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

One million taels is a huge amount, and it cannot be swallowed by a small Yanzhou government. There must be other accomplices. The emperor asked Yan Mu to investigate. Some people were afraid that they would be found out, so they used this dead mouse to warn him not to dig too deep into the matter.

"You want to scare me with just a dead mouse. Am I so timid in their eyes?" Yan Mu sneered after hearing Liu Yunxiang's analysis.

Liu Yunxiang picked up the tea and took a sip, and then said: "But this dead mouse was put in the snack boxes of the two children. They knew that you were difficult to deal with, so they targeted your weak spots."

When Yan Mu heard this, he couldn't help but frown.

He is indeed not afraid of anything, but he has a wife and children, so he has to be cautious.

"We will be careful these days. You don't have to worry. It's just the Yanzhou Futai corruption case. Have you made any new discoveries?"

"No." Yan Mu spread his hands, "The files compiled by Qin Feishi and Lao Si are very complete. I also met Yang Xun when I went to the prison. He was a weak scholar and a weirdo. He was still reciting poems and painting in the prison. Ask. Whether he was wronged or not, whether he admitted it or not, he admitted it, and his attitude was very sincere. But if you ask him where the 100 million went, he will point to it and refuse to say a word."

"The Department of Punishment will not be lenient when dealing with this kind of criminal, right?"

"Hundreds of instruments of torture were used, but he just wanted to die without saying a word."

Liu Yunxiang thought for a while and said, "Maybe someone used his family to threaten him to prevent him from confessing his accomplices."

Yan Mu shook his head, "His parents, wife and children are all dead, leaving him alone."

"what?"

"He has no weaknesses, so the government has nothing to do with him."

"Could he have saved his life if he didn't say anything?" This was the only reason Liu Yunxiang could think of.

"No, the time limit given to me by the emperor is more than one month before he is executed. But no matter whether he is found out or not, he will be sent to the execution ground at that time."

When Yan Mu said this, he shrugged, "So even though this case is in my hands, it doesn't matter how I investigate it, whether it's fast or slow, or even whether it's investigated at all."

Liu Yunxiang thought the same thing. If others couldn't find out, he couldn't find out, so it would be nothing, but if others couldn't find out, he would find something, fearing that it would only cause trouble for himself.

"Then what have you been busy with these days?"

Yan Mu exhaled, "When it gets warm at noon tomorrow, you and I can go out to the city."

In the afternoon of the next day, Liu Yunxiang followed Yan Mu out. In the coldest month of winter, even in the afternoon, the wind is chilly. Yan Mu wrapped Liu Yunxiang in a cloak and then carried her into the carriage.

On the way, Yan Mu lowered his eyes and said nothing, and seemed to be in a bad mood. Liu Yunxiang didn't ask any more questions and leaned in his arms. He was stunned after a while as the carriage jolted.

She didn't know how long she sat there before Yan Mu called her softly, "Yunxiang, we're here."

Liu Yunxiang opened his eyes in confusion, unable to hug Yan Mu behind him, and heard his low laughter in his ears. Liu Yunxiang suddenly sobered up a lot. Seeing herself leaning against him like this and hugging him intimately, she couldn't help but blush.

Yan Mu lowered his head and kissed her, then straightened his cloak and carried her out of the carriage.

"Lao Qi, why did you invite us here?"

Hearing Zhou Lihuai's voice, Liu Yunxiang hurriedly patted Yan Mu and asked him to put her down.

When she stood firmly with both feet on the ground, she realized that they were on the mountain. Because it was winter, the forest was bare and desolate. Zhou Lihuai was just a few steps away. He seemed to be used to the intimacy between the two and did not avoid it. What surprised Liu Yunxiang was that there was another person standing behind Zhou Lihuai, Zhu Qingjia.

Zhu Qingjia is the adopted son of Shangguan Xu.

During the chaos in Nanzhou before, Zhu Qingjia was injured in his leg and still held his official position, but now he is idle at home. He was wearing a green robe with a black cloak outside. He had swollen eyelids and an unkempt beard, and he looked depressed at first glance.

"This is a barren mountain, just in case you encounter a bear or something." Zhou Lihuai said and picked up a wooden stick from the ground.

Yan Mu snorted, "If we really encounter a bear, I will throw you to it to feed itself."

"Lao Qi, it's a good thing that I'm your fifth brother. I always secretly gave you sweets when you were a kid."

"As a result, he broke his tooth." Zhu Qingjia suddenly added.

Zhou Lihuai laughed, "Who makes him always get under the bed at night to eat secretly? He is afraid that his adoptive father will find out and dare not rinse his mouth. His teeth will definitely be damaged."

"He broke his tooth and you got a beating."

"Hey, who made me the elder brother?"

Talking about things from childhood, the atmosphere between the three of them became much more relaxed.

Zhu Qingjia looked at Yan Mu, frowned, and then sighed sadly, "Xiao Qi back then is now the King of Zhenbei, and he lives with us. I just don't know why His Highness asked us to come here?"

Yan Mu looked at Zhu Qingjia and said calmly: "Let's go up the mountain first."

Zhu Qingjia didn't ask much, turned around and walked up the mountain, but his legs were inconvenient and he walked with a limp. Seeing this, Zhou Lihuai sighed slightly, then ran forward to help him.

"I don't need it."

"The road up the mountain is steep..."

"roll!"

Zhou Lihuai had no choice but to follow Zhu Qingjia so that he could support him in time when he needed it.

"I heard from my sister-in-law that you drag your sick leg to exercise every day and run for more than ten miles at a time. Didn't I tell you to take care of it, take care of it slowly, and take care of it calmly, don't be anxious."

“I’ve been raising it for half a year and it’s not getting better at all!”

"That needs to be maintained. It can be exercised, but in moderation."

"Okay, long-winded."

Watching the two of them walk away, Liu Yunxiang walked up the mountain in Yan Mu's arms. It had snowed a few days ago, and there was still residual snow on the road, so it was a bit slippery. The two of them walked slowly for fear that Liu Yunxiang would injure his wounds.

When they were halfway up the mountain, there was a piece of flat land, and Liu Yunxiang saw Zhu Qingjia and Zhou Lihuai stopping there. She took a few steps forward, and when she took a closer look, she found that there were three tombs in front of them.

She turned to look at Yan Mu and saw that his expression was solemn. After thinking about it carefully, she figured it out. She walked a few steps faster and walked to the grave. She first saw Mu Jin's grave, next to it was Lin Jinxiao, and over there was Wei Shuyi.

Wei Shuyi killed the Third Highness and committed suicide in prison out of fear of crime. His body was thrown directly into a mass grave. She didn't expect that Yan Mu collected his body and buried it here.

"Lin is... a beggar tonight?" Liu Yunxiang asked.

"Yes, he is in the second line. We only know that his name is Lin Jinxiao. He was once a daughter of a famous family. He carried a deep hatred and was saved by his adoptive father. He worked for his adoptive father. He and his fourth child were sent away by his adoptive father when he was young. Grow up with us." Zhu Qingjia said.

Yan Mu looked at the tombstone and said, "He has gray hair. We call him the old beggar, but he is not that old."

"You brought their bones back from Beijin." Liu Yunxiang turned to look at Yan Mu.

"If it weren't for me, they wouldn't have died there." Yan Mu looked at the tombs of the beggar and Hibiscus. He said solemnly: "You guys rest in peace. You don't have to wait too long. I will twist off Qin Feishi's tomb." Let’s pay homage to you.”