Chen Shunping arrived shortly after and knocked on the door a few times.
"Go in," Zheng Qingshu replied in a steady voice.
"This humble subject greets Your Excellency." Chen Shunping was about to kneel when Zheng Qingshu held his wrist.
"Manager Chen, there's no need for formalities. Please sit down. I have some questions for you," Zheng Qingshu said, getting straight to the point. "Do you know who the biological parents are of your brother-in-law Zhou's daughter?"
"This humble commoner truly has no idea."
"Then do you know the identities of those men in black who were chasing the Zhou family?" Zheng Qingshu was probing, trying to find out if the Zhou family knew all along that the men in black were sent by Prince Gong's men. But how could the Zhou family be involved with Prince Gong? It was too puzzling.
"Ah? Sir, you mean my brother-in-law and his family are being hunted down? How are they doing now? No wonder we haven't received a single letter from home in three months. They really did go on the run. But who did they offend? Why won't they tell us?" Chen Shunping asked in shock, clearly knowing nothing.
It seems that the Zhou family did not want to implicate Chen Shunping and Zhao Guizhi, so they did not reveal anything. After all, the more they knew, the more dangerous it would be.
Zheng Qingshu sighed. It seemed that he couldn't get any clues from here. He could only offer a few words of comfort. "For the time being, they should be safe. However, I also want to know what they are doing in Quanshui Prefecture. I came to ask you because I wanted to find out where the Zhou family is now, but it seems that you know even less than I do."
After seeing Zheng Qingshu off, Chen Shunping told Zhao Guizhi what he had just learned. Zhao Guizhi became worried as well, but there was nothing she could do except worry.
"Why don't we go find them?" Zhao Guizhi said helplessly.
“If we knew where they were, that would be feasible. The problem is that we don’t even know where my brother-in-law’s family is. Quanshui Prefecture is so big, where are we going to look for them? Besides, we don’t understand the situation at all. If we go looking for them rashly, we might just be a burden to my brother-in-law’s family. They didn’t tell us the truth when they left, probably because they were afraid of implicating us.”
Chen Shunping sighed inwardly. It wasn't that he didn't want to go, but he was also worried about his brother-in-law's family. Unfortunately, his health was too poor to withstand a long journey, and he was afraid he would die halfway there.
Seeing the troubled look on her husband's face, Zhao Guizhi quickly calmed down. She thought about her husband's health and knew she couldn't act impulsively. Now, all she could do was ensure that her sister's family could return home safely. All they could do was protect their family business and earn more money so that they wouldn't have to worry about making a living when they came back.
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