Chapter 167 A ship disappears in the middle of the ocean

Qi Yunshen returned to the Qi Mansion exhausted. The northwest wind was strong and the sand was blowing. In just one afternoon, he was covered in mud and dust.

He walked quickly, with the long sword at his waist ready to strike, like a wolf lurking in the night.

Qi An followed him and said, "Doctor Jiang lives in the east wing."

Qi Yunshen paused slightly and hummed.

When he walked into the yard, Qi Yunshen walked lightly and went straight to the bathroom.

In the east wing, only two lamps were burning. Jiang Yunzheng was leaning against the bed, holding a few overseas travel books in her hands that Butler Luo had helped her collect.

The Duke of Zhenguo is stationed in the northwest all year round. He is both civil and military. His soldiers are loyal to the emperor and serve the country. Not far from the Qi Mansion, there is a private school established by the Qi Mansion, which is dedicated to teaching the children of nearby soldiers of school age.

There were several rows of large bookshelves in the private school, and Butler Luo found the books from there.

Judging from the tone of Xie Xuan and Uncle Li, the Xie family is either rich or noble, and very low-key. There is no family in the coastal area that can match them. And judging from the grand ceremony that Jiang's father made towards the sea, Jiang Yunzheng speculated that the Xie family is most likely overseas.

Daliang's navy is well developed, so even if the Xie family is on an island somewhere overseas, there shouldn't be any news about them.

Xie Qing and his sister seemed to appear out of thin air.

The travelogues were not thick, and Jiang Yunzheng finished reading them all in the afternoon, but there was not a single trace of the Xie family.

Jiang Yunzheng put down the book. The surroundings were so quiet that she could almost hear her own heartbeat.

Jiang Yunzheng touched her wrist and gradually pursed the corners of her lips.

Suddenly, footsteps were heard outside.

Jiang Yunzheng went out wearing his outer robe, and heard the sound of water in the bathroom.

Ji Fu was heating up food in the small kitchen. When she saw Jiang Yunzheng approaching and saw the woman's clean face, surprise flashed in her eyes.

It turned out to be a woman.

Ji Fu followed Qi An and the others' instructions and asked in confusion, "Why is Doctor Jiang here?"

Jiang Yunzheng nodded with a faint smile. She needed to find something to do now.

"Let me do it."

Ji Fu: "It's too fumy here, let me do it."

Jiang Yunzheng: "No problem, I'll heat up the food, you light the fire."

Ji Fu had no choice but to nod.

The sound of frying in the pot drove away the restlessness in Jiang Yunzheng's heart.

Qi Yunshen was a simple eater, so Ji Fu only prepared two dishes. Jiang Yunzheng was going to make another bowl of noodle soup. Fortunately, the dough had been fermented in advance. She followed the steps Qi Yunshen used to make noodles in Jiangnan, cut the dough into thin slices, and put them into boiling water to cook.

The noodle soup gurgled, and Jiang Yunzheng gradually calmed down.

At this time, a dark shadow appeared next to the stove.

Jiang Yunzheng knew who it was without even looking, "You can eat now."

Qi Yunshen took the chopsticks from Jiang Yunzheng's hand, put his arm around the woman's waist and put her aside.

Jiang Yunzheng smelled the faint scent of soapberry after Qi Yunshen took a bath.

In the small kitchen, Ji Fu had gone out at some point and the kitchen door was closed.

Qi Yunshen is not trying to hide his true intentions!

Qi Yunshen walked to the stove and slowly put the noodles into the bowl. He was wearing a robe and his hair was slightly wet. If it weren't for the scar on his temple, he would look like an idle young man rather than a general fighting on the battlefield.

Jiang Yunzheng opened the kitchen door without changing her expression.

At this moment, I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my heart.

Jiang Yunzheng tightened her grip on the door frame. Qi Yunshen came out from behind her, carrying a tray. "Stand here and get some fresh air?"

The pain in her heart dissipated, and Jiang Yunzheng's expression returned to normal. "Look at the northwest night sky."

It was a cloudless night, and the vast sky was dotted with stars.

Qi Yunshen stared at her and suddenly curled his lips: "Come in, there is news about your father."

Jiang Yunzheng showed joy.

Qi Yunshen was talking about Jiang Yuan.

When Qi Yunshen met Jiang Yuan by chance, he went back and told the Duke of Zhenguo about it.

Although Qi Yunshen was young at the time, he could clearly sense his father's shock. The Duke of Zhenguo immediately ordered people to search for Jiang Yuan's whereabouts.

So many years have passed, and no one thought that Jiang Yuan had hidden himself in the capital.

Jiang Yunzheng: "Did your father know about the hidden truth?"

Qi Yunshen said calmly, "Father only speculated. Shortly before he met Jiang Yuan, one of his men, while on night patrol, witnessed a ship disappear into the ocean from a rocky hill near the shore."

The subordinate of the Duke of Zhenguo used to be a hunter in the deep mountains and forests, and his night vision ability was among the best in the army.

After the subordinate reported the matter to the Duke of Zhenguo, the Duke of Zhenguo initially kept his troops inactive, but as expected, he sent people to investigate near the coast, and found that no household had a missing person.

The Duke of Zhenguo became suspicious, but since he had no evidence, he did not report the matter to Emperor Jingming.

Jiang Yuan's figure and aura were extraordinary, and he also made a gesture of bowing towards the sea. Only then did the Duke of Zhenguo connect the two together.

This is what the Duke of Zhenguo told Qi Yunshen yesterday. After that, he set off for Goguryeo.

It was a tiny country, but it was so bold. This year, the weather was so cold that Goguryeo had no harvest. The King of Goguryeo directly killed the merchants from Daliang who were selling grain. The Duke of Zhenguo had not yet fully recovered from his injuries, and he was determined to destroy Goguryeo.

Jiang Yunzheng's face was shocked. She met Qi Yunshen's deep eyes and whispered, "If it disappears, where can it go?"

The two were silent for a moment.

After a long while, Qi Yunshen said, "I've asked someone to keep an eye on Xie Qing. Mo Xian can withdraw first."

"Your father's case is still under investigation, but more than ten years have passed, so the chances of finding anything are slim."

Jiang Yunzheng hummed, "And Xie Xuan, let her live in the mansion first."

Qi Yunshen understood what Jiang Yunzheng meant.

No matter what Xie Qing wants to do, with Xie Xuan in his hands, Xie Qing can think more carefully.

Qi Yunshen held Jiang Yunzheng's hand and said, "I will be away for a while. You must have someone accompany you when you leave the house. Qi An will arrange twenty secret guards for you. Be careful."

Jiang Yunzheng poked Qi Yunshen's shoulder and said word by word: "I understand."

Jiang Yunzheng left the main house and returned to her own room.

Qi Yunshen sat at the table with an unclear expression.

Back in the house, Jiang Yunzheng lay on the bed, thinking about the Xie family...it was like a tangled ball of wool.

Jiang Yunzheng pressed her chest, and Xie Qing's words that day in Cuihua Building echoed in her mind.

She stood up and unbuttoned her outer and inner garments. She checked her pulse again and examined the blood vessels around her chest. There was nothing abnormal...

In the bronze mirror, the woman's body, as smooth as jade, is reflected.

At the same time, in the capital.

Xie Qing's men searched Jiangnan for several days but could not find any trace of Jiang Yunzheng and the other two. This time, they realized with a gloomy face that they had been tricked by Jiang Yunzheng!

Not in Jiangnan...

He immediately sent someone to rush to the northwest and send Xu Suyuan there at full speed.

I have been gone for a few days, and according to the time, Xu Suyuan should have arrived in Xiazhou.