Chapter 367: Have you not provoked her yet?

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation  Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Xiao Hanzheng first took out his official seal and document and showed it to those working at the county office.

The group of people first bowed to Xiao Hanzheng. “Greetings, Sir!”

Looking at the contents of the document, Eldest Grandson Xiao’s hands trembled. He was completely angry.

He really did not expect that Xiao Hanzheng would actually come to be in charge of him even though he had already come to the northern border.

Most importantly, the method he had thought of to deal with the new county magistrate was no longer applicable to Xiao Hanzheng.

The others thought that Eldest Grandson Xiao was so excited that his hands were shaking.

Seeing the relationship between Eldest Grandson Xiao and the new county magistrate was not shallow, the dianshi (in charge of enforcement and incarnation under the lead of a magistrate) smiled and asked, ” Deputy Magistrate Xiao, are you an old friend of Sir?”

Eldest Grandson Xiao felt bitter in his heart, but he still had to smile apologetically. “This is my cousin, Xiao Hanzheng.”

Everyone was stunned when they heard his words.

It was obvious that they did not expect the two of them to have such a relationship.

Xiao Hanzheng smiled. “We were once cousins, but we have already broken off our family ties.”

These words revealed to everyone in advance his true relationship with Eldest Grandson Xiao.

In the future,the old Xiao family would not be able to use his name to cause trouble in the county.

When he said this, everyone was stunned again.

What was going on that caused them to cut off their kinship?

Why was Eldest Grandson Xiao still so agitated when he saw Magistrate Xiao?

Eldest Grandson Xiao’s face stiffened, and he thought of something. “Sigh, this is all my uncle’s fault.

“For the sake of a woman outside, not only did he divorce his wife and let this woman take over, but he also broke off his relationship with my cousin and younger cousins.

“This will also force us to end our relationship.”

He did not want to fall out with his cousin, Xiao Hanzheng.

He still needed his cousin’s help to save his life.

Moreover, the reason why they had so much money was because Shi Qingluo had come up with an idea and Xiao Hanzheng had sent the news.

In the future, if he wanted to inherit the general’s residence, he would have to rely on Shi Qingluo to continue coming up with ideas.

Therefore, he would put all the blame to his second uncle.

Besides, his second uncle was the only one who had done such a wicked thing in the first place.

They were also implicated.

Everyone present knew that Eldest Grandson Xiao ‘s biological uncle was General Xiao.

Recently, they heard that he had been transferred to the Northern City to become a deputy governor.

However, they did not expect such a thing to happen.

For a moment, they did not know what to say.

In their hearts, they despised General Xiao.

For the sake of a mistress, he had divorced his wife. What a mess.

Third Son Shi smiled and said, “Magistrate Xiao, you must be tired after traveling for such a long time. Why don’t you rest first?”

Only then did Eldest Grandson Xiao react. “Yes, yes, you should settle down and rest first.

“Do you want to live with us or at the county office?”

He added, “The previous county magistrate is in prison. Now, the courtyard he lives in is empty.”

He naturally hoped that Xiao Hanzheng and the others would live in the county office.

Xiao Hanzheng could not bring his family to live with the old Xiao family.

If he did, what was the point of breaking off the family ties?

He replied, “I’ll live in the county office.”

Eldest Grandson Xiao heaved a sigh of relief. “I’ll bring you there.”

Then, when he saw Xi Rui and the others getting out of the carriage, his face stiffened again.

Why did these two rich kids come here?

Why did he have to suffer so much and still have to deal with these people?

Shi Qingluo looked at his distressed face and said with a chuckle, “Aren’t you going to lead the way? Let’s go!”

Only then did Eldest Grandson Xiao retreat his expression. “Yes, yes, I’ll take you there.”

After he dismissed the bailiffs, he got the other three working in the county office, Third Son Shi, and the old Xiao family to send Xiao Hanzheng and the others to the courtyard.

When they reached the place, Xi Rui looked at the dilapidated courtyard with a face full of despair.

“This is where the county magistrate lives? Even the houses my servants live are much better than this.”

Liang Youxiao also said bitterly, “I think the newly built stables in my house are better than this.”

Xi Rong also had a face full of disdain. “How can one live here!

“Didn’t they say that the previous county magistrate was a corrupted official? Does he live in this kind of place?”

Previously, when they had resided at Xiaxi Village, the reason why they felt that it was more comfortable than their home was because it was a newly built house of the Xiao family, which also had everything.

The three people who had come with Eldest Grandson Xiao widened their eyes when they heard their words.

Who were they? Their words were too arrogant and daring.

Moreover, they said that it was not as good as the stables.

This was too exaggerated.

Seeing that they were puzzled, Eldest Grandson Xiao could only introduce them in a low voice. “Those two people are the legitimate sons of the public administration house, and the other one is the only female marquis of Daliang.”

Hearing this, the three of them immediately understood.

So they were all with high-ranking statuses.

No wonder they looked down on this place.

However, why did these people come to this poor little county?

Eldest Grandson Xiao was also curious about this question.

However, he did not dare to ask.

After all, he still had a grudge with Xi Rui.

Especially when he heard that Xi Rui was angry and secretly had someone chop off Ge Chunyi’s leg, he did not dare to provoke this devil.

Actually, not to mention Xi Rui and the others, even Shi Qingluo wanted to cry when she saw this dilapidated courtyard.

It was as if she had returned to the time when she had just transmigrated.

She asked Eldest Grandson Xiao, “Has the previous county magistrate always lived in this courtyard?”

Eldest Grandson Xiao nodded. “That’s right. His family only moved away last month.”

After thinking for a moment, he said, “On the surface, he looks very frugal. He doesn’t have good food, clothing, and living standards. Those who don’t know would think that he is a good official who is frugal and cares for his people.”

If it wasn’t for his second uncle’s people finding out that this county magistrate had used someone else’s name to buy a courtyard in the county town and hid a lot of gold and silver inside, he wouldn’t have thought he would be so greedy.

Usually, he wouldn’t even be willing to eat meat.

He didn’t know what he was after…

Xiao Hanzheng looked at the shabby courtyard and didn’t want to mistreat his wife and family.

Moreover, others had lived here for so long.

Not only was the outside of the house shabby, but the interior wasn’t clean either.

They weren’t used to living there either.

He said to Eldest Grandson Xiao , “Eldest Grandson Xiao, please help me find someone to renovate this courtyard. I will pay for all the expenses.”

Eldest Grandson Xiaonodded. “No problem.”

When he came, he also felt that this place was shabby, so he hurriedly bought a courtyard and moved out.

Xiao Hanzheng then said to Shi Qingluo, “Let’s go to the inn to stay for the next few days.”

Shi Qingluo nodded. “Okay!”

She didn’t know how long they would be staying here for, at least half a year or more, so she decided to draw a blueprint and got people to change it accordingly.

The main revamp was the toilet and bathroom.

Xi Rui and the others were very satisfied with this suggestion.

Then, Xiao Hanzheng dismissed everyone else, leaving only Third Son Shi and Eldest Grandson Xiao.

Eldest Grandson Xiao and the others slipped away and went straight back to their own courtyard to report to the old master and old lady on the matter that the new county magistrate was Xiao Hanzheng’s.

Xiao Hanzheng did not care about them.

The living room wasn’t very clean.

Xi Rong’s maid cleaned it before the group sat down to talk.

After they sat down, Shi Qingluo asked Eldest Grandson Xiao , “Did your second uncle’s mistress come to seek revenge on you?”

Eldest Grandson Xiao was stunned. “No, she didn’t!”

He asked in confusion, “I didn’t provoke her. Why did she come to seek revenge on me?”

Shi Qingluo answered truthfully, “Didn’t you send her younger brother to mine? Haven’t you provoked her yet?

“I heard that she wants to kill all of you all the time.”

She wasn’t lying to Eldest Grandson Xiao.

Previously, Ge Chunru and Ge Chunyi had said that they wanted to kill the Xiao family, and her young hubby’s men had heard it.