Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Presumptuous! You know you are presumptuous!
Wen Ruxu glared at Meng Changqing, "What nonsense are you talking about!"

"If you are not a blood relative of the head of the Hong family, and they don't have any leverage over you, then I can't understand you." Meng Changqing said in a casual tone, "Perhaps the Hong family has some deep background. Lord Wen, you see I came here all of a sudden, and I don't know if I will offend the Hong family. Why don't you tell me who is behind the Hong family?"

Wen Ruxu didn't want to answer, but he already knew Meng Changqing's gangster temper, so he replied unceremoniously to save trouble, "What kind of background can a merchant family have?"

"really?"

"If you don't believe it, you can go to the Hong family and ask them yourself."

Meng Changqing laughed twice, "Look at what you said. How can you ask such a question face to face?" But she changed the subject and said, "In this case, you are the biggest support of the Hong family."

Wen Ruxu knocked on the table, "How dare you!"

After writing this letter, you will know that no matter how powerful he is, the other party will not be afraid at all.

As expected, Meng Changqing looked at him calmly, "If you ask me, you are too kind-hearted and you are bullied by the Hong family."

"If I don't have a kind heart, would you still be able to stand here and talk to me?" Wen Ruxu said sinisterly.

Meng Changqing seemed to have heard something funny, "You are really old, and your memory is not good. The reason why I am standing here is not because you are kind-hearted, but because you can't kill me."

"Lord Meng is provoking me so much, do you really want to see what the result will be?"

Meng Changqing rolled her eyes at him. He seldom behaved disrespectfully like this, but this was not the first or second time she had been disrespectful to someone like him. Special matters had to be handled specially. If she followed the rules and took her time, she would probably have to wait until Qi Renli turned into bones before she could enter the gate of the government office.

"I don't even want to talk about you. No wonder your future is limited. You can only be a fifth-rank prefect in your lifetime."

Meng Changqing's light words made Wen Ruxu so angry that she almost couldn't calm down.

Wen Ruxu was held in the chest by his follower, lying on his back in the chair, his legs trembling, "You are going to force me to death today."

Meng Changqing asked back, "You asked for this, didn't you? We should just talk about the gossip about the Hong family, why are you talking nonsense to me? Don't you know that I have been suppressing my thoughts for more than ten years? I only dared to say them out loud when I met you."

Chu Mufeng, who was standing beside him, coughed and reminded him, "Master Meng, please hold back."

"Okay, since Mr. Bai has said so, I promise not to scold you from now on."

Wen Ruxu refused to admit defeat and said, "Then I have to thank you."

"Master Wen, please hold back. I only said I won't scold you, not that I won't hit you."

"you dare!"

"Guess whether I dare or not."

There is no need to guess what Wen Ruxu is. He is a gangster and there is nothing he dares not do.

In the backyard of the Hong family, Hong Deyu was helped by a dozen good-looking maids to wash and dress. The housekeeper Xiancai was standing by to help them direct the dozen people, otherwise if someone went to the wrong position, they would bump into others.

After the maids left, the butler immediately bent down and walked forward, helped Hong Deyu to sit down on the chair, and used the massage techniques he had painstakingly researched to press the acupoints on Hong Deyu's head.

"Your technique is still good." Hong Deyu closed his eyes and enjoyed it. "No one can press as comfortably as you."

"It is my blessing to be liked by the master. My hands are not in vain." Hong Deyu laughed softly twice. "Have you dealt with the matter I asked you to handle yesterday?"

"I was just about to report to you that a group of yamen runners came to the government office and asked us for the people from Beishan County. They came in the late night last night, but we didn't dare let them disturb your rest." The housekeeper said softly, "It seems that they want to take the people to the government office. I told them that the people are not in our house, but they didn't believe it.

Master, do you still want to deal with those people in Beishan County?"

Hong Deyu's expression turned serious. "From what you said, those people from Beishan County haven't been caught yet?"

"Yes, I was incompetent." He first admitted his mistake, and then followed up with a change of direction, "But I was also afraid that the master would have other ideas. After all, the people are in Dazhou, and we can take action whenever we want."

Hong Deyu closed his eyes and didn't speak for a long time.

The housekeeper continued massaging his hands, and spoke after a while, "The people from the government office are still waiting at the door. Shall I send them away later?"

"Go and call them in. I want to ask them carefully. Just call the leader. Don't let others enter the backyard."

"Yes."

Soon, the squad leader was brought to the reception hall. He was waiting outside the door and was very angry, but when he saw Hong Deyu, he had to greet him politely.

Who could he go to for justice? He was just a government official, and he had to pay respects to a man who had done nothing and had no reputation. But there was nothing he could do, because this family had a lot of money. In this world, money means power.

"Who asked you to come to the Hong Mansion to ask for someone?" Hong Deyu asked.

The yamen runner replied, "Master Hong, as soon as the people from Beishan County left the government office yesterday, the government sent a letter to your home and also sent you the complaint. I think they can only be with you."

"I do want to deal with those arrogant people, but I haven't caught them yet."

Hong Deyu told the truth, but the truth may not be believed.

"Look at your eyes. You are sure that I am hiding the person and not giving him to you." Hong Deyu didn't want to explain more to the person in front of him, but he was also curious. "Why did Lord Wen change his mind and want to take the person back?"

"Late last night, the magistrate of Beishan County came to the county government office and stood at the gate, cursing and shouting for his Beishan County people. My master was so angry that he asked us to come out to find him overnight."

Hong Deyu snorted coldly, "How dare you, a mere county magistrate, curse in front of the prefectural government? Are you all just decorations?"

"He also brought the imperial guards from the palace. Those people can meet the emperor directly. Your Excellency is afraid of those people."

"Who are the Imperial Guards?" Hong Deyu asked.

The yamen runners didn't know much, "They are the guards in the palace, protecting the royal family."

"They are just a bunch of guards. The so-called county magistrate is not their real master. Lord Wen is really getting more and more timid." Hong Deyu stood up, "I will go with you. Xiancai will prepare the car."

Meng Changqing circled around Wen Ruxu countless times. Every time he circled, he would point outside the door and ask Wen Ruxu to look. "Look, how long have we been waiting? Can your people come back? Can we still knock on the door of the Hong family?"

Wen Ruxu was confused by her and asked, "Can you sit down?"

Meng Changqing paused and suddenly asked, "You seem to have been an official in Beijing, right?"

The attendant next to Wen Ruxu said proudly: "My master was a third-place scholar and once served as an editor in the Imperial Academy. The late emperor highly valued my master's talent." (End of this chapter)