The first county magistrate in history

Chapter 127 The ungrateful old lady

Sun Tiezhu returned home excitedly.

Although his family lived in the city, they were penniless.

Because he ate so much, his parents lived frugally to ensure he had enough to eat.

In the end, my father died of illness.

My mother earned a little money by sewing and mending. If it weren't for the Zhang family's help, she and her mother would have starved to death long ago.

Even his studies were paid for by the Zhang family.

Zhang Shaoyong's father also asked someone for help and spent a lot of money to get him a job in the Arsenal.

The Arsenal provided lunch at noon, but he ate too much and was disliked by his colleagues.

This time he was framed and no one helped him.

If Zhang Shaoyong hadn't found Qin Zheng, he might have been beheaded.

When he was caught, he wanted to run away, but he was afraid of getting his mother into trouble.

"Mom, mom!" Sun Tiezhu shouted as he entered the yard.

"Han'er, keep your voice down and don't disturb the neighbors' rest!"

The door opened and an old lady with a hunched back, bony body and leaning on a cane came out.

Even if the old lady stood up straight, she would not be more than 1.6 meters tall.

"Mom, hehehe, here, have some meat buns!" Sun Tiezhu handed two big meat buns to my mother like he was presenting a treasure.

The old lady's face darkened: "Master Qin provided you with food, and you stole it?"

Sun Tiezhu nodded, then shook his head: "Mother, Lord Qin does provide me with food. But these buns are not stolen. Lord Qin said that those two trays of buns are mine. So, this is mine, not stolen!"

"Oh!" The old lady was at a loss whether to laugh or cry: "You ate two trays of buns?"

Sun Tiezhu was very proud: "Not only that, there is also a pot of chicken stewed with mushrooms and a steamed fish. Lord Qin saw that I was not full and bought a table for me!"

"Ah?" The old lady was surprised.

He raised his cane and started beating him: "You fool, how could you eat so much? Lord Qin is a clean-handed man. Doesn't it cost money to order food from a restaurant?"

thump!

Sun Tiezhu knelt on the ground, not trying to dodge. After enduring two blows from the cane, he said:

"Mom, don't be angry! It was Master Qin who asked me to eat this. He was out of meat at home, so he went to the restaurant to buy it! Mom, Master Qin said that he would let me follow him from now on, that he would make sure I had enough to eat every day, and that he would also take you over!"

The old lady's cane stopped in mid-air...

Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.

"Your Majesty, Qin Zheng sent a letter by carrier pigeon!" An Dehai reported.

"Speak!" Xia Mochu put down the memorial, rubbed his temples and said.

An Dehai said: "Qin Zheng was assassinated again."

Xia Mochu was shocked, his brows furrowed tightly, "Who did this?"

An Dehai said: "Qu Zhengzhuo's son, Qu Zhaoming."

"A dandy and uneducated guy dared to assassinate Qin Zheng? How lawless!" Xia Mochu was furious: "What does Qin Zheng mean?"

"He, please give an oral instruction." An Dehai said.

Xia Mochu was startled: "What oral instructions?"

An Dehai said: "Allow him to act according to circumstances."

"What kind of oral instruction is this?" Xia Mochu frowned.

An Dehai shook his head: "I don't know either!"

Xia Mochu didn't say anything and was lost in thought.

After a moment, he said unhappily, "He's actually beating around the bush with me? This strategy of taking advantage of opportunities may seem simple, but it actually involves immense power. He wants to kill Qu Zhaoming!"

An Dehai was horrified. "Qu Zhaoming cannot be killed. Qu Zhengzhuo holds military power. How can he let it go when his own son is dead?"

Xia Mochu hesitated for a moment: "Reply to him, consider the overall situation, and act according to circumstances!"

An Dehai smiled: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Although only four words were added, Qin Zheng could not kill Qu Zhaoming!

"Your Majesty, I just received news that Sun Tiezhu went to the Junior Tutor's Mansion and left very late." An Dehai said.

"Thank you Qin Zheng for saving my life?" Xia Mochu shook his head. "No, if it was just a thank you, Qin Zheng wouldn't have kept him for so long. Is that all the information you have?"

An Dehai was helpless: "The Shao Shi Mansion is loose on the outside but tight on the inside, like a solid wall of steel. Apart from Yuan Shiqing and me, our spies can't get in at all."

"It seems that Qin Zheng still doesn't know his true identity!" Xia Mo Ning frowned again.

An Dehai asked, "Should I remind Qin Zheng?"

Xia Mochu shook his head: "No need, I want to see what Qin Zheng will do!"

"Where is Mo Ning?" Xia Mochu asked.

An Dehai said, "Didn't His Majesty ask the princess to come back every night to report? She's still in the palace!"

Xia Mochu said, "From now on, you don't have to come back every night. Just let the tutor transcribe the lessons for me. Mo Ning's job is to monitor him. I want to know his every move. Unless I have to report in person, I can send a pigeon."

"Yes!" An Dehai was about to leave.

Xia Mochu suddenly asked, "Uncle An, how are you thinking about taking me in as a disciple?" An Dehai's old face suddenly turned bitter. "Your Majesty, I really don't like him. Besides, how old is he? It's too late for him to learn martial arts."

Xia Mochu didn't want to make things difficult for Uncle An, so he said, "Uncle An, teach him some hidden weapon skills so he can defend himself."

An Dehai looked at the empress and said, "Yes!"

Backed out.

Xia Mochu sat there worriedly: "You are so talented, why don't you know how to practice martial arts?"

Early the next morning, Xia Mo Ning hurried into the backyard of the Young Master's Mansion.

He went straight into the kitchen: "Master Ji, has the construction team arrived? Did they leave any delicious food for me?"

"Huh?" Xia Mo Ning was suddenly dumbfounded.

I saw two new stoves built in the kitchen and two large iron pots.

The pot was covered and steam was coming out.

There were already five or six large steamers on the table, filled with steamed white buns.

Master Ji and several special agents are busy.

"your Highness!"

When Master Ji and his companions saw Xia Mo Ning coming, they quickly saluted.

"The construction team didn't come because of heavy rain and landslides, which delayed their journey. They are still more than 200 miles away from here," said Master Ji.

Xia Mo Ning looked at the steamers and wondered, "Why are they making so many when no one is here? Is my master going to have a birthday?"

Master Ji smiled bitterly and said, "It's a birthday. You can't give the guests steamed buns, right? It's a glutton who has come to our house!"

"Ah? Glutton?" Xia Mo Ning didn't understand...

"Sir, sir, my mother is here..."

Suddenly, earth-shaking shouts came from the front yard.

Xia Mo Ning was shocked.

Master Ji smiled bitterly and said, "Here comes the glutton!"

In a guest room.

Xia Mo Ning looked at Sun Tiezhu and then at the old lady.

I was shocked. How could this little old lady give birth to such a big boy?

Qin Zheng smiled and took the old lady's hand, saying, "You are Tiezhu's mother, just like my mother. Don't worry about living here with me. Tiezhu, I will take good care of you!"

The old lady quickly said, "Master Qin, this is unacceptable. I came here to explain this matter to you. I am deeply grateful to you for taking Tiezhu in. I am still strong and will not leave your house!"

Qin Zheng advised, "I'm keeping Tiezhu because he's honest and upright, and I like him very much. I plan to keep him by my side, and I might have to travel a lot. How can he be at ease if you don't come to visit?"

Qin Zheng's outspokenness and approachability made the old lady's eyes red: "We have met a good man, a great man!"

Suddenly he said seriously: "Master Qin, if you want to keep Tiezhu, you have to let me be your godmother!"

Everyone was shocked.

Even Sun Tiezhu looked at me in astonishment.

Xia Mo Ning and Su Xiao Man were unhappy.

Qin Zheng has many godfathers and godmothers, but none of them forced Qin Zheng.

Qin Zheng smiled and said, "Tiezhu's mother is no different from my mother."

The old lady said: "Master Qin, do you agree?"

Qin Zheng nodded: "Godmother!"

The old lady smiled and said, "You can let me be your godmother, but there are three rules."

Xia Mo Ning and Su Xiao Man were both confused and furious.

This old lady is so ungrateful!

The princess's young master lets you be her godmother. This is a blessing that you can only earn in several lifetimes. And you still want to set three rules?