Chapter 404: The Fourth Master (2)
Xiao Er nodded: "The slave knows that it is in the famous Guanyin Street in Junping County." ”
Oh?
Such a coincidence?
So after or before Wang Yue went to the Guanyin Temple that night, did he find Wang Chao, his brother-in-law?
Wang Yue's return to the ancestral house in Junping County, is it related to Wang Chao?
If it is related, then there must be something for Long Lang to use on the body of this fourth master, otherwise Long Lang would not have to spend so much effort.
Bai Qingting thought that she could start to check from Wang Chao, and maybe let her find out an unexpected result.
Without further ado, the next morning, the three masters and servants came to the door.
Guanyin Street is strictly a small street, wider and larger than the average alley, nothing more.
But because of the heyday of the Guanyin Temple, the streets are very lively whether it is morning or night, there are stalls to open shops, and there are also those who dig out goods and restore, it has simply become a small market, just like the modern kind of wholesale market with many shops and many people.
Wang Chao's house is behind a courtyard in these stores, and the shop in front of it is also opened by him, selling treasures such as jade and jade.
The shop is small and exquisite, looks very magnificent, and has a tall feeling.
As soon as I entered the store, a young man about fifteen years old greeted him with a smile on his face:
"This lady wants to see the jade bracelet? Or a jade pendant? Or ......"
Xiao Qi interrupted the young man's chattering introduction: "My young lady is here to find the fourth master of the king, I don't know if the fourth master is there?" ”
The young man said, "Oh, it's coming to my owner...... That's not a coincidence. The owner was picked up by the third brother of the owner early this morning, so he won't be at home! ”
Wang Yue ranks third in the Wang family's lineage, and the "third brother" in the young man's mouth should refer to Wang Yue.
It's early!
She deliberately got up early in the morning, and before the hour passed, she was actually given a head start by Wang Yue.
Bai Qingting asked: "Dare to ask the little brother, how long has the fourth master been gone?" ”
The young man was called by Bai Qingting's little brother, and immediately replied cheerfully:
"Back to Madame, it's been half an hour!"
Half an hour smaller...... That is, she had already entered the ancestral house of the Wang family, and she couldn't catch up if she wanted to.
After asking Xiao Er to give the boy a piece of broken silver, Bai Qingting and the three of them returned without returning.
She wasn't in a carriage. Walk slowly on Guanyin Street.
When you walk almost out of Guanyin Street. Bai Qingting asked Xiao Er:
"Who has been found in the Wang family who has close contacts with Wang Chao?"
Xiao Er thought for a while and said: "It's not particularly close, Wang Chao seems to avoid something, even if it is the Wang family who is neutral with him, he rarely interacts with them...... But. If compared. There is one person who is closer than the others. ”
This person is Wang Le. Wang Chao is the fifth brother of the concubine.
Wang Le lives in Dongheli 11 Hutong, not far from Guanyin Street, where most of the people live are poor.
The house is simple and simple, and the day is very quiet. Adult men go out to find work, leaving only their wives and children at home, and rarely go out.
When Bai Qingting entered the alley and found Wang Le's house, there was not half a figure in a long and narrow alley, and there were no children even out to play.
Xiao Qi said strangely: "Why is this alley so lifeless? If it weren't for Xiao Er's early check, Wang Le would have lived here, I thought there would be no one living here at all! ”
Bai Qingting also felt the same way.
knocked on Wang Le's door, and the person who came to open the door was a woman, with a face full of folds, and looked at the three Bai Qingting who had taken off their felt hats suspiciously:
"Who are you?"
With defensiveness in the woman's eyes, Bai Qingting couldn't help but smile more gently:
"Madame, but Mrs. Wang, the wife of the fifth master, Mrs. Wang?"
The woman was startled, and hurriedly waved her hand and said:
"Don't dare, don't dare! Vulgar people can't afford to be a lady or a lady, may I ask which lady are you? ”
Bai Qingting looked at the situation in the gap between the figure of the woman, it was a small courtyard, he couldn't see anything, he just felt empty and lonely, and after retracting his gaze, he smiled and said:
"My surname is Bai, and my husband's surname is Jun."
Even if she reported her surname, the woman didn't know who Bai Qingting was, she only felt that she should have come to find her husband, and couldn't help but say:
"I should have invited Mrs. Jun to sit down, but my husband has just had a high fever in the past two days, and he will still be very weak, and it is inconvenient to meet guests......
It's the rhythm of the rush.
Bai Qingting hadn't said anything yet, but Xiao Qi was anxious:
"Nothing, nothing! My young lady doesn't have to find the fifth master of the king, you can also find the lady! ”
Xiao Qi is right, the woman is obviously a prevarication, and there must be something strange in it.
As long as she enters this door, she is not afraid that Wang Le will not come out.
Bai Qingting then echoed Xiao Qi's words and said: "Yes, although my maid has no courtesy, but the words are to the point, I wonder if I can talk to my wife?" ”
Before the woman got married, she was just an ordinary small family jasper, and after marrying Wang Le, she also did not enjoy half a day of happiness, but she suffered a lot and never saw anything in the world.
Bai Qingting and Xiao Qiyi stumped the woman in a few words, and she was hesitating, when Wang Le's voice came from the hall inside the door:
"Madame, please come in and talk about it!"
Wang Le is a very hearty man, with clear eyebrows and bright eyes, full of bookishness, but he is a little sick, and it seems that he is really recovering from a serious illness.
After Bai Qingting and the three of them entered the hall of Wang Le's house and sat down, they politely said a few words to each other, and Wang Le opened the door and said, "What is the so-called matter of Mrs. Jun coming this time, you might as well say it bluntly." ”
Bai Qingting was also not polite: "Master Wang Wu is straightforward, then I won't twist and pinch it!" ”
Wang Le said: "Don't call me a master, where do I look like a master?" Madame has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it! ”
Bai Qingting smiled slightly: "Fifth Master Wang is too modest, Wang Shangshu has just returned to Junping County, I don't know if Fifth Master Wang knows?" ”
Wang Le didn't seem surprised that Bai Qingting would mention Wang Yue, and he also smiled faintly:
"Yes, but so what?"
Bai Qingting said: "Then does the fifth master know that early this morning, Wang Shangshu sent someone to drive a carriage directly to Guanyin Street to pick up the fourth master Wang?" ”
Wang Le couldn't sit still when he heard this, Huo Ran got up and exclaimed:
"What?!"
The woman also seemed to be frightened, and stood up like Wang Le, her hands twisted slightly trembling.
Bai Qingting thought, it seems that Wang Le and his wife must know something, and it is still very important.
The next conversation went even more smoothly than Bai Qingting imagined.
After all, Wang Le has no achievements, no power, no power, no wealth, and nothing can be done, but he is worried about the safety of his fourth brother Wang Chao.
So after Bai Qingting said that he could help and ensure Wang Chao's safety, Wang Le also went to the doctor in a hurry, and chose to believe Bai Qingting.
After learning Bai Qingting's true identity, Wang Le and his wife were even more shocked for a while, and then they were very happy, and shouted "The fourth brother is saved"! (To be continued.) )