girl riding a horse

Chapter 207
County Magistrate Liu wiped the sweat off his forehead, glanced at the order paper in his hand, and said, "Then...then how can we explain it to the governor of the military town above our heads?"

Captain Wang elongated his voice, and said in a low voice: "Pretend to be stupid, brother-in-law... just pretend that you don't understand what's going on here. He didn't say in the order that he knew that the person arrested was an imperial envoy, but that as long as he committed a murder , the murderer must be severely punished, especially the Han people who killed the Xianbei people.

Now that we know that it is an imperial envoy, we must first tell him and ask for instructions.By the way, the errands ordered by the imperial envoy were also handled.

At that time, if he pretends to be stupid, insists that he doesn't believe it, and asks us to kill people, then people from other military towns must also send people.

If someone stops us, can't we just ignore it? ... It's all uncle who came here, we can't afford to offend anyone, can't we? "

"Hey~ yeah, why didn't I think of this..." County Magistrate Liu was very excited, "Hurry up, hurry up, do as you say, arrange people to deliver the letter, if you want the fastest horse, just say The imperial envoy was assassinated in this county, and he received an order from the imperial envoy to send a guard to pick him up."

"Okay, I'll go right away. But brother-in-law, the imperial envoy is still waiting outside." Captain Wang said.

"Let me come in, let me come in and drink tea and sit down."

"Yes." Captain Wang took the order, turned around and left.

Soon, the gate of the county government opened again, and many servants hurried out from the gate of the county government, running all the way around the corner.

Shen Liuzhen looked at the disappearing figures of those people, smiled and said to Xie Yuan, "It finally moved."

At this time, Captain Wang finally came out from the door, and the gate of the county government was opened.

Captain Wang walked to the front of Shen Liuzhen's carriage, smiled and cupped his hands and said, "Lord Shen has been waiting for a long time, it's too early, I just called up the county magistrate to explain the ins and outs, and I have already sent someone to notify the governor of the nearby military town. The county magistrate is arranging his clothes and will come out to greet him immediately."

When Shen Liuzhen heard this, he got out of the carriage, and Liu Qinbing quickly set up a horse stool for him and asked him to step on it.

Shen Liuzhen smiled gently and said: "Because of my affairs, it's my fault that disturbed the county magistrate's dream. How can I let him pick it up? I can just find a place to drink tea and wait for the news. Don't worry about it." I."

"Please..." Captain Wang stretched out his hand and gestured for Shen Liuzhen.

Shen Liuzhen glanced at Xie Yuan inadvertently, and followed into the gate of the government office.

As soon as I entered the yard, the county magistrate came.

He first looked at Shen Liuzhen calmly, and saw that the young man had an extraordinary bearing. Although he was not very old, he was calm and stable, and he was like the light. He knew that what his brother-in-law had said to him just now was true, so suddenly Feeling clinging, he immediately said enthusiastically:
"Master Imperial Envoy, please forgive me for being late."

As he said that, he lifted the hem of his clothes towards Shen Liuzhen, wanting to bow and kneel down, but Shen Liuzhen hurriedly stepped forward, and held him up with his arms:

"The county magistrate doesn't need to be so polite. I am an imperial envoy who is not here to supervise you. Since the imperial decree has not been issued, there is no need to kneel."

County magistrate Liu was afraid that Shen Liuzhen's words were polite, so he wanted to kneel down.Unable to hold back with one hand, Shen Liuzhen tightened his lips and added another hand. Both hands pulled County Magistrate Liu up together, and said:
"I am young, and the county magistrate's kneeling really hurt me."

Xie Yuan was behind him, seeing Shen Liuzhen in such a mess, he couldn't even speak steadily.

She had no expression on her face, but secretly laughed at him mercilessly in her heart—it was because the acting didn't require a lot of physical work, otherwise, he wouldn't be able to perform it even if it required a little strength.

County magistrate Liu was suddenly lifted up, and he had a little more affection for this young man in his heart. His enthusiasm was more sincere and at ease, so he let him in.

Xie Yuan followed behind silently, lowering his head slightly to look at Shen Liuzhen's back.

Sure enough... there was another burst of lively chatting.

Shen Liuzhen never seemed to feel any estrangement, or felt tired of dealing with people, and always had endless words and energy.

Chatting with people has to be interesting and speculative, and that also requires brains.

And chatting with different people has to be fun and speculative, so not only need to use your brain to speculate on people's hearts, but also be knowledgeable, so that he can talk to anyone who is interested in the other party.

No, when I chatted with Captain Wang earlier, I talked about food for a long time, and now when I chat with the county magistrate, I start talking about the customs of various places.

While Shen Liuzhen said modestly that he had been to few places and what he knew was obtained from books, he would point out a few sentences at key and interesting moments from time to time, which made the county magistrate's eyes brighten and he spoke more happily.

Yes, there is one more rare thing, Shen Liuzhen is very good at listening.He is also a nice, likable, attentive listener if you get a chatty one.

The maid of the county government brought tea, Xie Yuan took the teacup by relying on his memory of every move of the maid at home, and gave Shen Liuzhen his hands.

Shen Liuzhen turned sideways and was listening to County Magistrate Liu seriously. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a teacup, and he reached out to take it naturally. When he looked up, he seemed to see that it was Xie Yuan who handed it to him.

He didn't hide the surprise and flattery in his eyes, the clear light flashed by, he smiled slightly at Xie Yuan, and then turned his head to concentrate on his "business".

The sun is getting higher and higher.

Xie Yuan stood aside, feeling that he had never experienced such suffering in his life.

When she was a child, she attended lectures, at least she could still participate in one or two, but now she is just like a wooden stake and does not talk about it, and she has to listen to people talking non-stop for two or three hours... She feels that she is about to get sick of hearing it.

Thinking of this, Xie Yuan's body swayed, and the toe of one foot, as if he couldn't control it, moved forward a little bit, then quickly retracted it and did not move.

Shen Liuzhen, who was drinking tea with a teacup in hand, caught Xie Yuan's actions from the corner of his eyes.

They grew up studying together, and he knew Xie Yuan's temperament very well.It was obvious that she was unable to stabilize herself and was on the verge of restlessness.

Also... It's really not easy to be quiet for so long, it's a lot better than when I was a child.

Shen Liuzhen caught the silence between the topics, and said: "...The assassin picked us to come in when we were sleeping soundly, and we didn't dare to sleep after that, Mr. County Magistrate, I wonder if we can borrow your precious land to let us rest for a while. In your county office, we can sleep more comfortably."

As he spoke, he stretched out his fist to cover his mouth, and yawned restrainedly.

"Oh, it's my fault that I didn't think well enough, and I've been dragging you to talk for so long." County magistrate Liu was a little panicked, and hurriedly greeted people, "Come here, set up two wing rooms, and take Master Shen to rest."

(End of this chapter)