Abandoning concubines and raising children to seize the throne

All the barriers seemed to disappear in this smile. Mei Qingge stretched out his hand and embraced Yin Qingxuan in his arms.

She held Xiao Nanfeng in her left hand and her daughter in her right hand, enjoying this rare and short-lived family love.

The three of them sat there for an unknown amount of time before Yin Qingxuan realized that the sun had already reached its zenith.

"Mother and Zhao'er must be hungry. I'll go prepare some food so we can celebrate properly."

Mei Qingge nodded happily.

"Let Ye Jingyu come over as well. Even though he took you away from me and I disliked him in every way, he still treated me with courtesy. He is a man worthy of trust. I take back what I said before. You two are a perfect match. When he returns to the court, I will personally send you and your family down the mountain."

Ever since meeting He Yuan, Mei Qingge's temperament has softened a lot.

Her eyes and eyebrows were really cruel, but had been covered by her original kindness. Now, she looked more and more like a mother.

Yin Qingxuan smiled.

"Ayu will be very happy to get mother's recognition. I will go find him now."

Looking at her daughter's happy back, Mei Qingge sighed softly, hugged Xiao Nanfeng and kissed her hard twice.

"You must be filial to your mother in the future and never let others bully her."

Xiao Nanfeng nodded vigorously, waved his little fist and said: "Grandma, don't worry, I will learn very powerful martial arts and will definitely protect my mother."

While the grandparents were talking, Yin Qingxuan had already found Ye Jingyu sitting on the stone steps.

She hugged Ye Jingyu's neck affectionately and whispered in his ear: "My mother should have figured it out. We don't have to be so sneaky when we leave in the future. She also told me that you are a person worthy of trust."

Ye Jingyu raised his clear phoenix eyes.

"really?"

Yin Qingxuan pinched his straight nose and said with a smile: "Of course, but we still have a mission now, which is to catch Qi Yunzhi. Only by catching her can we completely resolve the misunderstanding between father and mother."

Ye Jingyu held her hand and said, "You are right. Why not... call Bai Xue over. Maybe it will be useful. Besides, I am also worried about Cheng Fenglou."

"Hey, why do you always forget about Bai Xue? Ah Yu, go quickly. If you are worried about the child, take him to the mountain."

"Ah."

Ye Jingyu quickly kissed Yin Qingxuan on the cheek, then used his Qinggong skills to go down the mountain.

Misty Silver City.

He Yuan sat upright in the chair, his serious expression making the angles of his face more distinct.

"It's been two days. Can you find any clues from that year?"

The four guards bowed in unison and shook their heads at the same time.

"Everyone in the city has been checked, and no trace of outsiders has been found."

"I have investigated the people in the city and found that no one has left Silver City without permission for nearly thirty years."

The guard added another sentence after he finished speaking.

"The only one who can go out is... you, the city lord."

He Yuan's brows sank.

"Can you investigate it carefully?"

"We have asked every household and found people who can testify that no one has left the city."

He Yuan frowned slightly.

"Did it disturb the people?"

"No, I am here to take a census. Many people have indeed died of old age and illness in the past thirty years. Overall, the population of Silver City has shrunk by 10%."

"You guys step back first."

He Yuan waved his hand and stood up from his chair.

These four subordinates are personal guards trained by his father and are absolutely trustworthy. If none of them have ever left the city, it means that these people are not from the common people.

The remaining possibility is that he is from the main city of Silver City.

These people must be proficient in formations, so they can sneak out of Silver City silently. In this way, the scope is much smaller.

The only ones who truly understand formations are the four elders of Silver City and Gongsun Yunfeng.

Thinking of this, He Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, and heard someone shouting: "Husband, you are back."

Gongsun Yunfeng came in from outside with her maid, holding two plates of exquisite snacks in her hands.

"My dear, have you had breakfast? How is Sister Mei doing? Has she said when she will come over? We haven't had a wedding in Yincheng for many years. This time I have to prepare well."

Gongsun Yunfeng had a smile on her face, with joy in her eyes and brows, as if she was the one getting married.

He Yuan's eyes turned to Gongsun Yunfeng's face, and he sighed and said, "She was hunted down by someone back then, and those people were holding the token of Silver City. I'm afraid that the grudge between her and me will never be resolved, so what's the point of talking about moving in together?"

He Yuan threw two Yincheng waist badges on the table. Gongsun Yunfeng picked them up and examined them. She said with a worried look on her face: "This badge does look like it belongs to Yincheng, but the people of Yincheng never leave the city at will. How could they possibly go and assassinate Sister Mei?"

He Yuan turned his back and said, "What if he is from the mansion?"

Gongsun Yunfeng thought for a while before saying, "This is even more impossible. The guards of the main city have always been assigned by Elder Chang. It has only been three to five years since Elder Chang handed the hanging soldier token to me. Elder Chang also admires Sister Mei. How could he kill her?"

He Yuan turned around and asked, "Who do you think did this, Madam?"

Gongsun Yunfeng shook her head. She walked back and forth a few steps on the ground, frowned and said, "This matter is quite strange. Personally, I am more inclined to frame someone. If someone from Yincheng really wanted to harm Sister Mei, why would they carry the badge with them? Even ordinary assassins would not carry the seal of their own sect with them. Don't you understand this, my husband?"

He Yuan frowned even more, what he said made sense.

Gongsun Yunfeng's eyes flashed, and she suddenly said excitedly: "I do have an idea. My husband, instead of investigating the people in Silver City, you might as well investigate the waist badges in the city. If someone loses it, there must be clues to follow. This may be a huge breakthrough."