Chapter 132 Clues
Shen Yu went back quickly, closed the door and reopened the letter.
After just two glances, she put down the letter and finally determined that there was a big problem.
The letter was written three years ago, and was dated June 18, the fifteenth year of Tongxu. However, the letter actually said that it rained in the area of Hezi Mountain in Qichang a few days after June 23.
Qichang and Beilin are close to each other. The letter sent by Zhongbo has not arrived for such a long time, so how could the letter sent from Shengjing to Qichang arrive in just a few days?
It is thousands of miles from Shengjing to Qichang Prefecture, so I wrote a letter to remind the other party to bring an umbrella when it rains. By the time the letter arrived, I'm afraid it would have already rained.
so……
Chen Yu looked at the letter. This letter might not have come from the capital, but why did it have to be written at the end "Hope you are safe in the capital"?
These pieces of paper were sealed so well in the leg guards, and the other party had searched for them several times, which shows the importance of the letters. What kind of information was hidden in them?
Chen Yu scanned it again, her eyes stopping on the two dates.
The date of the rainy season was written so clearly, this must be the point.
Chen Yu walked to the study, copied down the two dates and places, put away the letter and shouted, "Green medicine."
Lu Yao responded: "Young Master."
"Find me a calendar from three years ago."
Lu Yao didn't understand what the young lady had ordered, but she thought that what the young lady had ordered must be important. She ran away and came back again, putting all the calendars of the past ten years on the table.
"I asked Uncle Zhong for it, and he was very enthusiastic."
Chen Yu didn't respond. She opened the calendar, but couldn't make any sense out of the date alone.
Just as I was worrying, Erya brought in some tea, put it on the table, stretched her neck to take a look and said, "I know this."
"You know him?" Chen Yu asked in surprise.
Erya nodded obediently, "I know it," she pointed at the words above and said, "Year, month, day, I can read, I know all these words."
Chen Yu almost fell down, touched Erya's head and said, "It's the twenty-third day of the sixth month. Let Lu Yao teach you how to read from now on."
Erya nodded happily, pointed at a few other words and asked, "What about these?"
Since there was no clue anyway, Chen Yu simply sat down and taught Erya how to read, "June of the fifteenth year of Tongxu."
Erya thought about it and her face slowly fell.
"What's wrong?" Chen Yu asked, tilting her head.
Erya lowered her head and said, "I remember this date. My parents died at the end of June in the fifteenth year of Tongxu."
Chen Yu touched Erya's hair lovingly. Erya wiped her tears and said, "Originally they said they would come to provide disaster relief at the end of June. My parents and I have been looking forward to it for a long time."
Lu Yao also sat down, leaned over the table and asked, "Isn't there disaster relief? Then your parents died of starvation?"
After asking, he realized that he was exposing someone's scars, so he quickly covered his mouth and said, "I just asked casually, you don't have to answer."
Erya nodded and shed tears, saying, "There was disaster relief, but it wasn't enough food. There was only one bowl of porridge for a family of three, not even enough for one person. My parents gave me everything, and then they..."
Erya pursed her lips and wanted to cry.
Lu Yao touched Erya's sore spot and quickly took a piece of dessert to her. "Look, you have everything you need now. The master treats you well. Your parents will definitely be very happy if they know about this."
Arya took the snack and nodded.
"What happened next?" Lu Yao asked, supporting his chin.
"Later, the businessman Lu came to provide disaster relief and gave us a lot of food."
Lu Yao and Shen Yu looked at each other.
Erya continued, "I heard people say Shengjing was a good place and everyone could eat, so I followed the refugees to the capital. I was too young and no one wanted to buy me, so I couldn't get food. But I was lucky, and the housekeeper took me in because he felt sorry for me."
Three years ago, Erya was only eight years old, and it was rare for her to go to Beijing alone to survive.
"It's really pitiful." Lu Yao sighed and looked at Chen Yu: "Isn't it, young master?"
Shen Yu frowned in thought and murmured, "Lu's disaster relief..."
She suddenly asked, "Is your hometown in Yong'an?"
Erya's eyes lit up, "Sir, how did you know?"
Of course Chen Yu knew that there was a drought in Yongshun that year, and there was no harvest, resulting in many refugees. The food and money provided by the imperial court for disaster relief was not enough, and many places began to trade their children for food.
Yong'an Yong'an, what an ironic name.
Chen Yu also heard the news at the border at that time.
The reason why the Lu family has become so successful is because it has a good reputation. They have been helping the poor and making donations every year, and the same was true in the 15th year of Tongxu.
Chen Yu remembered that she wrote a letter to her grandmother begging her to use her pocket money to buy food for the disaster victims.
"Yong'an", Chen Yu wrote two words on the paper, right next to the two words Qichang.
Look and
After seeing the two place names, Chen Yu suddenly frowned, "Green medicine, bring the map."
Lu Yao moved as soon as he was told. There was a map in the study, so he took it out and spread it on the table.
moment.
Chen Yu rolled up the map, picked up the piece of paper with the date and place name on it, and said, "I'm going out for a while. If anyone asks, just say I'm out for something and come back before curfew."
…
Pei Chunli took advantage of Marquis Xuanping's influence and got a sinecure in the court.
No one knew what evil things Xie Tingzhou had accused Pei Chunli's father of. He had been detained in the Marquis Xuanping's mansion these days and could not leave. He was not even allowed to attend the palace banquet.
Pei Chunli had just been released from prison today, and he looked quite respectable in his official robes.
The sedan chair entered Guanghua Gate, but did not go to the Zhenfu Division where he worked, but went straight to the Ministry of Revenue.
After entering the Ministry of Revenue, Pei Chunli sat on his horse and asked, "Where is your assistant minister?"
The clerk hurriedly served tea, "Young Marquis, Master Jiang hasn't come back yet, what do you want to talk to our master about?"
Pei Chunli glanced at him and said, "Of course there is something wrong. Otherwise, do you think that this young marquis has no tea to drink and comes to your Ministry of Revenue to drink tea for free?"
The clerk bowed and smiled, "My Lord, you are joking. The tea in the Ministry of Revenue is of low quality. It is not worth your personal trip. However, it will take some time for Lord Jiang to come back. You..."
"It's okay." Pei Chunli thought to himself, what he wanted was for Jiang Lianzhi not to be here, otherwise how could anything be accomplished.
"I'll just wait here. Bring me a plate of sunflower seeds. If you don't have sunflower seeds, I'll use peanuts. Oh, and here are my two followers. Find a place for them to rest."
The clerk bowed and said, "Of course, both of you follow me."
The young marquis personally gave instructions, and the clerk did not dare to be negligent. He took the two attendants into the inner room where the clerk rested, served them tea, and left.
Someone poked a hole in the window paper.
Chen Yu was dressed as a follower, sticking to the window to observe the situation outside.
She had observed carefully when she came in just now. There was another door on the southeast side leading to the inner court. The rooms and duty rooms for officials of the Ministry of Revenue should be inside.
While there was no one outside the house, she slipped out and climbed up to the roof with a light climb. The door on the east side was guarded by someone, so since she couldn't go through the main road, she could only go through the roof.
After climbing over walls and tiles a few times, she had pretty much figured out the way to get into the inner hall with ease, but it still took her some time to find the storeroom.
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