coobybook Chapter 298: Words
Chapter 298: Words
The little black cat waited for a while, and when it heard no more conversation in the room, it looked for its grandfather in the huge Beiyamen.
However, it clearly smelled a trace of their remaining breath, but it could not find where they were imprisoned. "Humans! They must have dug out the underground to hide people."
While it continued to search desperately, Shen Changsui had already led Shen Cungeng out of the door.
"Fourth uncle, Captain Zhao doesn't have to see you again?" Geng Ge'er turned around to look at the vermilion lacquered gate. He had been standing in the corridor behind the screen wall for a long time without even a chance to visit.
Shen Changsui motioned him to follow and not speak. After they had walked a few steps, they saw Shen Xiaoye pushing her husband towards them from a distance.
"Sir, the autumn wind is blowing nicely, why bother you to come here?" Shen Changsui hurriedly stepped forward and took over from his niece to push his teacher.
Mr. Pan only asked: "Have you seen your father and brother?"
"No." Shen Changsui was a little depressed.
When he entered the Gongwei Division Yamen, he felt bound by invisible rules. Guard Xia, who helped him find Captain Zhao, was even reprimanded.
Soon after, he was summoned by the commander-in-chief who was favored by the emperor, and he talked to him for a long time in a confusing manner.
Up to now, apart from analyzing that the other party wanted to use the smuggling of salt to bring down a certain minister, he couldn't see anything else.
"Sir, I have been in Beijing recently..." Shen Changsui's words were stopped by Mr. Pan raising his hand. The two masters and apprentices walked in silence without saying anything.
The two little ones behind them kept looking back.
Shen Cungeng said: "Nothing has been accomplished. It's different from the county government office. No one will respond if you try to talk to someone.
I don’t know what happened to my grandfather and father.”
"It'll be fine." Shen Xiaoye said meaninglessly. Never mind. Little Black Cat knew the way. She retracted her gaze and said, "We must not act rashly inside. Everything is under the table.
By the way, when I get home, I will say that I have seen my grandpa and uncle, and they are both fine. "
"You..." Shen Cungeng froze for a moment. He didn't even look back and asked anxiously, "Is there something wrong with grandma and mom?"
"It's okay, worry is inevitable.
We will unify our statements with the master and uncle later." As soon as Shen Xiaoye finished speaking, Shicun came running over like the wind.
He panted heavily and whispered close to the wheelchair, "Master, I just ran into Doctor Bao's son. He said Doctor Bao didn't come home last night. When I went to the Ministry of Revenue to deliver a change of clothes this morning, I found out that his master had been imprisoned."
Mr. Pan's expression tensed: "Where are the people?"
Shicun: "Mr. Bao has gone home to get the money for the bribe."
Mr. Pan frowned: "I mean where are they being held?"
"Dali Temple." Shicun had been traveling for two days and two nights, and his mind was a little stuck for a moment.
Mr. Pan immediately ordered: "Have a mule cart and go to the Dali Temple. Sui Ge'er, go back and see your mother first." As long as he is not taken to the Censorate, it will be fine. Otherwise, there is no guarantee that he will die suddenly during interrogation.
What an eventful time!
Shen Changsui had a very good impression of Doctor Bao, and his family was able to obtain a certificate from the Honglu Temple to enter the Huitong Hall to sell cloth, which was also due to his help in the matchmaking.
He said, “Sir, I will go with you.
After all, the student has achieved success, and he is your personal disciple, so it is more convenient for me to run errands than Shicun. "Xiao Ye's coming here shows that his family has no problems.
Mr. Pan thought about it for a moment and agreed.
The two kids at the back only heard a few words from Doctor Bao at first. Then, their fourth uncle was going to the Dali Temple again and didn’t allow them to follow him.
“Xiao Ye, don’t move the token anymore, and don’t go looking for their people, but you can go and see Master Lin and ask for an appointment for a meeting.
Noon is best." Shen Changsui gave her his token before getting on the bus.
Shen Xiaoye nodded, didn't ask any more questions, and stepped on her cousin's toes to stop him from saying anything more.
The Dali Temple was located in Fucaifang, Xicheng District, which was quite far away from here. The two siblings watched the mule cart go away at the entrance of the alley. They did not dare to delay on the street and quickly returned to the Pan family.
Lin caught the two men and questioned them in detail. Shen Xiaoye was responsible for editing and said that someone had asked someone to allow only the fourth uncle to visit, but he also spoke a few words with his grandparents and uncle.
The two of them are currently safe and are cooperating with Captain Zhao's investigation. They will be able to return home once the suspicion is cleared after the former magistrate of Naqiu County acts as a guarantor.
The fourth uncle went to inquire where the county magistrate was now transferred and when the guarantee document could be delivered.
Lin was half-believing and half-doubting: "Just a false accusation, why do you have to investigate us several times?"
"Grandma, whenever those people search for something, they would like to dig nine feet into the ground." Shen Xiaoye's story was not smooth. It was only after her aunt told her the whole story that she provided her with a few key points.
Shen Cungeng on the side just nodded repeatedly without saying a word. His strange behavior had attracted the attention of his mother Huang without him realizing it.
Mr. Pan’s wife, Mi, also said, “That’s the case, elder sister. Eat first, and I’ll tell you the details when my master and Sui Ge’er come back.
The two children traveled all night and needed some hot food to get some sleep."
Only then did Mrs. Lin notice that both children looked listless, so she immediately took them to eat.
Aunt Huang bowed slightly to Mi, thanking her for persuading her mother-in-law to eat.
No matter how well Shen Xiaoye made up her story, she couldn't scare her aunt. After dinner, she was called aside and couldn't stand the pressure and confessed the truth.
Huang tapped her forehead and said, "You may mean well but end up doing bad things.
Grandma is not confused. She will be even more worried when she wakes up and comes to her senses."
"I've already said it." Shen Xiaoye's measure was also a temporary solution. Her goal was to get her grandmother to eat and sleep, and she took the opportunity to offer her a cup of "calming" tea with added ingredients.
"The recipe for the calming tea belongs to Taoist priest Hengxi. Grandma can sleep until mid-afternoon." By then, my fourth uncle had already returned.
Huang sighed, "We can't live here forever, but we also want to be close to the North Yamen.
"What a bastard! Sui Ge'er's admission documents have been sent home. With this sudden incident, can he still enter the Imperial College?"
Shen Xiaoye couldn't say for sure, but the nearby house was not vacated by Old Hanlin yet, so she had to suggest: "Why don't we move to Lu Guan's place? We still have some goods in stock."
"They are all other people's homes." Huang thought about it, and was worried that if she moved too close, her mother-in-law would suddenly go to the Northern Yamen, so she said, "Wait until Sui Ge'er comes back and grandma wakes up, then we'll move to Juxianfang."
"Okay." Anyway, after Manager Dai leaves, Brother Erniu and Zhuangzhuang will clean up the house.
Shen Xiaoye took the opportunity to say: "I'm going over there to buy some things now, and I won't be back until noon."
"Let Gengge'er go with you." Huang had the baby in her hand and couldn't let it go.
Fu Ge'er kept reaching out to grab his sister and wanted her to hug him, but Shen Xiaoye was worried that the dust on her body had not been washed off, so she didn't hug him.
When she left cruelly, the baby cried loudly.
"Xiao Ye, are you going to look for your fourth uncle?" Shen Cungeng wanted to drive away, but she wouldn't let him, so they turned around as soon as they reached the street.
Shen Xiaoye said: "Go find Master Lin, he must be on duty right now."
"Stop!" Shen Cungeng looked far away worriedly, and suddenly he saw a person. The other person must know the truth about his grandfather and father at the moment.