If you don't work hard to farm the fields, you will inherit the throne with the prince.

Chapter 41
Xie Mingzhu looked at the father and son of the Xie family who got off the bullock cart, and said worriedly: "Father, eldest brother, second and third brothers, why are you here?"

"Mingzhu, Dad also knows someone in the county, don't worry, Dad will keep you safe."

The three brothers of the Xie family also expressed their opinions one after another.

"Mingzhu, don't be afraid, brother is here."

"Mingzhu, brother is here."

"Don't be afraid. Brother is here."

The three brothers of the Xie family also hated themselves for being incapable, not even being able to protect their own sister.

Even Xie Mingzhu didn't expect this incident to become the most important event in the lives of the three of their brothers.

"go!"

The yamen servants interrupted the conversation between Xie Mingzhu and Xie's family, and forcibly pushed Xie Mingzhu into the county yamen.

Xie Mingzhu turned sideways, avoided their hands, and said indifferently: "I will go by myself."

When Xie Mingzhu went up the steps, he briefly met the butler standing above the steps.

The butler smiled smugly.

It is really a toast not to eat, eat a fine drink.

I'll give you a bank note, but you won't sell it!
Now, Grandpa doesn't buy it!
The Lord wants you to respectfully hand over the tofu recipe and give it away!
I want you to walk around endlessly!
The light in the county government office was not very good, but Xie Mingzhu could still clearly see a plaque with "Mirror hanging high" hanging in the middle of the county government office.

"Second sister-in-law!?"

Although on the way here, Xie Mingzhu still thought that the person who sued her was unlikely to be Xia Manxing.

But when she saw Xia Manxing standing in the county government hall, the last trace of luck left in Xie Mingzhu's heart disappeared.

"Master, Mrs. Xie who stole Xia's tofu recipe has been brought here!"

The master twirled his beard lightly, glanced at Xie Mingzhu who was rounded into a ball, then at Xia Manxing, and finally exchanged glances with the butler standing at the gate of the county government office calmly.

"Go ask the county magistrate to be promoted."

Behind the county office, the county magistrate looked at Uncle Yu in front of him, and asked respectfully, "I don't know, my lord..."

"There is a case in the county government. I hope you will report it to the public for handling."

The county magistrate asked, "But Mrs. Xia sued my sister-in-law for stealing the tofu recipe?"

"Yes."

The county magistrate cupped his hands and said: "The lower officials are just, fair and strict..."

Uncle Yu said with a sneer, "Heh", "Justice is not something you say with your mouth, it depends on how you do it!"

After all, Uncle Yu left.

He thought, the county magistrate would not be so stupid as to dare to attack the master!

The county magistrate looked at Uncle Yu's leaving back, thought of the token he had just seen, and couldn't help but reach out to touch the cold sweat on his forehead.

He was full of doubts, why did such a big man like Mr. Yu appear in Fengxiang County?

The county magistrate heard the message from the yamen servant, adjusted his official uniform, and appeared in the front hall of the county yamen with bold steps.

"Ascension hall."

"mighty."

Xia Manxing heard the voices of the yamen servants beside her ears, her legs gave way in fright, and she almost fell to the ground.

The county magistrate Xiangmu patted and asked, "Who is in the audience and who is suing?"

Xia Manxing trembled in fright, and stammered: "My lord, the grass man is Xie Mingyu's wife Xia Shi from Xiejia Village. I want to sue my sister-in-law Xie Mingzhu for stealing the tofu recipe handed down from my natal family's Xia family..."

As soon as Xia Manxing said this, the Xie family father and son outside the county government office were all stunned!

Especially Xie Mingyu, he rushed in desperately, wanting to ask why Xia Manxing did this?
The yamen servant blocked Xie Mingyu, and said coldly: "You are so bold that you messed up the court!"

Xie Mingjin and Xie Mingxuan held Xie Mingyu's arms tightly from left to right.

"Second, calm down!"

"Second brother, first let's see how the county magistrate judges?"

These days when Xia Manxing was away, Xie Mingyu took Xie Zhiqi alone, and lived a comfortable life.

Work in the fields, read and practice calligraphy.

Xie Zhiqi often played with Aunt Yu in Mingzhu.

It's not that he didn't want to go to pick Xia Manxing back, but when he thought of Xia Manxing's temper, he wanted to be cold again and regain his masculinity.

What Xie Mingyu never expected was that Xia Manxing actually sued Xie Mingzhu for stealing tofu recipes!
"Mr. Xie, what do you have to say?" The county magistrate had a serious face, unable to see his emotions clearly.

Xie Mingzhu looked at Xia Manxing calmly, and sneered silently: "My lord, Xia Manxing is a false accusation, and the tofu recipe is not passed down from the Xia family's ancestors..."

Xia Manxing shouted angrily: "Xie Mingzhu, you are talking nonsense!"

"Xia Manxing, let me remind you that according to the regulations of this dynasty, those who make false accusations will be punished with a hundred sticks and exiled. If you do it now, you still have a chance."

Xia Manxing subconsciously glanced at the butler in the crowd, only to see that the butler made a five.

Thinking of Baihuahua's money, Xia Manxing couldn't help but take the risk.

"Xie Mingzhu, don't threaten me! It's you who stole our ancestral tofu recipe!"

Xie Mingzhu asked back, "What about the evidence?"

Xia Manxing couldn't produce evidence, so she could only blame it on Xia's mother in the crowd, saying: "The evidence is with my mother, our family's tofu recipe has always been passed on to the daughter-in-law and not to the daughter-in-law!"

"My lord, since Xia Manxing said that the tofu recipe belongs to the Xia family, then I implore my lord to allow me and the Xia family's mother and daughter to make tofu on the spot. If I can make it and they can't, it will be enough to prove that the tofu recipe belongs to the Xia family. The son does not belong to the Xia family."

When the butler heard this, he was so anxious that he gave the master a wink.

The master who has been silent all this time hastily said: "My lord, I think Xie's move is aimed at procrastinating."

"I handle the case with my own discretion."

The county magistrate looked at Xie Mingzhu and then at Xia Manxing. From the behavior of the two, he could tell at a glance that there was no tofu recipe in Xia Manxing's hand?
"Xia Manxing, what do you have to say about Xie's proposal?"

Xia Manxing said anxiously, "My lord, since it is an ancestral prescription, how can we let outsiders know the secret?"

"You dare not promise because Fang Zi does not belong to your Xia family!"

Xia Manxing turned her head anxiously, and she saw Xie Mingyu who was full of anger at a glance. She looked at the butler at the side, and saw the butler with a gloomy face, subconsciously repeating what the butler taught her before. Speak up.

"Xie Mingzhu, Fang Zi can't be passed on as a secret, why do you want me to make tofu in public?"

With Xia Manxing's level of education, it is impossible to say such polite words, obviously someone taught her how to speak in advance.

"I just want ordinary people to be able to eat tofu." Xie Mingzhu said frankly.

Qin Che knew what Xie Mingzhu was up to since Xie Mingzhu said that he wanted to make tofu with Xia Manxing.

She would rather disclose the precious tofu recipe to the public than let such a recipe fall into the hands of the Gou family.

Xia Manxing panicked.

She doesn't know how to deal with it?

The steward walked up to Mother Xia calmly and threatened, "If you fail to sue today, your family will be exiled tomorrow..."

(End of this chapter)