In the evening, lanterns were hung high in the courtyard of Chai Mansion, and Chai Jian, the head of the family, also returned from the county government in a carriage.
The official system of Dayan Kingdom is different from the ancient official system of Earth. Most of the county guards and state pastors here are not directly appointed by the court, but are held by local wealthy families.
Moreover, military and political power were completely in the hands of county guards and state shepherds, and county and state captains were freely appointed by them.
Therefore, generally, state pastors have another name - princes. However, this is just a joke among everyone in private, and the court has not recognized it.
The main hall of the inner courtyard of Chai Mansion
Chai Jiangcui held a cup of chicken soup cooked with thousand-year-old ginseng and drank it slowly under the jealous eyes of the two women.
Her father was bad at this, he was rather lecherous, he married three wives, and more than ten concubines.
In addition to Chai Jian's father and daughter, there are also two ladies on the dining table at the moment who Chai Jian Mingming is marrying - the eldest lady Qing and the second lady Chen. As for Chai Jiangcui's five half-brothers, they are all out with friends at the moment.
Just fooling around.
I have to say that compared to ordinary medicinal materials, Millennium Ginseng is really more effective.
After taking a sip of chicken soup, Chai Jiangcui suddenly felt warm all over his body. A trace of heat flowed through his meridians, and a blush appeared on his fair and tender face.
"Giving thousand-year-old ginseng to this little girl is simply a waste of natural resources."
Smelling the medicinal fragrance in the air, the eyes of the eldest lady and the second lady were almost filled with jealousy.
If it weren't for the fact that Chai Jiangcui was born as a girl and could not inherit the family business, it would not have threatened her son's status. Otherwise, given how much Chai Jian loved Chai, the two ladies would have definitely taken the risk of finding someone to kill her.
However, despite this, they didn't have the slightest fondness for Chai Jiangcui. They met her in Chai's house on weekdays and would stumble upon her from time to time.
Just after dinner, Madam Qing suddenly spoke:
"Oh, Cui'er, you're finally awake. You've been worried about me for the past two days. You're such a pretty girl, you didn't even tell me when you woke up, which made me worry for so long."
The eldest lady started a group, and the second lady, who had a good rapport with her, also said:
"Yes, there is something wrong with what you are doing, Cui'er. You know, your aunt has searched all the doctors in the city in the past two days in order to help you wake up as soon as possible."
Listening to the two people angrily accusing themselves of disrespecting filial piety, Chai Jiangcui felt a little speechless.
Normally, she would have inherited the memory of the original owner and would have ridiculed him, but now Chai Jiangcui had no interest in quarreling with him.
"Thank you two aunts for your concern. Cui'er just woke up not long ago, so she was so tired that it was a bit rude."
After saying something perfunctory, Chai Jiangcui did not continue to talk to the two ladies. Instead, he turned his eyes to his father who was drinking tea and asked with some anxiety:
"Dad, you said that there are monsters and monsters in our world. So, when faced with monsters, are there really nothing we ordinary people can do to deal with them?"
"Ahem~"
Upon hearing this strange question, Chai Jian subconsciously thought that what he said in the afternoon had frightened his daughter.
Somewhat helplessly, he put down the teacup in his hand, and Chai Jian comforted him:
"Ordinary people really have no way to deal with monsters. But don't worry, dad and I are the governor of a county, with official authority and public support.
It's okay if you can't meet ordinary monsters. If I know about it, with an official seal, the power of all people inside can make that monster fly away in an instant."
As he spoke, in order to help his daughter eliminate the fear in her heart, Chai Jian took out his county magistrate seal from his sleeve.
The magistrate's official seal is not big, it is square, only three fingers wide, with a bronze tortoise lying on it. It doesn't look like there is anything special about it.
But Chai Jiangcui, who had achieved an innate body, could clearly feel that there seemed to be a faint divine light emitting from the Seal of the Sheriff, which was majestic and invincible.
I didn't expect that my father could be so powerful, so it seems that I don't have to hide it anymore.
Avoiding the angry glances of the two aunts, Chai Jiangcui lowered his voice and said:
"Dad, when my daughter woke up today, she found that she seemed to be able to see some things that ordinary people could not see. I saw a strange phantom attached to several servants in Chai Mansion."
"Strange phantom? Please tell me carefully, who has seen it, what does this phantom look like, and what are its characteristics?"
Hearing this, Chai Jian's expression instantly became extremely serious, and his right hand involuntarily grabbed the magistrate's official seal placed on the table.
Seeing that Chai Jian attached so much importance to it, Chai Jiangcui did not dare to hide anything and described the appearance of the shadow he saw as much as possible.
Crawling behind people, exuding a faint black aura under the sun, with no face, long arms, and a slender appearance...
"Listening to what you said, this thing seems to be a puppet spirit!"
Ta~ta~ta~
Chai Jian's fingers tapped the table regularly, and the main hall seemed a little quiet.
After a long while, Chai Jian, who had been silent all this time, suddenly waved his hand,
"Madams, please go down first. I have something I want to talk to Cui'er alone. By the way, I'll call Tiemu in."
Tiemu was one of the servants Chai Jiangcui saw who was possessed by a puppet spirit.
"Okay, then Ruiming and I will take our leave first. Master, please be careful."
After all, Mrs. Qing was the eldest lady of Chai Mansion. From the conversation between Chai Jian and Chai Jiangcui, she also realized the seriousness of the matter. Without any hesitation, Mrs. Chen took Chen aside and quickly left the main hall.
After the Qing family left, the main hall became quiet again. Chai Jian lowered his head, thinking about something.
Chai Jian didn't speak, and Chai Jiangcui didn't dare to disturb him, so he could only sit on the chair obediently and sip tea.
After a stick of incense, a slightly older figure entered the main hall and bowed respectfully to Chai Jian.
"Old slave Tiemu, please pay homage to the master of the family."
Looking at Tie Mu who still maintained a respectful posture in front of him, Chai Jian suddenly stood up and pressed the official seal in his hand hard on him.
The moment the official seal came into contact with Tiemu's body, a shrill scream suddenly came from behind Tiemu.
Then Chai Jian felt that the official seal in his hand was slightly hot, and a strange shadow appeared on the back of the iron pillar, and dissipated instantly.
thump--
Tiemu, who had been fine just now, suddenly rolled his eyes and fainted on the ground.
Chai Jiangcui clearly saw that the shadow that had been attached to Tiemu's back had completely disappeared at this moment.
No longer paying attention to Tiemu lying on the ground, Chai Jian took a deep look at his daughter and said warmly:
"Tui'er, come with me."
With that said, Chai Jian put away his official seal and walked towards the study behind the main hall.