Chapter 512 513 Not Good

Zhou Jia got the evidence that the Cheng family and Magistrate Feng colluded to sell iron ore, and there was no need to check other evidence. He told Ruyi and the secret guards that there was no need to go back to the post house, and he was going to take them to Qingyue Mountain the next morning. .

He also wrote a letter asking Zhaocai to go to the post house and ask the soldiers to hand the letter to Wu Tongpan, telling him that he had taken people to check the following counties and towns.

Thinking of the woman who sent the letter, she was afraid that the Cheng family and Magistrate Feng would find out that she was gone and search for her whereabouts. He then said to Ruyi: "Go to Tongluo Lane, take the Wu family and his wife to the grocery store, and let the Chushan people Find a place to hide them.”

Ruyi agreed and left for Tongluo Alley. When they arrived at the alley, it was already dark. Ruyi climbed over the wall and entered the Wu family's yard. He woke up the Wu family and his wife. The couple protected the child and looked at Ruyi with fear on their faces. , "Little brother, all the things the young master gave me have been given to you..."

Ruyi raised her hand and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, sister-in-law. The government will be looking for you everywhere soon. It's not safe for you to live here. I'll take you to a safe place."

The woman raised her head and glanced at her husband. When the man nodded, she said, "Okay, we'll go with you."

The woman packed a few changes of clothes and followed Ruyi to the grocery store. The shopkeeper placed them in a secret room.

Zhou Jiarang all the secret guards in the post house withdrew from the post house, leaving only the public escorts in the post house.

The people sent by the Cheng family to follow them out of the post house all came back in vain. Seeing that there was no movement in the post house until dark, the people who monitored Zhou Jia couldn't hold it in any longer. As soon as the lights were turned off, people sneaked into the post house. In the post house, it was discovered that there was no imperial envoy at all, and only the guards were left in the post house.

After Cheng Shan learned the news, he hurriedly asked the surveillance person to inquire about the situation. He learned that there was a woman standing at the gate of the courtyard talking to Ruyi at dusk. The distance was too far and the woman's appearance could not be seen clearly.

After the people in the post house saw a woman, they all left. Cheng Shan and the eldest prince felt bad, "Uncle, please go to Magistrate Feng quickly and ask him to ask the guards to find out what kind of woman she is." Have you been to the inn? Send someone quickly to find this woman."

Cheng Shan went to the magistrate's office overnight to ask for an audience with Magistrate Feng. Feng Qingzheng was sleeping soundly with his concubine in his arms. He was startled when his servants reported that Cheng Shan had visited late at night. He hurriedly asked someone to get up and put on their clothes, and went out to see Cheng Shan. Shan immediately asked: "What happened in the middle of the night?"

Cheng Shan said with a gloomy face, "The imperial envoy and his personal bodyguards are gone. The person who monitored him said that a woman went to see his housekeeper at dusk."

Feng Qing looked at Cheng Shan with doubt on his face, "A woman disappeared after she went to see them. Did this woman tell them something? They just left. Hurry up and find this woman." !What’s the point of coming to me?”

Cheng Shan said solemnly: "My people didn't see that woman's appearance, so I came to find you in the middle of the night! You call for the soldiers who were on duty at dusk and ask about the woman's appearance. We Then go find that woman."

Magistrate Feng nodded sullenly, "You go back first, I'll have someone call the soldiers on duty right now."

Cheng Shan cupped his hands at him and said, "Hurry up, I have a bad feeling in my heart."

The two were grasshoppers on the same rope. Cheng Shan's words made Magistrate Feng's face become even more gloomy. He nodded in agreement, had Cheng Shan sent away, and hurriedly walked to Qian Yamen.

Someone called the soldiers who had gone home to rest for questioning, and the soldiers replied: "Sir, the woman is of medium height, about thirty years old, fair and fair, with a melon-seed face and willow-leaf eyebrows..."

Magistrate Feng had someone draw the woman's face, and after showing it to the soldiers, the soldiers felt that they were 80 or 90% similar. Magistrate Feng hurriedly sent the portrait to the Cheng family.

After a while, Cheng Shan got the portrait. Looking left and right, he felt that he had seen the woman in the portrait somewhere before, but he couldn't remember it after thinking for a long time.

Just when he was about to ask someone, the eldest prince was summoned over.

Cheng Shan arrived at the courtyard where the eldest prince lived and showed him the portrait. The eldest prince said, "Uncle, let's search quietly. When we find it, you can ask Cheng Shan to find a name and send officers throughout the city to search for that woman's body." whereabouts."

After hearing this, Cheng Shan thought so, so he hurriedly took the portrait to the government office.

Wu Tongjian heard a report that Magistrate Feng sent officers to search the whole city. When the woman appeared at the door of the post house at dusk, he rushed to the government office and objected resolutely.

"Sir Feng, the imperial envoy Mr. Zhou left a letter saying that he went to other counties to investigate. The imperial envoy left the posthouse on his own and had nothing to do with this woman. Why did you search for this woman? He disturbed the people in the city. No peace."

"Master Zhou left you a letter? Why didn't you report it?" Magistrate Feng looked at Wu Tongpan in surprise.

Wu Tongpan glanced at him and said, "I'm going to look for you. You've already left the Yamen."

Magistrate Feng looked at Judge Wu Tong who was blocking her there. For a moment, he couldn't find anyone to search for the woman. He knew that no matter what tonight, he would not be able to send out officers to search the whole city.

Then I thought again, if the imperial envoy really just went to the counties to investigate, it would be easier to handle. I was afraid that he would get some news and leave, so it would be better to let the Cheng family send someone to search for him privately.

Wu Tongpan looked at the uncertain Magistrate Feng and thought: Where did this woman come from? They actually sent out officers to search with great fanfare. What were they afraid of?

Magistrate Feng glared at Wu Tongpan, turned around and returned to Houya, asking someone to deliver a letter to the Cheng family.

When Cheng Shan received the news, he had to send people to search for the whereabouts of the woman. After dawn, there was still no news. Cheng Shan looked at the portrait and still couldn't remember where he had seen it, so he simply took the portrait back to the backyard and let his wife take a look.

Mrs. Cheng Shan took a look and said, "It seems to be Qionghua, the personal maid released by the third family. Yes, that's her."

"You bitch who eats the inside and outside." Cheng Shan cursed angrily and led people out of the city to a house in Chengjia Village.

Someone opened a room, threw the portrait on the face of the man in the room, pointed at him and shouted: "Tell me, did you ask this bitch to deliver something to the inn?"

The man looked up at Cheng Shan and smiled self-deprecatingly, "Since my grandfather left, you have had me imprisoned here. I am surrounded by your people. Unless I know how to escape from the earth, how can I send things to the post station?" Pavilion?"

Cheng Shan took a step forward, pinched his throat, and looked at him viciously, "Cheng Xu, you'd better tell me honestly where this woman lives, otherwise, your two sisters..."

Cheng Xu sneered in a hoarse voice: "The sanctimonious eldest son of the Cheng family has finally shown your true colors. If you have the ability, kill all three of us brothers and sisters."

Cheng Shan said sinisterly in his ear: "Wouldn't it be too easy for you to kill you? If you don't tell me, I will send your sister to a private room when I get back..."

Cheng Xu turned around fiercely, "How dare you, my grandfather won't be able to spare you when he comes back."