bookcurios Chapter 2319 The Lost Miss of the Scholar's Family 68
Chapter 2319 The Lost Miss of the Scholar's Family 68
But Gu Ruojiao didn't come here today to challenge the old customs of the feudal society.
She raised the corners of her lips mockingly, with a hint of disdain in her eyes: "It seems that Uncle Wu is unwilling to accept the result of the vote counting. That's okay, since Uncle Wu refuses to accept it, then go and invite the folks and the county magistrate to do it." How's the testimony?"
Since she said that she has no right or status to interfere, let the townsfolk and villagers be the witnesses, which child is more suitable to be a stepson.
Fifth Uncle was stung by this scorn, and showed displeasure.
But unexpectedly, he simply said that he could invite others to be witnesses: "Then invite the county magistrate to be a witness!"
Gu Ruojiao raised her eyebrows slightly.
The system popped up: host, this fifth uncle has had a lot of contacts with the county magistrate in recent years, and the magistrate will also say a few words for him in view of the great gifts these years.
The Gu family is a family of merchants. Since ancient times, people have not fought with officials.
If the county magistrate opened his mouth, it would not be surprising that the rest of the people abandoned Gu Ruojiao one after another in order not to offend the magistrate.
So the system is worried.
Gu Ruojiao, on the other hand, was very calm: It's okay, he won't do what he wants.
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The county magistrate had to make this trip because it was about the family affairs of a famous merchant.
The folks and elders who got the news were also invited.
After all, the Gu family has had one incident after another recently, and everything has become a topic of discussion.
Especially the incident of Gu San's funeral and throwing of the basin a few years ago, there was a lot of trouble at that time, and the time was almost missed.
Now that the matter of adoption, which has been dragged on for several years, has been brought up again, and the county magistrate has been invited to come, who can sit at home and wait for someone to talk about it, so why not rush to watch the excitement!
Therefore, in less than half an hour, the county magistrate hadn't arrived yet, but the folks and elders arrived first.
Seeing so many people gathered outside the ancestral hall, Fifth Uncle felt uneasy for no reason.
Just thinking of the money secretly given to the county magistrate these years, he told himself that things would go well.
"Master County Magistrate, this way please." Seeing the yamen servant who opened the way, Fifth Uncle hurried out to greet him.
The county magistrate is also very face-saving.
Seeing this, the rest of the clan elders exchanged glances and stood aside.
Gu Ruojiao calmly stepped forward and saluted.
Seeing a woman in the ancestral hall, the county magistrate showed surprise in his eyes: "This is..."
Uncle Wu looked ashamed and blamed himself: "This is Gu Sheng's daughter. She lost her parents since she was a child, and because of various reasons, she was left undisciplined. As a result, she has an unruly temperament. It's a joke for adults."
As soon as she came up, she would smear Gu Ruojiao first, so that the people who came would have a bad impression of her.
The county magistrate knew about Gu Ruojiao. After all, the rumors about the Gu family were all in Yangzhou during this period, and it might have spread to other cities.
At first, I thought this little girl was poor, but now it seems that she is not.
Otherwise, how could a girl's family stay so calmly in a place full of foreigners!
The county magistrate was a little dissatisfied with Gu Ruojiao.
He has been here for nearly three years, and now is the time when political achievements matter. The recent incidents of the Gu family have caused a lot of trouble in the city. He is afraid that if one is not handled properly, he will lose the possibility of moving to the right.
If it weren't for such a small matter, he wouldn't need to come in person.
Thinking of this, he was a little unhappy: "Since you are a female family member, you should stay in the inner courtyard well, and the uncles in the clan will make decisions for you about your father's affairs."
Gu Ruojiao couldn't see the county magistrate's dissatisfaction with her.
"This statement is wrong. If the elders can make decisions for me, where did the rumors all over Yangzhou City come from?"