Old Madam Zhou nodded while leaning on her cane, and walked to the chair next to her and sat down.
Su Qi came into the room.
Zhou Hua'an lay sprawled on the bed, his face as pale as paper, not even his lips a trace of blood. His hair was a mess, mingled with blood and even specks of straw.
The clothes were soaked with blood.
Gu Beiheng saw Su Qi coming in.
He walked over, took Su Qi's hand and said:
"Qiqi. Zhou Hua'an was beaten with a stick by Rongshan's men and nearly died there."
How can a scholar withstand dozens of beatings?
Yao Zhubu and Lin Xiancheng stood nearby, their anger surging in their stomachs with nowhere to vent.
"Lord Zhou was wholeheartedly devoted to the people of Yun County, yet he nearly lost his life." Yao Zhubu angrily cursed, "Those people in Rongshan actually accused him of enriching himself and disregarding the lives of the people for his own benefit."
"Don't you know how to stand on the streets of Yun County and listen to the people's voices?"
County Magistrate Lin glanced at Yao Zhubu and Director Lu and gave them a bleak smile. "Don't you two understand the darkness of officialdom? Since ancient times, has anyone ever risen to prominence simply by caring about the people?"
After hearing these words, Yao Zhubu and the other man lowered their heads.
Su Qi asked Gu Beiheng to stay and help.
Everyone else let them out.
She used scissors to cut open Zhou Huaan's clothes, leaving his body covered in blood and flesh.
Gu Beiheng was a military general and his attack was quite heavy. Zhou Hua'an wailed in confusion and then fainted with his eyes rolled up.
"Beiheng, be gentle. How can a weak scholar like Lord Zhou compare with those guys in the military camp." Su Qi pushed Gu Beiheng away and cleaned up by herself, letting Gu Beiheng help him.
By the time Su Qi finished all this, a long time had passed.
She covered Zhou Huanan with a thin blanket and looked at Gu Beiheng and asked, "What will happen to them in the future?"
"I'm afraid you can't stay in Yun County. When I arrived at the county government office, Chief Secretary Yao had already secretly teamed up with the jailer to sneak Mr. Zhou out. I had the jailer's family members all sent to Mingfeng Town to settle down." Gu Beiheng looked at Zhou Hua'an and said.
The jailer risked his life to participate in this incident because he couldn't bear to see Zhou Hua'an die in the county jail cell.
However, several people were almost caught, fortunately Gu Beiheng went over and rescued them.
"Where are the families of Yao Zhubu and Lin Xiancheng?" Su Qi knew it was impossible to take only Zhou Hua'an away.
The three of them are one.
"I hid them all in batches and sent them out quietly over the past few days. I asked Yue Qinggang's people to take a few with them when their shop leaves the city. I also gave a heads-up to Yue Jiushao's people."
Su Qi and Gu Beiheng walked out.
They sat together with Yao Zhubu, Lin Xiancheng, and Lu Sizhang to discuss the current situation.
Just as they were talking for a few minutes, they heard a commotion outside.
The servant came quickly and knocked on the door and said:
"Master, there are soldiers coming to search."
Gu Beiheng nodded, and then let Yao Zhubu and others enter the secret room.
All the courtyards in the Liu Family Inn have secret rooms and special passages, some of which lead to the outside of the inn.
Only the passage in Gu Beiheng's yard leads to the outside of the city.
However, Gu Beiheng did not intend to let others use their secret passage to leave the city.
The human heart is unpredictable.
No one knows what will happen in the future.
By the time Yao Zhubu and the others had hidden themselves, Bai Zhi had already collected all the extra teacups.
Su Qi was sitting in the yard reading a storybook, while Gu Beiheng was writing.
The knock on the door sounded again.
"Who is it?"
"Master Gu, the officers are here to search for the thieves."
"Open the door, open the door." The yamen runner at the door shouted impatiently.
Baizhi walked over and opened the door.
The yamen runner was about to curse when he saw a pretty girl opening the door. He swallowed his words and his smiling eyes fell on Bai Zhi's face.
Baizhi felt so nauseous that she almost vomited out the old tea from the previous year.
"You are so angry, sir. Some of the people living in a yard like this you can afford to offend, while others you cannot. Who will you go to for justice when the time comes?" Bai Zhi glanced at him with contempt.
His words and actions show that my master's family is of great importance.
Your county magistrate cannot afford to offend my master.
The officer was stunned.
I was about to get angry, but I restrained myself a bit.
He is not forgiving with his words.
"Why should I care about your family? I am searching for the criminal on the orders of the new county magistrate." The yamen runner looked a little uncomfortable.
Gu Beiheng raised his eyes and looked at them coldly, "Wang Fenghe is quite arrogant."
"How can you call the county magistrate by his name?"
Baizhi suddenly understood.
"Ah, it's Master Wang. Even servants used to call him Wang Fenghe, why can't we call him that now?"
"What are you searching for? Come in." Gu Beiheng said nothing more. The hint of something in his mouth made the yamen runners at the door afraid to go in.
The name of the county magistrate came out of his mouth like a dog wagging its tail and begging for mercy on the roadside.
Think again.
It is said that people from above often come to Yunxian, this remote and desolate place.
The yamen runners looked at each other in confusion. Finally, the one who spoke in front asked, "What is Master Gu's name?"
"My master has to choose from more than ten surnames when he goes out. If you ask about the surname in Jinyang Prefecture, I'm afraid it won't work. Let Wang Feng and I think about it carefully." Bai Zhi rolled her eyes.
The inn servant lowered his head and looked at his toes.
I gave Bai Zhi a thumbs up in my heart.
If it were in the capital, Bai Zhi wouldn't dare to do that even if she was beaten to death. In the past few months, Bai Zhi has completely let herself go.
Finally, several officials from the yamen discussed it.
Only one person was sent in to take a quick look and then left.
He kept apologizing before leaving.
Gu Beiheng glanced at him with his cold eyes but said nothing.
However, Bai Zhi made a few sarcastic remarks to Wang Fenghe again, and asked the yamen runner to send someone to pass the words to Wang Fenghe exactly as they were.
Who among those yamen runners dared to do this?
No one in Yun County knows who the new county magistrate is?
These people knew it very well, and the yamen runners consciously kept their mouths shut after leaving the inn.
We must not let County Magistrate Wang know about this matter.
Wait until they leave.
Bai Zhicai went to ask Yao Zhubu and a few others to come out.
Yao Zhubu was so scared that sweat beads appeared on his forehead. It was still very cold after the Spring Festival.
He wiped the sweat from his face and said, "Master Gu, I can't cause you any trouble like this. Do you think there is any way to get us out?"
"Let's go to Mingfeng Town. Stay in Beicheng. No one dares to go there easily." Gu Beiheng thought for a moment and said, "All of you families should go to Beicheng."
"No. That will cause you trouble." County Magistrate Lin shook his head. "I plan to take my family back to my hometown to live."
"Lin County Magistrate. Don't challenge human nature. You are fleeing back here. There is no guarantee that no one will report you. Then the clan leader and others who took you in will be implicated." Su Qi said with a chuckle.
County Magistrate Lin was silent for a moment.
The treatment for returning home in glory and returning home in misfortune is different.
What Su Qi said makes a lot of sense.
"Mr. Gu, Madam Gu. Thank you so much for your help. We will never forget your great kindness." Yao Zhubu had tears in his eyes. It was Su Qi and the others who rescued his old mother.
Now they have saved the lives of the whole family.
"Don't say those things. I admire Zhou Hua'an and people like you who care about the people. Let's arrange for the family to leave later." Gu Beiheng thought for a moment and said, "I'm afraid you guys will need to dress appropriately."
The final result of the discussion was to arrange for the family to leave gradually.
The remaining people were slowly taken out by people from Gu’s Hotpot Restaurant and Gu Beiheng.
After arranging everything here.
Su Qi and Gu Beiheng first returned to Mengjiazhuang, and waited until the Lantern Festival to go into the city to meet the leader of the Tianli Sect.
She left the medicine that County Magistrate Zhou needed.
Su Qi also told Weasel to go to Huichuntang's old doctor if he had any problems.
There are also people who know medicine in Liujia Inn.
He is an apprentice under Doctor Xiong, and he is staying here in the inn to provide simple treatment to those who are injured and unable to see a doctor.
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