What to do if you have too many golden fingers? Walk sideways!

Zhou Qing turned around, as if he saw through his little thoughts.

"Zhen County Magistrate, your bailiff said that my friend Xi is also a thief. Do you want to investigate and interrogate him?"

As soon as Zhen Wude heard Zhou Qing's tone, he knew that this person had a close relationship with the governor. How could he dare to interrogate him? He kept asking:

"How dare I, it's all because of the confusion of the yamen runners that they arrested the wrong person. Please forgive me, brother Xi."

Gu Xi pointed at his nose and asked, "Can I go now?"

Zhen Wude quickly gestured to invite Gu Xi out of the cell, his tone very humble:

"Of course, of course. What happened today was all a misunderstanding. I'm sorry, Brother Xi."

Gu Xi passed by the yamen runner who had arrested her, and with a smug look on her face, she said to him:

"You've caused trouble, you've caused big trouble!"

After saying that, he stepped hard on the bailiff's foot and walked straight over.

The yamen runner jumped in pain but dared not make a sound for fear of disturbing the governor.

Seeing Gu Xi's vindictiveness, Zhou Qing said with a smile:

"You still hold a grudge, but you're too impatient. There's a saying that goes, 'It's never too late for a gentleman to take revenge.' He'll be in trouble soon. Why are you holding a grudge against him?"

Gu Xi said: "I am not a gentleman. I just like to avenge my grudges immediately!"

If you don't take revenge now that you have a strong supporter, when will you do it?

After going out, Zhou Qing refused Zhen Wude's welcoming banquet and left the county government with Gu Xi.

Gu Xi was afraid that Qi and the others would worry, so she hurried back to the inn and said to Zhou Qing:

"Master Zhou, thank you for your rescue today. Could you please tell me where you are staying? I will give you a great gift tomorrow!"

"Oh? I live in the post house in the east of the city. Zhou An, give Xi Xiaoyou a note and he can come to the post house to find me tomorrow. Xi Xiaoyou, I am waiting for your great gift."

Gu Xi didn't hesitate to accept the invitation and turned to walk towards the inn.

Zhou An looked at Gu Xi's back and said doubtfully:

"Sir, why did you agree to accept his gift?"

He had never seen his master accepting gifts from others.

Zhou Qing twisted his beard and asked, "What do you think the great gift he's talking about is?"

Zhou An said: "He looks like a businessman. What can a businessman give? It's nothing but money."

"No, no, I don't think he is such a vulgar person." Zhou Qing said firmly.

Zhou An asked again: "Could it be that he wants to give me antiques, calligraphy and paintings?"

Zhou Qing still shook his head, "No, no, I don't think he is such a noble person. The thing he wants to give must be related to the purpose of our trip. Maybe it can help me solve my problems."

Zhou An didn't believe it. "He is just a businessman. Although he is a little clever, I don't believe that he can solve your worries. I think he just wants to give you some valuable or rare things to curry favor with you."

Zhou Qing turned his head and glanced at Zhou An, suddenly became interested, and said:

"How about we make a bet? If you win, I will teach your son how to write for three days after we return to Beijing. If I win, you just need to give me a pot of wine."

"Sir! Have you forgotten what the doctor said? You are not in good health and cannot drink alcohol. Otherwise, your wife will break my legs when I return home."

Zhou An was a little anxious. He had been on high alert along the way to prevent his master from drinking any alcohol. He also hoped to take credit for it when he returned to his wife.

"Why are you in such a hurry? It's just a pot of wine. I won't drink too much. Just tell me whether you want to gamble or not?"

Zhou An gritted his teeth.

"Let's gamble. The smaller one may not lose."

For the sake of his youngest son who was about to take the imperial examination, he took this risk with his life.

Everyone knows that his father, who became famous at a young age and has excellent literary talent, rarely accepts students. When the emperor asked him to be the tutor of the crown prince, he refused. If he could get some guidance from him, his youngest son would definitely pass the imperial examination.

When Gu Xi returned to the Yingbin Inn, Qi and others hurried forward. Qi examined Gu Xi carefully, fearing that she had suffered something.

"It's okay. Look, I'm fine, aren't I?" Gu Xi opened his arms, turned around, and said,

"You will never guess who the old man who was arrested with me is. He turned out to be the governor Zhou Qing. This time it can be considered a blessing in disguise for me."

Gu Yuan's eyes lit up: "Really? When I was in school, I heard the teacher talk about Mr. Zhou. The teacher also taught us to read Mr. Zhou's articles, and I can recite them."

Qi's face looked a little unhappy, but she said nothing. She asked the three children to sit together and chat, while she and Nanny Yun went to ask the waiter for a bathtub and hot water.

After coming back from such an unlucky place as the prison, Gu Xi must take a good bath to wash away the bad luck.

Chu Zhao, who was next door, was not surprised to see Gu Xi come back.

When he was young in the capital, his father took him to visit the Zhou family. He had met Lord Zhou Qing. This woman surnamed Xi was captured together with Lord Zhou Qing, so she must be fine.

But Wu Dajiang had followed Gu Xi for two days, and he began to doubt his boss's decision.

"Boss, it's no use following her like this. She hasn't looked for the boxes for two days. I've searched their room, but found nothing. Why don't we arrest her and interrogate her? She's just a little girl. Even if she has some skills, we can scare her. Are we afraid she won't confess?"

Chu Zhao was also very confused about this matter. According to normal people's thinking, after receiving such a huge sum of money, shouldn't this woman quickly escape from here and take the money to live somewhere else?

Why did he stay in the inn peacefully?

He was also very anxious.

The weather gradually darkened, and the family had dinner and went to rest.

Gu Xi waited until it was completely dark before changing into night clothes and climbing out the window.

Wu Dajiang next door saw it and became excited again.

"Boss, she's on the move again. She should be going to pick up those boxes today, right?"

"Let's go, follow!" Chu Zhao said.

Soon, both of them became depressed again.

This woman actually went to the county government office again!

Fortunately, this time he did not go to peek at the concubine's affair, but went straight to the outside of Zhen Wude's study.

Zhen Wude's study was still brightly lit. The mistaken arrest of the governor today made him very passive. Although he had already dealt with the chief of the yamen runners, he clearly felt the governor's dissatisfaction.

He was just a small county magistrate, and his rank was far inferior to others. He was really panicked.

So he called his men together to discuss countermeasures.

Gu Xi still followed the same routine as yesterday, putting her phone into the small hole to record the video, and then waited on the tree for a long time. She was almost falling asleep when Zhen Wude finally locked the door and left.

After the patrol personnel passed by, Gu Xi quickly put away his cell phone, took out the key from the space, and opened the door easily.

She slipped into the house and closed the door.

Chu Zhao and Wu Dajiang, who were hiding in another tree, looked at each other.

They both had the same question in their hearts: How did she have the key to Zhen Wude's study?