Chapter 32: Clever Words
Fang Shi looked at Ruan Yu, and couldn't say a word of his words.
For the first time, she found that Ruan Yu in front of her would be so difficult to get close, and for the first time, she felt as if she was really getting farther and farther away from her, so that now the distance between them was like a moat, and there was no longer any possibility of bridging it.
After understanding this, Fang Clan also stopped continuing to do useless work, and she no longer wanted to persuade anything, but turned around and rushed towards the front yard.
By the time the Fang clan arrived with Ruan Yu, the entire front yard used by Zhuangzi to receive foreign guests was already brightly lit at this time.
Xie Beichen was sitting in the hall drinking tea and talking with the prince of Shun Wangfu, and when he saw Fang and Ruan Yu hurriedly entering the door, the two of them put down the tea cup and got up to greet Fang.
"I heard that the two of you are coming here at this time, is there something important?"
The Fang clan was not ambiguous, since everyone had already come to the door at this time, it must have been relied on and discovered.
It is obviously meaningless for her to pretend to be confused here, but it is better to confess it frankly, but it will be more helpful to solve the matter in front of her.
"Madame, I take the liberty to bother today, mainly because of my brother's affairs.
This afternoon, someone from Zhuangzi came to report that his younger brother, who was cultivating in Zhuangzi at this time, was suddenly missing.
The subordinates in the Zhuangzi checked around in a circle, and then vaguely asked from the mouths of several villagers, someone took away my younger brother.
My wife has also lived in Beijing for many years, so she must know about my brother's situation.
My mother and father were so worried that they ordered me to come over to investigate my brother's whereabouts.
That's why I came to knock on the door so late and bothered me, and I ask my wife to forgive me. ”
Seeing that the Fang clan was like this, the prince of the Shun Wangfu naturally did not hide it, and directly opened his mouth and explained his intention this time without concealment.
At this time, the Fang clan heard the prince of Shun mention the situation of the little prince again, and naturally searched for a lot of news about him from his memory.
She didn't recognize it right away, and it wasn't unusual.
Mainly because four years ago, when this little boy participated in the flower banquet in the capital, he didn't know who he was tricked and bewitched, so he suddenly stripped off his clothes in the garden and ran wildly, which was called walking birds......
At that time, the big girls and little ladies at the flower banquet were scattered and screamed! The whole flower feast ended up being ruined.
And this matter also aroused the anger of the officials, and they directly ordered a thorough investigation.
Soon after that, not only the culprit who made the fool of this little boy that day, but even the people who held the flower banquet were severely punished.
Those who are taken away from their lords are dismissed, and those who are dismissed from office by the elders of the family......
Even if you leave the capital, you have to face the crazy revenge of the Shun Palace!
In short, the fate of these families in the end is quite bad, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as better than death.
Since then, although everyone dare not say it on the surface, in fact, the capital has regarded this little boy as a plague-like existence.
But if you invite other people in the Shun Palace, it will be tantamount to plucking the feathers on the tiger's head, and you will be tired of it!
Fortunately, King Shun and Princess Shun are not such mean and unreasonable people.
Maybe it's because he doesn't want to cause trouble to others, or maybe it's to prevent things like that from happening before and causing harm to the little boy, in short, since then, the little boy has almost disappeared from the world.
I haven't seen each other in the past few years, and when we meet again, the little boy's appearance has already changed greatly, and under such dim light, and the scene is still so indescribable, it is completely reasonable that the Fang clan will not recognize it.
"Mainly, we investigated along the way, and although the whereabouts of my brother were not found in other Zhuangzi, we still got some useful information.
Someone saw the man taking my brother into the Zhuangzi of your house.
Therefore, please make it convenient for my wife so that my subordinates can enter the village courtyard of your house to check it, and please forgive me for the offense. ”
Seeing that the Fang clan did not reply, the prince of Shun continued to speak, although he seemed to be patient, but the threat in his words could not be ignored.
"No need, I won't hide it from the world, your brother may really be in our Zhuangzi."
When the matter came to the point in front of him, the Fang clan naturally wanted to send people away as soon as possible. She didn't hide it any more, and directly said the facts she had considered.
Anyway, now that Qinghe is dead, there is no proof of death, and the rest of the truth is not unjustifiable under the explanation of half-truths and half-truths.
"The ladies of our house happened to pray for the old lady in the Lotus Buddha Temple not far away in the past two days, but just now, my eldest daughter's yard took water for no reason.
Just when everyone was hurrying to put out the fire, they saw a strange face that they had never seen before.
The servants in the Zhuangzi didn't know Taishan, they didn't know that it was the little boy, and they thought it was a wicked person who sneaked into the yard in the middle of the night and set fire.
Fortunately, I once had a few encounters with the little prince of your mansion, and I looked like him, and I was thinking about asking about the situation, but it happened that you came over.
I have already instructed someone to invite the little boy to come over, and I also ask the prince to wait a while. ”
Fang's words can be explained as reasonable, and the persuasive power is still very strong.
But obviously, this is not the first time that the prince of the Shun Wangfu has come forward to help his younger brother clean up the trouble, as soon as he heard the Fang clan say this, he naturally thought that Lin Wan'er's water in the courtyard had something to do with his younger brother.
Without waiting for the Fang clan to speak again, he stood up from the seat again with an apologetic face, bowed to the Fang clan again, and said quite embarrassedly: "It's all because the little brother is too naughty and has brought so much trouble to your mansion."
Please rest assured, Mrs., our Shun Wangfu will definitely compensate your mansion in full, and if your lady is frightened, we will also compensate for it, and will not embarrass you, Madame. ”
"No, no, no, the matter of my daughter's water in the yard has nothing to do with the little boy in your house.
Speaking of which, this is also a matter in the house, there is a girl who disobeyed discipline before, and she resented her heart, so she did such a thing to retaliate against her master. ”
Where did the Fang clan dare to push this matter on the little prince of the Shun Palace, she was not a long-term suspect. Therefore, before the words of King Shun Shizi fell, the Fang clan had already stood up, and while avoiding the apology of King Shun, he opened his mouth and explained eagerly: "Really, it is the little prince of your mansion, maybe he was frightened because of this water incident!"
It should be us who should apologize. ”