Liaozhai Great Sage

Thinking of Li Xiuyuan's instruction, Qiu Rong immediately nodded her head if there was an urgent matter in the yamen, "Then... that's fine."

"Father, please sit here for a while, and my daughter will come back after helping with official duties."

She went to the main seat in the lobby and sat down, picked up a pen and ink, dyed the cinnabar, and quickly corrected the official documents, and then clumsily picked up the magistrate's big seal on the side, after the official seal was printed, these things were considered done It's over.

"Ok?"

When Qiushou saw that his daughter had actually run to the position of the magistrate, still correcting official documents, and picked up the official seal, his face turned pale with fright.

"You, you're crazy. This is the magistrate's yamen. Why don't you hurry up and get down from the magistrate's position? Don't you want to get a lawsuit? That's the place where an adult sits, and it's also available for your daughter's house. You still mess with him official document, this, this..."

He hurried up and pulled Qiu Rong down.

But with this pull, the magistrate's big seal suddenly fell off from Qiu Rong's hands, fell to the ground and fell into two halves.

"It's over, it's over." Seeing this, Qiu Shou was terrified.

The official seal of the magistrate was smashed by himself.

"Father, what are you doing?" Qiu Rong was angry and anxious, she was at a loss when she saw the official seal was broken, and she was about to cry.

The other clerks and yamen servants were stunned seeing this.

"It seems that my magistrate's yamen has not been in office for a long time. I haven't been working for a few days, and the official seal has been broken. If I am caught, I am afraid that I will be impeached again. If I don't, I will be dismissed. I have resigned." At this moment, a smiling voice sounded, and saw a young man in a scarlet official uniform, accompanied by several guards, and a soldier striding in from outside the yamen.

"Meet your lord."

"Master Zhifu."

The servants and civil servants in the yamen saluted one after another.

"You don't need to be too polite, just pretend you didn't see what happened just now, whoever finds a good craftsman to re-carve an official seal for me... Well, remember to make it old." Li Xiuyuan said as he walked.

"Humble job knows an old craftsman who specializes in engraving." A yamen servant said.

"Take this broken official seal and engrave one back, money is not a problem." Li Xiuyuan said.

"Yes, my lord."

The yamen servant immediately picked up the official seal on the ground and left quickly.

Li Xiuyuan said again: "Rong'er, what's wrong? Why are you crying? Did you get hit by this thing? Come here and let me see."

But before he finished speaking, Qiushou on the side knelt down with a frightened plop; "Caomin Qiushou paid homage to the magistrate, please forgive me for what happened just now. Caomin really didn't do it on purpose. Accidentally destroyed the official seal of the magistrate..."

When he spoke, he was trembling with fright, his head went blank, and he could only beg the magistrate to forgive him.

"Huh?" Li Xiuyuan was stunned for a moment, looked at Qiu Rong and said, "This is... old man?"

Qiu Rong wiped her tears and nodded.

Li Xiuyuan hurried forward a few steps, and helped Qiushou up: "My father-in-law, get up quickly, you are a disgraceful junior, how can this junior stand up to you kneel down, and ask my father-in-law to get up, just now, this junior was negligent. Time didn't notice it, and the old man was shocked, and the younger generation apologized to the old man..."

He supported and bowed his hands, bowed down to apologize.

"Huh? Father-in-law?" Qiushou froze in place for a while after being helped up in a daze.

Qiu Rong said, "Father, this is Mr. Li whom my daughter mentioned before. My daughter refused to let my father report to the government because Mr. Li is the magistrate of the capital. Mr. Li is in charge of this matter. What, how about it?" What about the reporter?"

"What? The magistrate is that bastard surnamed Li?" Qiu Shou paled in shock.

"..." Li Xiuyuan.

Chapter 751 Yuanfeng and Xiaocui

In the backyard of the government office.

Li Xiuyuan specially arranged a banquet for Qiu Rong's father, Qiu Shou.

However, at this moment, Qiushou looked a little restless, with a tense expression, and seemed very cautious and uneasy. After all, he had broken the official seal of the magistrate before, and even scolded him face to face, although his own The daughter had an affair with the young magistrate, but it was just a concubine with no status.

If the magistrate really wanted to take revenge, he might go to jail.

"Don't be cautious, old man. There are no outsiders in this government office. The younger generation and Qiu Rong live here on weekdays. I'm really sorry for what happened just now. I didn't recognize the old man for a while, so there was some misunderstanding. Please also ask the old man Don't be offended, this junior respects my father-in-law and asks my father-in-law to forgive me for my recklessness."

At the banquet, Li Xiuyuan acted like a junior, raising his wine glass to apologize to Qiu Shou with an apologetic face.

"Master Zhifu's words are serious, serious..." Qiu Shou was overwhelmed by flattery, and hurriedly raised his wine glass as if flattering.

"It was my fault before. I broke the official seal of the magistrate, and even insulted the magistrate. I hope the magistrate will not take it to heart. It was the second child's unintentional act."

Li Xiuyuan said: "My father-in-law is very polite. It's just an official seal. If it breaks, it will be broken. It's not a big deal. My father-in-law's scolding is nothing. I don't know how many people in the capital scold me as a dog official secretly." , and the father-in-law can understand the scolding of the junior, after all what happened to Miss Qiurong is indeed the junior's fault."

"Miss Qiurong is a good woman with a kind heart. The younger generation has long loved her, so it is so reckless to make a private life with Miss Qiurong. This matter cannot be blamed on Miss Qiurong. Everything is the impulse of the younger generation. , although the younger generation cannot give Miss Qiurong the title of wife, but they can give Miss Qiurong the courtesy and respect of her wife, I hope the father-in-law can understand the righteousness and allow Miss Qiurong to enter the Li family."

After speaking, he stood up again, and gave a solemn salute.

Standing behind Qiushou, Qiu Rong's cheeks were slightly red at this moment, her heart was pounding, her beautiful eyes looked at her husband from time to time, and looked at her father expectantly and nervously, hoping that his father would agree. Li Lang's proposal.

At this moment, Qiu Shou saw the young magistrate saluting himself so respectfully, and while he was flattered, he couldn't help feeling complacent.

Qiu's family is a landowner and a family of merchants. Although they have a small fortune, they have no reputation.

Originally, he had already taken countless cares of his own daughters to several young Tongsheng in the neighborhood, but compared to Tongsheng, or even a scholar, a majestic magistrate in the capital is obviously more important.

Even being a concubine is not unacceptable.

"Master Li really really loves my daughter? Isn't he just coveting my daughter's beauty?" Qiu Shou pondered for a while before opening his mouth cautiously, with a hint of questioning in his tone.

He is a serious businessman, and he is in awe of the officials of the court in his bones.

"My father-in-law was joking, and the ancients said: Those who serve others with their colors fade away and fall in love with them. Miss Qiurong moved me with her simplicity and kindness. How could the younger generation only covet Miss Qiurong's beauty?" Li Xiuyuan replied road.

"I heard that the nobles in the capital have a custom of exchanging concubines with gifts? I wonder if Mr. Li has this habit?" Qiu Shou asked again.

Li Xiuyuan said sternly: "If the younger generation does such a heartless act, it will be punished by the heavens and the earth."

Qiushou nodded, and said with emotion: "With Master Li's words, the doubts in my heart are gone. The little girl was rescued and taken care of by the Master, and she just escaped to live. This kind of life-saving grace is to repay her life with her own body." It should be, Master Li's words are sincere and his attitude is respectful today, to be honest, a country old man like me is really flattered."

"It's just that the old man has one last request, and I hope Master Li can agree."

Li Xiuyuan said: "I also ask my father-in-law to speak frankly, the younger generation will try their best to do it."

"Etiquette for accepting concubines is indispensable. Although dowry is not important, it is still necessary to set up wine and pick up sedan chairs. Even if it is a little crude, it doesn't matter." Qiu Shou said.

"Formal etiquette will never be less, old man, please rest assured." Li Xiuyuan said.

Although the ceremony of accepting a concubine is simple, it is also a courtesy. Only with this etiquette can one be regarded as a formal concubine.