The people who stayed behind and waited for the barbecue quickly caught up with the barbecue, so everyone went to the lantern shed of Bai's house together.
Except for Mr. Zhuang who was going to meet friends, everyone else was there. Zhou Zhoulang obviously just came back from the outside with his wife and children, and poured himself a glass of water before saying: "The front is blocked, and it seems that someone has stepped on someone. Originally, we were going to the champion. There were people watching the excitement on the other side of the building, but they couldn’t get through at all, and they were pushed to another road by the yamen servants, causing me to take a long detour before I came back, Dad, Man Bao and the others haven’t come yet?”
Old Zhou: "It's behind you."
Zhou Zhoulang turned his head and saw Man Bao running across the street with something happy on his face, "Grandma Liu, father, mother, I bought mooncakes!"
Old Zhou Tou said: "There are some made at home, and you have all the fillings you want to eat, why do you still buy them?"
Of course, moon cakes are not made by the Zhou family. The Zhou family can only make one kind of noodle cake, either baked or baked.
But it takes a lot of effort to mold the mooncakes alone, so the Bai family made them and distributed them to everyone.
Man Bao put it on the table and said, "I didn't pay for it."
Old Zhou Tou muttered, "Bai Shan's work is a waste."
Man Bao whispered: "It's from the prince."
At this time, Mrs. Liu had already recognized the prince and the two princesses, and got up quickly.
Old Zhoutou saw it too, and was about to kneel down immediately. The prince waved his hand, and Man Bao quickly supported her father. She smiled and said, "Father, the prince doesn't want to reveal his identity. Let's not make too much noise."
Old Zhou's family did not dare to move.
Standing behind, Zhou Zhoulang quietly raised his head and glanced at the prince. He was very excited, but he didn't dare to come forward to speak.
As for the prince, I have something to say after returning to the village.
Princess Mingda and the others wanted to borrow the lantern shed of the Bai family to freshen up.
This is really not difficult, the side and rear of the shed are separated by a screen, and the inside is specially used for grooming.
Zheng smiled and took them in to freshen up. The maids followed and quickly redressed the two whose hair was a little disheveled.
The prince stood waiting outside the lamp shed. He looked sideways at Bai Shan, and said in a vague way, "I have to think about what happened tonight after the week is over. Even Tang He is the same."
Bai Shan understands that this is for them to communicate in private, so they have to say it, but they can't say it all. After all, the two princesses are in danger in the busy city, and no one including the prince and the two princesses can please them.
And this matter is secret, it is really secret, apart from themselves, even the guards who followed are not sure whether Princess Changyu is really kidnapped by human traffickers, or whether she went straight to the bottom of the traffickers' den to save her.
Whether a matter is good or bad, good or bad, it all depends on how the person who reported it reported it.
Bai Shan responded, saying that he would communicate with Tang county magistrate and simply report the matter.
Since it is a simple report, it is natural that the two princesses who went back will do whatever they want.
At this moment, Man Bao was colluding with the two princesses in front of the maids, "...this kind of thing is simple, instead of making up nonsense to deceive His Majesty and Queen, we should just pick out some words, and that would not be deception."
Chang Yu let the maid comb her hair, and asked, "What if you ask about the traffickers? The most important thing is this."
Although she felt that she had done a good deed, she also knew that if her father knew about it, she would be punished and the next time she would leave the palace was far away.
Man Bao is very experienced in this, "You just say how hateful those traffickers are, how pitiful the abducted girls are, how did you beat them with a whip, you can't reveal that the guards were not there at that time, if you don't tell, your majesty will If he doesn't ask, he won't know."
Mingda was thoughtful, "I see. We highlighted my sister's bravery. The emperor will only act as a guard. Naturally, he is not afraid of human traffickers hurting others. Then this is a purely good thing."
Man Bao nodded again and again, "Yes, yes, that's it. Let's say that the barbecue is delicious. After guessing the lantern riddles, it's just a lot of fun outside. This is called reporting good news but not bad news. Your majesty and empress have already worked hard on state affairs, so we don't want to Use this kind of thing to make them worry."
Mingda Changyu and Man Bao looked at each other, laughed like little foxes, nodded repeatedly and said, "You're right."
Mrs. Zheng, who led them in and hadn't left yet, couldn't help but said quietly: "It turns out that you and Shanbao Erlang have always reported good news and not bad news like this."
It was only then that Man Bao noticed that Aunt Zheng had been standing in the corner, she blinked, and immediately hugged her hand, "Aunt Zheng, we never hide our family affairs, not to mention we always follow as long as we go out. Even if you want to hide it, you can’t hide it.”
Zheng Shi knew that she was only telling half the truth, so she smiled and nodded her forehead, "You."
Man Bao just giggled.
Mingda looked at the person serving at the side, and said, "My sister and I are safe and sound tonight, so don't go into details about these things if no one asks you in detail."
The ladies of the court immediately knelt down to respond, in fact, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
They followed the princess out but didn't follow closely. When the crowd became chaotic at that time, they couldn't keep up at all. No matter what the reason was, it was their dereliction of duty, so now that the princess is willing to cover up, they naturally wished for it.
So when they finally came out from behind the screen, everyone said goodbye happily in front of the lantern shed. Bai Erlang handed a lotus lantern to Mingda and said, "I just bought it for you. I heard that lotus lanterns can make wishes. You can Make a wish of good health and hang it under the window, maybe Chang'e in the sky will hear your wish and bless you."
Mingda lowered her head slightly, her cheeks flushed a little, she reached out to take it, and thanked in a low voice.
The prince glanced at Bai Er, and said to his two younger sisters, "Let's go, it will be too late if you don't go back to the palace."
The guards brought the carriage, Mingda and Changyu got into the carriage, waved to Man Bao at the window, the prince also got on the horse, and then started the journey.
When they were far away, Man Bao turned around and opened the barbecue they brought, "Father, we ate a very delicious roast lamb on the street."
But the old Zhou asked, "I don't think Bai Shan is very happy, did you quarrel?"
"No." Man Bao went to Bai Shan with a piece of lotus leaf meat, intending to ask if something happened on the main street just now.
At this time, County Magistrate Tang was still dealing with matters on the main street, and the injured were sent to the hospital. Not only did he have to appease the families of the injured, but he also had to send the abducted children to their parents.
As soon as the child was lost, some people came to report to the official, but some did not come, and now most of them did not come, so he had to arrange for the children to stay temporarily, and had to find their parents tomorrow.
In addition, he had to interrogate these traffickers overnight. These people dared to abduct so many children overnight at the foot of the capital. Obviously, such a thing had not been done once or twice, and he suspected the traffickers who were active in the capital tonight Not only them.
Therefore, it is necessary to interrogate it as soon as possible. If the child cannot be found for more than two days, looking for it later is tantamount to going to heaven.