As soon as Shen Xiu said her words of rejection, the carriage stopped at the right time.
"Sir, the teahouse has arrived." Lai Sheng said outside.
Magistrate Zhen ignored him and said to Shen Xiu: "What I lack most is patience. Since you haven't figured it out yet, think about it after you go back!"
Shen Xiu knew that he would not give up so easily, and said calmly: "That's all I have to say, there is nothing more to say." After saying that, he got out of the car.
Unexpectedly, the moment she moved here, her right sleeve was pulled by someone.
Shen Xiu pulled it back hard, but it didn't move.
She stared at the approaching Magistrate Zhen warily, and warned: "Sir, this is a street. If I shout, I'm afraid your reputation will be in jeopardy."
Magistrate Zhen, however, turned a deaf ear and held on to her sleeve, then slowly said: "In a few days, it will be the birthday of the old lady of the Lu family. I have something to discuss with Mr. Lu, and I will definitely go that day. I hope you will
You can go too."
His tone was gentle and gentle, but there was also a sense that he could not refuse.
Shen Xiu said with some displeasure: "If I want to go, I can go. If I don't want to go, I won't go."
"No, you must go." Magistrate Zhen said gently but firmly. After noticing Shen Xiu's resistance, he softened and said, "I have no other intention, I just want to see you more.
"
"You don't know, I can no longer remember Wan Niang's appearance." Magistrate Zhen stared at Shen Xiudao, "Only when I look at you can I remember Wan Niang's appearance."
"You are the only one in this world who can make me feel that Wan Niang once lived in this world."
No woman can resist such an infatuated man.
Shen Xiu was also a little moved in her heart. Even though she knew that the other party was treating her as a substitute, she still felt a little soft-hearted when she saw Magistrate Zhen pleading softly at this moment.
"Is Wan Niang really that good?" Shen Xiu tried to ask, "Why haven't you forgotten her for so long?"
Speaking of Wan Niang, Magistrate Zhen's face became more gentle, "Of course Wan Niang is good. She has a good temper, a good temper, and is gentle and gentle to everyone. I have been married to her for three years, and we have hardly seen each other.
She lost her temper."
After three years of marriage, Wan Niang passed away, leaving no son or daughter.
In Shen Xiu's mind, she quickly pictured a frail, wealthy woman.
In order to extract more useful information, she endured being grabbed by her sleeve by Magistrate Zhen and continued: "But I think I don't have such a good temper. It seems that we have nothing in common."
When County Magistrate Zhen heard her words, he pulled away from his memories and said with a dazed look: "You and her are indeed not very similar. You give people the impression that you are like a wild orchid blooming in the valley, yearning for freedom and an unrestrained life.
.And Wanniang is a famous orchid raised in the greenhouse."
Shen Xiu was silent. She didn't expect Magistrate Zhen to be so accurate. She really yearned for freedom and did not want to be a clinging flower. This was one of the reasons why she rejected Magistrate Zhen.
Magistrate Zhen was quietly lost in thought for a while before saying: "Actually, I also know that Wan Niang is Wan Niang, and you are you. If I treat you as her substitute, it is not only bad for you, but also bad for her. But I
There is no other way."
"I don't want to forget her, I want her to stay with me forever in this way. Can you understand what I mean?"
Shen Xiu suddenly pulled away the sleeve from Magistrate Zhen's hand and said calmly: "I don't understand, and I don't want to understand. I just know that I should go."
Magistrate Zhen didn't want to let her go, but he retracted his hand halfway, and then watched her leave.
Shen Xiu got off the carriage and walked towards the house without looking back.
After being entangled with the other party for so long this time, it was not without some gains. At least I got to know Wan Niang's character.
As for the birthday of the old lady of the Lu family mentioned by Magistrate Zhen, Shen Xiu thought about it and decided that it would be better to go.
After all, Lu Yuhan will definitely go to the old lady of the Lu family for her birthday. As long as he is inseparable from her, there will be no chance for Magistrate Zhen.
But when she thought that with the power of Magistrate Zhen, there might be another chance encounter, Shen Xiu felt filled with panic.
It seems that after she returns, she will have to advance her plans as soon as possible.
Originally, Shen Xiu wanted to wait a little longer. After all, Qiao Meier had too much to learn.
But as Magistrate Zhen approached step by step, even though Shen Xiu knew that he would not do anything to her, the feeling of being coveted was really not a good one.
She didn't want Luo Gong and Magistrate Zhen to really quarrel, so she could only endure the situation secretly and prepare for Magistrate Zhen to see Qiao Meier as soon as possible.
Qiao Meier didn't know what Shen Xiu encountered on the road. She waited in the house for a long time before Shen Xiu came back.
Shen Xiu came back with a lot of things, and Qiao Meier stepped forward to take them with a look.
"No one has been here today, right?" Shen Xiu asked when handing the things to her.
Even though she knew that Magistrate Zhen would not visit her when she was not at home, Shen Xiu still asked.
Qiao Meier put the things on the table, "Only Xie Sanniang came today and gave me some autumn pears."
Shen Xiu heard that only Xie Sanniang had been here, so she felt relieved and warned: "If someone knocks on the door in the future, and it's not someone you know, you must not open the door, especially a man."
Her plan was almost completed, so naturally nothing could go wrong at this time.
Qiao Meier didn't understand what she meant, but she was used to being obedient, so she nodded: "I understand."
One of the big reasons why Shen Xiu chose her in the first place was that Qiao Meier had no independent opinions. Now that she contacted Magistrate Zhen, she felt that she had chosen the right person.
Wan Niang, the deceased wife of Magistrate Zhen, must have been a person with no independent opinions. Even if she wasn't, she probably wasn't that kind of independent woman.
Thinking of this, she felt a little better and took out a brocade box from the pile of things she bought. Then she pushed it in front of Qiao Meier.
"These are the two pieces of jewelry I bought for you." Shen Xiu opened the brocade box and found two beautiful hairpins inside.
Qiao Meier's eyes immediately lit up.
These two hairpins are exquisitely made and beautiful, and are just for little girls.
"I've thought about it. A pair of jade bracelets is not enough. You need two pieces of jewelry to match the jade bracelets." Shen Xiu put the two hairpins on Qiao Meier's head and said with a smile.
Two days ago, Shen Xiu gave Qiao Meier the pair of jade bracelets Wen Min gave her.
In fact, after Wen Min asked for the jade bracelets for her, Shen Xiu no longer planned to ask for the pair of jade bracelets.
It was just that Magistrate Shi was still the magistrate at that time, and Shen Xiu was afraid of being noticed by Mrs. Ma, so she kept hiding at the bottom of the box.
Now that Magistrate Shi had fallen and Mrs. Ma was no longer a threat, Shen Xiu took out the jade bracelet and gave it to Qiao Meier.
When she gave Qiao Meier the bracelet, she made it clear that the bracelet was worth at least several hundred taels of silver. If Qiao Meier encounters an emergency in the future, she can use the jade bracelet to deal with emergencies.
Qiao Meier didn't dare to accept it at that time, so Shen Xiu told her that he gave her the bracelet for a reason. As long as she didn't forget this friendship in the future.
Qiao Meier was not stupid. She thought she had guessed Shen Xiu's intention, which was to not forget her kindness after she became rich.
But she misunderstood Shen Xiu's meaning. Shen Xiu really just wanted to leave a way out for her.