Springtime Farming: A Happy Wife At Home
Chapter 1833

Chapter 1833: It’s All His Chapter 1833: It’s All His Editor: Henyee Translations “If we don’t remind themaEUR”hmm, why bother reminding them?

We’re not the ones who made the mistake!” Qiao Xuan couldn’t help but notice the striking similarity in their excuses, almost as if they were mother and son.

Deputy Prefect Guan, or rather, Scribe Guan now, was just a disposable tool in their hands, discarded once they were done with him.

The blame, however, seemed to fall solely on his shoulders.

She pondered what his reaction would be if he ever realized the truth!

“Cooperating with the investigation is the right thing to do.

If you can’t comply, then accept the consequences.

What more is there to discuss?

Whether Deputy Prefect Guan is at fault or not, he will face the consequences.

These are separate matters!

Are you pretending not to understand?

Deputy Prefect Guan is no longer in office.

He merely levied a fine of a thousand taels of silver against you, Old Lady Fan.

That’s quite generous, considering!” Exemption from fines?

Preposterous!

Qiao Xuan stood firm, refusing to budge, and she made it clear that Old Lady Fan wouldn’t be allowed to leave either.

If cooperation was denied, the entire Fan Family would be summoned for further inquiry.

Until the investigation reached its conclusion, no one would be permitted to leave.

Whether the Fan Clan descended into chaos due to this was entirely their concern.

As for Qiao Xuan, she would accompany Old Lady Fan and ensure she didn’t cause any trouble at the court.

Old Lady Fan seethed with anger, her vision darkening with rage.

The fire in her heart refused to die down.

Qiao Xuan had made one thing abundantly clearaEUR”settling the debt and paying up would be the only way for the Fan Family to salvage some dignityaEUR| Old Lady Fan instructed the housekeeper to fetch the banknotes from the accounts with a bitter smile.

“Lord Shao, Madam Shao, you’ve proven your prowess.

We concede.

Take this money and release my sons!” She couldn’t resist remarking, “Anze Province has its own way of doing things.

If Lord Shao insists on applying rules from elsewhere to ensnare us here, he might find himself coming up short!

Given Lord Shao’s commitment to the people, I wonder when he plans to tackle the bandit issue up in the mountains?

Ignoring such a significant threat doesn’t seem quite right!” Qiao Xuan beamed proudly, blurting out, “Those bandits are no match.

They’re just lurking in the wilderness, and our Lord will surely deal with them!

We’ve only recently posted the recruitment notice; let’s give them a chance to surrender.” “Heh!” Old Lady Fan couldn’t help but scoff.

“Is that so?

Lord Shao is quite the hero!” “Our Lord is both intelligent and courageous!” “Humph!” Qiao Xuan declined the banknotes, instead instructing the Fan Family’s housekeeper to take them to the prefectural office and bring back the two elder Fan masters.

“I’ve come here today to remind you and the ladies to clarify this matter to them.

It wasn’t right for me to accept the money; we must distinguish between personal and public affairs!” Old Lady Fan and the others were left speechlessaEUR”after all that had been said, now she was talking about distinctions between public and private mattersaEUR| Desperate for Qiao Xuan to leave, Old Lady Fan instructed the housekeeper to proceed to the court.

As soon as the housekeeper departed, Qiao Xuan rose with a smile and took her leave.

Upon returning to the government office, Shao Yunduan had already retired to his chambers.

He greeted her with a smile, remarking, “If you hadn’t returned, I was planning to fetch you from the Fan Family myself.” Old Lady Fan was truly obstinate; his wife had only just returned after some time.