"Lingyun, do you know who that woman in red was?"
"Aunt, there's no one in the capital who's skilled in medicine and as charming as Hua Qingcheng. Just now, hearing her accent, Ling Yun felt that she should be from the south, just like my aunt."
After Han Yichen, dressed as a woman, rode away on the Xiangyun horse, Meng Liyu asked a handsome young man in the crowd, who turned out to be Si Chengfeng's half-brother Si Lingyun.
The Meng family, who lived in a remote corner, originally had their business in the south. After marrying into the Si family, they were encouraged by Si Tianyu to gradually expand their business territory to the north. Last month, they moved their entire family to the capital.
However, the old man of the Meng family has been depressed in recent years because of his son Meng Lishi who died young. Two days ago, he fainted without catching his breath.
After the imperial physician failed to save him, the Meng family began preparing for Old Man Meng's funeral, having a Taoist priest select an auspicious time for burial. Unexpectedly, after leaving the city, they encountered a wedding procession headed for the Chu family. Neither party, a wedding or funeral, gave way to the other. However, by some strange coincidence, the Meng family's faked-death Old Man was saved.
As the son-in-law of Old Master Meng, Si Tianyu brought Nangong Chen to the Meng family mourning hall to pay condolences, but it was her and Nangong Chen's son Si Lingyun who left the city with the funeral procession.
"You'er, Afeng still refuses to see us?" Old Master Meng, who had come back to life, looked at Meng Liyou with a sad face, supported by his servants.
"Maybe my brother is still blaming my father for taking him out to burn incense and pray for blessings, but he was robbed and kidnapped by bandits on the way. Unfortunately, my father was powerless and couldn't save my brother despite his desperate resistance. Fortunately, he was later rescued by General Feng who passed by." Si Lingyun sighed slightly when he heard this.
"Hmph! The abominable thing is that Feng Cailan actually relied on the fact that she was a great general with great military achievements. Since she had no children, she forced Ling Feng to stay in the Feng family as her adopted son!" Si Lingyun's words not only failed to comfort the Meng family, but made Meng Liyu extremely angry.
When the Meng family received the news of Meng Lishi's death from the capital, they went north to the capital. After burying Meng Lishi, they also thought about taking Si Lingfeng to the Meng family. However, Nangong Chen said that Si Lingfeng was only five years old and still young and needed his mother and father by his side, and said that he would treat Si Lingfeng as his own son. Only then did the Meng family give up the idea of taking Si Lingfeng away.
However, after Si Lingfeng was abducted by bandits and taken to the Feng family, the Meng family never saw him again. Every time they sent a letter to the capital, the Si family replied that the General's Mansion would not release him and that no one from the Si family was allowed to visit Si Lingfeng.
"Forget it! She is a first-rank military general of the imperial court. We, a small Meng family, can't afford to offend her. However, I don't know how many days I can live with my old bones. I want to see Shier's child before I leave." Old Master Meng was unconsciously in tears.
"Grandfather, you survived a great disaster, so you will surely have good fortune in the future and live a long life. Other things will come in the future. Let's go back home to change your clothes and clear the mourning hall." Seeing that his mother and grandfather were both in grief, Meng Haoling hurriedly interrupted them.
"Yes, I'm completely confused. Dad, let's go back home and change these unlucky clothes, and then use the pomelo leaves to ward off bad luck. As for meeting Ling Feng, we'll discuss it later."
So, the group of people who had originally marched out of the city to attend the funeral, after removing the mourning cloth, returned to the city in a large group along the same route.
As for Han Yichen, who had ridden away earlier in disguise, he went directly to the Prime Minister's Mansion in the city. However, he was told by the guards at the door that Hua Qingcheng was not in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"Not here?"
Han Yichen narrowed his eyes and glanced at Annan and Xiangbei to make sure they were not lying. After a little thought, he jumped on his horse again.
"Xiao Qingcheng, your third brother Han is here!"
Han Yichen flicked his wide sleeves, pulled the reins, turned the horse's head skillfully, and rode the Xiangyun horse in a dashing manner towards the general's mansion in the east of the city.
"This is the General's Mansion. No trespassing is allowed. Miss, who are you looking for?"
When Han Yichen arrived at the General's Mansion, it was already six o'clock in the afternoon. As expected, he was stopped by the guards at the door.
"Girl? I...I'm looking for Si Chengfeng!"
Han Yichen almost forgot that he was wearing a women's crimson robe with wide sleeves, and two big barbecued pork buns were stuffed on his chest, making him look very plump.
"The young master is not here." The guard waiting at the door glanced at Han Yichen and said coldly.
"Where did you go?"
"No comment."
Han Yichen resisted the urge to feed the other person a "Truth or Dare Pill". His eyes rolled as he said sinisterly, "Your young master is pregnant with my child. We need to find him as soon as possible, or what if he commits suicide?"
"Nonsense! How dare you, you second-rate bastard, slander my young master's reputation? I think you're courting death!"
Just as the guard was about to draw his sword in anger, he heard the woman in red leisurely say, "Xiao Fengfeng has a butterfly-shaped birthmark on his calf, two inches below his left knee. There's also a black mole an inch above his right elbow and on his left buttock. Now, do you believe me?"
"you……"
"Even though it's just a one-night stand, the baby he's carrying is still a life. This is a matter of life and death. If we delay, and something happens to him, can you afford it?"
Seeing the red-dressed woman's serious expression, the guard hesitated slightly. As guards, they naturally had no way of verifying what she said about the young master's physical characteristics, but what if it was true...
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