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"Charity Hall?"
Beneath the words "Charity Hall," in smaller text at the bottom right, it read "Big Merchant," indicating that this place was indeed related to Cui Lan's business.
Meng Zhangyuan explained that during her free time, she would come here to teach. As soon as she appeared, she was welcomed by everyone, and some even asked if Sang Qingxiao was the new Master. Meng Zhangyuan quickly brushed it off with a few words, and Sang Qingxiao earned their respect as well.
Then a child asked where Qin Master was and why she no longer came to teach them. Was it because they were not behaving?
"She has family matters to attend to," Meng Zhangyuan replied.
The children understood; the previous Master had also left for family reasons. These kids had experienced too much from a young age and were quite sensitive, so they naturally pondered over such things.
Meng Zhangyuan knew she could only deceive them temporarily, so she changed the subject and began asking about their studies. Sang Qingxiao listened on the side, appreciating Meng Zhangyuan's thoughtfulness and attention to detail.
After answering all the children's questions, Meng Zhangyuan strolled around Charity Hall with Sang Qingxiao while explaining that they weren't dealing with family matters but rather had disappeared—three girls and one boy—all graduates of the Imperial Academy, chosen for their character after careful selection.
Those willing to teach at Charity Hall must have come from prominent families.
Meng Zhangyuan nodded in agreement. "Indeed, the benefits at Charity Hall are quite good. It's just teaching some children after all. I took the liberty of bringing in some girls among them; several Masters can share the workload, and the teaching load is light while the monthly salary is quite considerable."
It was a good job, teaching during leisure hours without interfering with their main responsibilities. At first, everyone was very satisfied, but then one day, they suddenly stopped coming, sending someone to inform her of their resignation under the pretext of finding good matches or positions back home. She was happy for them—people always seek better opportunities—but when several others followed suit in quitting like this, especially when letters from one student's family reached her, doubts began to arise. She sent someone to investigate their news back home and found that none had returned.
She searched for their whereabouts in Jingjing City and its surroundings but found nothing. She even sought out the person who had previously helped them resign; unsurprisingly, there was no trace of him either.
Could this be reported to the Government?
After reporting it, she received news yesterday stating they had gone traveling—detailed routes included—but she didn't believe it.
One student had a sick relative who had been bedridden for months; he had always been very filial. When she sent someone to check on his family back home, it turned out that this relative had been waiting for letters that never arrived.
Realizing this made her suspect that perhaps they truly had disappeared and that their disappearance involved significant matters—there were even people in the Capital of Jingzhao covering for them. This discovery made her more cautious, which is why she sought out Sang Qingxiao.
"Miss Sang," she said, "you know quite a few people in Court; could you help me search? It would be best to do so quietly; if those students are still alive, we don't want any desperate individuals silencing them."
Sang Qingxiao nodded in understanding and asked if Meng Zhangyuan had any other leads.
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