auspicious time has come

Chapter 38 Help
When the attendant was about to resign, he saw Heng Yu walking over.

"Miss Ji is here!" The entourage stepped forward to salute, with a slightly uncomfortable face.

Gigi glanced at the woman.

The woman also looked at their master and servant, especially carefully sizing up Heng Yu from head to toe.

"Does the girl think I look good?" Heng Yu asked with a smile.

The woman was taken aback by the question, but then stammered awkwardly: "Young lady is very beautiful..."

"Girl, if you want to do business for a long time, you can read more drama scripts and story books. Mr. Yan Lang likes to listen to those stories with twists and turns." Heng Yu suggested as he walked to the main entrance with the entourage.

"..." Hua Niang, who was seen through by the little girl at a glance, became even more astonished.

I thought she was a genuine lady who cut off her fortune, but she was actually a noble person who helped her with career planning and customer management?
The follower who led the way was also quite ashamed.

This little auspicious lady speaks and does things differently from ordinary little ladies...

Yan Jin hadn't got up yet, but when he heard Heng Yu coming, he got up from the bed and got dressed.

"What wind brought Xiao Qiqi here?" Yan Jin yawned and came to the hall with a lazy and sleepy expression.

"I have something to ask—"

"Be honest, I'm afraid I don't know that you are a fickle person who can't think of me when you don't need it." Yan Jin sighed for a while, and sat down in the chair: "Tell me, what can I use?"

The girl's voice uttered two words clearly——

"Catch the snake."

……

After Hengyu left Yiyuan, he went to Meng's house.

In the east courtyard of Meng's family, the sick eldest lady Wen still could only lean on the bedside to entertain guests.

"I didn't prepare well last time. This is a meeting ceremony for Supplementary Painter Ji. Please accept it." Mrs. Wen smiled gently.

"You are too polite." As a member of the official media yamen, Heng Yuwei refused blindly, acquiescing to Jiji to accept the brocade box.

But she vaguely felt that it was impossible for Mrs. Wen to invite her here just to make up for this meeting gift, or she would just have to send someone to the Hou's mansion.

"I've been lying on the bed for a long time, and I don't have anything else to do except look at the account books every day." Mrs. Wen looked at Hengyu and asked with a smile: "It's rare to have guests at home... If Master Ji is not in a hurry, I don't know Can you talk to me?"

She was polite and kind, Heng Yu smiled and nodded: "This junior is very happy."

"I heard that Painter Ji came from a scholarly family and is the granddaughter of Mr. Qinghan. No wonder I felt that Painter Ji had a good temperament and manners when I first saw her..." Mrs. Wen's tone was not flattering at all.

"Miss Wen praised me absurdly. I am the worst student among my brothers and sisters in my family. If it comes to eating, drinking and having fun, I am better at it."

When the girl spoke, her smile was bright and her tone was free and easy.

Mrs. Wen was taken aback for a moment, then she admired her eyes and said: "The word free and easy is the most rare quality among women in the world."

"The eldest lady must be a free and easy person." Heng Yu's eyes were sincere.

This Mrs. Wen is somewhat similar to the A Niang in her impression.

She had felt this way when they first met, and it was even worse now.

"When I was young, I was self-willed, but I could barely qualify for these two words. Now I am suffering from illness, and my heart is bound by this illness..." Mrs. Wen's eyes suddenly looked distant.

It's not sickness that binds the heart, it's the old things, right?
Heng Yu sighed in his heart, and understood a lot.

That day when she came to the door for the first time, Mrs. Wen said that she didn't know she was a little girl before, so she needed to prepare another gift—so she must have inquired about her background later.

It is not difficult to find out everything about her, including the fact that she was living outside when she was young.

Come to think of it, this is why Mrs. Wen wanted to see her.

The wandering girl finally returned home——

Her experience may have given some hope to Mrs. Wen who has been looking for a daughter for many years.

Even though it is inconvenient to mention her experience due to etiquette, it is also a kind of comfort to see her, and she can roughly imagine this feeling.

Although some thoughts are silent, they are too heavy and thick for people to ignore.

Heng Yu's eyes fell on the old paper kite hanging by the window.

After a while, she said softly, "This junior has heard about Ling'ai recently—"

She didn't seem to expect that she would take the initiative to talk about this matter. Miss Wen was surprised, and a bitter smile overflowed from the corner of her mouth: "Yes, there are still eleven days left, and it will be 20 years."

Heng Yu thought about it in her heart—20 years.

It is supposed to give up.

"If the eldest lady is still looking for someone, the junior may try to help a little." She said without hesitation.

She has a stubborn personality and never likes to give up the word - this visit to Yingzhou is the best proof.

As for the persuasion to give up, Mrs. Wen must have heard a lot, so she doesn't need to repeat it.

Once you have opened your mouth, you have to say something different.

Mrs. Wen was stunned for a moment, and unconsciously grasped the corner of the quilt with her fingers: "Painter Ji means..."

"There is a huge crowd, and it is not easy to find a child back. At the beginning, my family tried my best to find out my whereabouts, and because of the help of the imperial court at that time, they also found out some doorways that others could not touch. Gained some experience, and made some connections that can make you stronger." Heng Yu looked at Mrs. Wen and said, "Maybe it can be useful to some extent."

After hearing this, Mrs. Wen looked a little excited. The thing she cared about the most made her ignore other things: "Painter Ji... Are you really willing to help me with this?"

"It's something I've personally experienced, and it's within my power, so it should be."

Hearing these words, Mrs. Wen's eyes suddenly turned red.

Although their Meng family has never given up looking for Yuan'er these years, even if they try their best, the Meng family is nothing more than an ordinary merchant, and naturally it is not comparable to the family of high-ranking officials and scholars who have taken root in Beijing...

And although General Xiao has also ordered people to help find them in recent years because of Dazhu, but as Ji Huashi said just now, if there is no experience in such things, and the search is only based on inquiries, no matter how many people are there, it is no different from finding a needle in a haystack——

If Jing Zhongji's family is willing to help, that would be really great!

Mrs. Wen lifted the silk quilt from her body, immediately got out of bed, and wanted to salute Hengyu.

"You don't have to be like this!" Heng Yu hurriedly stood up and supported him: "Whether it can really help you is still unknown, we can only try."

Some hopes should not be held too high in advance.

Mrs. Wen shook her head: "No, no matter what the result is, Master Ji is willing to help, which is a great kindness to my Meng family."

"Big lady, go back and sit on the couch. Take care of your body first." Heng Yu said, "I need to do a portrait for your young lady, and I need your cooperation after that."

"Portrait..." Mrs. Wen was startled.

The woman next to her sighed and reminded: "Master Ji may not know that my girl was only two years old when she disappeared. Even if there is a portrait, it is completely useless..."

After all, how can a portrait of a two-year-old girl be used to find a 22-year-old woman?
　It's late, see you at noon tomorrow~

　　
　
(End of this chapter)