Chapter 31 Concubine Ying returns to her parents' home

When the Queen Mother heard that Long Chuxia was going to track down her brother's disappearance for Concubine Ying, she was naturally gracious. She still remembers that incident vividly.

At that time, the first emperor had not yet died, the country was worried about internal and external troubles, and the first emperor was sick again, and he could not be cured well for a long time. At that time, a murderous demon appeared in the capital, killing more than a dozen people in just over ten days, causing the people in the capital to be in danger. At that time, Lord Jingzhao Yin Zhou was in charge of arresting criminals. At that time, the entire yamen worked tirelessly for half a month, and finally arrested the prisoner.

However, the prisoner refused to admit his guilt, and he hanged himself in prison, but was fortunately rescued by the jailers. At that time, his family also incited the people to ask Jing Zhaoyin to investigate clearly. In desperation, Jing Zhaoyin had no choice but to report to the Criminal Department, and the Criminal Department believed that the evidence in this case was conclusive and there was no basis for releasing him, and the person was sentenced to behead the Hou. His troublesome family members were also arrested and sentenced to three months in prison.

This should have been the case. But at this moment, there was a sudden rainstorm in the sky, and it was a heavy rainstorm, but it did not last long, and it cleared up in about half an hour. Not long after the clearing, a strange wind appeared in the moat, sweeping away eighty-two people. These eighty-two people have no one to live in, no one to die, no corpse. The national teacher said that this was the wrath of heaven and pointed out that there must be an unjust case. In order to calm the panic of the people, the first emperor had to order the release of the murderer and his family.

After listening to what the Queen Mother said, Long Chuxia felt that this case was very suspicious. There were several suspicious points, and she had to ask the people who tried the case at that time to clarify them one by one. In this way, the case is to be overturned. It's just that it's not so easy to turn over an old case from twenty years ago. She felt that the disappearance of those 82 people had a lot to do with the case.

She asked the Queen Mother tentatively: "Is Lord Zhou, who handled this case back then, still there?" ”

"Lord Zhou has returned to his hometown, if he is still here, he should be in his seventies!" The Queen Mother said.

"Oh, that's right!" Long Chuxia was a little disappointed, if the person in charge was gone, then even if the case could be remanded for retrial, it would not be a difficult matter. It's just that no matter what, let's go out of the palace and meet Concubine Ying's father, who investigated the disappearance case back then.

The Queen Mother allowed them to leave the palace, and Concubine Shu was also able to go out of the palace to visit relatives.

Concubine Ying's father is today's Ministry of Rites Shangshu Bu Huntian. He has been an official for decades, and he has always been diligent and loyal to the country. Whether it is the first emperor or Feng Xiaoxiao, they all value him very much.

Bu Shangshu is sixty-two this year, has a wife and a concubine, and his wife gave birth to a son and a daughter, and the concubine has not been able to come out. In other words, he now only has one daughter, Concubine Ying. When people reach old age, they naturally miss their children, Concubine Ying is in the deep palace, and she can't see her several times a year, the procedures for entering the palace are cumbersome, and you can't often enter the palace to see each other, even if you meet, you need the gift of the monarch and the minister, and the father and daughter are no longer as intimate as in the past. Seeing that several generations of people are in the same house, Bu Shangshu and his wife are even more uncomfortable, and there has been no news of their son for many years, many people say that they are dead, but he and his wife always feel that he is still in the world, but they don't know where he is. Because he was only six years old when he disappeared, even if he survived, he had no way home, and he had not stopped looking for him over the years, but he searched all over the land of Shenzhou, and there was no whereabouts of him. Madame once tried to find someone to ask for divination, and asked several times, some said that they were still in the world, and some said that they had died in the underworld and had been reincarnated early. There are many opinions, but they are only ups and downs in hope and despair.

Last night, his daughter sent a message from the palace, saying that she had found a master and might help find her son's whereabouts.

Early this morning, he ordered people to slaughter pigs and chickens, and there was a lively scene in the house.

The carriage stopped in front of the Bufu Gate, the vermilion lacquer gate was already open, and there were several housekeepers standing at the door, and when they saw the carriage coming, one of them rushed in to report. Since there are many eunuchs and palace maids, the number of etiquette that should be there is still to be done, so Concubine Ying sat in the carriage and waited for her parents to come to greet her. Entering the palace as a concubine is difficult to accept.

Master Bu led his wife and concubine out, and knelt down to the concubine on the street to salute. Concubine Shu couldn't help but be excited, and said calmly: "No need to be polite, get up!" She wanted to reach out and help her, but the palace etiquette did not allow it, so she asked the eunuch next to her to help her up.

Bumi-sama looked into the carriage, but it was difficult to ask where the master was. Just stand aside, first wait for the concubine and the people in the car to come down, and then salute the high-ranking people.

However, it was a young woman who came down with Concubine Shu, and he also saluted Concubine Shu, and Concubine Shu smiled and said: "Uncle, this palace is also going back to the house, I have come here to see my uncle and aunt, and I will leave immediately, no need to be polite!" ”

Master Bu smiled and said, "Concubine Niangniang, please go into the house and have a cup of tea before leaving!" ”

"No, in order to avoid anxiety waiting for my father and mother, this palace still left first!" After that, he stepped into the incense cart again, but when the step master saw the woman, he did not follow.

After sending off Concubine Shu, Master Bu hurriedly asked Concubine Ying: "Where is the master?" ”

Concubine Ying glanced at Long Chuxia, "Daddy, go in and talk!" ”

Mrs. Bu's face was disappointed, her expression immediately became sluggish, and she said stupidly: "Aren't you coming?" ”

The concubine helped Mrs. Bu and comforted: "Eldest sister, let's go in first!" ”

Long Chuxia saw that the concubine also looked good-looking, gentle and generous, about forty years old, properly maintained, and there was no trace of time. On the contrary, Mrs. Bu has white sideburns, and there are crow's feet lingering in the corners of her eyes, presumably because she misses her son.

Master Bu is tall and has a majestic face, but now he is more anxious, his beard is slightly upturned, and he sighs a few times, but he doesn't say anything.

I have experienced countless days of hope and disappointment, and I have become accustomed to it in the end.

Entering the hall, Concubine Ying first knelt down to her father: "Daughter Linying, I've seen my father!" ”

Mrs. Bu stepped forward to help him up, and said with a wry smile: "Daughter, hurry up!" ”

Concubine Ying saluted to Mrs. Bu Er again: "I've seen Erniang!" Mrs. Bu Er hurriedly helped her up and said with a smile, "Okay, why are you so polite?" ”

Concubine Ying said with tears in her eyes: "Over the years, thank you Erniang for taking care of my father, Lin Ying is really unfilial!" "After eight years in the palace, together with this time, I only went home three times, although the palace and home are close, it is not easy to step out of the palace gate again.

The second lady asked quietly, "Didn't you say that you brought the master back?" ”

Concubine Ying hurriedly wiped away her tears and said to the eunuch palace maid behind her: "You go down first, wait outside!" ”

"Yes!" The vote behind him retreated, but Long Chuxia stood behind Concubine Ying, neither leaving nor retreating.

Concubine Ying then introduced: "Daddy, she is the master that her daughter mentioned to you, her name is Long Chuxia, she is a medical girl, and her daughter almost ...... last time" Concubine Ying remembered that she shouldn't talk about these things in front of her parents, and hurriedly said: "She saved her daughter twice!" ”

Lord Bu and Mrs. Bu were immediately impressed by Long Chuxia, and they also heard about Concubine Ying's almost Bintian, and they were so scared that they couldn't sleep well for a few nights, and later heard that it was a doctor who cured her. After she recovered from her illness, they also went to the palace to see her, and after talking for a while, they did not talk about sad things again. just comforted his daughter a few words, and was summoned by the emperor.

Later, I heard that Concubine Ying accompanied the Queen Mother out of the palace and was in distress, and almost fell off the cliff, but a medical woman grabbed her. Unexpectedly, this master was the weak woman in front of him. He had expected that this medical woman must be a tiger's back, otherwise how could he hold Concubine Ying on the edge of the cliff? So when he heard Concubine Ying's introduction, he was stunned for a moment!

Master Bu straightened his face, bent down at Long Chuxia and bowed, "Thank you Miss Long for saving your life to the little girl!" ”

Mrs. Bu and Mrs. Bu also hurriedly stepped forward to salute. Long Chuxia said: "Don't thank you for coming and thanking, let's talk about serious things earlier!" ”