Xu Chunjun did not sleep very peacefully during her illness. She had a fever and aches all over her body.
It was suddenly hot, and the sound of footsteps outside woke her up.
The footsteps were hurried and chaotic, and Xu Chunjun knew something was wrong as soon as he heard it.
Then I heard Zi Ling scolding me in a low voice: "It's so late at night, what are you doing?"
A man's voice said: "Something happened to me, otherwise I wouldn't dare to disturb my grandma."
Xu Chunjun heard that it was Sikandar speaking.
She was about to get up, but her whole body felt weak and she couldn't muster the strength, so she shouted: "Who is outside?"
Ah Li hurriedly responded and said, "I'm here, grandma."
Xu Chunjun said: "Light the lamp and help me get up and put on my clothes."
At this time, Lu Shen and A Li also walked into the inner room, helping Xu Chunjun up together and dressing her.
Zi Ling came in later and felt very uncomfortable seeing Xu Chunjun barely holding on.
Xu Chunjun asked her: "What happened?"
Zi Ling said: "Xiao Shun, who was following the uncle, just came back and said that the uncle had someone kidnapped him on the road outside the city."
Xu Chunjun said: "Call the housekeeper and Xiao Shun in! Let me ask."
"Girl is sick now, why don't you just lie down! I asked them to answer at the door outside." Zi Ling said when she saw that Xu Chunjun was really ill and uncomfortable.
Xu Chunjun shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter, just ask them to come in!" She was helped down to the ground, her feet felt like stepping on cotton, and she sat on the chair with some difficulty.
Sikanda and Xiaoshun then walked in and wanted to say hello.
Xu Chunjun said: "No need to do it! Let's talk about it quickly."
Xiao Shun wiped away tears and said: "To tell you back to grandma, I have been accompanying the uncle at Qingyun Villa these days. Today it was dark, so Butler Si went to find him and persuaded the uncle to go home.
The old man refused to reply at first, but after eating and playing cards for a few times, he suddenly said that he wanted to go home. The young man led the horse out and walked for five or six miles. The old man said that he wanted to relieve himself and asked the young man to go home.
Look at the horse.
But after waiting for a long time, the uncle did not come back, so the young man went to look for him, but he was missing. After searching for a long time, he only saw a letter under a stone. When he opened it, it turned out to be that the uncle had been kidnapped by someone who didn't know what God was doing.
It’s gone.”
He said handing over the letter.
Zi Ling opened the letter, and Xu Chunjun looked at it with her hand. All she saw was written above: "Brothers are desperate, so let's lend it to Uncle Zheng. Prepare a hundred thousand silver notes, and don't alert the government, otherwise Uncle Zheng's life will be in danger."
There was no beginning or signature on the letter, and the handwriting was sloppy.
Xu Chunjun looked at it and asked Xiao Shun: "Have you had any disputes with anyone in the villa these days?"
Xiao Shun thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "No, I just had a few words with someone at the card table today, but they usually know each other, and they do this occasionally, so it won't lead to kidnapping."
Xu Chunjun asked again: "When you came out, was there anyone following you? Or was there anyone else on the road at that time?"
Xiao Shun shook his head and said: "I didn't see it, there was no one on the road at that time."
After hearing this, Xu Chunjun was silent for a while, and then said: "If these people are asking for money, I am probably safe now. It won't be long before they send us another letter telling us where to pay."
Zi Ling said: "Girl is sick now, and it's such a big deal, why not invite the concubines from the Lu family? There are also several gentlemen from our family. We have many people and it is easy to discuss, so we can help the girl make an idea.
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Xu Chunjun shook his head and said: "It's better to forget about the noise and noise in the middle of the night. If we want to invite the elders, we have to wait until dawn. These people will definitely give us time to raise money, so we won't push too hard."
Xiao Shun'er knelt down and begged: "Grandma, please save me! He has you in his heart."
Xu Chunjun coughed and said, "No matter how he treats me, I will save him. Get up!"
Then he said to everyone: "Don't tell anyone about the kidnapping of the uncle, lest someone take advantage of it. Besides, our bank has just been opened a few days ago, and the business will inevitably be affected when the news spreads. Tell all the servants who know about it and let them
Don't let the news leak out, otherwise you will be kicked out after enough beatings!"
Everyone hurriedly agreed.
Xu Chunjun said to Sikanda again: "The accountant will come tomorrow. Let him see how much silver is left in the account and prepare it to be exchanged for one hundred thousand taels of silver notes."
Sikandar replied: "I will take care of it when Mr. Zuo comes tomorrow."
Xu Chunjun added: "Although we can't report to the official, we can't just sit back and wait for death. When the city gate opens, we will ask Xiao Shun to take Uncle Hua and the others to the place where the uncle was kidnapped, and then check carefully to see if we can find anything.
clue."
Xiao Shun quickly agreed after hearing this.
After Xu Chunjun said this, he was out of breath.
Ziling supported her distressedly and said to Sikanda and Xiaoshun: "You two go down first! I'll call you if anything happens."
Then he and Lvchun helped Xu Chunjun up and took her to bed.
Xu Chunjun was sweating profusely and his clothes were soaked.
Lvyan felt sorry for her girl and couldn't help complaining: "My uncle, it's true! You know that Chengri's family is fooling around outside. Otherwise, could this happen? But now that the girl is so sick, she still has to worry about him! Damn these things
The same goes for thieves. It’s not good to kidnap anyone but him! These thieves will cut off their descendants and endure a thousand cuts!”
Zi Ling also blamed Zheng Wuji in her heart, but Xu Chunjun was already very uncomfortable at this time, so what's the use of talking about it?
So he said: "Girl, you are sweating. Please bring a clean middle coat to change into!"
A Li quickly went to the closet to get a suit, and Zi Ling personally put it on for Xu Chunjun.
He also served her to drink half a bowl of warm water, and then gently covered her with a quilt.
Xu Chunjun said: "You all go down! It's still early before dawn, and this matter can't be solved in three to five days. We must take advantage of the opportunity to recharge our batteries and not wear down our bodies."
She knew that the stakes were high, but the more serious the matter, the more she had to be calm and composed, otherwise one mistake would lead to the loss of everything.
After Xu Chunjun lay down, he slept for two more times.
Ziling cooked rock sugar bird's nest porridge and brought it over and let her drink a bowl.
After another half an hour, she was asked to take the cooked medicine.
After taking the medicine, it was daybreak.
Xu Chunjun felt more at ease and asked Lvchun to bring breakfast over.
Everything she eats now tastes like crap, but she still has to force herself to eat.
As soon as she finished half a bowl of porridge, Sikanda came over with a letter in her hand, handed it to Zi Ling and said: "My mother Zhu found this in the vegetable basket when she came back from shopping this morning. I don't know who stuffed it."
of."
Zi Ling brought it in and showed it to Xu Chunjun. It read: "The one hundred thousand silver notes are ready and will be delivered to Confucius Bridge in three days."
"This Confucius Bridge is in a busy city," Zi Ling wondered, "Why did they choose this place to pay? Aren't they afraid of being held down?"
"This is definitely not the final place to meet." Xu Chunjun said, "Let's wait three days!"
