Faced with the sudden appearance of the child at home, Xu Yunqing was puzzled.

The old lady Xu was overjoyed, and the folds of the smile on her face could be seen, and she teased the child in front of her and said happily: "I think this child must be merciful to God, and he has given me a precious grandson, so it is better to call him a godsend." ”

Xu Yunqing didn't believe that there was such a coincidental thing in the world, and said at the moment: "If parents lose their children, they are very anxious. It's better for this kid to be sent to the yamen. ”

Now the old lady Xu is unwilling no matter what, she sees that this child likes it more and more, and always feels that it is quite similar to Xu Yunqing when she was a child.

But she knew that her son was stubborn, and she didn't want to save face. only asked Xu Yunqing to ask in the yamen, but it was not too late to make plans if someone lost the child.

This child who appeared in the Xu family's compound was He Mian'er's son born in October when she was pregnant - He Shuoye.

But it turned out that after He Mian'er handed over the child to Master Chen before, she went home to visit her parents on her own.

And Master Chen has always been unfavored, and only lives in a small courtyard not far from the academy. He wanted to go to the palace to meet him, and this little boy couldn't look at it now.

I had to ask the maidservants in the courtyard to help watch. But there was already a shortage of people in his hospital, and he had been missing for two years before, and the people in the house were even more scattered and scattered.

Only an old man stood guard at the door, an old lady from the kitchen helped with some food, and a maidservant cleaned up the yard.

The two of them saw that the master, who had not seen him for a long time, had returned, and they were busy cleaning up the house and buying things. At the moment, everyone is busy.

As for the child explained by the master, he was left alone in the courtyard, and he thought that such a young child could run away.

Unexpectedly, although Shuoye looked young, his legs and feet were very good, and he didn't see his mother and master who had been with him since he was a child, so he sneaked out while everyone was not paying attention.

The old man in charge of guarding the door was dizzy, and he accidentally took a nap, so he didn't notice when the villain ran out.

Xu Yunqing thought in his heart, if the ordinary child was lost, the parents would be anxious and go to report to the official as soon as possible.

So despite the old lady's obstruction, he hugged the child and walked out of the hospital. Such a young child, held in his arms, only felt abnormally soft, Xu Yunqing did not dare to exert force, for fear of pinching the child.

This little child is extremely well-behaved, only with a pair of eyes open, looking at Xu Yunqing.

Xu Yunqing felt that there seemed to be a soft place in his heart that had been touched, and he said softly at the moment: "Don't be afraid, I'll accompany you to find your family." ”

He didn't dare to ride a horse, for fear that the child would not be able to stand the bumps. Holding the child alone, he walked on foot to the Imperial History Office of the Imperial History of the City, which manages public security and litigation in the capital.

People generally have disputes the size of sesame seeds, and they also come here to deal with them.

Xu Yunqing came to this place to inspect the Xicheng Procuratorate, which is the closest to Nahongmeng Academy. As the saying goes, there are no big or small officials in Beijing, and everything is fine at the feet of the Son of Heaven.

The patrol press sitting in this place never thought that such a person could be ushered in today, and he saluted respectfully, made a cup of tea that he was reluctant to drink on weekdays, served a few plates of snacks, and invited Xu Yunqing to sit down.

At the moment, he was cautious, for fear that he would not serve enough, but he was secretly thinking in his heart about what had happened to attract this white-haired yaksha.

"The general is above, you are old and blessed, I don't know what is the so-called matter when you come here today?" The patrol press was trembling when he spoke, wanting to ask what he meant, but for a while, countless speculations passed in his heart.

"Today, I have received a lawsuit from the people, who lost the child?" Xu Yunqing ignored the compliment of the patrol, and only directly stated the purpose of his trip.

As soon as these words came out, he stopped the patrolman, and as far as he knew, no one actually came to report the loss of the child today.

After all, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, there are many relatives of the emperor in Beijing, and this loss of children is not a trivial matter.

However, he didn't dare to reply to Xu Yunqing casually, for fear that the other party would think that he was doing things casually. At that moment, he called a few of his subordinates and asked them to line up, and then asked: "Someone also reported the loss of the child today?" ”

At that moment, the few catchers looked at each other, and they all shook their heads immediately after not knowing why the patrol press said so hello.

The patrol press was very satisfied, and immediately asked, "In the last few days, someone has reported the loss of a child?" ”

The head of the catcher who took the lead among these people stepped forward and said: "My lord, there has been no case of disappearance of children in Beijing for nearly two months. ”

The patrol nodded with satisfaction, turned back and said respectfully to Xu Yunqing: "General, what do you think of this?" ”

Xu Yunqing was also a little puzzled for a while, and guessed in his heart, isn't it that the parents haven't found out that the child is missing? He made up his mind and said, "If there is a situation, please let me know in time." ”

The patrol immediately said, "Definitely, definitely." ”

Since he didn't ask what he wanted, this kid would have to take it back to the General's Mansion. Xu Yunqing was about to leave at the moment.

But I felt that my sleeves were tugged at by the little child, and I looked down to see the child's eyes, staring at the pastries on the table watery, and I wanted to eat them.

The patrol next to him was sharp-eyed, and immediately picked up the plate and said, "Which one does the little boy like to eat?" These are for you. ”

The child did not reach out to take it, but looked up at Xu Yunqing, his eyes full of pleading.

Xu Yunqing never thought that such a young child knew that he had to obtain the consent of adults first, so he nodded at the moment and signaled that he could eat.

The little boy obediently stretched out his hand from his arms, and after hesitating for a moment between the osmanthus cake and the mung bean cake, he took the top piece of mung bean cake.

The patrol is used to being a trickster, and immediately proposed: "Why don't I wrap some of the osmanthus cakes and let the little boy go back and try them." ”

Xu Yunqing glanced at the child in his arms, he was eating mung bean cake with his hands, and his mouth was full of scum. Then he nodded and said, "I'm tired." ”

The inspector was overjoyed, and hurriedly called his men to come over with the paper bags, took a few pieces of each pastry on the table, bandaged it, and handed it to Xu Yunqing in person.

It wasn't until Xu Yunqing walked away that he breathed a sigh of relief, and muttered in his heart, this white-haired yaksha looks vicious, but to children, he looks obedient and very easy to speak.

Xiao'er was sent back to the General's Mansion as it was, and even the old lady was a little surprised. After all, who can be so big-hearted, and there is no hurry to lose a child.

Sister-in-law Jiang looked at this little boy very smartly, and said immediately: "If we ask where this little boy lives and who is in the family, we may be able to ask for some information." ”

Everyone said yes, and Xu Shaodong was the first to step forward and ask, "What's your name?" ”

Xiao'er only looked at him in a daze, not knowing how to answer.

"You can't be a fool, are you?" Xu Shaodong said suddenly.

The little boy handed Xu Shaodong a piece of the pastry in his hand and motioned for him to eat it with his mouth.

"Doesn't seem to be a fool." Sister-in-law Jiang shook her head and said.

The crowd then asked some common questions, and some of them seemed to understand, but they never answered.

"This kid, I'm afraid he's a dumb person." Xu Yunqing said suddenly, and then slammed his hand, picked up the little boy from the ground, and threw it into the air.

Ordinary children, either crying, or feel a little novel and exciting, laughing.

When Xu Yunqing caught the child, he saw that the child was already so frightened that there were tears in the corners of his eyes and his face was pale. But he still didn't say a word.

Xu Yunqing is even more sure of his judgment now, this kid is afraid that he is a dumb person.