When Gu Chengyu heard this, he felt that his previous life was very peaceful, and there was nothing suspicious about it. From this point of view, if there is something wrong, it should be why they came to the capital. This matter is of vital importance.

"Tell me about their coming to the capital in detail." Gu Chengyu soaked his body in the hot water and felt very comfortable.

His hair is long and he usually washes it with homemade soap and changes the water after washing it.

The wooden bucket for bathing is also specially made, with a wooden stopper underneath, so you don't have to carry water after taking a bath, which saves you a lot of trouble.

"There is something strange about this. They have been in the capital for more than half a month, but their purpose is unknown. If they really just came to find the eldest granddaughter, I think it is impossible. Their family is not well off, and those who got on the boat

I don’t know if I can afford the money. But they came to the capital by boat and still had money left to stay in an inn.”

Gu Chengyu thought about it in his heart. Although his family was poor, he couldn't just say that he had lost all the money for the boat trip. Maybe he had saved it over the years.

However, it is farther from Yingnan Prefecture to the capital than from Jingyuan Prefecture to the capital, and it costs at least about ten taels of silver per person.

Children are counted in the same way as adults. A seven-year-old will receive six or seven taels. Based on this calculation, Gu Changbai and the others will have to spend thirty or forty taels to take the boat.

How can a poor farmer have so much savings? Even if he had it, he might not be willing to spend it on a boat ride.

Besides, there is no need to drag the whole family to the capital to find the granddaughter who was sold. What can the little girl do if she is brought here? It will only be a drag.

And it would be even more unbelievable if he brought his second wife with him.

"Not to mention, before they came, a big event happened at home. The younger son of the eldest son of the second old man was said to have an emergency, and he died in just one night. He was buried in a hurry overnight, and even the villagers

The neighbors were very surprised, they had seen this little baby playing in the village a while ago!"

Gu Chengyu felt very suspicious after hearing what Ming Mo said. What kind of emergency was it that he went to hospital so quickly?

"Go on!" Gu Chengyu put aside this doubt for the time being and planned to analyze it carefully later.

"It's true that the magistrate of Yingnan Prefecture caught Pai Huazi on the day when the baby got an emergency. The second old man took his family all the way to the capital to look for him the day after the baby got an emergency.

The kiss is here."

"I had people follow my second uncle before, but did I see them going to meet anyone special?"

When Gu Chengyu heard this, he felt that there were several suspicious things in it.

"Sir! Not yet!" Ming Mo answered respectfully.

Gu Chengyu felt that the water was a little cold, so he had to get out of the water. While wiping the water drops on his body, he thought about the weirdness of this matter.

"Has anyone in the neighborhood seen the child's body?"

He suddenly thought of the dead child. If a child died young, most people would be extremely sad. No matter how long they kept the body, there was no reason to bury it overnight.

Of course, unless there is an infectious disease, then the person will be buried in a hurry.

"The biography of Fei Ge didn't write in such detail. It just said that the neighbors didn't know about it."

Ming Mo saw that Gu Chengyu was wearing a white undershirt and a robe draped over his shoulders. He quickly stepped forward to take the towel and wiped Gu Chengyu's hair.

"So, it's very possible that I haven't seen it before."

Gu Chengyu analyzed this while connecting these doubts in his mind.

He needs to make the next step, and the people in Yingnan Mansion are still waiting for his instructions.

First, the little baby died in a strange way. It was said that he had an emergency, and he was buried in the middle of the night without being seen by the neighbors.

Since the neighbors were very surprised when they found out, it means that they didn't hear any noise from the second uncle's house the night before, such as crying. The baby was gone, so he couldn't be sad, right?

Secondly, the time when the prefect took the opportunity to take pictures of the flower was very coincidental. It happened on the same day as the death of the little baby. Such a coincidence cannot help but make people think of it.

Third, when Gu Changbai came to the capital to look for his granddaughter, why did he bring his granddaughter and his second wife with him? Wouldn't it be better to entrust these two people to the care of his second son?

If the above doubtful points are connected in series, we can figure out the hidden meaning.

After sending Mingmo back to rest, he lay on the bed and thought about it again and again.

The only possibility that I can think of is that there is someone behind Gu Changbai, and that person is quite cautious in doing things.

This has been a game since catching Paihuazi, and the ultimate goal is to give Gu Changbai and the others a legitimate reason to come to the capital.

So why did you come to the capital? Of course it was for him. Among the Gu family, he was the only one who served as an official in the court.

The other tribesmen are not even merchants, so there is no need to make any calculations.

It's not that he is self-righteous. Now that Gu Changbai has come to the door, the goal is obvious.

Gu Chengyu suddenly sat up when he thought of this. Could it be that the child was kidnapped by the people behind Gu Changbai? In order to threaten Gu Changbai and the others and make them be more obedient.

Otherwise, it would not be possible to explain that Gu Changbai and the others were still so destitute and poor after they came to the capital.

In order to let Gu Changbai get close to him, those people didn't give Gu Changbai any money. They were probably planning to live in his house!

Because when Gu Changbai came to visit him for the first time, he said he wanted to live in his house.

Gu Chengyu thought for a while and felt that he still needed to find out more about the flower-making incident.

After all, the timing is too coincidental, and maybe we can find out something by patting Hanako's traces.

He got up, put on his clothes, and went to the inner study room. He was going to polish the ink and write the instructions on the paper. He would ask Ming Mo Fei Ge to pass the message over tomorrow.

Like Gu Chengyu, who has not yet fallen asleep is Xia Qing, the chief minister of the dynasty.

As soon as he came back from the palace, he immediately summoned the staff of the palace and some officials he trusted to discuss the matter in the study. However, half a day passed, and it was already the second moment of Youzheng, and these people did not think of anything.

Here comes a good idea.

"Sir! I think that the emperor does not mean what you think!" Zhang Xiansheng, the staff member, thought for a long time before saying to Xia Qing.

Seeing Xia Qing turn to look at him, he continued: "Sir! There is currently no one in the court who can compete with you. The emperor still needs your help to stabilize the court, and he may not be replaced for the time being.

Your thoughts.”

Now that Mr. Xia is extremely powerful in the court, the emperor has no perfect plan and will never touch Mr. Xia. This is what they have analyzed before.

Xia Qing calmed down now. He thought about it for a long time and felt that his worries were unfounded. Even if the emperor wanted to touch him, it was not now.

"Yes! Sir, I think Mr. Zhang is right, and you don't have to worry too much. At present, the most important thing is to solve the problem of border wages first." I want to talk about the fortune of farmers with more like-minded people.
Chapter completed!