Daotai House, outside the gate.

A carriage stopped, but the people in the carriage did not come out for a long time.

In the carriage, there was a blonde woman sitting in the carriage, who was Gu Lina, and a servant girl was sitting next to her. The maidservant looked at Gu Lina with a little worry and said, "Madam, I heard that there is a Beijing woman from General Li's mansion, who seems to be General Li's fiancée. If the woman knows about it, once the other party is a cautious person, something will definitely happen. Why don't I send a message and invite General Li to your residence, it will be much more convenient. ”

Gu Lina fell into deep thought, her eyes flickering a little.

Although she doesn't plan to marry Li Zhen, she doesn't want to be a hidden figure all the time.

Gu Lina took a deep breath, shook her head and said, "No, I have to go, I want Li Zhen's woman to know that I exist." If she has been avoiding her, it will be sneaky to find Li Zhen in the future. Hmph, a yellow-haired girl, what am I afraid of? You wait for me in the carriage, and I'll go see Li Zhen myself. ”

After saying that, Gulina lifted the curtain of the carriage, got out of the carriage, stepped on the steps, and walked towards the gate. The person guarding the door knew Gu Lina and knew that it was Li Zhen's acquaintance, so he didn't ask, and went directly to report it.

After a while, Li Zhen strode over.

Li Zhen didn't think too much, reached out and grabbed Gu Lina's hand, and said with a smile: "It's rare for you to come to me, rare guest!" I let you live in, and you don't want to. ”

Gu Lina pursed her lips and chuckled, glanced at the maids and maids who came and went in the house, reached out to hold Li Zhen's arm, leaned on Li Zhen, and made a gesture of affection.

Such a scene immediately spread to the backyard.

Li Zhen didn't know Gu Lina's thoughts, so he took Gu Lina into the study.

After sitting down, Li Zhen asked, "You suddenly came to me, did you come here for the matter of Bao Ling and Bullong?" If it's about two people, there's no need to talk about it. Li Zhen knew that Rawell left Daotai Mansion to invite merchants, and guessed in his heart that Gu Lina came for Bao Ling and others, but it was a matter of political affairs, and Li Zhen would not change.

Gu Lina's beautiful eyes turned, her expression was charming, and she said coquettishly: "Dear Zhen, I miss you, so I can't wait to come to Daotai Mansion to relieve the pain of lovesickness." ”

Li Zhen smiled and said, "Things must be more than that, if you really miss me, you can let someone send a message, and I will go to see you directly." ”

Gu Lina didn't say what she thought in her heart, and said: "If it's about things, it does have something to do with Bao Ling. Rawell returned to the consulate and asked me to discuss the matter of pooling money, but I refused to go. Later, Wattsey's uncle came to my house and asked me to sponsor Burnel, but I flatly refused. I'm already your man, of course to you. ”

"Who is Wattsea?"

Li Zhen smiled with satisfaction, and suddenly asked.

For Li Zhen, Wattsea was just a passing passerby, and he had long forgotten about it.

Gu Lina explained, and Li Zhen understood.

Gu Lina didn't stay too long, and it was estimated that she sat in Li Zhen's study for half an hour. First talked about business, and finally discussed the problems of the two of them. After a long time, Gu Lina got up and said goodbye.

Li Zhen knew that he couldn't keep it, so he got up to send him off.

After leaving the house, Li Zhen sent a ghost to leave in a carriage with Gu Lina.

After Li Zhen and Gu Lina left, Zhilan had already learned the news.

And, Zhilan began to inquire privately. The first person I was looking for was Liu Taiping, but Liu Taiping didn't say a word, and he didn't reveal it to Zhilan at all. Involving Li Zhen's **, even if Liu Taiping knew a little bit of the inside story, he didn't dare to say it easily, otherwise if the relationship between Li Zhen and Zhilan went wrong, he would be the culprit.

Zhilan didn't get a satisfactory answer from Liu Taiping's mouth, and turned to Liu Die again.

From Liu Die's mouth, I know a little. Then, Zhilan's target was the attendants and housekeepers in the house, and after asking all of them, Zhilan also had a rough idea in her heart. Zhilan's intuition thought that Li Zhen and Gu Lina were estimated to have a leg, and there was something delicious in her heart, but she put it in her heart and didn't show it.

Li Zhen and Gu Lina rode in the carriage, and the maid was squeezed out of the carriage and sat on the wheel.

Gu Lina leaned on Li Zhen's strong shoulders and leaned quietly.

Li Zhen hugged his thin waist, sniffed the faint fragrance on Gu Lina's body, and enjoyed the tranquility of this moment. After a long time, Li Zhen suddenly said: "Gu Lina, if you reject Waguan and Raeul, and oppose the British and French merchants, your business may also be suppressed in the future, and you may even be hit." Your safety should also be taken care of to avoid mistakes. ”

Gulina hummed, not taking it to heart.

Li Zhen is in Shanghai, and she is naturally fine.

"Xi Yuyu!!"

Suddenly, the carriage came to a halt, and there was even a loud noise around it. Li Zhen lifted the curtain of the carriage door and asked, "What's the matter, why did the carriage stop?" ”

The groom in the car said: "There are more than a dozen people standing on the street in front of them, and they are blocking the way and cannot cross for the time being. Wait a minute, I'll go see what's going on. ”

Li Zhen nodded and looked around.

In the position where the crowd stood, it was the gate of the county government of Shanghai County.

Seeing this situation, Li Zhen chuckled in his heart.

It is impossible for the people to run outside the county government to watch and stand, there is probably something going on. Before Li Zhen got out of the carriage, the groom had already run back and said briefly: "My lord, there is a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy lying on the road ahead, covered in injuries, and he was beaten by the county government's officials. It is said that the young man wanted to avenge his grievances, but the county order was not accepted. ”

Li Zhen asked in a deep voice: "When you drove to Daotai Mansion, didn't you encounter it when you passed through the county government?" ”

The groom shook his head and said, "No, it probably just happened." ”

Li Zhen pondered for a moment, turned his head to look at Gu Lina, and said, "Gu Lina, something happened to the county government, and I can't stand idly by." I'll deal with the boy's affairs, and you can go back to the concession directly. ”

Gu Lina hummed and nodded.

Li Zhen got out of the carriage, jumped off the wheel, and strode forward.

Walking to the young man's side, Li Zhen was also startled. The boy had fingerprints on his face, apparently slapped in the face, and his clothes were tattered, and there were marks of sticks on his arms.

Such scars are already quite serious.

Both mentally and physically.

Li Zhen helped the young man up and said, "Little brother, you are lying on the road blocking the way of others, get up first." Tell me what grievances you have, and I'll deal with it for you. ”

The young man showed a look of surprise, then shook his head, and said: "The county magistrate of the county government listened to my words, and they all said that I was talking nonsense, and let people beat me out with a stick, how can you try it?" ”

Li Zhen smiled: "I'll take you to the county office, what do you think?" ”

The young general asked suspiciously, "Are you really good?" ”

Li Zhen smiled: "It must be possible!" ”

Seeing that the young man still didn't believe it, Li Zhen said again: "There is nothing in Shanghai that I can't handle." Let's go, talk about things as you go, I'll call the shots for you. ”

A glimmer of hope rose in the young man's heart and said, "I believe in you." ”

ps: one of the three watches;