When he heard the truth, his little face wrinkled.

As a big girl, she is troubled by the troubles of her master.

frowned and thought for a while, Xun Zhen seemed to think of something, and said happily: "Hey, the maid remembered, didn't the second girl and the fourth girl stay in Jinan?" If the two girls are willing to teach in a girls' school, won't the girls have a substitute? ”

Chen Ying was reminded by her and couldn't help but light up.

That's true.

Chen Xiang and Chen Han are both literate and hyphenated, Chen Xiang was very good at homework when he was in the Guogong Mansion, although Chen Han was a little worse, it was more than enough to teach these female students.

"That's true." Chen Ying looked at Xunzhen approvingly, and then said with a deep expression on her face, "However, this matter is really uncertain, I can only wait until I return to Jinan, I will try to talk to them first to see if it can be done." ”

Although this was a good idea, Chen Ying did not dare to hold out too much hope.

Chen Xiang and Chen Han may not be willing to teach in a girls' school, they have their own considerations, and Chen Ying doesn't want to make it difficult for others.

Putting this matter aside for the time being, Chen Ying devoted herself to the heavy work of preparing for classes, and in her spare time, she also wanted to buy seafood and other things in Penglai County to give to relatives and friends after returning to Beijing.

Two days later, Pei Shu sent a letter, Chen Ying and he returned to the scene of the fire, found two fire points in the remaining wooden houses, and found several pieces of evidence, the most important of which was a small piece of flint fragment.

Pei Shu recognized at a glance that this kind of flint was commonly used in the army during the first emperor's period, and now in some less important military towns, there are also people who continue to use this kind of flint.

This is military materiel and is not available to civilians.

Combined with the testimony of the "two men" before the death of the homeless people, as well as the appearance of the name of "Northern Xinjiang", the possibility that this case was arson has risen to the highest.

On the day he got the evidence, Pei Shu left Penglai County.

He wanted to deliver the things to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince as soon as possible, so that he could arrive in Beijing a moment earlier.

However, before leaving, he left Lang Tingyu and the ten Pei family soldiers behind.

I don't know where he got the news and knew that Chen Ying was going back to Shengjing, so he ordered Lang Tingyu to escort Chen Ying back to the capital.

"Miss Chen San thinks that she will leave soon, and after returning to Beijing, Lang Tingyu will take them back to the Hou Mansion, I have a lot of people on hand, not missing these dozen soldiers."

In front of the camp of the camp of the homeless camp, Pei Shu said.

Chen Ying knew that he was thanking her for her help, so he didn't shirk it, stood by the camp gate, and watched him beat his horse away, hoping that the arson case could be closed one day earlier.

Early the next morning, Chen Ying also set off, first went to Yantai to pick up Xue Rui, and then rushed back to Jinan.

In the next ten days, Chen Ying almost non-stop, the arrangements for the girls' school, farewell to the elders, relatives and friends, the preparation of the long-distance travel bag, and the long talk with the Chen Xiang sisters, etc., time passed quickly in the busy.

Fortunately, as soon as the matter went smoothly, the Chen Xiang sisters unexpectedly accepted Chen Ying's suggestion and became a guest teacher at the girls' school, which solved Chen Ying's urgent need.

When Chen Ying sat in the carriage again, it was already the middle of April, the green willows in Jinan City, the pomegranate blossoms were on fire, and the midsummer wind was blowing, as if the fragrance of lotus flowers lingered in the meantime.

In such a season, it is inevitable that people will be reminded of the feelings of Baqiao folding willows and the past and me, which are mostly tactful and low, and have a kind of free and hearty meaning.

However, compared with the midsummer in the north, the capital, which is thousands of miles away, is already in the hot sun at this time, and the heat is so hot that people can't lift their spirits.

April 15 is the solar term of mangzhong.

On this day, the weather was fine again, and the scorching sun was sprinkled all over the face, and before the beginning of the afternoon, the tall paulownia trees in front of the Guogong Mansion had already curled their leaves, and they hung on the ground, looking listless.

The man thought that the house was stuffy, so he moved the small bamboo case and the small bamboo chair outside, sat under the porch and faced the wind, and stared at the little guy who followed the boy by the way.

"You are lazy, you can move faster, and then call the uncle, I heard the scream, I must go back to the steward, and ask him to punish you harshly." He frightened the little guys loudly, and as he picked up the teapot, took a sip of herbal tea, and yawned a long time.

The summer days are long, and it is only time to have lunch, which is the time when people are most thirsty to sleep.

Seeing that the boys were holding long pennies, their eyes were wide glued, and they didn't dare to be lazy, Menzi was relieved, and he heard the sound of knowing endlessly, which made people more and more sleepy, so he put the teapot down, yawned, and the fan in his hand was fanned one after another, and he closed his eyes in a daze.

"Excuse me." A gentle and polite voice rang out.

The door was suddenly awakened, and a spirit stood up, thinking that it was a steward who came, and the fan in his hand also fell to the ground.

However, when he looked closely, the heart immediately fell back into his stomach, and he couldn't help stretching his waist, picked up the teapot and took a sip of tea, and lazily spit out two words to the visitor: "Who are you looking for?" ”

The green cloth gown, coarse cloth soap shoes, and the wrapperskin on the back are very old, and the original color is almost invisible, and the thing that binds the hair is just a strip of cloth.

Obviously, the person who came was neither rich nor expensive, even if he was in a long shirt, he was just a poor talent.

I'm afraid it's the autumn wind.

Menzi quickly came to this conclusion, raising his head and drooping his eyelids downward.

This is his usual face when dealing with the autumn wind.

What year don't you come to this door to call the autumn breeze? The emperor still has three poor relatives, not to mention their national mansion?

If it weren't for the fact that he drank a cup of good wine at noon today and was in a good mood, Menzi would have come out by this time.

Don't look at where this is? A poor bastard still wants to kick his nose in the face, how can this side door be walked by this group of autumn wind fighters?

"There's a little door over there, you can go there." The door didn't raise his head and pointed in a random direction, so he leaned over to pick up the fan.

At this time, it is most comfortable to take a nap.

He sat back on the bamboo chair and was about to continue his interrupted nap when he heard the voice sound again:

"Xu Afu, don't you recognize me?"

He actually said his name in one mouth!

Xu Afu Huoran raised his head and looked at the face of the person who came.

After being a doorman for so many years, he has long developed the habit of "only looking at clothes and not people", but now that person even said his name and surname, he remembered to see what other people looked like.

It's just that when his eyes fell on the thin face in front of him, Xu Afu's mouth suddenly opened wide.

"II...... Two...... The fan in Lao ......'s hand slammed on the bamboo chair, and fell to the ground again, Xu Afu staggered to his feet, took two steps back, sat down on the ground with a "plop", pointed at the person with trembling hands, and touched his upper and lower teeth disobediently, and finally came up with a whole sentence:

"II...... Second Master...... Are you ...... Are you ...... Second master? ”

"It's me, Ah Fu, you haven't forgotten me yet." The visitor said, smiling at him.

Xu Afu rubbed his eyes vigorously, rubbed them once, and rubbed them again.

The person who came was indeed the second master.

He read that right.

He hadn't gotten to the point of getting old and dizzy, he could see it clearly.

This man in a green shirt is indeed the second master of the Guogong Mansion who has been missing for eight years - Chen Shao.

Xu Afu sat on the ground in a daze, his hands and feet were numb, and he didn't get up for half a day.

Chen Shao looked at him gently.

Although the green shirt is shabby and the robe is simple, he has an unforgettable face, like a bamboo on an isolated cliff under the moonlit night, steep and handsome.

Xu Afu's eyes became wet all of a sudden.

Even though he added a little vicissitudes, that face was still the same as he remembered.

His lips trembled, and he uttered "Ah...... Ahh......h

Chen Shaoli looked at him outside the door, with a warm smile and a relaxed expression.

The bright sunlight sifted through the leaves, casting dappled shadows on him.

He raised his hand, dusted off his green shirt, raised his eyes to look at the tall lintel of the Guogong Mansion, and a very faint smile passed over his warm face.

"Second master, you ...... You're back! Xu Afu finally burst out into a cry, and even rolled and crawled to the ground and fell to his feet, crying loudly.

"yes, Ah Fu, I'm back." Chen Shao said gently, patted him on the back soothingly, lifted the hem of his robe, and stepped into the courtyard gate......

(End of Volume 2)