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Chapter 226
It was a long night of torment.

When the dawn came, the Gu worms finally ate and drank and fell asleep, Mu Jiaojiao finally stopped the painful struggle, Cui Pu, Chang Taiyi, Hongdou and his party were already sweating profusely and exhausted.

Cui Pu put Mu Jiaojiao on the bed and lay down, pulled the quilt over her, then turned around and saluted the imperial physician Chang, "Thank you for your kindness. You worked hard last night, now please go to the wing room to rest!"

"This old man hasn't been through such a toss for many years. Now that I'm getting older, I really can't bear it anymore. I won't be too polite with you guys. I'll go to sleep and get over my nerves first." The imperial doctor Chang slowly took the medicine box and went out.

Cui Pu asked someone to fetch water to wipe Mu Jiaojiao's body, changed the bedding on the bed with new ones, then went to bathe and change clothes, changed into official clothes and went to the government office.

It's just that he didn't sleep all night last night. He was mentally weak and his reaction was much slower than usual.

This point was naturally discovered by sharp-eyed people.

So, soon there was a news that spread throughout Tianchang County - the county grandpa was sick!
Then, in less than a day, the entrance of the county government office was filled with all kinds of fruits and vegetables, all of which were quietly sent by the people to condolences to the county magistrate who was seriously ill but still insisted on working.Other wealthy households and country gentry acted more directly, and ordered their family members to prepare a generous gift and send it to the magistrate's mansion to express their condolences.

Cui Pu was speechless for a while facing the mountains and valleys full of gifts.

In the end, he could only post a notice at the gate of the yamen, informing the people that he was not sick, but his wife was sick, and he took care of her in the middle of the night.

The news quickly spread throughout Tianchang County.Mr. Jiang discussed with Mrs. Jiang: "At first I thought it was the magistrate who was sick, so I thought it would be difficult to come to visit. Now that the wife of the magistrate is sick, it will be easier to handle this matter. In the past two days, you will give the magistrate Madame went to a post to see when she would come to visit her, which can be regarded as an expression of our Jiang family's concern and respect for her."

Mrs. Jiang quickly agreed.

Miss Jiang came over just in time to hear this, so she hurriedly said: "Mother, I'm going too!"

"Mrs. Xianzun is sick, what are you going to do? Be careful of being overwhelmed by illness." Mrs. Jiang refused immediately.

"No, since I took the medicine prescribed by Mrs. Xian Zun, I have been in good health. I haven't even had a headache. Since she saved my life, and now she is sick, I should go to visit her. Although I don't know medical skills, it's okay to talk to her and help her relieve her pain." Miss Jiang said hastily.

Ever since Mu Jiaojiao was cured by a few doses of medicine, Miss Jiang regarded Mu Jiaojiao as the person she admired the most. Not only did she inquire about everything about Mu Jiaojiao everywhere, but every time there was a place where Mu Jiaojiao appeared, she would follow.Now that she heard that Mu Jiaojiao was ill, how could she bear it?

No matter how Mrs. Jiang refuses, she is soft-spoken and insists on going.Mrs. Jiang was so entangled that she had no choice but to agree.

Send a message to the magistrate's office, and they get a reply soon, and Mu Jiaojiao will not be able to see them until three days later.

So, three days later, Mrs. Jiang took Miss Jiang to visit Mu Jiaojiao at the magistrate's mansion.

After three days of recuperation, Mu Jiaojiao was able to sit up from the bed anyway, and she became more energetic when speaking.It's just that her face is still pale, and her whole body looks limp, as if a gust of wind could break her into two pieces.

When seeing her like this, Mrs. Jiang and the others were shocked.

The people who came to visit Mu Jiaojiao today were not only Mrs. Jiang's mother and daughter, but also almost all the gentry and wives in Tianchang County.Mu Jiaojiao didn't have that much energy to deal with them one by one, so he simply made an appointment with them all for one day, and dismissed them all at once.

Facing everyone's surprised gazes, Mu Jiaojiao just smiled lightly: "This is a problem I have brought from my mother's womb. It happens once a year, and I am used to it. You don't have to worry too much, as long as you let me It will be fine after two days."

"So that's the case, then we can rest assured." Mrs. Jiang quickly patted her chest, looking very happy.

Miss Jiang even sat on the edge of the bed and said softly: "Madam, you must take good care of yourself. We were all frightened when we heard that you were sick. You are such a good person, you should have a long life without worry .”

"With your good words, I will." Mu Jiaojiao said with a smile.

After talking to them, Hongdou brought a bowl of steaming porridge: "Lady, this is the fish that the gentleman went fishing in the river yesterday, and this morning I specially ordered my servant to make fish porridge for you. You Try it and see if it suits your appetite."

Seeing this, everyone got up and said goodbye without disturbing her meal and rest.

When Mrs. Jiang and her daughter got into the carriage, Mrs. Jiang couldn't help sighing: "Speaking of which, the relationship between Mrs. Jiang and Mrs. Jiang is really good. Everyone said that he was afraid of guilt, but you can see how he was afraid of Mrs. Madam? That's obvious. He just loves her so much! Madam is sick, and he stays with him all night without sleep; fearing that Madam will not be able to eat, he personally fishes and asks someone to cook for her. To be able to marry a husband like this, a woman’s life is worth it! A Niang is This fate is gone, now Aniang hopes that you can get such a husband, then it will not be in vain that Aniang has worked so hard to educate you for more than ten years."

Miss Jiang nodded. "Aniang, I understand how you feel, and I also look forward to marrying such a capable and caring husband! By the way, Aniang, I seem to have heard people say that the magistrate's health is not good and she can't bear children?"

Mrs. Jiang's face changed: "How can you, a little lady, say such a thing? Don't say it again in the future, do you hear me?"

Miss Jiang stuck out her tongue quickly: "I'll just ask casually."

"This kind of thing, you can say it in front of A Niang. If Mrs. Xianzun heard it, wouldn't that stab a knife in her heart? Once she is provoked again, the county will be angry. Who knows what he will do to your father?" Mrs. Jiang hurriedly covered her mouth.

Although Cui Pu's performance in Tianchang County has always been remarkable, and everyone praised him for his easy-going, cheerful and generous temperament, but she had heard many things that Cui Pu did outside Tianchang County from Mr. Jiang.Everyone who offended him had an extremely miserable end, even the high and mighty princess was no exception.Then if anyone dares to offend the person he puts on top of his heart, who can guess what he will do?Anyway, the ending will definitely be several times more miserable than those people before!

Anyway, the couple had already discussed it, and they would make offerings to the couple like offerings to Bodhisattvas.

Miss Jiang was taken aback by her reaction, and quickly shut up obediently.

These days Cui Pu put all his heart on Mu Jiaojiao.

Apart from going to the yamen to do errands every day, when he returned home, he would stay by Mu Jiaojiao's side, watching her eat and watch her sleep, even his third brother ignored him.

Cui Yu has already despaired of this younger brother who is becoming more willful and unruly.Fortunately, Yangzhou is a prosperous and prosperous place, and there are many places to have fun. Although Cui Pu is too lazy to accompany him, he is willing to spend money, so he takes Cui Pu's money to go out to eat, drink and have fun all day long. I don't know how many times happier than in Chang'an city.Half a month passed in a blink of an eye, and he still didn't want to go back to Chang'an.

After finally having a brother come to accompany him, Cui Pu naturally wouldn't drive him away.

On this day, when Cui Pu came back from the yamen, he was eating with Mu Jiaojiao again.

While eating the steaming crab-stuffed oranges, he was full of emotion: "The place near the sea is the best! This crab was caught directly from the sea, and it was delivered in half a day. It is so fresh, and the crab paste is plump. The crab meat is fresh and tender. The oranges are also freshly picked from the tree and steamed together... My God, it is so delicious! I really want to eat this every day. And I can change it every day for a month Not the same!"

He was talking enthusiastically, when he suddenly noticed two resentful eyes shooting over him, he quickly shut up wisely, obediently buried his head in hard work.

It's just that this kind of tranquility didn't last long, and was interrupted by a rush of footsteps.

Xiao Si'er ran in: "Mr. Lang, it's not good, Mr. Sanlang and the father and son of Zhao's family, for some reason, a fight broke out in the teahouse outside!"

Zhao's father and son!

Cui Pu Naoren felt a sudden pain.He almost forgot the existence of the father and son, but now they jumped out to show their presence!

Cui Pu gritted his teeth: "Since it's a fight, then let the yamen servants arrest people, and bring them back to the yamen first!"

"It has already been brought back. It's just that Mr. San Lang is still involved here, so you see, Mr. Sir..."

"I see." Cui Pu put down his chopsticks helplessly, "Bring them all to the hall, and I will interrogate them properly."

"I'll go too!" Mu Jiaojiao quickly followed suit and stood up.

"What are you going to do? Just continue eating your meal." Cui Pu shook his head.

But Mu Jiaojiao said: "Didn't you keep telling me that this father and son are more rascals than my aunt? I just want to see and see."

Cui Pu was speechless.

It's just that since Mu Jiaojiao asked, he finally agreed - well, let her take a good look at the faces of the father and son, so as not to be fooled by them in the future!
Cui Pu changed into his official uniform, and when he arrived in front of the hall, Mu Jiaojiao sat in the cubicle.The compartment is only a door panel away from the front of the hall, and the voices talking outside can be heard clearly inside.

As soon as Cui Pufu appeared, Zhao's father and son started yelling and shouting that they were wronged.

Cui Pu patted the gavel: "No noise is allowed in the hall! Come on, drag these two shouting people down first, and beat the ten boards hard!"

The yamen servant immediately pushed the man to the ground and started beating him cracklingly.

The father and son were in so much pain that they cried for their father and mother.But after being beaten, they were much more honest.

Then Cui Pu looked at Cui Feng who was standing aside: "What is going on with this matter, you can tell me clearly!"

Cui Yu looked at his serious brother above him, and then thought about this guy's deadly virtue in the backyard these days, no matter how he thought about it, he felt weird.He could barely hold back his laughter, so how could he have the strength to speak?

Cui Pu had no choice but to pin his hopes on the owner of the teahouse.

Fortunately, the owner of the teahouse has only seen his decent side, and he trusts him very much, so he said eloquently: "Today, this gentleman came to the teahouse to drink tea first, and listened to the storyteller's storytelling. Everything was fine. But this Two people came out of nowhere, came in and asked for the best tea, and kept saying that they were your uncle and cousin of the magistrate, and asked us to treat them with great enthusiasm. I dare not neglect , as expected, they served good tea, but who would have thought that they fell in love with the little lady serving the tea again, insisting that the little lady feed them with her own hands! If the little lady refused, they made a fuss, and even said that they would ask the county magistrate to come over. A tea house. I couldn’t persuade him, this gentleman couldn’t stand it anymore and came forward to help, but they didn’t know how to repent, and they even raised their hands at this gentleman! Seeing that there was no way out, so I quietly asked someone to report Official."

The facts are clear, the evidence is conclusive, what else is there to say?

Such a small case, Cui Pu did not know how many times he had already closed it.

He immediately slapped the gavel: "This matter was started by Zhao's father and son. You pretended to be uncles in the county first, cheating on food and drink is not counted, and you dare to moles the women of the people. It is an unforgivable crime! Come on!" , Give them another [-] boards, and parade them in the streets for the next three days!"

"Cui Pu, how dare you!" Aunt Zhao's brother Zhao Tian immediately shouted, "I'm your uncle!"

"Forget it, now, the county just made this matter clear." Cui Pu then said, "This one is indeed the brother of my aunt in this county. It's a pity that according to the national law, the son born of my aunt, They have nothing to do with their aunts. Since childhood, the county has only recognized the daughter of the Xingyang Zheng family, the wife of the patriarch of the Boling Cui family, as its mother. Naturally, all the uncles in this county are from the Xingyang Zheng family. This person, this county was originally a Those who want to support him as a relative, but unfortunately they are not satisfied, and insist on calling themselves the uncle of the county. That's all. It must not be tolerated! Therefore, in the next three days, the county will order people to take their father and son to parade through the streets, so that everyone in Tianchang County can recognize their true colors, and they are not allowed to use the name of the county to go around It's a scam!"

"Master Xian Zun said well! For such relatives, Mr. Xian Zun is already benevolent enough, and now they are indeed ignorant, and they deserve to be paraded!" Someone from the onlookers outside immediately shouted loudly.

The others were led and clapped their hands.

When Zhao Tian and his son saw this, they inevitably yelled again.Cui Pu didn't bother to care about them.Having achieved his goal, he directly asked someone to drag the father and son down, waiting to be paraded through the streets tomorrow.

As for Cui Yu, he was naturally acquitted.And the owner of the teahouse, Cui Pu paid Zhao Tian and his son's tea money and the loss of the teahouse out of his own pocket.The owner of the teahouse didn't want it at first, but Cui Pu insisted on giving it, so he had to accept it.After going back, it was inevitable to publicize the benefits of Cui Pu, the county magistrate.

A lawsuit is over.

Cui Pu walked out of the front hall, and immediately met Mu Jiaojiao's smiling face.

"Tell me, how many people have you bribed to sing oboe with you again and again?"

"What's bribery? It's clear that they voluntarily contributed to the prosperity and stability of this county, okay! Am I such a vulgar person?" Cui Pu said solemnly.

Mu Jiaojiao shook his head helplessly: "Now this matter is over. But have you ever thought about how to arrange for the father and son in the future? If they keep ignoring them like this, they will definitely cause a lot of trouble in the future."

Cui Pu's smile froze immediately, and he fell into deep thought.

(End of this chapter)