Qingying was the only serving girl in the room. Xu Mingyi asked after sitting down.
Ms. Cui nodded, but her face didn't look very good.
"The government has found out that the last time Qi Lin appeared in the city was in the bamboo forest behind a teahouse in the south lane of the city." Mrs. Cui explained what Wenshi said in the letter: "It is said that the waiter in the teahouse saw it.
Yes, and after Qi Lin appeared, another little girl wearing a curtain hat came over..."
This kind of situation can easily remind people of having a private affair, and everyone likes to see this kind of thing, so the guy can still have some impressions after nearly twenty days.
"From the clerk's general description, the little girl must be Qing'er who went out to sell jewelry that day..."
Mrs. Cui said: "People from the government went to the uncle's house to ask if they knew who the little girl was. Naturally, the uncle's house did not dare to say it clearly. At the moment, they only hope that the government can find Qi Lin as soon as possible."
As long as Qi Lin is found, Qing'er's whereabouts can be known.
Now, the uncle's house, the Wen family, and the Zhenguo Duke's house are also secretly inquiring about Qing'er's whereabouts.
But even so, Ms. Cui still felt unsure.
People in this world are dangerous and everything is unpredictable. Every year, countless people get lost inexplicably in visible and invisible places.
Even Beijing is no exception.
But how many can really be found?
Especially since Qing'er has been missing for twenty days. Twenty days is enough time for many things to happen and for many original clues to disappear.
"Chengnan Lane..."
Xu Mingyi asked thoughtfully: "Mother, did the letter mention the name of the teahouse?"
"It seems that it was mentioned..."
It's just that she didn't remember it deliberately.
Mrs. Cui subconsciously picked up the letter paper on the side table again.
really--
"It's called Xuesheng Teahouse."
Xu Mingyi nodded.
That's a coincidence.
Cousin Qing disappeared near Xuesheng Tea House, which was probably the place where she last appeared in front of people.
"Why did Zhao Zhao specifically ask about this?"
"My daughter just feels that since someone has seen cousin Qing there, she needs someone to inquire carefully nearby."
Cui nodded.
This is natural.
The mother and daughter talked about some of the sporadic clues they had obtained in the past few days. The girl always treated her seriously when they met, and Ms. Cui couldn't help but be touched in her heart.
In the final analysis, Zhaozhao is so concerned about Qing'er's affairs because of her mother.
She will also work hard to be Zhao Zhao's mother.
"lady."
Aunt Feng walked in and said softly: "The congratulatory gifts have been sent to the Zhan family. The Zhan family's wife asked me to stay with my slave to eat, but I declined."
Cui nodded.
"I know, you can go down."
Aunt Feng responded "Yes" and backed out.
Xu Mingyi looked at the yellowing banana leaves outside the window and was a little distracted for a moment.
Occupy potential and get promoted.
He was promoted from the sixth-grade chief officer to the fifth-grade official doctor.
It has always been hard to find official positions in the Six Ministries, so such an advantage fell on Zhan Qian. In the past, she might not have felt anything wrong, but now she was certain that it must be related to the Xia family.
In these days, Zhan Qian went to the Xia family to deliver secret messages more and more frequently.
But recently, the Zhan family has gained nothing from their government office, and Zhan Yunzhu has been cut off due to Liu Yi's incident, so he has to be even more careful - will Xia Tingzhen be so generous to a chess piece that has not made any achievements?
There are countless officials, big and small, under his command. They are all connected by interests, and there is more than one who is waiting to climb up.
Could it be that Zhanjia contributed elsewhere?
Xu Mingyi guessed subconsciously.
Xu Mingyi didn't come back to her senses until she heard Mrs. Cui telling Qingying to go to the kitchen to see if the snacks were ready.
"What snacks did the kitchen make today?" she asked suddenly.
Qingying smiled and replied: "In addition to the ones I make every day, there are also jujube cakes that the girl likes to eat, and beef tongue cake that the gentleman likes."
"Then ask the kitchen to pack some for me, and I'll take them out."
Qingying responded without any doubt.
Mrs. Cui couldn't help but ask one more question: "Who are you bringing this snack to? Can you ask the kitchen to make something else?"
"Send it to the princess." Xu Mingyi said with a smile: "These are enough."
Ms. Cui nodded.
After Xu Mingyi returned to Xiyuan, he went into his study and wrote a note, instructing Azhu to have Zhu Xiu deliver it to the Dingnan Palace in the capital.
It was afternoon, in the palace of Dingnan Prince, Wu Chao was practicing his sword in the courtyard.
The young man's figure seemed to be slender and thin unique to his age, but his narrow-sleeved silk robe was soaked with sweat and stuck to his back. From his broad shoulders to his arms, everything outlined powerful curved lines.
"Son."
Seeing Wu Chao sheathing the sword, the boy hurriedly stepped forward and took the sword.
Knowing his master's habits, the servants had prepared hot water in advance, and Wu Chao went straight into the penthouse to take a bath.
When he came out again, he changed into a snow-white tunic, with water droplets hanging from his black hair on his forehead, making his eyebrows and eyes even darker, and his skin as white as jade.
The boy was stunned for a moment.
His young master is really good-looking.
But you can’t read too much——
Because if the young master finds out, the young master will be angry.
But good looks are just for people to admire. If he had a face like the young master, he would want to walk around the streets every day and benefit the people of the capital.
But relatively speaking, he is still very lucky. After all, he can still wait on the young master in his courtyard. The ones who really die are those maids who want to enter the young master's courtyard to serve him but can't.
The young master really doesn't like having maids come near him.
But the young master is already seventeen...
This made Madam quite worried.
Wu Chao entered the study wearing only a middle coat.
As soon as he sat down behind the desk, he heard a cry.
"Snapped!"
Tianmu flew in and dropped the object in his sharp claws on the desk.
After Wu Chao saw what it was, he frowned tightly.
That's a hairpin.
And it’s still Miss Xu’s hairpin——
He looked at the big bird squatting on the desk in front of him with its chest raised as if asking for credit.
He asked the bird to go out and follow him to find Suishan, but the bird ended up running to the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion again?
...and even stole Miss Xu’s hairpin!
Today I stole a hairpin, but I don’t know what I will steal tomorrow.
What's wrong with this bird now?
"Give it back." Wu Chao ordered in a cold voice.
Big Bird tilted his head in confusion.
Then he suddenly flew in the direction of the bookshelf, hovering in front of a bookshelf.
Wu Chao didn't understand what it meant at first, but when he saw the small box placed in the bookshelf, his face suddenly darkened.
That box contained the hairpin that Miss Xu had previously owned...
Naturally, he didn't want to hide it here, but after he took it away and threw it away, this meddlesome stupid bird picked it up again.
He threw it three times, and the bird found it every time...
Unable to bear the trouble, he had to put it away temporarily, but he forgot about it.
But what does this bird mean at this time?
Could it be possible that he secretly has the habit of collecting hairpins from Miss Xu?
——Big Bird took the risk to steal the hairpin, just to satisfy the owner's shady habit?
