Bafang served Doctor Hu well, and when he saw that the candle was still lit in Meng Changqing's room, he went to the back kitchen of the inn and ordered two plates of snacks, which he brought to Meng Changqing's room.
"Master." After Bafang knocked on the door and came in, he saw Meng Changqing sitting at the table, as if he had no intention of sleeping, "Are you worried?"
Looking at the snacks in front of him. , Meng Changqing looked in all directions, his expression relaxed, "I have always known that I am suspicious. I used to think that this was my nature, but I didn't think that Mr. Zong It's the same."
"Everyone has doubts." Bafang sat across from Meng Changqing, "The more scared people are, the more suspicious they are. If anyone dares to say that he has never had any doubts, he has not yet arrived. He was just afraid of that day.
Besides, being suspicious is not a purely bad thing.”
"What you said makes sense."
"By the way, young master, why are we staying in an inn?" Bafang asked.
"The house at home is sealed. When we go back, Uncle Dai will have to tidy up again. We can't stay for a few days, so don't make Uncle Dai bother." After Meng Changqing finished speaking, he glanced in the direction of the door.
With just one look, Bafang knew what she meant, "When I came here just now, the lights in Mr. Bai's room had been turned off.
Knowing that you would ask him, I made a point of telling you before I came here. Master asked, when you and Dr. Hu went in to visit Mr. Zong, Mr. Bai went to the Bai Family Tea Shop on Shisheng Street in Dongshi and came back with a bag of good tea. "
Bafang said: "He is too blatant in this way."
"It's so straightforward, I don't feel worried."
There was a call outside, and Bafang said in time: "Master, You go to bed early.”
Early in the morning, Meng Changqing ate breakfast in a hurry and took Xi Bei to the clan mansion.
Zong Shouqing had already applied for leave to the court due to the health of Mr. Zong. Meng Changqing had just gotten up when he arrived at the Zong Mansion.
When Zong Shouqing heard a servant coming to report that Meng Changqing had arrived, Zong Shouqing immediately speeded up his washing.
Meng Changqing came too early and did not see Zong Ruwen immediately. He sat in the flower hall for a while before waiting for Zong Shouqing.
Without saying a few words during the meeting, Zong Shouqing asked vaguely, "Last night at dinner, I saw that Bafang gave Dr. Hu a package of things. Is that money for my clan?"
Meng Changqing used the excuse that it was money he owed Dr. Hu in the past.
Zong Shouqing naturally didn't believe it, and took the thousand taels of silver notes prepared last night to subsidize Meng Changqing.
Meng Changqing didn't answer, it was rare to say no in front of money. "Father has not been sleeping well recently. He can't sleep at night and can't wake up in the morning." Zong Shouqing said, "Let's drink tea and talk here, and then go over when father wakes up."
Although There is a big age difference between the two, but they are very familiar with each other because of their Zong Ruwen relationship. Now that they have reunited after a long separation, they have a lot to say.
Of course, the first thing to do is to ask how the other person’s other family members are.
Meng Changqing still answered that everything was fine.
Zong Shouqing said, "My mother is still in good health, but she is worried about my father's condition. She often goes to the temple to offer incense. The temple she went to yesterday is a bit far away. She won't get home until this afternoon. If mother comes home to see you, I must be very happy.”
Zong Shouqing poured tea for Meng Changqing, using the tea he often drank during this period, and asked Meng Changqing to tell him about the taste of the tea.
The two chatted around the tea for a while, and Zong Shouqing suddenly said: "You are in Liangzhou, and you should know that the young master of Chen Shilang's family has returned to Beijing."
Meng Changqing felt that The other party may have something to tell him, "Before he returned to Beijing, he went to Beishan County said goodbye to me." She asked about Chen Xingqi's current situation, "I wonder how he is doing now?"
"How can he be bad after returning to Beijing for only half a year? Yuanwailang, in charge of the weapons depot.
Although they are not in his father's Ministry of Industry, it is very rare for both father and son to work in the same Ministry of Industry and Commerce and still hold real power. Zong Shouqing said, "Among the officials' children of this age group in the capital, he has the highest official position."
However, his words and deeds were different from before. He was very arrogant, and he was very close to the prince. Together with his father, he was criticized by officials several times. "
"We young people can't always speak and do things very appropriately. We always have to express our emotions loudly, otherwise we will feel that we are not happy enough. Meng Changqing said, "Master Chen is probably the same." "
Zong Shouqing told her not to treat him as one of his own just because he is in the prince's party.
"Although it is not a gentleman's behavior to talk about people behind their backs, but with the There are some things in our relationship that I cannot help but remind you of. ”
"What's going on?" Meng Changqing asked.
“Since Chen Xingqi returned to Beijing, accidents have happened one after another in the Chen family. Some people saw people being carried out by the door panel behind his house. They said they were sent out for treatment, but they never came back. .
What’s even more strange is that two months after he arrived home, his father’s concubine died at home for no reason.”
Zong Shouqing said, “These are all. The news that can be found on the street is not embellished at all. I don’t want to speculate on what Chen Xingqi did. I just remind you to be careful. "
"I know." Meng Changqing accepted the other party's kindness, but then asked: "Since Yan Guan has interfered with him many times, hasn't anyone secretly investigated his family's affairs?" (End of Chapter)