"I also looked for it last night," Mama Hu was so anxious that she was angry, "I haven't seen her in the restaurant and teahouse in Pingkangfang, and then it was Boss Yan of Ruyi Bookstore who came to the door and said that the eldest girl borrowed a carriage from him to go out of the city, saying that he was here to send you something, and after the carriage went out of the city, the eldest girl let the car turn around, and Boss Yan felt that something was wrong after thinking about it, so he came to tell Mrs. ”

"Are you saying that the eldest sister went out of the city in Boss Yan's carriage, saying that she wanted to deliver something to me, and then got out of the car alone and let the car turn around?" In this way, Cheng Chan left home in a premeditated manner, not in danger, but Cheng Jin still looked incredulous, she knew that Cheng Chan was worried about entering the palace and was unwilling to stay alone in the capital, but she couldn't imagine that she would resist in such a decisive way.

"The eldest sister has always been steady in her work, and she will not take risks easily, since she let Boss Yan's car turn, someone must be at the city gate to pick her up." Cheng Jin thought for a while, "Who are the people who run and do things for the eldest sister outside on weekdays?" ”

"The eldest girl has helped her wife take care of things since she was a child, and she can do what her wife can do." Mama Hu shook her head, "But the subordinates have always been measured, and they won't help the eldest girl do this kind of thing, even if they are forced to do it, they will report to the house." ”

"But the problem is that the eldest sister has always been steady, and people can't think of what the real purpose of the eldest sister is, maybe they thought it was on the order of A-Niang, who would have thought that she was going to take the opportunity to leave home." Cheng Jin pressed his temples, "Mama Hu, you quickly send people to a few Zhuangzi in the suburbs to ask one by one, and the eldest sister has mobilized them nine times out of ten." ”

"Lao Xu!" Cheng Jin suddenly blessed his soul, "Lao Xu is his father's person, steady and reliable, and has martial arts, and treats people very sincerely, and the eldest sister has found him nine times out of ten." ”

"The girl means the big girl is on the horse farm?" Mama Hu kindled a glimmer of hope.

"It must have been at the racecourse, and it may still be at the racecourse, but I think nine times out of ten," she closed her eyes and pondered for a moment. Where is the nearest inn? ”

Wen Shaoan quickly found a map for her, "It will take more than half a day from us to the next post station, and if you start from the horse farm in the Hou Mansion, it will only take more than half a day to get to the post station." ”

"I guess the eldest sister must have gone to Lao Xu's horse farm yesterday, she often goes to the Zhuangzi to inspect, Lao Xu and his wife must not suspect him, so they did not report to Ah Niang in time, and this morning she sent something to me in the name of asking Lao Xu to send her to this station." Cheng Jin pointed to a certain point on the map.

Cheng Chan acted steadily, that is, she ran away from home, and she would not leave home easily with a frizzy burden, and plunge herself into unknown dangers, so she could not go on the road alone, nor would she hire a carriage with unknown details outside, and after she met her at the next post station today, she would be able to follow them all the way, and naturally it would be safe, all of which she must have calculated.

"This ......" Mama Hu didn't know what to do, so she was so anxious that she stomped her feet, "The eldest girl is really confused by ghosts, how could she do such a thing!" ”

"The eldest sister is also forced to be anxious, Mama Hu, you go back and talk to A-Niang first, let her not worry, and then ask someone to go to the racecourse to ask about the situation, if I meet the eldest sister along the way, I will definitely report to A-Niang."

Mama Hu didn't have an idea at the moment, and when she heard Cheng Jin say this, she just nodded vigorously.

Cheng Jin paused, and then said, "Don't be in a hurry to leave, I'll repair a book, and you can take it back to A-Niang." ”

Although Cheng Jin also did not agree with Cheng Chan abandoning Qiu Yu at this time and traveling south with them, Cheng Chan took so much effort to escape, obviously made up her mind, if she stood on Mrs. Cheng's side and forced her to send her back, I am afraid that Cheng Chan will have a hard time in the future, maybe Mrs. Cheng will detain her at home in anger, and she will not even have the opportunity to participate in the imperial examination.

Cheng Chan treats her like a sister and mother, and has cared for her for so many years, where is she willing to let Cheng Chan be wronged, so she is resolutely on Cheng Chan's side in this matter, Cheng Chan is afraid that she has mustered all her courage, let go of all her concerns, and is desperate, how can she let her down.

Mama Hu didn't dare to delay Cheng Jin's trip, so she hurried to the city after getting the letter, while Yu Xi took everyone south along the official road.

"We have traveled all the way to the southeast of the Jiangdong, and we have heard for a long time that the prosperity and wealth of Jiangdong are not inferior to the capital, and everyone is here to see a thing or two." Yu Xi said with a smile.

Mr. Pei had no opinion at the first time, he had always admired Hongshan Academy, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed to be able to walk with four Hongshan disciples along the way, pulling Fang Wu to talk to him about poetry and current affairs, and where to go with Yuxi.

Fang Wu looked stern, but in fact his cultivation was excellent, even if he was gloomy at the moment because of the dispute between Su Xiang and Cui Xiang, but in the face of Mr. Pei's enthusiasm, he still couldn't say anything to refuse, so he had to talk to him patiently all the way.

Fang Wu brought a few entourages, Wen Shaoan and Yang Zhong also brought their entourage, and the group went south in a mighty way, which was very eye-catching on the official road, attracting the attention of many passers-by.

"When we got to the next station, we changed our outfits and pretended to be a caravan, right?" Yu Xi lowered his voice a little uncomfortably, "Even if we are going to be a cover, but so swaggering all the way to the official road to live in the post station, it is too stupid to look at it, and it is not easy to take them out for a trip, if you can observe the customs and customs all the way, you will not take such a trip in vain, if they are in this post station all the way, and they have never heard outside discussions, what is the difference between being in the capital together?" ”

Yang Zhong rode a horse beside Yuxi to talk to her, listened to her proposal, thought for a while, and said, "This is just leaving Beijing, and it is still far from Nanzhou, but I am not in a hurry to change my outfit so quickly, and live in the post station all the way to the official road, although it is boring, but it is better to be safe and reliable, we look at the number of people, but if you encounter mountain bandits, I am afraid that you may not have the strength to fight, I can naturally protect you, and Shao'an can also protect Cheng Jin, but Mr. Pei and a few others may not, this matter should still be safe." ”

Seeing Yu Xi's disappointed expression, Yang Zhong hurriedly said, "Why don't we go to the next post station to discuss together?" ”

Cheng Jin remembered Cheng Chan along the way, absent-mindedly, and even the dry food was just eaten casually for two bites, and he couldn't eat it anymore.

"But this dry food is not to your liking?" Wen Shaoan immediately stepped forward and whispered, "You bear with me, there is a tea shed in front, let's go to the tea shed to drink some tea and order hot food." ”

"I'm worried about my eldest sister, I can't eat." She shook her head, "If she's good at the station, I'm worried that I won't be able to find her at the station, so what can I do?" ”