coobybook Chapter 21 The Governor is Henpecked
Chapter 21 The Governor is Henpecked
"Oh? Is there such a saying?" Zhou Qing looked along the palm line that Gu Xi pointed out, and it was indeed quite long.
Gu Xi flattered him in a rhythmic and eloquent manner:
“Of course, each line is closely related to its own destiny.
Look at this wisdom line again, it is clear and smooth, which means that you, old man, have talents and learning abilities that are beyond the reach of ordinary people.
There are several branches on the wisdom line, winding and twisting, looking like the outline of a mountain range, which represents that you have extensive knowledge, just like the towering mountains that reach into the clouds and are admirable. "
"You have such a big mouth, hahahaha..." Zhou Qing laughed heartily. He was in a high position and had seen many flatterers, but Gu Xi was the first one who could make him so happy with flattery.
"Then what is this other line?" Zhou Qing finished laughing and pointed to another line on his palm and asked.
"This line is the love line. Your line is clear and straight across your palm. You can tell at a glance that you are a loyal person, not a playboy. I guess you don't have many girls in your backyard, right?"
Actually, Gu Xi learned that Zhou Qing was not lustful from Zhen Wude.
"Excellent, excellent, you have some real skills." Zhou Qing admired Gu Xi even more.
"Oh, and your love line is straight, but it is pressed by a thin line. Old man, are you a little henpecked?"
Gu Xi said this jokingly.
In fact, she made this judgment based on the fact that Zhou Qing took the silver ingots from her. It was obvious that he was a man whose salary card was in the hands of his wife and who did not have much pocket money.
Zhou Qing's eyes flashed with praise. Isn't this too accurate?
Even if the boy in front of him knew his identity and was deliberately flattering him, the fact that he was henpecked was unknown even to his colleagues in the capital, because his tigress was gentle and virtuous in front of outsiders and gave him face.
Gu Xi thought to himself: Little guy, if I don’t fool you, wouldn’t I, Gu Xi, have lived in vain in the modern world for so many years?
"Brother Xiaoxi, you see through things but don't say them out loud, hahahahaha... I have to say, you are really capable. You are the smartest and most interesting person I have ever met."
"No, no, the old man is the most knowledgeable, most insightful, most noble-looking, and chivalrous person I have ever seen."
The two of them started to flatter each other in business.
The two friends of different ages were chatting happily in the prison, but they didn't know that outside the county government office, there was already an uproar.
Zhou An brought the governor's guard of honor to the gate of the county government office. Dozens of guards stood in front of the gate in a majestic manner. How could the solemn and murderous aura they exuded be compared to that of ordinary officials?
Magistrate Zhen and a group of yamen runners hurried out to greet them, and they knelt on the ground.
"Greetings to the Governor!"
Zhou An angrily asked, "Whose governor are you worshipping?"
As he spoke, he lifted the curtain of the sedan chair. Zhen Wude looked up and saw that the sedan chair was empty.
"Excuse me, sir, where has the governor gone?" Zhen Wude always felt that the other party came with bad intentions.
"Hmph! If I'm not mistaken, the governor should be in the county government's jail cell." Zhou An snorted coldly.
Zhen Wude was puzzled: "Ah? This is impossible? What is your Excellency doing in the cell?"
Zhou An said, "What else can you do? Your yamen runners said that you are an accomplice of the thieves and arrested you."
Zhen Wude immediately looked at the bailiff behind him.
The leading bailiff was so frightened that his face turned pale and his body trembled like a sieve. He had only arrested two people today. How could he have known that by such a coincidence, he would catch this great god by mistake?
The bailiff stammered and tremblingly recounted what had happened.
The only thing to be thankful for was that after he came back, he had originally planned to torture those two people first, but it happened that the county magistrate had something to ask him, so he locked them up in the cell before he could torture them.
After hearing this, Zhen Wude was so frightened that cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he cursed with a gloomy face:
"How dare you arrest the governor? Are you tired of living? Hurry up and bring him out. Forget it, I will go myself."
Zhen Wude used all his strength and didn't even sit in the sedan chair, but ran all the way to the prison.
"In which cell?" Zhen Wude asked breathlessly.
The bailiff quickly helped him to the cell where Zhou Qing was imprisoned.
When the jailer saw the county magistrate coming in person, he hurried over to pay his respects. Zhen Wude pointed at him with an anxious look on his face.
"Don't talk nonsense, hurry up and open the door."
As soon as the door opened, Zhen Wude rushed in and knelt down on his knees with a "bang" sound. Gu Xi beside him felt sorry for his legs.
Zhen Wude kowtowed repeatedly to apologize, "This humble official deserves death, this humble official deserves death, it is because of my poor teaching, please forgive me, sir."
Gu Xi had already expected such a scene. She looked at Zhen Wude, then at Zhou Qing, pretending to be very surprised.
Zhou Qing, who was happily chatting with Gu Xi, saw this uninvited guest interrupting their conversation and said in an unhappy tone:
"who are you?"
Zhen Wude had beads of sweat dripping down his face, and he didn't dare to wipe them off. He replied tremblingly:
"Your humble servant Zhen Wude, the magistrate of Chengyang County, was unaware that the governor was coming and failed to greet you. I hope you will forgive me."
As Zhen Wude spoke, he secretly raised his eyes to observe Zhou Qing's expression.
Zhou Qing sneered and said, "Oh? So you are the Zhen County Magistrate. I have heard some officials in the capital mention you. They said that you have governed Chengyang County well and the people all praise you."
Zhen Wude was delighted, thinking that it must be the nobles he had in touch with who had spoken well of him.
Before I could be happy, I heard Zhou Qing change the subject and asked:
"Is this how you govern? You arrest people without any reason! Oh, and the officer also said that he is the law here."
Zhen Wude's smile froze on his face instantly, and he hurriedly explained: "This, this is all a misunderstanding. Those blind people didn't recognize the great man and offended you. I will definitely investigate this matter and give you an explanation."
"How are you going to explain to me?" Zhou Qing's face darkened, and he looked intimidating without even getting angry. He was completely different from the old man who was chatting with Gu Xi just now.
Zhen Wude shuddered and said in a trembling voice, "I will definitely punish the evil yamen runners severely to serve as a warning to others. I will also rectify the atmosphere in the county yamen to prevent the yamen runners from doing evil again."
He was smart and pushed all the responsibility to the people below him.
"Okay, if I find out that there are people colluding with officials and businessmen to oppress the people again, I will hold you accountable!"
Although Zhou Qing was very dissatisfied with County Magistrate Zhen and felt that he was not a good official, he had no evidence for the time being, so he could only give him some warning and let the matter go.
After saying that, Zhou Qing walked out of the cell.
Seeing that he had actually forgotten about him, Gu Xi pretended to have just come to his senses in order to remind him, and said, "Governor! You are actually the legendary Zhou Qingtian!"