EBE Chapter 547 It’s not easy
Chapter 547 It’s not easy
"One million taels of gold..." Zhou Chang was still immersed in the shock of the reward of one million taels of gold.
The thin monkey didn't seem to want Zhou Chang to answer, and simply complained: "If you say that I'm afraid that I've been targeted by bad guys, but who doesn't know that the great Beiji governor and the Yuan family have jointly issued a reward? Even if it's to earn this huge fortune, shouldn't they have sent a message long ago?"
That being said, it was indeed the case, but Zhou Chang did not want to think too much about it: "Mr. Mei has always been timid and cautious. He was probably afraid that I was not well yet and did not know whether the people in the government were good or bad. I did not say anything good about the government in front of him."
The skinny monkey didn't seem to care about Mei Sheng at all, and just stuffed cakes into his mouth: "Then does your Majesty know how we found you?"
"Go slowly, no one is trying to snatch it from you." Every time Zhou Chang saw the skinny monkey eating, he would get anxious, "How did you find it?"
The skinny monkey's mouth was full and he finally couldn't speak, but he kept shaking his head.
After finally swallowing the snack, Xian almost cried: "My Lord, you don't know how we have been living these past few days. I have no appetite for tea or food. Today is the first day I can live my life again. This is the first snack."
"Okay, okay, nothing else. I just ask you to eat slowly and don't choke. I'm sure Miss Yuan will send you a lot of snacks like this in the future." Zhou Chang came closer and patted the skinny monkey's back to help him breathe easier.
"Woo woo..." The skinny monkey didn't know if he was about to cry, or if he was stuffed with pastries and couldn't speak clearly, "It was the innkeeper who knew about the reward and was afraid to confirm it, so he found the Yuan family's business and passed the news. At that time, we had already gone to many places to identify him, and we didn't have any hope, but Miss Yuan insisted on bringing Doctor Ning with her every time, and that's how we found the prince."
Zhou Chang started to think: "Ah, then the innkeeper must have made a fortune, right?"
The skinny monkey swallowed another plate and stretched his neck. "Not really. The innkeeper and his wife are very generous people and they don't dare to ask for so much money. This afternoon, I asked Yuan Liang from the Yuan family and it seems that Miss Yuan gave them 500 taels of silver, which is enough for them to live comfortably for the rest of their lives."
"Oh..." Zhou Chang let out a sigh of relief for some reason.
One million taels of gold is too much. She doesn’t know whether Prince Yi’s life is worth it, but she really can’t afford it.
The skinny monkey finally took a break after eating two plates of cakes, but he still didn't forget Mei Sheng: "That's all. Your Majesty, don't you think that Mei Sheng is weird?"
"It's nothing, he's just timid, and he wants me to recover first." Zhou Chang thought of Mei Sheng's meticulous care over the past few days, and there was no way he could have any bad intentions. "Besides, what bad intentions could he have? If he wanted something, he would have gone to claim the reward of one million taels of gold you just mentioned."
"That's why I say he's weird. I don't think he's after money, but he really wants to stay with the prince. Maybe he wants to curry favor with the prince, or maybe he has some ulterior motives towards the prince. Who knows." After saying this, the skinny monkey went to the table and poured himself a cup of tea.
Zhou Chang could not deny this, but Mei Sheng had a harmless face, so he said nothing: "You have some insight. He followed me all the way here. He was waiting for an official post in the imperial city but could not get one. He had no connections, so he wanted to get a job under me."
"Ah, then my guess was right, right? That means the prince has also agreed?" The skinny monkey was careless and felt relieved after finding out the reason.
Zhou Chang felt a little regretful when he thought about this matter: "I agreed, but with his personality, he is not suitable for officialdom. I am thinking about whether I can open a library and invite him to be a teacher in the future."
Mei Sheng seems to be a good person and has studied for so many years. It is a pity that he has to be a teacher, but in this world, there is nothing he can do. With his temperament, he cannot be an honest official.
The skinny monkey didn't have so many thoughts: "There's nothing wrong with being a teacher. It's much better than the job he had to do before."
"Don't mention this again. Just pretend it never happened, okay?" Zhou Chang reminded. "Also, since you know he has made great achievements, it's right to respectfully address him as 'Young Master'."
"Yes, I know." The skinny monkey naturally agreed.
Afterwards, Skinny Monkey was supposed to stay in the room and keep watch for Zhou Chang.
But Zhou Chang didn't want the skinny monkey to stay with him, so he sent him to the outer room. Only then could he finally be alone and sleep peacefully after many days.
In the following days, Zhou Chang focused on taking care of his health and tracking down the kidnappers.
During this period of time, the best opportunity had been missed because of searching for Prince Yi's whereabouts.
Next, he first wrote a letter to Zhong Yu who was far away in Jindu, asking him to secretly investigate the clues provided by Liu E about the deputy general of the garrison camp named Sun, and of course the fact that the kidnapper's mask came from Yaoyuefang.
At the same time, Gao Yuan was asked to deploy a group of people to track the kidnappers.
Since the kidnappers are on a boat, whether they go through customs or not, there is still the "water tax" watching them, so how come there is no movement at all?
Finally, of course, we cannot forget to send people from the Jincaosi out to find out about the collection of the "three immoral taxes" by various parties. After all, if the land and water are blocked over time, the kidnappers will be forced to show up.
After arranging everything, Zhou Chang felt that he had spent too much energy, so he started to stay in the inn to recuperate, and then asked about the situation every day.
Unfortunately, I ask every day, but still get no news.
On the other hand, Mei Sheng came to serve again early the next morning after returning to the inn.
The skinny monkey was originally sleeping in the outer room. Although he was awakened by Meisheng, he was too lazy to move.
Mei Sheng somehow heard Zhou Chang coughing and brought him the warm ginseng tea he had prepared.
In this regard, Zhou Chang wanted to refuse again, but he could not stand such meticulous care. Compared with the skinny monkey, he agreed reluctantly.
After that, Mei Sheng took care of almost all the daily tasks of taking care of Prince Yi. He served tea and water, washed clothes and folded quilts. Except for cooking, he did everything else very well and meticulously.
At first, the skinny monkey couldn't stand it and tried his best to prevent Mei Sheng from getting too close to Zhou Chang. But as time went on, the skinny monkey was a greedy person and was only concerned with eating from time to time.
Meisheng remained silent and did not argue with Shouhou, which made Shouhou worry less, so he had some free time.
As for Zhou Chang, since he is a vested interest, what else does he have to complain about?
On the contrary, the more attentive Mei Sheng was to her, the more uncomfortable she felt.
I advised Meisheng to go out for a walk several times, even if it was just for a stroll or to relax.
But Mei Sheng pursed his lips and shook his head to refuse, and even said: "Since Your Highness is not going out, then Mei Sheng will not go out either, and will stay with Your Highness in the post house."
Since Mei Sheng had nothing to do at the inn and Zhou Chang was bored recuperating from his illness, they readily accepted his care.