CHAPTER 353: CHAPTER 0342 COUNTY MAGISTRATE’S WIFE HAS WORRIES AGAIN (2)_2

Li Yuzhu quickly pulled Guoguo into her arms and lowered the car window panel with the other hand, and that thing hit the panel outside with a thud.

Chai Eying took Guoguo into her arms with a stern face, saying, "Guoguo, you know she’s a bad person, why shout? She’s a madwoman."

Guoguo looked at Chai Eying, bit her lip, and suddenly plunged into her arms, crying aloud.

Chai Eying was startled and quickly soothed her, "Okay, okay, I won’t talk about Guoguo anymore. Guoguo is still young, Guoguo doesn’t understand."

Outside the vehicle, Li Lixing was cursing Miss Chai.

Miss Chai didn’t recognize him and was arguing with him.

On Chai Eying’s wedding day, Miss Chai went to create trouble and was tied up by Chai Eying’s older sister-in-law, so Miss Chai didn’t see Li Lixing, who had come with the bridal procession.

She sneered, "Who are you? You dare to curse me?"

"Who I am is none of your business! Anyway, if you dare to curse Guoguo, I will make you pay!"

"Oh, what a mouth you have!" Miss Chai sneered.

"Make way, make way, there’s an order from above, these two vehicles go first!" Suddenly, someone outside shouted loudly.

Immediately, Li Yuzhu heard Qin Hu outside the vehicle saying, "Miss Li, Miss Li, we can go now."

Chai Eying said, "Alright, thanks to Brother Qin."

Li Yuzhu lifted the curtain to see Qin Hu had brought two government officials, directing the crowd to clear a path.

Soon, a path opened up between the two lines.

Miss Chai watched in jealousy as Chai Eying’s mule cart did not have to queue, followed the officials, and moved forward, eyes burning with envy, "What’s so special about that."

As Chai Eying’s mule cart started moving, Li Lixing also got into his own carriage, and Qin Hu drove it, following along.

Unobstructed, they soon traveled the two-mile road.

The soldier guarding the city gate just symbolically checked the two vehicles and let them through.

The previous vehicle carried the benefactor of the County Magistrate’s Wife and esteemed guest Miss Li, while the next carried the County Magistrate’s son, who dared to stop them for checks?

The order came from Lord County Magistrate; isn’t this like checking oneself?

After these two vehicles passed, the ones behind resumed the normal speed of inspection.

Miss Chai waited for an hour before it was her carriage’s turn.

By this time, trapped within the carriage, she was already red-faced from the heat, her clothes soaked with sweat.

After inspecting her carriage, the soldier guarding the gate did not let her through, "This carriage cannot pass."

Miss Chai’s driver immediately said, "Ah? Why, dear officer? We are good citizens."

"Good citizens? Ha!" The lead soldier sneered, "A batch of tobacco leaves was recently stolen from the county government’s warehouse. It’s reported that the carriage that carried the tobacco leaves looks exactly like this one. Moreover, I can smell the tobacco leaves from this carriage! So, it cannot pass!"

Miss Chai panicked, "That’s impossible! We come from Xingfu Town. This is my own carriage. I never lent it out, there’s no way it can smell of tobacco leaves!"

"Whether it’s true or not is not for you to say, it’s for the government office to decide!" the government official gestured, "Detain it!"

"Yes, chief!"

Two soldiers detained the carriage.

One pointed a knife at the driver, and another stood at the carriage door with a knife.

Frightened, Miss Chai and her nanny maid turned pale.

The chubby woman in the sedan chair was let through without difficulty.

The chubby woman lifted the curtain, looked at Miss Chai, and sneered, "Oh, turns out you’re family of fugitives, so what’s so special about that!"

The horseman and the old man pushing the cart also reached the city gate. They looked at Miss Chai with mocking smiles and easily passed through.

Her carriage remained detained until later in the afternoon as the sun was setting, when a government official leader came to inspect the carriage and finally allowed it to pass.

She breathed a sigh of relief, commanding her driver to drive the carriage swiftly, fleeing the area, fearing the officials would detain her carriage again.

Meanwhile, Chai Eying had already arrived at the County Magistrate Mansion’s rear residence with Li Yuzhu and Li Lixing.

The sisters-in-law escorted Li Lixing home and took the opportunity to visit the County Magistrate’s Wife.

Seeing the two adorable children, the County Magistrate’s Wife happily rewarded each with a silver necklace.

She also learned that Li Lixing and Li Yuzhu had printed five hundred more books and praised her son repeatedly for his capability.

Chai Eying had taught Li Lixing painting, and she showed a few paintings to the County Magistrate’s Wife.

The County Magistrate’s Wife was even more delighted, "Very good, very good, Ah Xing has improved again."

The praise made Li Lixing beam with pride.

Li Yuzhu, however, noticed that even though the County Magistrate’s Wife’s body had completely recovered, although she had gained some weight and her face was flushed, she didn’t look quite happy.

There was a hidden worry between her brows.

When the County Magistrate’s Wife arranged for her and Chai Eying to rest in the small hall and wait for lunch, she grabbed Chun’er, the big maid beside the County Magistrate’s Wife, and quietly asked about the reason.

Chun’er hesitated to say, "I still see the Madam and Master never treat you as an outsider, but this matter...is difficult to speak of."

The County Magistrate and his wife did not avoid Li Yuzhu when punishing the concubine.

They even had Li Lixing call the Third Young Master Li, Third Brother, and Miss Li, Third Sister.

It was clear they regarded Li Yuzhu as part of the family.

But some matters are hard to speak of, even among brothers.

Li Yuzhu looked at her, "Is it inconvenient to say, or is it impossible to say?"

Chun’er looked troubled, "It’s inconvenient to say. When Madam wants to tell you, she will naturally say it, Miss Li. Please don’t ask me."

She made a bow to Li Yuzhu and walked away.

Li Yuzhu slightly furrowed her brows, pondering Chun’er’s words.

Things that can’t be said are related to life and death, family secrets.

Things inconvenient to say touch upon privacy and reputation; they can be said or kept unsaid.

Judging from Chun’er’s tone, has the County Magistrate’s Wife family encountered another embarrassing issue?

Last time it was a concubine making trouble, what’s it this time?

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The County Magistrate’s Wife repeatedly urged them to stay, so Li Yuzhu and Chai Eying stayed for lunch.

After lunch, it wouldn’t be too late to visit Chai Eying’s sister-in-law’s relatives.

This time Li Xing’an didn’t come, it was the ladies and children, and it was not convenient for the County Magistrate to appear, but he instructed the kitchen to prepare more good dishes.

Accompanying the meal with Li Yuzhu and her sister-in-law were the County Magistrate’s Wife and Li Lixing.

The County Magistrate’s Wife, who was absent for a while, still carried her hidden worries while dining with Li Yuzhu and them.

Li Yuzhu observed her expression, contemplating again.

"Jingjing, how old are you?" The County Magistrate’s Wife gave Li Jing some dishes, smiling as she asked.

Li Jing was chewing a piece of meat, and hearing the County Magistrate’s Wife asked, he immediately spat the meat back into the bowl and said aloud, "I’m three years old," while extending three fingers.

The County Magistrate’s Wife stroked his head and smiled, "What a good boy." She tapped Guoguo’s chubby cheek, "A lovely little girl, how old are you?"

Clearly an adorable one-year-old, the County Magistrate’s Wife purposely teased Guoguo by asking.

Guoguo crisply responded, "One."

The County Magistrate’s Wife was astonished, "You actually knew how to respond?" She asked Chai Eying if she could hold Guoguo for a while.

Chai Eying smiled, "If Madam doesn’t mind her being noisy, you can hold her for as long as you like."

"Alright, I’ll hold the little girl." The County Magistrate’s Wife took Guoguo into her arms, letting Guoguo sit on her lap.

She intermittently asked Guoguo what she wished to eat.

"If I had a little girl like you, it would be wonderful." The County Magistrate’s Wife kissed Guoguo’s cheek.

Guoguo returned the kiss.

Teasing the County Magistrate’s Wife into a joyful laugh.

Chai Eying smiled and remarked, "Madam, you’re so young, it won’t be long before you’ll have a little girl even more adorable than our Guoguo."

The County Magistrate’s Wife’s expression suddenly changed drastically.