!By now, when he took office, wouldn't the gap between the two be revealed?Looking back, what did those old bastards say about him!

And Mr. Xu, he must have regretted it so much that he wanted to poke his eyes blind, right?

"Ah! Ahh!"

Mr. Xu, who was grading the test papers of the children in Tianchang County, suddenly sneezed several times.He quickly stood up, walked around and moved his body, and suddenly he was full of energy, and sat down to continue marking the test papers with great interest.

Here, Cui Pu and Wu Lixin exchanged their respective messages. Seeing his useless appearance, Wu Lixin instantly lost interest in talking to him, so he said coolly, "Did you just finish talking to my cousin-in-law... ...Ah, maybe you don't know yet, Mr. Fu Yin is my cousin-in-law. When he was in Chang'an, he also visited my father at my house, and we have always gotten along well. The reason why I came here a day earlier this time , because he personally edited a book for me half a month ago, and asked me to come here as soon as possible, so that our relatives can catch up with each other."

"Is that so? Congratulations, you have relatives in Yangzhou! Speaking of which, we also have relatives in Yangzhou. My wife's natal elder sister married here ten years ago. Her brother-in-law is also well-known in Yangzhou. As for the wealthy family, last month their husband and wife went to Tianchang County to see us." Cui Pu said hastily.

Wu Lixin scolded coldly.

But a rich man, look at your pride!It's a pity, what's the use of such a relative?At that time, I'm afraid they will hold you back!
"Well, then I also want to congratulate you. At least Tianchang County is located in a remote area. If you need anything, just tell them directly, and they will definitely buy it for you as soon as possible." He said eccentrically.

Cui Pu nodded quickly. "That's the reason!"

Wu Lixin almost despised him to the dust.

The two of them were not congenial, so after saying this, Wu Lixin directly bypassed him and went to Lizuo Zhifu's study.Cui Pu shrugged, and walked slowly back to the yard where he was temporarily staying.

At this time, Mu Jiaojiao was still in the backyard, dealing with Mrs. Zuo Zhifu and a mess of female relatives.

Speaking of which, Madam Zuo Zhifu was originally from Chang'an, and now that she met Mu Jiaojiao, a fellow countryman, she should have talked with her affectionately.But I don't know why, from the moment Mu Jiaojiao entered the door until now, she and Mu Jiaojiao only had a few polite questions, and nothing else.

On the contrary, it was the experience of being brought to accompany Mrs. Liu and Mu Jiaojiao chatted pretty well without saying a word.

The female relatives here were talking peacefully, a little maid suddenly came in from the side door, and whispered a few words in the ear of Mrs. Zuo Zhifu.

Mrs. Zuo Zhifu immediately frowned: "Sweating again? Did you fry the new medicine for the old lady?"

The maid nodded. "Eat it, but it's still useless."

"Why is it still useless?" Mrs. Zuo Zhifu looked anxious.

A charming woman who had been sitting at the bottom suddenly said, "Are you talking about Mrs. Zuo's illness? I heard that the wife of the new magistrate of Tianchang County is an expert in medicine. Why don't you ask her to give it to Mrs. Zuo?" Madam, take a look?"

Madam Zuo Zhifu's complexion immediately changed, as did the complexions of everyone present.

Hearing this, Mu Jiaojiao slowly turned his gaze to that side.Unexpectedly, the two looked at each other, and the enchanting woman gave her a smug smile.

It was hopeless.

The woman's name is Wan Niang, and she is one of Wu Lixin's concubines brought from Chang'an.On the way to Yangzhou, because he served Wu Lixin well, he directly took over Wu Lixin's backyard when he arrived in Hailing County.So this time Wu Lixin came to celebrate his birthday, and after learning that Cui Pu also brought Mu Jiaojiao, he couldn't wait to bring Wanniang too.

Now that Wu Lixin and Cui Pu went to talk to Zuo Zhifu, Wanniang was naturally sent to deal with the female relatives.It's just because all the wives present are ladies with status, but Wanniang is just a concubine, so the status is not equal. Logically, such a person is not even qualified to enter this door.Just because Wu Lixin brought her here, Mrs. Zuo Zhifu still gave her this face, arranged her in the last place, and never spoke to her.Others naturally ignored her.

Wanniang was used to calling the wind and calling the rain in Hailing County, seeing that she couldn't integrate into their circle, she was secretly worried.Now, seeing the ready-made opportunity to deliberately please Mrs. Zuo Zhifu and Mrs. Zuo at the same time, and also step on Mu Jiaojiao's foot to make Wu Lixin happy, she made a decisive decision and hurriedly spoke out.

I never thought about it, the words have been spoken, but what I got is such an ending.

But she is not afraid.At any rate, Mrs. Zuo Zhifu is also Wu Lixin's cousin, so how could she not be willing to give Wu Lixin face?Then she gave Mu Jiaojiao a sweet smile again: "Mrs. Cui Xianzun, you used to treat many patients in Chang'an City. Now that you have come to Yangzhou, even if you become the county's wife, the heart of helping the world and saving people should be Hasn't it changed?"

Heh, give her some color, she has opened a dyeing workshop?

Mu Jiaojiao smiled lightly: "Has my heart changed? Are you, a lowly concubine, qualified to comment?"

Wanniang was taken aback by the scolding, and her face immediately became very ugly.

When Mrs. Zuo Zhifu heard this, her heart skipped a beat!
She had heard Zuo Zhifu say before that Mu Jiaojiao and Cui Pu are a wonderful couple.Relying on his excellent medical skills, Mu Jiaojiao can speak freely to anyone.And Cui Pu didn't know if he was influenced by her or what, the county magistrate in Tianchang County also did it very casually.If it weren't for the gentlemen around him who kept guarding him, I don't know what kind of trouble he would make that place!
She didn't pay much attention at first.As a result, as soon as Mu Jiaojiao spoke, she immediately understood that the evaluation of being outspoken was genuine!

She hurriedly said: "Madam Cui Zhixian is angry that she regards you as an inferior doctor?"

Want to change the subject?Mu Jiaojiao immediately stood up: "My mother's family has been practicing medicine for generations. Since I have inherited the medical skills passed down from my mother's family, I will never be ashamed of practicing medicine, and I will never be angry because others call me a doctor. In Chang'an, I practiced medicine to save people, and it will be the same when I come to Yangzhou. What makes me angry now is that this concubine does not keep her duty, and Madam Zhifu, the master, seems to be unaware of the rules. The concubine is gesticulating in the hall!"

Unexpectedly, she would directly involve herself in it, Madam Zuo Zhifu's eyes suddenly darkened.

But Mu Jiaojiao didn't seem to notice it, and continued: "I originally thought that you came from a famous family in Chang'an, and you were the head of the Zuo Mansion, and you would never allow anything beyond the rules to happen. But now it seems that I put you Great idea! Now you put me in the company of such a person, I am deeply ashamed. I thought you would give me an explanation, but now it turns out that I was thinking too much. Instead of spending the next two days with a concubine On an equal footing, I might as well lower my self-worth and go live with my natal sister's house! I can't stay in this unruly place for a moment!"

After all, turn around and leave.

"Stop her quickly!" Mrs. Zuo was so ashamed and annoyed that her face was blue and red.It's just that Mu Jiaojiao is about to leave, how can she let her go?If she went out, then she would be convicted of not respecting the rules and allowing the concubine to dictate to the county magistrate's wife. Then how would she go out to meet people in the future?Even Zuo Zhifu will definitely annoy her!
Seeing that the way forward was blocked by someone, Mu Jiaojiao turned her head and sneered: "Why, is Madam Zhifu going to put me under house arrest?"

"House arrest is not enough. It's just that Madam Cui County Magistrate, what you said just now was too serious. I think you have misunderstood me." Mrs. Zuo Zhifu is also a well-informed person.After being ashamed and annoyed, she immediately restrained her expression and said slowly.

But Mu Jiaojiao can't be fooled by her. "What did I misunderstand? Did I misunderstand that you let us sit on an equal footing with a concubine, or did I misunderstand that this concubine could disregard the rules and dictate to me? Could it be that there is no set of rules in Yangzhou City, the same as the entire Xintang Are the dynasties different?"

Mrs. Zuo Zhifu had a sweet taste in her throat, and almost spit out a mouthful of old blood.

How did this girl suddenly become so eloquent?Didn't she sit there quietly just now, hardly talking much?As a result, now, after I only said a few words, she just threw it over, and the words like a cannonball almost knocked her out!

"Mrs. Cui Zhixian, don't forget, this is Zuofu!" She reminded her in a deep voice.

Mu Jiaojiao sneered, and was about to speak, when a clear sound of bead curtains colliding came from behind, and then a maid shouted loudly——

"The old lady is here!"

(End of this chapter)