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Chapter 321 Long History (two chapters in one)

The prince of Wuchang said that the person was unintentional, but Chai Hui was intentional.

As he was, he would not have known about a snack shop in Pingcheng, but this food shop was related to Wei Bao.

When Wei Ming's nephew Wei Bao teased his good family on the street and was captured by the Wuchengsi, the Fu Palace received the news immediately.

Like many people, King Fu first doubted that someone wanted to use Wei Bao to deal with Wei Ming.

For this reason, King Fu also sent someone to investigate Li Shiji. The good son who was teased was the daughter of the boss Li Shiji.

This investigation not only found out the relationship between Li Shiji and the Yan family, but also found out that Li Qiniang and his daughter lived in Mrs. Ye’s house in Shizi Hutong, while Mrs. Ye’s grandson Ouyang Wentao was Fusheng beside her.

All of these are not secrets. At that time, Fusheng had changed his original name. His name when he received his salary was Ouyang Wentao, but people are still used to calling him Fusheng.

It is precisely because of these things that Chai Hui learned about Li Shiji.

But afterwards, too many things happened, and the name Li Shiji was thrown away by Chai Hui.

Chai Hui was thinking, and the prince of Wuchang observed his words and expressions, and stood up to say goodbye.

After he left, Liu San walked in.

Liu San is Liu Miao's brother. As early as in Pingcheng, Liu San followed Liu Miao into the Fu Prince's Mansion. Later, he worked as a manager. This time he also went to Beijing together. Now he is the housekeeper of the mansion.

"Uncle, the prince has arrived."

Chai Hui's slightly frowning brows finally spread out and she smiled.

For safety reasons, King Fu's letters were hidden every time, and he was not a letter to send letters. Therefore, since Chai Hui came to the capital, he and Pingcheng had a dedicated person to deliver important letters.

Of course, ordinary letters will still be handed over to Guanyi. These letters are about greetings between relatives, and even if they are intercepted in the middle, it doesn't matter.

Liu San submitted the letter, Chai Hui carefully checked the fire lacquer, and then carefully cut the envelope with a silver knife.

King Fu told Chai Hui in the letter that a man named Lin Ting had set out to the capital.

Shi Ting, whose biological father is Shi Dafu, a fur businessman, and his mother is Shi Dafu's outer room Zhang.

Shi Dafu's business often needs to go outside the gates, so he often settled in the border town, and Zhang and Shiting lived in the border town.

Shi Dafu was killed by bandits when he went to collect furs outside the pass. Zhang died of illness the next year. Shiting was adopted by an old couple in the border town. When he was ten years old, the Tartars invaded the border town and disturbed the border town. The old couple was killed by the Tartars. Shiting became a beggar. Later, he was wandered to Sun County, more than 400 miles from Pingcheng. He was taken in by a scholar who failed many exams and taught him to read and practice calligraphy.

Two years ago, the former emperor moved the capital north, and there were chaos in all places, and Sun County was no exception. Lu Wen was killed by bandits, and Shiting wandered again. With his talent and knowledge, he relied on selling calligraphy and paintings to write letters and made money, and finally came to the capital.

When Chai Hui saw this, she smiled and shook her head. Grandfather was still like this, and she did everything without any leakage.

He turned to the next page, looked at only a few lines, and then frowned. This stone pavilion turned out to be of this origin...

The next day at noon, as soon as the eunuch who was delivering food in the palace arrived, Liuli came to the Ministry of Justice.

He looked at the eunuch who was preparing for the meal and hesitated and did not speak.

When Chai Yan saw him, he got up and walked out, and Liuli followed him out.

The Ministry of Justice is the largest of the six ministries. Chai Yan found a secluded place and asked, "Did you see that mother and daughter?"

The mother and daughter mentioned by Chai Yan currently have only two people, namely Mama Lin and Chanjuan.

Before dawn this morning, Liuli returned to Shiguo Lane to keep an eye on the trailer.

Liuli lowered her voice: "Master Qi, things seem to be wrong. The young man was waiting in Shiguo Lane, but he didn't see the mother and daughter coming back. At this moment, the sweeping woman I saw yesterday came. It turned out that she would come here to work every morning. Chanjuan did a flesh-and-hearted business, and she would be in a mess when she woke up in the morning. Therefore, the mother came to work in the morning. The mother packed up, cooked lunch for the mother and daughter, and then put the lunch on the stove to warm it. The work here was done.

Usually, after the woman finished her work, she went to the theater directly. She worked two jobs a day and ate the dry food she brought from her home for lunch.

The martial arts opera in the theater started in the afternoon. Although Chanjuan also wanted to go to the theater, the woman said that Chanjuan walked later than her. She walked to the theater, but Chanjuan hired a sedan chair to go there.

When the old lady saw that the door was locked, she said a few more words to the young man and told him that she knew the father and son who often took care of the sedan chair for Chanjuan.

The young man went to Monkey Bridge. Monkey Bridge was very close to Shiguo Lane. Because monkeys were carved with longevity peaches on the bridge railing, they were called Monkey Bridge by people nearby.

The young man was very lucky. The father and son who the mother said happened to be waiting for work at the bridgehead. The young man gave them a tael of silver. The father and son told the young man that Chanjuan had hired them for a month and sent Chanjuan to the theater in the inner city every day, and then went to the theater in the evening to bring Chanjuan back.

But yesterday after they picked up Chanjuan, Chanjuan said she would not go back to Shiguo Lane, saying that a customer in the theater had fallen in love with her and asked the father and son to take her to Yuelai Inn in the outer city.

They sent Chanjuan to the entrance of Yuelai Inn. Chanjuan asked them to go to Shiguoxiang again to send a letter to Lin's mother and send her to Yuelai Inn to find her. She was worried that Lin's mother would not believe them, Chanjuan also borrowed paper and pen at the counter of the inn and wrote a note for the father and son to take it there.

The father and son were quite unhappy at the time, so Chanjuan said that they would not need to pick them up the next day, but the money was still calculated. The father and son then went to Shiguoxiang and sent his mother Lin to Yuelai Inn."

What Liuli said was completely beyond Chai Yan's expectations.

He originally thought that Chanjuan and Lin's mother went to find a boyfriend, so he stayed outside for the night.

According to these two sedan chair bearers, although it was like Chanjuan and the guest made an appointment with the guest in the inn, if this is true, why would he send Mother Lin over again?

"What is written on the note?" Chai Yan asked in a deep voice.

"I asked the young man, and the father and son didn't recognize words and didn't know what was written on it. They took care of work near Shiguo Lane. Chanjuan knew them early in the morning, and thought that they knew they didn't recognize words, so she dared to let them bring notes over." Liuli said.

"Did you go to Yuelai Inn later?" Chai Yan looked serious. This matter gradually exceeded his imagination.

Liuli nodded: "The little one went there immediately, but it was lost again. The mother and daughter did stay at Yuelai Inn last night, but they were both of them and there were no guests. Even the room at Yuelai Inn was opened by Chanjuan himself.

Because the young woman went to check in alone, the inn shopkeeper and the inn were all paying attention to her. Later, Lin's mother also came, and the shopkeeper and the clerk guessed what they were doing, but unexpectedly, the mother and daughter kept the door closed all night and didn't even ask for hot water. They didn't come out and no one went to find them.

This morning, before dawn, the mother and daughter checked out.

The guy was curious and asked more questions, asking where they were going so early?

Chanjuan said something urgent, and she even asked the guy about the shop selling ready-made clothes nearby.

After hearing this, the young man went to the ready-to-wear shop according to the instructions of the mate. The guy in the shop was deeply impressed by the mother and daughter.

Because the shop had just opened, Lin's mother and Chanjuan went there and bought two pairs of coarse cloth cotton clothes and pants. The two also borrowed clothes to change in the room of the ready-to-wear shop. The guy was stunned at that time. It was the first time that someone had a good silk and satin that he didn't wear, so he bought coarse cloth clothes to change.

Therefore, when Mama Lin and Chanjuan left, the guy went out to take a look. He said that the direction they were heading was the direction of Xianhe Gate in the outer city. By the way, it was closest to Baihe Gate."

As the capital of the Great Wei Dynasty, there were more than a dozen city gates in the outer city alone, but most of these city gates were built for special purposes. The only city gates that ordinary people could walk on were four roads, east, west, south, and north. Among them, Baihe Gate was the south gate. Because there was a Baihe Temple nearby, the people called the south gate the Baihe Gate.

At that time, Baihe Gate had already opened, and the soldiers guarding the gate were not strict about checking out of the city during the day, but those who entered the city were strict.

When Liuli took the sign of the prince's mansion and went to Baihe Gate to ask, the soldiers guarding the gate were stunned when they heard this. At that time, the city gate had just opened and many people were in a hurry to leave the city. Most of these people were wearing coarse cotton coats. As for whether there was a mother and daughter, the soldiers said they really didn't know.

Liuli was able to confirm at this time that the errand that the Qi Master ordered him to be smashed by him.

"It's useless. If the young man asked the sweeper a few more questions yesterday and found the father and son carrying the sedan chair, he would be able to find Chanjuan and Lin's mother overnight. They wouldn't be able to escape under our noses."

Liuli felt ashamed. Until this morning, before finding the ready-to-wear shop, he still thought that it was normal for Chanjuan and Lin’s mother to stay at night, and mistakenly thought that they were going to Yuelai Inn to pick up customers.

It was not until he heard what the guy in the clothing shop said that Liuli felt that he had made a mistake.

Chai Yan's face was not good-looking. Like Liuli, he mistakenly thought that Chanjuan and Lin's mother were ordinary secret disciples and old mamas. Now it seems that these two people are extraordinary.

"They ran away overnight, and it is very likely that they saw someone."

Chai Yan didn't say the following words.

Yan Xuehuai saw Chanjuan, and Chanjuan could of course see Yan Xuehuai.

Chanjuan put on heavy makeup with oil paint on her face. Yan Xuehuai couldn't see her true face, so she could only feel that she seemed familiar.

But Yan Xuehuai was bare-faced. Chanjuan not only could see her face, but also recognized her at first glance.

So Chanjuan didn't even go back to Shiguoxiang, and even informed her mother Lin to meet at Yuelai Inn. The note said that she must have asked her mother Lin to bring her with me and come to Yuelai Inn to find her.

"Search the house in Shiguoxiang to see if there are any clues in the things left behind, then look for the situation of the mother and daughter in that area. By the way, find a painter who is good at portraits and draw a portrait of Chanjuan and Lin's mother according to the descriptions of the sweeping woman and the surrounding neighbors."

Chai Yan's face was as deep as water, so he wanted to see who this Chanjuan was.

Liuli is best at tracking and reconnaissance. When Chai Yan went to the military camp, Liuli and others also followed him. Liuli went to the scout camp.

King Duan once asked Chai Yan for Liuli. He thought it would be a pity for Liuli to be with Chai Yan as a follower. Liuli should be kept in the army, which shows Liuli's ability.

But now, Chanjuan ran away under Liuli's nose. When Chanjuan and Lin's mother walked out of Baihe Gate with great swagger, Liuli was still showing them the house in Shiguoxiang.

Chai Yan became more and more angry the more he thought about it. He was cold all afternoon. The two civil servants assigned to him by the Ministry of Justice did not know what happened. They were so scared that they didn't dare to show up. Who knew that this pride of heaven would attack them if they would attack them.

After finally reaching the Xiaya, Chai Yan left the Ministry of Justice. He did not go to Li Shiji or Qingping Lane to dig Mao, but went directly to his prince's mansion.

When he learned that the Seventh Prince had returned at this time, the people in the Prince's Mansion were so busy that they were overwhelmed.

When I come back at this time, I want to stay in the mansion for dinner.

There is only one master in the prince's mansion, and this master does not usually eat in the mansion, so there is no preparation for either the large kitchen or the small kitchen.

Because Chai Yan has not yet been crowned as king, there is currently only one official in the prince’s mansion, namely Changshi Qi.

In addition to Changshi Qi, there are several eunuchs and nannies of grade. Changshi Qi is in his fifties and is a Jinshi. He has always been noble and disdainful to be with the eunuchs and nannies.

Therefore, when the eunuchs and nannies came to find him, Changshi Qi felt that these people were really having trouble. His Highness would come back. What are you anxious about?

Just as Changshi Qi was about to mock him, a young eunuch hurried over: "Sir Changshi, your highness is welcome."

Changshi Qi was unclear. To be honest, this is the second time since the seventh prince opened his palace.

The last time Chai Yan returned to the capital from Pingcheng, everyone in the prince's mansion knelt outside the door to greet him. Chai Yan looked at them and asked Changshi Qi to come to see him later.

At that time, Chai Yan just asked how many people there were in the mansion and Qi Changshi’s personal resume, and sent Qi Changshi out.

In Qi Changshi's mind, this seventh prince is not a person who is easy to deal with.

His eldest son was chosen by the emperor himself. The reason why he was selected was because he was a student in the Imperial College before.

That's right, the emperor asked him to take care of Chai Yan. Even though he knew he couldn't control it, he still wanted to pick him over. Even Changshi Qi didn't understand what the emperor was thinking.

In fact, the emperor's idea was very simple. He believed that when Qi Changshi faced naughty students, his ability to withstand was definitely stronger than that of others.

That's right, that's what the emperor thought. He was worried that if someone else was the chief secretary, he might be angry to death by his youngest son. Even if he was not angry to death, he would resign on his own initiative.
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