Acacia, don't be negative

Chapter 602 A Flower Picker Appears
"You want to feast your eyes, right?" Ye Song said.

Su Jing said: "I promise, I'm really thinking about the business. They don't have any attraction to me. I just don't want my wife to worry too much about this matter. Going to the street to see for yourself may be rewarding. "

Ye Song thought about it, so he got up and said, "Let's go to the street now, let's have lunch outside."

Su Jing followed her, so she had no choice but to go back to her room, change her clothes, and go out leisurely.

When I came out, I saw that the street was indeed a new scene.Women from the south of the Yangtze River have different beauty styles and compete for beauty.In the major rouge shops, jewelry stores and clothing stores, there is an endless stream of girls coming and going.They heard that those who were shortlisted in the primary election could show themselves on stage, so they hurriedly bought these items, causing the supply of rouge, jewelry, cloth and other items in the city to be in short supply, and the prices increased a lot.

After looking at it for a while, they didn't find anything unusual. When they were about to go elsewhere, they suddenly saw people on horseback passing by in a hurry on the street, in small groups, and the people on the street hurried to the side when they heard the sound. .Su Jing and Ye Song stopped and followed the sound.

I saw that it was an official of the government office.

The chief officer naturally recognized Su Jing, stopped when Kankan passed by and reined in his horse, quickly dismounted to greet Su Jing and Ye Song, and said: "I have seen the prince, I have seen the princess."

Su Jing asked: "Why are you in such a panic? There are so many people on the street, what should we do if we bump into the common people?"

The yamen officer said: "I hope the prince will forgive me for the collision, but something happened in the city, and my subordinates are going to report it to the prince."

Su Jing asked, "What's the matter?"

The yamen said: "The yamen just received a report from Wang Yuanwai in the city, saying that his family's daughter disappeared from the boudoir for no reason, and only a letter was left on the window sill. I am afraid that some flower picking thieves have visited. "

Su Jing and Ye Song looked at each other.

Cases in Gusu City have always been managed by the government, but Gusu is Su Jing's fiefdom, so the government should report to Su Jing about any serious cases.

And the flower pickers mentioned by Yachai were unheard of before.It's just that it's not incomprehensible that the girls in the city are being recruited for a talent show, and the girls in the city are dressed up every day.But this case must be dealt with as soon as possible, otherwise it will affect the draft, and there are still so many girls who may become the next target of the flower pickers.

So the couple didn't care about wandering in the street anymore, so they went to the government office to have a look.

Su Jing was on the road and said to Ye Song: "I remember that the daughter of Wang Yuan's family is also in the draft, right? What's her name?"

Ye Songdao: "I have some impressions. It's called Wang Zhanyue. Wang Yuanwai was the first one to deliver the portrait home, and he walked the most diligently."

"How do you look?"

Ye Song thought for a while and said, "I can't remember the details."

"It just doesn't stand out."

After entering the yamen, the county magistrate was in a hurry, and sitting next to him was a king in fine attire, his face was also scorched.As soon as Wang Yuanwai saw Su Jing coming in, he rushed forward and said without tears: "My lord, my lord, my daughter is missing, I beg you to help me, but I have to find my little girl! The house has been dug three feet I've searched all over, but the only one who didn't see her was a letter from the flower picker. I'm afraid I'm one step too late and let the little girl be ruined by the hateful flower picker! Please, my lord, quickly find the flower picker. Save the little girl's life!"

Su Jing took the letter and looked at it, then showed it to Ye Song, and said, "Don't be anxious, Mr. Wang. If there are flower pickers, we will definitely not tolerate it. If you don't mind, the yamen may bring people into your mansion." Go to the lady's boudoir to find out?"

Wang Yuanwai immediately agreed, saying: "Go here! Go here!"

Once Wang Zhanyue disappeared, Wang Yuanwai was the most anxious person.Immediately, the yamen officials followed to Wang Yuanwai's mansion, and Su Jing and Ye Song naturally followed.

Su Jing looked at the letter paper in Ye Song's hand, whispered to her ear and said, "Madam, can you see something?"

Ye Song said: "Do flower pickers generally write such obscene language and poetic romance? It seems that they are still quite cultured flower pickers. Although the handwriting is scribbled but not impatient, it is obvious that they have a lot of time. The writing in Miss's boudoir is probably quite confident, and I am not afraid of being discovered at all."

Su Jing smiled and said: "Madam is really insightful."

When we arrived at Yuanwai's mansion, it was quite luxurious inside.Under the guidance of Wang Yuanwai, the people in the government office went straight into the hall and entered Miss Wang Zhanyue's elegant garden.The room is clean and tidy, and the furnishings are neat and tidy.The bedding on the bed was also neatly folded.There are several calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall, it can be seen that Wang Zhanyue is a poetic and temperamental person on weekdays.

Such a tidy room, there is no way for the yamen to check it.Su Jing asked: "Is this room so tidy from the beginning? Has anyone come in to clean it?"

Wang Yuanwai's expression was different, his eyes only glanced at the bed erratically, and then he floated back very quickly, and said: "No one came in to clean it, and when he found that the little girl was gone, he came in like this. No one has moved."

Ye Song stood in front of a calligraphy and painting, and asked, "Is the writing on it written by Qianjin?"

Wang Yuanwai replied: "Yes, yes, the little girl knows everything about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. She won the first place in the poetry gathering in the city. The talent and appearance of the little girl are not my father's boast. She must be the best in the city." The one in the front row, I wanted her to participate in the draft to gain a good future, who knows"

Ye Songdao: "I can understand Wang Yuanwai's mood, the urgent thing is to find Miss Wang first."

As a result, the yamen inspected the room carefully, but found nothing.Had no choice but to return.

Before leaving, Ye Song returned the letter left by the flower picker to the county magistrate, and Su Jing ordered him to post the official list while searching for Wang Zhanyue's whereabouts, to remind the gorgeous girls in the city, lest they It became the next target of the flower pickers.

On the way back, Su Jing looked at Ye Song and said, "Madam seems to be a little serious about Miss Wang's calligraphy and painting."

"The handwriting of the flower picker is quite handsome, but it lacks a sense of strength that penetrates the back of the paper, and the strokes are very light." After a pause, he said, "It's almost the same as the strokes on calligraphy and painting."

Su Jing didn't seem surprised at all, and said: "When did Madam have such a deep research on calligraphy and painting?"

Ye Songdao: "When the emperor was ill before, when I was taking care of him in the palace, he was either practicing calligraphy or painting all day long, so he learned a little bit."

"Then you suspect that the letter was written by Ms. Wang herself?" Su Jing rubbed her chin and thought, "Maybe the flower picker has no literary talents, so he forced Ms. Wang to write it?"

"If you are under persecution, how can you write so calmly?"

Su Jing said: "Then how can you explain the mess in Miss Wang's boudoir?"

"Messy? Isn't it neat and spotless?"

"I don't know if it's spotless or not, but the bed shouldn't be so tidy, it was cleaned up by Wang Yuanwai beforehand."

"How do you know?" Ye Song asked.

Su Jing said: "Wang Yuanwai told me." Ye Song looked at him, and he pointed to his eyes, "His eyes."

After two days of boiling in the city, it suddenly cooled down because of the flower picker incident.They are all afraid of being targeted by flower picking thieves, who dares to show themselves blatantly.

Ye Song took out the portrait of Wang Zhanyue in the palace and observed it carefully.On it, Wang Zhanyue is lightly dressed and wearing a thin belt. Looking at the seal and inscription in the corner, I know that it was painted on her birthday in midsummer, but there is no smile on her face. At first glance, she thinks her beauty is not very good, but upon closer inspection It was only then that she felt that this woman should be a cold, glamorous and noble person.

The portraits sent by other families were all drawn at the moment, but hers were painted in summer.After careful inquiry, I found out that Wang Zhanyue was unwilling to draw a portrait, or she was unwilling to participate in the draft, and the painting in Ye Song's hand was sent by Wang Yuanwai without authorization.

Wang Yuanwai said: "The order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker, how can such a big matter be allowed to be decided by the little girl, and being a parent must not harm her. If the draft is successful, once she enters the palace, she will enjoy endless glory and wealth. I'm doing this for her own good too." Having said this, he asked a little confidently, "If you find the little girl this time, but the flower picker doesn't succeed, may I ask if the little girl can continue to participate in the draft?"

Ye Song said: "It depends on her. If she is still perfect, she can naturally continue to participate in the draft."

Wang Yuanwai was overjoyed: "That's good, that's good." After the joy, he was infinitely worried, "The whereabouts of my daughter are still unknown, and I have no choice but to pray every day today, hoping that she will be safe and sound and return safely."

The case of the flower picker soon made further progress.The government found a watchman who was working nearby that night. According to the watchman's truthful report, he was indeed working nearby that night. He will pass Yuanwai's mansion and see someone sneaking out of it.At that time, the people in the government asked the direction, so they led people to search in the direction the watchman said.

In private, Ye Song asked the watchman, "Did you see one or two people running out of Yuanwai's mansion?"

The watchman had no idea what was going on.Although the case of the flower picker was widely circulated in the city, the missing person was the daughter of Yuan Wai's family after all. For the sake of the lady's reputation, it was not announced to the public. kidnapped.

So the watchman didn't think too much about it, he just answered truthfully: "Only one."

Su Jing looked at Ye Song with a smile, and said, "It seems that there are no flower pickers."

In less than half a day, they brought back a man who was as dirty as a beggar, and it was impossible to tell whether he was a man or a woman at first glance.The maid in Yuanwai's mansion took him down and washed him well, and then came back to take a look. It was completely different from before, but it was Miss Wang Zhanyue.

The officer found her in an abandoned corner of an old temple.

(End of this chapter)