After leaving the government office, Zhou Shuren reluctantly got on the carriage to go home. He knew in his heart that he would probably fail in the performance today because his wife knew him too well!
The carriage entered the mansion gate, and I saw Steward Ding as soon as I got off the carriage. "Why are you waiting for me today?"
Steward Ding's eyes were filled with surprise. The master finally came home. "Master, the mistress sent someone to deliver clothes and food to Master Yang Wen two days ago. The person she sent came back today with bad news. Half a month ago, it was Master Yang Wen's turn to go out to sea for inspection, but now there is no news. It seems that the warship has disappeared."
Zhou Shuren quickened his pace after hearing this. The Yang family holds a very important place in his wife's heart, and they really treat it as her own family. He walked quickly while asking, "Has the navy sent anyone to look for them?"
Steward Ding was in the room at the time and heard everything. "We sent people to search, but they didn't find it."
Zhou Shuren arrived at the main courtyard. The maids and the old women were standing outside. When Old Lady Song saw the master, she breathed a sigh of relief and whispered, "The mistress asked us to come out. She is the only one in the room."
Zhou Shuren had already opened the door and walked in. He saw his wife sitting motionless by the window with a handkerchief in her hand. It was obvious that she had been crying. His heart tightened and he walked up carefully to hug his wife, "Sometimes no news is also good news."
At least there is no news, and there is still hope.
Zhulan had recovered. She was really panicked when she received the news. She was right. She felt sorry for her brother's trust. She said in a hoarse voice, "You are right. No news is good news. I believe Yang Wen will be safe."
Zhou Shuren patted his wife's shoulder. There were so many things going on, one after another, and Rongchuan's matter was even more unspeakable.
At night, Zhulan had no appetite. If Zhou Shuren hadn't been watching her, she wouldn't even want to drink the soup. After reluctantly drinking some soup, Zhulan washed up and then lay down on the kang, as if she was avoiding him. She wouldn't think about it anymore after she fell asleep.
Everyone wants to escape. Zhulan thinks she is strong, but she still can't help escaping. The Yang family has experienced it once before, so she knows the feeling. She lets herself escape and closes her eyes to sleep.
Zhou Shuren was waiting for Jinyan, who had been sent to Lord Li's house, to come back. Li Zhao, the Minister of War, naturally knew about it. When Zhou Shuren asked around, Li Zhao learned that Zhou's relatives were also on this ship.
Jin Yan came back and said, "Minister Li said that no fragments of the warship were found near the coast, so we can rule out encountering pirates. As for other reasons, we are still investigating. However, there are no wreckage fragments, so it is possible that the warship is just stuck somewhere or lost its way."
Zhou Shuren breathed a sigh of relief. With Li Zhao's information, he felt more at ease. These were all good news. "You should go back and rest too."
When Zhou Shuren came back from the front yard, he saw that his wife had fallen asleep. He felt helpless and distressed.
In the Prince of Chu's mansion, the Prince of Chu was groaning in pain. Even after taking medicine, it still hurt, and his forehead was covered with sweat.
Princess Chu said worriedly, "Call the imperial physician to take a look. It's not a big deal that you're in so much pain."
The King of Chu waved his hand without the strength, "No, this is the best plaster now."
Princess Chu frowned, "How did you make father angry?"
She had been married to the prince for so many years, but this was the first time that the prince was beaten so badly. No, the prince had never been beaten before. Thinking of her father's changeable temper recently, her heart tightened.
Princess Chu was originally a little unwilling and thought that the prince could continue to try harder. But now she doesn't want to do that anymore. It's like she has lost half her life when the prince comes back. She is almost soul-destroying.
The King of Chu didn't know what he said was wrong, because he was smiling? As for climbing over the wall, he didn't think it was improper. This little thing wouldn't make his father angry. The King of Chu thought about it, was it for show
The King of Chu felt wronged. It was not a real beating even in acting. The ten boards were a real beating. He had never been beaten like this in his life. How could he bear it!
The next morning, Chang Yi and Chang Zhi looked at their mother with concern. Seeing that she looked better than yesterday, Chang Yi spoke up, "Mother, Yang Wenji has a blessing from heaven and will definitely return safely."
Zhulan smiled. She already knew the news. "Yes, he will come back safely. All right, you all should hurry up and have breakfast. Don't be late when you go to the government office."
When Zhulan is in a good mood, the atmosphere in the whole family becomes much better. Otherwise, the whole family will be very depressing.
In Xuzhou, Chang Lian had breakfast and went to the government office. The carriage stopped on the street and the road was blocked. Chang Lian signaled the servant to go and check.
The servant came back quickly, "Sir, there is a caravan ahead that wants to leave the city. There are too many trucks blocking the road, but it will be clear soon."
Chang Lian got off the carriage and planned to go and see for himself. He looked at the living creature on the carriage and frowned, "What's on it?"
The servant in charge of the truck saw the official uniform and hurriedly replied, "Your Excellency, these are dried seafood, and they are to be shipped to the capital."
Chang Lian did smell some seafood, but the amount did not seem like the weight of dried seafood. He knew a lot about seafood since coming to Xuzhou, and his family also shipped seafood to Beijing every year, but the weight was not of this magnitude.
Chang Lian stared at the carriage in deep thought. The steward in front came over and looked a little nervous.
At this moment, someone suddenly called Chang Lian. Chang Lian turned around and took a closer look. He found that the person looked familiar. He tried to recall carefully but couldn't remember who he was, but this familiar feeling could not be wrong.
The person in front of him whispered, "My master is waiting for you upstairs."
Chang Lian frowned, "Your master?"
The person in front of him extended his hand, "Please, sir."
Chang Lian pursed his lips and followed. When he arrived at the box, there was no host and the door was closed. Chang Lian stared at the person who brought him, "Who are you?"
The King of Qi exhaled. He had just watched the caravan leave from upstairs. He happened to see Zhou Changlian's deep thoughts. He was afraid that things would go wrong, so he hurried downstairs. He could not reveal his identity as the King of Qi, so he could only take out his favorite fan and said, "My master is doing his job. Please don't worry about what's going on down there."
Chang Lian recognized the fan in front of him, it was the fan of the King of Qi. He squinted his eyes. The caravan of the King of Qi
Chang Lian said, "I understand. I still have to go to the government office, so I'll go first."
The King of Qi felt that it was a mistake for him to take out the fan, and he did not miss Zhou Changlian's deep thoughts.
Chang Lian went downstairs, thinking about the fan. The King of Qi liked fans, and he had seen them many times. If he remembered correctly, the fan just now was the one that the King of Qi held most often. Recalling the familiar feeling just now, he pursed his lips. This was not right!
The King of Qi and other caravans had all left the capital. He pressed his brows tiredly, as Rong Chuan was still not found. However, he could not continue to stay in Xuzhou as there were still several places that needed to be cleaned up. When he thought of the military token in Rong Chuan's hand, the King of Qi sneered and felt very sad.
This time, the Prince of Qi really saw clearly that the only son his father trusted the most was the son born to the Queen. Even if he had no other thoughts about her, his father would not trust him.