Daming: Wanted to be a small landlord, but was forced to ascend the throne

Chapter 171 Things Are Not That Simple

Qin Shao deeply felt that this matter was not simple.

Knowing that this beggar should be Han Jinrong's old acquaintance.

A few days ago, he was still thinking about how to find someone, how to ask Wang Yun to help.

The size of Shangjing is not comparable to the small Anlu Prefecture. It is not so easy to find Han Jinrong's family.

The reason why they settled down was that they wanted to rent a house for a year because they wanted to spend some time looking for it.

After all, today is no better than in the previous life, the network is developed, and it is easier to find someone to compare with.

In this day and age, maybe we live in the same city, and we seldom see each other in a year.

Now, unexpectedly meeting the old man by accident, that would be the best.

"Since we're old acquaintances, we might as well talk at home if we have anything to say, this is not a place to talk. Let's not go shopping today, we can come back another day, anyway, we have plenty of time."

Seeing the two hugging and crying bitterly, Qin Shao hurriedly persuaded them.

Xiaosanzi and Wang Yin hurried to the side where the carriage was parked, led the horse over, let Han Jinrong and the girl sit in the carriage, and they all drove back.

...

When Su Jin came out of the wash and knelt in front of Han Jinrong, she hadn't reacted yet.

She knew that her parents were in Beijing, but she didn't expect to see Su Jin here, and she was still Su Jin like this.

Su Jin is Han Jinrong's eldest maid, who has been by her side since she was a child.

In addition, there is another one called Luluo;

The two grew up with Han Jinrong and took care of her daily necessities.

Girls from rich families would have two playmates to accompany them when they were young, and when they got married, they would marry with their own wives, which is the so-called companion maid.

It is difficult for people to understand today.

But in ancient times, the housemaids were relatives even if they were slaves to the ladies.

Sometimes closer than relatives, because parents may be far away, but they really want to accompany her to grow up, get married, have children, and even die.

It can be said that blood is thicker than water.

This is also why when Han Jinrong saw her maid Sujin, the two reacted so violently.

Han Jinrong helped Su Jin up, she had a thousand words and wanted to ask a lot, but she didn't know where to start.

He just put the family's food on the table and let Su Jin eat slowly.

Even though Sujin could see that she was very hungry, she just ate in a hurry, but she still restrained herself from devouring it.

This little girl has followed her since she was a child, and was taught by her grandmother to be gentle when eating.

Su Jin ate two bowls of rice and one pastry before stopping.

Han Jinrong poured some tea, let her drink some, and told her to eat later, not to eat too much at one time.

"Miss!"

Su Jin's thin body dangled in her clothes, and soon knelt down towards Han Jinrong again.

Han Jinrong's eyes were moist again.

Fortunately, he escaped from death and met Qin Shao, otherwise he might end up worse than Sujin.

But why is this Sujin in Shangjing?

"Stand up and sit down and talk!"

Han Jinrong said.

Su Jin stood up tremblingly, and sat on a small stool beside her.

"How did you come to Shangjing?"

"Miss, after you were framed for having something to do with Lu Maocai, you were detained by the lady and the others. I went to the old lady with Luluo and said that you were wronged. In the end, the old lady not only refused to listen to us, but also Someone tie us both up."

"Later, I heard from the mother in charge that we were going to be sold! We were bought by the wife to serve the lady, even if she wanted to sell us, it would not be the eldest lady or the old lady! I refuted to the mother in charge, saying that Luluo and I The contract is in the hands of the madam, and you can only sell us if you see the madam!"

"They didn't listen at all. I was worried that they would dispose of us arbitrarily, so I discussed with Luluo and lied that she was not feeling well. I escaped first and wanted to go to Shangjing to ask Mrs. Madam for help. But I have no identity, so I can't go out at all. Fortunately Soon there was a riot and chaos, and I escaped with the crowd."

"I set out on foot, and followed the first batch of refugees. It was safer. At that time, the bandits hadn't come yet, and the famine was not so serious. I was dressed in men's clothes, and I wandered around begging for food with the crowd going to Beijing, all the way. I almost disappeared several times, and finally arrived here in Shangjing after several months."

"At the beginning, I couldn't enter the city. Fortunately, an uncle who delivered food saw me pitifully, so he let me hide in the car and sneak in. It's just that even though I can read a few words, I don't know what kind of official the master is. I have been here all the time. After staying in Beijing for more than half a year, I finally found the master and wife..."

"What? Did you really find my parents?"

Han Jinrong screamed out excitedly.

...

Qin Shao drank Kuding tea.

He has been a little angry recently, and Han Jinrong made him lose some anger.

He used very little, and the smell was actually very mild, but he still couldn't help frowning.

It's not because of the tea, but because of what Han Jinrong said.

"Master, Su Jin found my father, he is in charge of the Ministry of Rites."

Han Jinrong's face was a little gray.

"Then...then why did your maid become like this?"

Qin Shao was very surprised.

He already knew that the maid was Han Jinrong's personal maid, who came to Shangjing from Xiangyang alone as a refugee.

Although the departure was earlier, I don't know what happened to the thieves and refugees, but I must have suffered a lot along the way, and it is really not easy to survive.

"I... my father and brother refused to recognize her and kicked her out!"

Han Jinrong's eyes were full of tears.

"Why?"

"They...they say that I have done something that ruined the family, and that I deserve to die. Naturally, they will not listen to Sujin's excuse, and come to save me, let alone my maid!"

Han Jinrong had briefly told Qin Shao about her situation earlier.

The matter is not complicated, it is just when a young lady is about to discuss marriage with her fiancé, she is accused of having an affair with a distant scholar in her family.

Because she was worried about affecting her family's reputation, Han Jinrong was arrested by her uncle, aunt and grandmother and sent to the nunnery, and her personal maid was also sold!

One of the servant girls refused to accept and escaped, and went to Shangjing to seek help from Han Jinrong's parents to avenge her daughter.

I don't think that the second master didn't want to care about this matter at all, thinking that his daughter's death deserved more than guilt.

This kind of thing was very serious in ancient times.

But according to Qin Shao's understanding of Han Jinrong, this girl is definitely not that kind of person.

If it was, she wouldn't have to go to Shangjing to ask her parents to understand in order to save her breath.

"Then... what did your mother say?"

"Sujin said that my mother thought I had died of illness, and now she was sick in bed, so she didn't come out to see Sujin at all. But she asked someone to give Sujin the deed of prostitution, saying that Sujin would go back to her hometown to find a way out."

"She also gave Sujin some money, but Sujin was targeted and robbed, and she became a beggar without anyone to rely on."

Han Jinrong couldn't help crying as she spoke.

This strong little girl looked pale and panicked.

Qin Shao thought of his young and helpless self in his previous life, and his face was a little ugly.

He originally thought that this matter was the filth within the big family, such as the fight for property between the first and second families, or jealousy and mutual persecution among women.

Now that I think about it, it doesn't seem that simple.

Even if there were thieves, without the consent of the Han couple, Dafang would not dare to dispose of their daughter at will, let alone send her to the nunnery to fend for herself.

The Han couple didn't seem to want to avenge their daughter, and it could even be said that they didn't want to recognize each other.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be so ruthless to the maid who came all the way to ask for help.

This does not seem to be the attitude of a normal couple towards their children.

At least for normal people, even if this happened, they would ask or investigate clearly, at least ask their own daughter.

Now there are maids coming to the door to complain for their daughter, why do they ignore it?

"Don't worry about this! I will find Wang Yun and Lin Tong tomorrow to find out about your father. They have been in Beijing for many years and have a wide network of contacts. They will definitely know some things that we don't know."

"In addition, since your mother is willing to sell Na Sujin to her and give her back the silver taels, she should be sympathetic! There should be some unknown reasons for this, so we might as well start with your mother. "

"It's just that you don't need to be in a hurry. They may not know that you are still alive. If you appear rashly, you don't know what the situation is. Everything needs to be taken care of slowly."

"Yes! I listen to you."

at night.

"Master, if you have any orders, just say it!"

Wang Yin and the third son stood in Qin Shao's study.

"This address, this person, you can go and watch tomorrow to find out about their home."

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)