Rich Peasant Girl: The General's Wife Has Space

When everyone heard that the visitor was the county magistrate, they immediately greeted him, and Zhao Wenqing hurriedly stopped them.

Just kidding, there are only a few people in this room who he can really treat with courtesy. They are either princes or generals, but he has to pretend not to know them. Zhao Wenqing said it is so difficult for him.

Zhao Wenqing cleared his throat, looked around at everyone, and said, "Have you found the woman who was being followed?"

"Your Excellency, it is me." Xiao Wan stood up with difficulty and answered.

It turned out to be this woman. She looked pretty and her eyes were pure. Was this the person that Zhao Mingyuan rescued regardless of the consequences?

Seeing that her feet were inconvenient, Zhao Wenqing immediately waved his hand and asked her to sit down and talk.

Xiao Wan looked at the young county magistrate and immediately felt a liking for him.

Zhao Wenqing continued to say to Xiao Wan: "You are the victim, you tell me what happened."

"Yes, sir." Xiao Wan paused and slowly told what happened today.

At the end of her speech, Xiao Wan looked around at everyone and finally fixed her gaze on Wang. Wang's heart skipped a beat, and she felt that something was about to happen.

But Xiao Wan's gaze did not linger on Wang. She slowly said, "The men who were chasing me had their legs broken by Fu Mingxuan. We tied them up and are now leaving them in the corner of the yard. Please make your decision, sir.

Xiao Wan said the last sentence to Zhao Wenqing. Zhao Wenqing frowned when he heard it. He immediately asked the yamen runners to go to the yard to bring the person over. He also sent someone to call the village chief over. He wanted to hold the trial in the main hall of the Xiao family.

Fu Mingxuan raised his head inadvertently and glanced at Zhao Wenqing. The two looked at each other with tacit understanding. This scene was caught by Duan Hongyi, who was puzzled. Did the new magistrate know Fu Mingxuan?

At this time, Zhao Lizheng and his family were having dinner. After asking for the direction of the Lizheng's house, the yamen runner went forward and knocked on the door. After opening the door, Zhao Lizheng looked at the yamen runner in surprise, not knowing what was going on.

When the villagers saw the yamen runners coming to their door, they also came over to join in the fun and want to find out what had happened.

The yamen runner was quite polite. He bowed to Zhao Lizheng and asked, "Is this the Zhao Lizheng family in Dahuaishu Village?"

Zhao Lizheng hurriedly returned the greeting and nodded in agreement.

The yamen runner continued, "Someone reported to the authorities that Xiao Wan from your village was being followed and attempted to be kidnapped. Magistrate Zhao has come to investigate and is currently waiting at the Xiao residence for the village head to arrive. He is preparing to proceed to court there."

"What?" Zhao Lizheng was shocked. Xiao Wan was being followed. Could it be that someone was jealous of the Xiao family's prosperity?

The crowd was also in an uproar. What? Xiao Wan was being followed, and someone was trying to kidnap her?

Some villagers became anxious. Xiao Wan must not get into trouble. Her workshop has benefited so many families in the village. Now their living conditions have improved a lot, all thanks to the Xiao family. Someone must be jealous.

Of course, there were also people who gloated over others' misfortune. Zhao Lizheng saw it and knew what was going on. Some people were really ungrateful.

"Grandpa, I'll go with you. Walk slowly." Zhao Xuancheng walked out of the house, followed, and supported Zhao Lizheng.

The bailiff looked at Zhao Lizheng and asked who this person was. Zhao Lizheng hurriedly replied that it was his grandson, who was also a scholar.

The yamen runner immediately bowed to Zhao Xuancheng, who waved his hand to stop him. Then, with an anxious look on his face, he replied in a gentle tone, "Grandpa is old, so I'm sending him there. Please forgive me. May I ask how Miss Xiao is doing? Is she okay?"

"I'm not worthy of your kind request, Scholar. Miss Xiao is fine. We just caught a few people who were following her, but they didn't succeed." The bailiff answered respectfully.

Although a scholar is not an official, he can meet an official without kneeling. Moreover, such a young scholar may make further progress in the future, so the yamen runner spoke more politely.

Zhao Xuancheng and Zhao Lizheng breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. Zhao Xuancheng was even happier, thankfully she was alright.

Zhao Lizheng looked up at his grandson, then went to the Xiao family thoughtfully.

When the villagers who were watching the fun saw this and heard that the official had also arrived, they all followed him to the Xiao family. Some were worried about Xiao Wan, some were gloating, and there were all kinds of people.

After entering the Xiao family, Zhao Xuancheng first looked at Xiao Wan. Seeing that she was fine, he was completely relieved.

Zhao Mingyuan felt Zhao Xuancheng's gaze and frowned unconsciously. He leaned closer to Xiao Wan, as if to declare his sovereignty. Xiao Wan noticed Zhao Mingyuan's actions and couldn't help but smile helplessly.

When Zhao Lizheng saw the county magistrate coming in person, he was even more frightened. Although his grandson was a scholar, the Lizheng himself had never met an official.

So he fell to his knees and bowed his head. Zhao Wenqing felt sorry for him as he saw that Zhao Lizheng was very old, so he hurriedly helped him up. Zhao Lizheng was so frightened that he kept saying "I dare not trouble you, sir".

Zhao Xuancheng also bowed to the ground. He was a scholar and could meet an official without kneeling.

After Zhao Wenqing also asked about his identity, he gave him a light support and helped him stand up. Everyone stood at the bottom one by one. Zhao Wenqing specially allowed Zhao Lizheng, Xiao Wan and others to sit down.

After saying that, he glanced at Fu Mingxuan guiltily. Oh, hey, it’s not good for the Second Prince to stand while he sits. So, on the pretext that Fu Mingxuan was injured and couldn’t stand for a long time, he hurriedly asked Fu Mingxuan to sit down as well.

Afterwards, Zhao Wenqing ordered someone to bring the suspect in and prepare for the trial.