Yongzhou Prefecture.
After confirming the news that Mrs. Shen was preparing to leave for Yongzhou Mansion, Shen Tianshu couldn't help but become anxious.
Returning to Shuangtangyuan, she immediately called Mingyu over and asked, "Is there any news about the person you asked your brother to find before?"
Mingyu shook his head and said, "If there was any news, my eldest brother would have come here long ago to deliver the message. He is probably still looking for it!"
After she finished speaking, she saw that Shen Tianshu looked a little anxious and said, "How about I go home this afternoon and ask my eldest brother how it went."
"Well, you go and ask, and then bring back a copy of all the clues he has in hand for me to see."
In the evening, Mingyu came back from home, took out a few pieces of paper from his arms and handed them to Shen Tianshu and said: "Girl, the slave brother checked this person based on what the girl said before, but he seemed to be afraid of being beaten. , not only changed places every once in a while, but even changed their household registration.
"Look, these pages are the household registration information that the slave brother paid for someone to copy. However, according to the changed address, the house was already empty. This time, even the new household registration information was missing. Not found.
"Brother slave has been around for a few days and collected some information that is true or false. He has personally checked everything about the location, but he still has not found any information about this person.
"Now I don't know if he has changed his household registration again. If so, finding someone to take him seriously will be like looking for a needle in a haystack."
Shen Tianshu took the pieces of paper, and the contents on them were very simple.
This man's original name was Zhao Haijun, and his registered place was Huaiqing Prefecture. Later, his name was changed to Zhao Jun, and his registered place was also changed to Nanyang Prefecture.
From Huaiqing to Nanyang, he went around and around without leaving the boundary of Henan. It seemed that this place should be his comfort zone.
If nothing else happens, he should still be in Henan.
But it's not easy to find someone in a huge crowd.
"Thank you for your hard work, brother." Shen Tianshu said, taking out a piece of silver from the drawer and handing it to Mingyu, "Let's finish this matter here. I'll find someone else to take over."
This was a family matter of the Shen family and a scandal, so Shen Tianshu never wanted to trouble Xie Yan.
Because once Xie Yan is allowed to intervene, Li Zian might know.
But seeing that Old Mrs. Shen was about to arrive, but there was still no news, she had to rethink the pros and cons.
It seems that I still have to go to Xin'an Street tomorrow. Now if I want to find someone as soon as possible, ordinary people may not be able to do it, so I can only rely on the secret guards of Prince Rui's Mansion.
Unexpectedly, the next morning, before Shen Tianshu could go out, the carriage from Prince Rui's Mansion was already waiting at the door.
Shen Zhonglei was confused when he received Manager Chen from Prince Rui's Mansion in the hall.
Manager Chen was in his early thirties, with thin eyebrows and narrow eyes. He never smiled, and his whole person was extremely amiable.
When he came up, he directly named her and said: "Master Shen, the concubine has asked the younger one to pick up Miss Shen and stay there for a while."
When Shen Zhonglei heard what happened, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The prince had mentioned this matter to the lower official before. He originally planned to send his daughter to the palace to meet the concubine after the Qingming Festival. Why bother to bother the palace to send a car to pick her up? Where is she!"
"Master Shen, you don't know that I have been working in the palace for more than ten years, and this is the first time I have seen the Dowager Empress like a girl so much." Steward Chen said with a smile, "And it's not just the Dowager Empress. Princess Danyang often talks about wanting to play with Miss Shen!"
After hearing these words, Shen Zhonglei didn't know whether to be sad or happy, and he said humbly: "This is all because the Dowager Queen is forgiving, Princess Danyang is easy-going, and being appreciated by the nobles is a blessing that the little girl has cultivated throughout her life.
"Excuse me, Manager Chen, please wait a moment. I'll ask her to pack her things and leave as soon as possible."
Manager Chen waved his hands repeatedly and said: "Master Shen, don't worry, just let Miss Shen take care of things slowly. The prince told us before coming here that everything should be done according to Miss Shen's convenience, and we must not cause any trouble to Miss Shen and the Shen family." .”
After the news that the palace sent someone to pick him up reached the back house, Shen Tianshu couldn't go out, so he had to ask Minghui to go to Xin'an Street to send a message to Xie Yan.
Xu's side was already depressed, but for her, Mrs. Shen's arrival was the top priority, so she didn't care about Shen Tianshu before.
But when she heard that Prince Rui's Mansion had specially sent a car to pick up Shen Tianshu, she couldn't help but blurt out: "Why! What kind of ecstasy did Shen Tianshu give to the Dowager Empress? So There are many people going to the banquet, why is she allowed to climb onto such a high branch?"
This question was asked, and the people below didn’t know how to answer it.
Hanqiao could only say vaguely: "Madam, please calm down, I can't tell how this person gets along with other people, and it doesn't necessarily mean how good the eldest girl is. Sometimes it just depends on a little bit of acquaintance, and if you see the right person, maybe Everything feels right..."
"Well, if Yun Yao could also go to the banquet, this great fate might have fallen on Yun Yao. If that were the case, the master would not have had to send Yun Yao back to his hometown.
"I didn't even let go of Yuan Lin's plea today. To put it bluntly, the three of us together don't hold as much weight in my heart as Shen Tianshu alone..."
The more Mrs. Xu talked, the more angry she became. She shook the account book she was looking through and got angry at Hanqiao for no reason: "This money should have been recovered a month ago, why is it still on the account now?
"Everyone of you, now, you don't take me seriously anymore. You can't do the things I asked you to do well. Do you have your own little thoughts? You think my place is not good and you want to go to another place. Gao Zhi'er?"
Hanqiao was frightened into a cold sweat by the sudden words, and for a moment she thought that Mrs. Xu had read through her thoughts.
Who is the Zhi'er who is taller than the Xu family in the Shen Mansion? Needless to say, who is it?
However, Hanqiao calmed down quickly. If he had really seen through something, with Xu's character, he would have exploded directly, and would never test in such a roundabout way.
Thinking of this, Hanqiao finally regained his composure and said, "As for Madam, after what you said last time, I have sent someone to your door to ask for repayment.
"But the Wang family's business hasn't been going well lately, and it's really hard to turn over money. We promised that we would pay it back within three months. Now that the deeds of his house, land, and shop are all in our hands, we're not afraid that he won't be able to pay back the money."
"Three months? How can I give him three months? Didn't you hear what the master said? The old lady is coming at the end of the month!" Mrs. Xu said impatiently, "Just give him fifteen days, and if he doesn't get it, we'll have to leave." It’s my fault for being rude.”
Mrs. Xu continued to look through the account book, and the more she looked at it, the more anxious she became. She was too lazy to personally check every detail, and said directly: "Hanqiao, quickly copy out the list and arrange for people to collect the money one by one." Get them all back from me as soon as possible!"
The family's accounts are full of loopholes, and it can't be smoothed out by making a few false accounts.
Shen Zhonglei usually doesn't care about this, but Mrs. Shen is not easy to fool.
Now she was in a mess and didn't know how to get rid of it. She had to settle the family's debt before Mrs. Shen came.
