After entering the room, Shen Ning asked Zhui Feng to guard the door and not let anyone get close, and then closed the door.
Zhui Feng was very unhappy. He now disliked both the master and the servant named Zhou, especially Magistrate Zhou! He just wanted to leave this county as soon as possible and go as far as possible.
He couldn't believe that Magistrate Zhou was so shameless and kept chasing after his master!
But it happened that this pair of master and servant came to haunt them like ghosts. The older one left and the younger one stayed behind.
He pricked up his ears and listened to the conversation between Shen Ning and Wu Fu in the room, without any shame in his heart.
If he heard that the county magistrate Zhou dared to have any evil intentions towards his master, then don't blame him for chasing the wind and being ruthless.
"You can tell me now, what exactly does your family want to see me for?"
Shen Ning sat down at the table, poured a cup of tea, and drank it slowly.
Wufu glanced at the closed door, then felt relieved, nodded, and told County Magistrate Zhou's purpose.
He only said half of it when Zhui Feng's heart dropped in his throat, and his tightly clenched fists loosened their fingers.
It turns out that's the case.
It's true that he thought too much.
Na Wufu said that the county magistrate Zhou's surname was Zhou and his first name was Zhongkang. He was a Jinshi in the second list last year. He was also a talented person. He came to this county and served as magistrate for less than a year. He was an honest official, loved the people like a son, and deeply loved the people. He is loved by the people, but there is only one disadvantage, that is, he is too soft-hearted and kind. When he sees the poor and down-and-out people, he can't help but give generously. In this year, not only has he not saved any money, but he also owes a lot of money. debt.
None of this is important. The most important thing that gives Zhou Zhongkang a headache is that there are some old case files accumulated in the yamen, left by the previous county magistrate and the previous county magistrate. They have been dusted for a long time and are covered with cobwebs.
No one has ever opened these case files. Zhou Zhongkang accidentally opened one of them, but found some doubtful points in this old case file, and the more he looked at it, the more doubtful he became.
He suspected that this was an unjust case!
But seven years have passed since this incident, and he has no definite evidence in his hand. He just relies on some doubts, and it is impossible to overturn the case in any case.
But if this case continues to be unjust, he will feel uneasy.
However, if he cannot produce strong evidence, it is impossible for him to bring the case for retrial.
He came to see Shen Ning this time because of this matter. He wanted to ask Shen Ning to go to the county government office and take a look at the old book.
Because although those case files were sealed, they were court secrets and could not be seen by outsiders. If anyone knew that he had let Shen Ning, an outsider, look at the yamen's files, the consequences would be disastrous.
But in order to clear the grievances of the parties involved in this case, Zhou Zhongkang was willing to risk losing his official position and asked Shen Ning for help.
Unexpectedly, he saw Shen Ning who had changed into new clothes after bathing. She was radiant and dazzling. She was completely different from the beggar-like girl in tattered clothes he had seen before.
All the words he had planned to say immediately went back to his stomach, and he couldn't say a word.
Under such circumstances, if he makes such a request again, it will inevitably make people think that he has bad intentions.
After listening to Wu Fu's narration, Shen Ning couldn't help but be in awe of the county magistrate that week.
Even Zhui Feng, who was standing outside the door, had a change of heart towards the bookish-looking magistrate.