1novels Chapter 58
Chapter 58
Xu Yang has been looking for it all night, because he can't make a big noise, so he can only look for it on a small scale near the restaurant.In the end, he stopped blankly in the shadow of an uninhabited alley, looking at the moonlit sky above his head.
It wasn't until Xu Jingshi's order was issued again and again that he returned to the mansion with vain steps, and then almost stayed up all night.As soon as it was dawn on the second day, he got up and planned to take his subordinates to look for it again.But when he stepped over the threshold of the courtyard with one foot, he realized that he had no clues to look for.
It is impossible for the Xu family to search for people with great fanfare, and they have to delay the matter to prevent Xia Mingyu from knowing, so they must have a definite goal.
After all, the impulsive footsteps still didn't all go out.Xu Yang came to the study, looking for details in the small bedroom where Yan Chen usually lives.He seldom set foot here on weekdays, and he always let the other party take care of his personal residence, and only occasionally would he order the maid to dust off the high places.
At the same time, he also sorted out all kinds of information about Yan's that can be detected so far.Such drowsy and depressing days lasted for two or three days, but the accident still came.
Before sunset that day, Xu Jingshi communicated with the Lin family to keep the mouths of the people under control.The fact that Yan Chen disappeared itself cannot be ignored by the princelings. One of the main reasons is Yan Chen's identity.
However, all precautions were taken, they still did not stop Lin Sikou from turning love into hatred.
After the palace sent someone to ask, Xu Jingshi called out Xu Yang, who had never walked out of the study, to discuss countermeasures. "After the Zhong family was seriously injured, it was finally our family's turn to have an accident." He snorted and blamed one or two as usual, but when he looked at Xu Yang's depressed face, he still couldn't bear it and sighed.
Qin Jingyuan felt very distressed when she watched from the sidelines. She said "Oh", "If you say that Miss Lin is also confused, she sent someone to leak the secret, and His Majesty will definitely find out. At that time, the Lin family will be involved again."
"Brother Lin said that he will lock people up for a while and give them a good reprimand." Xu Jingshi folded his hands behind his back, his forehead like a ravine, "But he still hopes that we can find a way to solve it as soon as possible, before His Majesty investigates Miss Lin carefully." ——But this matter is really too tricky, we don't have a clue about the Yan family yet."
After listening, Xu Yang finally spoke: "What is she afraid of, she just happened to go to the court before His Majesty to confront her."
The tone was lukewarm, but as a father, Xu Jingshi clearly knew that the other party was trying his best to hide his sadness and guilt.He sat next to Xu Yang, still thinking about the overall situation, and tried to persuade him: "Our family and the Lin family have been friends for more than ten years, so it's not worth turning heads over this matter."
Qin Jingyuan also said: "Besides, Ms. Lin is a daughter's family. She doesn't know the dark tide in the court, so our family will be more tolerant."
"It doesn't matter about friendship, anyway, my generation is over."
"What you said... Forget it, I've had a mouthful at home, so I won't say anything about you." Xu Jingshi didn't try to persuade him anymore, and looked at the other party's deep and dim eyes helplessly.After a while, he changed direction and asked, "Where did you search after Chen'er disappeared?"
"The second child in the building said that he saw a child who was less than ten years old walk out of the gate."
"I don't stop, and I'm not afraid of being picked up by nearby human traffickers."
Hearing this, Xu Yang's eyes suddenly brightened, but then returned to their original state, "I forgot, I sent someone to visit some places where the deeds were sold, and there was no clue."
"It's a good thing." Xu Jingshi put his hands on his thighs, thought for a while and asked again: "What about next, no street stall owners noticed?"
"He went to buy a sugar painting, and it was another little fox." Xu Yang said with his eyes downcast, and slowly took out something from his bosom, "The man who poured sugar remembered it because he gave too much money. .”
"It's so small, you'll just give it an allowance, it's still gold!" Xu Jingshi took the things and put his hands on a pad to estimate the weight.After being surprised, he took the opportunity to preach: "You dote on that child too much, his status and situation are so special, you have to let him get used to those harsh words as soon as possible, and you can't run away from home unhappy."
"You have to find it before you can teach me a lesson." Xu Yang smiled wryly, and shifted his gaze to the flaming candle wick on the table.Probably the severe cold had come, and he didn't feel any warmth from the flames.
Afterwards, seeing that Xu Jingshi had been studying the neatly cut pieces of gold in his hand, he slowly stood up, ready to bid farewell to the elders and leave, Xu Jingshi suddenly and seriously called him to stop.
"This seems to be a gift from the emperor. You probably wouldn't give Chen'er such a thing."
"No..." Xu Yang also looked serious. He slightly parted his lips for a while, and then continued to say, "It's the gold medal for avoiding death. I don't know when he broke it."
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At night, the moon climbed up the treetops and shed a faint light.
There are only a few sporadic households in the large old houses in the south of the capital. At the end of the alley, a house is covered by layers of bare branches. The candles in the main house are flickering, and the wind blows the last fallen leaves and knocks on the window lattice.
Not long after, the door that had not been repaired for a long time creaked open, and the man in plain clothes and light shirt walked out slowly, leaning against the door frame and looking up at the deep night.He is tall and slender, with a fair face, under the slender eyelashes, there is a gentle smile in the amber eyes, reflecting the shadow of the moon.
"Are...are you thinking of me?" The low-mellow voice sounded slowly with an empty ending, and a gust of wind blew through the overgrown weeds, as if responding.
At this time, the three people who heard the sound from a long distance came over. The old man in the front was bent over, with gray hair and crutches.
The old man's name was Jiang Juliu, and he was Yan's housekeeper for decades.On the day the Yan family was destroyed, he was escaped with Yan Chen by the patriarch Tuo Gu.But in the rear Xia Mingyu's private soldiers were chasing after him, Yan Chen resolutely came out from the secret room and led the pursuers away.Jiang Juliu, who has bad legs and feet, left alone after Yan's house was burned down, and then came to live in Yan's little-known house and waited for others.
Jiang Juliu earns a living by writing for others in the market every day, while inquiring about Yan Chen's whereabouts, it was only two months ago that he heard about Yan Chen's adoption to the General's Mansion.And a few days ago, he finally heard a knock on the door.
However, when he opened the door to look, he found that the boy standing outside was no longer a young man with clean eyes, but a young man with all his black hair scattered, tall and tall.
In an instant, Jiang Juliu's clouded pupils brightened, he stared hesitantly at the pair of golden eyes on the opposite side, suddenly thought of Yan's secret passed on for generations, and knelt down with a plop.
When the General's Mansion was expanding its scope to search for people, Yan Chen, who had grown bigger, stayed in this house all the time, and ordered Jiang Juliu to take a token to find the two people and come back.
At this moment, he saw the two young men behind him observing him in astonishment, glanced at him lightly, and went to help the old man, "Uncle Jiang, thank you for your hard work."
"It's not hard, the master is very polite." Jiang Juliu waved his hand, and turned to the kitchen enthusiastically, "If the master has no other orders, the old slave will go to make tea."
"Okay, it's okay to slow down." Yan Chen nodded, and after the other party left happily, he turned sideways and made a gesture of invitation, looking at the visitor, "This way please, both of you."
The young man who walked first, dressed luxuriously, passed Yan Chen leisurely and entered the room.Then the young man in casual clothes took a few steps closer and extended his hand respectfully.
Yan Chen smiled lightly, "Here, you don't need to be polite to me, Pi Jiu.
After all, you are a high official now. "
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