After Shen Xiu returned, she told Xie Sanniang that the child could not come back for the time being, but she said hello to the people at the Yamen that the child would be taken care of inside.
Xie Sanniang's biggest fear was that Liu Hai would be beaten into a trap. Now that she heard Shen Xiu say this, she breathed a sigh of relief and said gratefully: "When Liu Hai comes out, I will let him thank you properly."
Shen Xiudao: "This is what it should be. On weekdays, keeping a child also helps me a lot."
"But keeping the child like this is not an option. He is not young anymore, so it's time to find a job." Shen Xiudao, "After he comes out, you might as well ask him about his plans."
Xie Sanniang said: "Jobs are not easy to find. To hire a clerk in a shop, you usually need to be introduced by an acquaintance. No shop is willing to hire someone like Liu Hao who has no father or mother."
Shen Xiu thought about it and was right. If a child is left without a father or mother, if he gets into trouble in the future, the owner and shopkeeper of the shop will not even be able to find anyone who can tell the truth. That's why no one wants him.
It's too early to think about this at this time, and the child has not yet been born.
Shen Xiu comforted Xie Sanniang a few more words and said that she would go to the county government office in a few days to ask about the situation, so as to try to get the child to come back as soon as possible.
As for Liu Hao who was imprisoned, because of Luo Gong's instructions, the people below took good care of Liu Hao. At least there was no shortage of three meals a day.
Just when Liu Hao thought it would be good to live here, Wang Baotou found out that Liu Hao had nothing to do with Ge Yong.
Capt. Wang quickly reported this matter to Magistrate Zhen. Magistrate Zhen was about to release Liu Bao when someone came over and whispered something in his ear.
"Have you really been here?" Magistrate Zhen made sure, and then said to Wang Baotou, "Let's keep Liubao in custody until I see the person and ask him questions."
When Mr. Wang left, he was still a little confused as to why Magistrate Zhen suddenly changed his mind.
Inside, Magistrate Zhen asked carefully, "Who does the child belong to?"
The visitor said: "I don't know for sure, but Mrs. Shen came to see Luo County Prime Minister for help the day before yesterday. Luo County Prime Minister also specially told the people below to take good care of the child."
"Luo County Cheng." Magistrate Zhen weighed these three words in his mouth and said calmly: "Go and call Luo County Cheng. I have something to tell him."
"What do you want from me, sir?"
Luo Gong was always a little wary of Magistrate Zhen, a superior official, so he was very thorough in his etiquette and his tone was very respectful.
In fact, Magistrate Zhen had a good impression of him. The news of Luo Gong's impeachment of Shangguan had already reached the capital. If he were an ordinary person, he would probably be a little wary of Luo Gong.
However, Magistrate Zhen felt that Luo Gong had done the right thing and that a superior official like Magistrate Shi should be impeached.
He actually intended to get closer to Luo Gong, but the other party kept a distance from him intentionally or unintentionally.
After Luo Gong finished asking, he waited for Magistrate Zhen's answer.
Magistrate Zhen said in a casual chat: "What do you think of Ge Yong's case?"
As the deputy to the county magistrate, the county magistrate also has some powers in terms of public security.
Of course Luo Gong has read the files on this case.
Now Magistrate Zhen asked him what he thought, Luo Gong said truthfully: "I asked him, Ge Yong was probably killed on the first day he disappeared. So the official believed that the investigation should start from the day before he disappeared. When he saw
Who you meet and where you go are all key."
Magistrate Zhen nodded: "What Luo County Cheng said makes sense. After all, Ge Yong is related to the Jiang family, and this matter must be related to the Jiang family. It's just that the Jiang family is rich and powerful. If he sends his subordinates to find out, I'm afraid
Nothing happens."
Luo Gong grew up in a big family. Big families have one thing in common: they don't like to speak directly and like to express their thoughts tactfully.
Now that Magistrate Zhen has said this, how could Luo Gong not understand what he meant, so he said: "Then let me go!"
Magistrate Zhen said with a smile: "Then there is County Magistrate Luo Luo." After speaking, he paused and said, "Since Magistrate Luo has to investigate the case, there is no need to travel back and forth. I have granted permission for you not to go back to the Yamen these days.
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Luo Gong didn't think much, thinking that Magistrate Zhen was showing sympathy for him, so he said thank you, sir, and went down.
When Laisheng came in, Magistrate Zhen ordered while dealing with the piled up case files: "Go and tell the people below that from now on, two people will be on duty at the gate of the county government office. No other people are allowed to approach."
This order came out of nowhere.
Laisheng was puzzled, but he quickly followed Magistrate Zhen's instructions.
So when Shen Xiu came back, she was stopped at the gate of the county government office. She wanted to find Luo Gong to inquire about the whereabouts of Liu Hao, but she was told by the government servant that Luo Gong was not at the county government office these days.
The attitude of these two government officials made Shen Xiu feel that something was wrong.
Luo Gong had obviously said hello to others, but why did the two government officials not show any kindness to her when they saw her?
Could it be that Liu Hao was really involved in the case and Luo Gong couldn't help her, so she avoided seeing her.
Shen Xiu felt that she had guessed the truth of the matter and frowned.
Luo Gong avoided seeing her. How was she going to explain it to Xie Sanniang? The other party was still waiting for her reply.
Shen Xiu had something on her mind, so she was distracted for a while. She didn't come back to her senses until she bumped into someone.
After Magistrate Zhen was hit across the street, he was not angry at all and even gave Shen Xiu a gentle look.
Shen Xiu apologized sheepishly: "I was thinking about something just now, so I didn't look at the road."
She didn't expect that she would meet him again here and bump into him.
Magistrate Zhen didn't mean to blame her at all, he still smiled gently and said: "I'm fine. It's just that the little lady doesn't look at the road like this. What if she gets hit by a carriage?"
He looked at Shen Xiu with a trace of concern, as if he really cared about her, instead of the nostalgic look he had before.
This made Shen Xiu feel better, and she no longer had the uncomfortable feeling when facing him.
"Thank you for reminding me, I understand."
After Shen Xiu said this, she wanted to leave. She was still worried about keeping the child, so she was not in the mood to chat with anyone.
Magistrate Zhen saw that she was about to leave, so he said, "Madam, do you know where the nearest teahouse is? I'm thirsty after leaving and want to have a cup of tea in the teahouse."
Shen Xiu remembered that there was a teahouse not far away, but Magistrate Zhen said that she did not know the way.
"If it's convenient for the little lady, can you take me there?" Magistrate Zhen said with a pleading look on his face.
Shen Xiu didn't know the identity of the person in front of her, but she was an embroiderer by profession. When looking at a person, she would first pay attention to his clothes.
Magistrate Zhen changed out of his official uniform and wore only ordinary clothes. He thought that these clothes were very ordinary, but he came from a wealthy family and was now a county magistrate. What he considered ordinary clothing material was in Shen Xiu's eyes.
, but not that ordinary.
Moreover, during the first two meetings, Shen Xiu saw several servants following him each time.
A person of such status and status was speaking to her in this tone at this moment.
Even though Shen Xiu felt that this person acted like this, it was probably because of her face, but looking at the other person's pleading eyes, she still felt a little soft-hearted and nodded, "Okay then!"