Chapter 235 - 234: Scholarly Pride Only
Manager Chang, upon hearing Jiang Yifan’s words, was first shocked, then couldn’t maintain a pleasant face any longer.
The master of the house had told him that Jiang Yifan had offended a powerful family in the capital. That was why he had been relegated to Qingyuan County to be the Magistrate, despite his status as an Imperial Top Scholar. It was feared he would never have a chance to turn his fortunes around. With that being the situation, he still dared to exercise his official authority in the face of the Liang Residence, without considering who he was dealing with? That was the brother of the Prefecture Magistrate’s Wife, the highest-ranking official in all of Yuyuan Prefecture.
Manager Chang, irritated, gave Jiang Yifan no face and dismissively cupped his hands together. Without even looking at Jiang Yifan, he signaled to his subordinates and left, dragging his feet.
Jiang Yifan narrowed his eyes, watching the backs of the Liang Residence house servants. He called over a petty officer, "You return to the county government office, and order the constables to keep an eye on this street. If anyone comes looking for trouble, do not worry about the reasons, just take them into custody first."
The petty officer mounted his horse and left, and a few bailiffs, seeing the expression on Jiang Yifan’s face, dispersed the onlookers, "All right, disperse, there’s nothing to see here, move along."
Jiang Yifan watched as the crowd gradually dispersed, knowing the small eatery would likely suffer a hit to its business for a while because of the Liang family’s commotion.
He took a couple of steps closer to the storefront and looked around. Thankfully, everything inside and outside the store seemed as usual with no additional damage. He asked Nanny Jin, "Has the snack shop or Ye Zi had any recent contact with the Liang family?"
Nanny Jin shook her head, "No, it’s only that the Second Miss from the Zhou family, who frequently visits the Liang Residence, has been to our place before, but there’s been no interaction with the Liang family."