The History of the Empress of the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 96
The name of the new magistrate is Liu Jiangong, but he is a thin man with low spirits. He looks about 40 to [-] years old. At this time, the new official takes office. But he was terrified, looking at the fire with fear, and didn't respond for a long time.

The crowd was silent for a while, looking at the magistrate, he didn't look like a cruel official, but what was the meaning of not saying a word for most of the day?
No one wants to be this early bird before he has guessed the temperament and character of the new magistrate.

Ruojin was mixed in the crowd, she was very inconspicuous because of her rags, and she would not attract everyone's attention. She was also secretly observing the new magistrate, and with her sharp eyes, she clearly noticed that the prefect's legs were trembling slightly.

"Er Hu, take a look around here, if there is anyone suspicious, then..."

Ruojin whispered a few words in Erhu's ear, and then led Dahu to squeeze forward silently.

As soon as I squeezed to the front, I heard the prefect who had been silent all this time speak, but asked the shopkeepers of the Su family standing at the front:
"Are you the ones in charge of the Su family?"

The stewards then turned their heads, looked at Liu Jiangong in official uniform, and suddenly said: "It turns out that the magistrate has arrived, and the people are concerned about this workshop, so please forgive me for not noticing you."

Those in charge were extremely arrogant, and they didn't even bow to each other just saying that. Ruojin couldn't help clicking his tongue. From the speech and behavior of these people, we can see what the Su family is like.

It's really nostrils upturned, invincible!
Liu Jiangong was not angry, but smiled and said polite words like it's okay.

Ruojin frowned slightly: Could it be that the new magistrate is also a bully and sycophant?
Isn't it said that the magistrate cared deeply about the people, and that's why he was promoted to be the magistrate of Lin'an.

The rumors were really unreliable.

"It's just that, since the stewards have come, why don't you organize people to put out the fire? Although there is no water, you can also use soil and sand to put it out. If such a big fire is left unattended, I'm afraid it will be blown by the wind and cause harm to the fish in the pond!"

"What's more, I heard that there are still a few children living in it?"

Although Liu Jiangong lacked confidence, he still said it out, which made Ruojin a little impressed, at least he could bring it up.

Several stewards squinted at the prefect, just looked at the workshop that was almost burnt to ashes, dismissed it, but said impatiently:
"It's just an abandoned workshop. If it burns, it will be burned. Our Su family doesn't care about it. As for those children, by the time everyone discovers such a fire, they may have already been burned to death. Who would dare to take the risk to search and rescue them?" ?”

After one manager finished speaking, the other manager seemed to suddenly think of something, and turned around to bow to the magistrate, which made the magistrate stunned, obviously not used to it.

"The magistrate is present today, just to prove that the fire has nothing to do with our Su family's affairs, and the deaths of those children have nothing to do with our Su family. The sky is dry, and the workshop is full of waste wood. Who knows if they accidentally lit the fire themselves."

As soon as Ruojin heard this, she felt that her guess was correct. The Su family really knew that they had taken over the workshop, and the reason why they didn't come to drive them out was probably because of Xiao Shiheng, who didn't want to offend the Marquis of Anding.

(End of this chapter)