Chapter 242 The Beginning of the North
When Liu Sheng arrived at the door of Jiang Mansion according to the address given by Wang Dongdong, he saw Wang Dongdong and Shao Yan already waiting at the door.
"Sorry, I'm late." Liu Sheng said apologetically.
I thought I had plenty of time, but I didn’t expect that after spending so much time in the West Market, a little time passed.
"It doesn't matter, Jing Shizi, Ruan Shizi and Yu Ke haven't come yet." Shao Yan comforted him.
Liu Sheng was secretly glad that she was not the only one who was not punctual.
"It's normal for that girl Ling Yuke to be late, but Jing Hao and Ruan Shizi are always punctual. I don't know what happened today." Wang Dongdong said, with confusion on his face.
“Perhaps something delayed me.” Shao Yan also felt strange.
The cloud sedan fell down, and a person slowly climbed out of the sedan.
“Here comes the soft persimmon!” Wang Dongdong greeted him excitedly, but stopped his voice.
Because Ruan Shizhi's face didn't look very good. His face, which was already as white as dough, was now as white as ghosts, and his lips were dry and flaky.
"Dongdong, you're here so early." Ruan Shizhi forced out a pale smile and greeted him.
Wang Dongdong wanted to ask what was going on, but she, who had always been outspoken, hesitated a little. She was afraid that her mouth would hurt people's hearts with her stupid words, so she had to follow Ruan Shizhi silently.
When Ruan Shizhi got closer, Shao Yan and Liu Sheng naturally saw that something was not right with him.
Shao Yan has always been the "intimate big sister" among everyone, so she naturally asked: "Little Persimmon, what's wrong with you? You don't look good."
"I..."
Facing Shao Yan's concern and Wang Dongdong's concerned eyes, Ruan Shizhi's mouth dropped and he was about to cry.
He sniffed, remembering that his parents had said that when you grow up, you should not shed tears casually, and tried hard to hold back the sourness in his eyes.
"My father is gone." He said tremblingly.
"Your father, are you saying that Han Sima is missing?" Shao Yan said in shock.
Wang Dongdong's pupils dilated in shock: "But hasn't Han Sima always been in charge south of the northern border?"
Everyone knows what Wang Dongdong means.
With the Great Wall protecting it, the south of the northern border is relatively safe.
Although Liu Sheng didn't know the situation at Ruan Shizhi's home, according to what he heard at the dinner table last time, Ruan Shizhi's mother was the general who protected the north. She often went to dangerous places north of the northern border. She is the one in more danger.
As a result, Ruan Shizhi’s father Han Sima is now in danger?
While he was thinking about it, Jing Hao also arrived at this moment.
As soon as he came, he saw Ruan Shizhi crying but holding back tears. Although he knew that he was not good at words, he still stepped forward and patted Ruan Shizhi on the shoulder to comfort him silently.
Ruan Shizhi nodded gratefully and continued to talk about his father's disappearance.
"Yes, according to the letter from the soldiers, my mother left the city seven days ago."
This departure from the city is not the departure from the city that everyone is accustomed to, but the departure from the Great Wall.
"As a result, just last night, a group of strange creatures suddenly appeared from nowhere..."
"For some reason, my father led a small group of soldiers and led them to Mobei. "
"Mobei?" Wang Dongdong screamed.
Liu Sheng was also surprised, but he quickly covered up the surprised look on his face and just thought about it silently.
Why is it Mobei again?
Ruan Shizhi was also shocked at first, but now he doesn't know anything and can only believe it.
"How many monsters are there specifically? What level? What type?" Liu Sheng asked, the world in his mind was spinning crazily.
Ruan Shizhi did not expect that Liu Sheng, who had just met twice, would also care about this matter. His eyes widened and he was stunned.
It’s just that the questions were so numerous and rigorous that he thought for a moment before shaking his head and saying, “It wasn’t mentioned in the letter.”
“My father only had time to send an urgent message to the court and the Qinghe government office. After receiving the letter, he ordered him to arrange for reinforcements to help guard the Great Wall, and then left directly with a group of soldiers. "
Everyone frowned, always feeling that there was something fishy about this matter.
It’s just that none of the people here have elders who are officials in the imperial court, so naturally there is no reliable news. The only people who have any connections are Wang Dongdong and Jing Hao.
But Wang Dongdong has had little contact with the Wang family in the capital recently, and Jinghao is the eldest son of Dingguo Gong, and his father Dingguo Gong is just a wealthy idler with a hereditary title. What kind of person in the court?
At this moment, someone they knew from the DPRK appeared.
"What are you all looking at me for?" Ling Yuke had just gotten off the sedan chair when she saw a circle of staring eyes and felt frightened.
"Sister Yuke, did you listen to your father about what happened at the Great Wall?" Shao Yan asked.
As a result, Ling Yuke shook her head, and the golden steps on her bun jingled.
"I haven't heard of it..." Ling Yuke said with a proud face, "My father has been staying in the palace and has not returned home. It seems that he has been assigned some important tasks by His Majesty."
She He also deliberately slowed down his speaking speed and emphasized his tone on the words "important task".
Liu Sheng was a little curious about what arrangements were made for her uncle, whom she had never met before, and asked without fear of offending: "Miss Yuke, does she know what mission Ling Shangshu has received?"
Ling Yuke revealed and Ruan Shizhi She had the same blank expression as before, and couldn't understand why this person whom she had just met was so interested in her father.
But Jing Hao and Wang Dongdong are also curious. After all, Ling Shangshu is one of the examiners.
"Huh? I... don't know." Looking at everyone's expectant eyes, Ling Yuke stuttered, "But he is an examiner, I guess it has something to do with this examination."
Thinking of this, Ling Yuke was also angry.
Although she lost to Wen Xuanning in the general examination, I think based on her performance, so standard, the final score should not be low.
At least he is taller than these people in front of him.
Her eyes swept over Jing Hao, Wang Dongdong and this Liu Sheng.
So what makes her angry is naturally not the exam itself, but her father who has been away from home because of the exam.
Originally, she wanted her father to take her to the Wen Mansion, but as a result, her father did not come home at all, so she had to shamelessly make an appointment with Wen Xuanning.
As a result, Wen Xuanning never replied, and it took half a day before he replied to the spiritual message near noon.
The answer is no.
She was so angry that she opened the sachet she had prepared.
I had to give up the original plan and turn to see Jiang Caibin.
In her opinion, Jiang Caibin deserved it. He should not have played with people who were not in his circle, and he suffered the consequences as expected.
Thinking of this, his eyes fell on someone calmly.
Liu Sheng moved his feet and used Wang Dongdong's body to block this line of sight.
【What are you looking at us for? 】
【Maybe we feel we are not worthy of being here. 】
【Why are you always so good at guessing? 】
[Maybe it’s because I often do brain teasers? 】
【Haha, we don’t want to come yet! If you didn't want to see what kind of medicine Jiang Caizhi sells in that old boy's gourd. 】
【I hope he will take action soon, so as not to delay us from going back to study, and we have to prepare for the palace examination. 】
【Waiting online, urgent. 】
……
At this time, everyone was gathered, so they were notified together.
In fact, the concierge of the Jiang Mansion had long noticed this group of young men who seemed to be either rich or noble and had extraordinary status, and quietly informed the eldest young master of the mansion.
So, not long after, Jiang Cai was seen walking out of the house looking very haggard, followed by a housekeeper.
When I was writing, I accidentally discovered that Ruan Shizhi’s father’s surname was Han. It must have been predestined, and it made sense for his child to have the same surname as the General Protecting the North.
(End of this chapter)