Farmer's wife: My husband came back and the house was in chaos

Chapter 362 Identity: Linglong's father

After coming out, he restored the basement and checked the study to see if there was anything else unusual. Then he left the study. By this time, the sky was gradually getting brighter and the two servants were still sleeping.

Not long after the others left, the two gatekeepers slowly opened their eyes, got up, yawned, and stretched. They hadn't slept so comfortably for a long time. After their brains calmed down, they realized, "Second brother, how did we fall asleep?"

"I don't know! Nothing happened!" Remembering that they were still on duty, the two of them perked up and looked around, then opened the study door. After checking everywhere and seeing that there was nothing wrong, they felt relieved. Fortunately, nothing happened, otherwise, if they were caught drinking like the two people in the warehouse, then everything would be over.

"Maybe we were too nervous. Next time, we need to be careful and never make the same mistake again." The servant carefully recalled how he fell asleep last night. He only remembered that his eyelids were very sleepy and he didn't know when he fell asleep.

"Remember, big brother, I promise I won't do it again next time."

Yao Qingnian first brought Zhou Hao back to his yard, released him from the sack, and found two reliable people to help him wash and groom himself.

After the servants had taken care of the man, they began to feel his pulse and treat him. Zhou Hao had been locked up in the dungeon for a long time, so his skin was pale, his thin cheeks had high cheekbones, and he looked extremely haggard and weak. His legs were broken, and the scars of all sizes on his body had scabbed over. After washing, he revealed his appearance.

The injuries on his body weren't serious and would heal after some time, but his leg was a bit troublesome because it was not treated in time when it was broken, and he was hung with chains like that, so his nerves and muscles had atrophied and necrotized, and his bones had healed abnormally. Surgery would be very risky, and even if successful, it would be difficult to restore it to an ideal state. In other words, his leg was indeed disabled.

"Shan Wei, go check Zhou Hao's identity."

Yao Qingnian asked her to find out Zhou Hao's identity first so that she would know what to do next.

Not long after, Zhou Hao woke up. The bright white light stimulated his eyes and he slowly adapted to the light. After more than 20 years, he... finally came out and saw the light of day again.

"you're awake?"

"Girl, you rescued me from the dungeon?"

"It's me. Didn't I tell you that I would get you out if you told me why you were locked up there?"

"So where am I now?"

"Inside the Shangshu Mansion, Shen Wenting's home."

When Zhou Hao mentioned Shen Wenting, he became excited. He rolled off the bed with a ferocious face, shouting, "I want to go out. I want to see my wife."

"Don't get excited, uncle. When the time is right, I will naturally take you to see Mrs. Shen."

Seeing how excited he was and fearing that there would be too much noise, Yao Qingnian directly took out a tranquilizer and injected it into his body. Zhou Hao then fell asleep. After settling him down, Shan Wei came back soon.

"Miss, I found out. Zhou Hao did not lie in the dungeon. He used to be the manager of Madam's shop. He had been with Madam before she married Lord Shen. He worked diligently and earnestly, and was highly appreciated by Old Duke Chen. That's why he was asked to help manage some of Madam's dowry shops. Madam also thinks highly of him.

By the way, his wife is Haitang, Linglong's biological father, and the manager who suddenly disappeared because of embezzlement is Zhou Hao."

"What, Linglong's biological father?"

"Yes, he suddenly disappeared that year, and everyone thought he had run away with the money."

"So, he didn't run away at all, but was locked up in the dungeon of the study by Shen Wenting for more than 20 years." It seems that things are not that simple, and we have to think about it carefully: "Let's not make this public for now, and let him stay in my courtyard and take good care of himself."

In Shen Wenting's yard.

He hadn't been to the dungeon for several days. When he came back, he asked someone to guard outside and prepared to go in to take a look. As soon as he went down to the basement, he saw that all his treasures were gone. He had a bad feeling in his heart. He ran to the dungeon and saw that the cell was empty. The people were gone. Only the untied chains were left on the ground. Even his beloved fish were all dead: "Who is it! Who did it! I will kill you when I find you!" He looked at his beloved fish with heartache. He had raised them for decades, but they died just like that. And Zhou Hao, if he went out and found Chen Shuhua, the consequences would be disastrous.

He hurried out of the study and called the doorman: "Has there been anything unusual in the study these two days?!"

Seeing that Shen Wenting’s face looked extremely ugly, they were all a little scared. What happened?

"Reporting to the master, everything is normal in the study."

"Has anyone been here?"

"No, we have people taking turns to watch over us twelve hours a day, and we never leave for even a moment."

"No! You bunch of good-for-nothings! My study was robbed, and the people in the dungeon ran away, and you told me to keep guarding it?!" Shen Wenting angrily threw the teacup in front of them.

"Master, calm down. We have indeed been guarding here the whole time and have not left. How could it be stolen?"

"Then tell me! Where are the people? If anything happens, you will lose your heads!"

There have been so many strange things happening in the mansion these past two days. The storehouse was suddenly stolen clean overnight, and now something happened in grandma and master's study, and it all happened quietly. It couldn't be a ghost.

"Master, that man's legs were broken, he couldn't have gotten out by himself. Someone must have come to rescue him!" How could a cripple get out by himself!

"What are you still standing there for! Go and look for him! If you can't find him, don't come back!" Shen Wenting was furious.

"Yes, sir, we'll go now!"

"Remember, do it in secret, don't make a big deal out of it! Otherwise, I'll make you suffer!" Shen Wenting felt uneasy. Who would want to save that cripple? Who sneaked into his study without anyone noticing? Could it be related to the theft in the warehouse? His mind was in a mess now, and he just wanted to find the person as soon as possible, so he sent more people out to look for him.

The gatekeeper suddenly remembered that the two of them had fallen asleep the night before. When he woke up, he felt a little dizzy and didn't think about it carefully. Now thinking about it, it revealed that something was wrong. On weekdays, no matter how sleepy they were at night, it was impossible for both of them to fall asleep. The most likely possibility was that the two of them were drugged and fell asleep unconsciously. However, only the two of them knew about this matter. After discussing it privately, they decided not to tell it out. Otherwise, the master would definitely not let them go. So they just pretended that they knew nothing...