Transmigrated into a corrupt female county magistrate, defied fate and changed her life in a deserte

"Master Song? It's really Master Song!"

The people of Jingyang County who had seen Song Jinshu immediately recognized her as the real person after she took off her mask.

The two foreign businessmen were dumbfounded. Could it be that they were gossiping about other people right in front of them?

Now they have no choice but to be arrested!

"Master Song, please spare us! I didn't mean to offend you. I just listened to the slander of the thieves... Please forgive us!"

The two of them didn't think about anything at this moment, and they just knelt in front of Song Jinshu and kowtowed to confess their guilt.

Song Jinshu stepped aside and called everyone to their feet, "Everyone, stand up and speak! I'm not someone who doesn't distinguish right from wrong. These are just a few idle words, and I won't take them to heart. However, this matter does concern my reputation, so please follow me to the government office to ask a few questions."

Now they have no right to refuse at all, it's good enough that Song Jinshu didn't care.

The only solution now is to tell everything you know and make amends.

After this incident, Song Jinshu was in no mood to drink tea. He left the change and followed Wang Er and others back to the yamen.

In a corner, Lu Ruoyu watched the whole process, his brows furrowed so tightly that he could kill a fly.

"Shun'an Prefecture, Liang County is..." Lu Ruoyu lowered his head and murmured in a low voice.

I don’t know what he was thinking, but after a stick of incense, he turned around and walked out of the city gate.

On the other side, Song Jinshu brought the man back to the yamen and carefully questioned him about the details, which strengthened his opinion.

It seems that the Liang County Magistrate couldn't help but attack her after all.

As the autumn harvest is approaching after the Mid-Autumn Festival, is he worried about growing cotton or getting a high yield of grain?

Neither of them was what he wanted to see.

The better Song Jinshu does, the greater the risk that the Liang County Governor will be laid off.

After understanding what happened, Song Jinshu slowly returned home.

When the servant at the door saw her, he immediately came forward to greet her and only closed the door after she entered the house.

After a tiring day, Song Jinshu felt very sleepy. He rubbed his eyes and went to the bathroom to wash up.

When I came out, I noticed that the light was still on in the room not far away. It was Song Yunqing's room.

Thinking that this third sister was a workaholic and worried that she would overwork herself, he resisted the urge to sleep and knocked on the door to remind her, "Third sister, are you still awake?"

Song Yunqing sat under the candlestick, looking at the exquisite lotus-shaped lantern in front of her with a sweet smile.

When he suddenly heard Song Jinshu's voice, he subconsciously hid the lantern under the table.

She quickly replied loudly: "Eldest sister! I'm just about to go to bed!"

"Well! Go to bed early! Don't stay up late looking at the account books, or you'll damage your eyes!"

Song Yunqing responded obediently: "Hey! I know!"

Song Jinshu didn't suspect anything, and turned around and went back to his room to rest, breathing heavily.

Song Yunqing in the house heard Song Jinshu's footsteps going away, and he breathed a sigh of relief carefully. He hid the lotus lantern in a secret place, put on a smile, turned off the lights and went to sleep.

Tonight's dreams are sweet...

The next day, Wang Er, following Song Jinshu's order, went to find Zhang Yi, and the two of them quietly went to Shun'an Prefecture.

It was rare that Song Jinshu actually received Lu Ruoyu's leave request today.

Song Jinshu directly gave him three days off as compensation for his previous overtime work.

Apart from what happened last night, Song Jinshu had been paying close attention to the gossip among the people, and then she heard some gossips about her being the mistress of a powerful official in Kyoto.

Finally, a shocking secret was discovered. These people were all sent from Shun'an Prefecture, and were intentionally or unintentionally involved with the County Magistrate's Mansion.

She was even more certain that this matter was related to the Liang County Magistrate.

"Alas! As good as I am, you can't match my performance, so I can only make up lies."

How despicable!

Song Jinshu was planning how to take revenge on Wang Er and Zhang Yi when they came back.

Three days later, Lu Ruoyu came back.

Song Jinshu didn't ask him what he had done. If he wanted to, he would tell himself.

As she expected, Lu Ruoyu came to her after lunch.

The man took out an envelope from his sleeve and handed it to her, saying, "I found the person who spread the rumor."

"Huh?" Song Jinshu was stunned for a moment, then realized what the rumor he was talking about was.

With the answer in mind, Song Jinshu opened the envelope and read every word.

Then there was surprise... silence...

"The eldest princess? I don't think she and I have any connection, right? Even if we do, it's only about the Princess Leping."

You can't just go after her for the day and then suddenly come back to settle the score with her after all this time, right?

Song Jinshu was unsure, but it seemed possible!

What bad luck!

Lu Ruoyu noticed Song Jinshu's disappointment and comforted her softly, "She's targeting you not because of her personal vendetta, but because of the wise king behind her."

"A wise king? My head is spinning. I'm an official bought with my mother's donations. When did I offend these powerful people? Why are they targeting me one by one?"

The virtuous prince is the half-brother of the current emperor and the full brother of the eldest princess.

Even a person as dumb as a pig could tell with their toes that the two people were targeting her because they were after the benefits they would bring.

Cotton alone is enough to drive people crazy.

Not to mention the astonishing yields of sweet potatoes and other crops, and even the fine rice she secretly grew.

Song Jinshu grew up watching costume dramas and was familiar with those routines. The eldest princess and the wise king would target her. Could it be that they were planning a rebellion?

Realizing this, Song Jinshu's hair stood on end. This was confiscation of property and extermination of the entire clan!

Even if she had a hundred courages, she wouldn't dare to get involved in it.

Now she acknowledges Master Zhou as her godfather, makes friends with General Huo in private, and deliberately tries to please the emperor in secret.

It is obvious that she belongs to the emperor, but others don’t know it!

The fear is that the eldest princess and the wise king will set a trap for her. She is not smart and has almost no experience in political tactics. She will definitely fall into the trap easily, and then the emperor's people will report the situation.

The emperor's heart is as unfathomable as the sea. If he has even the slightest suspicion about her, she will die a miserable death.

How could Song Jinshu not be panicked and anxious?

Lu Ruoyu noticed Song Jinshu's expression, thought carefully, and explained, "Don't worry, the emperor is in power now, they can't cause any trouble."

"The reason they're targeting you is probably because they want to collect money from you for their own enjoyment."

Song Jinshu didn't know what was happening in Kyoto, so he didn't know the inside story. The eldest princess and the wise king really didn't have the courage to rebel.

At most, they are greedy for pleasure and like to use their power to oppress others.

"Last year, the eldest princess brought Princess Leping to Shun'an Prefecture, but they didn't dare return to Kyoto until the New Year. They had heard a little about the cotton-padded clothes and quilts."

"The wise king is also a spendthrift. After hearing about the cotton-padded clothes incident, he became interested in monopolizing the cotton market, so..."

"So they think I'm weak and vulnerable because of my status and position, and they're interested in my abilities, so they want to pull me into their camp and use me as a free ATM for them?"

Although he didn't know what an ATM was, Lu Ruoyu could guess a thing or two. He nodded and said, "Not bad!"

"Those two siblings are not good at business. They want to destroy your reputation so that they can ask the Emperor to grant you and the virtuous king a marriage."

Beast!