Chapter 258： malicious

Thousands of miles away in Yuzhou, Xiao Chengjun docked the ship at the dock.

Wen Tian ran up to him and tugged on his sleeves, saying softly: "Brother Chengjun, are all those boxes really given to us?"

“Well, if your boat capsizes and everything you carry falls into the water, these things should be given to you as compensation.”

Xiao Chengjun thought maliciously: Even if the country girl was brought back, she and her family would not be able to wear silk and satin, so why not give it to the Wen family.

The Wen family has been practicing medicine for generations and is well-known in Xinglin. The Wen family's grandfather is also a master of Taiyuan Hospital. I might as well lend flowers to the Buddha and give Wen Jingyan a favor.

If the Jiang family's mother and daughter were lucky enough to return to their hometown safely, they would not be able to do anything to themselves just because of their mud-legged status.

I am far away in Luzhou and as the general of Zhechong Prefecture, I dare not do anything to those untouchables. Even if I kill them, it will be as easy as crushing an ant.

Xiao Chengjun thought and sneered.

In my dream, I actually married a woman with the same name as that country girl. It was ridiculous to think about it. With her humble status, she also deserved to have the same name as my wife?

Xiao Chengjun became angry when he thought about this, and felt as sick as if he had eaten a fly.

From now on, anyone with the surname Jiang must be suppressed.

He didn't believe that he, the legitimate son of the Xiao family, had to be involved with a family named Jiang.

Wen Tian cheered and thanked her repeatedly: "Thank you so much, Brother Chengjun, you are so kind!"

Xiao Chengjun smiled and nodded: "No thanks, I'll ask Nanzhu to take you back."

Nan Zhu, who was standing nearby, frowned and kept winking at his master, but his master just ignored him.

After finally waiting for the two young ladies of the Wen family to leave, Nan Zhu said: "Master, why did you give the Jiang family's things to the Wen family girls? If this is known to others, wouldn't it be criticized?"

Xiao Chengjun returned to the cabin and said as he walked: "So what if you know? Can the Jiang family afford such a thing?"

“But...many of the things in that box are gifts from the emperor. If word spreads to the palace..."

Nanzhu chased after his master to persuade him: "If you don't tell others, it will be difficult to explain to His Highness alone."

Xiao Chengjun stopped and turned around to look at his servant coldly: "If you don't tell me, if I don't tell you, how will this matter get to the palace?"

Seeing that his master was angry, Nanzhu lowered his head and did not dare to speak any more.

Alas, my master is good at everything, but he has a stubborn temperament. Once he dislikes someone, he must find ways to correct him.

I hope that the Jiang mother and daughter can return home safely, and it is best that they never see his son again in this life.

A few days later, Xiao Chengjun's ship finally arrived in Luzhou.

Because he was delayed for many days on the way, he returned to the house together with his eldest brother Xiao Mo.

Xiao Chengyu, the son born to his stepmother, ran over and stood not far away, looking curiously at his eldest and second brothers.

Xiao Mo approached and touched his head, then went straight into his father's study.

Five-year-old Xiao Chengyu looked at his second brother again and saw that he didn't pay much attention to her. He snorted and ignored him, and followed his elder brother into the house.

Xiao Chengjun thought for a while and walked into his father's study.

Half an hour later, the two brothers finished talking to their father and came out of the study again.

Xiao Mo looked at his second brother and asked, "Did you send the Jiang family back?"

"Yeah." Xiao Chengjun said vaguely without blushing, "I'll send someone back."

Xiao Mo nodded and walked out: "First come with me to Zhechong Mansion to report and arrange your duties, and then we can talk about other things."

Stepping out of the Moon Gate, Xiao Mo turned around and said to his younger brother: "You are still young. Please consult with a few people before doing anything to avoid making mistakes."

“Yes!” Xiao Chengjun replied, “I must be careful in my words and deeds.”

He is here for training, so he cannot make mistakes in official matters, otherwise he will have to pay for his failure if he fails the assessment.

…

As for Yingbao and his party, they finally arrived at the Qinchuan County Water Transport Terminal a few days later.

After getting off the boat, Ying Bao found a post office to send the written letter. Before on the ship, she borrowed Li Xu's pen and ink to make a list of all the money and things she got in the palace. She also made a list of the valuable things she saw in the capital, including those she liked. Whatever I didn't buy, I wrote everything down, put it in an envelope, packed it in a waterproof bag, and mailed it using Li Xu's status as a scholar.

It is estimated that it will not take long for the king to receive it.

It doesn't matter if she doesn't receive it. Anyway, she wrote several copies. It won't be too late for the officials to come to her to buy the medicine and let them take it back.

In fact, she kept all the truly valuable things in the cave. The items in those boxes were just insignificant clothes and shoes.

By the way, there are also a lot of fruits and dry food. In such a hot weather, they must all stink in the box.

A group of five people hired two mule carts, set out early the next morning, and returned to Dongchen Village at noon.

As soon as Li Xu and his son were sent to the school, they saw his younger brother Jiang Wu running towards them.

"Mother! Mother! Sister! You are back..." Jiang Wu hugged Chun Niang's waist and started to cry.

Chunniang held her son in her arms and choked with sobs and asked, "Is your family okay? Where is your father?"

“Dad has gone to the fields, I’ll call him!” Jiang Wu struggled to get out of his mother’s arms.

Chunniang put down her son and watched him run out quickly.

Yingbao said to Li Xu: "From now on, you and your aunt will live here. You can use the things in the house. I will send you some food later."

"Okay, thank you very much for winning the prize, young man." Li Xu helped his mother sit down on the stone bench in the school yard, and ran to open the door.

The house is very spacious and fully furnished, including wooden boxes for clothes.

The pots and pans in the kitchen are all ready, but the iron pots are a little rusty and the cupboards and water jars are also covered with dust.

But even so, it is much better than his own home.

When he turned around, he went to fetch water and wash it. From now on, this would be the home of his mother and son.

Chunniang and the coachman put down all the things belonging to Li Xu and her son, and then they took their daughter home.

 Chen Zhao got out of the car with his baggage when they passed through Xichen Village, and trotted home all the way. There was a red paper door **** on the door of Chen Laoshuan's house, maybe it was some happy event.

Entering her yard, Chun Niang unloaded everything from the car. After paying the fare, the two coachmen drove away.

Old man Jiang and Mrs. Jiang Liu also heard the sound and ran over.

When the old lady saw Ying Bao, she hugged her and kept calling her "little darling".

“My dear baby, why have you lost weight?”

Jiang Liu touched Ying Bao's little face and said distressedly: "Are you suffering out there?"

Yingbao smiled and shook his head: "I didn't suffer any punishment. I even got a lot of rewards there."

As he spoke, he took out two silver bracelets from his bag and gave them to grandma, "I bought them from the capital. They are the latest styles. Grandma, you can try them on."

The small gifts she bought for her family were not recorded in the list, so she dared to take them out so that she could have an excuse if someone came to investigate.

Old man Jiang asked: "Yingbao, is that noble man recovered from his illness?"

"Okay." Yingbao said: "I also told the nobleman about our village and asked him to order the release of Grandpa Chen and his family. The nobleman has agreed."

Although Murong Xian agreed, the pardon document or letter still had to be approved by the emperor. It was transmitted from Zhongshu Province to the next level, and the process was relatively slow.

Old man Jiang sighed: "No wonder yesterday afternoon I came to inform Patriarch Chen to go to the county government office. It seems that he was not beheading, but was going to bring someone back."

Mrs. Jiang Liu said: "No, that's not the case. When Li Zheng came over, Patriarch Chen was frightened. He was crying with his wife early this morning. Alas, I don't know what happened to him?"

As he was talking, Jiang Sanlang came back.

“Dad! Dad!” Ying Bao waved to her father.

Jiang Sanlang ran over in a few steps, picked up his daughter, and tears filled his eyes with excitement, "Bao'er, you are back."

He looked at his wife again. He couldn't bear it anymore. He was too embarrassed to hug her in front of his parents.