Chapter 33： Into the Zhao Mansion

Chapter 33 Entering the Zhao Mansion

Li Ce was a little worried, and kindly persuaded: "Si Bao went with my sister-in-law, wouldn't it cause trouble, it would delay my sister-in-law's errands, let her stay at home."

Little Four Treasures immediately glared at Li Ce and shook his head when he heard the words, and quickly promised with a small mouth:

"I will definitely be obedient."

Chu Nanzhi didn't plan to change the things she had planned, so as not to make the little guy cry again, she said to Li Ce:

"It's okay, just leave the family affairs to Saburo."

She was thinking about the conspiracy of County Magistrate Hu and County Cheng Sun to plot her. Now that she brought a child to investigate the case for him, it just happened to make them feel guilty again.

Thinking so, he took Sibao and got into the carriage with confidence.

The carriage drove slowly in the village, and when it entered the official road, the groom suddenly yelled and started galloping on the horse, and entered the city in less than a quarter of an hour.

While passing a steamed stuffed bun shop, Chu Nanzhi first bought some stuffed steamed stuffed buns for Si Bao, and saw that there was a small toy seller nearby, so she also bought a few by the way.

Sibao sat in the carriage with a steaming steamed bun in one hand and a rattle in the other. After a while, he went to see a pair of beautiful little puppet figures standing next to him, and he was very happy.

The bad woman treated her better and better, and she suddenly had the urge to call her "mother".

But I was afraid that Dabao, Erbao, and Sanbao would scold her if they found out, so they quickly dismissed the idea.

Waiting to finish eating the buns, she suddenly puffed out her mouth and said to Chu Nanzhi:

"Why don't you make peace with Dad?"

Laying on the bed last night, she secretly overheard the conversation between the bad woman and Dad. After holding back the whole journey, she finally said it now.

Chu Nanzhi looked surprised, this little guy is really delicate.

No wonder, the little guy insisted on coming with him today.

She smiled a little embarrassedly: "Even if I reconcile with your father, I will still think of you and Dabao, Erbao, and Sanbao in the future, and buy new clothes and delicious food for you."

"I know what Heli is. My second aunt told me about it before."

Little Sibao with a sullen face, said unhappily: "If you and daddy reconcile, you have to leave our house and live your own life."

"That way you will be very happy, and no one will beat or scold you in the future."

Little Four Treasures silently lowered his head.

They used to think that the bad woman could leave the house, but now she doesn't seem to want to anymore.

And yesterday I thought that the bad girl would not come home, so my brothers and sisters all cried.

She felt that Dabao, Erbao, and Sanbao actually didn't want her to leave either.

Therefore, she will keep an eye on the bad woman for everyone, and not allow her to sneak away.

The carriage arrived at the county government office, and the county magistrate and county magistrate were already waiting at the gate of the government office.

Seeing their own carriage, the two immediately greeted it with a few yamen servants.

Before Chu Nanzhi got off the car, County Magistrate Hu greeted her warmly:

"Miss Chu has been busy all the way, Mistress Chu has eaten breakfast, I have prepared it"

But when he saw Chu Nanzhi holding a little girl in his hand, he immediately frowned, and his high emotions immediately languished:

"This is this?"

"Report to the county magistrate, this is my little girl Lin Ruijia."

"I have met the county magistrate's grandfather, and the county magistrate's grandfather can call me Four Treasures."

Little Sibao looked at County Magistrate Hu with a full smile, his mouth was as sweet as honey.

"So it's your daughter, it's just."

County magistrate Hu hesitated and looked at Sun Xiancheng: "Is this officer that old?"

"The county magistrate's grandfather has it. The county magistrate's grandfather has grown a beard, but my father doesn't have a beard."

"This"

County magistrate Hu and county magistrate Sun looked at each other and smiled wryly.

He got married relatively late, and only married Shangfa when he was nearly 30 years old. The eldest son of the mansion is actually four years older than this little girl.

Being called grandpa before he reached the age of forty is really miserable.

Chu Nanzhi knew that he was eager to solve the case, so she didn't chat with him, and went straight to the point: "The woman wants to go to the Zhao Mansion in person today."

After finishing speaking, he returned the briefcase to Sun Xiancheng with both hands.

"Well, I'm afraid the information recorded by the guards is not comprehensive enough, so it's better to go there in person."

County magistrate Hu casually glanced at Sibao, a little embarrassed: "Is it just Sibao?"

"It's okay, my four treasures are very good and won't make trouble."

"That's right, Grandpa County Magistrate, I'm really good."

County magistrate Hu gritted his teeth and thought for a while: I'm afraid the Zhao family will be unhappy with this kind of thing.

However, in order to let the lady of the Chu family investigate the case for him, he could only bite the bullet and nodded heavily: "Forget it, I will go there with Miss Chu."

So, he sent people to prepare horses, and called a few servants to go towards Zhao's house together.

Zhao Mansion is located in the downtown area directly east of the county government office, and it is also the most expensive and prosperous place in Luyan Port.

Old Mrs. Zhao came here at the beginning of the year, and took advantage of the official prestige of the prefect of the county, and spent a lot of money to forcibly enclose this treasure land, and built the most magnificent mansion in the county.

The chariots and horses drove slowly in the busy city, and it was still far away from the Zhao Mansion. The family members of the mansion saw that they were people from the county government, and they went in early to report.

While waiting for Chu Nanzhi to get off the carriage, the whole Zhao family was already waiting at the main entrance.

Chu Nanzhi took Sibao's hand, walked to Magistrate Hu, and saw him warmly greet an old man in white in the middle of the crowd.

The old man's face was wrinkled, with age spots covering his cheeks and neck, and he looked like he was almost sixty years old.

Looking at his majestic figure, Chu Nanzhi already guessed that it was the famous Mr. Zhao.

Beside him stood a handsome woman with a dignified look, presumably she was his wife.

It's just that although this woman deliberately looks mature and dignified in her attire, her skin is tight and delicate, and the flickering eyebrows and eyes can faintly make people feel the aftertaste of an innocent girl. She is probably only in her twenties.

If she hadn't known the background information of this family in advance, she would have thought it was the father and daughter.

After the County Magistrate Hu bowed his hands to that Mr. Zhao, he immediately put on a humble and ashamed gesture:

"Mr. Zhao, I have been concerned about the case of your son's disappearance recently. I can't sleep day and night. I am quite worried. Because I have been searching for it for many days without any results, I have the courage to visit today. I want to come to the mansion to learn more about the case. If you are bothering me so much, please also ask Tai Gong Haihan."

Unexpectedly, when Mr. Zhao saw him bringing a woman and a young child, he immediately felt dissatisfied. He tore off his face in front of everyone, and scolded:

"Hu Maoxi, this old man asked you to find my son for me. You didn't try your best to catch the bandits who kidnapped my son, but you led a woman and a young girl to investigate the case. Are you deliberately teasing this old man?"

"The Taigong's words are wrong."

County magistrate Hu explained repeatedly: "This lady is none other than Chu, the female family member of Lin Dalang's family who investigated the tax and bank case for the county a few days ago. The official just invited her here because he wanted to relieve the grandfather's worries sincerely. , and see if we can find some clues."

When he heard that it was a woman who solved the tax and bank case, Zhao Taigong looked at Chu Nanzhi with a friendly gaze, and said in a slow voice:

"Even so, you should take her to find the traces of the bandits who kidnapped my son, and then come to the old man's mansion to make trouble. Is it possible that the old man hid the child in the mansion deliberately to make things difficult for County Magistrate Hu?"

"Dare not dare."

Magistrate Hu replied submissively.

Chu Nanzhi saw that the majestic magistrate Hu had been reprimanded by a local rich man for groveling and losing his official prestige, so he immediately walked forward in a neither humble nor overbearing way, bowed to the old man, and said with a smile:

"Zhao Taigong kept saying that his son was taken away by kidnappers, but as far as the women know, Zhao Taigong was not at the house on the day when the incident happened. How did you determine that this was the work of bandits? I'm afraid it's inappropriate to make false accusations. ?”

Zhao Taigong knew that this reasoning was untenable, but there was no other countermeasure to put pressure on Hu Maoxi.

He thought about his son eagerly, so he could only stick to his belief.

If the county magistrate can't find his son, he will be able to embarrass him in front of the prefect and Lord Duyou.

(end of this chapter)