The daily life of a concubine's daughter

Chapter 257 I am not familiar with my cousin

Bo Yinghao is 22 years old. His father died when he was a teenager, and he has been dependent on his widowed mother and younger sister. This time he went to Beijing to take part in the Spring Examination. He was worried about leaving his widowed mother and younger sister alone in their hometown, so he brought them to the capital.

His younger sister, named Yingzi, is eleven years old.

When Bo Yinghao heard that his sister had been kidnapped, his face changed drastically. He grabbed the boy's wrist and walked out with him in big strides, asking anxiously:

"When was my sister kidnapped? Where is my mother? Did you report it to the authorities? How do you know she was kidnapped and not lost on her own?"

The little boy ran and jumped to catch up with him, and answered breathlessly: "I've reported it to the authorities! Someone has recognized the man who took your sister away. He is a kidnapper who roams around the capital, cheating and abducting girls all year round, and selling them to such a shameful and filthy place... Mr. Juren, Mr. Juren!"

Bo Yinghao's face was gloomy and his steps became faster and faster, almost running out of the teahouse.

The three friends who were drinking tea with Bo Yinghao stood up one after another: "Yinghao, Yinghao, wait for us, we will also help find your sister, please lend a hand!"

After these three people went out, four or five more people paid for their tea and followed them.

The rest of the people were silent for a moment, and suddenly a woman's voice came from the second floor, indignantly saying: "In the capital, under the feet of the emperor, there are people who kidnap young girls in broad daylight. They are so bold!

Please, Your Highness, help Mr. Bo find his younger sister, otherwise it will discourage the candidates who come to take part in the imperial examination!

Who will dare to bring their family to Beijing in the future? If this matter gets out, won't the capital become a den of dragons and tigers? It will also undermine the majesty of the emperor!"

Shi Yao was surprised, Shi Mingzhu?

It turns out that Shi Mingzhu also came to Mingyue Tower today. So, the "Your Highness" she mentioned must be the Fourth Prince Zhou Shao.

Bo Yinghao had a clean background and was not involved with any forces in the capital. Later, he became an editor in the Hanlin Academy and wrote imperial edicts for the old emperor many times. Even the edict of succession was written by him.

In the first life, Bo Yinghao’s sister was found, but not in time. She was abducted for three days and three nights. Her reputation was ruined and no one dared to marry her. She had to become a nun, which was a lifelong pain for Bo Yinghao.

In the second life, Shi Mingzhu first sent people to monitor Bo Yingzi, and then pretended to go out to watch the gathering of scholars. When the truth was revealed, she stood up and enthusiastically offered to help, and immediately found Bo Yingzi.

Bo Yinghao was so grateful to her that he went to her house to thank her and said that he owed her a favor. As a result, he fell in love with the kind-hearted Shi Mingzhu and secretly protected her.

In the second life, Shi Mingzhu helped secretly, so Bo Yinghao had no relationship with Shi Mingzhu on the surface, and was still highly valued by the emperor like in the first life.

This is the third life. Shi Mingzhu is doing it openly and is also involved with the Fourth Prince. If he becomes Bo Yingzi's savior again, Bo Yinghao will be involved with the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and the Fourth Prince at the same time. I don't know if he can still stay in the emperor's heart.

From the nearby wing room came the voice of the Fourth Prince giving orders, ordering his men to help find Bo Juzi's sister. Shi Yao smiled with interest, stood up and said:

"Come on, cousin, let's go and help look for people."

Downstairs, the Fourth Prince led Shi Mingzhu, who was wearing a veil on her head, away. The candidates saluted in a panic, and half of them hurriedly followed the two to look for someone, while the other half cursed the group of people who left for fawning on the powerful and wealthy.

Jiang Miao looked up in surprise and asked, "If we go now, I'm afraid it will only cause trouble. I think we should search for people quietly, so as not to alert the enemy and anger the kidnapper. The kidnapper might be frightened and want to kill to silence the witness."

Shi Yao secretly praised Jiang Miao for his ability to understand people's hearts, and sighed, "If everyone goes to look for someone in a big way, I'm afraid they will be alerted. It would be better to have more people and more strength to find Mr. Bo's sister earlier. If my cousin doesn't want to go, I will go by myself."

"My cousin is really kind-hearted. Since she said so, how can I not go?" Jiang Miao stood up, holding a folding fan, and went downstairs with Shi Yao.

When she got downstairs, Shi Yao heard some candidates cursing loudly, and also heard someone whispering, "Just now a gust of wind blew up the veil of the 'Pearl in the Palm'. Did you see her face clearly?

It was truly a stunning sight, a fairy-like beauty, a national beauty! No wonder the Shi family made big mistakes, someone killed the sister, someone punched the servant, someone made huge profits in business, someone plotted against the Fourth Prince, but the Fourth Prince still obeyed the orders of the 'jewel in the palm'!"

Someone stared at Shi Mingzhu's back and chanted like a lost soul: "There is a beauty in the north, who is independent and secluded from the world. One glance from her can make the city fall in love with her, and another glance can make the country fall in love with her."

Someone whispered, "If I could be favored by such a beauty, I would do everything for her and would not let her suffer any grievance."

Some people lamented that such a pure and beautiful jade was buried in the mud: "She is worthy of being the most beautiful woman in the capital, and a model of a lady from a noble family. Unfortunately, she was implicated by her father and brother. She is obviously the legitimate daughter of a duke, but she became a concubine of the prince."

Someone else grumbled, "Isn't it said that the precious daughter of the Shi family bullies others by taking advantage of her power, mistreats her concubine sister, disrespects the royal family, and seduces the prince?"

But this tiny voice was soon drowned out by the praise and admiration of others.

However, they did not talk for long, because a scholar with good conduct scolded him: "As a scholar, it is disgraceful to criticize other people's wives in private!"

Shi Yao raised her eyebrows slightly, that strange wind was really a coincidence.

The heroine’s halo?

After getting on the carriage, Shi Yao lifted the curtain and spoke to Jiang Miao: "Cousin, do you know my elder sister?"

Jiang Miao paused, then glanced at her sideways: "Of course I know you. I met you when I was young, but after I turned ten, we didn't see each other often because of the strict rules between men and women."

Shi Yao half covered her lips with one hand and asked, "Then why didn't you recognize my elder sister just now?"

Jiang Miao asked back, "Didn't the second cousin also not recognize the eldest cousin?"

She refused to acknowledge him because she was afraid that Shi Mingzhu would take advantage of the power of the Fourth Prince and order someone to tear off her hair. Shi Yao laughed and said, "Big sister and I are not familiar with each other."

Jiang Miao smiled and said, "Actually, I'm not very familiar with my eldest cousin."

Seeing that there was no look of attachment or secret love in his eyes, Shi Yao could not help but sigh again.

In the original text, any talented and good-looking man who meets Shi Mingzhu would be impressed by her charm. Jiang Miao had no role at all and was not even mentioned. It was a pity that there was someone who was not fascinated by Shi Mingzhu, but such an excellent blind date candidate was a distant relative.

If she had hit one more target, she would have closed her eyes and accepted her fate.

Of course, the other party must also think highly of her.

Shi Yao was just about to give orders to set off when she saw a familiar-looking master and servant walking out of Qiuyue Tower.

Looking closely, they saw that they were Xie Jibai and Gui Quan.

Shi Yao was overjoyed. She almost leaned half of her body out of the window, waved her hands vigorously, and shouted, "Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master! It's me!"

Xie Jibai, who was talking to Gui Quan, suddenly raised his eyes and looked over here. Seeing that it was Shi Yao, he smiled and walked towards her.

Jiang Miao suddenly turned around and met Xie Jibai's gaze. His dark eyes narrowed slightly: "Xie Jibai? My cousin knows him?"