Chapter 164 The Righteous Brother and Righteous Sister
When Luo Gong asked Shen Xiu what she wanted, she did not answer immediately. Instead, she looked at Luo Gong and asked: "Master Luo, what do you think I lack most right now?"
"Anyway, there is no shortage of husbands." Luo Gong said casually. After he finished speaking, he felt that his words were a little frivolous, and he quickly added: "Brother Wei is young and promising, and will probably pass the Jinshi examination in the future. With such a husband, I will still
I really don’t know what you’re missing.”
Shen Xiu smiled and said: "You can also talk about the future. If my husband passes the Jinshi examination now, then I really have nothing to worry about."
"That's true of what you said." Luo Gong said, "I understand what you mean. You want a guarantee, right?"
Shen Xiu smiled and said: "Master Luo is indeed smart. This is what I want."
"There is no guarantee that my knowledge of double-sided embroidery will spread to others in the future. I am not afraid of anything else, but that someone will covet this double-sided embroidery technique. I will be powerless and I will definitely not be able to compete with them."
When Shen Xiu said this, he simply said: "So I want a guarantee. But after much thought, the only person I can rely on in the entire county is Mr. Luo. If Mr. Luo doesn't dislike it, I want to recognize you as my adopted brother.
, I wonder what you think?"
The double-sided embroidery was just an excuse thrown by Shen Xiu. Her real intention was to use Luo Gong's identity so that Magistrate Zhen could retreat.
Of course Luo Gong couldn't guess her intention. After hearing her say that she wanted to recognize him as her adopted brother, she thought about it seriously.
Shen Xiu waited quietly for his answer.
After a while, Luo Gong finally said: "It's not impossible if you want to recognize me as your righteous brother. But you have to promise me one thing. You can't do anything to disgrace the Luo family by relying on this status in the future."
After all, Luo Gong is also a child of a big family. Although he usually behaves less seriously, when it comes to major events, the first thing that comes to mind is the family's reputation.
Shen Xiudao: "Don't worry, I'm just using this identity to protect myself, and I won't bring discredit to your Luo family."
She felt that Luo Gong thought too much.
Luo Gong said: "It's not that I think too much, it's just that our Luo family has a lot of rules. If any of the children in the family do anything that damages the reputation of the Luo family, they will be removed from the family tree."
After hearing this, Shen Xiu understood what Luo Gong meant.
She thought for a while and said, "If that's the case, I can write a note to you. If I do anything that harms the Luo family in the future, all the property in my name can be used to compensate you."
What Luo Gong actually wants is her attitude. As for the paperwork, let's forget about it.
"There is no need for the written evidence." Luo Gong said: "Actually, I have always wanted to have a sister, but it is a pity that our Luo family does not have a girl in this generation. Now God has shown mercy and has given me an adopted sister, which can be regarded as making up for me.
What a pity.”
Luo Gong and Shen Xiu are not pedantic people. They discussed it and decided that the ceremony of recognizing their relatives should be as simple as possible. As for the number of guests to be invited, of course they don't need to be too many.
Luo Gong quickly wrote a list. There were only a few guests he wanted to invite. Except for Qu Huan, the others were all the chief bookkeepers in the yamen.
The next day, Luo Gong invited these people to attend his recognition banquet.
Of course, everyone was a little curious and asked what happened to this adopted sister.
Luo Gong said: "I have always wanted to have a younger sister. This time I recognize my adopted sister, which can be regarded as fulfilling my wish."
After all, he is the county magistrate and the superior officer of these people.
No matter how curious the others were, they couldn't ask any more questions and just treated him as a whim.
There are no secrets in the county government, and soon the news that Luo Gong wanted to recognize his adopted sister spread throughout the county government.
Magistrate Zhen soon heard the news.
Of course he didn't expect that the person Luo Gong wanted to recognize as his adopted sister was Shen Xiu. Like everyone else, he also felt that Luo Gong was acting on a whim.
When Luo Gong came to report the official matter, Magistrate Zhen first looked at Luo Gong's injured right hand.
"You are indispensable for Ge Yong's case this time. If it weren't for you, the murderer wouldn't have been caught so quickly."
The case of Ge Yong mentioned by Magistrate Zhen was the murder case that happened before. After Luo Gong's investigation, it was finally discovered that Ge Yong had frequent contacts with a married woman, and the husband of the other party was probably the murderer.
However, when arresting the murderer, the other party relied on his physical strength and almost broke out of the encirclement of the government officials.
At the critical moment, if Luo Gong hadn't stepped forward and subdued the murderer, he might have escaped.
Luo Gong was indispensable for this murder. Magistrate Zhen was considerate of his injury and planned to let him rest for half a month.
After Luo Gong thanked her, he was about to leave when Magistrate Zhen asked: "I heard that you want to recognize your adopted sister. Is this true?"
Luo Gong didn't expect that this matter would reach the ears of Magistrate Zhen, so he smiled and said: "That's what happened. I originally wanted to invite you and the master to have a drink, but I was afraid that you would not be able to spare the time because of your busy schedule.
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Luo Gong's words were just polite, but after hearing this, Magistrate Zhen said: "I have been facing files all day these days, and I also want to relax. When is your treat day? If there is nothing wrong with the Yamen,
I’ll join in the fun too.”
The county government hasn't had any major issues recently, but there are endless trivial matters to deal with every day.
The reason why Magistrate Zhen was willing to take time out to attend the marriage recognition banquet was, firstly, to give Luo Gong face, and secondly, because he thought of the relationship between Luo Gong and Shen Xiu. Luo Gong was going to hold a marriage recognition banquet, and Shen Xiu was not sure.
Will participate.
Luo Gong was a little surprised when he heard that Magistrate Zhen was also going to attend the marriage recognition banquet. However, he quickly thought that he had made meritorious service recently, and Magistrate Zhen was nothing more than a disguised way of praising him.
On Shen Xiu's side, there weren't many people to invite.
She just wrote a letter to Wei Yan and told him about it. As for why she recognized Luo Gong as her adopted brother, Shen Xiu did not explain much, let alone the matter of Magistrate Zhen.
Wei Yan is now studying with Mr. Meng, and Shen Xiu doesn't want to distract him.
And she felt that this matter could probably be solved after she recognized Luo Gong as her adopted brother, so she chose to hide it.
After Shen Xiu sent the letter, he received a reply from Wei Yan within a few days.
Wei Yan wrote in the letter that Luo Gong seemed cynical, but he was not perverse. It was not a bad thing for Shen Xiu to recognize him as his adopted brother.
Shen Xiu breathed a sigh of relief when she saw this. Wei Yan could understand her best.
Wei Yan also said in the letter that he would follow Mr. Meng to visit the principal of Ziyun Academy in a few days, and he might not be able to come back until the end of the year.
In fact, Wei Yan was still hesitating the day before he received Shen Xiuxin.
Mr. Meng felt that Wei Yan's article was not yet popular. Although there was no problem in the college examination, it would be a bit difficult to get a better ranking in the future provincial examination.
He deliberately took Wei Yan to Ziyun Academy. Although the mountain chief of Ziyun Academy was not as famous as himself, he was good at eight-part essays and was very accurate in answering questions.
If I can get his guidance, Wei Yan's articles will definitely be improved to a higher level.
It's just that Mr. Meng has no friendship with the headmaster of Ziyun Academy. When Wei Yan learned that Mr. Meng planned to exchange a precious ancient book for the advice of the headmaster of Ziyun Academy, he couldn't help but feel sorry.
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Mr. Meng knew his character and asked him not to take external things too seriously.
Wei Yan was still hesitant, but after receiving Shen Xiu's letter, he accepted Mr. Meng's kindness.
There was no other reason. He also understood Shen Xiu just as Shen Xiu understood him. If it hadn't been for a reason, Shen Xiu would not have recognized his relatives for no reason at all.
Although Shen Xiu didn't say anything in the letter, Wei Yan knew that something must have happened in the meantime.
It's just that his abilities are limited now. Shen Xiu didn't tell him because he didn't want to worry him.
As a result, Wei Yan was more eager than ever to get ahead.
Only if he succeeds in the examination and even becomes a Jinshi in the future can he be able to better protect the people he cares about.