AWB Chapter 379 Sitting Here Drinking Tea in the Winter
Chapter 379 Sitting Here Drinking Tea in the Winter
The two men left the general's mansion while talking.
Su Rou could have ignored it completely, but the other party was Madam Gong.
Since she lives in the Gong family and has been eating at the Gong family's food recently, it is better to keep an eye on her so that Gong Yu won't accuse her of being heartless.
Su Rou and Su Chi went to the Shen Mansion and climbed over the wall.
Fake Su Rou was sitting under the pavilion drinking tea with Shen Yao's mother.
Sitting here drinking tea in the middle of winter, even holding a brazier feels useless.
Can it really warm up my body?
Su Rou was wearing a mask, and her head was hanging upside down from the eaves.
The result was that Shen Yao's biological mother fainted from fright.
A group of maids came up.
Su Chi's fist landed on her head. "Why climb over the wall when there's a door? Now you're scaring people."
Su Rou covered her head and said, "I was thinking of climbing over the wall to get there faster. If I go through the door, won't I have to wait for someone to report? That's troublesome."
The fake Su Rou dropped the teacup in her hand and climbed onto the roof.
"What are you doing? You want to fight me to the death? You actually came here."
Su Rou said, "It's not a life-and-death struggle. I just want to ask you, did you kidnap Madam Gong?"
"Why would I kidnap Madam Gong? And Third Brother, have you been bewitched by this witch?"
Su Rou crossed her legs. "I'm already being kind to you by allowing you to continue impersonating me. Do I need to shout for Shen Yao to come over and see my face?"
"you dare!"
"Why not? I'll ask you again, was it you who abducted Madam Gong?"
"no!"
Su Rou stood up and waved to the fake Su Rou, "Okay then, go back first and tell them there's a thief in the house and I want you to hack him to death."
Su Rou was about to leave, but was stopped by the fake Su Rou. "I was in such a hurry to leave that day that I forgot to ask you one thing. Was it you who dumped Yuan Wenfu's body here with me?"
Su Rou glanced sideways, "Let me remind you, the real Su Rou wouldn't be afraid whether she kills one Yuan Wenfu or ten. I even dared to provoke that old man, let alone you and your Da Mo."
In the yard, many servants were rushing over here.
Su Chi stood on the eaves, "Su Rou, we have to go."
Su Rou responded, "Brother San, let's go. I really hate this fake guy myself."
Looking at the backs of Su Rou and Su Chi leaving, the fake Su Rou felt confused.
What does she mean?
Did she throw Yuan Wenfu's body here on purpose?
Has she discovered the deal between the Southern Kingdom and the eastern part of the desert?
"Young Madam, are you okay?" The maid's concerned voice came from below.
Fake Su Rou responded, "Oh, it's okay, I'll be down right away."
Yu Rou's trick of framing others is really clever.
A Yao's mother came here today specifically to ask her about this matter, which means that someone has already suspected her.
Su Rou and Su Chi were walking on the street, surrounded by people coming and going, and the scene was bustling.
"That fake Su Rou doesn't look like she's lying. It's useless for her to capture Madam Gong. Third brother, what should we do?"
Su Chi said, "Perhaps there's some place we haven't searched. Let's go back to the General's Mansion and start looking from the beginning."
Madam Gong’s disappearance is a special case, and we cannot ask all the servants of the affiliated high school to come and help.
If it causes too much commotion, someone will take the opportunity to talk nonsense to that old man.
There is a stall selling meat buns at the intersection behind the General's Mansion.
Su Chi bought four for Su Rou and ate one himself.
Su Rou was biting a bun in her mouth.
"You've been running this stall for so many years. Have you ever seen what General Gong and Madam Gong look like?"
The boss was holding a rolling pin in his hand and kneading dough on the chopping board. His arms were covered with a lot of flour.
"Yes, I have. Not everyone can meet General Gong. Even Madam Gong doesn't go out often, but I have met him."
Seen it?
That is to know what Madam Gong looks like.
Su Rou stood up, sat on the stool, and crossed her legs.
"Don't bother with anything. I've already made today's buns. Come over and talk to me."
The shop owner frowned. "You paid for it? This is not a small amount of money. Who is this girl to have such a tone?"
Su Rou slammed the Gong family's badge on the table and said, "My name is Li Goudan, and I'm the newly married young lady of the Gong family."
The bun shop owner was forcibly pressed to the ground by Su Chi with a thud.
"Miss, no, Madam, it's my fault that I didn't recognize you. I thought you were here to cause trouble for our small business."
Su Rou ate a bun and said vaguely, "Nothing special. Go and call all the bosses you know on this street. If anyone sees Madam Gong on this street early this morning, this will belong to him."
As Su Rou spoke, a silver ingot appeared in her hand.
"it is good."
Su Chi threw the remaining buns into his mouth and ate them clean. "Haven't you met Madam Gong before? Don't you know where Madam Gong likes to go?"
Su Rou said, "At that time, Madam Gong thought I was one of Gong Yu's relatives and she even gave me a bracelet. I don't know where that bracelet ended up. Madam Gong and I weren't very familiar with each other. With her mental state, it was a relief that she knew who she was talking to."
That's true, but there's still no news about Madam Gong's whereabouts.
Almost all the street stall owners came over.
Everyone was talking at once, and none of their words were quite accurate.
One of the vegetable vendors raised her hand and said, "Sister, I saw where that lady went. She came out of the back door of the mansion early this morning and staggered towards the outside of the city. That should be the direction of the city gate."
Su Rou said, "Are you serious?"
The child was dressed in rags and seemed to often come here with his grandfather to sell vegetables.
The child nodded. "Seriously, but I'm not sure if she's out of town."
Su Rou took out a gold bar from her bosom, and instantly, all the vendors surrounding her showed cunning eyes.
She had no choice but to stuff the gold bar back.
"Do you sell anything else besides these vegetables?"
The child grabbed the old man's hand.
"Yes, we sell it. We also sell some potatoes that we grow at home. Sometimes we also sell the hemp ropes that grandpa makes."
Su Rou said, "I want one hundred hemp ropes. I'll give you one or two ounces of silver first as a deposit. For the rest, take the hemp ropes to the general's mansion and someone will pay you the rest."
One or two taels of silver is not a lot of money, and for these vendors, they can make a profit by selling for a while.
If she gave the gold bars directly to the child and the old man, they would not be able to keep them, and someone might take the opportunity to steal them away.
Su Chi said, "Go to the city gate?"
Su Rou said, "The people guarding the city gate are not from the General's Mansion. Can we just go through like this?"
Su Chi said, "You have the temperament to do it even if you can't."
Su Rou felt that what he said made sense.
but……
Su Rou was a little worried that someone would see her face.
The person guarding the city gate is Shen Yao...
Su Rou didn't want to have any contact with Shen Yao. She felt that he was weird last time.
After taking two steps, she suddenly stopped and said, "Wait, I think I know where Madam Gong will go. Third brother, at least follow me out of the city, we'll go together."
Su Chi asked her, "Is it far?"
Su Rou said, "It's not too far, but since the Southern Kingdom was defeated, the main city has expanded a lot, so I may not be able to find it yet."
The place Su Rou was talking about was the cemetery she had seen before.
That place has the real tombstone of Gong Yu.
So Su Rou thought that Madam Gong might be conscious and went to find the real tombstone of Gong Yu.
Su Rou had gone there before at night, which was several years ago. She followed her memory and took Su Chi with her.
Su Rou said, "The Gong family probably didn't move Gong Yu's grave. If they did, it would be ruined, and I wouldn't be able to find it."
The cemetery contains those who died in the war between the North and the South a few years ago.
That place should be very important to people in the south.
From a distance, Su Rou and Su Chi saw a figure squatting on the grave.
This cemetery is very flat and stretches as far as the eye can see.
So it was quite obvious that there was someone squatting in this damn place.
Su Rou and Su Chi dismounted from their horses.
When she got closer, Su Rou realized that it was indeed Madam Gong.
Gong Yuren was a little dirty and was leaning against Gong Yu's tombstone, sleeping soundly.
The pair of embroidered shoes on her feet were also covered in mud.
She knew it would be here.
Su Chi frowned, "Gong Yu is dead? Then who is this person from the Gong family?"
Su Rou leaned over and picked up Madam Gong. "Third brother, I had the same reaction as you did."