When I became a Jade-faced Fox

"Sir..." Yan Niang called Yu'er. Everything they did was for Yu'er.

After all, they knew that Yu'er took the matter of Yuanbao very seriously.

"Yuanbao is Yuanbao, and he is him. How can the two of them be compared?"

"Besides, we have been together for so many years, I must care more about you."

Yan Niang and Mr. Wen nodded. It was precisely because of this that they were willing to be more tolerant of County Magistrate Zhu.

"Aren't you worried that something might have happened in your jurisdiction?"

"Don't worry. Since he has time to look through the case, it means the situation has not gotten out of control yet."

Yu'er shook her head and returned to Wenwen's words.

"But……"

"No buts. If you want to be a good official, you must first be a good person."

Yu'er interrupted what Yanniang was saying.

"If he can't even meet the basic standards of a good person, what else can we expect him to do?"

"Okay, let's all disperse."

Yu'er waved at them, "It's getting late, everyone go back to your rooms and get some rest."

After saying this, Yu'er turned around and went back to her room.

Ah Fu, who was waiting outside the temple gate, saw his master walking out with a distraught look on his face.

He also felt very strange. This shouldn't happen. Didn't he just go in? How come he came out?

Did I forget to take something?

Ah Fu rushed over to greet him. "My Lord, is there anything I can do for you?"

Magistrate Zhu shook his head and pointed at himself as he spoke, still with a look of disbelief on his face.

"Grandma actually kicked me out?"

"Why would grandma kick me out?"

"What did I do? Grandma wants to kick me out?"

After these three sentences were spoken, County Magistrate Zhu at least reflected on himself.

Is there something wrong with your behavior?

Ah Fu saw Magistrate Zhu thinking on the spot, and hurried over to hold his sleeve.

"There's no such thing as just standing outside and thinking about things."

"Sir, let's hurry back to the government office." After saying this, Ah Fu used the force of his sleeves to stuff County Magistrate Zhu into the sedan chair they came in.

Magistrate Zhu did not resist, but simply changed his posture to think.

He went from standing to sitting, but even after thinking all the way, County Magistrate Zhu still didn't figure it out.

Ah Fu felt that his parents were all great and naturally, they didn't think there was anything wrong with him.

It’s so late now, who can help him take a look and think about it?

After thinking about it for a while, he came up with the old servant who drove the car with County Magistrate Zhu to take office - Lao Zhang.

As he is a little older, is it possible that he can give them some advice that they may not expect?

County Magistrate Zhu took action immediately and took Ah Fu to Lao Zhang's room.

Old Zhang was packing up the things he had brought with him in the house. When he saw County Magistrate Zhu coming in, he immediately bowed and saluted. "Sir."

He seemed a little embarrassed, after all, Magistrate Zhu did not appear in front of him often.

County Magistrate Zhu was not troubled nor did he feel embarrassed.

He told Lao Zhang in detail what had happened to him.

"Lao Zhang, why do you think this is happening?"

While taking dictation, Lao Zhang smacked his lips from time to time and scratched his cheek with his hand.

This was an action he made unconsciously while thinking.

County Magistrate Zhu and Ah Fu seemed very anxious and wanted to know desperately what was wrong with them.

"My Lord only said that he was kicked out. It's really late at this time today. If you are going late, did you go to the local temple to let them know in advance?"

Lao Zhang didn't dare to say it too bluntly. Everyone needs to rest. Even the people in the land temple are not ordinary people. Shouldn't they be allowed to take a rest after a busy day?

"That... is indeed not the case." County Magistrate Zhu admitted, "I really know that the people inside are not ordinary people."

When Mr. Zhang heard this, he was even more reluctant to continue.

He was just an old servant, and the current Magistrate Zhu was not only one of the few people in the entire family who had passed the imperial examination, but now he was also an official.

Even if he is kind in normal times, he is different now that he is an official.

If you say something wrong, it will implicate the whole family.

But it’s okay. He can wait for another ten days or half a month. When County Magistrate Zhu has made all the arrangements, he will ask to go back to his hometown.

"Then, is there anything I did wrong?" County Magistrate Zhu asked again.

Lao Zhang refused to speak any more and just said that he was too ignorant to think of anything.

County Magistrate Zhu nodded at him and went out.

Old Zhang sighed, it was still not thorough enough. County Magistrate Zhu was already over 20 years old, and all the interpersonal relationships and matters, both big and small, before and after his marriage were handled by his mother.

At that time, there were both an old lady and a bride, so naturally one looked elegant and gentle like jade.

Now that I go out, I'll be exposed as a coward.

Thinking of this, he shook his head.

For several days County Magistrate Zhu found nothing, and there was no progress in the case. The family members of the case stayed outside the government office, crying out for justice every day.

Just today, County Magistrate Zhu wanted to go out, but was stopped by the family of the case.

"Uncle, Madam, it's not that I don't want to check for you, it's..."

Before he could finish explaining, a heavy money bag was stuffed into Magistrate Zhu's hands.

Other things like chicken, vegetables, and snacks wrapped in oil paper were placed around County Magistrate Zhu.

"Sir, we ordinary people also know that when we ask for favors from others, we always have to give something as a gift."

"But now my family has lost a strong laborer and we have to send him away (meaning funeral), so this is all we can offer!"

"No, no, no, that's not what I want...that's not what I mean."

County Magistrate Zhu also quickly pushed the things over and waved his hands repeatedly.

Just this action made County Magistrate Zhu a little suspicious, wondering if it was because he did not do a good job when he visited the house later.

"I will find the real murderer as soon as possible. Don't worry. Give me three more days, just three days!"

County Magistrate Zhu made a promise to the family of the victim in the case. This put a time limit on it and also helped to push himself.

After sending them all away, County Magistrate Zhu took Ah Fu and Lao Zhang, rode the donkey cart, and went out to the street.

A lot of things were bought and sent to the land temple. Yu'er heard it but didn't even raise her eyes.

"Sir, Magistrate Zhu is outside. Would you like to see him?"

"He also said that he had an urgent case on hand and hoped to see you."

Qian Hua came into Yu'er's room to report.

"I can hear you. Give him some tea and go about your business. Let him wait."

Qian Hua covered her mouth and laughed secretly, "My Lord, you are going to teach him a lesson."

Yu'er didn't deny it either.

County Magistrate Zhu waited while sitting at first, and then while standing. Whenever he asked, he would find that Yu'er was busy.

Finally, I can only give up.

I started to think, and there must be something I did wrong.

"Your Excellency, are you not going out now? And there are still cases that have not been solved?"

Yu'er just walked into the house at this moment.

"grandmother?"

"What did you think of?"

"Please, grandma, tell me clearly," Magistrate Zhu bowed to the bottom, "if I did anything wrong, please also look at the innocent man who died tragically in this case."

"He has a family with old people and young children."

Yu'er laughed, "Then what you sent is the reward for my helping to solve the problem?"

"Or is there any other meaning?" He raised his eyebrows.

These words stumped County Magistrate Zhu, and he paused for a while before speaking.

"Grandma... am I very ignorant of etiquette in your eyes?"

"I have been to this temple many times, but I have never brought anything with me."

"My mother was in charge of all this before, and later it was my wife who was in charge. I really am..."

Yu'er shook her head, "You're not, you just saw how much I love Yuanbao."

"I thought that since I am his descendant, I would make up for the regrets of these years on you."

County Magistrate Zhu wanted to explain something but was interrupted by Yu'er.

"The second time you came to the temple, you brought a bag of sesame candy. I knew you probably didn't understand the human relationship."

"It's understandable that this is a case of extenuating circumstances, but if you really want to find fault, you can't justify it."

"I just want to ask you one question. During festivals, how many gifts do your family give to your husband and how many gifts are offered to the gods? Can you say you don't know anything about this?"

County Magistrate Zhu was so troubled by Yu'er's questions that sweat broke out, with drops of sweat dripping from his forehead and eyes. He did not dare to wipe them away.

"You are being obedient now."

"I did do something wrong, grandma. I feel guilty. I feel guilty."

"I have feelings for Yuanbao and above, but not for your current Zhu family."

Yu'er said it bluntly, "I am tolerant of you because of this love, and I am willing to help you."

"I don't know if you are used to calling servants at home."

"What are you thinking? You are being disrespectful to my Yan Niang and Mr. Wen. They are your teachers who have passed on their experience to you."

"I didn't ask you to serve them. You poured them a cup of tea and took the initiative to let them rest!"

"Patch your chest! What do you think of them, everyone in the land temple except me?"

"This is what makes me most angry! Do you understand?"

The more Yu'er spoke, the higher her tone became, and the louder her voice became! County Magistrate Zhu felt a momentum rushing towards him, and his shoulders and legs began to feel a little weak.

He was trembling a little bit and was about to kneel down, but was grabbed by Wen Wen.

"Sir, calm down, he is just a mortal."

Yu'er took a deep breath and restrained her aura. County Magistrate Zhu also felt his legs and feet go weak and he could only hold Wen Wen's arm tightly.

Wen Wen picked him up and put him on a chair.

"I'll leave the case to you." Yu'er said and turned away.

"My Lord." Yan Niang was waiting for Yu'er in the room. When she saw her come in, she called her with a smile.

"I just made the tea."

Yu'er sat on the stool, "I haven't finished yet."

"Mr. Wen, I came out just because I don't want you to continue talking."

Yu'er took a sip of tea and stopped talking.

"How can an adult still have a childish temper?"

"Niang Yan, we have been together for five hundred years, and Yuanbao's family has been with me for more than a hundred years. Zhu Junjing is just a junior, he can't..."

"We know, sir."

Yan Niang knew that Yu'er was angry and sad not just because she and Mr. Wen were not respected.

Instead, the good family tradition of the Zhu family has now turned into such a trend.

What’s the use of a fool who is ignorant of general affairs, ignorant of human nature, and only knows how to read?

Mr. Wen was also there listening to Magistrate Zhu's talk about the case. In fact, the case was not that complicated.

In the final analysis, it is because he is ignorant of common affairs! If he knew a little more, he would not be unable to come up with a solution.

"How about this? Go to the village with the constables from the government office and take out all the sharp sickles. Look for the one with a fly on it. That one is the murder weapon."

"We'll just arrest them when the time comes."

"Why is this?" County Magistrate Zhu didn't quite understand.

"I guess you won't go down to the ground."

County Magistrate Zhu nodded a little embarrassedly, "I live in the county school, and when I go home to harvest grain, my family doesn't want me to go to the fields."

"I was afraid of you and cut your hand."

"It is wheat harvest season now. He died in the field, and no one took his money."

"He probably killed someone in a fit of rage. The wheat harvest was a big deal at that time, so he would not be willing to throw away his sickle."

"Once ironware is stained with blood, even if it is rinsed clean, the bloody smell is not easy to dissipate."

County Magistrate Zhu did not expect that this matter would be so simple. If he had been to the kitchen, he would have seen the knife used to slaughter pigs, fish and chickens.

The case was concluded that day.

"Thank you, sir." Magistrate Zhu bowed and said, "I will leave first."

Wen Wen nodded. He had to admit that the lord's temper was useful.

Facts have proved that all of Wen Wen's inferences are consistent with the facts.

The criminal was arrested on the spot and taken back to jail, awaiting execution in the autumn.

After settling this matter, County Magistrate Zhu heaved a sigh of relief, but at the same time he also felt his own shallowness.

But at this moment, I don’t know where to start. After all, common sense covers too many aspects.

The books used by examiners that I studied before were of little use.

You still have to learn, learn more.

"I finally persuaded my parents to help me look after the Jing River for a month or two."

"What do you want to do?" Yu'er looked at Ao Lan, who was full of ambition.

"Go half a step more! Zhenzhen lives in the Dragon King Temple. She is a weak woman and gets knocked on the door by old men and bachelors from time to time."

"At first, he was afraid that I would be unhappy, so he kept it a secret until I ran into him this time."

"After thinking about it, I decided to find a little fairy to protect the Dragon King Temple and Zhenzhen."

Yu Er nodded when she heard this, "Then this matter is indeed urgent."

"Yeah, then you have to help me too."

Yu Er smiled and nodded in agreement, “Of course, don’t worry.”

"If we make it in time, we can still celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival and eat rice dumplings together."

Yu'er didn't expect to meet Bai Suzhen, Xiaoqing and Xu Xian here again.

Yu'er and Ao Lan arrived at Luoshui Town. They played for a while during the day, and then at night they got lanterns and went in a little further.

Half a Step was still the same as before, and Ao Lan was somewhat uncomfortable with it.

There was a groggy atmosphere everywhere, which made Ao Lan feel very depressed.

"Is it really possible here, Yu'er?"