The Daily Life of the Daughter of a Minor Official

Chapter 196 Carpenter Zhang is missing

The little master left. Chunxiao and Qiuyue nodded to Ye Huaizhen and left quickly.

In the blink of an eye, the small courtyard became quiet again.

The evening breeze was blowing, refreshing and pleasant. Ye Huaizhen turned around and closed the door, walked through the corridor, walked into the patio, sat in front of the stone table, stretched his arms on the table, lazily held his head, and looked at the starry night sky.

The bright moon hangs high in the sky, emitting a bright light that shines on all living beings and also falls on her, quiet and peaceful.

She closed her eyes, enjoying the gentle breeze caressing her face, and listened to the frogs singing from the farmland in the village at the end of the street, and the crickets in the grass, which seemed to be singing or playing the piano, which was intoxicating.

If dad is still here, that family is still here. On nights like this, it would be great for the whole family to sit happily on the porch, enjoy the cool breeze, and enjoy a peaceful life!

 But a false accusation caused her family to be destroyed, and she could never go back to the past.

Suddenly opening her eyes, Ye Huaizhen's eyes were full of hatred. If she didn't find the person who killed her father, her heart would not be at peace in this life. If she couldn't have peace, how could she build another family?

Turning her head, she looked outside the moon cave door. There was a faint sound of frolics over there. She put down her arms, lowered her head and was silent for a long time... a long time...

It is true that I helped Uncle Hua, and it is also true that I couldn’t sleep well when I changed the bed.

 One night passed, Su Ruojin baked countless pancakes, and finally dawn came. She yawned and got up, preparing to go to Beijing and go home.

 After breakfast, she asked, "Uncle Hua, do you want to stay?"

Hua Ping glanced at the busy figure behind the counter, with a disappointed and melancholy look on his face, "Go back."

 “Don’t stay to cultivate feelings?”

Hua Ping sighed, "I finally understand. How can we have a home without revenge?"

Su Ruojin: ...Perhaps Sister Ye might not like your model?

She didn't dare to hit Uncle Hua because she couldn't tell whether Ye Huaizhen had feelings for Hua Ping, because from the first time she met her, she was so cold and indifferent to anyone, and couldn't tell the difference at all.

 Forget it, let the young people solve their own problems, there is nothing she can do.

How did you come here, and how did Su Ruojin go back?

When the carriage passed through the streets of Wenshan and turned onto the official road into Beijing, through the car window, she saw someone painting lotuses on the pond in the distance on the path. She stretched her head and asked, "Uncle Hua, is that Mr. Shangguan the one painting?" ?

Huaping glanced at it and said, "Yes."

 “Really diligent enough.”

That was someone else's story. Hua Ping was not interested. He sat next to Mang Zhong, thinking only about how to avenge Ye Huaizhen and win the beauty back.

Su Ruojin didn't sleep well at night, the carriage was swaying, and she fell asleep leaning on Mao Ya.

I don’t know how long it took, but the carriage bumped, as if it hit something, and she was awakened. She opened the curtain and said, "Brother Amang, what's the matter?" She found that she was about to arrive at Su Ji's breakfast shop.

 Almost arriving home.

Mangzhong had jumped down and was talking to a child. The child seemed worried and scared and couldn't speak clearly.

Su Ruojin knew this child and jumped out of the car quickly, "Zhang Xiaolu, what's the matter?"

“Xiao Dongjia, Xiao Dongjia, my father is missing...” Zhang Xiaolu burst into tears when he saw his backbone.

Su Ruojin stood in front of him and took out a handkerchief to wipe his tears: "Tell me what happened slowly."

Zhang Xiaolu was similar to Su Sanlang. He rubbed his eyes and shed tears, "Yesterday, someone came looking for my dad, so my dad went out with him and said he would be back in a while. As a result, no one has been seen since yesterday morning. My grandparents and mother have never seen anyone since. I couldn’t find anyone since I found him last night.”

Could it be Carpenter Zhang hired by Mr. Shen? But Su Ruojin then thought about it. No, if Mr. Shen hired someone, he would definitely come back if he said he would come back. It is impossible to hold someone captive and not let him go. When people leave, they will also tell the Zhang family, and they will not let the Zhang family look for people everywhere.

Suddenly I thought of what Carpenter Zhang once said about Carpenter Li. Could it be...

Su Ruojin's heart sank. God, it couldn't have been caused by the fire blunderbuss. Then she would be a sinner for the ages.

“Don’t panic, don’t panic, I’ll find someone for help right away. Don’t worry, go back and take care of your brothers and sisters first. I’ll go to your house to tell you as soon as there is news.”

With a backbone, the little guy was no longer afraid. He stopped crying, nodded with sobs, and turned around to go home.

 The small body is so lonely that it makes people feel distressed.

Su Ruojin took a deep breath and forced herself not to panic. Carpenter Zhang would definitely not disappear like Carpenter Li, absolutely not.

“Sister Mao Ya, go to the shop to pack a box of breakfast and take Xiao Lu back with you. If their parents are not at home, don’t come back in a hurry and take care of the three children first.”

 “What about you, Jin Niang?”

Su Ruojin turned around and said, "Uncle Hua, you came with Mr. Shen yesterday. I told Carpenter Zhang."

 Hua Ping shook his head: "If it were Mr. Shen, it would be impossible for the Zhang family to look for someone everywhere."

 She also thought of this.

 “I want to meet Mr. Shen.”

Upon hearing this, Hua Ping glanced at the people following Su Erniang. Whether it was Chunxiao, Qiuyue, or the carriage driver Mang Zhong, they were all members of the small county prince. He thought about it, nodded in agreement, let them get in the car, and asked Mang Zhong to drive.

Mao Ya waited for the carriage to go far away, then took Zhang Xiaolu to Su Ji to get breakfast and went to Zhang's house.

Half an hour later, Su Ruojin arrived at a place that seemed ordinary, but seemed very secretive if she didn't pay attention. She guessed that this is where Su Ji came from when Hua Ping often sneaked out in the past.

“Wouldn’t it be bad for me to come here? How about you ask Mr. Shen out?”

Hua Ping glanced around cautiously, and there was nothing unusual. Then he smiled and said, "You're here, come in quickly." After saying that, he whistled, and the door suddenly opened.

 The person who opened the door also carefully looked behind them to help them cut off their rear.

After walking around the screen wall, through the patio, and through the hall, Su Ruojin entered a room with many twists and turns, where a familiar middle-aged man - Mr. Shen - was sitting on the couch.

 “Su Erniang.”

"Sir." Su Ruojin bowed hastily and asked nervously: "Did you take Carpenter Zhang away?" When she asked this question, she actually already knew the answer and just wanted to confirm it.

Mr. Shen shook his head, "Yesterday I came out of Suji to find Carpenter Zhang, but he was not at home, so I asked the waiter to ask more questions and said that he was Chen Shimo, which is why I went to Suji for breakfast. Kung Fu was called away."

"and you…"

"At that time, I realized that something was wrong and informed the little prince. He had already sent people to follow him." The fire gun is now the little master's self-defense weapon. It is not an ordinary thing. They are very cautious.

 “Then there is news now...” Is it coming? It's been a whole night and now, if I can't find it, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find it.

Mr. Shen said, "The young prince is now the deputy commander of the Imperial City Department, which facilitates the mobilization of personnel. At noon yesterday, the major gates of Bianjing City were secretly searched. In the evening, the city gates were closed early. Early this morning "Go up, the city gates are easy to get in and out, and they are also strictly checked to make sure people are still in the city."

Su Ruojin didn't sleep well last night. She fell asleep in the carriage and didn't notice what was going on at the city gate. Now she sounded very upset.

Mr. Shen seemed to see the little lady's guilt, and comforted her, "Don't worry, the little prince personally stepped in, and she will be fine."

Even Zhao Lan went out in person. Su Ruojin could only worry secretly, but she still had to be polite on her face, "That's really troublesome for the little prince."

If Su Erniang hadn't gotten the firecracker for the young master, Carpenter Zhang would probably have just asked someone to check it out on a routine basis, and it would be impossible for a deputy commander with the status of a county prince to go out and look for it himself. Mr. Xue did not expect that just after his time in the Ministry of Industry, he would get into trouble again. He would be detained in a dark little room and interrogated over and over again: "I have met Carpenter Zhang, and I also know that he is in partnership with the second wife of the Su family." I am also in business with Ah Jin, but I swear to God on my son’s life that I will never collude with any foreigners to get Carpenter Zhang anywhere.”

Even though he was risking his only son's life, Prince Wei felt that he was not lying and his men were going to punish him. He secretly waved his hand and turned around and left the interrogation room.

 Zhao Lan is standing outside waiting.

Wei Shizi shook his head, "It's not like him."

 Zhao Lan glanced towards the interrogation room and said, "Thank you very much."

 “You’re welcome, Zi.” Prince Wei asked him, “Are you sure you are in the city now?”

"Yeah." Zhao Lan believed in his intuition, "There are a few suspects who will also help me with the interrogation."

When Prince Wei saw that he was about to leave, he asked, "Where are you going?"

 “Go out for a meal.”

Wei Shizi laughed angrily, "You should go to eat and leave me here to be interrogated."

"Hard."

 “You…” Prince Wei laughed, “Okay.”

Wei Shizi—Wei Jinghuai, the son of Princess Yuyang, is the commander of the Imperial City Division. Seeing Zhao Lan, who is seven years younger than him, rise to the rank of deputy commander, this boy's strength should not be underestimated!

After Zhao Lan came out, Wufu, who had been acting like an invisible man, stepped forward and said, "Master, we have screened all the inns, prostitutes, and gambling houses, and no suspicious person was found."

Zhao Lan raised his eyes and squinted slightly, "This method of searching is probably a regular method of searching."

　　五福 nodded, “Yes, Master.”

 “Then find another way.”

 “What do you mean, master?”

“Look for the kind of inn that accommodates children, the brothel Chuguan with a medium or above level, and... the residential houses in the West Bridge Lane area, especially those who have rented a house in the past two years.”

 “Yes, Master.”

　　　五福 turned around and the person disappeared.

Shuangrui then stepped forward and said, "Sir, where should we go for lunch?"

 “Are the Zhang family still looking?”

Santai stepped forward and said, "Yes, sir, someone came over just now to report that Zhang Dalang waited until Madam Su came back and stopped her to tell her that Carpenter Zhang was missing."

Zhao Lan looked over with cold eyes.

Santai was covered in cold sweat, "It was a small oversight. I thought the Zhang family would be in a panic to find someone and alert the people who were hiding, but I didn't expect Zhang Dalang to stop the Second Lady Su."

 “When the matter is over, go and get the board yourself.”

 “Yes, Master.”

 Zhao Lan looked up: "Where is she?"

　　"Hua Sicha took people to see Mr. Shen."

 Zhao Lan immediately asked someone to prepare a carriage.

Su Ruojin sat opposite Mr. Shen. She was nervous but couldn't show it. In boredom, she took the pen and ink on Mr. Shen's desk. If Zhang Carpenter was still in the capital, he might have been hidden somewhere.

Thinking about it differently, what would she do if she wanted to take away a craftsman: In the case of strict inspections in and out of the city gate, if this person does not rush for time-controlled transportation, such as trains that need to buy tickets in future generations, On a ship, if you miss the time, you have to buy a new ticket and wait for another ship; there should be nothing that requires Carpenter Zhang to be brought to the place at a specific time, so he will definitely be hidden somewhere, waiting for the limelight to pass before looking for him to leave the city. method;

If he were still in Bianjing City, where would he be hidden? It's best to hide in a place where fish and dragons are mixed. What such chaotic places are there in the capital?

She wrote and drew on paper as if she could find Carpenter Zhang and alleviate her sins.

 Writing and writing... Suddenly, she put down her pen and became dejected.

Even Zhao Lan went out to search for a whole day and a night but still couldn't find any results. I'm afraid that carpenter Zhang...

If Carpenter Zhang really had the same result as Carpenter Li, Su Ruojin could not escape the blame. It was her selfishness that harmed him.

Her selfish intention is to hug the Jin Palace, but she doesn’t want to owe the Jin Palace. To put it bluntly, she doesn’t want to owe Zhao Lan, so in her daily life, she often pays attention to things that can repay the favor, such as delicious food, handy tools, etc., which can It's better to show off a little favor, so when I got the drawing of a fire gun by chance, I thought that this thing was too shocking, but I thought that such a thing also existed in real history, and it didn't go against the laws of production and development, so I thought about it and made it. Defend Zhao Lan.

Now the favor has been returned, but it has put Zhang Carpenter in danger. If he can't find it again and Zhao Lan is stuck again, will the person who took Zhang Carpenter away break up the vote? If so, she will never do it in her life. Forgive yourself.

Hold your face with your hands.

 Let you be able to make something happen!

Just when Su Ruojin wanted to punch herself a few times, someone called out softly above her head, "Ajin?"

 Little prince?

She suddenly raised her head, "Looking for...have you found it?" Her beautiful almond eyes were moist.

 Obviously, she cried!

Zhao Lan's heart tightened, his eyes darkened, "Ajin, you..." his voice was low.

"I..." Su Ruojin didn't even realize she was crying. She wiped her eyes and stood up quickly. She couldn't put her emotional pressure on others.

Smiled slightly, "It's okay."

He stood aside nervously and said, "Little Prince, please sit down."

Zhao Lan gathered her thoughts, remained calm, and sat down as she wanted.

When the young master came in, Mr. Shen also paid attention to the two of them calmly. He could see the young lady's self-blaming mood and the young master's distressed expression one by one.

Zhao Lan leaned back slightly on his chair and asked, "Carpenter Zhang, does he have all the drawings of the firecrackers?"

He made the Fire Gun and Guan Jian, and finally assembled them. There must be a complete set of drawings. Su Ruojin nodded, "However, he also knew that this thing was shocking, so he took the drawings to heart and burned them."

 Zhao Lan raised his eyes, "Did you remind him?"

　　That’s right.

Su Ruojin really wanted to ask him how he was doing. I didn’t dare to ask.

Zhao Lan felt Mr. Shen's gaze and followed his gaze to the paper on the small table at hand. The writing on it was messy, so he reached out and picked it up.

Wearing Dajie, she was the daughter of Dr. Guozijian. Su Ruojin wrote a good word, but today is really a mess, and ink is not as good as children who just learn words.

"Hidden in an inn or a private house near a carriage house?" Zhao Lan looked at the young lady, "Why do you think so? These places are the focus of the Imperial City Division's search."

"I don't understand this either. I'm just guessing. What we can think of, others can think of, and then they do a counter-reconnaissance?"

 (End of this chapter)