After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

Father Su wiped his tears with his sleeve and said, "There is nothing left for us to do. We have lost our son, our house and our land. No one wants us to work at our age. I am blind too. We can only wait to die if we return to our hometown."

I couldn't help but feel sad when I heard that, so I had to say, "If you two elders don't mind, you can stay at my house first. Although the house is small, it won't be too much for two more people to eat."

In fact, the house has been full for a long time, but seeing that the two of them are old and helpless and their situation is really pitiful, it is acceptable to squeeze in two more people.

Anyway, the palace would send people to deliver the food every day, so I didn't have to pay for them. There was someone in charge of cooking, and someone was in charge of eating, drinking, defecating and urinating. It was just a matter of talking for me, and it was also a good thing I did for Zheng Xian.

Father Su was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect that I would take him in. After all, raising two more people would cause a lot of trouble.

But he thought about it again, he and his wife were old, his son was gone, and if he returned to his hometown, he would have no house or land, and even his livelihood would be a problem, so he was a little tempted. So he turned around and repeated what I said to Su's mother.

In fact, Su's mother was also listening to us just now. She pondered for a moment and said, "We have no relationship with the young master, how can we trouble him? Besides, we are old and can't help the young master in any way. I can't eat and drink for free. Even if the two of us go to beg for food, we should not cause trouble for others."

After listening to him, Father Su felt that what the old woman said made a lot of sense. So he turned around and stuck his head out of the car window. Before he could say anything, I rushed to say, "Don't feel embarrassed. All the expenses of the mansion are paid by your majesty. I am just a freeloader. When your majesty asks, I will just say that you are my distant relatives. Besides, your majesty rarely goes to the mansion, so he won't notice that there are two more people in the mansion, so you two can live in the mansion without worry. No one will dare to drive you away."

Su's mother also heard what I said. She climbed to the car window. The window was relatively small, so Su's father quickly moved aside to let Su's mother lean in. Su's mother just stuck her head out of the car window, and quickly retracted her head. Her eyes, which were covered with white film, were a little afraid of suddenly seeing the light. She had to lean against the car and said, "I know that the young master has good intentions, but we are both not young anymore, and we are really afraid of getting him into trouble."

I smiled and said, "Old man, you don't have to worry about getting in trouble for me, because the food and drink in the mansion are arranged by a special person, so I don't need to worry about it at all. If you two are not used to living in the mansion, I can also pay to build a house for you in Zibo City, so that you can return to the countryside to retire."

After I said this, Su's mother couldn't refuse. Tears flowed from her cloudy eyes and she said in a trembling voice: "The young master is such a good man. He will surely have boundless blessings and live as long as the heaven in the future."

I laughed out loud and said, "If I live as long as the sky, wouldn't I become an old monster? I don't want that. If I get tired of living in this life, I can reincarnate as a human and try a different life. How great is that?"

They were shocked by my "treasonous" words. They looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Su's father and mother did not raise any objections, and the matter was decided.

After leaving the gate of the imperial city and walking westward for about half an hour, we arrived at the foot of the West Mountain.

Xishan is very large and continuous, with one peak after another as far as the eye can see, but it is also very desolate. It is said that ferocious beasts roam around, and there are no people living within dozens of miles around the foot of the mountain.

When we first went up the mountain, the road was flat, but as we went on, it became all gravel and bumpy, and the carriage could not go any further.

Su's father and mother had no choice but to get off the carriage and walk slowly upstairs.

If we hadn't brought these two elderly people with us, Captain Chen and I would have been able to ride up the mountain faster, but with them, we had to dismount and walk slowly with them.

Captain Chen walked up to me, leading his horse, and said, "The West Mountain is very large. Where do you plan to start your search, young master?"

I said, "I don't know the details. I have never been to Xishan and I can't tell east, west, south, or north. I'll ask the two old people first."

We came to Xishan to look for Su Bowen's body. Our excuse was that Su Bowen told his mother in a dream that his body was on Xishan. In fact, there was no substantial evidence, so in front of Captain Chen, I had to pretend to ask Su's mother.

I quickly walked over to Su's father and mother who were still behind me and whispered a few words to them. Actually, I just told them to walk slowly and not to rush. After that, I ran to Captain Chen and said, "Su's mother said that Su Bowen was killed in a cave, and there was a crooked wild jujube tree in front of the cave."

Actually, I know this; Su Bowen told me.

There is a porcelain bottle in my sleeve, and the ghost of Su Bowen is in the bottle.

As for how this thing got into my sleeve, I really don't know.

I accidentally found a small porcelain bottle when I took something out of my sleeve.

I was disturbed by that group of ghosts yesterday and couldn't sleep all night. Finally, I fell asleep when it was almost dawn. I guess it was at that time that Su Bowen put himself into the porcelain bottle and then stuffed the bottle into my sleeve.

Su Bowen himself couldn't figure out where in the West Mountain he was. He only remembered that the two men tricked him into a cave and said that there were a lot of gold and silver treasures hidden in the cave. They should take the treasures and sell them, and share the money they earned.

Su Bowen foolishly followed the two men to the West Mountain. As soon as he entered the cave, he was knocked unconscious by the two men with stones. And then, nothing happened...

Captain Chen thought for a while and said, "The cave and the crooked wild jujube tree. I understand. I'll give the order right away."

Captain Chen was about to leave when he suddenly seemed to think of something and turned to me and said, "To the west of West Mountain is the Royal Ranch, and to the east is the Imperial Mausoleum. There are often Royal Guards patrolling this mountain. If you encounter them patrolling, don't panic, and don't run away, or they will think you are a traitor and kill you without mercy."

There is a lot of snow on the mountain, and it is white everywhere. If someone was killed, the body might be taken away by wild beasts immediately, and even the bones might not be found.

When I thought of Yi Ping's grief-stricken face, I couldn't help but say with some fear: "If I meet them, how can I prove that I am not a traitor?"

Captain Chen said simply, "Identification badge."

I quickly pulled out the gold medal from my pocket and asked, "Is this okay?"

Captain Chen's eyes almost popped out when he looked at the golden medal in front of him. He finally understood why Lord Li was so polite to him. It turned out that he was a big shot from the palace.

Captain Chen knelt down immediately, bowed to me, and said, "I, Commander Chen, pay my respects to Lord Zhao."

I hung the gold medal around my neck, then reached out to help Captain Chen and said, "Captain Chen, you don't have to be so polite."