Mo Beichen asked in a low voice, "Does the city lord know Cheng Qing's background?"
Xu Sheng nodded and then shook his head. "I only know that he has someone backing him, someone from the capital, but I don't know exactly who it is. I only learned about this because of a few accidents. The credit I reported all went to him when the rewards came in. I had my people investigate, and the clues pointed to the capital. But to avoid any complications, I let it go. I originally thought he was just ambitious, but I didn't expect him to embezzle relief grain. To avoid causing panic among the people, I suppressed the matter. I originally planned to report it personally after this disaster was over... Now that His Highness has sent Shadow Venerable with the Imperial Sword, it has saved me a lot of trouble."
Mo Beichen was somewhat stunned by what he had said, which was both spoken and unspoken.
But that wasn't his main concern. He asked Cheng Qing simply because he was curious about who was behind him and how he could be so lawless.
"There's one more thing, Lord Xu, you should keep that in mind." Then, Mo Beichen told Xu Sheng about the conversation he had just overheard and his own guesses.
Xu Sheng's eyes widened. "What? He actually kept this a secret so well. I don't even know when he spread the news. No wonder so many people spontaneously came forward to report their illnesses at first, but then suddenly none of them did."
Mo Beichen continued, "This will require Lord Cheng to conduct a thorough investigation."
Yu Guangzhong saw Yun Qingluo and Yingzi walking over, and Mo Beichen quickly went to greet them.
"Have you taken care of things over there?" Mo Beichen tidied Yun Qingluo's hair, feeling that her hands were cold, and kneaded them in his own.
Yun Qingluo was used to Mo Beichen's behavior and nodded. "With Lord Youying's intervention, everything has been settled. Master and Uncle-Master have gone back to seeing patients. I came to find you. What were you talking about just now?"
Mo Beichen put his arm around her and walked forward. "The matter is rather complicated. Let's go into the city first and then discuss it."
Yun Qingluo glanced at Mo Beichen, suspecting that he was just worried she would catch a cold and wanted to take her back.
The shadow and Xu Sheng behind them must have something to say, so they deliberately lagged a few steps behind them.
"Oh, when did you prepare the carriage?" Yun Qingluo asked in surprise as she stood in front of the carriage.
Mo Beichen helped Yun Qingluo into the carriage, where a dry cloak and a hand warmer had already been placed.
"When you're in a hurry, you always forget about yourself. It's so cold and raining heavily, and the humidity is so high. If you get sick in this kind of weather, it won't be easy for you to recover. Luo Luo, please take pity on me and take good care of yourself, okay?" Mo Beichen said, pretending to be pitiful.
Yun Qingluo quickly explained, "I was just too anxious. Don't worry, I'm dressed warmly. Look, only the outer layer of my thick clothes got wet; the clothes underneath are dry."
As Yun Qingluo spoke, she pulled at her clothes to show Mo Beichen, even pulling his hand to touch her clothes to see if they were dry.
Mo Beichen was caught off guard and touched something soft, his breathing became a little rapid.
Yun Qingluo looked up and saw his dark eyes, then glared at him.
Mo Beichen pulled his hand back, touching the wet outer layer of his clothes, which sobered him up a bit. Seeing Yun Qinglu glaring at him, he said with amusement, "This was Luolu's initiative."
Yun Qinglu raised an eyebrow. How come the atmosphere was perfectly normal, but the moment he opened his mouth, it became so ambiguous?
Mo Beichen reached out and tried to pull at Yun Qingluo's clothes. Yun Qingluo panicked and said, "What are you doing? We're in the carriage. Don't do anything rash."
"Luo Luo, what are you thinking about? You'll catch a cold wearing wet clothes. Take them off, put on your cloak first, and change your clothes when we get back inside." Mo Beichen knew that Yun Qingluo had clothes in her system, but he was afraid that changing them now would be discovered by someone with ulterior motives, so he could only make do for now.
Yun Qingluo nodded and obediently let Mo Beichen take off her outer clothes. He then wrapped her up tightly in a cloak and stuffed a warm hand warmer into her arms.
"Where did you find such an exquisite item?" Yun Qingluo asked with a smile, holding the hand warmer obediently.
While tidying Yun Qingluo's hair, Mo Beichen said affectionately, "Of course we don't have any here. We had someone look for them elsewhere before, and they're just what we need now. Your hands are going to be used for acupuncture, so don't let them get cold. You also need to take care of yourself in general."
Yun Qingluo replied with a smile, "I know, Achen, you're different from the people here."
Mo Beichen paused. "How is it different?"
“Other men wouldn’t let their wives show their faces in public, but you’ve always supported me in doing what I want to do, both before and after having children.”
Mo Beichen raised an eyebrow and asked, following Yun Qingluo's words, "Why distinguish between before and after childbirth?"
Yun Qingluo sighed, "In our time, when two people got married and both their parents were still alive, it was better before they had children. Both of them could work hard to build their careers. But if they had children, one of them would inevitably have to sacrifice their career, and in most cases, it was the woman who sacrificed. This is because men believed that it was the proper order for women to stay at home, take care of their husbands and raise their children."
One reason I didn't get married in my past life was that I was just too busy, and another reason was that I couldn't sacrifice my career. Maybe I'm being too prejudiced, but I just feel that women have to make huge sacrifices after marriage. They have to leave their homes and sacrifice their freedom, figure, energy, career, and time for their children. But men still go to work and go out drinking and partying with friends as usual.
So when I thought about how you stood up for me without hesitation just now, supporting and protecting me, I felt really touched by how cool you were. And after Zeyan and Qianyue were born, you didn't confine me to the palace.”
Mo Beichen pulled Yun Qingluo into his arms and said with a smile, "My lady, you have so many feelings today. What I love about you is your bright and flamboyant appearance. Why should I break your wings and confine you to the palace like a caged bird? I'm still waiting for the two of them to grow up, and I'll accompany you to travel the world's beautiful scenery."
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