Chapter 266 What is the purpose?
The old eunuch looked at Xia Daohua's face. He had seen countless people, so he could naturally see the indifference and calmness underneath 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 is some friendship, it is not too deep. Moreover, distant water cannot quench near thirst. Even if they want to take care of this girl, they are still far away.
As for County Magistrate Yang and Wang, they were just partners with her and did not have a deep friendship. They would not offend her for her sake.
This girl must have something else to rely on.
It's a pity that the people under my command are all useless! After investigating for more than half a month, I couldn't even find out what this girl really relied 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.
But Xia Daohua knew that he was just pretending.
If he really didn't care about me, then why did he go to so much trouble to capture me? And why did he 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 sell so much!"
"So, the eunuch is actually the King 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 His Majesty is evident to all!"
Xia Daohua bowed and smiled, "Excuse me. So, may I ask if you asked me to be your 'guest'? Was it the emperor's intention, or was it your own decision?"
"It was me who..." 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 a good job!
The old eunuch stared at Xia Daohua and panted several times before he calmed down and returned to his expressionless look:
"Little girl, don't try to cheat me by taking advantage of my good temper! Just answer the questions I ask you honestly!"
Xia Daohua smiled and said, "I answered honestly, but you didn't believe me. What can I do? If I didn't purchase it from Kyoto, then you can tell me where my food comes from."
The old eunuch was stumped by the question, and once again felt an emotion that was almost like anger and humiliation rising up in him.
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 Prince Huai'an, there were also several spies from the imperial court stationed in the right places.
It's impossible that so many goods have been shipped out without them noticing!
Xia Daohua watched the old eunuch's changing mood steadily, and asked while suppressing her smile:
"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 Da Ming in the late period, with crises everywhere, many heroes emerging, and countless internal and external troubles.
But the Great Chu is far inferior to the Great Ming.
The territory controlled by Da Chu is less than two-thirds of that of Da Ming, and now it has lost Bohai County. It seems that several princes, including those from the same ancestor and those of 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 abnormal 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 have to be used?
…
Xia Daohua and Linghua went out to eat, and their family members knew about it.
But both children were sensible. Even if they forgot to go home because of playing one day, they would still be home by the time lights were turned on.
Since moving to Jixiang County, Xia Daohua has never been 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 had not come back since. 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 a lantern and called out the names of Daohua and Linghua while searching for them in several alleys near their home.
I searched for nearly two hours, looking everywhere, near and far, and in several places where Xia Daohua often went, but still found nothing.
The couple was anxious, but as 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 have to think about whether I should report this matter to the police.
The whole family stayed up all night.
Early the next morning, Xia Youtian went to the slum and told his family about the disappearance of the two children, Xia Daohua and Linghua.
The academy and the enlightenment school also sent Sanlang and Silang to report the news.
Mrs. Jiang and Xia Erlang also mobilized their resources to look for people everywhere to inquire about Xia Daohua's whereabouts.
Si Xi, the maid sent by Wang to look for Xia Daohua, arrived at Daohuaxiang and found that the servants all looked unhappy. After asking, she found out that Xia Daohua was missing.
Si Xi blurted out: "When did he disappear? Why didn't you report it to the police?"
The guy was hesitant and couldn't answer, but as soon as Si Xi finished speaking, he came to his senses.
I guess the Xia family must be worried about the two young ladies not returning home at night. This kind of thing is hard to explain and should not be spread out.
Since they don't want to make it public, they naturally don't want to report it to the authorities.
But the grain in the warehouse has been delivered, and the number is still more than half short of 100,000 shi!
If we can’t find summer rice flowers in time, where can we find the food?
Si Xi couldn't help but wonder if Xia Daohua had run away with the money.
But on second thought, even if Xia Daohua really took the money and ran away, why did she only take Linghua with her and leave the rest of her family behind?
Thinking this way, Si Xi did not blame Daohuaxiang's servants anymore, nor did he go to find the Xia family. Instead, he went straight back to Yang's house to report to the county magistrate's wife, Mrs. Wang.
How to treat the Xia family is still up to Wang.
When Si Xi reported to Wang, County Magistrate Yang happened to be there, so all the detectives from the Jixiang County government were immediately sent out and were busy as hell.
Good night, sweet dreams, see you tomorrow. ^_^
(End of this chapter)
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