Chapter 178: Straight Ahead

"Let's inquire about the news first."

Xie Yunshu didn't give an answer immediately, and he didn't make this decision in his heart for the time being.

Extremely similar to Ye Hao's worries, he didn't want to be discovered Zhao Yi in advance, so for the sake of safety, it was best to bypass Lin Cheng.

But, what if?

The chatter at their table was not loud, but the people at the other dinner table talked a lot.

"Recently, the inventory of this city gate has become more and more tight, and it is becoming more and more difficult for me to do this small business."

"Not really! In the past, I was just looking for people according to the portraits, but now I have to check them all over again, which is really a headache."

"Hehe, fortunately, I've been in and out a lot during this time, and the officials at the city gate all recognize my face, so I don't have to work too hard!"

As soon as this topic came out, it instantly caused a lot of mourning, and it seemed that many people were dissatisfied because of it.

But whether they are dissatisfied in their hearts or dissatisfied, they can only complain, who dares to say it to the county government?

"Hey, you said, this noble man in Pingzhou County has been lost for several months, why are you still looking for it? Nine times out of ten, this has already been ......."

The speaker made a motion to wipe his neck.

Although it is easy to cause trouble by talking about those high-ranking officials and nobles behind their backs, people's gossip hearts can never help it, especially now that it is obvious that the noble person cannot be found.

The Lingnan region is already desolate, and if people are lost for such a long time, even an ordinary person will be thought to have died in the wilderness.

But the others didn't want to get into trouble because of this, so they hurriedly made a silent gesture, and then picked up the conversation.

"People are golden branches and jade leaves, how can they just give up looking for them? Isn't this getting stricter and stricter? If you want me to say, the world is too chaotic now, let's keep our duty well, and don't get involved in some terrible things."

As soon as the person who said this sighed, someone next to him secretly stabbed him.

"Brother Li, you often travel back and forth to several counties around us, have you heard any rumors?"

After all, the other party seemed to have something to say before, which aroused the curiosity of the people at the same table.

Hearing his companion's question, the man named Brother Li coughed lightly in a low voice, and then slowly told the news he had heard.

"I also heard when I went to Chengpingzhou County to do some small business some time ago, it is said that the missing nobleman is related to the Cheng'an Palace, and now Chengpingzhou County has been surrounded by an iron bucket, if you want to enter and exit, it can be several times more than our Liancheng checkpoint!"

"The Palace?!"

Hearing this, several companions exclaimed in small voices.

Although everyone lives in the fiefdom of King Cheng'an, King Cheng'an, unlike several other princes, rarely puts on a luxurious style outside.

As a result, most of the people in the northern counties thought that their prince was very low-key, and they were all extremely surprised to hear that the recent uproar of shame was related to the Cheng'an Palace.

Previously, it was only said that the nobles in Chengpingzhou County were lost, and most people thought it was other nobles. Even if Chengpingzhou County is the location of Cheng'an Palace, it also lives many Lingnan nobles.

Seeing the surprised looks of his companions, Brother Li showed a smug smile on his face, it was this news, and he overheard it.

"And, I heard that our King Cheng'an has been staying in Chengpingzhou County since he made this disappearance. Even if an order came from the capital, it was rejected for a reason!"

This matter is extremely secretive, if it weren't for the fact that Brother Li closed the stall late that day, and overheard a few passing royal family members in the alley, how could he have any channel to get such important news?

"Huh! Then it's no wonder that these checkpoints are still set up to find people, and the nobles of the palace are indeed amazing!"

The voices of several people talking were not loud in the noisy hall, and the people at the two tables nearby could barely hear it, and they didn't dare to be too arrogant when they were talking about the palace behind their backs.

However, in fact, Xie Yunshu and Lin Bin, who were sitting a little farther away from them, were both people with strong martial arts, and their four senses and six senses were much higher than ordinary people.

All the words of these people were heard word for word.

"It's a good time."

Xie Yunshu said a word, raised his head and glanced at Lin Bin.

Lin Bin didn't react, he would never be involved in this kind of thing that required his brain.

Instead, he turned his head and repeated the conversation between the people to Ye Hao, who was beside him with a dazed face.

After hearing that King Cheng'an even refused to accept the capital's order in order to find someone, not only Ye Hao was surprised, but Zhao Yi beside her also opened her small mouth, and her big eyes were full of confusion.

Father...... Hasn't my father always been obedient to the emperor?

In the few days that Zhao Yi remembers, his father, who has always been kind to him, always smiled at himself apologetically every time he received an order from the capital, and left immediately.

Leaving only a small self, he continued to guard the huge but lonely palace.

"What's wrong?"

A pair of warm and soft hands comforted Zhao Yi's head, he raised his head slightly, and what came into his eyes was a face with incomparably gentle eyes.

The hand grabbing the corner of the other party's clothes tightened, and Zhao Yi's tight little face stretched out, revealing a sweet smile.

"It's okay, auntie."

"Don't you like the food here? It's okay, I'll make it for you when I get back to the inn, just say whatever you want to eat!"

Ye Hao didn't think much about what Lin Bin relayed, but noticed that something was wrong with Zhao Yi.

She also thought that the other party was a little unhappy because the food in the restaurant was not delicious. Shouldn't children just care about eating, drinking, and having fun?

didn't realize that she had the talent to spoil the child's elders, Ye Hao only thought about making some snacks for Zhao Yi after she went back, and the five-year-old child followed them on the road with them, and her tired little face was a little thinner.

"Good!"

Different from the usual sensible and obedient, this time Zhao Yi nodded in response, and the sour feeling in his heart completely dissipated.

Maybe my father actually loved him too, but now he has someone who loves him too.

Smiling eyes turned around Xie Yunshu Lin Bin, and he suddenly felt that he didn't seem to be so resistant to going back, because he would definitely find a way to leave Ye Hao's sister Xie Uncle Lin Brother behind!

Xie Yunshu, who didn't know that he had been born inexplicably, was still thinking because of the conversation between those people.

The main purpose of his trip was to meet King Cheng An and check whether the other party was suitable for him. If they had worked hard to take Zhao Yi to Chengpingzhou County, but no one else was there, wouldn't he have run in vain?

The power of Fu Ru'an's family is indeed not small, but there is not much news that can be obtained in Chengpingzhou County, so he was unable to give Xie Yunshu specific information before leaving, and everything can only be taken by himself.

"Let's bypass Lin Cheng and go straight to Chengpingzhou County!"

After thinking about it, Xie Yunshu made a decision.

If you want to leave from Lin Cheng, it will not only increase the risk of Zhao Yi being discovered, but also delay time.

What if King Cheng An really gave up looking for his son, chose to continue to fight with the old emperor, and went to the capital again?

If you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of what happens, he can't afford to gamble.

Now Xie Yunshu doesn't have much capital to spend on exploring around, and he never thought that he would rely on Ye Hao to support him all his life.

Ye Hao definitely has no opinion on this decision, as long as she agrees, Lin Bin will naturally not raise objections.

The group returned to the inn, but they were not in a hurry, but decided to repair it for another night and leave early tomorrow.

Taking advantage of this time, Ye Hao made a lot of snacks suitable for children in the kitchen of the inn, such as potted potato chips and the like.

The potato chips were still a few big ones she had picked out from the sweet potatoes for Aunt Huang before, and she planned to give them up first

The family tried it.

It's a pity that I've been on the road all this time, and I don't have a chance.

They are simply made into sweet potato chips or potato chips, fried in oil, even if they are not as good as modern technology, sprinkled with cumin powder, it is not much worse.

Sure enough, as soon as the potato chips appeared, not to mention Zhao Yi's child, even Xie Yunshu's two big men couldn't put it down.

Not to mention that this is the favorite of modern otaku, and there is also a fat otaku happy water!

Ye Hao herself is not a greedy person, but when she thinks back to various modern delicacies, she can't help it.

She decided that if she settled down in Chengpingzhou County, she must get out the happy water of the fat house. I have to say that in such a hot summer, it is really refreshing to have a sip of fat house happy water!

Wiping a handful of saliva that loomed at the corner of her mouth, when she came back to her senses, the potato chips that were originally intended to be made into snacks on the road were actually only a bottom.

Look around, good guys, don't be too obvious about the cumin powder at the corners of the mouths of the three people.

smiled helplessly, forget it, she will make some brown sugar steamed buns and big buns, and you can eat them if it is a little hot on the road.

A busy night passed quickly.

The next day, the group checked out and continued their journey.

About five days after Ye Hao's family left, the Fu Mansion also ushered in a dusty returnee.

"Young master, the master asked the villain to send you a message, and I want you to go back to celebrate the old lady's birthday."

Fu Ru'an, who was sitting in the study, stopped the pen in his hand, was silent for a moment, and then looked at the person in front of him.

Fu Shan's eyes were worried that could not be concealed, and at the same time, there was a faint look of disdain.

Father discovered the source of rock candy?

As soon as the thoughts in his mind turned slightly, Fu Ruan figured out the cause and effect.

In the past two years since he came to Lingnan, on his grandmother's birthday, his father took the initiative to let him go back? It's all about letting Fu Shan bring the congratulatory gifts back.

Fu Shan was not surprised that his master saw through this and nodded.

"After all, those subordinates have some dealings with the Fu Mansion, and they are easy to be bribed and get news."

As a hot-selling product in Jiangnan and Beijing, rock candy is in the limelight this time, and even the head of the Fu Mansion is extremely enthusiastic.

After learning that this thing was made by his eldest son who was discarded in Lingnan, the head of the Fu family said that he was not shocked, it was fake.

But he knew the current affairs and saw how much of a benefit this thing had, so he decided to reconcile with his son and decided to take the other party back.

If it was something else, Fu Ruan could still refuse, but on his grandmother's birthday, he really had no choice but not to go.

In addition to his mother, the most beloved thing in the entire Fu Mansion is his grandfather and grandmother. And those clan elders who speak for themselves don't love themselves much, just because of their identity.

is not only the eldest son of the Fu family, but also as a link with the Xia family, and cannot be given up no matter what.

Only grandfathers and grandmothers really love themselves. It's a pity that my grandfather also passed away before his mother died.

When the Fu family sent him to Lingnan for "training", if Fu Ruan didn't let go of his mouth and took the protection of his grandmother, no matter how much the other party encouraged him, he would not be able to succeed.