Shen Xiu and Luo Gong quickly completed the process of recognizing their relatives.
When Magistrate Zhen came to his senses, Luo Gong had already walked over with Shen Xiu.
"Sister-in-law, this is our County Magistrate." After Luo Gong introduced Shen Xiu, he said, "Hurry and say hello to the County Magistrate."
When Shen Xiu found out that the county magistrate was Jia Yuanwai, there was no look of surprise on her face. After all, she had already guessed the identity of Magistrate Zhen.
The only thing she didn't expect was that Magistrate Zhen would appear at the marriage recognition banquet. But this was good, as it would make him give up on her faster.
Shen Xiu suppressed many thoughts in her heart and bowed to Magistrate Zhen in a decent manner.
Magistrate Zhen looked at her with complicated eyes and said softly, "Get up!"
Shen Xiuyiyan stood up and when she raised her head, she happened to catch the other party's questioning eyes.
Magistrate Zhen indeed had a lot of questions. He didn't understand how Shen Xiu knew his identity. Every time he met with Shen Xiu, he tried to be as low-key as possible and did not reveal his identity at all.
But he couldn't ask this question in front of Luo Gong, so he just stared at Shen Xiu twice.
Shen Xiu soon felt that Magistrate Zhen's eyes were almost like two sharp swords, trying to see through her.
But she didn't care, and smiled openly at Magistrate Zhen, as if it was the first time they met.
Magistrate Zhen couldn't help but feel a little more complicated. He didn't expect that Shen Xiu didn't care about his identity so much, which showed that the other party didn't care about him at all.
Probably because he felt too disappointed, Magistrate Zhen no longer hid it, and directly said to Shen Xiu: "This is the first time I see you wearing such gorgeous clothes, and it looks very good on you."
Luo Gong had already had doubts when he saw Magistrate Zhen staring at Shen Xiu for a long time. When he heard these words, he asked Shen Xiudao, "Do you know him?"
Shen Xiu said calmly: "I've met you twice before, but I didn't know the identity of the magistrate at that time. I'm very rude, and I hope you can forgive me."
Magistrate Zhen said calmly: "I hid it first, why should I be rude? But I didn't know that Luo Gong's adopted sister was you, so I only prepared a small gift."
"When I get back, I'll have someone prepare a generous gift."
Now, even Luo Gong could tell something was wrong.
He couldn't help but glance at Shen Xiu. What could Shen Xiu say? She guessed Magistrate Zhen's intentions. She was playing tricks with him, and he was playing tricks with him.
Tell openly what you know about yourself, so that as long as you don't go too far, Luo Gong will not stop Magistrate Zhen from interacting with him.
Shen Xiu found that Magistrate Zhen was more difficult to deal with than she thought, but Shen Xiu was not discouraged.
Anyway, she has recognized Luo Gong as her adopted brother, so Magistrate Zhen cannot go too far in the future.
She thanked her generously: "Then thank you, sir."
"There is no need to be polite between you and me." Magistrate Zhen said gently: "Since you are Luo Gong's adopted sister, you are also my sister Zhen. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, just come to me. I
As a big brother, I will definitely take care of you."
After Magistrate Zhen said this, Luo Gong's suspicions disappeared.
Since Magistrate Zhen regards Shen Xiu as his sister, there is nothing suspicious. Luo Gong explained Magistrate Zhen's previous anomaly as because Shen Xiu suited his eyes, so he treated her differently.
Next, Luo Gong took Shen Xiu to meet people in the yamen. Needless to say, Wang Baotou had known him for a long time. As for the chief clerk, he was a very kind middle-aged man.
Shen Xiu greeted them one by one. When they learned that Shen Xiu had an embroidery shop under his name, several people said that if there was any embroidery work at home in the future, they would take care of Shen Xiu's embroidery shop first.
After Shen Xiu finished dealing with everyone, he found that Magistrate Zhen had already left the table.
The maid came over and told Luo Gong that there was something urgent in the Yamen, so Magistrate Zhen took the first step.
Shen Xiu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she heard that Magistrate Zhen had left.
Magistrate Zhen was more difficult to deal with than she thought, and she was not planning to tell Luo Gong the truth just yet, so she was really afraid that Magistrate Zhen would say something that would make Luo Gong suspicious.
In order to prevent Luo Gong from asking about this matter, Shen Xiu also found a reason and prepared to leave early.
Luo Gong didn't think much about it, thinking that most of the people here were male guests, so Shen Xiu didn't want to stay here any longer.
Anyway, the marriage recognition ceremony was over, so Luo Gong did not force Shen Xiu to stay, and even asked the maid to see her off for him.
After Shen Xiu left the Luo family, she deliberately chose a relatively secluded path in order to avoid encountering Magistrate Zhen.
But when Shen Xiu walked halfway, he still spotted a figure wearing dark blue casual clothes not far away.
Magistrate Zhen is wearing a dark blue robe today.
Shen Xiu turned around and left, but before she took her right foot forward, she heard a voice coming from behind, "You are already Luo Gong's adopted sister, why are you still so afraid of me?"
The other party had already made his words so clear. Of course, Shen Xiu could no longer pretend to be confused and stopped.
There was silence in the alley, and you could hear the voice of Magistrate Zhen walking slowly.
"How did you guess my identity?" Magistrate Zhen walked up to Shen Xiu and asked slowly and gently: "I've hidden it very well, and I didn't even tell you my real surname."
Shen Xiudao: "Your Excellency is indeed very good at hiding it. But he was so secretive that he tampered with the matter of keeping the child, which aroused my suspicion."
"Liu Bao?" Magistrate Zhen thought for a moment before he remembered who Liu Bao was.
Shen Xiudao: "I asked someone to inquire, and I guessed your identity after you ordered my sworn brother not to come to the Yamen again."
"You are smarter than I thought." Magistrate Zhen couldn't help but sigh, "If I knew this would arouse your suspicion, I shouldn't have detained the child in the first place."
Shen Xiudao: "My lord, there is no need to worry about this. I am already married, and I have never considered changing my husband."
Shen Xiu had wanted to say this for a long time. But the other party didn't make it clear, and Shen Xiu couldn't say it directly.
Now that the other party was about to express his feelings openly, Shen Xiu felt that the time had come and spoke out.
It's best if these words can dispel the other person's thoughts. If they can't dispel them, they can also let the other party understand what you are thinking.
Magistrate Zhen didn't seem to take these words to heart at all, and asked a very irrelevant question: "Some days ago, I heard that you were sick. Are you feeling better now?"
Shen Xiu frowned slightly. She didn't expect that the other party took it for granted and didn't hear anything. But then, she suddenly said: "Did you send those supplements?"
Magistrate Zhen looked at her with a smile, "In the name of your sworn brother, I didn't expect you to notice me."
Shen Xiu said in a cold tone: "I have already returned those supplements to my sworn brother. It is better not to give them away in the future."
Magistrate Zhen said: "Since you haven't received the supplements, I'll ask someone to send you some more later. If you don't accept them, I'll file a complaint with your sworn brother and say you don't take me seriously."
As he spoke, he took two steps closer to Shen Xiu, "Before you recognized Luo Gong as your righteous brother, you definitely didn't tell him about me. If he knew, you recognized him as your righteous brother for this reason.
Brother, do you think he will feel that he has been taken advantage of?"
Shen Xiu took two steps back, and the other party threatened her.
When Magistrate Zhen saw her angry look, he couldn't help but feel soft, and his tone softened and he said: "I just want to care about you. As long as you are willing to accept the supplements, I won't say anything."
What else could Shen Xiu say? If Luo Gong knew that she was using him, even if the two of them did business again, they would probably have a grudge in their hearts.
At that time, it will be difficult for me to ask him for help.
She finally endured it and said, "Okay, I can take the supplements."
Of course this is just a stopgap measure on her part.
But it feels really bad to be pinched by someone, especially by the person in front of you.