Hearing this, Fang Qingyue gently hugged Shen Yuhan.
She could sense that the person in front of her was vaguely fragile.
Shen Yuhan did not refuse. He pulled Fang Qingyue down and gently held her in his arms.
"Your mother's death is definitely related to these two people. Maybe they were the ones who did it."
Fang Qingyue leaned in Shen Yuhan's arms, listening to his breathing and heartbeat, and then said: "What are you going to do about this?"
"I haven't thought about it yet." Shen Yuhan shook his head and said, "Even if I knew, what would happen? My mother has been dead for many years. Now I have no evidence, so I can't bring down Ning Liangcai."
Moreover, I'm afraid Shen Yu'an will also protect Li Junyi.
Because he was young, his mother always favored him.
Although his mother never slacked off on matters such as reading, writing, and martial arts, she was obviously much gentler towards him.
Shen Yu'an once got angry with his mother for this, but his mother just paid more attention to Shen Yu'an and never stopped favoring him.
For this reason, Shen Yu'an even once said, "I wish you weren't my mother."
Shen Yu'an might not have known what happened back then, but now that the Marquis's Mansion has stabilized, would he be willing to send his wife to prison?
"Then there must be evidence." Fang Qingyue bit her lip and said after a while, "But... I am more inclined to believe that the old lady was killed because she discovered Ning Liangcai and Li Junyi's affair."
Otherwise, there would be no need for these two to target the old lady.
Shen Yuhan didn't say anything.
The carriage stopped outside the mansion. He was in a daze and almost fell down when he got off the carriage.
He followed Fang Qingyue all the way to the door of the bedroom in the side courtyard, and Fang Qingyue did not refuse.
She knew that Shen Yuhan must be feeling bad right now.
But when the incident happened, Shen Yuhan was still young. What could he do?
Now I'm afraid that the blame will be put on myself again.
Fang Qingyue lay back on the bed, and Shen Yuhan lay beside her, hugging her tightly.
He was so strong that he seemed to want to strangle her to death in his arms, but he tried his best to restrain his strength so as not to hurt Fang Qingyue.
Fang Qingyue knew that Shen Yuhan was extremely fragile now, so she just hugged him gently.
The two of them snuggled up to each other tightly, their whole bodies involuntarily pressed against each other.
Shen Yuhan buried his head in Fang Qingyue's shoulders and neck, and only after smelling the faint fragrance on her body did he feel at ease.
The memory of my mother had actually been gradually forgotten over the years, but because of Li Junyi and Ning Liangcai, the old things were brought up.
I recall the few times I visited my "sick" mother. She seemed to be in great pain, and her usually gentle and soft hands were shaking.
How much pain must she be in?
But he knew nothing.
Fang Qingyue placed her hand gently on Shen Yuhan's back and patted him softly.
She was humming an unknown ballad, quietly and peacefully.
The same song his mother once hummed to him.
But that night, neither of them slept well.
Shen Yuhan flipped the entire page over and over. After Fang Qingyue became pregnant, her sleep became lighter and she almost stayed awake all night.
The next morning, Shen Yuhan got up early to attend the morning court. Before leaving, he kissed Fang Qingyue gently on the side of her face and said, "Have a good rest."
But today is not peaceful after all.
During the morning court session, Ning Liangcai stood in the hall angrily and said, "Prince Jian'an is the head of the Supervisory Office, but he is incompetent. In the past two days, several people have gone missing."
As he spoke, he looked at Shen Yuhan again: "Your Majesty, even though this matter has been handed over to Master Jian, it is still your responsibility to supervise the affairs of the court. Now that things have turned out like this, what crime should you be punished for, Your Majesty?"
He presented several scrolls of documents to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the people of the capital are already in a state of panic, yet Your Majesty has yet to find effective measures. This shows that you simply do not take this matter seriously! I beg Your Majesty to understand!"
The emperor took the document, glanced at it, and immediately said angrily: "Shen Yuhan, do you have anything else to say?"
Shen Yuhan walked out from his original position, bowed respectfully to the emperor, and then said: "Your Majesty, if you want to prevent people from going missing, you should send more guards to the capital. The Minister of War is unwilling to cooperate in this matter, and there is nothing I can do."
"However, I did find out some things today."
He took out the evidence Chifeng and his men had recently uncovered and presented it to the emperor. "This is a list of people who have recently disappeared in the capital. Most of the missing people are exceptionally young and beautiful. Of course, there are also some children among them."
"Among the missing people, women account for a slightly higher proportion, and the rest are all fair-skinned scholars. Please take a look, Your Majesty."
The emperor took the evidence, glanced at it roughly, and frowned slightly.
He put one hand to his brow and felt a slight headache.
In recent days, the number of missing people in Beijing has increased, which has indeed had a significant impact on the government.
This incident caused panic among the people, and many people were afraid to leave their homes. The capital suddenly became very quiet. If this continued, it would sooner or later lead to chaos.
"Ning Liangcai, what Lord Shen said is indeed reasonable. The city defenses in the capital must be strengthened in the next few days. You can discuss other matters with Lord Shen privately."
Ning Liangcai's face turned ugly, but he had no choice but to agree.
At the same time, Jian Yanzhi also stood up.
Although he is no longer working in the capital, he is investigating a major case in the capital. When Sheng Yongming went to court, he naturally brought Jian Yanzhi with him.
"I have also found some other evidence." He respectfully handed the evidence to the eunuch beside him, and then said, "I have contacted the relatives and friends of the missing person in the past few days and found some information."
"Many people said that those who disappeared had mentioned that someone was looking for work before they disappeared."
"Recruiting workers?" For a moment, everyone in the hall felt a little strange.
"Yes, those people did say they were looking for workers," Jian Yanzhi said, cupping his hands. "However, I find it a little strange. Most people in Beijing who want to find a suitable job rely on human traffickers or government channels. I wonder where these people got this information from."
Most of the news in the capital was delivered by human traffickers or government officials.
The hall fell silent for a moment.
After a while, Jian Yanzhi continued, "Besides that, I also found the whereabouts of a missing person. She is currently in Xiangcheng, the closest city to the Rongdi region. The people I sent have already rushed to Xiangcheng and will be back in Beijing soon."
This really made the emperor happy.
"Master Jian actually possesses such abilities, which I had no idea of before. You have handled this matter beautifully, and I will reward you with one hundred taels of gold and ten hu of jade and jewels. From today on, you will be the Deputy Envoy of the Inspectorate. If you need manpower, you can have Shen Yuhan assign it to you. Do you understand?"
Jian Yanzhi's career has been considered to be a meteoric rise.
Previously, there was only one head of the Inspectorate, Shen Yuhan.
Now there is Jian Yanzhi.
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