The second master knew that no matter whether he found the person or not, he had to go to the Zhao family today. The date for the ship had already been set, and it had been delayed for two days because of him. If he didn't leave the ship tomorrow, it would definitely cause trouble for the Zhao family.
Suspect.
The young master of the Zhao family has no business acumen, but he will definitely report everything to Uncle Xian. Uncle Xian is a shrewd man and will definitely detect any problems.
Before, he could make an excuse, saying that his business was delayed because of his mother's affairs, but if there was no news for two days, he would feel a little sorry.
What's more, this time I brought up business matters first, so there was no need to waste time.
After daybreak, the shopkeeper came to the shop and found that it was not closed. He knew that the second master might not have gone back all night. He knew that something serious had happened this time, otherwise the second master would not have stayed in the shop all night.
"Second Master, did something serious happen? Why didn't you come home all night?" asked the shopkeeper.
"Originally, the goods were supposed to be delivered to the ship yesterday, but I was delayed because of my investigation into my mother. Yesterday, Brother Zhao and I had originally planned to leave the ship early tomorrow morning, but a person ran away from the tea house. I didn't expect that there was someone at the tea house.
The manager is very courageous, he dared to hide it from me. After searching for a whole day and couldn't find anyone, he reported it to me." The second master said angrily.
"So this person is hiding in Licheng now?" the shopkeeper said.
"That's right, I've been searching all day, but there's no clue at all." The second master said.
"Although she managed to escape, it was the middle of the night and she must be unfamiliar with life. Where could she run to?" asked the shopkeeper.
"Although Licheng is not a big city, it is still very easy to hide someone," said the second master.
"Second Master, please rest upstairs for a while. Judging from your appearance, I know you haven't had a good night's rest. Maybe there will be news in the evening," the shopkeeper said.
"I should go to the Zhao family and make sure we can leave the ship tomorrow. We can't delay any longer, otherwise the Zhao family may choose to leave the ship first," said the second master.
"But Second Master, didn't you say that there are still people you haven't found?" the shopkeeper said.
"No matter whether it can be found or not, the goods must be sent to Linfeng Country." The second master said.
"Then I'll ask the waiter to prepare some breakfast. You can go upstairs and wait for a while," the shopkeeper said.
After the second master had breakfast, he went to the Zhao family courtyard.
"I was still thinking about meeting the second master at Yixiang Pavilion, but I didn't expect that the second master would come now." The young master of the Zhao family said.
"I want to discuss with you about leaving the ship," the second master said.
"Have there been any changes? It doesn't matter if we can't get out of the ship. I'll just tell the steward. However, the second master's man can be lent to us." The young master of the Zhao family said.
"The goods are ready. I plan to go there in person tomorrow morning. Mom's incident happened too suddenly, otherwise it would have been shipped the day before yesterday." The second master said.
"Do you have any clues about Wen Yuan?" asked the young master of the Zhao family.
"Alas, I don't have any clues so far. I have sent people to look for everyone who knows Wen Yuan. They all say that Wen Yuan died a few years ago and no one has seen her." The second master said.
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"Since she has passed away, of course no one has seen her. However, it is really puzzling why the coffin is empty since she is still alive." said the young master of the Zhao family.
"Actually, I also doubted Yun He's guess. If the bones were really dragged out by wild beasts, the clothes would also be torn to pieces, right? However, what Ah Wei saw was a whole set of clothes placed in the coffin. Because it took too long
"The clothes are torn, and the skirt is still stuck in the coffin. If a wild beast really dragged away the bones, would the clothes still be so complete?" the second master said.
"The second master is right, it is indeed very strange. Does Wen Yuan have any grudge against his mother?" said the young master of the Zhao family.
"My mother was very kind to Wen Yuan and even redeemed her life. What grudge can they have?" said the second master.
"It's just that Yunhe insisted that mother seemed to have been poisoned, otherwise why would her face be blue and purple. Mother's nails are also black, which is exactly the same as the signs of poisoning." said the young master of the Zhao family.
"I specifically asked the doctor about it, and my mother's symptoms indeed seemed like poisoning, because there were indeed some old toxins in her body. The doctor said that this kind of poison had stayed in the body for at least seven or eight years," Er Ye said.
"No wonder the symptoms look like poisoning. It turns out that a lot of toxins have accumulated in the body." said the young master of the Zhao family.
"Please advise Yun He carefully not to make her too sad," the second master said.
"Since the second master is already here, why don't we go to Yixiang Pavilion to continue chatting?" said the young master of the Zhao family.
Because the person who escaped was not found, the second master has been worried, and he is not very interested in the proposal of the young master of the Zhao family.
Sure enough, when the young master of the Zhao family saw that he didn't respond, he said, "If something happens to the second master, then forget it."
"It's nothing, just go and sit for a while," the second master said.
So, the young master of the Zhao family and the second master Luo set off to Yixiang Pavilion together.
Seeing that Second Master Luo was absent-minded, the young master of the Zhao family hurriedly asked: "Second Master, what is on your mind?"
Mr. Luo was stunned and said, "I suddenly thought about Wen Yuan, so I felt a little uneasy."
"Second Master, my mother has always taken care of Yun He growing up and treated Yun He like her own daughter, but why didn't she redeem Yun He's life instead of redeeming Wen Yuan's?" asked the young master of the Zhao family.
"Actually, my mother had this plan, but I stopped her. However, she did it without telling me to redeem Wen Yuan's body." The second master said.
"I must be worried that you won't agree, so I secretly redeemed Wen Yuan's body." The young master of the Zhao family asked.
"Maybe. In fact, even if she told me, I wouldn't care. After all, Wen Yuan is not Yun He. You also know that Yun He is beautiful. How could I have raised her for so many years in vain? This girl Yun He is very discerning.
Gao, she doesn't look down on ordinary gentlemen. So many young gentlemen wanted to redeem her life, but she didn't agree. Therefore, Brother Zhao must treat her well," the second master said.
"Don't worry, Second Master, I will treat her well." The young master of the Zhao family said with a shy smile.
"It's been so many days, and I still haven't remembered what this Wen Yuan looks like." The second master said.
"It's been so many years. I believe that even if I'm still alive, my appearance has changed a lot." said the young master of the Zhao family.
"Maybe." Er Ye said.
At dusk, the second master returned to the shop. Ah Wei came back once, but he didn't bring back any clues. It was really strange, could this person have disappeared from the world?
The sky was getting dark, but this person could not be found. The second master knew that this was not an option and he had to go to the dock early tomorrow morning, so he called Leopard and Awei back.
"Second Master." Ah Wei said.
"You two will take the goods to the dock early tomorrow morning and arrange for fifteen people to board the boat." The second master said.
"Second Master, are there too many people?" Ah Wei asked.
"This time the Zhao family doesn't have many men. Mr. Zhao asked me to arrange more people. By the way, you can arrange some more people to guard." The second master said.
"Yes, Second Master." Ah Wei said.
Not finding anyone, the second master still felt uneasy, so he planned to arrange some manpower near the dock just in case. He was not worried about the government, after all, he had already established connections with the government. What he was most worried about now was that he would be
Mr. Bai from Yixiang Pavilion knows. Mr. Bai is from Pluto's Mansion, and he is not very familiar with the people from Pluto's Mansion. If he is not Mr. Bai, then there is nothing to worry about.
"Send extra manpower to the teahouse tonight. Don't let anyone run out again," said the second master.
"Yes." Awei said.
"I heard that more than one person ran away at that time, but they were all captured. Only this one escaped from the tea house." Leopard asked.
"It's all because the steward was too careless," said the second master.
Come to think of it, no one had escaped before, so the guards were a little careless. Especially in the middle of the night, they ran out while the guards were napping.
"We have searched carefully and found nothing. If she has not eaten for several meals, now
We should have been hungry a long time ago, but we checked the streets and alleys and found nothing. This person seemed to have disappeared out of thin air," Leopard said.
"Second Master, Leopard is right. We also asked the steward carefully. After discovering the escape that night, everyone went out to look for it and caught several people on the spot. However, only that person was not caught. It is said that the action
Very smart, it doesn’t look like I’ve been hungry for a few days.” Awei said.
"Second Master, should we not go out on the boat tomorrow? I feel like something is wrong." Leopard asked.
That batch of goods was actually the women he wanted to sell. The buyers took them over in Linfeng Country, and then moved them to other places from Linfeng Country. Leopards were very careful in doing things, and would put medicine in their food every time. So.
, after eating, their limbs will become limp and have no strength.
In fact, this was not the first time an accident had occurred, but that time the woman was caught by him before she could escape from Lincheng.
He had tried before and proved that the Zhao family's line was safe. Although such an accident occurred, the second master did not care. Because the steward's carelessness gave them a chance to escape. The steward was worried that he would be punished, so he thought
Use this as an excuse to escape.
The second master said coldly: "Leopard, what do you want to say?"
People are brought back by leopards. If something goes wrong, it will definitely be related to leopards. Therefore, the second master plans to ask leopards for his opinion.
"Second Master, when we brought them back, we didn't find anything abnormal," Leopard said.
"Of course I have confidence in Leopard's ability to do things, but I just suspect that the manager lied," the second master said.
"Second Master, my subordinates naturally know the capabilities of leopards, but after such a big incident, can they really leave the ship tomorrow?" Ah Wei said.
Ah Wei was worried that something might happen, so he planned to persuade the second master not to leave the ship. It would be better to wait until he caught this woman before leaving the ship.
But how could the second master be willing to do this? He couldn't wait to get out of the ship tonight, so he said: "This batch of goods needs to be shipped out urgently, otherwise I would not be so anxious to discuss it with Young Master Zhao. Fifteen people have been arranged to board the ship.
There should be no problem."
"Yes, Second Master." Ah Wei said.
"I have said before that no matter whether we find this person or not, we will proceed as planned tomorrow. Besides, Licheng is my territory, who dares to disturb Tai Sui? What will happen even if she goes to report to the official?
Will the government help her?" Mr. Luo said with a sneer.