Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 118
Seeing Gu Lingqing staring at a corner of the table without moving, Gu Qi was stunned!

Gu Qi took out his right hand and waved it in front of Gu Lingqing's eyes: "Brother? Brother!"

Only then did Gu Lingqing come back to her senses from the memory: "Who is this woman's name? Where did you meet her?"

Seeing the somewhat anxious expression on Gu Lingqing's face, Gu Qi couldn't help but feel a little puzzled, his elder brother always had that calm expression, why did he get so excited when he asked his name?

Gu Qi didn't hold back any more, so he answered him obediently: "The girl said her name is Wang Min."

"Wang Min..." Gu Lingqing bit these two words, feeling more and more that this is not a coincidence, Wang Min, Zhao Min, I'm afraid that the woman is Zhao Min, but Wang Min is her pseudonym.

After listening to some descriptions from Gu Qi's mouth, Gu Lingqing was even more sure that the Wang Min he was talking about was Zhao Min, and immediately asked anxiously, "Do you know where that woman is?"

Gu Qi looked at Gu Lingqing who was so anxious, suppressed the strangeness in his heart, and then shook his head: "Brother, I don't know where that woman is now."

Thinking of this, Gu Qi felt a sense of loss. When he entered the city that day, he gave her his own jade pendant, but he never thought that she had never found him.

However, besides being disappointed, Gu Qi was also a little happy. Since he didn't look for him, thinking about it, life should be okay.

After Gu Lingqing heard that Gu Qi said that she didn't know, she looked a little disappointed: "Where did you meet her?"

Gu Qi didn't know why Gu Lingqing was so interested in Wang Min all of a sudden, so he immediately kept his eyes peeled, and then said after holding back his expression: "I said goodbye to her before entering Liangcheng, where did she go? I don't know."

After hearing what he said, Gu Lingqing's expression darkened a bit.

Gu Qi saw all these reactions in his eyes, and the doubts in his heart became even more serious.

"Seventh brother, I still have something to do, so I'll take my leave first." After finishing speaking, without waiting for Gu Qi to say anything else, Gu Lingqing hurriedly left the place.

Gu Qi looked at his back thoughtfully, but at the moment Gu Lingqing was full of Zhao Min, and didn't notice Gu Qi's abnormality at all.

He only has one thought in mind now, that is to send people to look for Zhao Min around Liangcheng. Since they parted before entering Liangcheng, they must have gone to a certain mountain village nearby.

Gu Lingqing returned to her room after asking the housekeeper to help her find out about Zhao Min.

After running around, she felt a little thirsty. After drinking a cup of tea, Gu Lingqing sat on the chair and realized what she had done just now.

Unexpectedly, because of this unexpected news, he couldn't hold back his emotions, and couldn't wait to see Zhao Min.

Gu Lingqing's complexion was not very good-looking, her hands on the table were slightly clenched into fists, since when did Zhao Min have such a big influence on her mood?

Zhao Min didn't fall asleep all night, thinking that the inn has become like this now, she is very unwilling and can't bear it.

Early the next morning, Zhao Min woke up and wanted to go out. The waiter looked at her and asked, "Girl, where are you going?"

Zhao Min didn't tell him the plan in his heart, but casually said: "I'm going out to do some errands, shopkeeper, I'll be back soon."

Looking at the quiet and empty gate, Zhao Min settled down, clenched his fists, took a deep breath, cheered himself up in his heart, and then walked forward, picked up the The mallet hit the drum vigorously.

Zhao Min came directly to the official gate!
It was still too early at this time, Zhao Min knocked for a long time before the officers and soldiers opened the door of the mansion.

The officer and soldier came out yawning, and saw a woman in Zhao Min beating drums outside the door to complain, and immediately stepped forward: "What are you doing! What are you doing! It's so early in the morning!"

When Zhao Min saw the officers and soldiers coming out, he immediately stopped beating his drums and stepped forward: "The daughter of the people has a grievance to sue."

Seeing that Zhao Min had no fear on his face, the officer and soldier said impatiently: "You wait here for a while, I will report to the county magistrate." After speaking, the officer and soldier went in without hesitation and closed the door.

Zhao Min waited outside for a long time, the sun had already risen for quite a while, but no one came out, so he started to beat drums at the door again.

At this time, there were gradually more people on the street. Everyone saw a woman beating drums at the door, and some people gradually gathered around the door of the county government office, wanting to see what was going on.

The officer and soldier pushed open the door impatiently. After seeing so many people at the door, he was stunned for a moment, and then walked towards Zhao Min: "Come in."

Zhao Min put down the mallet in his hand and entered the yamen, the officers and soldiers led Zhao Min to the lobby.

There was no one in the county magistrate's seat, and Zhao Min stood where he was.

The officer and soldier looked at Zhao Min and said, "You wait here for a while." Then he left.

Zhao Min stood in the lobby and waited. After a long time, he saw a potbellied man in the county magistrate's uniform, who hurried forward and put his hand on his hat.

After sitting on the main seat, seeing that the person under the hall was a weak woman, she patted her chopping board immediately: "Who is under the hall, and what is the matter?"

Seeing this, Zhao Min knelt down towards him: "Go back to your lord, if a girl has a grievance, she must report to the magistrate."

Although Zhao Min knelt down towards the trap, her expression was neither humble nor overbearing. Seeing her appearance, the county magistrate inevitably had a little more doubt in his heart: "What are you suing?"

"Go back to your lord." Zhao Min raised his head, his eyes fixed, "Yesterday Tang Shiyuan led a dozen people to our inn to find trouble..."

"Stop, stop!" The county magistrate raised his right hand and interrupted Zhao Min before she could finish speaking, "Tang Shiyuan? Which Tang Shiyuan are you talking about?"

Zhao Min froze for a moment, then said, "The second young master of the Tang family, Tang Shiyuan."

After hearing what Zhao Min said, the county magistrate's expression changed.

Zhao Min lowered his head, didn't notice anything strange about the county magistrate, and continued to speak: "Yesterday, Shiyuan led more than a dozen people to our inn and smashed it for no reason. It’s extremely bad, and I ask the county magistrate to make decisions for us ordinary people.”

After saying this, Zhao Min leaned on the ground and lowered his head.

The county magistrate was looking at her, his heart turned a thousand times, and he said immediately: "Okay, I will send officers and soldiers to investigate this matter. If what you said is true, I will make the decision for you."

A flash of joy flashed in Zhao Min's heart: "Thank you, my lord."

"Okay, you go back, I will send someone to inform you if there is any news."

Zhao Min walked out of the Yamen in a good mood.

Little did he know that the county magistrate behind him was instructing the teacher next to him: "Go and invite the young master of Jiangtang to the yamen, and say that I have something to discuss with him."

(End of this chapter)