Walking two streets away, there is a teahouse in the northwest corner.
Shen Xiu pointed in the direction of the teahouse, "The teahouse has arrived, it's time for me to leave."
"Wait a minute." Magistrate Zhen tried to persuade her, "I see that the young lady has a troubled expression on her face, as if she has encountered something difficult. I wonder if there is anything I can do to help."
Shen Xiu smiled and said: "No need, I will find a way myself."
Magistrate Zhen had done so much, how could he let her go? When she turned around, he added: "Not everyone can enter the county government office. If you have any difficulties, please tell me."
Shen Xiu couldn't help but turned around and asked, "How did you know I was going to the county government office?"
Magistrate Zhen said: "I saw you a long time ago, so I saw you being stopped by the government officials."
In other words, he had noticed him a long time ago, but he still allowed himself to bump into him.
The uncomfortable feeling in Shen Xiu's heart came again. To be honest, she didn't want to ask the person in front of her for help, but thinking that Xie Sanniang was still waiting for her news, she took a deep breath and said, "Can you really help me?"
Magistrate Zhen pointed to the teahouse, "Let's go in and drink tea and talk!"
Shen Xiu bit her lip and could only follow him into the teahouse.
Magistrate Zhen asked for a pot of scented tea. He carefully poured half a cup of tea and handed it to Shen Xiu.
"Try this jasmine tea. It has the fragrance of green tea and the floral fragrance of jasmine."
Shen Xiu had no intention of tasting the tea at this time. She only took a sip and put it on the table.
Magistrate Zhen paused while pouring tea, and the expression on his face did not change much. He just asked: "We have met several times, but I still don't know the lady's last name."
Shen Xiu said calmly: "My surname is Shen, just call me Mrs. Shen."
"Ms. Shen." Magistrate Zhen called her as she was told, and then said: "My surname is Jia, and I have a good name. You can call me Jia Yuanwai."
He knew that Shen Xiu didn't care about this, but he still reported his name seriously.
Shen Xiu just hummed and asked, "You said you could help me. What did you mean?"
Magistrate Zhen said patiently: "I know the new magistrate. As long as the matter is not too difficult, I should be able to help you."
When he spoke, he looked very serious and looked completely trustworthy.
Shen Xiu was not a real girl, so of course she could tell that what the Jia Yuanwai in front of her said was indeed true.
She only hesitated for a moment and then said: "My matter is not very difficult, I just want to find out information about a person."
She told the whole story about the child, and then said: "I just want to know whether the child was involved in this case. If not, when will he come out."
Magistrate Zhen comforted him: "How could a mere child kill a mature man? I don't think he will be involved in this case. Just wait for me for two days, and I will give you an explanation in two days."
The tone of his speech was still neither high nor low, but gentle with a convincing tone.
Shen Xiu couldn't help but believe what he said.
"Okay, then I'll wait for your news."
This time she said she wanted to leave, and Magistrate Zhen didn't hold her back. But after Shen Xiu left, he stared at her back for a long time.
After Shen Xiu returned, she did not tell Xie Sanniang everything. She only said that it would be okay to keep the child for the time being.
She was the only one in the house now. After Xie Sanniang left after inquiring about the news, the house suddenly became extremely quiet.
Shen Xiu was embroidering under the sunny window. While embroidering, she could not help but think of Jia Yuanwai.
Based on her intuition, this Jia Yuanwai gave her a very dangerous feeling.
Shen Xiu thought about it carefully and felt that it was a coincidence that Jia Yuanwai appeared there at that time.
She then thought that Luo Gong was not in the Yamen, and Jia Yuanwai said that he knew the new county magistrate.
Wait, she remembered that Wang Baotou mentioned that the new county magistrate's surname was Zhen, and Jia Yuan's surname was Jia.
Zhenjia, Zhenjia, isn’t it true and false?
Shen Xiu was so lost in thought that the needle in her hand pricked her hand uncontrollably.
She ignored the blood drops on her fingers, put down her sewing and went to the shop.
Rendong felt a little strange when he saw her coming in such a hurry.
Shen Xiu didn't wait for her to speak, then thrust a letter into her hand, "Go and help me deliver this letter to Qu Huan, the sooner the better."
After Shen Xiu gave the letter to Lonicera, she started waiting in the shop.
In the evening, Qu Huan finally rushed over.
"Sister-in-law, I went to Brother Luo's house as you said. I heard that Brother Luo went to handle the case. I asked more carefully and the maids said that the county magistrate sympathized with Brother Luo's hard work in handling the case, so he didn't have to do it these days.
Back to the county office."
As expected, Shen Xiu felt that what he had predicted was absolutely correct. All of this was done behind the scenes by Jia Yuan, no, it was Magistrate Zhen.
As for his purpose, Shen Xiu knew it without guessing.
To be honest, this is the first time that Shen Xiuchang has been so deliberately plotted.
And the purpose behind this calculation is not very simple.
If Magistrate Zhen really took a fancy to her, Shen Xiu might be a little complacent even when she felt troubled.
But she had seen the way Magistrate Zhen looked at her. He approached her not to admire her at all, but mostly because she looked like his deceased wife.
Shen Xiu then thought about Wang Captou's evaluation of Magistrate Zhen, saying that he was so infatuated that after his wife passed away, he didn't even have a concubine to live with.
Such an infatuated man must have a very persistent personality. Shen Xiu couldn't help but shudder when she thought of his deliberate efforts.
For a moment, she had the feeling that she was a prey and was being targeted by a hunter.
Qu Huan watched her expression change again and again, and asked, "Sister-in-law, what's wrong with you? You look so ugly?"
Shen Xiu forced a smile and said: "Nothing." Then asked Luo Gong, "Do you know when he will return to the county government office?"
Qu Huan said: "Brother Luo didn't say anything. I think he wants to stay out for a few days. Does my sister-in-law come to him for something urgent?"
Shen Xiudao: "It's nothing important. I'm just waiting for him to come back. Can you bring him a message for me, saying that I need to see him for something?"
Like Magistrate Shi last time, Shen Xiu knew that if there was one person in Huai'an County who was not afraid of Magistrate Zhen, that person would be Luo Gong.
Although Luo Gong was bound by interests with her, under normal circumstances, he would never offend Shangguan for her.
Shen Xiu thought for a while, and it seemed that it was time for her to slowly reveal the double-sided embroidery to Luo Gong.