Time Traveling: The Man and Wife Heads the House

Seeing that Gu Xihe hurriedly blocked Zhang Chi, Chen Guihua became even more certain that she guessed that Zhang Chi was not Shuang'er, and he had no child in his stomach.She didn't know that it was Gu Xihe with the big belly, and his belly was real.Zhang Chi stopped her because he was afraid that she would hurt Gu Xihe and the child in his stomach.

Chen Guihua seemed to have grasped the last straw, pointing at Zhang Chi in front of her and shouting: "Zhang Chi is not Shuang'er at all, his stomach is fake! He can't have a child. Catcher Meng, you Catch him quickly!"

When she yelled, the onlookers started talking even more.Chen Guihua said that Zhang Chi is not Shuang'er not once or twice, and last time she insisted that he would not be pregnant, and Liu Zhenyao testified for him.And this time, her belly is so big, why doesn't she believe it?

However, Zhang Chi is her own son, so what she said may not be true.

Many people shook their heads, this Chen Guihua is too cruel!In any case, Zhang Chi is her son, and Gu Xihe has just met Yuan, if what she said is true, wouldn't both of them have to go to jail?

Zhang Chi listened to these discussions, and then looked at Chen Guihua's hysteria, and really didn't know what to say.Does Chen Guihua really hate him that much?

Zhang Chi, who was Gu Xihe, took a step forward, and said in a low voice, "Mother, are you really going to do this?"

Chen Guihua thought he was afraid and became more confident.Frowning, he sneered and said, "That's right, Gu Xihe, don't think that I'm afraid of you because you know Yuan! There are laws in the daimyo dynasty!"

She turned to Meng Gang again and said, "Captain Meng, what I said is true! If you don't arrest them, I'll go to the county magistrate and sue you for favoritism! You must have taken advantage of their Gu family!"

Meng Gang also had a headache, he took a step forward, and said to Gu Xihe, "Young Master Gu, this is the end of the matter, please come with me with your wife."

Gu Xihe clasped his fists together, "It's okay. Only by letting her see the truth can she completely give up."

He walked up to Zhang Chi and said in a low voice, "Brother Chi, can you?"

Zhang Chi nodded.

Gu Xihe supported Zhang Chi and took two steps, then turned to look at Chen Guihua, "Does the plaintiff also want to meet the official together?"

"of course."

As soon as Meng Gang moved his eyes, a yamen servant walked up to Chen Guihua and said, "Let's go! Go to the county yamen!"

Chen Guihua was not afraid, she patted the dust off her body, and followed the yamen servant with her head held high.Zhang Qing had no choice but to follow.

The new county magistrate's surname is Gao, and his name is Gao Ping.Just like his name, unremarkable.But he has a lot of tenacity. He passed the imperial examination several times and failed repeatedly. It was not until he was in his 40s that he won the Juren. It took another three years before he won the second class and was released as a county magistrate. .

He himself has been taking the exam for almost his whole life, and I don't know how much work he has put in, so he has all kinds of feelings of envy, jealousy and hatred for people who have achieved results at a young age.

He considers himself a hardworking person, and has always boasted that he is a late bloomer.Therefore, even though he became a county magistrate when he was very old, he was not discouraged. Instead, he was full of enthusiasm and wanted to make a career.

It's just that Gucheng County is a small county, and Gucheng Town, where the county seat is located, is very peaceful under the governance of the previous county magistrate Jiang Lingzhi. He has been here for a month or two, and the drum at the gate of the county government has not sounded once.

He was very depressed. If this continues, how can he show his strengths and become a good official who is admired by the whole people and whose name will go down in history?

His wife, Mrs. Lin, persuaded him, "My lord, people burn incense and pray for Buddha, but they can't get peace. Why are you still worried? At your age..."

Gao Ping was the most annoying when people used his age to talk about things, so he snorted coldly, "What do you women know?"

Lin has been with him for so many years, so she naturally understands his temper, knowing that what he says is useless, but he can't help it.Rolling his eyes, he went to the back room.

Gao Ping was agitated for a while, and ordered: "Yingnian, prepare the sedan chair and go to the county government office."

Yingnian bowed and said, "My lord, I'm going to have a bath today."

Gao Ping just glanced at him and went out the door.

Yingnian wiped the sweat off his brow, and hurriedly ordered to go down to prepare the sedan chair to go to the county government office.

As soon as the sedan chair entered the yamen, the sound of "bang bang bang" was heard from the Mingyuan Drum.

Gao Ping immediately became excited. This was the first time he heard the sound of drums since he took office.

"Yingnian, hurry up, get promoted!"

Gao Ping looked at the people standing in the hall, there were young people, old people, men, women, and even a pair with a big belly.A large crowd of onlookers surrounded the door.

He slapped the gavel and shouted: "Who is calling for injustice? Is there a complaint?"

Chen Guihua knelt down on the ground with a "plop", and wailed, "My lord, you have to decide for me!"

"Oh? What's wrong with you? Feel free to tell me. Wait a minute," Gao Ping looked at the others, "Why don't you kneel down?"

Gu Xihe bowed to the hall and said loudly: "Student Gu Xihe is this year's Xie Yuan. This Zhang Chi is my wife and is pregnant with Liujia. My father, Gu Zuocheng, is over sixty years old. .According to the law of daimyo, you don't have to kneel."

What Gu Xihe said was reasonable, and Gao Ping had no choice.It's just that when he saw that Gu Xihe was Xie Yuan at such a young age, his eyes suddenly became severe.

Is it true that such a young man with such a good-looking appearance can still be admitted to Xie Yuan?

He turned to look at Yingnian, who leaned into his ear and whispered, "I've heard of this Gu Xihe's name, and it's indeed Jie Yuan this year. He's also the owner of the Mingxiang Tea House in the town. Gu Zuocheng's second son."

Gao Ping nodded to show that he understood, and motioned to Chen Guihua, "Plaintiff, keep talking!"

Chen Guihua raised her head and said loudly, "My lord, the woman's name is Chen Guihua, she is Zhang Chi's mother, and Gu Xihe's mother-in-law. Three years ago, Zhang Chi was greedy for the bride price from the Gu family, and insisted that the woman treat him as a betrothal." Shuang'er married Gu Xihe. Originally thought that his son's life would be easy, he could take care of me and help the family, so the woman agreed. Who knows, after he and Gu Xihe got married, he didn't care about me, and even started to fight Beating and scolding. Therefore, the women had to sue the county magistrate. One is to sue him for being unfilial, and the other is to sue him for pretending to be a twin son to cheat the marriage, and Gu Xihe is guilty of covering up."

Chen Guihua still used the same rhetoric, but she was more open-minded.

Zhang Chi looked at her with pity and doubts in his heart, why did she dislike him so much?

Gao Ping stroked his chin and looked at Zhang Chi. Although he had a big belly, he was slender and handsome, not as bloated as other pregnant women.Looking at the height of his belly bulge, it must be six or seven months.Doesn't it look fake?

He patted the table, "Chen Guihua, do you have evidence to prove that Zhang Chi is not Shuang'er?"

Chen Guihua said: "My lord, the woman is his own mother. Naturally, the woman knows whether he is a twin son or not."

Gao Ping thought, what she said made sense.

"Zhang Chi, what do you have to say?"

Zhang Chi cupped his hands and said: "Master, she is indeed my mother. But she may not know whether I am Shuang'er or not."

Gao Ping patted the table again, "She is your mother, how could she not know?"

Gu Xihe took two steps forward, and said calmly, "My lord, you know that Zhang Chi is pregnant, and you knock on the table so loudly, it would be bad to scare the child in his stomach. What if he gets hurt?" If there is a scare, if there is any accident..."

"you!"

Gao Ping raised his hand again angrily, but he didn't drop it. It turned out that Yingnian had grabbed it.

Yingnian took the gavel out of his hand and whispered in his ear: "My lord, what Gu Xihe said is right. Do you remember that Mr. Chen in Cheng'an, because a pregnant woman was imprisoned and she gave birth prematurely, Did you lose all your black hats?"

Gao Ping put down his hand resentfully, and said in a deep voice: "Okay, then tell me, why would a mother not know if her child is Shuang'er?"

Gu Xihe smiled lightly and said, "My lord, you are a man, at what age did you start sleeping by yourself?"

"Six years old."

After Gao Ping answered subconsciously, he said in amazement, "Why are you asking this?"

Gu Xihe asked again: "My lord, let me ask you again, from what age do you start to bathe and change clothes by yourself? My lord, this question is very important."

Although Gao Ping was reluctant, he still replied, "It's also six years old."

"Thank you, sir, for being able to answer the students' questions." Gu Xihe said, "My lord is a scholar and has read a lot of books. Naturally, I know that there are three kinds of people in our names, men, women, and Shuang'er, and Shuang'er is divided into Ming Shuang and Shuang'er. Dark double."

Gao Ping was stunned, "You mean Zhang Chi is a dark double?"

"That's right. On the surface, An Shuang is the same as a man. At least it was difficult to distinguish when he was a child. Zhang Chi slept and bathed by himself before he was six years old. When he grows up, men and women are different, and Chen Guihua naturally does not." Chance to tell if he's a man or a woman."

Gao Ping nodded, "What you said makes sense."

Chen Guihua suddenly said, "My lord, don't tell Zhang Chi to lie. I'm sure he doesn't have a child in his stomach. It's a fake!"

"Is it fake?" Seeing that Chen Guihua was so sure, Gao Ping felt a little suspicious again, "Zhang Chi, I want Po Wen to test your stomach, can you agree?"

Gu Zuocheng snorted coldly, "My lord, this is an insult to my Gu family. No matter what Gu Xihe says, he is also Xie Yuan. You don't believe him!"

Gao Ping hesitated, and what Gu Zuocheng said was right, Gu Xihe fell in love with Yuan at such a young age, and he might be in high school in the next exam, so I can't offend him.

Chen Guihua saw that he didn't give an order, and snorted coldly: "My lord, are you afraid? Do you want officials to protect each other?"

Hearing Chen Guihua's words, Gao Ping suddenly came to his senses, he wanted to be an upright official, the relatives of the emperor broke the law and committed the same crime as the common people, let alone a little Xie Yuan?

He was about to pat the table when he realized that the gavel in his hand was gone.

He slapped the table bitterly, and raised his voice, "Zhang Chi, do you dare to ask Mrs. Wen to check?"

Zhang Chi said coldly: "I don't know how the adults will check? Are you going to take off all your clothes?"

Gao Ping nodded, "Of course."

Seeing that both Gu Xihe and Zhang Chi's expressions changed, Yingnian quickly said, "No, no, Po Wen just needs to touch her stomach."

Zhang Chi's face softened slightly, "Yes."

Gao Ping glanced at Yingnian, and Yingnian quickly whispered: "My lord, it won't affect the effect if you don't take off your clothes."

Gao Ping hummed, and said, "Chuan Wen Po!"

Soon, a woman in a maroon dress came to the hall.Hearing that Zhang Chi was going to be examined, he agreed, and walked around Zhang Chi's side.

Wen Po is over 50 years old, looked at Zhang Chi with a smile in her eyes, nodded and said: "This little brother is so handsome, he looks like a pair at first glance! Don't be nervous, my mother-in-law Bitao has touched so many pairs, and I don't know how to touch them." Incorrect."

After speaking, he reached out and touched Zhang Chi's stomach.

Zhang Chi subconsciously took two steps back and stopped again.

He lowered his head, trying to relax himself.

Bi Tao is very short, squatting halfway in front of Zhang Chi, putting her hands on his stomach, exerting a little force.

Everyone in the lobby saw Zhang Chi's belly, a semicircular bulge, which looked a little hard.

After a while, Bi Tao withdrew her hand.

She gave Gao Ping a blessing, and said: "My lord, this twin is indeed pregnant, and it has been seven months."

Gao Ping waved her to go down, then looked at Chen Guihua, "Chen Guihua, you saw it and heard it. Zhang Chi's stomach is real. What do you have to say?"

Chen Guihua was a little dazed, she didn't understand, could it be that she was really wrong, Zhang Chi is really Shuang'er?

However, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zhang Chi let someone touch his stomach without being nervous.Even she can tell that the belly is not fake.

She stared at Zhang Chi, trying to see that something was wrong, but except for his slightly thinner face, there was nothing unusual about him.

When Gao Ping asked, she suddenly trembled and fell to the ground.

"My lord, there is nothing a woman can do! The woman is old and sick all over, so she can only rely on her two sons to take care of her. The youngest son takes care of me at home, can't do the work, and the family can't open the pot. I hope the adults will make the decision. , ask Zhang Chi to give some money. My lord, although he said that Shuang'er will not take care of the elderly, he can't just watch our mother and I starve to death, can he?"

Gao Ping looked at Zhang Chi, "Zhang Chi, what do you say?"

Gu Xihe bowed and said, "My lord, it's not that Zhang Chi doesn't care about his mother, but has an agreement with her. The agreement is kept in my teahouse."

"Yingnian, send someone to fetch it."

"Yes."

Chen Guihua's expression changed, but she quickly calmed down.

"My lord, that agreement is not what I want to sign!"

"What do you mean by that?"

"My lord, the housewife is already old, her eyesight is not good, and she can't read. She doesn't even know what is written in the agreement. It was Zhang Chi and Gu Xihefei who forced me to write it."

"Gu Xihe, is that so?"

"Of course not. There are several villagers' signatures on the agreement, and they can all testify to me that Chen Guihua fully understands the contents of the agreement."

"What's in the agreement?"

Gu Xihe gave a general account, and the person who went to pick up the agreement also came back.

Gao Ping quickly read it, slapped the table, and said angrily: "Chen Guihua, the money Zhang Chi gave you is clearly written in this agreement, and there are so many witnesses. You old woman is talking nonsense and falsely accusing him of not being a Shuang'er." , what should you do?"