Chapter 0130 – Unending Strife (1 / 2)

In July, the heat is unbearable, although the government offices in Jiangzhou is still quite affluent, but the official allocation of ice is fixed. Therefore, in previous years, even if the officials shortened the duty hours, but also still complained a lot.

This year’s Jiangzhou government office but rare use of ice, regardless of the size of the official, even the constable and other common officials can also be used. Only this small thing, will call the government office up and down all praise up.

At noon, a few dark-skinned men with sweaty faces, put down their waist satchel knives, couldn’t wait to get into the house, felt the gusts of coolness coming from the ice kettle, and sighed long and fast, and couldn’t help but talk to each other.

“To say, that Chen family Erlang is really good at doing things, without saying a word, then the Chen family’s private cellar of ice are brought to the Yamen, no wonder even Cheng adults are so valued him.”

“That’s right! At first I saw this rich son, and legs can not walk, thought it was another hanging airspace pay, but I did not expect really come to the duty every day.”

“What do you know! The Chen family’s Erlang is a scholar, he was a scholar at the age of fourteen, and if he hadn’t broken his leg because of that incident, he might have been a scholar after this year’s fall exam!”

“Why is there such a big difference between the Chen family? You don’t know, last night when I was patrolling the streets, I received a report that the Chen family’s eldest son had fought with the youngest son of the Marquis of Hepingnan in the Heavenly Fragrance House! Such noble men of noble birth, all of them are not doing their jobs, they even fought over a woman, and both of them were wounded, how ridiculous you say!”

Hearing this colorful secret, a few people doze off, have to put together the ear over: “Because of which kiln sister? Quickly tell us!”

Meanwhile, in the Lanxue Hall of the Chen Family, it was a different scene.

Xu was so angry that her chest hurt, pointing at Chen Zisheng at the foot of the hall, she said angrily, “Zisheng, what kind of status are you, that you would fight with Xu Guang because of a cheap servant girl! If it wasn’t for the fact that Erlang still had some conscience and helped you out at the government office, you would have had to spend the night in the government office’s jail!”

“Mother! It was clearly that Xu Guang who was at fault first, knowing that that Xiang Capsicum was my beloved concubine and was carrying my heir, how dare he slight her! What kind of man am I if I’m a big man who can’t even protect my own woman!”

Chen Zisheng’s head was bruised and purple, and his right eye was slightly swollen, but he still complained indignantly: ”Mother, when will you understand! You treat people as relatives, but the Marquis of Pingnan treats us as lowly merchants! Otherwise, that guy Xu Guang, how would he openly bully my pregnant aunt!”

Xu was choked by Chen Zisheng’s words, she naturally knew that the Marquis of Pingnan had always looked down on her as a side branch, but Xu Guang was only the son of the commoner son of the Marquis of Pingnan, and the position of the Marquis could not be reached, and what qualifications were there to look down on the son of the first-born son of her Chen family?

“There must be a misunderstanding in this matter. You are too biased in favor of Xiang Capsicum, and you can’t gullibly believe her words; perhaps, it was that bitchy servant girl Xiang Capsicum who falsely accused Xu Guang for nothing.”

Xu frowned and said, seemingly admonishing Chen Zisheng, but also seemingly self-compassionate: “I’ve already asked someone to call over Xiang Capsicum and the Mingyue and Xiaolan who testified, as well as your wife, Xie–“

Chen Zisheng frowned and was about to argue when several people arrived.

Xie Jialong was still in the same reserved manner, only bowed to Xu, did not even look at Chen Zisheng, and sat on the side.

Xiang Capsicum was exempted from kneeling because of her body; while Ming Yue and Xiao Lan knelt on the ground in panic, stumbling to recount what they had witnessed at the full moon feast that day.

Xie Jialong sat on the mat in boredom, glancing at the floating foam on the tea bowl with the tea lid, quietly watching the farce open up before her eyes.

In Xie Jialong, this is just an absurdly lame play, just the actors on the stage are all her unimpressed corners.

It was only when she looked at the tearful Xiang Capsicum, and the cowering Akatsuki, that she suddenly frowned.

“Ma’am! Young Lady! The slave girl is telling the truth! If I wasn’t still pregnant with Master’s child, I would have died in order to preserve my innocence and repay Master’s favor!”

Xiang Capsicum cried so much that she couldn’t catch her breath and suddenly fainted.