At that time, he waited in the same spot for several days, searching day and night. Later, he remembered what Li Zheng had once said.

'You're the one who brought them here.'

He suspected that someone in Shangjin wanted to harm Jin'er, which was why he had traveled all the way back to Shangjin.

Unexpectedly, I ran into Li Zheng as soon as I got back.

Li Zheng clenched his fists so tightly his knuckles cracked. "You left him alone at the inn."

How did you make the same mistake as Gu Qian?

Gu Qian lost Xiao Ran, but Xiao Yan helped him find her. What about this time?

If they could never find it again... Li Zheng closed his eyes, unable to bear the thought.

“It wasn’t just one person; there was also Xuanming Xuanying, his maid, and his dog.”

He Lin felt relieved; thankfully, Xuanming Xuanying had also disappeared.

Upon hearing this, Li Zheng felt a bit resentful towards Gu Xiaoran.

But what's the use of blaming the child now that it's already happened?

Next, He Lin said he would take Li Zheng to the palace to rest, but...

Li Zheng turned around and left.

He Lin stood there for a moment, thinking about finding out who was behind the attempt to harm Xiao Ran, and then quickly entered the palace gate.

At the palace gate, two royal guards were dumbfounded. The emperor was treating the spy they had been thinking of all this time with great respect.

Fortunately, that man didn't hold grudges.

He Lin's investigation began with his primary targets being the women in his harem.

Then came his brothers, and later...

They were high-ranking civil and military officials...

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Qingyun Town

Jiang Liu is pregnant and her belly is already quite large.

It is now summer, and half a year has passed since Qiu Dafu left, but she has yet to see his return.

"Miss, the young master is really something, leaving for half a year, it's too much." Cuizhu, standing to the side, naturally harbored resentment towards Qiu Dafu.

She felt that her new son-in-law didn't care much about her daughter.

She felt deeply indignant on behalf of her young mistress.

"Cuizhu, don't say that about him." Jiang Liu unconsciously touched her lower abdomen.

For the first time in her life, she felt the baby move, and a slight smile crept onto her lips.

"Child, do you miss your father? He just left us like this, mother and son, and hasn't come back for so long."

"Second Aunt, don't be sad, Ling'er is here with you." Qiu Ling'er then touched Jiang Liu's belly.

Then, she glanced at Cuizhu secretly.

To be honest, not only Cuizhu, but even she herself had some resentment towards her second uncle.

My sister doesn't know when she will return.

She has recently been studying literature with her husband and second aunt, and her knowledge has improved considerably.

She really wanted to show off to her sister.

"Baby, grow up quickly! Your big sister can't wait to play with you. When you're born, I'll teach you some martial arts, okay?"

As Qiu Ling'er spoke, she waved her small fist.

She also wanted to tell her sister that she had already mastered the boxing techniques her sister had taught her.

She couldn't wait to show it to her older sister.

"How could he hear me?" Jiang Liu smiled gently and smoothed the stray hairs at Qiu Ling'er's temples.

"Let's go see how the academy is being built."

The newly built academy is five li away from their Qiu residence.

The exact location is about two miles from Meng's home.

In the past few months, Jiang Liu, thinking about Qiu Yan's hopes, began the construction of the academy.

Old Master Meng's mountain residence had already been completed, and before Wu Erhu could catch his breath, he was assigned by Jiang Liu to build an academy.

Because he was too busy, Wu Erhu called on his fourth brother to work with him.