It has to be said that people of any era cannot escape the desire to eat melons.This probably comes from the curiosity in human nature.

An ordinary abduction case involved a rich and noble family in the capital, and it also involved the outrageous and bloody matter of holding the wrong child. Xu Mingjin was arrested on the front foot, and his name appeared on the back foot.Among the many people, what happened in the county government quickly spread in the county town through the word of mouth of the people watching.

In this small place where entertainment activities are far from abundant, such a piece of gossip is enough to become a hot topic in many people's social life, and it occupies the headlines of hot news in the county overnight.Especially when it involves big shots who are out of reach for many common people.

For a time, the city was full of whispering crowds.

"You said, is it true that you held the wrong child?"

"It can be false. Didn't the false prince admit it himself? I never thought that the noble family would be so negligent and let their children wander outside for so many years."

"Hey, I don't know if it's a real negligence or a fake negligence. I think there may be something wrong here. Maybe, someone has the audacity to change the child on purpose!"

"Hiss—is this fatal? Once discovered, the whole family will be implicated."

"That's the family name of the public mansion. If you take a chance, you will be rich and prosperous for generations. In the future, your children and grandchildren will all be nobles. Who can not take risks?"

"You have said so much, have you forgotten that the liar was directly put into prison by the county magistrate! It is said that he was abducted, and no one really believes that he is the son of Laoshizi Wei Guogong's mansion. Believe the nonsense about having the wrong child!"

"Yeah, how can you trust the words of the kidnapper? I advise everyone to be more cautious, and don't talk about Wei Guogong's mansion casually. Once you offend the nobleman, the emperor will not be able to save you!"

"You also said that you can't gossip about nobles casually, how dare a kidnapper pull the banner of Wei Guogong's mansion to deceive people? Don't say you didn't see it, what kind of a kidnapper is that? The reason why he became a kidnapper is not the county magistrate.Want to curry favor with our real son who came out of the valley..."

"Shhhhhh! You really drank two ounces of yellow urine and dare to talk nonsense! I'll pretend that I haven't talked to you today, and I haven't had a drink with you. Don't say you've seen me..."

——No matter how powerful Wei Guogong's mansion is, it is far away in the sky after all, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, not to mention that Xu Mingjin has been arrested, and the people have no fear when talking about his gossip.The county magistrate is the local emperor of the entire Yu County, and everyone dare not casually say that this is not him.

Therefore, except for drunken and insane guys, most of the people's discussions focused on Xu Mingjin.

And the unknown Shanglin Village became even more lively.

There are people of all kinds, those who visit relatives and friends, those who go sightseeing, and those who go to the countryside to buy food and herbs in person.If it wasn't for the short time, the news didn't spread fast enough, and the number of people rushing to Shanglin Village wasn't too high. After a few more days and the news spread wider, I'm afraid more people would rush over from all directions.

Anyone can guess the real purpose of these people.

A prince of the government is not considered a small person in the capital, and in such a small place, he is an existence that many people can't reach on tiptoe in his life.Regret for a lifetime.

But what most people don't know is that Su Ying did not return to Shanglin Village, but temporarily stayed in the county government mansion.

...

"My lord, we are here."

Just when the entire county was in turmoil due to the exposure of Su Ying's life experience, a group of people from Shangjing entered the city.

This group is dominated by an elegant young man. Among the entourage, there are also a few maids and servants who seem to be from high-ranking families. In addition, there are guards on horseback. They are taciturn and capable in action.His demeanor revealed the iron-blooded temperament honed in the military.

With the extraordinary momentum shown by this team, it should have been very eye-catching. It has been like this all the way before, and it has caused them a lot of trouble.But after entering the city, they unexpectedly found that in this small county, there were not as many people who paid attention to them as before.

It seems that there is another more attractive thing that has firmly attracted the attention of the people in the city.Where the convoy passed, the people along the way might have looked up at them curiously one second, then lowered their heads and whispered to the people around them in the next second, with excitement in the corners of their eyes and brows.

It seems that there is an unspoken secret flowing in the dark, and their expressions, eyes, and movements when they are whispering are constantly sharing and spreading this secret.

Among the group of people, some people heard keywords such as "Wei Guogong Mansion", "Shizi", "Baocuo" and so on.

The leading young man suddenly frowned slightly.

Xu Mingyu knew very well that the purpose of coming to this small county town hundreds of miles away was to pick up his cousin who was living outside.Although he was also very surprised when he learned about this past incident from his father, but this matter is of great importance, and he has never casually revealed the slightest bit of information to the outside world.

Therefore, except for the closest followers, the rest of the team actually don't know what they are here for.

But if he heard correctly, rumors have spread in this small county?Has the news leaked out?

Xu Mingyu was full of confusion. He waved for an attendant and ordered, "Go and see what's going on."

The attendant gave a low reply, then retreated, and then silently merged into the whispering crowd.

Not long after, the attendant who was sent to inquire about the news returned, but the expression on his face was particularly strange.

Seeing this, Xu Mingyu became more and more puzzled: "What happened? What are you doing?"

The attendant's expression became more and more strange: "Returning to the eldest son, those people, those people are talking about the matter of Wei Guogong's mansion embracing the wrong son sixteen years ago, and the abduction case of the real and false princes."

Xu Mingyu: "?"

Before departure, what about the secret truth that his family swore to him?How come everyone knows about it in this small place?Also, what the hell is the true and false prince abduction case?

"This, I've heard people say, it's the son of the prince." When it came to Xu Mingjin, the attendant who knew the truth quickly changed his words, "It's Mr. Mingjin, he came here a day earlier, and he went to Shanglin Village to meet him.Then he was pushed to the county government office by that person, and now he is being imprisoned as a kidnapper."

When he said this, the attendant named Yanshu only felt that he had a stomach to vomit, and Xu Mingyu, who had heard him finish speaking, was also in a daze, and also had a stomach to vomit.

——What is it all about!

Not to mention how Xu Mingjin, who was supposed to be studying in the academy, appeared here, but how did this guy manage to be locked up as a kidnapper after only one day here?

... Everyone is human, why are you so good?

At this moment, Xu Mingyu almost suspected that he had heard wrong.

Xu Mingyu couldn't believe it even more after he sent someone to inquire about what happened in the courtroom yesterday.

Before his background was exposed, he had never realized that Xu Mingjin could be so unreliable. Since he was a child, he had always had the impression of this cousin who was courteous and talented. Although he didn't have much contact with each other, he had a good relationship.

But now, he felt that Xu Mingjin looked at him with admiration.

To be caught as a kidnapper and thrown into prison, in a sense, this former cousin is quite extraordinary.

And the person who can send him in is obviously even more extraordinary.

For a while, Xu Mingyu was full of curiosity about his cousin who hadn't seen him for more than ten years.

Not everyone can be found suddenly, and after being told that he is the son of a powerful man, not only will he not be tempted at all, but he will be escorted to the yamen as a kidnapper.

He couldn't wait to see this cousin.

As for Xu Mingjin who was in prison?

...Anyway, everyone has been imprisoned overnight, so it won't hurt to delay a little longer, right?

Thinking of this, Xu Mingyu, who originally planned to take a rest for a day before picking up someone, changed his plan and went directly to the local county magistrate.

Unlike Xu Mingjin who came here secretly, Xu Mingyu represented the entire Duke's Mansion, and of course he also carried the badge of the Duke's Mansion, and was welcomed in as soon as he showed his identity.

Passing through the long corridor, Xu Mingyu stopped in his footsteps.

His gaze turned to the pond beside the rockery not far away, and there was a figure by the pond, leaning forward, most of his body was tilted down, his face was almost touching the water.

His bright pupils and the fish in it looked at each other, as if they were exchanging secrets that only each other knew.

He didn't raise his head lazily until a fish slapped its tail and threw the water in his face.As if sensing Xu Mingyu's gaze, the man turned to look at him.

It is obviously the new clothes bought by the county magistrate's mansion, and it does not completely match the slightly rough skin of the young man, but there is a very special look between his brows that look forward to flying, making everything that is inappropriate become just right.

"Good morning."

The person squatting by the pond stood up and stretched, and waved to him, every strand of hair was full of liveliness.

On the boy's lively eyelashes, there are lively water droplets trembling.

A thought suddenly came to Xu Mingyu's mind.

— that's him.

——The boy in front of him was the person he was looking for.

He couldn't help but stepped forward and smiled.

"...Is that Saburo? I'm your cousin, Xu Mingyu."