The strongman's wife who traveled through time and space and became a young general

Lin Qiu'er and Gu Anqing looked at each other, their eyes met in the air, and they both saw the confusion in each other's eyes.

"Madam, what do you mean by what you just said?" Gu Anqing couldn't suppress the confusion in his heart and asked the county magistrate's wife.

The county magistrate's wife sighed deeply, wiped the tears from her face with her hands, squatted down and looked at the lifeless county magistrate.

"Mr. Gu, do you know where my master was on duty before he came here to serve as the county magistrate?"

Gu Anqing shook his head. He once heard his grandfather mention that the county magistrate was a talented man, and it was a waste of his talent to serve as the county magistrate in a remote frontier town like Lingao.

However, grandpa did not tell him where the county magistrate worked before coming here.

"I wonder where the county magistrate worked in the past?" Gu Anqing asked with a bow.

"My master used to be a deputy minister in the Secretariat, but one day he was suddenly sent to serve as a county magistrate in Lingao.

Everyone thought that my master must have angered his superiors, so he was demoted here by a piece of paper. However, this is not the case. The county magistrate's wife took a deep breath and continued,

"A team of elite soldiers came with the master, but they disappeared after arriving in Linggao, and the master was extremely busy with his official duties every day.

He started to get restless a few days ago, and I guessed something was wrong. When I asked him about it, he told me not to worry about it, saying that if something went wrong, I might be able to save my life."

When the county magistrate's wife said this, tears fell involuntarily, and her eyes were full of reluctance and grief.

Lin Qiu'er had been staring at the county magistrate's wife. From the moment she ran in with a completely unruly manner to her current tears, it all showed that the county magistrate and his wife had a deep affection for each other.

"Madam, do you remember that a few days ago the county magistrate sent a letter via express mail over a distance of 800 miles? Was that letter sent to the imperial city?" Lin Qiu'er couldn't help but interrupt and ask.

The county magistrate's wife slowly stood up. She looked at Lin Qiuer's face with a hint of doubt in her eyes. "Which family are you from?" She did not answer Lin Qiuer's question.

Gu Anqing immediately walked to Lin Qiu'er's side and introduced, "Miss Lin's eldest brother is a postman who delivers messages for 800 miles. He was chased a few days ago and his whereabouts are still unknown."

"I see." The county magistrate's wife looked thoughtful, but she did not continue talking about this topic. "Someone should have informed the county magistrate about the murder of the master. You should leave quickly."

"Madam, the county magistrate has been murdered. Don't you want to catch his murderer?" Lin Qiu'er refused to give up and continued.

But Lin Nanye grabbed her hand and stopped her from asking any further questions.

Gu Anqing also shook his head at her, signaling her not to say anything more.

The magistrate's wife turned and walked to the bookshelf, twisted a vase, and a secret compartment slowly appeared.

She reached out and took out a small box, and handed it to Gu Anqing, "Mr. Gu, these things were given by the old master when he was alive. If anything happens to him, give them to the Gu family."

Gu Anqing took the box handed to him by the county magistrate's wife. Although the box was small, he felt it dropped and was very heavy when he held it in his hand.

He was secretly confused.

"Madam, do you know what's inside?" Gu Anqing asked.

The county magistrate's wife shook her head to indicate that she didn't know. "I don't know what's inside, and the master didn't tell me. You guys should go quickly." She urged again.

Lin Qiuer wanted to say something to provoke the county magistrate's wife and ask her to tell her everything she knew, but Lin Nanye held her hand again.

She could only watch as the magistrate's wife left the room.

Lin Qiuer, Gu Anqing and their group flew out of the county government office nimbly from where they came in.

As soon as they stood still, a guard reminded them that someone was rushing towards them.

In order not to reveal their whereabouts, they quickly hid in the shadow behind the big drum on the side of the county government office. Everyone's heartbeat quickened as they nervously looked in the direction of the person coming.

Several men came hurriedly, and one of them, a middle-aged man in black, looked at the place where Lin Qiuer and others were hiding with a puzzled look.

This sight made Lin Qiuer, Gu Anqing and the others so nervous that they could hardly breathe. They pressed closely against the wall, trying not to make any sound.

Fortunately, the middle-aged man in black was dragged into the gate of the county government office and was unable to stop for a closer look.

Lin Qiuer, Gu Anqing and their group breathed a sigh of relief, but still did not dare to let their guard down.

"It seems that one of these people is the county magistrate mentioned by the county magistrate's wife just now." Lin Qiuer approached Gu Anqing and asked in a low voice.

Due to the emergency situation just now, Gu Anqing and Lin Qiuer were protected in the middle by everyone, forming a tight protective circle.

This made the distance between the two of them extremely close, and Lin Qiuer's petite figure was almost squeezed into Gu Anqing's arms.

Under such intimate contact, Lin Qiuer's voice echoed in Gu Anqing's ears, and he suddenly felt uncomfortable all over.

He tried to step back a few steps, but unexpectedly, this action caused Lin Qiuer, who was leaning on his arms, to lose her balance.

Seeing that she was about to fall, Gu Anqing hurriedly reached out to help her.

But what was unexpected was that he was holding a small box taken from the county magistrate's wife.

With a "hiss", Lin Qiuer's back was hit and hurt. She immediately swung her fist and wanted to hit Gu Anqing, but she realized that this was in front of everyone.

So she could only barely control herself and vent her anger on the drums.

With a loud bang, the big drum outside the county government office was punched by her, leaving a fist-sized hole.

The sudden noise stunned Gu Anqing and others. Their ears were buzzing and they were unable to react for a while.

Lin Qiuer, the instigator, was the first to discover that something was wrong. She immediately grabbed Gu Anqing with one hand and Lin Nanye with the other, and ran away like a rabbit.

Changqing and his guards followed closely and quickly left the scene.

The county government office, which they left behind, was in a state of shock and discussion.

When the people in the county government discovered that there was a hole in the drum outside the gate, they all speculated that some expert was dissatisfied with the county government.

There are even rumors that there might have been an injustice in Lingao County, otherwise why would the drum break without anyone hitting it?

On the other hand, Lin Qiuer, Gu Anqing and others who returned safely to the Gu Mansion had already sternly warned everyone on the way not to tell anyone what happened today.

The guards naturally complied with this request.

Only Chang Qing felt a little guilty and thought: "Of course I won't tell anyone, otherwise the fate of the drum outside the county government office might be the same as mine."

After returning to the Gu Mansion, they walked all the way to Gu Anqing's courtyard. After he put the box on the table, no one wanted to be the first to open the box.

Lin Qiu'er sat in the chair, rubbing her back which was hurt by the box, and complained, "After meeting Master Gu, I feel like I'm getting unlucky more and more.

Did I owe you something in my past life? Otherwise, why are you so weird? "

Gu Anqing felt very guilty for causing Lin Qiu'er to get hurt. "Miss Qiu'er, I'm really sorry. I really didn't mean to make you bump into the box. How can I make you calm down?"

"Don't talk anymore. I'm angry when I see you now." Lin Qiu'er stopped Gu Anqing from talking and said angrily, "If you did it on purpose, I can still beat you up. If you didn't do it on purpose, I'm angry but I can't beat you up to vent my anger. Do you think I'm angry or not?"

Seeing that Lin Qiuer was already in a state of irritability, Gu Anqing wisely closed his mouth and chose to remain silent to avoid any trouble.

Although Lin Nanye was also worried about his younger sister's injury, when he wanted to rub her back, his younger sister opened his hand and he could only sit there quietly without saying anything.