The old eunuch looked at Xia Daohua's face. He had seen countless people, so he could naturally see the indifference and calmness beneath Xia Daohua's smiling face.

This child really seems to have someone to rely on.

She had already checked her relationship with Li Gan and Gu Mingzhen.

Although there was some friendship, it wasn't too deep. Moreover, distant water couldn't quench immediate thirst. Even if they wanted to look after this girl, they were still far away.

As for Magistrate Yang and Lady Wang, they were merely partners with her, not close friends. They certainly wouldn't offend her for her sake.

This girl must have something else to rely on.

It's a pity that the people under his command are all useless! After investigating for more than half a month, he couldn't even find out what this girl really relies on!

The old eunuch had complicated thoughts in his mind, but his expression remained indifferent and a bit cold, as if he didn't care much about the little girl in front of him.

Xia Daohua knew, however, that he was just pretending.

If he really didn't care about me, then why would he have gone to so much trouble to capture me? And why would he have come out in person to meet me?

He must have something he wanted for himself, or at least something he was curious about.

The summer rice flowers are calm and relaxed.

Linghua stayed safely in the space. If the situation was not right, she could hide at any time. What was so scary about this person in front of her?

The old eunuch was annoyed for a while, but he finally calmed down and asked directly:

"Where did you buy the food?"

"Kyoto!"

"Impossible! The grain business in Kyoto is controlled by Prince Huai'an. Without his approval, no grain store would dare to ship so much!"

"So, the eunuch is actually the Prince of Huai'an's man?"

The old eunuch's face changed. "What are you talking about? I belong to His Majesty! I grew up with His Majesty, and my loyalty to Him is evident to all!"

Xia Daohua bowed and smiled, "Excuse me, my dear. Now, may I ask if it was the emperor's idea that you invite me here as a 'guest', or was it your own decision?"

"I myself..." The old eunuch stopped speaking in anger and snorted coldly at Xia Daohua.

He had already realized that he had been inadvertently tricked by this little girl. He followed her words and was led by her like a puppet.

Fortunately, it’s not too late to wake up now.

Although I did this on my own initiative, if I succeed, the emperor will definitely praise me for doing a good job!

The old eunuch stared at Xia Daohua and wheezed several times before he calmed down and regained his expressionless look.

"Little girl, don't try to cheat me out of my good temper by playing tricks! Just answer the questions I ask you honestly!"

Xia Daohua laughed and said, "I answered honestly, but you didn't believe me. What can I do? If I don't purchase it from Kyoto, then tell me where my food comes from."

The old eunuch was stunned by the question and felt a surge of almost angry and humiliated emotion again.

Yes, if this girl didn’t purchase the food from Kyoto, where else could she have bought it from?

However, although the grain stores in the capital were all controlled by the King of Huainan, there were also several spies from the imperial court stationed in the right places.

It's impossible that so many goods were sold out without them noticing!

Xia Daohua watched the old eunuch's changing moods calmly, suppressing a smile and asking:

"I haven't asked yet, what is your name, father-in-law?"

"Just call me Eunuch Wei."

When Xia Daohua heard the three words "Eunuch Wei", the first thing she thought of was the legendary Nine Thousand Years Old.

But Da Chu is obviously not Da Ming, although Da Chu is just like the late Ming Dynasty, with crises everywhere, many heroes rising up, and countless internal and external troubles.

But the Great Chu is far inferior to the Great Ming.

The territory controlled by the Great Chu is less than two-thirds of the territory of the Great Ming, and now it has lost the Bohai County. It seems that several princes, including those with the same ancestor and those with different surnames who were granted fiefdoms due to their merits, are secretly making small moves.

Li Gan has been very busy recently and hasn't written to himself for a while.

The eunuch Wei in front of him is not the Nine Thousand Year Old Wei Zhongxian.

At least his emotions and attitudes are traceable, and he is far from being as perverted as the legendary Lao Wei.

Eunuch Wei looked at Xia Daohua's expression and suddenly sighed.

This girl must have a secret.

But how can this secret be extracted? Does torture really have to be resorted to?

…

Xia Daohua and Linghua went out to eat, and their family members knew about it.

But both children are sensible. Even if they forget to go home because of playing one day, they will be home by the time the lights are turned on.

Since moving to Jixiang County, Xia Daohua has never stayed out all night.

When the fourth branch of the Xia family saw that Xia Daohua and Linghua had not come back from eating, they went to the store to look for them first.

Xia Youtian asked the guys at Daohuaxiang and learned that Xia Daohua had taken his girlfriend out to eat and never came back. He couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

Xia Youtian and Jiang asked Lihua to go home to look after Huaihua. The couple lit lanterns and called out Daohua and Linghua's names while searching for them in several alleys near their home.

I searched for nearly two hours, searching nearby, far away, and in several places where Xia Daohua often went, but still found nothing.

The couple was anxious, but since curfew was approaching, they had no choice but to go home.

After all, two little girls disappeared in the middle of the night. I still need to think about whether to report this matter to the police.

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