Ma Wencai tidied up the scrolls that Mr. Song gave him, and said, "I'll go to Mr. Song's residence first, and if he really disappeared, then go to Mr. Zhou."

Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai both said, "I'll go with you."

Marvin shook his head and said, "It's better not to say anything, I'll go and see the situation." Then he hurried out the door.

It has been a while since school, and there is no one on the road.Ma Wencai led Liuqu all the way through the gate of Yuxiu Courtyard and arrived in front of Mr. Song's house.

The door was ajar, and it was pitch black inside, and there was no sound.

Ma Wen just knocked on the door, but there was no response for a long time, so he opened the door and went in.

The house is still clean, but all kinds of things are thrown around in a mess.There were only scattered papers left in the study, the cabinets in the inner bedroom were opened, and the clothes were all in a mess.

Ma Wencai frowned, and picked up a few sheets of manuscript paper in the study, some were paintings and some were words, all of which were unfinished works.Judging from the brush strokes, there is a strong sense of depression and irritability.

He sighed and asked Liuqu to go back and talk to Zhu Yingtai and the others, and together they went to find Mr. Zhou.I quickly picked up all these papers and rolled them into a roll, hoping that these can be helpful when looking for someone.

Zhu Yingtai and the others also came quickly, and after joining Ma Wencai, they went straight to Mr. Zhou's residence.

Zhou Shizhang was using the evening meal, and he was obviously taken aback when he saw a few people suddenly appearing at this time.

Ma Wencai didn't wait for him to ask, and said, "Mr. Zhou, the students are bothering you. It's just that something happened just now. The students don't know how to deal with it, so they have to come and tell Mr. Zhou."

Zhou Shizhang raised his hand, motioning for him to continue.

Ma Wencai sorted out his thoughts, and said: "The student returned to his residence after school today, and learned from the book boy that Mr. Song sent many extremely precious paintings and calligraphy, but Mr. Song himself took a package and left in a hurry. When the students found out, they went to Mr. Song’s residence, but found no one there. The students thought it was too unusual, so they came to ask Mr. Zhou for advice.”

He hesitated for a moment, but still didn't mention the relationship between Mr. Song and Mr. Song that they guessed.

Zhou Shizhang frowned, and asked Ah Cheng to go to Mr. Song's place again, and asked Sanqi and others about the whole cause and effect and many details in detail.Although he didn't say much, his expression became more and more serious.

Ah Cheng came back soon and explained the situation in Mr. Song's room.

Zhou Shizhang nodded, and said: "Go and ask some gatekeepers, you can see Mr. Song. Also ask some tight-lipped ones, and spread out from their residences to see if there is anyone around since noon. See Mr. Song. Remember to keep quiet!"

Ah Cheng took the order and ran out quickly.

Zhou Shizhang turned his head to Ma Wencai and said: "You have done a good job. I will send someone to find his trace. You must go back to rest before eating. Don't mention this to others for the time being. The things Mr. Song gave you You should save it first, and see how to deal with it when you have news later."

Ma Wencai said: "Mr. Zhou, students can also help find people."

Zhou Shizhang flatly refused, saying: "Don't make trouble. The academy is full of wild forests except for the road down the mountain, and there are few people. How can you know the way? Don't let Mr. Song lose you if he doesn't find it. Go back quickly!" "

Ma Wencai still wanted to fight, but Zhu Yingtai grabbed him and shook his head.He turned his head and saw that Liang Shanbo also disapproved, while Sanqi and Liuqu wanted to stop him but didn't dare, with nervous expressions.

Ma Wen just sighed, didn't say any more, and walked back in silence.

When I arrived at Buzhiju, the few book boys dared not speak, and lowered their heads quietly preparing dinner, or just looking for something to do.

Seeing Ma Wencai's appearance like this, Zhu Yingtai also felt flustered, so she glanced at him.On the contrary, Liang Shanbo was the most straightforward, and said: "Yihua, I understand that you are worried about Mr. Song, and we are also worried about you. It is really dangerous for you to find someone without a clue."

Ma Wen just glanced at them, forced a smile, and sat down on a bed.It was only then that he noticed that he was still holding the scroll of manuscript paper that Mr. Song left in the study, and the place where his hands were held had been squeezed together, and there were still traces of sweat.

He slowly unfolded the roll of paper, sighed and said, "I'm not just worried about him, I just think that he wouldn't leave without saying goodbye like this. It's from the Song family, and I kept pretending that I didn't recognize his identity, so I didn't help him earlier. If I asked more, he might not..."

"Yihua!" Zhu Yingtai interrupted him abruptly, saying: "This has nothing to do with you. He is from the Song family, and he will never escape the shackles of the Song family. Mr. Na Song has already come to the door , even if it's not today, he will be forced to leave sooner or later. Even if you can relieve him for a while, can you help him escape from the Song family?"

Ma Wencai subconsciously smoothed the wrinkles on the manuscript paper, and said in a low voice: "I understand, I understand the truth of what you said. But if he made a mistake this time, how could I not think about it, thinking that I could have done it Something, could have prevented this from happening." His voice became louder and louder, and he raised his head to look at Zhu Yingtai, with deep self-blame in his eyes.

"Of course you don't have to think so!" Zhu Yingtai squatted down, staring at him closely, and said, "Even if you do something in advance, if he decides to leave, you can't stop him. Even if you can stop him, It's also my fault that you didn't do this, I didn't let you eat with him, I stopped you from getting in touch with him, if anyone is at fault here, it's me, and only me!"

"Xin Zhai! How can you say that? What does this have to do with you!" Ma Wen was in a hurry, but Zhu Yingtai still looked at him so resolutely, which made his chest sore, his eyes became hot, and the circles of his eyes turned red.He hurriedly turned his head, blinked his eyes, and said with a smile: "Okay, you can rest assured. Let's go, eat, eat."

The atmosphere in the yard instantly relaxed, but everyone avoided matters related to Mr. Song on purpose during the conversation.

The sky was getting dark, and the few people were not in the mood to go out to climb the mountain. They closed the door and sat in the yard chatting without saying a word.

There was an aggressive knock on the door, Sanqi opened the door, and a girl came in.

The girl smiled, with a kind face, and said: "Excuse me, the maid is Mr. Song's maid, Peng'er, and this is Ma Wencai, Mr. Ma's bookboy? Madam would like to invite Mr. Ma, Mr. Zhu, and Mr. Liang to talk about it. Is it convenient?"

Sanqi was stunned for a moment, and said: "I'll make a report, just wait for a while."

The girl thanked her and stood still under the screen wall.

Ma Wencai and the others could vaguely hear their voices, looked at each other, and knew that it was for Mr. Song's business.

Although Mr. Zhou ordered this matter to be kept quiet, once Mr. Song finds out that Mr. Song is not at his residence, he will definitely ask for news.With the means of the aristocratic family, it is not difficult to find a place that does not tire of living.

They didn't talk too much, and followed Peng'er to Mr. Song's place.

The place where Mr. Song lives is considered to be the most remote in Yuxiu Courtyard, surrounded by many trees.It's hard to see what's going on inside and outside the house unless you get close.

When several people walked in, Mr. Song was leaning on a couch, his brows were slightly frowned, and his face was worried.She stood up, nodded to several people, and asked them to sit on the blocks prepared in advance.

Mr. Song's tone was still calm, and he said: "I invite you all over at this hour, I really disturbed you. It's just to let you know that Mr. Song in the academy is actually my younger brother. I didn't know that my brother had left not long ago. Academy, before I left, I only came to the place where you live, so I have no choice but to invite you here, I want to know what news he left before he left? Do you know where he went?"

Ma Wencai curled his lips, and said angrily: "You are his relative and sister, even if you don't know, how do we know?"

Mr. Song didn't care about his attitude, and still said in a good voice: "Mr. Ma, I know that you and my younger brother are both teachers and friends. You think it's natural for my concubine not to care about my younger brother. It's just that my younger brother left home since childhood. My parents and brothers at home have never heard of him. Later, my concubine found him first. At that time, he was living in a very bad situation, so my concubine took care of him all the time. I just hoped that he would not fall into such a situation again."

Ma Wen just snorted and said, "If that's the case, why should he leave?"

Zhu Yingtai pinched him secretly, smoothed things over, and said: "Mr. Song, please forgive me. Yihua is worried about Mr. Song. Please forgive me for speaking without words."

Mr. Song chuckled and said, "Mr. Ma, the Song family is no different from your Ma family or Zhu family. I appreciate your love and care for my younger brother, but please understand our worries as blood relatives. Let you It is impossible for either of the two to have the reason to send the main family's son-in-law outside."

Zhu Yingtai continued: "Madam Qi, if we want to ask about Mr. Song's whereabouts, we really don't know about it. When Mr. Song arrived at Buweiju, we were still attending lectures in Zhengyiyuan. You can send someone to ask."

Mr. Song nodded, and said: "In that case, I'm going to trouble you guys to make a trip. I just hope that if you have any news, please don't forget to tell my concubine." She stood up and saluted solemnly. It's too late to avoid it.

Ma Wencai returned the salute, and said sullenly: "Why is Mrs. Qi doing this? If we know Mr. Song's whereabouts, why don't we tell his relatives."

He didn't want to stay any longer, and he left directly regardless of whether it was rude or not.The others had no choice but to catch up quickly.

Zhu Yingtai saw that his mood was down again, and she felt anxious. She had never felt that these gentlemen who had a good pace and a calm demeanor were so annoying!Much more annoying than Mr. Song who always chats and eats with Ma Wencai!

Ma Wencai returned to Blissful Residence, and ran into the study to study the manuscript paper he had collected from Mr. Song's room.

Liang Shanbo knew that Ma Wen was not very happy, he sighed and went back to his room silently.A few book boys didn't dare to make a sound, and went to work lightly.

Zhu Yingtai walked into the study silently, cut the candles brighter, sat down beside Ma Wencai, and watched quietly.

I have to admit that Mr. Song can be called an "ink idiot" because he is indeed extremely talented in writing and ink.

Zhu Yingtai has studied with famous literati since she was a child, and among them is a master who is extremely accomplished in calligraphy.In the ten years of learning and practicing calligraphy, he can say that he has seen many good calligraphy, but he still marvels at Mr. Song's calligraphy.Even if it is made by hand on weekdays, it is also fine and tight, and it can be retracted freely.

Ma Wencai rummaged through the papers one by one, and Zhu Yingtai followed behind and put them away one by one. For a moment, the sound of paper rubbing was heard in the study.

Suddenly, Ma Wencai stopped on a painting, frowning and staring at it for a while.

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