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Chapter 222 The Power of Public Indignation

When picking lotus in the river, Cui Pu still looked sullen.

Mu Jiaojiao peeled a piece of tender lotus seed rice and stuffed it into his mouth.Cui Pu bit the lotus seed rice in one bite, and immediately a stream of sweet juice flowed out, and the fresh fragrance filled his mouth, making him feel the sweetness from the tip of his tongue to the root of his tongue.

"Is it still uncomfortable?" Mu Jiaojiao fed him another lotus seed rice.

Cui Pu enjoyed the delicious food delivered to his mouth with a sad face: "No matter how much I persuade, they insist on leaving, and I can't keep it! Do you think I'm not good enough for them? Why don't they stay? come down?"

"If they are willing to stay, they will not be rangers." Mu Jiaojiao said with a smile.

He knew she was right, but he just felt very uncomfortable!He hasn't gotten enough of them yet!Cui Pu thought dully, peeled another lotus seed rice and fed it to her.

"However, I do have an idea." Mu Jiaojiao suddenly said after eating the food he handed over.

Cui Pu immediately lifted his spirits! "What do you think? Say it!"

"I don't think all of them want to leave." Mu Jiaojiao said, "I've been asking people to bring them delicious food and wine these days, and I've also asked people to talk to them. Then I found that some people seemed to be wandering outside. For many years, I have been tired of this kind of life without a fixed place, and some want to settle down. If you start from this aspect, I think you can still keep a few people."

"You mean..."

Mu Jiaojiao nodded. "As long as you can keep a few first and treat them well, then you won't have to worry about more people coming to join you in the future. You Xia may be unrestrained when you are young, but when you reach a certain age, everyone will start to yearn for stability. As long as you can As long as you do a good job in the aspect of stability, that’s enough.”

"For example, help them start a family and find something for them to do!" What a clever person Cui Pu understood her meaning immediately.

"That's what it means!" Mu Jiaojiao nodded with a smile.

Cui Pu was overjoyed instantly, and quickly hugged her and kissed her: "As expected of my wife, you are as smart as me!"

Mu Jiaojiao was helpless and funny. "Now, you are finally not sad, are you? Hurry up and pick the lotus pods for me."

"Yes, yes, I will definitely pick a boat full for you, my lady, so that you can eat as much as you want!" Cui Pu was full of energy, and quickly got busy.

However, he did not pick a full boat after all.But after picking most of the pots, the two of them went back.Mu Jiaojiao kept a few fresh ones for himself, and sent the rest to the kitchen for them to peel the fresh lotus seeds, or stir-fry or stew them, the taste was incomparably delicious.

Cui Pu also found some time to have an in-depth chat with the rangers. Sure enough, some people wanted to settle down as Mu Jiaojiao said, but more people still wanted to leave.A group of people chatted late into the night, there were sixteen rangers in total, and only five were willing to stay.But this number is enough to satisfy Cui Pu!

Among these five people, three were willing to work as government servants in the county government office, and the other two were impatient to be restrained and wanted to open a martial arts gym. Cui Pu readily agreed to come down and help them do so.

In a few days, Cui Pu held a big banquet in the backyard, got drunk with them, and reluctantly sent eleven rangers away.

The days that followed were naturally quite busy again.

But at any rate, after several months of accumulation, Cui Pu has a good understanding of the set of rules in the yamen, and the things at hand are gradually getting on the right track.

Starting from Mrs. Jiang, other gentry in Tianchang County finally realized that they had been cheated by this couple, and all of them changed their views on Mu Jiaojiao and Cui Pu.

It's just that the time to overwhelm them in the first place has passed.During this time, because of their negligence, the couple got a clear picture of their details.While these people regretted it, they inevitably felt a little jealous of them in their hearts, but they didn't dare to make mistakes, so they could only put down their faces and make friends with them.Especially those who previously dismissed Mu Jiaojiao because of her background, but now they want to take the initiative to associate with her and try their best to win a relationship with her. I don't know how they feel.

However, these are not what Mu Jiaojiao should care about.Now she just needs to be the magistrate of the county, and accept the compliments from these people with peace of mind.

Counting the days, half a month has passed since Princess Tang Chang was unable to see.Mu Jiaojiao finally received a message from Princess Tang Chang -

"The princess is seriously ill, Mrs. Cui Xianzun please clean up and go to Yangzhou Mansion to treat the princess!"

Facing the high-spirited servants of the Princess Mansion, Mu Jiaojiao lay on the bed weakly, covered her chest with her hands and coughed softly: "My wife has been in poor health since she came back from Yangzhou Mansion. Now that the weather is getting hotter, I have a bitter summer, and it is difficult to get out of bed and walk a few steps, how can I rush to Yangzhou Mansion? There are many famous doctors in Yangzhou Mansion, there must be someone who can cure the princess' eye disease, so I don't need to go, right?"

The person who came was furious: "The princess told you to go to the doctor, that is to look down on you! How dare you refuse?"

"That's what she deserves!" As soon as the words fell, Cui Pu strode in, "My wife is weak, and it is not suitable to go out for a walk in the near future. Please go back and tell Princess Tangchang this sentence. Just say yes I said it! Her eye disease is not fatal, so what if you wait for a while? If you can't wait, just find another famous doctor. Anyway, my wife is not going now!"

These words came to her ears, and Princess Tangchang was furious: "Okay! They are afraid of death and dare not come to Yangzhou Mansion again, right? Then I will go find them! I don't believe it, I have come to the door, and they dare to refuse!" diagnosis!"

When the news came that Princess Tang Chang was coming to Tianchang County, Cui Pu immediately gave the most stern rejection, the reason was the same as last time - Mu Jiaojiao was unwell and could not see a doctor.Even if you take the initiative to come to the door, she will not show it!

It's just that Princess Tang Chang has made up her mind, how can she refuse?

So at the end of July, she came to Tianchang County in a sedan chair with thirty or forty servants.

"Mr. Tang, Princess Tangchang's troops have entered the county boundary of our Tianchang County!" Xiao Sier rushed to report the latest news.

Cui Pu nodded, then looked at Mu Jiaojiao: "Are you ready?"

Mu Jiaojiao nodded. "Ready."

Cui Pu closed his eyes and took a deep breath, then shouted loudly: "Since the sky is going to kill me, Cui Pu, then I just don't want to live! As I said last time, even if I give up my life, I will definitely die!" I will not allow the reputation of my Cui family to be tainted by others. Now that Princess Tangchang has come to Tianchang County again, she is going to force us to die. Then we husband and wife will die together. At least we will wait until the underworld We can also be each other's companions!"

After saying this, he took Mu Jiaojiao with him, and the two of them jumped into the river full of lotus flowers together.

Now is the season when the lotus is in full bloom and the lotus pods are ripe. Many people come to the river to pick lotus pods every day.The county grandpa and his wife would come to see flowers and pick lotus every time they take a rest, and everyone is used to it.But I never thought that when these two came here today, they both jumped into the river after leaving such a sentence!
The onlookers were first shocked by what they saw, and then someone shouted loudly: "Come on, come on quickly! The magistrate and wife have jumped into the river!"

There are even more skilled people who jumped down after watching the two people jump into the river, and quickly fished the two people up.

In fact, the water level in the river at this time is not very high, and the water surface of a person standing in it is only up to the thigh.This time there was Cui Pu on the cushion, Mu Jiaojiao only got some clothes wet.

But the people watching here are a minority after all.Others soon only knew one piece of news—their magistrate and wife were forced to jump into the river!

Then, I don't know who said it, anyway, the news that the county magistrate was drugged by Princess Tang Chang in the Yangzhou mansion before, and he jumped into the lake bravely to keep his innocence spread out in such a muddled way.By the way, someone broke out that Princess Tang Chang had only come to Yangzhou Mansion for less than two months, and she had already gathered a lot of beautiful boys to give her lustful pleasures.Even the magistrate of Hailing County was her guest of honor. The two had been flirting with each other for a long time when they were in Chang'an!
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"The magistrate of the county loves the people like a son. He has cleared many unjust cases in just half a year since he came to Tianchang County. He also reformed the construction specifications of the canals, which made farming a lot easier this spring and summer. The wife of the magistrate of the county is even more gentle and kind. People go to Xiatou village to give food and cloth to the poor people, and give medicines to those who are sick. Such a good county magistrate and wife are going to be forced to death now? So what if she is a princess? Don’t bring such a prostitute! "

A big man finally took the case. "She wants to force them to death, and I'll be the first to refuse! Now I'm going to seek justice for the magistrate and wife! Which of you wants to go with me?"

The crowd was silent for a while, and then someone stood up and said, "I'll go with you!"

"I am coming too!"

"I am coming too!"

Some people take the lead, and naturally there are many followers.When the crowd crossed the existing main road and walked all the way to the gate of the city, more people followed.

When the other common people heard the news and rushed over, they were infected by the majestic weather in front of them, filled with righteous indignation, and naturally joined in.

Only two miles away from Tianchang County, the team has grown to no less than 300 people.And in all directions, there are still a steady stream of people flocking here.

When Princess Tangchang and his party were speeding all the way to Tianchang County, they suddenly realized that something was wrong.

"What's going on? Who's coming up ahead?" Princess Tang Chang's ears became much more sensitive since she lost sight of her eyes, and she soon heard the footsteps ahead like shaking mountains.

"Princess, they are a group of untouchables. They don't know what to do. They occupy the front road and are coming here." The maid hurriedly reported to her.

Princess Tang Chang snorted coldly: "Show me my identity, tell them to get out of the way, and don't block our way!"

The servant girl should be there, and immediately a servant stepped forward and shouted: "Get out of the way quickly, the sedan chair of Princess Tang Chang is ahead, you should run away immediately if you are sensible, don't disturb the princess!"

"Okay, we were looking for her, but she came to our door unexpectedly!" Hearing this, a big man immediately yelled.

Someone also answered: "It's all in our territory, what kind of princess are you still showing? Do you think the princess is great? Now if you want to kill our county magistrate, you have to see if we agree first!"

"That's right, today I must protect the county magistrate and his wife well, and I must not let this woman enter the county and force the county magistrate and his wife to death!"

……

Everyone shouted, and someone bravely stepped forward and overturned the boy.Immediately, someone cheered loudly, and some even rushed forward and dragged the boy aside to beat him violently.

Seeing this, Princess Tang Chang's men turned pale with shock.The servant girl also hurriedly said to Princess Tang Chang: "Princess, it's too bad, these people seem to be targeting us!"

"They dare! I am the princess of today, what do these pariahs dare to do to me? If you go out and tell them to get out of the way, I can pretend that nothing happened. But if they are still stubborn, then I will let them There is no dead body!" Princess Tang Chang yelled angrily.

Who knew that after these words were released, the crowd would become even more excited.

"Death is death! Anyway, without the magistrate, how can our life be better? Rather than watching the magistrate die, it is better for us to accompany him. In this way, when we arrive at the underworld, we are all companions, and we are not afraid. Be bullied by other brats!"

"That's right! If you want to die together, everyone still has a companion!" The others echoed loudly, and walked towards this side more and more angrily.

Seeing this, Princess Tang Chang and her party were all petrified.

"Princess, what should I do? Not only were they disobedient, but they all ran towards me while yelling at me!"

"Who gave them the courage? Go out and tell them that if any unruly people dare to mess around, you will kill them on the spot!" Princess Tang Chang's heart trembled, and she wanted to intimidate people with words.It's just that before the words could be spread, she heard a burst of noisy voices surrounding them all.Then, her sedan chair began to shake up and down, left and right, so that she couldn't sit still at all.

She screamed, but no one listened.

Then there was another thump, and the sedan chair suddenly fell heavily, causing her to slam her head on the sedan door too.She burst into tears in pain: "Who is it? Who dares to attack this princess so boldly, this princess wants to kill her!"

"Kill her! Kill her! This is the princess, she is going to kill the magistrate!"

The shouts of the people flooded towards her like a tide.Although she couldn't see it with her eyes, she could clearly feel the deep hatred rushing from all directions.

"You... are bold! Do you know who I am? If I killed this princess, your whole family will have to pay for this princess!" She yelled fiercely.

However, the servant girl grabbed her. "Princess, don't talk about this now, let's run away quickly! If we don't run away, we will really die!"

(End of this chapter)