Chapter 1121 The hard-working old man
Fu Jingen took Lao Ba and Douzi to Shicheng and found a cheap inn as before.
Because it was afternoon, there was no one in the lobby of the inn. Fu Jingen asked Lao Ba to stay in the room with Xiao Douzi, and he went to inquire about the news himself.
When he saw a teahouse, he walked straight in, ordered a pot of tea, ordered two dishes of pastries, sat down and drank slowly. He left after drinking for half an hour.
When Lao Bayi saw him, he lowered his voice and asked, "Brother, what's going on outside now?"
Because she was worried that Xiao Douzi would not keep the secret when she was young, she would use Minnan dialect when it came to the matters involving the grandson, and Luoyang dialect. This is also the reason why Xiao Douzi showed a disgust whenever she heard the two of them talking in the room, because she couldn't understand at all.
The eighth Lao is unique in terms of language, but Fu Jingen has a strong academic qualifications and ability. Except for the official language, Luoyang and Minnan dialects, he speaks very well.
Fu Jingnen said lightly: "After His Royal Highness the Grandpa was assassinated, Gu Shixin transported his body back to Beijing."
When Commander Zhao protected Taisun, there was nothing happening. As soon as he fell down, something happened? Fu Jingen felt that there was something wrong with this ancient Shixin. However, Taisun would investigate this matter.
Because I knew the dead substitute who died, Lao Ba was not worried and just said, "Brother, I'm going back to Beijing to walk slowly, so we should be able to catch up quickly."
After Fu Jingen sat down, she put down the things she bought and said, "Little Douzi, come and eat roast chicken."
Seeing Lao Bayi's face full of entanglement, Fu Jingen said, "Let's just take care of ourselves. Your Highness the Grandpa, don't worry about you. If you don't eat it, he will eat all the roast chicken."
Seeing a roast chicken being gnawed by little beans one-quarter, Lao Ba rushed up and tore off half of it.
The three of them rested in Shicheng for two days and then continued on their way. As a result, they arrived outside the gate of Dingzhou City, and the officers and soldiers guarded them and refused to let them in. After inquiring, they found out that the body of His Royal Highness the Grand His Majesty was stolen.
Because I knew that the grandson was not dead, Lao Ba was not panicked when he heard this: "Master, what should we do now if we don't let us enter the city?"
"wait……"
Lao Ba frowned and said, "Then you have to wait until the year of the monkey and the month of the horse?"
Xiao Douzi glanced at him and said, "Aren't you going to Tianjin to join your grandma? We are not in a hurry, so it doesn't matter if we arrive two days late."
Fu Jingen glanced at Lao Ba and said, "It's even worse than a child."
Xiaodouzi is very smart. He never interrupts the two of them. As long as Fu Jingen ordered her, she did it very well. Fu Jingen felt that this child was very smart and would definitely become successful if he trained him well. However, he did not show it but continued to observe and see how good the child is. He would not want to be smarter even if he is not good.
At this time, Dingzhou City had been turned over by the government, but unfortunately, the body of the grandson was not recovered.
Gu Shixin roared at the prefect of Dingzhou: "Can't find it? Let me tell you, if you can't find the body of the grandson, you can't eat it."
It was already a death sentence for them to fail to protect the grandson and let him be killed. Now they are missing the body. When they return to Beijing, the emperor will not be able to dismember him from his five horses.
The prefect of Dingzhou said with a bitter face: "Master Gu, the official has dug three feet into the entire Dingzhou City, but he just can't find it!"
"Then I don't care. If we can't find the body of the grandson, we will die together."
Prefect Gan smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Gu, even if you want me now, I can't change my head."
Gu Shixin said arrogantly: "That's your business. If you still find the body of the grandson within a day, I will want your head."
The city gate opened early the next morning and everyone was allowed to go in.
After entering the city, they did not rush to enter the inn, but went to find the teahouse. Not long after they sat down, they knew why the city gate opened today, and it turned out that the grandson's body was found. Fu Jingen still looked like he was depressed, and he seemed to have not heard these words. Xiao Douzi was so hungry that he only buried his head in eating pastries and drinking tea.
It was a very hard time to travel, but she had eaten well these days with Fu Jingen, but she gained a lot of weight in most of the month.
After finding the inn, the three of them entered the house, Lao Ba asked in a low voice: "Master, do you think they really found His Royal Highness's body?"
Fu Jingen said in a deep voice: "The people behind the scenes probably suspected that the one who died was a substitute. Their stolen body should be to confirm whether the dead one was the grandson. We should be more careful from today."
Lao Ba felt that he was too worried and said, "The grandson didn't follow us, what are you afraid of?"
Furthermore, at this rate, you can arrive in Beijing in at most half a month. Lao Ba believes that it will be safe to arrive in Beijing.
Fu Jingen swept Lao Ba from top to bottom and said, "I only brought Ke Heng and the others out and didn't bring a substitute. Are you not surprised?"
Lao Ba asked this question before, but Fu Jingen did not answer him. Today he answered Lao Ba’s doubts: "Because your height and size are similar to that of the grandson."
Lao Ba almost pissed. He trembled and said, "Big Brother, don't joke, I don't look like Taisun at all..."
When Lao Ba said this, he remembered that he was easy to resist and immediately said with a sad face: "Brother, why didn't you tell me about such a big thing earlier?"
Fu Jingnen said lightly: "If I told you, can you still come here like no one?"
If I had known that he was the substitute of the grandson, I would have been worried that I would have been hiding.
Lao Ba kept taking a deep breath and asked for a long time: "Master, what should I do now? Those people knew that the dead substitute would definitely come here."
Fu Jingen said with disgust: "Look at your promising prospects, we are not safe along the way. As long as you don't reveal yourself, they will never find us."
Lao Ba is considered a person who has seen the world, and ordinary bandits are not afraid of it. But the problem is that those killers are so terrifying. When they assassinated Taisun, they came one after another. He had a few lives that were not enough for these people to kill!
"What if I find out?"
Fu Jingen said: "Just just speak pure Luoyang dialect, others will not associate you with Taisun. As long as you don't ask questions, they will not doubt us if they don't attract others' attention. And we are going to Tianjin and not going back to the capital."
"I won't ask, I won't ask anymore." If you ask again, I'm afraid you'll have to ask about your life.
When he left the city the next day, Lao Ba presented his identity documents and road guides.
The officers and soldiers guarding the gate looked at him and asked, "Are you from Luoyang?"
Lao Ba nodded and bowed in a Luoyang accent, "Yes, my elder brother failed in business, so the whole family went to join his aunt who married to Tianjin, and asked him to be able to be compatible."
The officers and soldiers stared at it and said, "Let them come down..."
Xiao Douzi followed Fu Jingen out of the carriage. When he saw the officers and soldiers, he couldn't help but hide behind Fu Jingen. This was also a conditioned reflex. When he was a thief, he was often caught and beaten by the yamen.
Lao Ba quickly smiled and said, "Don't blame me if the child is afraid of having sex."
The officers and soldiers asked Fu Jingen: "Are you from Luoyang?"
Fu Jingen nodded and said, "Yes, I can't survive in my hometown and then I went to join my aunt in Tianjin."
Chapter completed!