Chapter 427 Qu Ling
Xu Zhichun nodded: "Okay, if she is willing, I will take her away."
As for Mother Wu, Xu Zhichun had no intention of paying attention to her from beginning to end, let alone showing any sympathy for her.
She doesn't deserve it, and she doesn't deserve it.
The current result is nothing but the result of the seeds she sowed in the past.
This little girl named Qu Ling is only seven or eight years old and is so outstanding. If she follows Mother Wu, who knows what her future will be?
Xu Zhichun felt a little reluctant.
Take her away and teach her well, maybe she will walk on the right path, or maybe one day she will repay kindness with enmity, but that is an unpredictable future.
No matter what the outcome, Xu Zhichun believed she could afford it, so she didn't mind taking the child away.
But if she doesn't want to, I can't force her.
A forced melon is not sweet, and this doesn’t just apply to relationships between men and women.
Mother Wu nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, she will definitely agree!"
She handed Qu Ling's indenture contract to her and pushed her towards Xu Zhichun: "Go, follow Sister Zhichun, let's go."
Qu Ling started to cry: "Grandma Wu, what are you going to do? I, I..."
"I'm fine, please leave now. I can't take care of you, and if you don't leave, you'll be a burden to me. I have a place to stay, so go ahead."
Qu Ling kowtowed to her three times with tears in her eyes, wiped her tears silently and stood up. She glanced at Mother Wu reluctantly, walked to Xu Zhichun and looked up at her.
"Sister Zhi, Sister Zhichun, I can do anything. Can you, can you pay me some wages first? I, I..."
Xu Zhichun asked, "How much silver is written on the indenture?"
Mother Wu sighed: "Eight taels."
Xu Zhichun took out ten taels of silver and said, "Clear all."
Mother Wu smiled bitterly, and finally took the light banknote from Qu Ling's hand, and watched Xu Zhichun take Qu Ling away.
After the heavy rain, the road became much muddier, and the bumpy ground filled with water became very difficult to walk on. It became increasingly difficult for Xu Zhichun to drive the mule cart.
Fortunately, no one caught up with us.
It seems that this heavy rain not only caused trouble for her, but also for Zeng Mingzhu.
Once I arrived in the town, it would be difficult for Zeng Mingzhu's people to find me.
Xu Zhichun and Qu Ling lied that they were brother and sister and asked for the upper room. They immediately wrote a letter, promising to give both the innkeeper and the waiter very generous remuneration, paying half in advance, and asked the innkeeper to be flexible and let the waiter go to Qingshan County to deliver the letter.
When the shopkeeper and the clerk heard that the letter was to be delivered to the chief constable of Qingshan County, their attitude towards Xu Zhichun subconsciously improved a lot.
The temptation of high remuneration was irresistible to anyone. The shopkeeper agreed without much thought, and the clerk was also in high spirits.
It only takes three days to make a round trip, and he can earn five taels of silver. Such a good thing is hard to find even with a lantern.
Xu Zhichun used the excuse of feeling unwell and needing to rest, and stayed in the guest room with Qu Ling and did not go out. Three meals a day, tea, and water for washing were all brought in by the waiter.
Qu Ling was very diligent. Every time the clerk delivered something, she would go to receive it. She would also take the initiative to explain to the clerk with a sad face: My brother is really not feeling well. He must be tired from traveling recently.
The guy said, "I understand!" and politely and kindly comforted her, praising her for being so sensible at such a young age and for taking care of her brother.
Xu Zhichun was at a loss whether to laugh or cry when he heard this.
This is a good thing, it saves her a lot of trouble and she can stay away from people in peace.
Some of the servants sent by Zeng Mingzhu actually chased here and stopped to inquire when they came across any villages or towns.
Then nothing was gained, a perfect miss.
They were looking for one person, Xu Zhichun was their "brother and sister", they had nothing to do with each other, no one thought they were related.
Xu Zhichun's letter was so vague that she didn't dare to completely trust the guy even if she spent a lot of money.
Due to his professional sensitivity, Captain Yu understood Xu Zhichun's letter in a short time. His face changed drastically and he hurriedly asked for leave from the yamen. He took a few people with him and returned with the guy to pick up Xu Zhichun.
We traveled almost overnight, and the journey that would have taken a day and a half was completed in just one day.
"sister in law!"
"It's good that Captain Yu is here. I can finally rest assured."
Both sides breathed a sigh of relief.
With Captain Yu accompanying him, Xu Zhichun had nothing to worry about. He returned to the county town with Captain Yu. Xu Zhichun left Qu Ling with Shopkeeper Zhong and asked Shopkeeper Zhong to send someone back to the village to bring a letter saying that he was fine. At the same time, he went to the government office.
Xu Zhichun had been missing for several days and finally came back. County Magistrate Lu and others were relieved, and Mrs. Lu also met her.
"It's good that you're back safely, it's good that you're back. Everyone's been so worried these days!"
Xu Zhichun felt warm in his heart, "Thank you for your concern, Madam. Fortunately, there was no danger. I am lucky."
Mrs. Lu sighed: "Yes."
Lord Lu: "Mrs. Xu, do you know who did this?"
He must deal with this matter to the end. It is not so easy to kidnap people openly from his territory.
Xu Zhichun said seriously, "I was just about to report this to the Lord. The one who abducted me was Zeng Mingzhu, the eldest daughter of the Zeng family."
"Zeng Mingzhu?" Madam Lu thought for a moment and said in surprise, "I heard she ran away from home. The Zeng family kept the news secret, but it still got out. How could it be her?"
Xu Zhichun: "She's in the provincial capital right now. Her maid Cuiyue brought a few servants and colluded with Madam Zeng. They took advantage of the opportunity to invite me to a banquet and kidnapped me on the way. Zeng Mingzhu was showing off proudly in front of me, saying that she is now serving the Xiangzhou Prefecture Feng Zhifu and seems to be very favored."
"Xiangzhou Prefecture!"
"yes."
County Magistrate Lu and Mrs. Lu looked at each other in surprise.
Xiangzhou Prefecture is the territory of King Yuchang, and the prefect of Xiangzhou Prefecture is King Yuchang's confidant. What does Zeng Mingzhu, a favorite concubine of the prefect of Xiangzhou Prefecture, want to do by running to the provincial capital of Xijiang?
It doesn't make sense to say that she came back just to seek revenge on Xu Zhichun.
Even if Magistrate Feng doted on her, he would not allow her to do such a thing at such a sensitive moment.
County Magistrate Lu could only think of one possibility: Zeng Mingzhu's visit was most likely related to Prefect Feng and Prefect Feng's master.
"Mrs. Xu, please think carefully and explain everything clearly without missing a single detail."
Xu Zhichun nodded.
In fact, she didn't have much information to say. After all, there were many things that Prefect Feng might not tell Zeng Mingzhu, and Zeng Mingzhu would not know anything at all. She was just a tool who could bring people into the capital of Xijiang Province without attracting attention.
As for in front of Xu Zhichun, she would not say anything else and would only show off.
But Xu Zhichun had her own judgment. It was obvious that none of the people under Zeng Mingzhu were easy to deal with.
Zeng Mingzhu didn't seem to have much control over them.
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