When I first received the news of Xu Jie's accident, Xu Shiqiu was exercising in the morning, and the person who came to report the news was a servant of the Xu family, and this time he followed Xu Jie and them to explore the way in advance.

He rode a mule, and the moment Xu Shiqiu saw him, he finally couldn't support it anymore and fell off the mule in embarrassment.

"Someone, go see him." Because Dong Shu hadn't gotten up yet, Xu Shiqiu stood alone in the courtyard for morning exercises, and no one dared to approach him at all.

After hearing his voice, the servants who were originally standing on the side and were ten steps away from Xu Shiqiu immediately ran towards the servant.

After checking that the servant was just exhausted, Xu Shiqiu raised his voice and ordered: "Help him to drink some water and rest for a while, and then bring him here." After saying this, Xu Shiqiu turned around and went directly into the house to find Dong Shu.

Dong Shu woke up when she heard Xu Shiqiu's voice just now, and when Xu Shiqiu entered the house, she was getting dressed.

"What's wrong?" As he spoke, Dong Shu put on the last piece of clothing, and then took two steps towards Xu Shiqiu, "Is it Mr. Shi that they sent the letter back?" ”

Dong Shu asked casually, but Xu Shiqiu shook his head at her and said, "It's not that simple, I think the servant just now should have had an accident." ”

Xu Shiqiu guessed correctly, and after several other servants sent the servant to him just now, the servant who came to report the news immediately panicked: "Third Prince, Xu Jie Gongzi and Mr. Shi have been arrested. After saying this, the servant hesitated, as if he did not dare to speak.

Xu Shiqiu didn't expect this servant to hesitate at this time, frowning slightly angrily, and before he could speak, Dong Shu, who found that he was dissatisfied, immediately spoke: "If you have something, why were they arrested, Mr. Shi?" ”

After hearing Dong Shu's words, the servant immediately came back to his senses, looked up at Xu Shiqiu, and then continued: "After the servant arrived in the town all the way to the town yesterday morning, I heard that the town has disappeared two girls in the past half a month. After hearing the news, Xu Jie Gongzi planned to take us back.

But before we could get out of town, we were surrounded by a crowd. The group said that we were suspicious, and that we were afraid that we had something to do with the missing girl, so they wouldn't let us go.

Mr. Shi came forward to negotiate with them, and after learning that Mr. Shi was famous, they restrained a little. But in the end they left us behind, and we had to stay in the town for the night.

After discussing with Xu Jie Gongzi, Mr. Shi felt that we had a clear conscience, so he decided to stay overnight in the town and come back. Who knew that the mayor of the town came to arrest us early this morning, saying that another girl disappeared in the town last night, and it must have something to do with us.

Xu Jie Gongzi felt that we were calculated, and insisted on leaving, and as a result, he had a conflict with them. At the last moment, Mr. Shi asked me to sneak out of the backyard and come back to report to the third son. ”

As he spoke, the servant took out an inkstone from his arms and sent it to Xu Shiqiu.

Ling Xiang stretched out his hand and picked up the inkstone in the servant's hand and sent it to Xu Shiqiu.

Xu Shiqiu only glanced at it, and knew that this inkstone was given to Shi Yuan by him years ago.

"Did Mr. Shi ask you to bring other words back?" Xu Shiqiu seemed to ask casually, but he could hear it from his determined tone, he was sure that Shi Yuan had asked this servant to bring back the words.

The servant didn't expect the third prince to guess this, and after looking up at him, he lowered his head and said, "Mr. Shi said that if the third prince guessed that he had something to bring back, let me say it directly." After saying this, the servant didn't wait for Xu Shiqiu to speak, and hurriedly continued: "Mr. Shi said that if the third prince goes, I'm afraid he will have to show his identity. ”

The servant may not understand what Shi Yuan means by this, but Xu Shiqiu understands.

Xu Shiqiu originally planned to go on the road in a low-key manner, and when he arrived in the capital, he would reveal the news of the Xu family's return to Beijing.

But if their identities are exposed here, those people in the capital will probably learn the news in advance.

However, Xu Shiqiu also understands that although this matter may reveal his identity in advance, it may not be noticed by the people in the capital.

"You go down and rest first, and I'll tell them to pack up their things, and after breakfast, we'll go into town." Xu Shiqiu gave an order, and the servants of the Xu family immediately got busy.

The village where Xu Shiqiu and the others would live was not far away, and it only took more than half an hour to arrive on the mule cart.

The town is much more prosperous than the town where Xu Shiqiu stopped and rested before, but Dong Shu sat in the mule cart, but found that the people in the town seemed to be panicked.

And faintly, you can still hear them whispering something.

"Another run......,...... What's going on, I'm afraid it's ...... Rage. ”

“…… I didn't want to, I didn't look at ....... ”

Dong Shu couldn't hear these voices, but Xu Shiqiu, who was deaf and clear-sighted, probably heard these words in his ears.

"Xianggong, is there really someone missing in this town?"

Dong Shu looked at Xu Shiqiu as soon as he finished saying this, Xu Shiqiu came back to his senses and nodded at her and said, "I think so." After saying this, Xu Shiqiu saw Dong Shu's frowns, shook his head with a smile and said, "Don't worry, the lady is here, there will be no trouble." ”

Dong Shu didn't expect that her father-in-law was not worried at all, thinking of what the servant said just now, she hugged Xu Shiqiu's arm and said coquettishly: "Xianggong guessed what was going on?" After asking this, Dong Shu blinked and stared at Xu Shiqiu with crescent eyes.

Xu Shiqiu didn't expect his little lady to look at him with such eyes, seeing that she had been staring at him and waiting for an answer, he sighed helplessly, and then said: "There were already two girls missing in the town before Xu Jie and they came, which means that there is something wrong with this town." The mayor of the town directly arrested Xu Jie and them, maybe Xu Jie and they broke something without knowing it. ”

Dong Shu felt that she was really stupid, she could understand what Xianggong said, but she didn't understand why Xianggong said that.

Xu Shiqiu saw that Dong Shu looked puzzled, and did not explain much, but instructed the servant who drove the car to go directly to the inn to stay.

There are two inns in Yi Town, and the servants of the Xu family chose a slightly larger inn, and after the mule cart stopped, Xu Shiqiu got off the mule cart first, and directly helped Dong Shu down together.

Yuan Xi will be carried by the nurse and followed behind Mrs. Xu, and when several people got off the mule cart, the guys in the inn had already stepped forward with eyes and greeted Xu Shiqiu and his party.

Dong Shu originally thought that his father-in-law would definitely go upstairs to rest as before, but he didn't expect that he beckoned her to sit down directly in the lobby.

As for Mrs. Xu, she led the nurse to take Yuan Xi upstairs to rest, and completely lost this matter to Xu Shiqiu.

"Xianggong?"

Dong Shu looked at Xu Shiqiu with some incomprehension, and before she could continue to speak, she saw Xu Shiqiu shaking her head at her, "Don't worry, lady, you just need to remember that we are an official eunuch, this time we are returning to Beijing, passing by here." ”

Dong Shu really couldn't guess what his father-in-law was going to do, so in the end he could only sit aside obediently.

After Xu Shiqiu sat down, he directly found a few clever servants in the family, and then ordered in a low voice: "You will go to the town with the money to buy later, don't inquire too much, pay attention to what the people in the town are saying." After saying this, Xu Shiqiu's several servants in front of the meeting all nodded, and commanded more uneasily: "If someone asks you, you will say that we are going back to Beijing, don't say more." ”

Several servants didn't dare to delay after hearing Xu Shiqiu's instructions, and each took the silver money and left, and then discussed what each person wanted to buy, and finally the two left from the door of the inn together.

When the guy at the inn saw Xu Shiqiu coming, he ordered the servants to leave, and hurriedly stepped forward with a teapot, "Son, is this passing by our Yi Town?" As he spoke, the man was ready to pour tea.

"My son-in-law doesn't drink this tea." After Ling Xiang stopped the guy from pouring tea, he saw him stunned when he looked at his face, and snorted coldly in displeasure: "Look at what, beware of gouging out your dog's eyes!" ”

Ling Xiang's actions surprised Dong Shu, but she remembered the words of the Xianggong just now, and remembered that they were from an official eunuch's family, so she didn't speak.

This guy didn't expect that he was stunned and provoked a little girl.

But after all, he has also been in this inn for two years, and he still has some eyes.

After taking a closer look at Ling Xiang, Yu Guang glanced at the materials and outfits of Xu Shiqiu and Dong Shu's clothes, and guessed that these people in front of him were probably not small.

"It's a little clumsy eye. Since Childe doesn't like these teas, I don't know if I can have snacks, candied fruits, etc.? Although the guy asked Xu Shiqiu, his eyes looked at Ling Xiang.

He knew that in these big families, the master would not speak, and the ones who spoke were the big girls around him.

Sure enough, after he finished asking, the little girl who rushed at him just now rolled her eyes at him disdainfully, and said with a disgusted face: "What good goods can there be in this poor place, no!" ”

Hearing Ling Xiang's words, the guy became more and more sure that the group in front of him was just passing by the official eunuchs here, and they would not meddle in things.

Although Dong Shu looked at Xu Shiqiu, her eyes kept looking at Ling Xiang involuntarily.

She really didn't see it, Ling Xiang, who was extremely well-behaved at home and even a little timid, would be so powerful today.

She thought that if she hadn't known Ling Xiang for a long time, she was afraid that if she saw her like this, she would definitely think that their identity as masters was extraordinary.

Otherwise, how could a servant dressed as a big maid have the courage to say such a thing?

Thinking of this, Dong Shu suddenly became interested, looked at Ling Xiang and said, "Ling Xiang, go get some snacks." After saying this, Dong Shu was afraid that Ling Xiang would not understand what she meant, so she hurriedly ordered: "Let the cook cook some exquisite food and send it here, I'm afraid there is nothing I can see here." ”

Ling Xiang probably didn't expect Dong Shu to suddenly speak, but she reacted quickly, and after hearing Dong Shu's words, she didn't hesitate, and gave Dong Shu a salute smoothly, and then responded: "The servant will arrange it." After saying this, Ling Xiang bowed down and took two steps back, and then turned around and walked towards the cook outside the inn, who was still at the door.

As soon as the guys at the inn saw Ling Xiang's gesture of saluting Dong Shu, they affirmed that Xu Shiqiu and his party were from the official eunuch family who passed by here and returned to Beijing.

Thinking of the two days in the town, the guy thought about it and still had the courage to look at Xu Shiqiu and said, "How many days will the son rest in our Yi Town?" Can you recommend some nearby views? ”

Xu Shiqiu had been listening to the conversation between Ling Xiang and his buddy just now, and he didn't mean to open his mouth until Dong Shu opened his mouth.

It wasn't until the guy would look at him and ask this question that he finally spoke, "Leave tomorrow." After saying these words, Xu Shiqiu had no intention of speaking.

But after hearing his answer, the guy at the inn immediately relaxed.

Although he didn't understand the movements, judging from his suddenly relaxed shoulders, Xu Shiqiu could still see that he was relaxed at this moment.

Xu Shiqiu's expression remained unchanged, but he became more and more sure in his heart that there was really something wrong with this Yizhen.