Chapter 498: Ulterior Motives (3)

At Songjiang Wharf, the Zhou steward arranged by Shen Li did not hear the news of the impending Qin mission, but instead received Shen Jin and Shen Hong and his wife. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Seeing Shen Jin appear, Steward Zhou was surprised; When I saw Shen Hong and his wife, I noticed that it was not good. It was really Shen Hong's face like gold leaf, his anger like a gossamer, and the accompanying doctor was also dignified, this atmosphere was really wrong.

Steward Zhou was only responsible for finding out the news of Qincha, so he naturally took an inconspicuous Qingbu carriage. So, while sending people to deliver letters to the city, he rented two horse-drawn carriages from the car dealership near the docks.

Shen Jin and Guo Shi helped Shen Hong into the carriage in front, Guo Shi immediately went up to take care of it, Shen Jin sat in the back carriage alone, thinking of the traces of smoke and fire on the dock, and the bustling dock market in the past, and now the cold dock market, the mood is getting heavier and heavier.

The more Matsue was burned and looted, the heavier the charges of the people involved. Zhao Xianzhong, as the prefect of a place, has the responsibility to defend the territory, and if such a major incident occurs, it is difficult to guarantee the future of investigation, but if someone colludes with bandits under his rule, then there is only the crime of "negligence", a few levels of demotion to the official, and find an opportunity to recover. In this way, it is natural to bite the Shen family to the death.

If it were the past, the lawsuit dragged on, and there would be a turnaround in the future, but now that Shen Hong is dragging his sick body back to his hometown, can he really survive? Shen Jin really didn't dare to think about it.

Before Shen Jin and his entourage arrived at the door of the car, Shen Li and Shen Rui had already received the news and knew that Shen Hong and his wife were back with Shen Jin, and the clan brothers hurriedly came out and happened to meet Shen Hai.

Now is the time when the Shen family is in disaster, Shen Hai can't wait for the clansmen outside to come back, the better, with a strong momentum, heard that Shen Hong and his wife and Shen Jin are back, so he doesn't care about the elders and children, and personally goes out with Shen Li and Shen Rui to greet him, and orders people to send a message to the He family in the back house, so that the He family can prepare a table to wash the dust for everyone.

If it was the former Shen Hong couple, they would naturally not be in the eyes of the He family, after all, one was a sick seedling, and the other was a shrew from a small family; But now Shen Hong and his wife, who have taught a good son who can be used, and asked the Guo family to give a decree, it is not that the He family is so lazy. Not to mention Shen Jin, this newly baked champion of the current department, this is the first time he has returned to his hometown after the head of the middle school, and the He family naturally wants to show the goodwill and closeness of the sect.

It is said that outside the city gate, the carriage did not enter the city immediately. Although his spirit was insufficient, Shen Hong still asked someone to stop the carriage and took a few glances at the city wall with obvious traces of smoke and fire. The key that Shen Jin can think of, the two of them can naturally think of it, and they are even more worried about their second son.

At this moment, Shen Hai, Shen Li and others arrived.

Shen Hong and his wife were very surprised to see Shen Hai, Shen Hong wanted to get out of the car to salute, but was held down by Shen Hai: "It's not an outsider, what's polite?" It's not too late for you to talk when you rest. ”

The words sounded good, but Shen Hai was surprised in his heart, he was looking forward to the return of the Shen family, but he didn't expect to see such a clan brother. This...... Where is this coming back to help, don't make a mess here.

Guo is the daughter-in-law of the clan, so he said hello and passed; When he arrived at Shen Jin, Shen Hai was very enthusiastic, and even praised a few words, which made Shen Jin shy. After all, with Shen Li in front, he really deserves the praise of the Shen family as "Zhong Ling's first splendid beauty".

Shen Li and Shen Rui also saw that Shen Hong's health was bad, and knew that they did not return to the capital after getting off the ship in Tianjin, so they hired a boat to go south after resting for two days, and the two brothers did not anger Shen Jin as Shen Jin feared.

Pity the hearts of parents all over the world, Shen Qi doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, and the husband and wife are also the hearts of their sons when they are not at ease; Besides, Shen Jin is here for all ages, except for serving and taking care of the two elders, he can't be the master of the two elders.

But Shen Jin can't be Shen Hong's master, but Guo's can be her husband's master. Shen Hong's physical condition was so bad, Guo Shi did not stop the boat to rest on the road, but went directly to Songjiang, which shows that Shen Hong's body is extremely dangerous.

Shen Rui was in a very heavy mood, and took advantage of Shen Li to talk to Shen Hong and his wife, and glanced at Dr. Zhang. I saw that Dr. Zhang shook his head gently, with a little regret on his face.

Guo got out of the carriage and didn't see Shen Quan, and when Shen Li asked well, he said, "Why don't you see Brother Quan?" ”

Shen Li talked about the relationship between Jiangsu Xuezheng and himself, and told Shen Quan about inviting people to Jiangsu Xuezheng.

Guo Shi couldn't help but be grateful: "Thanks to you for bothering." ”

Even if it is indeed unruly for the Songjiang prefect to detain the people, if it weren't for Shen Li's favors to invite him, Jiangsu Xuezheng might not have been in this troubled water.

Seeing that Shen Hong's spirit was insufficient, Shen Li asked Guo to get in the car after asking for a good question.

Shen Hai also said enthusiastically: "A table has been prepared at home to catch you and wash the dust." ”

Guo Shi glanced at her husband, who closed his eyes and recuperated, and was embarrassed: "Uncle invited him, he shouldn't have resigned, but our master is really tired, and my brother-in-law can't rest assured that he can't go to the house, and it's not how Brother Qi's daughter-in-law and children are frightened, and they will go to the uncle's mansion another day." ”

When Shen Hai heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned, and glanced at Shen Hong and his wife suspiciously, seeing that the husband and wife did not seem to be fake, they wanted to say something but stopped, and looked at Shen Li.

Shen Li said: "Let Brother Jin go back with Uncle Hai first, and Brother Rui and I will send my uncle and aunt back to the fifth room to settle first." ”

Shen Hong was dying, Shen Hai didn't dare to force him to go back, and he didn't know how to talk to the two of them about Shen Qi's wife and children, so he beckoned Shen Jin to get into his carriage, and the uncle and nephew went back to the sect together.

Although Shen Jin preferred to be with Shen Li and Shen Rui, since Shen Li and Shen Hai both spoke, it was difficult to refuse, so they left with Shen Hai. However, he also noticed the change in Shen Hai's attitude, from the initial enthusiasm to "running away", it seems that it started from Guo's mention of his daughter-in-law and grandchildren, and he couldn't help but worry: "Uncle Hai, are there other changes over there in the fifth room?" ”

At this moment, Shen Jin thought that "husband and wife are originally birds in the same forest, and they fly separately when disaster comes", and what she was worried about was that Shen Qi's wife was afraid of being implicated by her husband, so she gave up her children and returned to Ning. After all, this kind of thing is heard from time to time. But if that's the case, it's even worse for Wufang, and there is a pair of young children, who are exactly the age when they need their parents to take care of them.

Shen Hai touched his beard and sighed: "This time, the Shen family suffered, and the five rooms had the most accidents. After that, he said that Shen Qi's wife and children were robbed, and Shen Qi was falsely accused.

Shen Jin has always been old, and now he can't help but change his expression: "Have you found the second sister-in-law and the children of Naqi?" ”

Shen Hai shook his head and sighed: "If I find it back, I won't be worried." Who would have thought that your uncle and aunt would come back at this time, and I don't know how your brother of the six clans would speak. ”

Shen Jin's heart also hung up, he served Shen Hong and his wife all the way south, and he knew the true condition of Shen Hong's body the most, but he was just staying up, how could he stand such news.

As Shen Jin was taken by Shen Hai to the old mansion of the sect and treated lovingly by the He family, Shen Li and Shen Rui also sent Shen Hong and his wife back to the fifth room.

Because Shen Quan came back before, the five-room house had been cleaned and the moisture was released, and Shen Hong was sent directly to the upper room. From getting off the dock to entering the city, it was only half an hour, which was already extremely weak for Shen Hong, although he had the heart to ask two more words of news about the second son, he couldn't bear the lack of energy, and fell asleep groggy.

Guo Shi changed into big clothes, simply freshened up, and came out of the small hall.

Seeing that there were only Shen Li and Shen Rui in the hall, as well as the two housekeepers who had to be used here, and there was no one else, Guo couldn't help but worry, and asked the housekeeper, "Where is Grandma Qi?" But if you don't feel happy, why don't you see your brother and sister? ”

The housekeeper was embarrassed and did not answer immediately.

Guo sensed that something was wrong, and when he saw that the housekeeper looked at the servant beside him and stopped talking, he sent the maidservant down. She didn't think about her daughter-in-law's return to her parents' house like Shen Jin, after all, it was the daughter-in-law she personally selected, who had a deep relationship with her son and had a pair of children. She was afraid that her daughter-in-law would be weak for a while, so she found her shortcomings, but she could see that the housekeeper was wearing a green shirt, and there was no white everywhere, and her hanging heart was put down a little.

The housekeeper just said that Qi's second grandmother and the children were kidnapped, although everyone who should know about it knew about it, but Shen Qi was worried about the difficulties for his wife to come back in the future, and the external rhetoric was still that his wife and children would return to Ningning. Therefore, most of the servants in the family also thought so, as for the rotten gambler who went to the yamen to sue Shen Qi for the first time, how did he find out about the change in the fifth room, the housekeeper did not know.

Guo's face was pale, and his teeth were gritted: "Since the second master has received the extortion letter, can he send out the silver?" ”

Guo's resentment was not because he felt sorry for the money, but because he didn't expect someone to hit the idea on the women and children. Shen Qi's wife, a young woman, walked around in the hands of kidnappers, how would the world think? Spit stars can drown people.

The housekeeper nodded and said: "Since it is related to the safety of the second grandmother and the elder sisters, the second master naturally does not dare to spare the money, according to the letter, he took 50,000 taels of silver, converted it into 5,000 taels of gold from the bank, and personally sent it to the place specified in the letter." I didn't want the kidnappers to keep their word, and there was no movement after that. ”

And the fact that Shen Qi personally delivered the ransom became one of the evidences of the "complication" in the confession of the bad gambler.

Guo Shi has always been strong, and when he looked at Shen Li at this moment, he couldn't help but show a look of pleading.

Shen Li didn't wait for her to speak, and said, "Auntie, don't worry, my nephew has already asked someone to inquire about the news of my brother-in-law and nephews." ”

Guo nodded gratefully: "Now my aunt can only be cheeky." Your uncle didn't dare let him know about it. Speaking of which, he instructed the housekeeper to continue to seal his mouth, and to continue the rhetoric of Grandma Qi taking her children back to Ningning externally and internally.

The steward hurriedly answered, and went down to order everywhere not to mention it.

Seeing that Guo was worried about his children and grandchildren, and there was no one else in the house, Shen Li and Shen Rui glanced at each other and told their previous guesses. Guo's is different from other women in the house, she has always been the head of the five-room family, and the other party is Shen Ying, who is about to calculate the five-room, so naturally she did not hide Guo's reasoning.

Guo's eyes were red when he heard this, on the one hand, he was a little relieved by the news that his daughter-in-law and grandson were safe, but more with boundless anger. Originally, she was still a little embarrassed before, thinking that her husband and wife had never done anything evil in their lives, and God was really blind when they encountered such a disaster when they were old and old; I didn't expect that it was not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster, but because I was worried about the villain, I was going to face the danger of breaking my family and dying of people, how could I not be angry?