"Open it for me quickly. We won't take a close look. Just take a peek from a distance." The inspector looked unhappy, with a lot of anger in his stomach that he had no place to vent.
The matchmaker winked at the bride and said, "Honghua. Just open the box."
The bride was very shy, so she opened the box and hastily pushed aside the clothes inside. At the bottom, her bellyband with the pattern of mandarin ducks playing in the water was exposed, and her face immediately turned red.
The guy inspecting the case glanced away and stopped looking. "Alright, alright, let's go."
"Thank you, young man." The matchmaker laughed at the top of her lungs.
The people on the ox cart left the place and continued forward for about two or three miles.
A horse-drawn carriage with a grey cloth curtain came from the nearby woods and stopped on the road. The ox-drawn cart stopped there, and the donkey-drawn cart coming from behind also stopped there.
All the boxes on the cart and the old man on the donkey cart were pulled onto the horse carriage.
"Hurry up. Let's get back to Yunzhou City," the man driving the carriage tore off his disguise. "There's someone waiting for us up ahead. Let's change the old man's appearance before we set off again."
After saying that, he flicked his whip and left.
The people on the ox carts and donkey carts also disappeared into the woods.
There was no news from Mr. Ke and the others until the evening. Su Qi had already returned to Mengjiazhuang.
She wanted to find something to keep herself busy.
Gu Beiheng came back in a hurry from outside.
He saw Su Qi holding on and handling things in an orderly manner. With a look of heartache hidden in his eyes, he took Su Qi into his arms.
"Qiqi. I'm sorry I couldn't bring the child back."
Su Qi clutched Gu Beiheng's clothes nervously, trying to hold back her voice to prevent it from shaking. "Where are Dabao and Erbao?"
"Zhi Er and his men were found in Mingyang Town, but Zhi Yi was the only one we missed. The checkpoints found nothing unusual." Gu Beiheng paused and said, "Zhi Er and his men traced their whereabouts to Yangming Town, but found no clues."
Although Su Qi was disappointed, she was also relieved.
As long as the two children are still alive, it's a good thing.
What she feared most was an irreparable mistake.
"Beiheng. Let's go to Dongqi Kingdom and Yunzhou City." Su Qi didn't want to stay here. She wanted to follow in the children's footsteps.
"good."
Gu Beiheng did not refuse Su Qi's request, he thought so too.
We will eventually find the children by going to Dongqi Kingdom and Yunzhou City.
He wanted to bring the children back himself.
"Where is Zeng Wuming?" Su Qi thought of the fact that Gu Beiheng did not mention Zeng Wuming.
"There's no news about him. I guess he's with Dabao and Erbao." Gu Beiheng stroked Su Qi's back soothingly.
He knew that although Zeng Wuming's martial arts skills were not very advanced, he had a spirit of never giving up. Seeing that the situation was not right and he could not escape, he must have found a way to follow Dabao and Erbao.
midnight.
Yingyi sent someone to deliver the news that the mark left by Zhiyi was found beside the river in a village in Yun County.
He must have left Jinyang Prefecture by water.
The mark was drawn on a piece of paper and sent back.
Gu Beiheng took the paper and looked at the marks carefully. Su Qi also put on her clothes and came over to take a look.
"What do you mean?" Su Qi couldn't understand these marks.
"According to what they say, they should have gone to Dongqi Country." Gu Beiheng frowned and said, "Could it be that it's not Yunzhou City?"
You should know that Yunzhou City is located in the area between Dongqi Kingdom and Dashun.
More than half of Yunzhou City’s land is within the territory of Dashun, and only a small half is within the territory of Dongqi.
However, most of the doctors in Yunzhou City are on good terms with the Dongqi royal family.
The heads of the families in Yunzhou City are all very arrogant, and they only lower their heads in front of Queen Dongqixian.
I was impressed by her character and personal charm.
Su Qi thought for a moment with a worried look on his face, "How about we split up into two groups, one going to Dongqi Country and the other to Yunzhou City."
"No. The two of us must be together. Let Yingyi take everyone to another place." Gu Beiheng directly rejected Su Qi's proposal.
Su Qi knew that Gu Beiheng would not change his insistence, so she agreed with him.
Gu Beiheng spoke to Su Qi for a few words and told her that he would pick her up tomorrow. He first returned to the Trade City to prepare some things.
Su Qi stayed in Mengjiazhuang.
Xiang He and the others were all worried and couldn't sleep. Several maids sat on the couch in the outer room, their heads bowed, wiping away tears.
Su Qi walked out, Bai Zhi wiped the tears from her face and stood up.
"Madam, I will go with you to find Dabao and Erbao."
"Okay. Pack your luggage. We'll set off early tomorrow morning." Su Qi turned to look at Xiang He, "Xiang He. Let Xiao Liuzi go to the trade city tomorrow. Let Miss Su Ting come back to Mengjiazhuang. Miss Ting will still be in charge of all the household affairs.
As for the front yard, Military Advisor Mo will be in charge. We'll build another four-yard house on the vacant lot to the south of the yard. Tell Military Advisor Mo that this is my request."
"Madam, I will have Miss Ting come back tomorrow. Miss Yan will also stay at Mengjiazhuang. She said she and Miss Beihe will go to the Trade City every morning and return to Mengjiazhuang to rest in the evening."
"Well. You guys go down and have a rest. Don't stay up all the time. If you get yourself hurt, you'll be worried when Dabao and Erbao come back." Su Qi couldn't help but comfort the girls when she saw their swollen eyes.
Chun He bit her lip and cried, "Madam, it should be us servants comforting you, but instead you are comforting us."
Su Qi waved her hand and asked them to leave.
Just let Baizhi be the mistress to keep watch at night.
The next morning.
After getting up and washing up, Su Qi changed into a simple lavender cotton dress. She only used a wooden hairpin to hold her hair in place.
Walked to the front yard.
Zeng Wuji, Zeng Wuya and five other people, as well as Niu Dan and Niu Xibei were all waiting.
Several little guys were waiting there with small bags on their backs and small daggers in their hands, looking serious.
Su Qi came over and several people surrounded her.
"Madam, we also want to go look for Dabao, Erbao, Grandpa Ke, and Brother Wuming." Huang Xiaoshan said with courage.
Niu Xibei brandished the small dagger in his hand and yelled in a baby voice, "I'm going to find Dabao and Erbao, I'm going to beat up the bad guys."
Su Tianze walked over and grabbed Niu Xibei's collar.
"Where are you going to fight the bad guys, little kid?"
Niu Xibei paddled the air with his short legs. "Big brother, let me go. I'm going outside to beat up the bad guys. I'm going to protect Dabao and Erbao."
Niu Dan stepped forward and carried Niu Xibei down.
He looked at Su Tianze with regret, "Big brother. Can't we go find Dabao and Erbao?"
Su Tianze looked seriously at Niu Dan, Zeng Wuji, and Su Tianci who ran over to follow him. "You stay in Mengjiazhuang and protect the people there.
This is a very difficult task. You must complete it, understand?"
"The folks in Mengjiazhuang have nothing to do with me. I'm going to look for Dabao, Erbao, and Brother Wuming."
"Is Tudiu related to you? Where is Gousheng? Where are Goudan and Tudan? And where is Grandma Qi?" Su Tianze continued with a few soul-searching questions, leaving the little guys speechless.
"But Dabao and Erbao are the most important. Brother Wuming said that nothing is more important than them." Huang Xiaoshan shouted unconvinced.
The little guy had tears in his eyes, and he deliberately tilted his head back to prevent the tears from flowing down.
Su Qi squatted down slightly and touched Huang Xiaoshan's head. "Xiaoshan, I'll leave the Gu family compound to you to protect. Wait for Auntie to bring back Dabao, Erbao, and Wuming. Let them see that our home is the same as before, okay?"
Huang Xiaoshan knew that the big shot would not take them with him.
He could only choke back his tears and said, "Madam, you must bring Dabao, Erbao, and Wuming back. We will practice martial arts well and protect Dabao and Erbao in the future."
"I promise."
Su Tianze led Ying Wu, Ying Liu and a dozen other people to rush to Dongqi Kingdom.
Su Qi, Gu Beiheng, Ying Yi, Ying Er, Bai Zhi, and Zhi Er headed to Yunzhou City. Yun Xiaobo waited nearby, repeatedly reminding Su Qi that the people of Yunzhou City were not as kind as they appeared.
I'm afraid this trip will be full of dangers, so Su Qi must be careful.
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