Mo Zheng rubbed his eyes and after counting all night, he felt dizzy.
It took a lot of time to calculate the accounts sent by the Wei Office. He and Wang Shu worked all night and finally got some insights.
Wang Shu slumped in his chair and giggled: "This time the court should know how much food our slaves send out every year, so that they won't embarrass our people anymore."
Mo Zheng's face was not at all relaxed. Maybe Lord Song was just pretending that he would report it to the imperial court, so that they could bring the news back to the tribe and let everyone praise Lord Song and the imperial court.
"You kid," Wang Shu shook his head, "where do you think so much? You were not like this before. Is it because your uncle wants to adopt a stepmother and you are unhappy?
The eldest uncle has been gone for so many years. If it were left to other tribesmen, she would have brought women home a long time ago. There are some things... alas... there is nothing we can do."
Mo Zheng's expression changed, but he quickly returned to normal: "It has nothing to do with that," he pursed his lips again, "Do you still remember my mother?"
"Of course I remember, the aunt is a very good person," Wang Shu said, "virtuous, capable, and never loses her temper with others. When I go to the tribe, the aunt always gives me a lot of food, and she also says that the tribe will rely on us in the future.
Watch, I'll go to Onan River Guard. I'm afraid it's my first time to travel far away, and there's no one around to take care of me, so I've arranged for two family members to follow me."
When Wang Shu thought of Mo Zheng's mother, his face softened and his eyes were filled with sadness.
Mo Zheng clenched his hands slightly: "What is the relationship between my mother and the leader?"
Wang Shu felt that this question was very strange: "The old leader has long said that the position of leader will be passed on to the uncle in the future. The uncle is also someone whom the old leader trusts. Otherwise, how could the uncle lead the women in the clan to do things."
Mo Zheng only felt that the fire hidden in his heart was about to burst out from his eyes.
He had no doubts about his mother's death and the strangeness between his grandfather and father before, but after hearing Lady Shi's words, he began to look for clues.
The more he investigated, the more strange he felt.
His mother was fine a few days ago, and she took the women to make clothes for the soldiers at the guard station. Suddenly she fell ill and died. He didn't even see his mother for the last time. When he was taken over to kowtow, there was only one person in front of him.
A newly built mound of soil.
He did not believe that his mother was gone like this, but his grandfather comforted him and said: "Men from Haixi cannot be so cowardly."
Therefore, he hid his longing for his mother deep in his heart.
Now think about it, his grandfather didn't let him mention his mother, maybe he was afraid that he would find out the inside story.
Seeing that Mo Zheng was still thinking, Wang Shu couldn't help but said: "What on earth are you thinking about? It's strange these days. As for that little girl... do you really want to take her back to Nu'erqian? Didn't she come out to find her?
Her mother’s?”
So he decided to take the child with him on the road. Wang Shu still feels that Mo Zheng's decision was too hasty.
Mo Zheng suddenly thought of Sister Hui and didn't know how Sister Hui was doing now.
"I heard you say that you know that little girl's mother, you..."
Mo Zheng's expression changed drastically when he heard this.
Wang Shu couldn't help but shut up when he saw this.
Mo Zheng immediately stood up and looked outside. He had forgotten that Governor Song had left them here to see if he was also checking their movements.
Maybe there are spies watching them.
Mo Zheng walked quickly outside the house. If he remembered correctly, the second son-in-law of the Xu family, a smiling tiger with a smile on his face, should have never left.
He and Wang Shu ignored the man and only remembered it again after a busy night.
The man looked stupid and heartless, but he knew that Governor Song was shrewd and could not have mediocre people around him. How could there be a white man among the high-ranking families?
Eighty percent of it is just pretending to show them.
This kind of person is the most terrifying. He hides in the dark and makes it difficult for people to detect him. After all, he is still too immature and he was fooled accidentally.
Mo Zhengzhan walked forward cautiously, and as soon as he walked outside, he heard a sound.
That's the sound of a person snoring.
He opened the curtain and took a look, and saw the smiling tiger lying on the wooden platform sleeping soundly.
Mo Zheng was stunned there.
Has this person been sleeping the whole time?
Mo Zheng wanted to find out more, and someone walked in from outside. The man was wearing a royal blue robe, and his hair was neatly trimmed from his hair to his toes. He looked noble. Shi Shiran walked over and looked at him.
"Has a problem been found?" Qi Defang said, "The Governor of the Song Dynasty asked me to come and ask you. If there is anything fishy, I will immediately draft an official document and have it sent back to the capital as soon as possible."
Mo Zheng looked at this man and thought of the teachers who had taught him. There was always an expression in this man's eyebrows that said he had a thousand thoughts and wanted to talk to outsiders.
I don't know if he saw it wrong.
Mo Zheng said nothing but looked at the person on the wooden couch.
Qi Defang said: "There is no need to pay attention to him, just treat him as a decoration." After saying that, he walked into the inner room.
"We have to finish it faster," Qi Defang began to lay out pens, ink, paper and inkstones. "Soon we will get up and get on our way."
"Where are you going?" Mo Zheng asked immediately.
Qi Defang said: "Escort the criminals to the capital. These criminals are not trivial. If we escort them earlier, we can relieve ourselves of the burden."
"I heard these are rebels?"
"At first, the case is a bit complicated now. Some people even took the initiative to come and report it a few days ago. Now they have to be sent to the Ministry of Criminal Justice as well."
Mo Zheng's heart moved: "Tell-in? Who is it?"
"A woman." Qi Defang blurted out without warning.
Mo Zheng's guess was correct. This person looked very shy on the surface, but in fact he told a lot of things. Maybe he could get more information about Lady Shi from this person.
Qi Defang dipped the pen in his hand into ink: "Okay, you tell me and I will write it. Later I will go to the front to prepare the carriage and horse, and escort the prisoner into the prison car.
There are not many people now, and everyone has to do a lot of work."
Mo Zheng's heart skipped a beat: "This lord will help us write the paperwork, right? Our brothers will also help you do things later, right?"
Qi Defang smiled and said: "It's really a shame to bother you two."
…
Xu Qing'an outside opened his eyes. The young man in the room wanted to test him. He didn't want to see who he was. When he was young, he often ran out to play. If he got into trouble, he would lie there and pretend to be asleep if he was afraid of being discovered.
, as if he had not left the bed all night, and although he could not escape his father's fiery eyes, it was still easy to deal with others.
Xu Qing'an immediately stood up and walked out of the house quickly. Now that Qi Defang is here, he can tell his sister what Mo Zheng and Wang Shu said.
He doesn't know whether his sister has eaten breakfast or not. He likes it best when his sister brings him some food. This morning he will eat all the food and make his dark-faced brother-in-law hungry.
Since I can't retaliate against my brother-in-law with fists and kicks now, I can only use my food intake to squeeze him out.
…
The carriages and horses in the post house are ready, and everyone is leaving here.
Mo Zheng hid in the corner and watched nervously as the Yamen escorted the prisoners out of the room.
The government official had already ordered them to leave, so he quietly hid in the hallway and came over quietly when no one was paying attention.
Mo Zheng stared at the prisoners closely, and finally a familiar figure came into view.
Mo Zheng immediately took two steps forward, and an official came to stop him: "Why haven't you left yet?"
Qing'e immediately turned her head when she heard the voice, and then a surprised look appeared on her face. It was really Mo Zheng, he was here.