Mao Xiang did not dare to neglect Zhu Yuanzhang's orders and would definitely carry them out to the letter.
However, such a small matter was naturally not worth him personally taking action.
He was still busy investigating Hu Weiyong's remaining party, as well as the recent Kongyin Case.
Therefore, he only ordered one of his subordinates to send someone to investigate and threw this matter to the back of his mind.
And for this kind of thankless work that obviously had no benefits or credit.
Naturally, no one was willing to do it.
Under such circumstances.
Song Zhong had a grudge with the Thousand Households and was not liked by them.
He was naturally assigned this difficult task.
He brought a few subordinates along the Green Stream River and went upstream to scout.
Along the way.
His subordinates were complaining incessantly.
"Sigh, I'm really unlucky for eight lifetimes. Good things don't happen.
As long as it was such a hard labor errand, he would definitely be assigned.”
"Who says so? But what can we do? Who asked us to be unlucky and not be able to build a relationship…"
"I just heard a while ago that Li Hu just raided the mansion of Hu Weiyong's remaining party and made a lot of contributions.
Moreover, he had made a fortune and obtained many benefits.
Look at us…There's no way to compare..."
...
"Alright, stop talking. What can we do?
Hurry up and finish this matter. Just go back and report…"
The more they spoke, the more ridiculous they became.
Song Zhong frowned and reprimanded him sternly.
Seeing that he was angry, the few of them reluctantly shut their mouths, but their expressions were still somewhat indignant.
Song Zhong was also very helpless about this, but there was nothing he could do.
The others went to search the residences of those high officials and dignitaries, either to make contributions or to make a fortune.
And they were sent to investigate the whereabouts of an abandoned baby.
It was reasonable for him to feel unbalanced.
But who asked him to offend the Thousand Households?
Speaking of which, this thousand-man was actually just his colleague.
However, for some reason, he managed to cling onto Commander Mao Xiang and was promoted.
After that, she made things difficult for him.
This made it difficult for him to move forward, and he was not very proud of his official career.
If it wasn't for the fact that he was commanding the Tongzhi Jiang Meng, he would still have some ability.
He would have been kicked out of the Brocade Guard long ago.
However, in the long run, it was not a solution.
He did not know when he would lose his job.
Thinking of this, Song Zhong couldn't help but sigh gloomily.
He could only temporarily suppress these troublesome matters.
He had to complete the task at hand first before making any plans.
The few of them followed along the Qingxi River to scout.
They passed by several villages along the way, but they did not gain anything.
There was a family that had abandoned a child, but it was a female child.
Moreover, it had happened a long time ago. It did not match the situation.
As for those who had just been abandoned today, there was not a single one.
Just like that.
After a long time, Song Zhong and the others still couldn't find anything.
At this moment, the few of them had already walked far away.
They arrived at a village in the upper reaches of the Qingxi River.
It was almost impossible to go any further.
Perhaps, the person who abandoned the baby was not from the vicinity.
Moreover, if they continued to investigate.
With just a few of them, it was probably not enough. They needed to send more people.
Thinking of this, Song Zhong decided to go back first after investigating the village.
He wanted to ask for instructions on what to do.
Song Zhong walked toward his subordinates who were interrogating the villagers.
However, after taking a few steps, Song Zhong's pupils suddenly constricted.
As if he had discovered something, he stared fixedly at an old farmer in the crowd in front of him.
With his many years of experience in the Imperial Secret Service, he told him.、
There was definitely something wrong with this old farmer.
At this moment, there were many villagers surrounding the Embroidered Uniform Guards.
However, most of them were either confused, vigilant, or even hostile.
This was a very normal reaction.
However, only this old farmer had a hesitant expression and wanted to say something.
When he walked in.
The old farmer suddenly asked who the abandoned baby was and if he was still alive…
Hearing this.
Song Zhong heaved a sigh of relief in his heart.
This old farmer definitely knew something.
Even the abandoned baby was very likely abandoned by this old farmer.
Thinking of this, Song Zhong no longer hesitated.
He strode up to the old farmer and questioned him sternly.
This old farmer was just an ordinary villager. How could he have seen the world?
Therefore, after Song Zhong revealed his identity, he coaxed and threatened him.
It didn't take much effort to interrogate him.
As he expected, this old farmer was indeed the one who abandoned the baby.
As for the reason, it was simple.
It turned out to be the child picked up by His Majesty.
It was a woman in this village who gave birth before marriage.
He didn't even know who the father of the child was.
This would be a treasonous act no matter where it was placed!!
To the woman's clan, it was a great humiliation.
And that woman had already died of dystocia.
The child that was left behind was naturally regarded as a bastard.
Therefore, he decided to drown him.
The person in charge of this matter was the old farmer.
However, the old farmer really couldn't bear to drown such a small child.
However, they could not go against the clan's decision.
Therefore, he was conflicted.
The old farmer secretly placed the child in the Qingxi River and left it to fate.
After that, the child went down the Qingxi River and was picked up by His Majesty.
Hearing this.
Song Zhong couldn't help but sigh at the child's great fortune.
Song Zhong did not doubt the old farmer's words.
This kind of thing had happened in many places before, so it was no longer strange.
He had seen even more ridiculous things, let alone this.
Now, he had completed his mission.
He would just report back.
How to deal with that child will be decided by His Majesty.
"This... Lord, please don't tell others what I've said.
Otherwise, I will be punished by the clan and will not be able to live in the village…"
After the old farmer told him everything, he looked at Song Zhong pleadingly.
Song Zhong nodded indifferently.
He was very clear about the old farmer's worries.
The power of the clan was extraordinary.
Many times, it was even more effective than the laws of the Ming Dynasty.
It was even common to set up private punishments.
This old farmer had violated the clan's decision and released the baby without permission.
If word got out, he would definitely be punished.
There was no need for him to make things difficult for an ordinary citizen.
After agreeing, he turned around and called his subordinates to leave.
The old farmer heaved a sigh of relief and then felt very happy.
Although he was a commoner who had never seen the world, he was not stupid.
Naturally, he understood that since these officials had come to inquire, the child was definitely not dead.
He had done a good deed.
Thinking of the child's background, the old farmer could not help but sigh and mutter,
"I've let down the Zhen family's eldest girl. If the heavens are watching, she can rest assured.
It was such a pity that such a kind-hearted person had died just like that.
He had thought that he would be blessed to have entered the Imperial Palace and served the Emperor.
In the end…Sigh!"
As soon as he finished speaking.
Song Zhong, who had just taken a few steps forward, suddenly stopped.
In the next second!
Song Zhong suddenly turned around, his eyes filled with shock.
Staring at the old farmer, he asked word by word,
"What did you just say? What did you say about entering the palace?？”
The old farmer was shocked.
He stared blankly at Song Zhong, who seemed to have changed into a different person. He was like a ferocious tiger that could devour people. He was speechless.
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