Su Shi followed Zhong Lingyao to her room, invited Su Shi to sit down, Zhong Lingyao soaked the dishes and served them to him, and then sat down opposite Su Shi.

"It seems that Childe is not in a very good mood today."

"How so?" Su Shi took a sip of the teacup and asked slowly.

Zhong Lingyao chuckled: "If the son really came to taste tea and listen to music today, how could he go out without silver." Obviously, I was in a depressed mood, so I thought of coming to the Flower Pavilion to relieve my boredom. ”

Although it was exposed by Zhong Lingyao, Su Shi had to admit: "I am really in a bad mood today. ”

Zhong Lingyao suddenly lowered her voice: "Is the child's upset mood related to what happened in the palace the night before?" ”

Su Shi was taken aback: "Do you know what happened in the palace?" ”

"There is no impermeable wall in this world." Zhong Lingyao sneered, "In the past two days, the guests who have come here have talked about this matter, and they are all mysterious and sneaky, and unexpectedly, the haunting in the palace has already spread all over the capital. ”

Su Shi was stunned again: "It has spread all over the capital?" ”

Zhong Lingyao sighed: "Although everyone didn't dare to talk about this matter in the open, they were all talking about it in secret. ”

Su Shi's eyebrows were almost squeezed together: "In addition to the haunting in the palace, what else have you heard?" ”

This time, Zhong Lingyao not only lowered his voice, but also showed a hint of mystery on his face: "It is said that the palace is not only haunted, but those ghosts also said a few proverbs. Childe didn't know that as soon as these proverbs came out, not only the city was full of wind and rain, but also the people's hearts were panicked. ”

Su Shi only felt that his head had become the size of two, and the temples on both sides were constantly beating, and he had to press his temples with his thumb and ring finger, and keep rubbing them.

He really couldn't figure out what had happened the night before, and it had spread all over the capital so quickly.

Zhong Lingyao was a little embarrassed when she saw Su Shi so depressed, and her face showed a hint of apology: "Gongzi came here to forget the troubles of the world, and I really shouldn't be talking about these gossips here." ”

Su Shi waved his hand: "It's none of your business, you don't have to be sorry." ”

Zhong Lingyao stopped talking, just drank tea silently.

Seeing that Zhong Lingyao was silent, knowing that she was still worried about what had just happened, she pretended to be relaxed and said, "The haunting in the palace is not a big deal, and I am not worried about this matter. ”

Zhong Lingyao looked up at him in surprise: "Isn't it a big deal for the ghosts in the palace to appear?" ”

"That's just someone pretending."

"Someone is playing tricks?" Zhong Lingyao couldn't help but look at Su Shi curiously, "I heard that many people have seen the ghosts of the prince, Hui Niang and the eunuch with their own eyes, how can they pretend to be ghosts in full view of everyone?" ”

Su Shi didn't want to talk about it at the moment, so he shook his head and changed the subject.

"I heard Qin Nan mention you, saying that you have been abducted and trafficked since you were a child, have you found your relatives now?"

Zhong Lingyao was silent for a long time before slowly shaking her head: "I was only three years old when I was abducted, and I can't remember where I came from or who my parents were. Even if you want to find it, you can't find it. ”

Speaking of this, Zhong Lingyao suddenly smiled sadly again: "What's more, I am now in the Qinglou, even if I find my relatives, they may not recognize me." ”

Seeing the sad past that his words made Zhong Lingyao recall, Su Shi couldn't help but feel a little sorry in his heart.

"I'm sorry." Su Shi hurriedly apologized, "I didn't mean to make you sad. ”

Zhong Lingyao raised her head and smiled at him reluctantly: "I know." ”

In order to make up for his mistakes, Su Shi hurriedly said: "Is there anything you need my help with?" ”

Zhong Lingyao's expression suddenly became extremely nervous, and he crossed his fingers on his chest, and his knuckles had turned pale due to the force of his hands.

Seeing this, Su Shi said softly: "If you need my help with anything, I will definitely do my best." ”

Zhong Lingyao hesitated for a long time, and finally made up her mind, she looked into Su Shi's eyes: "I want to ask Gongzi for something." ”

"Please."

Zhong Lingyao lowered her head and said softly, "I want to ask my son to come forward to find relatives for me." ”

Su Shi was slightly stunned, he didn't expect Zhong Lingyao to make such a request, and then his face couldn't help but show a trace of embarrassment.

It's not that he doesn't want to help with this, but as Zhong Lingyao himself said, she was only three years old when she was abducted, and she almost completely forgot about the past, even if Su Shi wanted to help, she didn't know how to help.

Zhong Lingyao's heart was as careful as dust, and when she saw Su Shi, she showed an embarrassed expression, and hurriedly said: "I know that Childe has been in a lot of worldly times recently, just because I haven't said it, Childe doesn't have to mind." ”

Su Shi shook his head: "It's not that I don't want to help, it's just that I don't know how to start." ”

Zhong Lingyao was silent for a while, and then continued: "Although I have almost forgotten all the previous things, there is one thing I can be sure of. ”

Su Shi immediately became interested: "What's the matter?" ”

"My home should be in the countryside outside the capital, because I remember my parents took me to the capital when I was very young." Speaking of this, Zhong Lingyao's face showed a feeling of longing, "And it was my mother who carried me into the capital, and that should be the first time I went out of the house." ”

Su Shi sighed secretly in his heart, because even if he knew that Zhong Lingyao's home was near the capital, if he wanted to find it from village to village, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. And even if he knew that someone's girl was abducted more than ten years ago, he couldn't be sure that it was Zhong Lingyao who was abducted.

"Are there any other clues?"

Zhong Lingyao's face suddenly turned slightly red, her eyes revealed a hint of shyness, she bit her red lip lightly, and after a long time, she whispered: "There is a birthmark on my left shoulder shaped like a plum blossom. ”

Su Shi nodded slowly, because there were at least two clues now. Although it is not easy to find Zhong Lingyao's relatives with only these two clues, at least it will not be like a headless fly.

However, he immediately looked at Zhong Lingyao suspiciously, because since she had these two clues, why didn't she go to find them herself, but instead entrust him?

Zhong Lingyao seemed to understand Su Shi's question, and slowly lowered her head, her tone full of uneasiness and fear.

"Because I'm scared, I don't want to face it."

"What are you afraid of?"

Zhong Lingyao fell into silence again, and only took a deep breath after a long time, as if suppressing the fluctuations in her heart.

"I'm afraid I wasn't kidnapped."

Su Shi suddenly became silent, because he finally understood the sadness and fear in Zhong Lingyao's heart.

If Zhong Lingyao was not abducted, then there is only one possibility, she was sold by her parents.

Selling children and daughters is not uncommon, and it has not been eradicated even after a thousand years.