The next day, Xiao Quanzi followed Concubine Yu's words and went out of the palace to hand the letter to the messenger. After watching him leave the capital, he turned back. He originally wanted to return to the palace immediately, but when he was halfway there, he remembered that they had been waiting for him.
The children who were raised in the farmhouse bought some food and children's toys and went to the farmhouse.
It has been seven years since they kept the child without telling Concubine Yu. He and Dongmei named the child Baofu, hoping that he would have endless blessings after surviving the catastrophe.
The family's surname was Zhang, and they lived in a remote area. Xiao Quanzi hired a carriage and walked for nearly half an hour before arriving. When he got off the carriage, he saw a small figure sitting in front of the threshold. Mrs. Zhang stood beside him and sighed.
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Xiao Quanzi walked over and said, "Baofu, why are you sitting here? Isn't school not over yet at this time?"
Baofu lowered his head and said nothing. Zhang sighed and said: "Since the last fight with other students, this child has not gone to school for several days. No matter how hard I try to persuade him, he refuses to listen. Mr. Quan,
He listens to you the most, so you can help and persuade him."
Xiao Quanzi nodded, and after teaching her something, he knelt down and said, "Baofu, tell Uncle Quan why you don't want to go to school and you have to fight with others. You forgot what Uncle Quan taught you on weekdays."
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Hearing this, Baofu raised his face with bruises still on his face and asked, "Uncle Quan, where are my parents?"
Xiao Quanzi was startled and said: "Why do you ask this suddenly?"
Baofu's eyes were slightly red and he said: "My classmates in the academy all laughed at me for being a wild child without a father and a mother. Uncle Quan, tell me why you and Aunt Mei have been the only ones to visit me. Where are my parents? They
Where did you go and why did you leave me alone?"
Xiao Quanzi was silent for a moment and said: "Uncle Quan has told you before that they passed away when you were very young. He did not intend to abandon you. Because you were worried, you specifically entrusted them to me and Aunt Mei."
"Then where are their graves?" Faced with Baofu's relentless questioning, Xiao Quanzi didn't know how to answer. After a while, he said: "Uncle Quan doesn't know either. I'll take you there when I find them later."
Baofu clenched his little fist and said excitedly: "Uncle Quan, you are lying. If you really know my parents, how come you don't know where their graves are? They must not want me anymore, so they left me here."
Xiao Quanzi sighed and said, "Well, what if they really don't want you? You have me, Aunt Mei, and Uncle Zhang who treat you well. You are happier than many people."
Baofu blinked his eyes and burst into tears and said: "But I don't have parents, I... I don't want to go to the academy, and I don't want to go there anymore." As he said that, he threw away Xiao Quanzi's hand and ran away.
Mrs. Zhang came over and said, "Master Quan, look at him... what should he do?"
Xiao Quanzi comforted him: "It's okay. Give him some time and he will figure it out. I'll come over and give him some advice when I'm free in a few days."
"That's all we can do." Mrs. Zhang sighed, and then said: "By the way, some time ago, I saw the person from another village whom I told you about last time."
Xiao Quanzi's expression changed and he said, "Sister-in-law Zhang, are you talking about the person who asked you about Baofu's origins last time?"
Mrs. Zhang nodded repeatedly and said: "Yes, that's him. I didn't expect to see him again after so long. Mr. Quan, who is he? Why do you want to ask about Baofu's origins?"
"Sister-in-law Zhang, please don't ask about this matter, but..." Xiao Quanzi gritted his teeth and said: "You can't stay in this place any longer. When Brother Zhang comes back, I will discuss with him and find another place for you to live.
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"Ah? Change the place?" Ms. Zhang said in embarrassment: "We have lived here for decades. Where can we change? Let's forget it."
Xiao Quanzi advised: "Sister-in-law Zhang, I know this request is unreasonable, but if you continue to stay here, you and Baofu will be in danger, so you must leave."
Mrs. Zhang tentatively said: "Master Quan, what is the origin of you and Miss Mei, and Baofu, why would anyone come to inquire about him?" For so many years, she has been thinking about the identities of Xiao Quanzi and the two, but unfortunately she has never found out.
As a result, I don’t know what the relationship between Baofu and them is.
Xiao Quanzi shook his head and said: "It's better not to know some things. Anyway, Mrs. Zhang, just listen to my arrangements. As for the money, you don't have to worry, Dongmei and I will send it to you."
Mrs. Zhang was really unwilling, so she said, "Let's do this. When the old man comes back, you can discuss it again, whether you want to leave or not...it's best not to leave."
Xiao Quanzi sighed, and after waiting for Zhang Changgen to come back, he spoke to him again. Zhang Changgen was also reluctant, but he heard the seriousness in Xiao Quanzi's words, hesitated for a long time, and finally agreed, waiting for Xiao Quanzi
After finding a suitable place, they moved away.
After persuading the Zhangs and his wife, it was almost dusk, and Xiao Quanzi hurried back to the palace. Dongmei happened to be at the gate of Xianfu Palace waiting for the palace servants. When she saw Xiao Quanzi coming back, she said, "Why are you like this?"
It’s been a long time coming, the master is already impatient.”
Xiao Quanzi glanced around and said, "I'll tell you something later when I encounter something." After that, he left Dongmei with a blank look and walked in. He came back so late, so he would inevitably get a few blows.
Sentence, fortunately it doesn't matter.
That night, after serving Concubine Yu, Xiao Quanzi took Dongmei to a remote place and told her what happened at the Zhang couple's house today. Dongmei asked with a pale face: "Why that?"
The person is so haunted, do you know who sent him?"
Xiao Quanzi shook his head and said, "I don't know. We don't know anything about this person's identity. I'm wondering if he knows Baofu's identity?"
Dongmei became even more panicked after hearing this, clutching Xiao Quanzi's sleeves and said: "Then... what should we do now?"
"I have already asked Mrs. Zhang and the others to clean up their belongings. I originally wanted them to find another place to stay in the capital, but after thinking about it all the way, I always feel that it is not safe in the capital. It is better to stay away."
Dongmei nodded and added: "But if we are far away, we won't be able to see Baofu, and we don't know if he is doing well?"
Xiao Quanzi hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "It's better not to be able to see him than to watch something happen to him, don't you think? As for Brother Zhang and Sister Zhang, they have treated Baofu as if they were gone for the past seven years. I believe he won't treat him badly in the future."
Let's just send him some money on time."
Dongmei sighed and said: "That's true. Let's do everything according to your wishes. Later I will give you the money I saved during this period, and you will give it to Brother Zhang and Aunt Zhang. Poor
Baofu, I don’t know when I can see you again after this farewell.”
Xiao Quanzi patted Dongmei's shoulder and said, "Forget it, his safety is more important than anything else. Let's talk about the rest slowly."