Cui Feng didn't believe it. Later, Chen Qing called out Chen Wang. Chen Wang was wearing a navy blue robe and had a sturdy figure. He had grown a lot taller than in previous years, but his face looked unfamiliar to her.

Seeing Chen Wang looking like he didn't recognize her and with a look of disgust on his face, her heart was bleeding.

"Chen Wang, we have been engaged since we were young. Didn't you say that you wanted me to be your wife?"

Chen Wang frowned and said, "I'm telling you, your family is so stinky and you want to marry into our family. Forget it. I'm already married and my wife is a big lady. If you keep pestering me, don't blame me for being rude to you.

"But~" Chen Wang rolled his eyes and looked at the servant next to him: "You lackey, don't you have a wife yet? Do you want this wife who is delivered to your door?"

The servant's eyes lit up, and he looked at Cui Feng with a sly smile: "Master, if you don't want it, then I won't be polite."

"Chen Wang, you are shameless~" Cui Feng was so angry that she was shaking all over: "Huh! I'm afraid that the newlywed lady doesn't know you are like this?"

"Shut up, both of you!" Chen Qing stopped them, "Wang'er, go back. I'll take care of this."

Chen Wang didn't dare say anything else, turned around and walked back.

Chen Qing changed his expression and said bitterly: "Feng'er, please have pity on your uncle! I can't do anything, I only have this one son.

But he is in love with the eldest daughter of the Yang family, and the matter is settled. If I don’t marry her, she will report it to the authorities! In fact, I also want you to be my daughter-in-law, but things in this world are unpredictable!" As he said this, he sighed again and again, looking helpless.

Chen Qing knew that Cui Feng was gentle on the outside but strong on the inside. If he tried to use force on her, he might end up making things worse and make everyone aware of it.

My in-laws own a restaurant and they only have one daughter. I must not let him know about this, otherwise this marriage might be ruined.

So after much thought, Chen Qing decided to take a soft approach, and sure enough, this tactic worked.

Seeing Cui Feng was silent, Chen Qing continued, "Your father and I are old friends. Your aunt has taken care of you since you were a child. We are sorry for you!

I know your father is not in good health. Last time he came, some of my words were a bit harsh. Here! Take these taels of silver to treat his illness." As he said this, Chen Qing pretended to squeeze out a few tears and took out two taels of silver from his sleeve.

When he heard about his father, Cui Feng sobbed softly: "My father passed away! I have no choice but to come to you."

When Chen Qing heard this, he was overwhelmed and pretended to be heartbroken. Finally, he tried to explain his difficulties to the other party with tears and snot.

"Feng, take this money and don't come to Wang'er again."

In the end, Chen Qing left two taels of silver to Cui Feng, turned back to the house and closed the door.

Seeing the cold door, Cui Feng knew that there was really no room for negotiation on her matter, and besides, Chen Wang was already married.

No matter where you go, you will not be in the right in this matter, because child marriage is not protected by law and is only a personal verbal promise among the people.

Moreover, the other party gave him two taels of silver, which was considered to be the most righteous thing. Cui Feng could only take the silver and leave, walking aimlessly on the street.

It was already late, and she walked into the Good Luck Inn, asked for the price, and thought that she could save some money by staying in a shared room, so she asked for a bed, but she didn't expect this to happen again. That's why Cui Feng became more and more sad the more she thought about it.

Later, when Cui Feng heard Cui Hong say that Shen Ping was going to take them to the capital, he started to think about it. He thought that since he was alone, it would be great if Shen Ping could take him in.

"Madam, this Miss Cui is so pitiful. Her father died not long ago, and she was abandoned. How pitiful she is alone now." Cuihong's eyes were red.

I didn’t expect Cuihong’s tears were so shallow. Shen Ping smiled bitterly.

As she was talking, Miss Cui also came over, fell to her knees in front of Shen Ping, and cried, "Madam Shen, you saved my life, please have pity on me and take me in. I am willing to work like a cow or a horse for you to repay you."

"Miss, please get up quickly!" Shen Ping and Cui Hong helped Miss Cui up.

"Madam, this Miss Cui is so pitiful, please keep her!" Tiechui got up at some point and came to the door with Wuchun.

Wuchun slept very soundly last night and had no idea about this matter. It was only when he got up in the morning that Tiechui gave him a brief account of it.

"Okay!" Shen Ping nodded: "Then you can follow me from now on!"

"Thank you, Madam!" Cui Feng's tears welled up again and she knelt down again.

Shen Ping was quick to support her.

"Okay, if you do this again, I'll regret it!" Shen Ping said with a straight face, "Miss Cui, if you want to follow me, you have to listen to me, otherwise, there's no point in talking."

I will definitely listen to you, Madam. Madam, please tell me!" Cui Feng wiped the tears from her face and nodded repeatedly.

"It's all over. It's New Year's Day. Don't cry anymore. There will be good days ahead." Shen Ping said.

"That's right, Miss Cui, our wife is so nice!" Cuihong said happily.

"Okay, you guys pack your bags first and go downstairs to have breakfast later. I'll go find Manager He." After saying that, Shen Ping turned around and went downstairs.

Thinking about what happened last night, Shopkeeper He got up early. The kitchen on the first floor was already busy, and Shen Ping and a few others were eating breakfast.

"Hey, Manager He~" Shen Ping saw Manager He preparing to go upstairs and greeted him.

Shopkeeper He looked at Shen Ping and the others who were eating breakfast and immediately laughed. "Madam Shen, why are you here so early? I was just about to go upstairs to find you! Well, I'll ask Dagui to send that bald donkey to the authorities later. Madam Shen, you and Miss Cui can go too~"

"Okay!" Shen Ping agreed readily.

Soon, Dagui and another waiter came down with the bald donkey. The bald donkey had a sad face, a pair of panda eyes, and a gloomy complexion. It seemed that he did not sleep last night.

Seeing Cui Feng, the bald donkey's eyes lit up and he shouted for mercy: "Girl, please spare me, I will never dare to do it again."

"Humph!" Cui Feng laughed coldly: "It's too late to be afraid now!"

The county government office was not far from the Good Luck Inn. Shen Ping and his companions settled their bills, got on the carriage, and followed Dagui and his companions to the county government office.

The county magistrate's surname was Li. He had a square face and was an honest official. After listening to Cui Feng's crying, his eyes widened with anger.

Unexpectedly, such a thing actually happened within his jurisdiction. He slammed the gavel and shouted, "You are so bold and unruly that you disregard the law and try to force this girl to do such a shameful thing. The evidence is irrefutable. Do you know your crime?"

Bald Donkey had never seen such a scene before, and was immediately frightened to death. He immediately knelt on the ground and knocked his head loudly: "I know my crime, and I will never dare to do it again."

Magistrate Li slammed the gavel again and said, "Come here, give me 40 heavy strokes of the board as a warning to others, and then throw me into prison!"

Several yamen runners pinned the bald man to the ground and a fierce fight began.

"Ah~"

Cui Feng felt relieved only after listening to the bald donkey's heart-wrenching cries.

After this matter was settled, Dagui and the waiter returned to the inn, and Shen Ping and his party set off for Shangzhou Prefecture without any further delay.

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