Yang Fei found it absurd, but also felt that it made some sense, so he didn't rush to invite a matchmaker to his door. Instead, he went to prepare other things according to his mother's request.

"Wait a minute, you have one more very important task."

Bai called out to her son, Yang Fei, who turned around in confusion. She then instructed him, "Your father and I can prepare everything else for you, and we will never let the girl suffer. But you must hunt two geese yourself to show your sincerity. Do you understand the saying 'geese convey affection'?"

At this time, a betrothal requires two geese, and they must be alive, as this is considered a sign of sincerity.

Some people make a living by hunting geese for wealthy families, earning a meager living through hard work.

However, families who are sincere usually go to get the injections themselves. Although the result is the same, the level of importance attached to it is different. When the woman knows this, she will feel that her daughter is valued, which is a good match.

"Son understands. I'll go and call him after class tomorrow."

Yang Fei was aware of this custom. Although he had not specifically studied martial arts, he had learned archery and horsemanship, which were among the Six Arts of a Gentleman, so he thought it shouldn't be too difficult.

Bai said with some disdain, "I'm not trying to criticize you, but you should learn some martial arts. The Lu family's daughter is not only good at managing the business, but she's also skilled in martial arts. You're a grown man, all weak and effeminate; the girl might not even be interested in you..."

"Mother, stop talking, I'll go practice my horse stance right now!"

Yang Fei's expression wasn't good. How could he have forgotten such an important thing?

He was a good student and had made some progress in the imperial examinations. He planned to pursue a career in government, so he didn't care much about martial arts. But now that his mother said that Miss Youyou might look down on him because of this, he panicked.

The duck that's almost in our mouths must not be let fly away!

He absolutely cannot allow himself to fail because Miss Youyou is such a wonderful person!

He turned and left without noticing that Bai Shi was beaming with joy behind him.

She's finally caught her son red-handed. If he misbehaves in the future, she can use the Lu family girl to scare him, and he'll definitely run away faster than anyone else.

She's determined to marry this daughter-in-law of the Lu family. Everyone says that a good wife is a virtuous one. This daughter-in-law has already made her son work so hard even before she's married into the family. How could she worry about not having a good life after she's married into the family?

Unbeknownst to Youya, someone was already diligently practicing martial arts to marry her. She simply handed over a list perfunctorily and went about her own business.

There's a lot going on at the shop. To keep the business going well, they often hold events and give away freebies. With so many businesses in the family, Lianhua is always busy. Now, Youya is taking on more responsibility too. There are just too many things to do, so she doesn't have time to worry about these things at all.

So much so that she was completely unaware until her mother and the others had confirmed that it was Yang Fei.

Two days later, after thoroughly investigating the backgrounds of the five families on the list, Qin told Youya about the news and then prepared to send someone to the Yang family to sound them out.

Jiang Jiuniang didn't get involved in these matters because several days had passed and there was still no news from Lu Baichuan and Qin Jian, so she was starting to get anxious.

Peng Yuan couldn't help but go to her door to ask if she had any news about Lu Baichuan.

Jiang Jiuniang felt uneasy and shook her head, saying, "Not yet. They've probably gone into the mountains, so the news can't be sent out for a while."

"But this shouldn't be happening. They said they'd be back in a day or two, and I only prepared enough rations for two days, but it's been five days already! I have to go to the palace and ask my brother-in-law, the Emperor, to send someone to look for them!"

Peng Yuan's face was filled with anxiety. She had wanted to ask Jiang Jiuniang for a long time, but with the Lu family holding a banquet these past two days, Jiang Jiuniang was definitely too busy to attend to it. So she kept holding back, hoping that maybe they would come back soon.

Five days have passed and there's still no news, so she couldn't hold back any longer. This was something that had never happened before.

"Don't worry, they're going on a secret mission this time. Many people don't know about it. If you go, you might leak the information."

Although Jiang Jiuniang also hoped that the dog emperor would send someone to search, it seemed that the fewer people who knew about the islanders, the better, otherwise it would cause unnecessary panic.

"I plan to go there myself. For the next few days, just pretend nothing happened and don't say anything if anyone asks you anything."

Now that she's back, her family is all around her, and the child's safety is guaranteed, so she can go out for a few days with peace of mind.

She had been feeling uneasy for the past few days, and she didn't trust anyone else to go; she had to go and see for herself.

"It's too dangerous for you to go alone. How about I arrange for some people to come with you..."

When she married Qin Jian, her brother-in-law, the emperor, gave her several highly skilled bodyguards as a wedding gift. She was able to get all the bodyguards to accompany Jiang Jiuniang.

"No need, I can manage on my own. Having more people will only make us more vulnerable. You take care of yourself and Ke'er, and don't let anyone raid our base."

She was really worried that someone would break into their house. They had finally found Lu Baichuan and the others, and then Peng Yuan got into trouble. That would be really...

Although Peng Yuan really wanted to help, she also felt that what Jiang Jiuniang said made a lot of sense, so she stopped insisting and said, "Then you must be careful and come back safely."

Jiang Jiuniang nodded, and after seeing Peng Yuan off, she went to find Madam Sun to explain the situation.

"Mother, I'm sorry to trouble you to take care of Xiangxiang during this time. I will probably be away for three or four days. I can't say anything else. If anyone asks, just say that I am not feeling well and am resting at home. I can't see any guests."

Sun guessed that she was going to find the third son, but fearing that she would feel bad if she asked anything, she chose not to ask anything and said, "Don't worry, your father and I are here at home. You must take good care of yourselves and come back safely."

Every time something like this happened, she would curse the dog emperor in her heart. Her third son's wife didn't receive a salary from the court, nor did she hold an official position in the court, yet she was often forced to do things for him. She really owed him something!

Afterwards, Jiang Jiuniang went to tell Gou'er to focus on his studies and not to reveal any flaws that might be noticed.

The dog instinctively wanted to say that it wanted to go with them, but then it remembered that it was already back in the capital and not abroad, so it could not stay with its parents all the time. So it could only nod reluctantly.

Jiang Jiuniang rubbed his head without saying anything. She went to the study, wrote a letter, and had it secretly sent to the palace. That evening, she took the child to Madam Sun's courtyard, changed into a set of close-fitting clothes, and went out.

The journey north of the capital of Daqingshan Kingdom takes more than two hours. Jiang Jiuniang was in a hurry, so she used an off-road motorcycle, which cut the time in half.

Meanwhile, Lu Baichuan was seriously injured and trapped in a tomb. He had lost contact with Qin Jian for two days and didn't know if he had gotten out or if he had sent any messages.

He didn't know how much blood he had lost, the medicine his wife had given him was stolen, and he still remembered that man's sinister smile. That man said he would make him witness his death as punishment for stealing the woman he loved.

He knew that the person who appeared in the mountains this time was the same person who had killed the tomb robbers in Cangcheng last time.

This man's goal was the Pangu Jade, and also his wife.