Chapter 54: The Trap
Chu Yunfei quickly made a judgment, judging from the current situation, Jia Yuanwai was the first person to be kidnapped, and now that he received a ransom letter, then the other kidnapped people would definitely receive reminder letters one after another, after all, they would not have thought that there was another mystery in the letter. Chu Yunfei felt that he needed a helper. Since the kidnappers can know the actions of the Jia family, maybe there are eyeliners arranged around the other families. He felt that it would be better for him to contact the government for now. Until he finds out the details of the other party, he can't take risks, and he can't go out on any errands. So, Mei Yingxue and Hu Ji were mobilized by him and lived in two other families as relatives to see if anything happened. Neither of them reported the case, although the government was trusted and filed a case, but because the two of them refused to cooperate, the government could not intervene for a while. Chu Yunfei repeatedly instructed Mei Yingxue and Hu Ji to come to Jia's house to inform him as soon as there was any movement. And he will stay at Jia's house temporarily tonight.
"What did you say, ma'am? …… Young Master Chu is going to live here? Hearing Mrs. Jia say this, Ruyi didn't believe her ears a little, and asked twice.
Mrs. Jia nodded, "Yes." In order to get back to his father-in-law as soon as possible, Gongzi Chu promised to live here for the time being. I've asked the maids to clean the room. By the way, if you want to think of any clues, you must remember to tell Chu Gongzi. ”
Ruyi's face was embarrassed. In Mrs. Jia's view, Ruyi was unhappy because she was afraid of seeing outsiders. She actually didn't want Ruyi to show up, but at the moment, it was important to save her husband. She understood Ruyi's mood, because Ruyi's room was next door to the guest room, and it was difficult to avoid Chu Gongzi.
"Can I go to Madame Ru's room?" Coming out of the hall, Chu Yunfei suddenly made this ridiculous request to Ruyi.
"No way!" "Yes!" Ruyi and Mrs. Jia spoke at the same time. Ruyi resolutely opposed. But Mrs. Jia actually agreed. She was a little annoyed by Ruyi's refusal to cooperate, "Why not?" Childe is to get his husband back! Now even if he wants your life, you can't have any objection! ”
Ruyi glared at Chu Yunfei and didn't dare to refute again.
Ruyi slowly took Chu Yunfei to the door of her room, pushed the door open, and a strong smell of spices greeted him, Chu Yunfei praised several times: "It's so fragrant!" Good spices! ”
This is not an ordinary spice, Chu Yunfei can smell it, and there seems to be a strong floral fragrance in this spice. Hearing the compliment, Ruyi, who had a stiff face, relaxed her expression slightly: "These spices were given to me by my wife." I think the flavor is too strong, so every year at the turn of spring and summer, I soak the spices in the flower juice, so that I can dilute the flavor of the spices a little and add a little floral aroma. ”
Ruyi Fang and Chu Yunfei imagined very differently. There are no ornate decorations in the room, whether it is the bed hangings or the bedding, it seems to have been used for a long time. Some of the furniture has begun to peel off the paint. It seems that this Jia Yuanwai is not very generous to the concubine. After looking at the room, Chu Yunfei looked at Ruyi carefully, ordinary concubines will be more beautiful, but Ruyi's appearance is not outstanding, she is much younger than Mrs. Jia, she can not be called beautiful, it can only be said that her appearance is quite good. She wore a common pink jacket on her upper body, and a black skirt was tied underneath, which was not even as good as the big girl ring of a big family. Her face was not smeared with grease and powder, and she did not wear a lot of expensive jewelry on her head like Madame Jia, but she used a jasper hairpin to tie her hair. There is a silver bracelet on the left wrist, which looks outdated. Concubines are a man's desire to enjoy life, and eye-catching is of course the first element, but this Jia Yuanwai is really different, how could he find such a woman who is not good-looking to be a concubine? Could it be that his aesthetic vision is very different from ordinary people?
"Don't you think it's rude to look at a concubine like this?" Ruyi was very dissatisfied with Chu Yunfei's reckless look at herself, and she couldn't help but complain out loud, "There is a difference between men and women, so let's ask Gongzi to go out quickly." ”
This kind of eviction order instead aroused Chu Yunfei's interest, and he looked at Ruyi with a smile, "Mrs. Jia said, you have to cooperate with my work." You're no exception, right? Now I have a few questions for you, and I hope you can answer me truthfully. First question, where are you from? How did he get taken a fancy to Jia Yuanwai? ”
This question is very unreasonable, and in Ruyi's opinion, he asked it absurdly. Since Chu Yunfei brought out Mrs. Jia, she had to answer, she glared at Chu Yunfei indignantly: "I am the head of the sheep herding in the countryside, I came to Bianliang to join my relatives in order to earn a living, and I was later introduced by my relatives to work in Jia's family. Jia Yuanwai saw that my hands and feet were quite good and my cooking was good, so he received a concubine in the room. Are you satisfied with this answer? ”
Ruyi glared at Chu Yunfei, if she could, she couldn't wait to bite Chu Yuanfei to relieve her hatred. However, Chu Yunfei didn't give her this opportunity, and after she finished answering the question, Chu Yunfei turned around and went out. Ruyi gritted her teeth in resentment, but then a smile appeared on her face.
Scraping together, Mrs. Jia finally scraped together six thousand taels of silver. Although the Jia family's family background is not bad, it is really not easy to come up with so much money at once, after all, there are so many businesses that need to be maintained, and these are inseparable from money. Six thousand taels of silver, a large box was packed, and it took a lot of effort for the two family members to carry it into the house.
Chu Yunfei waited until the second watch, and Mei Yingxue and Hu Ji did not have any news. Chu Yunfei frowned, it seemed that the kidnappers had only sent news to the Jia family. Are they ready to demand ransom one by one? Where will those hostages be now? Are they safe? Do the kidnappers have any other purpose than money? And Homa, who went for most of the day and didn't show up again, didn't the old case from fifteen years ago leave a clue? Chu Yunfei thought about it for a long time, tossed and turned in bed for most of the day, and only fell asleep in a daze on the third watch.
The next morning, a large box was carried out of the Jia family's compound. It took a great deal of effort for the two men to lift the box onto the carriage, after which the two families drove the carriage to the north gate.
"What about Young Master Chu? Why didn't you see the people of Chu Gongzi? After the carriage left, Ruyi asked Mrs. Jia curiously.
Mrs. Jia said with a smile: "This is a clever plan set up by Young Master Chu. He also went with him. ”
Ruyi didn't quite understand what Mrs. Jia meant, but the two women entered the back hall together, and when they saw the big box in Mrs. Jia's room, she understood everything! (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) )