I Transmigrated Into a Novel and Became the Vicious Stepmother

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161 She's Cutting Off Her Child's Future

The voice of the loyal servant, Chen An, came from outside the door. He carefully reminded the county magistrate that there were two lawsuits in the afternoon. The state of the grand master was very worrying.

"I know. Go get Concubine Mei and ask her to tie my hair and change my clothes."

Magistrate Liu returned to his senses from his deranged state. He looked at the loose hair hanging down from his forehead and wiped his face before giving his orders.

Now that his first wife had become a burden to him, and Mei Xiang and the other concubines' status were too low, they couldn't be brought to the table at all, so it was time to look for candidates for the next wife of the county magistrate in advance.

Although Mei Xiang was this generation's personal maidservant, she was also a smart and timid woman. She should know when to make a better choice.

Soon, the door of the study was lightly knocked a few times. After the county magistrate responded, his concubine Mei Xiang walked in.

She held a basin of water and a towel in her hands, while the little maidservant behind her held the magistrate's official hat and boots.

"Eldest Master, I will first help you wipe your face and clean your body."

Mei Xiang motioned for the maidservant to put the things down, and then personally wrung a hot towel and walked over to the magistrate to put it on his face. She pressed it down before taking it off.

The magistrate closed his eyes and let her do whatever she wanted. After wiping his face, she wiped his body and then helped him change his clothes.

"Mei Xiang, how many years has it been since I've taken you in?"

The magistrate suddenly asked.

"It has been five years, master."

Mei Xiang's heart skipped a beat. She had a bad premonition. The magistrate's words were not without reason. When she thought of her wife's current situation, her heart beat even faster.

"You should know who your real master is, right? Mei Xiang, I've always known that you're a very smart person. I hope you won't let me down."

When the magistrate said this, Mei Xiang happened to be buttoning the last button of his official robe. Her hands trembled and she almost tore the button off.

She looked up in a panic, wanting to apologize, but she looked straight into a pair of cold eyes. She held her breath and her mind went blank.

Mei Xiang didn't know how she walked out of the study. When she came back to her senses, she had already walked out to the courtyard.

The magistrate had already left the study to go to the court to investigate a case. She followed behind him. When the magistrate was not around, no one was allowed to enter the study.

Although Mei Xiang was standing under the hot sun, she couldn't suppress the chill that was rising all over her body. She tried to rub her arms with her hands, trying to make herself feel a trace of warmth.

If she didn't guess wrong, the first master's meaning was for her to choose a side, but why did she have to choose a side?

The madam and he were both her masters, but once she started choosing sides, it meant that she could only have one master.

Mei Xiang shook her head hard to get rid of the terrible thought in her mind. Even though she tried hard not to think in that direction, she was already very clear in her heart that this family was going to change.