The two came out and sat down at the stone table in the courtyard, and the little guy immediately sent tea, and Master Jiang looked at Jia Haoyang without a trace, and secretly praised this young man in his heart for not only being young and handsome, but also showing the demeanor of everyone, and he was not a mortal at first glance.

"Mr. Jia, the official's mother is newly mourned, and the house is holding a funeral, so I can't entertain my son, please forgive me."

Jia Haoyang disagreed: "I'm here to find Ling'er, you tell me where she is, I'll leave immediately." ”

Master Jiang searched in his mind, he really didn't know the person named Ling'er, "Childe, this official has never heard of this person, are you looking for the wrong place?" ”

"Impossible!" Jia Haoyang took out a piece of paper from his arms and slapped it on the table, "The streets and alleys of Donghu County are full of her portraits, may I ask why Jiang County Ling wants my wife?" ”

Master Jiang's eyes widened in shock, looked at the portrait and then looked at Jia Haoyang, repeated this several times, pointed to the portrait and asked in disbelief: "Is this ...... This is what you call Ling'er? ”

"Yes!"

"How is that possible? Her name is Xiaobai! ”

Jia Haoyang frowned slightly: "Xiaobai? Did she change her name again? ”

Master Jiang asked again: "Master Jia, can you see clearly?" Is this really the Ling'er you're looking for? ”

Jia Haoyang affirmed without hesitation: "Yes!" ”

Master Jiang couldn't say anything in his heart, not to mention being surprised, he didn't expect Ling'er to marry into the powerful Jia family! No wonder when I first saw her, I didn't think she grew up in the mountains, how much did this girl hide from me? No, if you think about it, I, as a father, don't know anything about her.

Master Jiang sighed in his heart, remembering that a few days ago, his wife was planning to marry her to a poor scholar in the countryside. Thankfully, it didn't work out, but ...... Since she has married into the Jia family, why did she suddenly appear in Donghu County?

He looked at Jia Haoyang with questions: "Jia Gongzi." I'll tell you the truth, Xiaobai...... Ling'er is my long-lost daughter, a few months ago she suddenly came to my house to be a maid, I saw that she looked exactly like her mother, and she recognized her with her mother's token.

However, Xiaobai said that she was raised by her adoptive parents, and her family was poor since she was a child, so how could she ...... with your son"

Jia Haoyang was also a little surprised when he heard this. Originally, I didn't feel very interested in this old man Jiang, but when I heard that he was Ling'er's biological father, his attitude was naturally much more respectful: "You are Ling'er's biological father?" ”

Master Jiang nodded: "Definitely." ”

Jia Haoyang thought for a moment. I felt that something was wrong: "Then why do you want her all over the city?" ”

"This ......" Master Jiang weighed in his heart, the Jia family is different from ordinary families, Ling'er has this honor to marry into the Jia Mansion is her great blessing, and her father, naturally can't ruin her future. Besides, this relationship is very beneficial to me, isn't it?

As for the death of the old mother...... Things are not yet fully decided. Maybe it wasn't Xiaobai who did it? In any case, this kind of family ugliness must not be publicized.

"It's all my foolish lady, she looks at Xiaobai... Oh, it's Ling'er, she sees that Ling'er is already in time, and wants to find her a mother-in-law. ”

Jia Haoyang's face immediately changed when he heard this: "She is my wife, what else are you looking for?" ”

Master Jiang was stunned for a moment, looking at Jia Haoyang's angry appearance. He was surprised in his heart, it seemed that this son-in-law was quite sorry for that girl. So much better.

Master Jiang hurriedly explained: "No, no, Ling'er didn't talk about her before she came to my house, I personally asked her if she was married, and she said no, so we arranged it." ”

Jia Haoyang's face became even more ugly: "She dared to say no!" ”

"Jia Gongzi is angry, maybe Ling'er has just met us, and he is not familiar with it yet, so he is embarrassed to mention the past, right?"

Jia Haoyang's face was not better because of his explanation, and he said coldly: "Where is she?" ”

She ...... She was still at home a few days ago, but maybe she was not satisfied with the marriage, so she left by herself! ”

"Where did you go?"

"This ...... This official has also been looking for it. ”

Jia Haoyang got up with a dark face and was about to leave, but Master Jiang stopped him: "Jia Gongzi stays!" Ling'er is my biological daughter, she may just go out for a walk, maybe she will come back in a few days, Jia Gongzi might as well live in my house for a few days, if she has not returned to Gongzi to look for it again. ”

Jia Haoyang was not moved: "You wait slowly, I don't have time." He put down his words and strode away.

Master Jiang stood up and watched Jia Haoyang's back gradually disappear, he had been bored and sad for a few days, and at this time, there seemed to be a small flame in his chest beating slightly.

He felt that his opportunity had come, and he had been in officialdom for more than ten years, no matter how many good things he had done for the people, no matter how honest and self-loving he was, there was still no chance of promotion, this time...... Don't miss it.

"Someone!"

Steward Zhou came in: "Master, what do you command?" ”

"Send someone to follow Na Jia Gongzi and find his residence and come back to report to me."

"Yes, sir."

Master Jiang was pacing around the courtyard, he didn't have the heart to go in and kneel on the mourning hall in a daze, he had more important things to do. So, he walked to the hall and lit incense to worship: "Mother, forgive the child for being unfilial, for the sake of the child's future, please ask the mother to be wronged this time." ”

Master Jiang came out of the mourning hall, immediately went back to change his clothes, and went to Mrs. Jiang by the way, as soon as he sat down, he instructed Mrs. Jiang to control the mouths of his subordinates, and never mention that Xiaobai killed the old lady again, and the matter was stopped.

Madame Jiang was surprised: "Master, the old lady is not over the first seven yet, you... You'll forgive that wild girl? ”

"What do you know? First, my mother was already weak and sickly, and secondly, no one saw Ling'er do anything to my mother, Ling'er is my biological daughter, and I can't break our father-daughter relationship no matter what. ”

"Ling'er? Who is Ling'er? ”

Master Jiang glanced at her, hesitated slightly, and told Jia Haoyang about coming to the door before, Mrs. Jiang heard that Ling'er had married an extraordinary rich family, and was shocked and hated: "This girl is really blessed!" ”

"Yes, the Jia family is rich and rivals the country, and Ling'er is fortunate to marry into the Jia Mansion, which is a great blessing for her and our Jiang family! You take care of the whole house, and when you finish your mother's funeral, I will personally pick up Mr. Jia to live in the house for a while. ”

After Mr. Jiang finished explaining, he left in a hurry, and Jiang Yan'er walked out of the flower hall next to him: "Mother, is that wild girl already married?" ”

Madam Jiang clenched her fists and narrowed her eyes, "This dead girl, where is such a good blessing, you'd better not come back, otherwise I will never let you have a good time." ”

After leaving the house, Master Jiang hurried to the county government and revoked the wanted warrant, but immediately issued another search warrant, and the reward amount was raised from 500 taels to 1,000 taels. Originally, he hoped that Ling'er would never come back, but now he was determined to find her back, and to record her in the family tree and recognize her ancestors.

The next day, after finishing Mrs. Jiang's funeral, Mr. Jiang hurried to the restaurant where Jia Haoyang stayed, but the little guy said that Jia Gongzi heard that Ling'er went to Liangzhou, and he hurried on the road in the middle of the night last night.

Master Jiang was stunned on the street for a long time, he regretted it in his heart, Ling'er has been in the house for a few months, I haven't been able to seize the opportunity to climb the Jia family, this time I missed, I don't know how long I have to wait? Alas! (To be continued......)