Chapter 325 Climbing a Tree
While the Jia family was looking for someone outside, they were actually also checking themselves!
When our ancestors built the ancestral temple, they also considered the possibility of someone dying in the summer, so there is an ice cellar here.
The amount of ice needed this time was huge, so in order to prevent any accidents, Jia Zhu made arrangements in advance. Not only did he transfer some ice from the East and West Palaces, he also bought a lot from ice merchants outside who specialized in stockpiling ice.
But the ice from the ice merchant was bought on the same day and delivered early in the morning, and would never be delivered to the mistress of the house. The manager and maids who handled the matter all insisted that the ice was used up to cool everyone down during the memorial service.
The ice from the two mansions was brought into the ice cellar half a day in advance at night...
It might be wrong to deliver the problematic ice precisely to the first wife.
Jiao Da, who arrived, checked Wen Peilan, Xiaodong and the other three, not to mention the others.
The two old women who were responsible for delivering ice to each room were interrogated over and over again. Captain Lu asked, Jiao Da asked, Jia Zhen asked, and Jia's grandmother asked... In short, anyone with a certain status was questioned.
“…Go down!”
Jia Min asked again, and seeing the two men's collapsed and frightened looks, she waved her hand to let them go, and then turned to her eldest nephew Jia Zhu, who was in charge of all matters, "Zhu'er, do you have any suspects?"
Jia Zhu: “…”
He has!
However, he moved his mouth and looked at Lady Jia who was looking at him anxiously, but for a moment he didn't know where to start.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with the maids who deliver ice to each room, they are all responsible people.
But the ice cellar... is unguarded.
Although there were patrol officers coming and going, there were also gaps in time.
Someone took advantage of the duty and even habit of delivering ice to accurately put drugs in the ice of my aunt-in-law.
Therefore, Chief Constable Lu also questioned him again and again.
Brother Zhen and Brother Rong are busy looking for clues and civilians, so they don't have time to look for him. He...
"Grandma, it's my grandson's fault!"
When Jia Zhu knelt down, Grandmother Jia couldn't help but feel dizzy before her eyes.
She was the one who took on this job for her eldest grandson.
If Shen can't find it back...
"Now is not the time to blame yourself."
Jia Min sighed, "Zhu'er, go back and check if there are any outsiders who have entered the ice storage of the two mansions recently!"
Since he has set his eyes on Bing and knows the temperament of the woman who sent Bing, the problem must be at home.
Some people are traitors.
The Jia family has always been kind to their servants.
Sister-in-law of Dongfu...
"There should be no problem with the East Palace. You are responsible for checking our West Palace."
When Jia Min saw her mother, she couldn't help but think of Nanny Lai.
Nanny Lai has been in the Jia family for decades, but the Lai family has been uprooted in the two mansions.
It was understandable that her mother was reluctant to part with the maid she had been with for most of her life, but, summoning her to the mansion at every turn...
Jia Min's heartbeat couldn't help but become a little abnormal.
"yes!"
When Jia Zhu saw the look his aunt gave his grandmother, he couldn't help but think of Nanny Lai.
When he got up and hurried home, Jia Zhen and Rong Ge'er finally learned from the people that in Xiaoli Village, more than 20 miles to the south, someone heard a dog barking in the middle of the night, and when he got up to check, he saw a donkey cart.
Last night, someone carried a large box onto a donkey cart, and the donkey cart left on the spot.
Jin Muchuan brought all the thirty personal soldiers assigned to him in the Beijing camp.
When Jia Zhenrong's brother went to check the donkey carts, he arrested all the local tyrants who liked to make trouble and collect protection fees in the surrounding towns and villages.
As local bosses, they should have some idea whether there are any strong men passing through their territory.
…
Here, Shen Ning climbed out of the cellar. After making sure that there was no one around and that this was an abandoned place, he glanced at the smoke from cooking in the distance, hesitated for a moment, and did not run away immediately.
She didn't wear shoes before going to bed, only a pair of cloth socks, which were stained with blood when she stepped on the Japanese man just now.
You won't be able to run far if you run like this.
Moreover, if she went to the village, not only would she die, but she would also bring harm to the villagers.
The Japanese pirates wouldn't care about killing a few more people.
Chen Ning quickly ran into the house with most of the wall collapsed and no doors or windows. Sure enough, there was a small bamboo basket in the corner, which not only contained a water bag, but also two oil paper bags, one deflated and one bulged.
She didn't bother to check what was inside. Since she couldn't find the shoes, she simply rubbed them hard in the dirt, picked up the basket and walked up the mountain.
This place is not very far from the village, so there are definitely no tigers or wolves here.
Find a place to hide first and wait for a while.
Chen Ning was afraid that the Japanese's accomplices would come back, and by then, there would really be no chance at all.
But this body had been pampered for many years, and even with cloth socks, it was still very difficult for her to walk.
But Shen Ning didn't dare to stop at all. She carried the basket and walked up the mountain first. When she saw a path walked by villagers, she followed the path halfway up the mountain.
At this time, the two Japanese who were responsible for keeping an eye on Ningrong Street only saw people going out but no one coming back. They suspected that the Jia family had put all their energy into Tiekan Temple, so they simply bought some food and rented a mule cart to return.
After being busy these days, now that the dust has settled, I can at least take a day off.
The two people got off the car far away, avoided people and walked a long way back.
However, Shunji Fukuyama, who was supposed to be here, was nowhere to be found. The two were worried about Chen Ning in the cellar. However, there were a few things on the ground that looked like bloody footprints.
The two men's faces changed and they rushed to the entrance of the cellar. The strong smell of blood was pungent. They looked inside and saw that it was someone else but Fukuyama Shunji. However, Shen, for whom they had worked so hard for so long, disappeared.
"Find it quickly!"
The two people were sent to Dazhao because they had received training.
Soon he found the place where Shen Ning had stepped and followed him all the way.
Chen Ning took walks all year round, but the walks back then were completely different from the escapes now.
Although she was trying her best to speed up, she inexplicably felt that the pursuers behind her might arrive soon.
what to do? She couldn't run up the mountain, and she couldn't run down the mountain. Until now, she hadn't seen anyone, and she didn't even have the chance to ask for a message...
Chen Ning panted heavily and finally gave up her chance of escape. She looked around and finally found an old tree a few meters away from the road that she could barely climb.
The old tree is lush and leafy, so hiding inside should be fine for the time being.
Just do it when you think of it.
Chen Ning tiptoed and carefully walked along the stones in the grass to the old tree. Then she tried hard to put the basket on the branch, hugged the tree, and climbed hard.
When it comes to climbing a tree, not only your hands need strength, your legs are also crucial.
Under normal circumstances, she would definitely not be able to crawl, but now it is different, she is running for her life! If she didn't crawl faster, with the clothes she was wearing, she wouldn't encounter any soldiers and would most likely be caught by the Japanese.
Who wants to die when you can live? Finally, Shen Ning climbed to the first target.
She could finally take a breath.
She opened the water bag and poured out a little to make sure it was drinkable. Then she gulped down a few gulps.
At this time, the sun was shining brightly. She was not exposed to the sun under the shade of the tree and could even get some breeze. She finally had time to make herself something to eat.
In the oil paper bag, there is a portion of mung bean cake and four steamed buns made of 1/4 flour.
You can tell at first glance that this steamed bun comes from Mantouan.
Shen Ning took a fierce bite.
You don’t know until you chew it. Once you chew it... the tinnitus that had just subsided starts again.
And the left half of my face hurts, and my teeth hurt too! Hiss~Just wait and see.
If she escaped this life, she would definitely go and cry to the Queen.
Shen Ning chewed the steamed bun carefully with her right teeth. When she was almost full and had rested, she was about to climb to the second branch when she heard the sound of someone jogging towards her.
Are they Japanese? Shen Ning hurriedly stood close to the tree trunk.
On the small path, the Japanese pursuers had long lost the ability to distinguish footprints.
But they were sure that Shen did not go up the mountain.
However, there were many roads that had been walked by people from the mountain villages, and no one came up here in such a hot day, so they couldn't find anyone to ask.
Otherwise, just ask about Shen’s clothes and you’ll get the answer right.
Hateful now...
The two Japanese were worried that Shen was running up the mountain at first and leaving footprints for them in order to lead them up the mountain. In fact, after she found the path in the mountains, she followed the path down the mountain.
So, at this time, one of them went down the mountain to look for her, while the other ran quickly along the path she might have taken, trying to find her.
Chen Ning on the tree trunk was not sure whether the man was a Japanese, but as soon as the other party walked away, she climbed up a little bit.
Time passed little by little, the sun became hotter and hotter, and the man who was running finally ran back, drenched in sweat.
Through the gaps between the branches and leaves, Shen Ning saw him running while looking around, and hurriedly hid deeper behind the tree.
Fortunately, the other party was mainly looking at whether the grass on the roadside was flat.
She is not yet the target of observation.
Shen Ning calculated that she had left the cellar and ran about six or seven miles here. It would not be easy for them to search the six or seven miles like a carpet, so she yawned in relief.
Keep looking, search hard, search until you’re exhausted. It would be best if you search until it’s completely dark and you’re left with no strength left.
Leaning against the big tree, she slowly calmed down.
At this time, Chen Ning didn't know that Jia Zhen and Rong Ge'er were looking for clues and only found a killed donkey and a smashed cart.
Both of them were very upset. When Jia Zhen got on his horse again, he raised the whip and ran towards the capital.
It probably won't work if he just relies on his family, he has to ask the emperor for help.
So the emperor, who had just finished reviewing the memorials and lay down for a nap, was hurriedly awakened by Liu An.
"Your Majesty, Lord Jia has come to see you, and he looks very strange."
The emperor was shocked.
Climbed up quickly.
The last time, Jia Zhen discovered something wrong in the Beijing camp, a major change followed.
Although that great change was in his favor, he now controls the court and doesn't want any changes!
"Did you say anything?"
This guy took three days off because of his elder's death anniversary. What did he find wrong? “It seems that something happened to Mrs. Shen.”
What? The emperor was furious. "Where is the imperial physician? Can't he hire one?"
This was when the retired emperor had just passed away. At that time, all the imperial physicians in the Imperial Medical Bureau were called to Shoukang Palace. Shen was ill, so Jia Zhen had to ask him for the imperial physician.
"Master Jia didn't say that."
Liu An had no choice. He wanted to ask, but Jia Zhen's tears suddenly fell.
The emperor walked out angrily.
Jia Zhen had been waiting for a long time. As soon as he saw the emperor, he burst into tears before he could ask any questions. "Your Majesty... please save my mother. She has been kidnapped by a thug."
What? The emperor stumbled and almost fell. "Are you sure?"
"Woo woo, it's true."
Jia Zhen slapped himself and cried, "I found out that those people took my mother's donkey cart away last night. They were so cruel that they killed the donkey and smashed the cart. My mother, I don't know where they took her!"
…
When Kuroiwa Nami was sure that Jia Zhen had entered the palace and the people from Shuntian Prefecture and Wucheng Bingmasi were all coming towards Tiekan Temple, she was in a very good mood and brought Nagata Takao and the other three back.
The government acted quickly, and at the intersections of the avenues, there were already soldiers checking the various vehicles passing by.
A notice was also posted asking if any suspicious vehicles were seen traveling on the road in the middle of the night and in what direction they were heading. After listening for a while, Kuroiwa Nami was very glad that the carriage belonged to Nanny Lai and had been driven to Nanny Lai's house by Yamashita Haru early this morning.
Humph, it’s impossible to find clues in the carriage.
Before dark, they avoided the villagers and rushed to this abandoned house that they had chosen after careful selection.
When the Jin army left the capital, it was said that a group of stragglers passed by and killed the entire family.
Later, there were legends that this place was haunted and no one dared to come here, so it became their best hiding place.
"Huh? Why is there no one here?"
Logically, even if the others were not there, Fukuyama Hideji should have been more alert.
But when they all arrived, there was no sign of Fukuyama Hideji.
Just as Takao Nagayama was about to say something else, Nami Kuroiwa rushed into the cellar.
This was specially chosen by her for Shen.
They were short-handed, and including herself there were only seven of them.
Throw Shen into the cellar. She can't climb out. Just one person will be enough to watch over her here.
But the bloody smell at the entrance of the cellar had not yet dissipated. What did she see in the light? Hideji Fukuyama died sitting there with his head lowered and his legs spread apart.
There were traces of dried black blood on the ground and scattered hay beneath him. This...
Shen escaped?
How is that possible?
Kuroiwa Nami jumped down.
A few bloody footprints can be seen on Fukuyama Hideji's forehead.
Shen really escaped.
Looking at Hideji Fukuyama's eyes that were still open, Nami Kuroiwa kicked him.
She wanted to kick the dead guy to death again.
What are you doing down in the cellar? Besides, how come you, a grown man, couldn't even beat a sick woman and let her kill you? Bang~ Her foot brushed Fukuyama Hideji's ear and hit the wall behind him.
There is a small hole dug by Chen Ning on it.
Kuroiwa Nami was furious.
That woman was powerless and it was obvious that Fukuyama Hideji only needed to ignore her.
"Look for it quickly!"
This place is only about thirty miles away from the capital.
Shen ran away, then...
Kuroiwa Nami jumped out.
"My Lord, you are back."
When he found them, the sweaty Matsuyama Osamu saw them, his body softened, and he cried, "Hideo-kun is dead."
"When did you come back? Where's Shen? Have you found her?"
"We returned around 9:00 p.m., when Xiu'er had died not long ago and Shen had also fled not long ago. We followed her bloody footprints for a while, but then there were no footprints. Dazhi and I split up, he searched in the village at the foot of the mountain, and I searched on the mountain.
But there was no sign of her.
The clothes she wore were so obvious, but she could not be found and no one had ever seen her. ”
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