When Magistrate Tang saw Mrs. Liu's agreement, he showed the contents of the box to Bai Shan and Man Bao.
Therefore, there are some benefits to letting them get involved. These two can always get things that are difficult for him to get.
Magistrate Tang smiled slightly and said: "If you have any questions after reading, you can ask me. You read slowly while I talk to the old lady."
Man Bao and Bai Shan watched them change places to talk, and they both looked down at the contents of the box.
Bai Shan first read his father's letter and then the confession, but he didn't see anything.
The two of them sat in the study and looked at the side room quietly, holding their chins and saying, "I don't know what they are talking about in there?"
Man Bao: "We agreed to be together, but they abandoned us again. Adults love to lie."
Bai Shan said: "Forget it, we will check it ourselves."
Man Bao pulled the contents of the box and asked, "I can't see anything anyway, how can I check it?"
She sighed and said, "I don't know where the things your father gave to my parents have gone."
Bai Shan paused for a moment, then reached out to look for Er Ji's confession. He looked at it carefully and asked Man Bao: "Do you know where this is?"
Man Bao came up to take a look, shook his head and said: "It doesn't look like the way we are going home from the county now. Your father escaped from Yizhou City, and my parents were driving home from Luojiang County. Ordinarily it would not be possible."
It’s only when we meet on the official road.”
"It's been more than ten years, and the road will always change," Bai Shan said, "ask your parents."
Man Bao thought it made sense, "I'll ask when I get back tonight."
"It's night now." Bai Shan looked at Man Bao.
Man Bao hesitated, "Are we really not going to listen to what they have to say?"
Bai Shan whispered: "Mama Liu is guarding the door."
Man Bao is disappointed.
Bai Shan then leaned into her ear and whispered: "Don't worry, I will pester my grandmother to ask after County Magistrate Tang goes to rest."
Man Bao then nodded.
Bai Shan stood up and said, "Let's go, I'll take you home."
It's almost Hai hour now, and the village, which was a little lively because everyone came back from the temple fair, has already quieted down, and most people in every household are sleeping.
Bai Shan was followed by Da Ji to send her back. After watching her enter the house, Bai Shan turned around and went home holding a lantern.
Most of the people in Lao Zhou's family were asleep. There was still movement in the rooms of Lao Zhoutou, Qian and Zhou Dalang. As soon as they heard the sound of the door opening and closing, Xiao Qian was the first to come out of the house and saw Man Bao coming back.
Then he breathed a sigh of relief, "I also said that if you don't come back, your elder brother will pick you up. How did you end up playing like this?"
Man Bao glanced at the lamp in her parents' room, and while walking towards it, she asked casually: "Sister-in-law, are your parents still asleep?"
"No..." Before he could finish his words, the lights in the main room went out, and Xiao Qian suddenly choked.
Man Bao also paused and his eyes widened.
Xiao Qian said quickly: "It's very late today. My parents are going hiking today. I'm afraid they're tired. Let's talk about it tomorrow."
Xiao Qian was about to send Manbao back to the house to go to bed. "The water is hot in the kitchen. I'll get you a basin and go over to wash up."
Man Bao turned around and went back to the house confused, wondering why her parents were avoiding her.
In the room, Mrs. Qian also looked at Lao Zhoutou speechlessly, and then asked after a while: "Why did you turn off the lights when you had nothing to do?"
Lao Zhoutou in the dark also looked annoyed and whispered: "Aren't I afraid that Man Bao will ask about the second child?"
"She knows everything she should know and everything she shouldn't know, so what is there to be afraid of?"
"Didn't we just know that the person who harmed the second child was such a big official? If she asked us, what would we say?" Lao Zhoutou held his head and said, "Where is the prince? He is a person like the sky."
Qian was silent for a while and said: "This matter has never been ours. The Bai family must investigate this matter. Can you still not let others investigate? This may be God's will."
She said: "Although the prince is big, there are always people who are bigger than the prince in the world. People as knowledgeable as the Bai family don't panic, so why should we panic?"
"That's right, there is a tall one holding up the sky when it falls," Lao Zhou hesitated and said, "Then do you think it's still too late for me to light up the lamp now?"
Qian lay directly on the bed, pulled up the quilt to cover herself, turned over and fell asleep, "Don't worry about it, let's talk about it tomorrow."
Lao Zhoutou fell asleep in confusion.
Because he had something on his mind, he didn't sleep well for most of the night, but Manbao fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow. Maybe it was because he received too much information at once yesterday, and his biological clock didn't work, and he didn't wake up until the sun rose.
As soon as Manbao woke up, she immediately got up, washed briefly, and then ran over to find her parents.
Everyone had eaten breakfast, and Xiao Qian set aside a portion for her. When he saw her, he waved to her, "Come over and have breakfast."
Man Bao ran over, looked around, and asked, "Where are dad and mom?"
"Mrs. Liu sent someone to ask for my parents. She said she wanted to ask her about some things in the field, so she came over."
Man Bao's eyes widened, "When did you go there?"
"I just left, I guess I just arrived now."
Man Bao turned around and ran away, but Xiao Qian couldn't catch him, so he quickly chased him out and asked, "You don't want to eat breakfast?"
"I won't eat anymore. I'm going to Shanbao's house to eat."
Zhou Zuilang said: "I even went to someone else's house to have breakfast. It's so rude."
Man Bao had already run away in a flash.
Bai Shan had been waiting for her for a long time. When he saw her running, he jumped up and asked, "Why are you so late? Did you ask me yesterday?"
"My parents fell asleep and we didn't have time. Does Magistrate Tang want to see my parents?"
"Yes, when he was having breakfast in the morning, he said he wanted to see your parents and wanted to ask them something, so grandma sent someone to invite them." Bai Shan looked at Man Bao up and down and asked, "You don't know how?
You just got up, haven’t you had breakfast yet?”
Manbao nodded.
Bai Shan sighed, turned around and grabbed a passing servant and said, "Go to the kitchen to get two bowls of meat porridge and take them directly to the study in the grandmother's courtyard."
The servant responded, turned around and went to the kitchen.
Bai Shan led her to the study room. Aunt Liu was guarding the door. She glanced at the two of them and let them in.
There were only four people in the room, Mrs. Liu, County Magistrate Tang, and Mr. Zhoutou and his wife. When they saw the two coming in together, everyone was used to it and said nothing.
Magistrate Tang continued to look back at Old Zhou, and said with a smile: "I invite Master Zhou to come over because I have something to ask you."
He considered it carefully and said: "Twelve years ago, if you were going from Yizhou City to Luojiang County, how many roads would pass by your Qili Village?"
Man Bao and Bai Shan stared at him. This seemed to be the question they wanted to ask, right?
Man Bao looked at Bai Shan and made eye contact. Have you told him?
Bai Shan shook his head, no, I didn't talk to him much all morning.
As soon as their eyes met, they turned back to look at Lao Zhoutou.