After being a widow for half my life, I found out that my husband was not dead.

"That night at Zhuangzi, she should have been killed by your people, and then her body was discovered by the government. Because she was the sixth girl of the Hou family and had a high status, the case would be handed over to the Ministry of Justice for investigation, and finally fell into the hands of Yan Mu. ." After Shangguan Xu said this, he took a deep breath and looked at Qin Fei again.

At this time, Qin Feishi was sitting on the stone table. It was clearly summer, but he was wearing a heavy gown and looking at one place.

Shangguan Xu followed his gaze and saw there was an earthen tomb. The earth was still new.

"Are you cold?" Qin Feishi asked.

Shangguan Xu frowned, "Your Highness..."

Qin Fei raised his hand to stop Shangguan Xu from continuing. He wrapped up his clothes and said: "This matter is indeed my mistake, but the sixth girl is missing. Dingyuan Houfu has reported it to the official, and the government has also I’ll look for it.”

"But it won't alarm the Criminal Department or Yan Mu."

Qin Fei lowered his eyes, thought for a while, and said, "We can start from the queen."

However, within two days, there was a rumor that the Queen had taken a liking to the sixth girl from the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion and planned to make her a concubine for the third or fourth prince. However, the sixth girl was unwilling and ran away.

When the queen heard this rumor, she thought that when she mentioned the marriage to Mrs. Dingyuan Hou, she had resisted for a long time, she felt that the rumor must be true.

It is a great honor to be able to marry her son as a concubine. The Dingyuan Marquis Mansion and the sixth girl are so ignorant, it is possible that they look down on her two sons.

Her two sons are indeed idiots, but she is the only one who can scold them. Others look down on them because they don't give her the face of a queen. Especially when they run away, they slap her in the face.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Shangguan Xu provoked her again, and the queen went to the emperor and cried.

"The third child is incompetent because he married an incompetent third prince's concubine. Look at the wife of the seventh child. She is shrewd and has more abilities. That's why the seventh child can still stand up after falling down time and time again. Let me tell you, We should marry the third child a good wife, so that he can also make progress."

The emperor did not agree with the queen's remarks, but he found it annoying that the queen was crying, "Then which girl do you have your eye on?"

The queen's eyes lit up, "The sixth girl from Dingyuan Hou Mansion!"

"It's fine for you to be in charge."

"It's just that these six girls can't find anyone for some reason."

The emperor frowned, "Is there such a thing?"

"No, Marquis Dingyuan was seriously injured last year while quelling the Nanzhou rebellion. He passed away soon after. His two children were still young, and now the Marquis's mansion doesn't even have a pillar. These six girls are the old lady's relatives. My daughter, the sister of Marquis Dingyuan, disappeared without any reason. Jingzhao Mansion has been looking for her for these days, but there is no news." The queen sighed as she spoke, as if she was worried about the Marquis Dingyuan Mansion.

The emperor was already a little impatient, "Let Jingzhao Mansion continue to search."

"Your Majesty, why not let the Criminal Department look for it? After all, they have more manpower."

The emperor was silent for a moment, "The Criminal Department specializes in serious cases. It is not appropriate to mobilize a large number of people just to find one person."

"If we can't find him in a few days, Mrs. Dingyuan Marquis will be worried and will definitely come to the palace to beg you. Why don't you be one step ahead of her to save her from having to make this trip at such an old age."

The emperor thought of something and frowned, showing an irritated look, "I will follow the Queen's instructions and let the Criminal Department take over to find this sixth girl."

The Criminal Department could only take over the case and learned about the situation from Jingzhao Mansion.

"This sixth girl went out with her maid early in the morning of the third day of the lunar new year. She was going to Wenyuan County under the jurisdiction of Shengjing to visit her uncle. She had agreed to go back the same day. But there was no news about her visit. . The Hou Mansion originally thought she was staying at her uncle's house. They went to look for her after a few days, only to find that she had not gone there at all. This is what the Jingzhao Mansion knew, and they had not found any clues during the past few days of investigation. They couldn't find it, so they are more likely to believe that the sixth girl is hiding by herself." Dahei said.

After Yan Mu heard this, he asked in confusion: "Why is Miss Six hiding?"

"You haven't heard the recent rumors?"

"No."

"Ouch, I have to tell you about this."

Dahei poured himself a cup of tea as he spoke, with a face full of interest, just like those women on the streets who nag their parents and their families.

Yan Mu's face darkened, "Long story short."

"It can't be short."

"You are limited to two sentences, otherwise your monthly payment will be deducted."

Dahei was about to talk in a long way, but when he heard this, he quickly shut up. His dark eyes were moving rapidly as he was organizing concise words.

"The queen wants these six girls to be concubines for the third prince, but the sixth girls don't want to."

After saying that, he exhaled.

After listening to this, Yan Mu pondered for a moment and said, "The corpse dismemberment case not long ago, bring over the case files sorted out by Jingzhao Mansion and investigate it together with this disappearance case."

"Huh? But the case has been closed."

"Investigating secretly, there may be a connection."

Dahei scratched his head. Although he was confused, he still went to do it.

It was already the end of August, and the summer heat was gradually disappearing. Liu Yunxiang took his two children to Yaolu to visit Qu Moran.

When I entered the door, I saw Xiao Wu and Yi'er drying herbs. Seeing them coming, he hurriedly invited Liu Yunxiang to sit in the room.

"Master is in the alchemy. He will come out soon after he is busy."

Xiao Wu poured a cup of tea, then took Xing Yi and Yan'er, called Qu Yi, and went to the mountains to pick wild fruits together.

Liu Yunxiang was worried and asked Zijin to follow him.

While she was waiting in the room, she saw Wei Hai coming back with Old Man Qu through the gauze curtain.

"The woods are deep on the other side of the mountain, so you can't run around. Thanks to the hunters from the same village, I couldn't have found you this time. You've wet your pants, right? Come inside quickly and I'll change them for you."

Wei Hai said and helped old man Qu into the house. After a while, he came out with his pants and started washing them in the big basin.

This man was hard-working and sincere. Qu Moran took an old man and a young one with him. The old man was still hysterical. I think he had a very difficult time. Fortunately, Wei Hai appeared later.

So she could understand that Qu Moran was determined to marry this man, not based on his family background, appearance, or future, but only on him as a person.

Qu Moran came out of the alchemy, saw Wei Hai, and sighed, "Why are you here again?"

When Wei Hai saw Qu Moran, he kept moving and said with a smile: "Uncle Qu peed his pants, I'll wash him first."

"Hey, let your mother see it and you want to scold me again?"

Wei Hai's smile faded, "I've made it clear to my mother, she won't scold you again."

"Oh?"

Wei Hai didn't say anything, washed his pants and hung them to dry, then rubbed the water on his clothes a few times, "I, I really like you..."

He was a little embarrassed to say this, and his dark face turned red.

Qu Moran pursed his lips and said, "I know."

"So...can you suffer a little for me?"

Qu Moran frowned, "You tell me."

"My mother and I each take a step back. She promised me to marry you, and I have to promise her... promise to go to that girl Minmin."

"Oh, you want to marry two?"

"So I have to wrong you."