Chapter 435 Large-scale procurement of supplies
She guessed that something must have happened to her princess, otherwise Young Master Bai wouldn't have come over to hug Lingling.
Upon hearing that her mistress was about to leave, Granny Su quickly tried to dissuade her.
"Master, it's still early. Miss Ningbao and the others won't be back so soon, but they went out in a carriage, so they won't get wet in the rain."
As soon as Granny Su finished speaking, the voices of two waiters came from the doorway.
"Have you heard? Apparently, a child from a high-ranking official's family has gone missing, and now the streets are full of soldiers."
I heard that even the county magistrate personally went to the city gate to look for him this time.
"Even the county magistrate has come out. Our county magistrate is notoriously lazy. Usually, the county lieutenant makes the decisions in these matters, doesn't he?"
"County Commandant? I heard that the county commander has been arrested. It seems that the county commander colluded with human traffickers to abduct children and was arrested."
"I never imagined that an official would collude with human traffickers."
"But when did such a high-ranking official come here? He even arrested the county constable."
"I heard the official in charge this time is very high-ranking, something like a royal family. The one who lost her place is their young princess. My second aunt's brother's daughter-in-law's older brother works at the county government office..."
Su Jingshu, who was inside the room, was completely stunned.
"Granny Su, did you hear that?"
Granny Su nodded. How could they not hear? Those two were speaking so loudly; she suspected many people had heard them.
"Granny Su, they're talking about Ning Bao, aren't they?"
Ningbao is missing. Go quickly and call Baiming over.
Granny Su hesitated for a moment...
Su Jingshu nervously grabbed Su Mama's arm.
"Granny, Bai Ming isn't at the inn? What did he go to do? Did he go to see Ning Bao?"
Granny Su paused for a moment,
"Master, this old servant saw Young Master Bai carrying Lingling and hurriedly leaving. I really don't know if he went to find Ningbao."
Before leaving, Young Master Bai only told this old servant to keep a close eye on his master and not to let him go out on the street; he didn't say anything else.
Su Jingshu quickly got up and got out of bed.
"Granny, quickly get me some clothes. We need to find Ningbao. Lingling has been taken away. Something must have happened to Ningbao."
Su Jingshu hurriedly tried to get out of bed...
"Mother, Mother, Ningbao is back."
Su Jingshu held Ningbao tightly in her arms. After Ningbao finished telling her the whole story, Su Jingshu's mood calmed down a lot.
After returning to the inn, Ningbao didn't go out again. Zhou Mingxin took people to buy the things they hadn't yet bought. This 14-year-old boy was already starting to learn how to take charge of the household.
The Zhou family came from a military background, and most of the men in the family had to fight on the battlefield. In particular, every Prince of Zhenbei earned his military achievements on horseback.
Zhou Mingxin doesn't have to inherit the family throne, so the pressure on him is relatively less than that on Zhou Mingcheng.
However, the Zhou family has accumulated quite a few businesses over several generations. In the past, Su Jingshu managed the family businesses, but since Su Jingshu's illness became serious, she no longer has much energy to manage them. The family's steward and Su Jingshu's dowry steward can help manage them together.
Fortunately, these people are loyal, and nothing has gone wrong over the years. However, all the businesses have remained unchanged and have made little progress. Since Zhou Mingxin turned thirteen, Su Jingshu has been gradually handing over the family business to him to manage.
Su Jingshu's thinking was very simple: she had two sons, one of whom would inherit the throne from their father, and the other would take over the family business. As for Ningbao, all he had to do was eat and play.
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