Liang Luochu was shocked. After putting his son down, he took the child's just-changed underwear from the wet nurse and checked it.
"It's really Tensilk Cloud Silk. This dress is really made of Tensilk Cloud Silk!" She murmured as she checked.
The nurse was puzzled: "Madam, is there any particularity in the material?"
Liang Luochu glanced at her:
"This is material specially sent as tribute to the palace. Only four pieces are produced each year. I've only seen it once at the imperial silk merchant who supplied it. They were preparing to send this Tensilk Cloud Silk to the palace. This single piece is worth a fortune!"
The nurse was surprised: "Worth a million gold, then, then the young master we saved is..."
Liang Luochu nodded:
"He must be either wealthy or noble. After we enter the city, we will first return to the Liang family and leave Chuan'er in the care of his mother. Then we will go to the county government office to report to the authorities."
The wet nurse nodded in agreement. She wanted to report the matter to the police. The young master's identity was extraordinary and it was not someone that their merchant family could adopt casually. In case his family was also looking for him, it would be better to report the matter to the police as soon as possible.
So Liang Luochu ordered the servants to drive the car faster, so as to avoid being discovered by the people who were monitoring them and their son and catching up.
Based on what happened just now, she thought that the person who was monitoring her and her child would not dare to enter the city gate, so he parked the carriage five miles outside the city. In this way, as long as she brought her child into the city, she would be safe.
What Liang Luochu didn't know was that as she passed through the city gate, Bai Ruoli and Cai Yu were passing by her in her carriage.
Bai Ruoli was afraid of being discovered, so she lowered her head and didn't see it. After she left the city, the carriage that had just passed by her was stopped, and two women holding babies came out of it for inspection.
Bai Ruoli, Caiyu and the purchased items quickly returned to the carriage.
After putting the things away and entering the carriage, they saw Ye Jinyun holding the child with her eyes closed and resting. After seeing that there was nothing abnormal with her, he told them to continue on their way.
When Ye Jinyun saw that Bai Ruoli didn't notice anything unusual after coming back, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She covered the swaddling clothes in her arms, hoping to delay as much time as possible.
After the carriage carrying Ye Jinyun left Dongchang County and headed straight for the border between Da Qi and Beirong, Wei Lingfeng also rushed to the outside of Dongchang County with his men.
Because Lin Qingtang found the clue about Ye Jinyun and his son outside Shanyang County, he searched outside the city first. After finding nothing, he took the token and entered the city.
As soon as he entered the city, he went to find the county magistrate and asked him to increase the inspection intensity at the city gate and immediately send a team of officers and soldiers to cooperate with him to search the streets.
When the Dongchang County Magistrate saw the token in his hand and the emperor's handwritten edict, he immediately agreed.
After passing the inspection of the city gate guards, Liang Luochu returned to the Liang Mansion smoothly with the help of her family.
She left her son in the care of her mother, and then went to the government office with her personal maid and servants to report to the authorities.
She did not tell her family about this in advance. Firstly, this was a decision she made on her own to help Ye Jinyun and it had nothing to do with her family. Secondly, she was afraid that if the child got into trouble, her family would be implicated.
The fewer people who knew the whole story, the better she could act according to the situation.
After Liang Luochu brought the child to the Dongchang County Government Office, he directly expressed his desire to see the County Magistrate Qin Mu.
Because the Liang family was one of the richest families in Dongchang County, and their businesses were spread throughout the entire Dongchang County, when she introduced herself, the constable let her in and helped her pass on the message.
Liang Luochu held the child and sat in the government office for a long time before Qin Mu finally came. He had some acquaintance with Liang Luochu's father, so when they met, he asked:
"What brings you here today, niece?"
“Uncle Qin, Luo Chu is here to report to the authorities today.”
Qin Mu raised his eyebrows: "Oh? Why do you want to report this to the authorities?"
He remembered that the eldest daughter of the Liang family was married to the Shen family in Xiyong. Why did she come to Dongchang County to report to the authorities? Was the Liang family's business affected?
Liang Luochu looked at the child in his arms and said:
"It's like this. Luo Chu rescued a baby on his way back to Dongchang. I'd like to ask Uncle Qin to help Luo Chu look for the child's family and see if he can find them."
Qin Mu frowned when he heard this:
"A baby? Niece, it's not easy to find. So many families lose their children every day. Where can we find their families?"
Liang Luochu smiled at him when he heard this, took the baby's underwear that had just been changed from the maid's hand, and said:
"Uncle Qin, this is the inner garment that Luo Chu took off the child. The material seems to be Tiansi Yunling, so Luo Chu thinks this child's identity is probably not simple. Have you heard of any aristocratic family or high-ranking official in the capital who has lost a child recently?"
Qin Mu was shocked to hear that the baby's inner garment was made of Tiansi Yunling. However, he had only heard of this tribute material, which was worth a thousand gold coins per piece, and had never seen it in person, so he could not confirm what Liang Luochu said.
"But this... I haven't seen this kind of silk silk either. My niece, are you mistaken? If this child can really wear this kind of material, then he must be from more than just a noble family. He must be at least a royal relative!"
Liang Luochu nodded. Indeed, if it was just a noble family rewarded by the emperor, such material would never be used to make underwear for a baby. That would be too extravagant.
Qin Mu thought deeply for a while and said to her:
"How about this, niece? I happen to have a distinguished guest from the capital here today. You can keep this material. I'll ask him to help me check if it's Tiansi Yunling (silk cloud silk). If it is, I'll help you submit a petition to the court to inform them of this matter. What do you think?"
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