The first county magistrate in history

Chapter 128 Not Very Cool

Qin Zheng was not angry, but smiled and said: "You say!"

The old lady said: "Sir Qin, I know you are an honest official, but many honest officials eventually change as their status rises.

The first condition is that my son Tiezhu is not your death warrior, nor will he do anything illegal for you. You cannot force my son to do something he doesn't want to do!

Qin Zheng nodded without hesitation: "Godmother, you are absolutely right. I promise you!"

The old lady added, "Secondly, although we live under someone else's roof, we are free to come and go!"

Qin Zheng nodded: "It should be so!"

Xia Mo Ning was unhappy. Isn't it a waste of time to support you?

In that case, why did my master take you in?

Everyone has their own use, right?

Su Xiaoman looked at Qin Zheng. She knew that at the moment, Sun Tiezhu had no other skills except eating.

The master simply felt sorry for the mother and son.

This old lady's demands are really too high.

The old lady looked at Qin Zheng and asked, "How old are you, Lord Qin?"

Qin Zheng said: "Twenty-five!"

The old lady said, "If you accept me as your godmother, you must also accept Tiezhu as your sworn brother. Then, even after I'm gone, if you harbor any ill will towards my son, everyone in the world will criticize you!"

"Old lady, you're going too far!" Xia Mo Ning was furious and couldn't help herself.

Su Xiaoman was also unhappy: "Auntie, if you don't trust my master, then forget it!"

Sun Tiezhu looked at him without saying anything.

He knew there must be a reason why I was like this!

The old lady ignored everyone and just looked at Qin Zheng.

"Don't be rude!" Qin Zheng glared at Xia Mo Ning and Su Xiao Man. "All citizens of the world are one family. This request is not excessive!"

"Xiao Man, prepare the incense table. Today, Tie Zhu and I are brothers of the opposite sex!"

"Master!"

"grown ups!"

Xia Mo Ning and Su Xiao Man were very dissatisfied.

Qin Zheng urged: "Go quickly!"

He didn't think there was anything wrong with it. The old and young people, even the children in Hongtong County, were no different from their parents, siblings, and children, even if there was no real ceremony. The ceremony was just a formality.

He planned to accept Sun Tiezhu with a few people, so the formality didn't matter!

Su Xiaoman stomped her feet and went to make arrangements.

Soon, the incense table was set up.

Qin Zheng called out to Sun Tiezhu: "Tiezhu, come here."

Sun Tiezhu looked at his mother.

The old lady nodded expressionlessly.

Only then did Sun Tiezhu burn incense and kowtow with Qin Zheng.

The sworn vows are completed.

The two men kowtowed to the old lady again.

This is considered as acceptance.

At this time, the old lady said to Sun Tiezhu in an extremely serious tone: "Silly boy, although Qin Zheng is not your biological son, you both bow your heads to the ground. From today on, you are Qin Zheng's biological brother, and he is your biological elder brother.

There is no distinction between the elders and the subordinates between you, only the friendship of brothers. From now on, if your elder brother asks you to do anything and you feel it is unfair, you don't have to do it.

However, if your eldest brother's life is in danger, you must protect him even at the risk of your own life, because you are brothers!"

Xia Mo Ning and Su Xiao Man stared at the old lady blankly, and only then did they understand why the old lady was so harsh.

It turned out that this meant handing over the life of his own son to Qin Zheng.

No wonder!

The two men now looked at the old lady with admiration.

Only Qin Zheng seemed to be thinking about something!

"Yes, mother!" Sun Tiezhu bowed politely.

The old lady looked at Qin Zheng and said, "Godson, although you are my adopted son, I will not show favoritism. You are no different from my own son. If you make a mistake, I will punish you!"

Qin Zheng kowtowed: "Godmother, I just need a mother to take care of me and love me!"

Xia Mo Ning rolled her eyes. If I had known that adults wanted someone to take care of them and love them, I would have been able to do that too!

The old lady added, "My son is able to eat, so he will follow you and only need three meals a day. He doesn't need silver!"

Su Xiaoman almost fell to the ground. It was good enough that she didn’t ask for your meal money.

Qin Zheng was not polite: "Okay!"

The old lady smiled and said, "Everyone, get up!"

After Sun Tiezhu stood up, he grabbed Qin Zheng's arm and said, "Brother, my mother and I haven't had breakfast yet..."

Xia Mo Ning truly experienced what a glutton is!

All look silly!

The old lady didn't eat much and put down her chopsticks.

"Godmother, are you full? Eat some more?" Qin Zheng asked.

At this moment, Qin Zheng already knew that the old lady's name was Gu Yixiang.

"I'm full!" The old lady looked at Qin Zheng, then at her son who was eating quietly.

Then look at Xia Mo Ning, who was staring blankly with her mouth open, and Su Xiaoman, who was neither amused nor helpless.

"My son is a natural eater. I'm sorry to make you laugh at him!" the old lady suddenly said.

Xia Mo Ning's pretty face flushed, and she looked away: "Master, how much you eat depends on your body's needs. What's so funny about this? I'm just curious!"

The old lady looked at Xia Mo Ning and said, "Your Highness the Princess is sensible and knows right from wrong. She will surely be a wise ruler in the future!"

Now everyone in the world knows that the princess of the Daqian Dynasty is the crown prince and will ascend the throne in the future.

Being praised, Xia Mo frowned and smiled: "Master, how come Tiezhu is such a big eater? How come he looks so majestic?"

Su Xiaoman guessed: "Is it because Grandpa has a strong physique?"

The old lady smiled and shook her head: "His father's physique is about the same as Master Qin's."

Everyone was surprised.

The old lady didn't explain any further.

After breakfast, Qin Zheng helped the old lady back to her room.

"Godmother, I have to go to class soon. You can rest at home. If you have anything, just tell Xiaoman."

The old lady suddenly grabbed Qin Zheng's hand and said, "Godson, please sit down. I have something to tell you!"

Qin Zheng sat down.

The old lady looked into Qin Zheng's eyes and said softly, "I believe that you are sincere in taking us in, that you are sincere in accepting me as your godmother, and that you are even more sincere in accepting Tiezhu! You are a kind person, not hypocritical, and I... shouldn't have kept it from you!"

Qin Zheng was stunned: "What did my godmother hide from me?"

The old lady said, "Tiezhu is not my biological son. In fact, he is... Beichen Proton!"

"Beichen Proton?" Qin Zheng was shocked!

I thought, it’s broken!

No wonder the old lady insisted on recognizing him as her godparent!

I guess Zhang Shaoyong doesn’t know the truth either, otherwise he wouldn’t have hidden it from him.

Proton has a special identity and not many people know about it.

But how could Proton be a classmate of Zhang Shaoyong?

The old lady said, "In the battle that year, Beichen was defeated and he was taken hostage in his infancy. No one wanted to adopt him, fearing they would be implicated. They abandoned him on the street and left him to fend for himself.

Your godfather felt sorry for him, so he discussed it with me and took him in. At the time, many people made things difficult for him, demanding that anyone who adopted him could not have their own children. For this reason, your godfather and I didn't have our own children!

Qin Zheng was filled with awe, but in his heart...

"It's been more than 20 years, and the hostage hasn't returned to the court yet?" Qin Zheng regained his composure and asked.

The old lady sighed, "Beichen is in constant turmoil, the throne is changing hands, and his lineage has already declined. Who will care about him?"

Qin Zheng frowned, "Is Tiezhu aware of his own background?"

The old lady sighed, "I didn't want him to know, but some people with ulterior motives told him. Although this child seems naive, he has a lot on his mind. He tried to commit suicide several times just to avoid getting us into trouble. Now that he's grown up, he's finally figured it out."

Qin Zheng looked at Sun Tiezhu with admiration.

Asked: "What should we do next?"

The old lady looked at Qin Zheng and said, "Before, I didn't know what to do. I was always worried that after I died, my fool would be... Fortunately, God has eyes, and my fool met you."

Qin Zheng sighed and nodded: "Leave it to me. If it doesn't work, I will take him back to Hongtong County."

The old lady looked at Qin Zheng and didn't speak for a long time.

Qin Zheng asked, "Godmother, what's wrong?"

"I thought you would change your mind!" said the old lady.

Qin Zheng smiled bitterly, not disguising it: "Godmother, if this was before we became sworn brothers, I would refuse!"

The old lady sighed deeply, "Master Qin, I'm afraid you'll regret it, so I'm telling you this now. If you want to blame someone, blame your godmother!"

Qin Zheng also sighed: "I don't regret it so much, but I have changed my mind about my godmother. Although I can understand it, it's not very satisfying!"

The old lady blushed and said with a wry smile, "Master Qin is so frank, it's rare!"

Qin Zheng asked, "Godmother, do you have any other requests?"

If a person is plotting against you from the beginning, he must have an ulterior motive.

Qin Zheng was sure that the old lady had another condition.