Chapter 196: Wind and Frost

After sending Mrs. Qiao away, Eleven Niang returned to the inner room and saw Xu Lingyi leaning on the pillow on the big Kang by the window.

She smiled and stepped forward to make Xu Lingyi a cup of tea.

Xu Lingyi came to her senses when she heard the noise and asked her: Look, how about leaving the child in her hometown for Xiang Yi to take care of her?

The woman with a strong figure but a somewhat honest expression came to mind.

She had served her mother before. She smiled and said that the Marquis was familiar with her and must know her temperament. Since she thought it was good, she couldn't be wrong.

Xu Lingyi stood up: Let's go, we always have to talk to my mother about this matter when we go to her house.

Eleven Niang felt that it was better for Xu Lingyi to discuss this matter with his wife. If she was present, if the old man couldn't bear it, it would be in vain.

Master Hou, don't you go and see the child? She said, saying he hasn't eaten yet. I've been worried.

Xu Lingyi hesitated for a long time: Forget it, he will be sent away in a few days anyway.

He looked like he was afraid of too much contact.

In the flash of flint and lightning, Eleven Niang suddenly realized.

People build relationships through contact.

Although I was worried about the child's situation, I only called Amber to ask and didn't take a look. To put it bluntly, I was afraid that I would develop feelings for the child if I had too much contact with him.

She couldn't help but sigh slightly.

Xu Lingyi thought that Eleven Niang was disappointed with him. He hesitated for a long time and said, "Why don't you go and see for yourself? I'll go to Mom's place and tell her about this."

Eleven Niang didn’t want to go at all, so she naturally agreed.

After sending Xu Lingyi away, she was hesitating to see the child when Amber ran in.

Her face turned a little pale, and she curtly saluted Eleven Niang and winked at Eleven Niang: Madam, Manager Bai asked me to come to you.

When Manager Bai asked someone to come find Eleven Niang, his first thought was that there was something wrong with the child.

She immediately took Amber to the inner room.

Amber couldn't wait to say: Master Fengqing is missing.

Eleven Niang's mind was buzzing and her heart was pounding: Tell me clearly. What does it mean that the child is missing and her face is as pale as paper.

Hu Huo whispered: I brought something over, but Master Fengqing was hiding in the corner of the bed. No matter how much we coaxed him, he couldn't come over to eat. He could force himself to wash himself in the shower, but when he was eating, Sister Dongqing said, "Put the food away."

Put it on the kang table. When our people go out, he will naturally eat it. Later, we followed Sister Dongqing’s instructions and put the things on the kang table. After more than half an hour, we went in. Master Fengliao and Chi Shi were gone.

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Eleven Niang breathed a sigh of relief, maybe the child was hiding somewhere to eat.

Hu Huo shook his head, looking a little panicked: Manager Bai even looked for it, but couldn't find it.

Eleven Niang suddenly thought that the person who bought the child had never been found.

She felt that things were getting serious.

You go to Mrs. Tai's place and inform the Marquis without disturbing others. Eleven Niang's face is solemn, and there is a solemn air between her eyebrows, which makes Hu Hu's heart tremble. I'll go to Ban Yue Pan.

Although Amber didn't know as much as Eleven Niang, a three-year-old child unexpectedly disappeared from Ban Yue Pan. It was very strange to think about it.

She nodded repeatedly.

Take a deep breath. Don't let anyone see the flaw. Eleven Niang told Amber, but she took a breath first.

The matter has already happened, and it is useless to think about it. The only thing that can be done now is to find a way to deal with the aftermath.

When I think about it this way, my mind immediately calms down.

Eleven Niang walked out with her upright posture and Amber, who looked as usual, and then asked the little maid to call Zhu Xiang.

They were packing their things in Banyuepan, and we went to take a look. She smiled and ordered Zhuxiang.

Zhuxiang was not suspicious and said with a smile: "I have always wanted to go and see you. Madam, do you also want to go and see me?"

Yes, while Eleven Niang was chatting with her, she took her and Hu Hui to the back garden. Hu Hu broke up with Eleven Niang at the garden gate and went to the Taifu's house along the passage beside the leaky window wall, but Eleven Niang led Zhu

After passing the Biyi Gate Pavilion, we went up the east-west bluestone corridor, passed the Chunyan Pavilion, and followed a narrow path beside the hillside.

Zhuxiang remained calm, seeing occasional thorns sticking out from the path in front of her, and walked in front of Shiyi Niang. Soon she saw a river about ten feet wide, and a red sedan chair half a foot wide was erected on the river.

This should be the only small bridge in the back garden that Lu Yun mentioned that leads to Banyue Pan.

She turned around and helped Eleven Niang: be careful, madam.

Eleven Niang nodded and looked at the three thatched houses under the hillside in front.

The surrounding area is surrounded by thick towering trees, human-high fences made of yellow mud and straw, with acres divided into plots, wells made of stacked adobes, and windlass made of willow wood. If you want to raise more geese, ducks, and chickens, then

It really looks like a farmhouse.

The two of them quickly arrived at the gate, and when they were about to call someone, a handsome boy of sixteen or seventeen years old came out. When he saw Eleven Niang, he was overjoyed: Madam, you are here.

It's a photo.

Eleven Niang nodded.

Zhaoying had already taken three and two steps to come over and open the fence door: he was afraid that Master Fengliao was hiding somewhere, so he kept the fence door closed. He explained.

Shiyi Niang, who was more cautious, responded and entered Ban Yue Pan with Zhao Ying.

Naturally different from the simplicity outside, the thatched house has bluestone floors, glass windows, gauze cabinets and brocade cabinets, and yellow pear wood furniture.

Manager Bai and Linbo had already hurriedly greeted him and saluted him.

Eleven Niang said seriously: What places have you searched?

There was an awe-inspiring look between her brows, which made Manager Bai and Linbo startled. After a pause, Manager Bai said: Search them all. They were about to search the outer courtyard. Before she finished speaking, Dongqing and Bin Juwei's eyes were red and swollen like walnuts.

He walked out of the east room timidly.

Madam, it's all our fault. The two of them knelt down in unison and failed to do what you asked them to do.

Come on, what's the use of pursuing this now? What's important is that everyone works together to find the person.

Zhu Xiang stepped forward to help the two of them.

Eleven Niang was accompanied by Manager Bai and Linbo Zhaoying to observe the house.

The east room is the study room. It is full of books. There is a large Kang table next to the window. There is the Heart Sutra on the Kang table. The west room is the bedroom. There are six pillars with ten thousand characters inscribed on the nanmu bed, and the hangings are not new but old.

There is an azure brocade tent, a beautiful blue mattress and a sapphire blue quilt. There is an agarwood screen beside the bed, a high cabinet with four doors, a Longquan sword hanging on the wall, and a guqin on the side of the window.

She asked where the child was missing.

Dongqing murmured: Missing in the bedroom.

Eleven Niang looked carefully and didn't find the back door. She asked Zhaoying: Apart from the fence gate we came in just now, is there anywhere else we can go out?

Zhaoying led Eleven Niang out, stood on the steps and pointed to the path paved with bluestones at the foot of the hillside: From here, there is a passage leading directly to the outer courtyard. After exiting the corridor and heading west, there is a corner gate. After passing the corner gate, there is the outer courtyard.

But this corner door is always locked, and only Linbo and I have the key. After saying that, he took out a copper key tied with a red string from his collar. This is mine.

After hearing this, Linbo on the side quickly pulled out the copper key hanging around his neck and showed it to Eleven Niang: This is mine.

We just went to check it out. The key to the corner door is in good condition. The secret note left last time is still there and no one has touched it.

Eleven Niang nodded and entered the house with Linbo Zhaoying, Manager Bai Zhuxiang and others.

She told Zhu Xiang, go get pen, ink, paper and inkstone, write down all the places that everyone has searched, and see if there is any missing place. Then divide it into blocks according to the place, let's search again. Children are not objects, they can run.

. He looked at Mr. Bai again. He still wanted to trouble Mr. Bai about this matter. He said that something had been lost in Banyuepan. Please check with Mr. Bai. Apart from us, who else has entered Banyuepan. Half an hour later

Just tell me something and I'll have an idea so I can make arrangements.

Manager Bai saw that Eleven Niang spoke softly, but did things in an orderly manner and spoke clearly. Even he could only arrange it this way. He also thought that the Marquis had moved all the things he used every day to the main room and bowed in response to check on his wife.

The whereabouts of the servant.

Zhuxiang first made Eleven Niang a cup of hot tea, and then she and Binju Dongqing came together to make a list of all the places they had checked.

Under the bed, behind the screen, behind the high cabinet, under the bookcase

It seems that I have searched everywhere I can find it.

Eleven Niang asked Zhaoying: Who is responsible for the east room, who is responsible for the west room, and who is responsible for the hall.

He took a picture and said: Miss Dongqing and Miss Binju are in charge of the east room. Linbo and I are in charge of the west room. Miss Amber and Manager Bai are in charge of the hall.

Okay. Now Dongqing and Zhaoying are in charge of the hall, Binju and Zhuxiang are in charge of the west and east rooms, and Linbo is in charge of the west room. Let’s search again.

The six people responded in unison and searched the three rooms again, but still found nothing.

Even under the leadership of a shrewd and capable person like Mr. Bai, there was no gain. It was impossible for her to step forward and there would be a qualitative change. This was originally expected by Eleven Niang, but the matter was so important that she did not search again because she was a little unwilling to give up.

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Now it seems that all we have to do is wait for news from Manager Bai.

Everyone was very discouraged, especially the holly and chrysanthemum, which looked like eggplants with frost.

You know, it was Dongqing who suggested Binju go along with it. If this was investigated, they would be the main culprits.
To be continued...