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"To be precise, it should be a godson." Wen Dongyan slowly walked in from outside the door against the light. "Master,
Brother Ruhai's body is already unwell. Why do you have to say half of it and leave Brother Ruhai's heart in a mess? "
Shuijing snorted and said lazily, "Since you think what I said is not good, then you go and say it. I don't need to waste my breath."
Wen Dongyan smiled,
He turned to look at Lin Ruhai,
He cupped his hands and said, "Brother Ruhai,
Long time no see. "
"Brother Dongyan." Lin Ruhai stood up and cupped his hands in return,
"It's been more than ten years, Brother Dongyan is still as elegant as ever,
But I'm already like a withered tree. "
"Brother Ruhai, you're joking. You work hard for the sake of the country and the people,
I'm just a commoner. I'm usually idle,
How can I compare to you? "
Lin Ruhai smiled bitterly.
Although Wen Dongyan was a commoner, he had more weight than him, a doctor of Lantai Temple and a salt inspector. Wen Dongyan publicly refused to be an official in the main hall, which made the emperor emeritus very angry. Although the emperor emeritus did not revoke Wen Dongyan's title as the top scorer, he issued a decree that he would never be admitted. He really felt sorry for Wen Dongyan,
And he was very puzzled. Since he did not want to be an official, why did he take the exam to be an official. However, it was also thanks to Wen Dongyan's refusal that he could be nurtured by the emperor emeritus. And when Wen Dongyan joined the Shuijing,
The emperor emeritus was more like in a fit of pique,
He and that year's second place were sent to a high position. One had to know that every three years, there would be a top scorer, second scorer, and third scorer,
But not everyone could be promoted to a high official.
All his classmates, including him, sympathized with Wen Dongyan. It was just that at that time, no one would have thought that Wen Dongyan would become an unattainable existence for many people.
Things were really unpredictable!
Lin Ruhai sighed in his heart. He calmed down and asked, "Brother Dongyan, what's the matter with Liu Jin? I've never heard of Mama Liu having such a godson. Could it be someone impersonating him? "
"Liu Jin is Mama Liu's godson, without a doubt. It's just that he had been living in the capital until a year ago, when the late Madam passed away, and then he came to Yangzhou. " Wen Dongyan paused and turned to look at Shui Jing. Seeing Shui Jing nod, he took out a few pieces of paper from his sleeve and handed them to Lin Ruhai. "You will know the details after you read it."
Those papers were filled with words. At first, Lin Ruhai was confused, but then his face turned darker and darker. His chest heaved up and down more and more, and his body trembled violently.
He suddenly raised his head and looked at Wen Dongyan with bloodshot eyes. "Is what's written on this paper true?" His voice sounded like it came from hell.
Wen Dongyan sighed. "It's absolutely true. Their methods were not clever, and they were full of loopholes. Can you find out if you investigate carefully? Damn!
Lin Ruhai clenched the paper in his hand so tightly that it was deformed. He pushed Wen Dongyan away and rushed to Jia Xie like a flash of lightning. He roared, "What did our Lin family do to your Jia family? How dare you use such despicable methods to harm us!?"
Jia Xie's ears were ringing from the roar, but he was not easy to bully. He immediately slammed the table and shouted back, "Are you crazy!? Why are you angry at me!? "
"See for yourself!" Lin Ruhai threw the paper in Jia Xie's face. He gritted his teeth and fiercely said, "I, Lin Ruhai, have treated your Jia family well, but how did you treat me? You planted people in my backyard and passed the news to Duke Xiu's Mansion and the Zhen family. You even deliberately gave me and Min'er medicine to weaken our bodies, causing Yu'er and Mo'er to be born with congenital deficiencies. Mo'er was only three years old when he died! "He grabbed Jia Xie's lapel." Isn't Mo'er the grandson of your Jia family? Isn't Min'er the daughter of your Jia family? How can you be so heartless?! "
Jia Xie finally understood what was going on. He sneered and flung Lin Ruhai away with all his strength. He staggered a few steps back and supported himself on the table with one hand.
"Are you angry? Do you hate me? Unfortunately, you're looking for the wrong person. The person you're looking for is in the capital! I won't take the blame for nothing. "
"Looking for the wrong person?" Lin Ruhai's eyes were full of disbelief. "You're the master of Rongguo Province, and these people are your servants!"
Jia Xie sneered, "Now you remember that I'm the master of Rongguo Province. Why don't I see you guys putting me, the master of Rongguo Province, in your eyes? You guys are really good. Whenever there's a good thing, you always think of the second branch, and when something happens, blame it on me. I also want to know what I did in my previous life that angered the heavens and people, so that in this life, my parents don't love me, and my relatives are trying to harm me behind my back. "
"It's none of your business. Isn't the Jia Lian your son?"
Jia Xie was startled. He didn't understand how this matter was related to the Jia Lian. He hurriedly looked at Wen Dongyan and asked, "What does he mean? What does it have to do with Brother Chain? Also, the Old Madam has always loved Minmei. How could she be so cruel as to harm her? "
"The Old Madam Jia probably didn't expect things to turn out like this either." Wen Dongyan sighed, "Back then, Prince Zhongyi's position as the Crown Prince was in jeopardy. The Retired Emperor also liked the Third Prince, who was born after him, and the Seventh Prince, who was born after Imperial Concubine Zhen. All four princes and eight dukes were involved in the struggle for the throne. However, ever since the Old Duke of Rongguo Province passed away, his descendants were all useless. There was no way for them to fight for the throne, so they could only start with the Lin family. Brother Ruhai had long been hated by the princes because he maintained a neutral position. However, Brother Ruhai was cautious, so they didn't know where to start. It wasn't until the Old Madam Jia secretly gave them information about the Lin family that they found the opportunity to secretly drug her. Later, the Retired Emperor abdicated and the new Emperor ascended the throne. The drug was stopped, but Lady Lin's body was ruined. Brother Ruhai was a man, so his situation was better. Later, Lady Lin passed away. After Second Master Lian came to Yangzhou, he gave a letter to Lady Lin's escorts. Those escorts followed the orders of the higher-ups and used Brother Ruhai's name to commit crimes outside. However, they were all doing things like occupying farmland and robbing other people's property. The farmer we met was just one of them. "
In previous years, Zhang Ruzhi would change into casual clothes and take Aiko to the temple fair, accompanied by a group of servants and maids. At the same time, he would order a group of yamen runners to disguise themselves and patrol the area to prevent people from disturbing them.
Under such strict precautions, the seven-year-old child inexplicably disappeared in front of everyone. How could Zhang Ruzhi not fly into a rage?
After searching for four hours, there was still no trace of his son. At this time, the inner courtyard had already received the news of his son's disappearance. His mother and wife had both fainted. Zhang Ruzhi's heart was burning with anxiety, and his mouth was bubbling with anxiety.
For the entire night, the yamen runners and servants held torches and searched everywhere, disturbing many people and causing them to be unable to sleep. It wasn't until noon the next day that they finally found a clue. Someone brought the young master's jade pendant to the county yamen to inquire.
"Last night, I drank a few cups of yellow wine with my friends. I was so drunk that I wanted to go home and sleep. When I was halfway home, a person suddenly rushed out of the alley. I was so scared that I directly sat down on the ground. That person glared at me and didn't even say sorry before hurriedly running away. I was so angry … "
"This jade pendant fell from that person's body. I thought that person bumped into me and didn't even say hello. I'll just keep this jade pendant as my apology. Today, I woke up from my drunken stupor and saw that it was very noisy outside, so I asked around to see if something had happened to us. After asking around, I found out that a seven-year-old child was missing. The officials were anxiously looking for him. I thought that the person who bumped into me last night seemed to be carrying a seven-year-old child on his shoulder. That person was sneaky and didn't look like a good person at first glance. Therefore, I came here with the mentality of trying my luck. I don't know if I can help you … "
Zhang Ruzhi hurriedly asked if anyone had seen the person's appearance clearly.
Fortunately, the moon was bright last night. The person who came to report saw clearly and could vaguely remember in his drunken state.
Zhang Ruzhi ordered the yamen runners to take the portrait and ask around for the child. Finally, they successfully rescued the young master and arrested the kidnapper.
The kidnapper claimed that he was innocent in court and refused to admit that he was the one who kidnapped the young master. He said that even if he was given a hundred guts, he wouldn't have the ability to kidnap the only son of the Yingtian Prefecture's magistrate who was heavily protected. He didn't even know how the young master appeared in his woodshed.
The woodshed was indeed the place where he placed the kidnapped child. It was just that he hadn't kidnapped anyone for a long time, so the woodshed hadn't been used for a long time. He didn't even know that there was someone inside. When the yamen runners opened the woodshed and he saw the young master with his mouth gagged and his hands and feet bound, he realized that the situation was serious.
"Someone is framing me!" The kidnapper cried and shouted.
If the words of a kidnapper could be believed, then ivory would be spat out from the mouth of a dog. Therefore, Zhang Ruzhi didn't believe him at all.
According to the law, after kidnapping someone, if they sold the person as a slave, they would be hanged. If they sold the person as a soldier, they would be exiled for three thousand miles. If they sold the person as a wife, concubine, children, or grandchildren, they would be imprisoned for three years.
The kidnapper had been in this business for more than ten years. There must have been people who were sold as slaves, performers, or concubines. It was more than enough to sentence him to death. However, Zhang Ruzhi obviously hated him to the core. He used the fact that the kidnapper had done evil for many years and harmed countless people as a reason to submit a memorial to the emperor to have him executed by a thousand cuts.
"Only by experiencing it firsthand can you understand the feelings of those who lost their children and wish that they could tear the kidnapper into pieces." Shuijing picked up the teacup and blew the tea leaves on the surface of the water. He faintly said, "Isn't this the same as cutting him into pieces?"
"Master is really a master. You can actually come up with such a method. This subordinate admires you." Wen Dongyan wasn't stingy with his praise. Then, he changed the topic and said, "Master, why didn't you tell the Yingtian Prefecture's magistrate's fortune in advance this time? It would have shown your ability."
Shuijing rolled his eyes at him. "Could it be that I told him that he was about to lose his child, or that I told him the location of the kidnapper? The former is purely asking for a beating. As for the latter, all officials are suspicious. I don't know what he would think! I don't want to be a busybody. "
Wen Dongyan smiled and squinted his eyes. "Isn't this very interesting? Anyway, they can't hit Master. "
Shuijing snorted twice. Anyway, he wasn't the one to be beaten. It was easy for him to say that.
"Madam Feng has already brought her daughter back. This subordinate took a look at her from afar. That girl is indeed very intelligent. Not only is her appearance good, but her temperament is also outstanding. No wonder the kidnapper wants to raise her for a good price. "
Madam Zhen Feng also didn't expect to find her daughter so quickly.
After she left the Feng family, she didn't dare to stay in the county for long because she was afraid that her family members would catch up with her. But when she reached the outskirts, the lush flowers and trees in the day looked very gloomy and frightening under the night sky. She was scared and did not dare to go forward. She found a dilapidated Guan Yu Temple and rested for the night. It was not until dawn that she continued her journey.
She didn't know if it was because the first half of her life was too miserable and God wanted to make it up to her. She just saved a woman on the side of the road who sprained her ankle and met a benefactor.
That woman was called Jinniang. She was the nanny in charge of a caravan. She heard that Madam Zhen Feng knew some needlework and was going to Jinling, so she kindly kept Madam Zhen Feng as a needlework maid. In addition to food and accommodation, Madam Zhen Feng also received a monthly salary of one tael of silver.
In fact, even if Madam Zhen Feng didn't have any money, she was willing to do it. She hadn't traveled for a long time. The last time she traveled was when she came to Da Ruzhou from Gusu. But at that time, she was accompanied by her husband and two maids, so she didn't feel anything. Now, she was traveling alone with a lot of money. She couldn't help but be afraid. Her heart kept beating like a drum. She was afraid that she would die before she reached Jinling. Now that she could travel with a caravan, it was definitely much safer than traveling alone.
Moreover, she wasn't afraid that the caravan would do anything to her. Although the people in the caravan dressed plainly, the workmanship of the cloth was exquisite. Even before the disaster happened to her Zhen family, she couldn't wear this kind of clothes. Although she didn't know where this caravan came from, she was sure that they were rich and noble. Moreover, she was old and looked older than her real age. Who would be interested in an old woman? Even if she was sold, she wouldn't be worth much. Thinking of this, Madam Zhen Feng felt a lot more at ease.
She followed the caravan all the way to the bank of the Yangtze River. She abandoned the carriage and took a boat. After more than a month on the river, they finally arrived at Jinling. Because the caravan wanted to do some business in Jinling, she continued to do needlework in the caravan. She wanted to save more money for her daughter.
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