The weak princess is super fierce

Chapter 938 Ask You

Madam Wu did not expect that Wu Pinbai would arrive at the Meng residence so quickly.

In the past, whenever something happened to her in the Meng family, she would send someone to the Wu residence to inform them, and then her brother would send his sister-in-law to the Meng family to visit her and see if her family could help.

The fact that her brother had come to her door so quickly, without her having informed him, was something that had never happened before, surprised her.

After leaving Taichen Courtyard, Meng Meijing didn't return to her own courtyard. Instead, she went to Shanfang Courtyard to stay with Madam Wu, comforting her from time to time. Little did she know that her mother had really cried her eyes out.

Upon hearing the maid announce that Wu Pinbai had arrived, she rushed outside in a flash: "Uncle!"

Wu Pinbai was led into the main hall of Shanfang Courtyard by a maid. When his niece called out to him, he pursed his lips and revealed a faint smile: "Jing'er, where is your mother?"

“Mother is inside.” Meng Meijing stepped forward to accompany Wu Pinbai, then turned and walked towards the main room. “Uncle, is there something you need?”

Then it occurred to him: "Did you hear something?"

"I know about Kang Ge'er's matter." Wu Pinbai said only this, and did not say anything more.

Upon entering the house, he heard Wu call him "elder brother" and then said, "I only learned the whole story after Minister Meng reported the case to the yamen. Why didn't you send someone to inform me?"

“My elder brother has already heard the details from my brother-in-law, so I won’t go into them.” Madam Wu invited Wu Pinbai to sit down. “Brother, did you come here because of news about Kang Ge’er?”

Wu Pinbai did not sit at the head of the table, so Wu's wife followed and sat down in the side seat next to Wu Pinbai.

Looking at the brother and sister standing so close together, Meng Meijing thought of how she and Meng Shisan often gathered together, and couldn't help but marvel at how wonderful blood ties truly are.

She took two steps forward, but instead of sitting down next to Wu Pinbai, she sat down on the side seat opposite him and then pricked up her ears.

“According to Vice Minister Meng, all the servants that the Meng family could send out have been sent out to search, and now all the officials that the capital government could send out have also been sent out by Prefect Lu. So many people are searching in every neighborhood of the city, but as of the time I came here, I haven’t heard any news,” Wu Pinbai said.

He was all alone, with only a few people under his command, all of whom were officials and clerks from the yamen. They were currently investigating his second case involving displaced people.

In other words, so many people from the Meng family and the capital government have been sent out to search, but there is still no news. He is just a lowly investigating official with little power and influence. How could there possibly be any news?

His sister's question was certainly not calm.

However, he could understand his sister's loss of composure after her nephew went missing.

"Where is my brother-in-law?" Wu Pinbai hadn't seen Meng Zhinian since he entered the Meng residence and was led all the way to the backyard, all the way to his sister and brother-in-law's Shanfang Courtyard. He couldn't help but ask.

When Wu mentioned Meng Zhinian, her face tightened; she didn't want to say a word about this useless husband.

Upon seeing this, Meng Meijing hurriedly replied, "After Father learned that my fourth brother had disappeared outside the Qingbei Academy, he said he was going to find Master Bai and went out, and has not returned since."

"What do you need Bai Shanzhang for?" Wu Pinbai asked Meng Meijing, then looked back at Wu Shi, "Did you go to find out what happened back then?"

Wu said, "That's what they say." "After Third Brother came back, he explained the whole story of Fourth Brother's disappearance very clearly, but Father still felt that he should ask Bai Shanchang again, saying that Third Brother might have missed some details." Meng Meijing once again quoted Meng Zhinian's words to answer Wu Pinbai, "After that, Father informed Grandmother and then left."

Having already informed Old Madam Meng, Wu Pinbai knew not to say anything more and nodded, saying, "This time it looks more like it."

He knew his brother-in-law, Meng Zhinian, very well.

It is said that scholars are useless, and this saying is truly apt when applied to his brother-in-law. In the past, if something happened to his sister, he would be of no use whatsoever. But today, when his nephew went missing, he still thought of going to Qingbei Academy to review the details of his nephew's disappearance and check for any omissions, so as not to miss any important clues and delay the opportunity to rescue his nephew. He does seem like a father.

He didn't come for his sister; he mainly wanted to meet his sister's stepdaughter.

Seeing Wu Shi wiping away her tears again, Wu Pinbai turned to Meng Meijing and asked, "Jing'er, is your elder sister in the manor right now?"

"Yes," Meng Meijing replied. "My elder sister is under house arrest by my grandparents and can't go anywhere. She's in Taichen Courtyard right now. Uncle asked about her, is it because you need to see her?"

Wu Pinbo nodded: "Can I see your older sister?"

Meng Meijing stood up: "Then I have to go ask my sister."

"Okay, go ahead, your uncle will wait here." Wu Pinbai waved his hand, telling Meng Meijing to go and ask Meng Shisan right now.

Meng Meijing took Jixiang straight to Taichen Courtyard, only to find it empty.

Shangchun said, "The gatekeeper just came to report that the Second Young Master Lu has arrived. Miss didn't want to see him at first, but the gatekeeper said that the Second Young Master Lu came about the Fourth Young Master's disappearance, so Miss went. He is currently in Qingming Hall."

Meng Meijing led Jixiang straight to the front yard. When they arrived at Qingming Hall, Meng Shisan and Lu Luo were just talking about Wu Pinbai.

“My elder brother assumed that Magistrate Wu must have come to the Meng residence. Could it be that my elder brother guessed wrong?” Lu Luo heard Meng Shisan say that he had not seen Wu Pinbai. Just then, he saw Meng Meijing lift her skirt and step over the threshold of Qingming Hall. He was slightly surprised. “Second Miss Meng?”

"Beautiful scenery?" Meng Shisan was also surprised.

“Prefect Lu was right, my uncle has indeed come and is talking to my mother right now.” Meng Meijing answered Lu Luo’s question first, then walked up to Meng Shisan and asked, “Sister, my uncle wants to see you. It’s about my fourth brother’s disappearance. He asked me to come and ask him about it. Can you see him, sister?”

Seeing one is seeing two, so Meng Shisan naturally agreed: "Then please invite Magistrate Wu to Qingming Hall. It just so happens that Young Master Lu has also come about the disappearance of his fourth brother. Let the four of us sit together and have a good talk face to face."

This included her as well, and Meng Meijing's eyes immediately lit up: "Okay! Sister, please wait a moment, I'll go and call Uncle right away!"

Meng Meijing and her servant arrived quickly and left just as quickly.

As Lu Luo watched Meng Meijing's hurried figure disappear into the distance, he couldn't help but think of Jiang Yao: "Yao'er is just like Miss Meng, always skipping and running so fast, sometimes I'm really afraid she'll fall."

"Did Prefect Lu send you here to deliver news about my fourth brother's whereabouts?" At this moment, Meng Shisan was most concerned about Meng Renkang's whereabouts. When Lu Luo mentioned Jiang Yao, she did not respond but asked about Meng Renkang's whereabouts.

Lu Luo shook his head: "No. My elder brother sent me here because I'm somewhat acquainted with you and have visited the Meng residence a few times before. It wouldn't be abrupt for me to come again today, so he thought I'd come and ask you..."