New widow

Zhang Qing couldn't help but chuckle, and then Zhang Qing hurriedly waved his hand: "I'm not laughing at you, I just thought that Miss Zhou found this reason very well."

“是啊，寡妇在这个世上，许多时候，要做一些事情，也要容易一些。”苏度也不由感慨，周乐还不到二十，一个不到二十的姑娘住在家中，总会被人指指点点，甚至会有人逼于玉兰姐弟给周乐寻门亲事，但寡妇就不一样了，一来，于玉兰也是寡妇，两个寡妇相伴天经地义，二来呢，寡妇可以守节，只要周乐说一句为亡夫守节，那就没人敢逼周乐出嫁，自然也就能安安稳稳住下来。

"Every step a woman takes in this world seems to be difficult." Zhang Qing said thoughtfully. Su Du couldn't help but look at Su Qiao. Every step a woman takes is difficult. Is it Su Qiao too?

"You guys, what are you doing here?" Suddenly the housekeeper's panicked voice came from outside. Su Du couldn't help but look outside and saw the prefect's wife rushing in with several people. Su Du stood up and said, "Mrs. prefect, this is what happened?"

The prefect's wife looked at Su Qiao sitting there and sneered: "What does it mean for a widow who keeps integrity for her husband to sit and talk with her husband now?"

"Su Tong and I decided that Zhang Sifu is an old acquaintance. What's wrong with old acquaintances chatting together?" Su Qiao's words made the prefect's wife change her expression: "Okay, okay, you really won't shed tears until you see the coffin." , you are a widow, you have a reason to mess with others here."

"You mean you want to take me away?" Suqiao was not afraid of the prefect's wife, so she just whispered, and the prefect's wife also smiled: "I know you are a capable person, and your best thing is to talk the dead into life. Yes, just like now, you clearly have an affair with Su Tongjuan, but you still want to bring Zhang Sifu here to cover up your affair."

"Mrs. Magistrate, what do you mean by this?" Zhang Qing had already walked up to the Magistrate's wife. The expression of the Magistrate's wife did not change at all: "Did I say something wrong? Zhang Sifu, it is not easy for you to be an official. Why defend them and lose your official position?"

"Ms. Kuang is someone I respect, and Su Tongpan is my good friend. It is only natural that I defend them." After Zhang Qing finished speaking, he said to the prefect's wife: "Don't I defend them, but you?"

The prefect's wife was choked, and then she sneered: "What a sharp mouth, but it's too late for you to say anything today. As an official of the imperial court, the prefect has the responsibility to educate the common people under his rule." These four words came out of her mouth. , Su Du knew what the prefect's wife was going to do, so Su Du said to the prefect's wife: "It's me who has fallen in love with Madam Kuang, and it has nothing to do with Madam Kuang."

"Does it matter? What you said doesn't count." The prefect's wife still stared at Su Qiao, but Su Qiao had already smiled: "I understand what the prefect's wife means, so how do you want to treat me?"

"Of course I will write the book to the British Duke and ask the British Duke to take you back to Beijing." After saying that, the prefect's wife said maliciously: "If you are a real British Duke."

Master Song is very dissatisfied with Suqiao, and when Suqiao returns to Beijing, Song Zhen will definitely follow her back to Beijing. By then, who knows how Suqiao and Song Zhen will be treated. After all, although Mrs. Song Wu is strong, she is not Suqiao. Qiao is so strong.

"I don't understand." Suqiao looked at the prefect's wife: "I have never offended you, why do you want my life again and again?"

After being brought back to Beijing by the Song family, there was little chance that Su Qiao would still be alive. The prefect's wife smiled: "Don't even think about angering me. I am doing this for enlightenment and for the people, not for any personal grudges."

"What a high-sounding statement. The prefect's wife and the prefect are truly a match made in heaven." Suqiao said lightly. After speaking, Suqiao said to the prefect's wife: "It's just that, madam, you are going to be disappointed. If I don't want to, No one can take my life away."

A sneer appeared on the lips of the prefect's wife: "What a sharp mouth. You will know later." After saying this, the prefect's wife led the others out.

"Ms. Kuang, it's all me. If I hadn't been provoked to say these words, then you would have..." Su Du apologized to Su Qiao, who had already shaken his head: "There is nothing to apologize for. They have been staring at us for a long time. If this is not the case, there are other things. Besides," Su Qiao looked at Su Du with a quiet smile: "I am very happy and touched that someone like you can say that you admire me."

She would be very happy and touched, but would not agree. Su Du stared at Su Qiao closely. Even though he knew Su Qiao's answer, Su Du still said softly: "Thank you."

"I should thank you." Suqiao smiled again: "I should thank you for always helping me."

Su Du felt his throat was a little clogged and didn't know what else to say, but Zhang Qing had already sighed: "Is it true that a young man from a noble family cannot marry the person he likes?"

“也不尽然。”素巧已经笑了：“若那个喜欢的人，恰好般配，自然就能娶。”

In the eyes of everyone, Su Qiao and Su Du are not a good match, so they have to use various means to separate them. Only in this way can the reputation of Nanyang Houfu be preserved.

想着，苏度的神色变得暗淡：“我想，京城那边就快知道了。”

"Third Master, Third Master, it's not that I don't want to hide it, but before I came, my wife called me and asked me to follow you. Firstly, I am here to serve you, and secondly, if you have any trouble, you must report it in time. I have to tell Madam, otherwise, Madam will kill me."

The housekeeper shouted loudly on the side, and Su Du already smiled: "I know your purpose of following me." Even if he came to a place far away from the capital, his parents' hands would still stretch out so long. How well he did as an official? Mother needs to know whether she eats well or not. She has been like this since she was a child. Su Du originally thought that she would get used to it, but it turned out that she still couldn't get used to it.

"Besides, even if I don't report Madam, the Kuang family will soon spread the news to the capital." The housekeeper said frustratedly, and Su Du looked at him: "I don't mean to blame you."

"Really?" The housekeeper looked at Su Du, who nodded: "I blamed you, what's the point?"

Everything the housekeeper did was to fulfill his duties. If the housekeeper concealed this matter, what would be waiting for him when he returned to the capital would be the anger of Mrs. Nanyang Hou. If he failed to do things well, everything in the housekeeper's life would be ruined. deprivation.

"That's good, that's good." The housekeeper raised his sleeves and wiped the sweat from his forehead, saying with lingering fear. Su Qiao had already stood up: "It's time for me to go, Mr. Su, thank you very much."