If you don't go to the house, you are not a gentleman

The county magistrate returned to Ding'an County about three days after An Le returned home.

Frost, wind and cold.

The county magistrate stepped out of the carriage with a tired face, and as soon as he raised his eyes, he saw the man, the corners of his mouth were raised, and the red dress was eye-catching, bright and beautiful.

"What are you doing squatting in front of the house?"

An Le smiled slightly, "Nothing."

The county magistrate glanced at him and saw his red hands shrunk into his sleeves. The county magistrate slightly frowned and said, "Where's the hand stove I gave you earlier?"

An Le was taken aback for a moment, and replied honestly: "It's on the bedside."

The county magistrate sighed and said, "The hand stove is for warming your hands, not for viewing. What are you doing next to the bed?"

An Le followed the county magistrate, "I haven't used it before, I'm just not used to it."

The county magistrate said: "Come to the study."

An Le frowned secretly, touched the tea pot in his arms, "Yes."

There was a moment of silence along the way, and the county magistrate slowly said, "On the way back to Beijing, my official was attacked—"

An Le's eyes flashed, "Is your lord injured?"

The county magistrate said: "No."

An Le said: "It's a blessing."

The county magistrate stopped, turned his head and glanced at Anle, he stared into Anle's eyes, and said word by word: "But someone was seriously injured."

An Le's expression remained unchanged and he said, "Who?"

The county magistrate stared at him for a while, then turned his head and continued walking, "It's not someone important."

Looking at the back of the county magistrate, An Le secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

These days the county magistrate is not here, but someone comes to clean it every day, and it is still as clean and spotless as ever.

The county magistrate sat down, but he didn't order anyone to make tea, but said to An Le: "Make tea."

An Le asked in a daze, "My lord?"

"What's the matter?"

"I can't make tea."

The county magistrate closed his eyes tiredly, "It's okay."

Seeing the adult's sleepy face, An Le lowered her eyes and said softly, "Yes."

An Le glanced at the shelf where the tea cans were placed, and picked out a can.

The county magistrate closed his eyes and rested his mind, listening to An Le making tea, the fragrance of the tea gradually rose, and the county magistrate's straight back finally relaxed.

An Le didn't know much about tea, so she just sprinkled the tea leaves in boiling water and steeped for an unknown how long. When the aroma of the tea dissipated, An Le brewed a cup and brought it in front of the county magistrate.

"grown ups."

The magistrate closed his eyes and asked, "Tieguanyin?"

An Le blinked, "How does your lord know that I'm dating Tieguanyin?"

The magistrate opened his eyes and sat up straight. He took a sip of the tea in Anle's hand, and Anle waited for a while, but the magistrate was surprisingly not picky about the tea's fragrance dissipating or not brewing.

"It's like you can tell the difference between different wines with your eyes closed."

An Le praised: "My lord is really different."

The county magistrate raised his eyebrows and said, "Why did you say that?"

An Le said embarrassingly: "...I just want to flatter."

The county magistrate snorted, "Why do you want to soak Tieguanyin?" He remembered that he put Tieguanyin on the topmost and innermost layer.

An Le smiled, "Your Excellency looks tired, can't Tieguanyin just relieve fatigue?"

This time it was the county magistrate's turn to be stunned.

Faced with such an obvious flattery, the county magistrate didn't buy it, "What about the pot of tea you took from the official's study last time?"

The smile on An Le's face froze for a moment, "How did your lord know?"

The county magistrate curled his lips contemptuously, "Are you blind as an official?"

An Le gave a dry cough, took out two cans of tea from her pocket and placed them on the table.

The county magistrate raised his eyebrows and took a look.

An Le smiled and said, "It's still an adult."

"Take away one can, and return two cans? It's a good deal. When will you take away some of my writing brushes? I just want to get new ones."

An Le smiled dryly and remained silent.

The county magistrate picked up the two cans of tea leaves and asked in confusion, "Do you know how to choose tea leaves?"

An Le also simply said: "I don't know."

"Oh?"

"I asked the shopkeeper."

The county magistrate asked curiously, "How did you ask?"

"I asked which tea has a stronger tea aroma."

The county magistrate raised his eyebrows and said, "Why do you ask this?"

An Le said: "Don't adults like tea with strong tea fragrance?"

The county magistrate smiled, got up and put the two cans of tea on the shelf.

An Le's eyes followed the county magistrate all the time, and he wondered in his heart why the lord had asked him to come to the study, and it was time for the lord to get into the topic.

Not long after, the county magistrate really pondered and said: "Do you still remember those two thieves who stole my jade bracelet?"

An Le didn't expect the adults to mention this, he thought for a while and said, "I remember. They claimed that I was an accomplice, how could they not remember?"

"Oh? Why 'claim' instead of 'framed'?"

An Le restrained her smile and gradually frowned.

"What do you mean, my lord?"

The county magistrate looked at him, "What do you think I mean?"

An Le suddenly sighed, "Forget it, after all, it's not just a matter of time for adults to have doubts about me."

The county magistrate said indifferently: "I just feel that I know people and faces but don't know the heart."

An Le asked suspiciously, "Why did your lord say that?"

The county magistrate was silent and drank tea.

An Le rolled her eyes and said, "My lord, it really has nothing to do with them stealing the jade bracelet."

The magistrate gave a gracious, noncommittal, and then muttered: "That bracelet belongs to my mother—"

An Le was stunned for a moment, and asked softly, "The mother of the lord?"

"Gone."

An Le shut up.

The county magistrate said, "Why are you silent?"

An Le replied: "The grassroots overstepped."

The county magistrate smiled slightly, "Now you know you are a grassroots? Do you know Chao Yue?"

Anle pursed her lips.

"But at this time, the official hopes that you will go beyond."

"..." An Le was frightened.

Seeing An Le's bewildered face, the county magistrate asked with a smile, "Why are you wearing a red dress today?" He remembered that An Le always liked dark and elegant clothes.

An Le blinked and looked away, "...It's the Chinese New Year, so celebrate it!"

"..." If the county magistrate remembers correctly, the Chinese New Year is still far away.

An Le drank a cup of tea and left the study door after being prodded by the adults.

Walking in the backyard, An Le suddenly murmured, "Why is he looking for me?"

……

In the study room, the fragrance of tea has not dissipated yet, but the fifth cup is already in his hand.

The man in black leaned against the window frame and said, "Are you still doubting An Le?"

The county magistrate said unhurriedly: "I have to doubt."

The man in black shrugged.

The county magistrate continued: "He only said that the two men who stole the jade bracelet had nothing to do with him, and he didn't say that the others had nothing to do with him either."

The man in black asked suspiciously: "But those two guys didn't do anything else."

"Maybe."

"In that case, why are you still wondering?"

The county magistrate looked at Tieguanyin in his hand, "Let's keep an eye on him for a few more days."

The man in black had no choice but to respond: "Yes."

"I'm going to meet those two people tomorrow."

The man in black paused, looked at the adult and said, "But my lord, you need to rest well."

"No need."

"……Yes."

The county magistrate squeezed the center of his brows sleepily, "If you have nothing to do, step back."

But the man in black said: "Just now, my subordinates heard An Le complaining about running out of money."

"...What does it have to do with me?"

"Because he used all his money to buy tea for adults."

"..."

The man in black left after finishing speaking, and the county magistrate Liu was alone, immersed in the lingering tea fragrance and drowsy.