As he spoke, the prefectural commander picked up the paper he had put aside and left.

The master didn't think much about it, maybe the adults saw something and wanted to ask in person.

The county magistrate found the cell where the bandit leader was held, and because the bandit leader refused to give in, he suffered a lot in punishment.

At this moment, his body was covered with mottled scars, and the blood marks showed his incomparable embarrassment, and he was very weak when he was chained.

Sensing that someone was entering, the bandit leader struggled to open his eyes and saw a man in official uniform, who still had no memory of spitting at him.

"Look for death!" The jailer next to him had a fierce face, and a whip was drawn on his body, adding another one to his already scarred body.

The bandit leader snorted, and did not have the strength to provoke again.

Seeing this, the county magistrate said to the jailer in the cell: "You go out to guard, I have something to ask him." ”

When only the two of them were left in the cell, he asked with some urgency.

"I've already read your offering, but what you say is true?"

The bandit leader sneered: "What is true? What about the gold mines? I don't think you officials are incorruptible. ”

Seeing his attitude, the county commander's face also turned cold: "If you don't want to suffer more, you just have to tell me yes or no." ”

In the end, he was worried about his current injuries, although he was not afraid, but these jailers were not human, and they tossed wantonly after seeing him become a prisoner.

"If it's a gold mine, I'm not sure if it's true or not, after all, those two women are clever tongues, and only they know whether it's true or not."

The county commander frowned, and he couldn't get anything out of the bandit leader's mouth, so he left here again.

It's just that along the way, the matter related to the gold mine is lingering in the mind of the county commander, if the gold mine is true, then the Lin family is very likely to know about it.

He really couldn't let it go, so he returned to the study and immediately ordered the master to prepare some return gifts.

"A return gift? Who are you going to give in return? "The master was a little surprised.

After all, he has always been by the adult's side, and he has never heard of anything that needs to be specially told by the adult to return the gift.

"The return gift to the Liu Fu Lin family, you look at the preparation, don't be too bad." He planned to take a look for himself in the name of returning the gift to see what was going on.

When Lin Xiaojiu heard the housekeeper report that the county order was coming, he was extremely surprised: "Why did the good county order come suddenly?" ”

She only paid a lot more, so she shouldn't have come to ask for a reward, right?

With a lot of thoughts in his heart, Lin Xiaojiu immediately asked someone to invite the county order into the front hall.

"I'll go with you."

Luo Xuanze followed Lin Xiaojiu, Lin Xiaojiu nodded, and the two of them rushed to the front hall together.

"The county has ordered the adults to come, and it is far away." Lin Xiaojiu said politely after seeing the county order.

The county magistrate put down the tea in his hand and said with a smile on his face.

"Madame doesn't have to be polite, this county order is just to come and see, I heard that Madame is busy with things in the house, I don't know if it's okay?"

Lin Xiaojiu smiled bitterly: "It is naturally not easy to be the head of the family, just in order to live up to the expectations of the lord and the county order, the concubine naturally has to do a good job." ”

The county commander nodded with satisfaction, thought about the purpose of his coming here, and took another sip of tea and said, "There is one more thing for this official to come here." ”

"Madame was also at the scene when I confronted the bandit leader for the last time, and I heard that the Nguyen clan instigated the bandits to say that you know about the gold mine?"

The prefectural order's tone was light, as if it was just the most simple but curious inquiry.

Lin Xiaojiu's face remained unchanged, but there was a storm in his heart, presumably it was the bandit leader who said something.

She said, good manner, this county magistrate has already taken the money, why did he suddenly come to Fuzhong.

"It's true, the Ruan family's intentions are sinister, and the old man trusts her so much, but in the end, she told such a lie because of greed, which not only killed the old man, but also made a mess of the Liu family."

Lin Xiaojiu's face was hateful and sad, and he seemed to really hate the Ruan family.

The county magistrate stared at Lin Xiaojiu's expression carefully, and found that he couldn't tell whether this woman was sincere or fake now.

Just as he was thinking about what to say next in order to further test the Lin family, his eyes were unconsciously attracted by the man behind the Lin family.

Seeing the man's appearance, the county commander was extremely shocked, he had been fortunate enough to see the regent once from afar before, and if he looked closely, he looked very similar to the man behind the Lin family.

Now there is also a faint news of the regent's disappearance in the palace, and in contrast to the two, the identity of the man makes the county commander even more jealous.

Seeing that the county order suddenly stopped talking, Lin Xiaojiu shifted his gaze to Lai Luo Xuanze, and said suspiciously: "My lord, what's wrong with you, is there something wrong?" ”

The county magistrate came back to his senses, looked at Luo Xuanze and asked Lin Xiaojiu, "I don't know who this is?" ”

Listening to the county order's questions one after another, Lin Xiaojiu couldn't help but regret in her heart, the county order was not someone else, and she was afraid that it would be inappropriate for her to fool around a few words at will.

But now there is no time to think of other excuses, Lin Xiaojiu said with a smile on his face: "Xiao Ze is my distant cousin, and he has come to join me." ”

"I saw that he was capable and clever, so I kept him by my side to do things. Come, Ozawa, and say hello to the prefectural order. ”

Luo Xuanze stood behind Lin Xiaojiu without saying a word, as if Lin Xiaojiu was right no matter what he said, and when he heard Lin Xiaojiu call him, he was also very obedient to the county order and said, "Good adults." ”

The county commander stood up in surprise, and seeing Lin Xiaojiu's surprised look, the county commander said: "Don't be so polite, this official just came to your Liu Mansion today to take a look." ”

"Since everything is handled properly in the mansion by Madame, then the official will be relieved."

Lin Xiaojiu was full of thanks: "Thank you for your concern." ”

"Mrs. Lin is polite, as a parent official, this official naturally has to be thoughtful. There is still official business to deal with in the county office, and since he has visited, the official has resigned. ”

"Since the adults are busy, the concubine will not leave the adults." Lin Xiaojiu stood up.

"Stay." The county magistrate nodded and left Liu's mansion.

Lin Xiaojiu's face faded, and the performance of this county order was also a little strange, if she wanted to say that this county order was really just a visit, she would not believe it.

The county magistrate sat in the carriage, and his face was very solemn. Originally, he came to Liu's Mansion to explore the gold mine, but he didn't expect to find an unexpected harvest.

Thanks to what the Lin clan said, they said that the regent of the hall was the younger brother of a folk woman born from her concubine, and they didn't see if she was qualified enough.

Because he noticed that the regent and the Lin family got along with each other, I was afraid that the relationship was very close, so I had to put down the gold mine matter for the time being.