imperial psychologist

Chapter 676 The Heart of a Teenager

"...Where are the people?"

"It's at the east gate of our Chonghuafang. He doesn't have a pass here, so he can't come in. He can only stay outside——Master!"

Holding the note, Zhang Jingzhen had already strode out of the bookstore.

He had received news from Pingjing a month ago, saying that Bo Ling finally fell off a cliff and died.

The officials searched during the day, but only found a few unknown dead bones in the mountain stream—the torrential rain in Pingjing lasted all day and night, and there were often lone wolves in the dense forest...so Bo Ling's bones were probably dragged by wild beasts went elsewhere.

When he got the news at the time, Zhang Jingzhen couldn't tell why. He seemed to feel more relieved than sad.

Occasionally in the middle of the night, when he suddenly dreams about the past of his youth, he will also think of the scene of swimming in the lake with a group of old friends on a snowy night.

At that time, Bo Ling accidentally uttered a few drinking orders, which he still remembers in his heart:

The sky is high and the earth is different, and the universe is infinite;
Happiness and sorrow come, and there are countless senses of surplus and emptiness;
Guanshan is difficult to cross, who is sad for those who lost their way?
Meet by chance, full of guests from other places!

Zhang Jingzhen ran all the way from the gate of her house to the east gate of Chonghuafang. The east gate was crowded with people, and the people showed their pass orders in an orderly manner, and were let in from the outside one by one.

"Hey! Master Zhang!" The official at the gate of the square recognized Zhang Jingzhen, "You are really here!"

Zhang Jingzhen was a little out of breath, he looked around, "Is there someone waiting for me here?"

"Yeah, I didn't believe him when he said that he was your old acquaintance. If it wasn't for the servant in your house passing by, I would have sent him away—"

"Where are people?" Zhang Jingzhen asked.

"He's gone," the officer lowered his head and took out a thick envelope from his chest. "He said he was in a hurry and couldn't stay longer, so he asked me to hand this letter to you."

Zhang Jingzhen thanked the official and took the envelope with both hands.

On the way back, before he got home in time, he opened the envelope and took out the letter, and then turned to the last page without even looking at it.

However, the signing place is not Berlin.

"Mu Yiqing..."

Zhang Jingzhen smacked the name softly. He stood there and thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't think of any clues about the name in his mind.

After a while, he turned back page by page—the handwriting of this letter was also very unfamiliar, and Zhang Jingzhen was almost certain that he probably didn't know the 'Mu Yiqing' who wrote the letter.

The servant in the mansion also chased after him, saying that Mrs. Cai saw him running out in a hurry, thought something happened, she was very worried, and sent him to chase him out to have a look.

Zhang Jingzhen sighed and put the letter away.

"Let's go back and talk."

……

In the inn, Mu Cheng has already gone downstairs to check out, while upstairs Li Yiru is doing the final cleaning.

Bai Ling had already packed his luggage before going out, and Li Yiru was checking the corners of the room to see if there was nothing missing in the room.

After confirming that it was correct, he carried Bo Ling's bag and went out, suddenly heard a soft sound, Li Yiru turned around, and saw a dark green purse fall out of Bo Ling's bag.

Li Yiru picked it up and looked at it. The color of the purse looked a little dull, and threads had been missing in several corners.

The purse is embroidered with flowers and plants, and there is a waning moon on the top—behind the waning moon, there is a layer of black lines, like the shadow of the moon.

Facing the purse, Li Yiru fell into deep thought.

Why does the second brother carry such daughter's things with him?

And this purse looks really old, I'm afraid it has been carried around all these years...

what.

Li Yiru suddenly understood.

Is it!

"Yiru!" Mu Cheng's voice came from downstairs, "Are you alright? Songqing has already returned, and I'll be waiting for you!"

Li Yiru quickly stuffed the purse back into Bo Ling's bag, and replied repeatedly, "Okay, okay!"

The three of them went to the backyard of the inn, untied their horses, and headed towards the north gate of Jiangzhou City.

The number of people walking towards the north gate was obviously much smaller than those going south. A few people dismounted and were inspected almost at the city gate, without even having to queue up.

Li Yiru walked in the front, followed by Bai Ling and Mu Cheng.

"Has the letter arrived?" Mu Cheng looked back at Bai Ling.

"Delivered."

"Okay, how did you get into Chonghuafang?"

"Didn't go in," Bo Ling said softly, "I handed the letter to the gatekeeper, then hid aside and watched Zhang Jingzhen take the letter before leaving."

"Didn't say a few words?"

"What can I say," Bai Ling said with a smile, "I don't know him."

Mu Cheng laughed, but didn't expose it.

Although he was sure that there must be many secrets in Bo Ling, after getting along with him during this period of time, this kind of peer with clear boundaries felt pretty good.

Li Yiru in front suddenly stopped, the official blocked his way, and looked at Mu Cheng Boling who came behind him with his horse.

"Just the three of you?" the official asked with a frown.

Bo Ling and Mu Cheng looked forward at the same time, nodded and answered yes.

"Jiangzhou government government issued a new order yesterday, no one can go north with less than ten people!" The official pointed to a tea shop next to the city gate, "there are business travelers like you over there, you have gathered enough ten people Get your pass again!"

Just as Li Yiru was about to say something, a strange traveler suddenly tugged at his sleeve, "Are you going to Zhuozhou?"

"Yes." The boy nodded.

"Then we can-"

Before the man finished speaking, Mu Cheng had already pulled Li Yiru back.

Mu Cheng looked at the official, "Where can I find the details of the new order?"

Guan Chayang pointed to the city wall behind him - there was indeed a half-person-high notice posted not far away, with black and white writing on it, and the onlookers below rushed to read it carefully.

"Let's go over there first." Mu Cheng said.

"Okay." Li Yiru and Bai Ling replied at the same time. The young man took two steps forward, and turned around to show an apologetic smile to the traveler who just spoke to him, "You should find someone else first!"

The traveler clasped his hands in front of him, smiled and nodded.

……

In the courtyard of the Zhang residence, Zhang Jingzhen had read the letter of unknown origin several times.

The letter described in great detail what the person involved encountered on the way to Huijiang—the local government office in Huizhou prefecture teamed up with the local bodyguards and squires to smuggle foreigners into mines, even children...

Such crimes are horrifying to read.

In the past few years, the north has not been peaceful. Many refugees died on the side of the road, and it was common for their wives to be separated. Perhaps because of this, the affairs of Huizhou Prefecture have not been brought to light.

Zhang Jingzhen didn't dare to think about what kind of public resentment would be aroused in the end if he continued to let things go like this.

"What happened to Jingzhen today, it's rare to see you so depressed."

Zhang Jingzhen looked up and saw his wife Liu carrying her daughter into the yard.

"I..." Zhang Jingzhen didn't dare to look into his wife's eyes, he whispered, "I might have to go to the capital myself."

(End of this chapter)