The seventh-rank official in front of the second steward from the Xiao County Duke’s Mansion did not dare to hide or tuck in. In just a moment, the officials in Qingyang County heard the news and hurried over.
The second steward was respectful in the face of Huo Lindong, the future heir of the County Duke, but he was not so polite in the face of that County Magistrate and other officials who were eight or nine or so in rank. When greeting those people, his expression and posture all revealed arrogance.
The Diao family had some prestige in the Ping Village and the surrounding areas and had also accumulated a lot of property over the years, but when facing the County Magistrate and other officials, their attitude was still very respectful.
Even Jiang Baozong, a distinguished scholar, could not treat the County Magistrate and other officials with the same attitude as the second steward.
Just because this second steward came from the Duke of Xiao’s Mansion, he was able to use the power of the Duke’s Mansion to show off his power outside. This showed the importance of power.
And this time the other party should have a determined attitude toward him. In addition to the second steward of the Duke’s Mansion, the Duke’s Mansion also sent a team of private soldiers. It was obvious that even if Huo Lindong was unwilling to go back, he would be kidnapped.
“I’m tired from the journey, so I need to take a rest for the night. The Eldest Young Master will set off with us tomorrow.”
In the opinion of the second steward, no one would let go of the County Duke Xiao, especially the Eldest Young Master who had lived a rich life but had been relegated to the countryside over the years. He was afraid that the other party was happy in his heart at this time and could not wait to go back.
“Before I went out, the Old Duke said that if the Eldest Young Master couldn’t bear to leave the relatives and friends, he could bring them back to the mansion. Anyway, the Duke’s family has a big business and can afford to support these distant relatives.”
The Old Duke was also afraid that his grandson Xiao Lingdong would hate them because of what happened back then, so he adopted a gentle policy and allowed him to take care of relatives from his mother’s clan who had taken care of him over the years. He wanted to use such small favors to make his grandson feel grateful to him.
From the beginning to the end, the second steward never thought about what to do if Huo Lindong was unwilling to go back.
But in fact, even if Huo Lindong was not willing to go back, he would definitely have to go back this time because now he had no ability to compete with the County Duke.
The Diao family was too small to accommodate so many people. Finally, at the invitation of the County Magistrate, the second steward and others went to stay in the county town and came back to pick up people at the house early the next morning.
After those people left, Sister Diao assigned her son Diao Jindong to go to Jiang’s house to notify Huo Lindong’s father-in-law to come over. Then, she drove away those who were watching the excitement and closed the door tightly, so the family could discuss countermeasures.
After half a stick of incense, Jiang Baozong hurried over with Diao Jindong. It was also at this time that he realized that his son-in-law had such a complicated life experience.
“Let’s make peace.”
Jiang Baozong’s expression was very ugly. During the day, he thought that maybe his vision was right this time and that Huo Lindong was a qualified son-in-law, but now he realized that he was terribly wrong.
It was said that Qi Da was not a good match1Qi Da Fei Ou (Pinyin: qí dà fēi ǒu) is an idiom derived from a historical story. The earliest allusion to the idiom comes from Zuo Qiu Ming’s “Zuo Zhuan·Huan Gong Sixth Year” in the Spring and Autumn Period story.
The original meaning of “Qi Da Fei Ou” is that in the Spring and Autumn Period, Qi was a big country and Zheng was a small country, so people from the two countries were not suitable for marriage. Later, people who resigned from marriage often used “Qi Da Fei Ou” to express that their family background or status was low and they did not dare to climb high..
If he was Huo Lingdong, whose parents both died and relied on his uncle’s family for support, Jiang Wu would be a good match for him. But now he is Xiao Lingdong, who was born in the Duke’s Mansion and will inherit the title in the future.
There is a huge gap in status between Jiang Wu and him.
Such a family would not accept Ah Wu, a girl with physical defects. Rather than being divorced then, it would be better to take the initiative to divorce now.
“I disagree!”
Huo Lindong refused without thinking.
“Ah Wu is my wife.”
“That’s what you decided. What about your family over there? Will they accept a daughter-in-law like Ah Wu?”
Jiang Baozong retorted. At this moment, he was also a little resentful of this son-in-law. If he had confessed his identity from the beginning, he would never have married Ah Wu to him.
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