"Big brother, you're a good person, you..."
[Haha, what kind of time is this for Qingju to still be giving out friend cards?]
Money doesn't work either; people just look at them and think they're scammers.
[Jailer: Who comes here without claiming innocence?]
【He Yi, this is a really damn wish, bro, can't you at least look at me and help me out?】
Qingju was indeed an honest and simple girl. Liuyun looked at the two jailers with great disappointment. He had just been detained in this godforsaken place yesterday and had already talked to these guys, but he never expected that they would be so stubborn.
At this moment, looking at the two of them again, they naturally held no hope.
But He Yi still wanted to give it a try. What if the two of them could get in touch with the local prefect?
The jailer sneered, "Hey, I say, that's ridiculous."
The two jailers reacted as if they had heard the biggest joke in the world. "Important clue? What important clue? Who do you think you women can just see the Prefect so early in the morning?"
"But we've really been wronged, brother! You can't be so unreasonable!" Qingju said angrily.
The jailer got angry and swung his whip hard, striking the fence. Qingju could almost see the sparks flying from the tip of the whip.
"You all better just stay put and wait to die, don't give me that crap."
After saying that, the man left, cursing and swearing.
The road to Shu is difficult, more difficult than ascending to heaven.
Seeing how stubborn these guys were, He Yi was naturally in a bad mood. Actually, the reason she struck up a conversation with this jailer today was simply to test whether people could really communicate with these guys once they arrived here.
Yesterday, the man seemed to hate them to the core, but today, this seemingly kind man is just like him.
This seems to prove at least one point: it's unlikely that these people will tell the authorities about their wrongful accusations. He Yi slumped back into her previous seat, defeated.
At this moment, Zheng Heyi could only hope that Zheng Yu and the others would discover their disappearance as soon as possible.
...
Meanwhile, inside the Minister's residence.
The steward, Uncle Gong, walked towards the study with a worried expression. Zheng Yu had been studying hard lately and hadn't rested all night. He was just about to take a nap when he saw Uncle Gong arrive. Uncle Gong was usually a composed person, and it was rare to see such a panicked expression on his face.
Zheng Yu's heart started racing. "How is Father?" In his mind, if anything was wrong, it should be his father.
After all, his father had been terminally ill for a long time and could pass away at any moment, but Uncle Gong shook his head, "Master is fine, but there are some rumors circulating outside."
"What should I say?" Zheng Yu looked at Uncle Gong, who was anxious. He knew that if he revealed Zheng Heyi's matter, Zheng Yu would be even more worried.
Previously, Minister Zheng had learned that Zheng Yu was preparing for the exam and had spoken to his steward, Gong Shu, several times, hoping that he would not cause trouble for Zheng Yu, especially now.
With six days left until the exam, he naturally hoped that Zheng Yu could achieve good results and bring honor to the family. Most importantly, his own condition was getting worse and worse.
There were even people in the court impeaching him. If Zheng Yu could become the top scholar in the imperial examination, then let's see who would dare to scheme against them like this in the future. Seeing that Uncle Gong didn't say anything, Zheng Yu breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as it's not Dad's fault, everything is fine.
Gong Shu frowned. "This old servant still needs to investigate that matter. If you don't have anything special to do today, young master, please don't go out."
"Alright then." Zheng Yu waved his hand.
A moment later, the steward, Gong Shu, was about to go outside to investigate the specific situation when he was summoned by Minister Zheng. Gong Shu had no choice but to go and deal with him first.
Upon entering the main room, Minister Zheng was already up, writing with a brush. Seeing Uncle Gong arrive, he put down the brush and smiled slightly, "Is Young Master already up?"
“Master,” Uncle Gong sighed, “the young master is working himself to the bone these days. He didn’t rest at all last night.”
Now, this old servant sees that he doesn't look well, and he seems to be locking himself in his study every day. This old servant is truly worried that he is unwell.
Minister Zheng stood up, frowning. "Studying hard is good, but this isn't right. I'll go talk to him." He was about to leave.
But then a servant rushed in from outside, looking panicked and pale.
“Master! Granny Sun from the Princess’s residence requests an audience. This servant sees that the old nanny is very anxious, and I am afraid that something has happened to the young princess. This servant is not sure whether to inform you or the young master, so I have taken the liberty of coming to you first.”
Upon hearing this, Minister Zheng felt puzzled. Now that He Yi had taken over Tianxiangfang, customers flocked to the shop every day, and he didn't need to worry about business. Besides business, what else was there? Minister Zheng had been thinking about this for a long time, but he still couldn't figure it out.
However, judging from the guard's expression, it seemed that Granny Sun from the Princess's residence really had something extremely urgent to discuss. After a slight hesitation, Minister Zheng nodded.
"Please come in quickly!"
[Granny Sun is indeed a woman of great loyalty and righteousness.]
[Granny Sun and Liuyun are of the same ilk, unlike Granny Feng. Granny Feng was sent by Jiang Shu and simply collected her pay as usual. She probably already fled as soon as she learned of the princess's mishap.]
[It's true what they say: when the wall falls, everyone pushes it down; when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter.]
The servant hurriedly went out and relayed the master's words to Granny Sun. Hearing the servant parrot what he had said, Granny Sun became even more anxious than before.
Having already received permission, Granny Sun practically ran to the main house. Inside, Minister Zheng looked back at Granny Sun and her two maids who had rushed in.
He was simply curious about what was happening now.
Granny Sun's face turned deathly pale. Upon seeing Minister Zheng, she knelt down with a thud and cried out in a hoarse voice, "Master, Lord Zheng! Disaster is imminent! Princess Heyi, Liuyun, and Qingju went to the west of the city on business last night and have not returned yet!"
"West of the city, still not home?"
Minister Zheng was simply curious. He knew that the capital was divided into four cities: east, west, south, and north. The West Market was the most dilapidated place, where all sorts of people from all walks of life gathered.
Although He Yi knew many people in the martial arts world, it was still strange that she took Qing Ju and Liu Yun to the West Market late at night without returning home.
"Could it be that they went back to Zhiweitang?" Minister Zheng gripped his sleeve, his voice already trembling. The old servant hurriedly shook his head. "I sent someone to Zhiweitang to inquire at dawn. Three people left after closing last night. Nobody knows what they've been doing now."
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