I Transmigrated Into a Novel and Became the Vicious Stepmother

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71 The Magical Widow

But now that the magistrate's wife was suffering from a strange illness and had not met with guests for a long time, it was equivalent to the magistrate losing a powerful support. What was worse was that there were still people spreading rumors about the magistrate's wife, saying that she was suffering from a serious illness that was difficult to recover from and that she did not have much time left. It also affected the magistrate's reputation to a certain extent.

Therefore, the county magistrate was also very troubled by this matter. He had been actively seeking medical treatment from various sources, but he was unlucky and had not been able to find anyone who could really treat this strange illness.

Now that a miraculous widow had appeared and could destroy the reputation of a highly-skilled expert like Divine Doctor Qin, who was unrivaled within a hundred miles, they naturally had to see if she was really as capable as the rumors said.

The county magistrate also had this idea at this time. When Chen An mentioned it, he went with the flow and agreed.

"Alright, then let this old master try to see if she's an expert with some real ability or a liar who's fishing for fame. If she really has the ability, this Lord will naturally treat her as a guest of honor, but if she's just fishing for fame, then don't blame this Lord for abhorring evil and tolerating her."

After he finished speaking, he asked Chen An to get a few constables from the government office.

There were a total of four shops in the county government office, and each person was assigned four bailiffs as assistants. It was just like a medium-sized sesame temple.

These four constables knew that they were no match for the county magistrate's trusted aide, Chen An. However, the position of the second most trusted aide was also very coveted. The position of the First Constable represented the degree of trust in the county magistrate's heart. This was the position that the four of them were fighting for and trying to keep.

The current First Constable's surname was Liao, and he used to be a bailiff under the previous First Constable. Later on, the previous Constable was ambushed during the process of hunting down a criminal, and he died on the spot. Later on, this Constable Liao succeeded in his position.

He was able to succeed in this position because he was indeed outstanding. He really did not only rely on the light of the former First Constable.

The four constables were called to the side hall to drink tea. The four of them had official duties to attend to, but the county magistrate suddenly told them to put down their duties and return first. This made them a little confused. They didn't know what had happened, but they were secretly speculating in their hearts.

After about half a cup of tea's time, the county magistrate came back with Chen An.

"Sorry for the long wait, constables."

When the county magistrate wasn't doing official business, he would usually show some respect to the wise and do things regardless of status. However, this so-called respect and closeness seemed somewhat fake because it was very deliberate.

"Master, it's not hard on us. It's our blessing to work for the Imperial court and master. There's no such thing as hard work."

The one who spoke was a Constable surnamed Wang. He had been actively trying to show off in front of the county magistrate. It was clear that he wanted to get the position of Constable Liao without any intention of hiding it.

"Master, do you have any instructions for us?"

Constable Liao did not care about Constable Wang's behavior. He went straight to the point. This clearly showed the difference between him and Constable Wang, as well as the reason why he was the First Constable.