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If Su Shaoqing resigned from his post, it would be like a bomb going off for the common people.

Shen Zhaoning's words were like an atomic bomb.

The people finally realized what they had missed.

They all reached out their hands, trying to persuade Su Shaoqing to stay and change his mind; some even reached out to pull Shen Zhaoning away.

Su Shaoqing lifted Shen Zhaoning high in his arms, his dark brown eyes gleaming with a strange light.

He said coldly.

"I am no longer the magistrate of Guanyang, but just a commoner. If you continue to harass me, I will have no choice but to report you to the authorities."

When serving as an official, one must consider public opinion and be tolerant of ignorant and rude people.

Now that we are all of equal status and are commoners, why should we tolerate this any longer!

He carried Shen Zhaoning and strode out of the encirclement.

The people wanted to confront them, but Zhao Chunying and her men stopped them.

Zhao Chunying retorted sharply.

"Are you deaf or out of your minds? Didn't you hear my son resigning from his official post?"

"Whatever happens in Guanyang from now on has nothing to do with my son. Don't come looking for him again!"

The people were not satisfied.

"How could he just leave like that! That's so irresponsible!"

"Exactly! When Guanyang was at peace, he was the prefect, enjoying the people's offerings. Now that there's a drought, he wants to just pack up and leave? There's no such thing as a free lunch!"

Zhao Chunying looked at the troublemakers, pulled one out, and spat in his face.

"Bah! He still enjoys the offerings of the people! The little salary my son earns is all used to help the people. Other officials get richer and richer as they rise in rank, but my son gets poorer and poorer as he rises in rank. Not only has he squandered his own salary, but even the gold and silver treasures that His Majesty bestowed upon my husband have been used to help the people."

Zhao Chunying became increasingly angry as she spoke.

"You heartless bastards! Before my son became the prefect, you were oppressed by the previous prefect and were so poor that you couldn't even afford underwear."

"Back then, you were afraid of offending the prefect, so you didn't dare to utter a single word. My son did his best for you, but you pointed your fingers at him and cursed him. You were clearly taking advantage of my son's kindness."

"My son quits!"

"Go find whoever you want! Bully whoever you want! Just don't come to my Su family."

As Zhao Chunying spoke, she pointed to the armor on her husband's body.

"My husband is a general guarding the northern frontier. If you come to my Su residence to cause trouble, you are traitors trying to spy on military intelligence that is detrimental to the northern frontier. Kill one if you come! Kill two if you come!"

Shen Zhaoning nervously tugged at Su Shaoqing's hair and played with it.

"Wasn't it supposed to be 'kill two if two come'? Grandmother, are you mistaken?"

Su Shaoqing held Shen Zhaoning in his arms, feeling the little one's warm body, and felt a little lightheaded.

Is this the bloodline left behind by my elder sister?

So light, so soft.

And she's so kind and brave.

So obedient, so well-behaved.

Good...anyway, it's good!

Hearing the little guy's complaints, he was worried that the little guy would be frightened by his mother's rude manner.

He explained.

"Your maternal grandmother just thought it sounded impressive to say it like that. Don't worry about the content; she was just saying it and wouldn't actually kill anyone."

If this family had all the courage their mother spoke of, they wouldn't have missed out on their older sister for so many years.

Thinking of her older sister, Su Shaoqing's expression turned somewhat sad.

Shen Zhaoning noticed Su Shaoqing's sorrowful expression and felt even more strongly that he was hurt by the people's attitude.

She took a piece of candy out of her pocket and carefully unwrapped it.

Because of the hot weather, some of the sugar melted and became sticky, sticking to the packaging and making it difficult to peel off.

Shen Zhaoning frowned, and with a serious expression, peeled off the candy wrapper and held it to Su Shaoqing's lips.

"Eat some candy, it'll make you feel better."

Su Shaoqing didn't recognize what Shen Zhaoning was holding, but without hesitation, she put the candy in her mouth.

The sweet taste filled my mouth, as if my heart had become sweet as well.

Su Shaoqing was so engrossed in the sweetness that he didn't notice the little guy looking at his own little hands with disgust and secretly wiping the candy on his hair.

The people were frightened by Zhao Chunying's words and dared not go any further.

Zhao Chunying glanced at her good-for-nothing son and her husband, who stood silently like a statue.

"What are you standing there for? Aren't you going home?"

If we don't leave now, we'll have to stay here and clean up this mess.

Everyone followed Zhao Chunying away. Only after they were far away from the crowd did Zhao Chunying begin to inquire.

"Are there any more of those steamed buns? I'm still a little hungry."

Zhu Jingxian immediately handed over a steamed bun, and Zhao Chunying took a big bite.

The thought of the inspector throwing away a steamed bun made Zhao Chunying feel distressed.

"That scoundrel is such a jerk, throwing away such good steamed buns like that."

Zhao Chunying kept berating the inspector, but didn't say a word about her son's resignation.

Shen Zhaoning sensed that ever since her maternal grandmother returned, her uncle had been holding her very tightly, as if afraid she would run away.

Shen Zhaoning nestled obediently in her uncle's arms, remaining motionless, until they returned to the Su residence. Only then did her uncle put her down, holding her hand with his left and his brother's hand with his right.

"Mother, I... I resigned without consulting you. Are you angry?"

How could Zhao Chunying not be angry?

Although she verbally urged her son to resign from his official post.

But she saw how hard her son worked day and night for the people.

She knew better than anyone how much her husband and son had sacrificed to protect the northern border and Guanyang.

That's why she knew that her son's resignation was not a spur-of-the-moment decision.

"I'm not angry, I just feel sorry for you."

Zhao Chunying sighed and sat down wearily.

She looked at Hua Zhuyue and the others.

"I'm so sorry that my mother-in-law saw this and made a fool of herself."

Hua Zhuyue waved her hand.

"How can this be a joke?"

"To be honest, I'm angry with my sister. I'm angry that you're so heartless and cruel, breaking ties with Juan Niang just because she's going to marry into the Marquis's mansion."

"Now I realize that you guys have it tough too."

Zhao Chunying paused in her eating of the steamed bun, then slowly chewed the food in her mouth.

"What happened back then was a last resort."

"I initially entrusted my daughter to my in-laws because I disliked the harsh conditions of the border region and didn't want her to suffer."

"Who knew that not long after my daughter left, His Majesty sent an inspector, that dog of an inspector, who was always looking for faults against us."

When the past is brought up, Zhao Chunying gets furious.

"The Northern Frontier is our territory. If we want to get rid of him, we have a thousand ways. This damned inspector poses no threat to us."

"But we also know that he represents His Majesty's will. It's not him who wants to get rid of us, it's His Majesty."

Zhao Chunying's tone lowered.

"We cannot defeat His Majesty; we can only try our best to maneuver."

"We didn't know when we would make a mistake and beheaded by His Majesty. We really didn't want Juan Niang to suffer with us. Just then, news came from the Marquis's mansion, and that's when we took the opportunity to break ties with Juan Niang."

Unfortunately, things are unpredictable.

Unexpectedly, the Su family didn't fall, but the Marquis's mansion did first.