Zhou Wan had always respected and liked Xu Yuehuai, and upon hearing this, she almost collapsed. She got up to go with the soldiers to find Xu Yuehuai. Zhou Qionghua, who was opposite her, also changed her expression upon hearing this. "You mean, all those who suffered have been rescued, but where is my husband? Where is my manager?"
"There are too many people. We're still compiling the statistics and making tables. As for your manager, whether he's alive or dead, who knows? We'll find out soon enough."
Zhou Qionghua wept bitterly.
As for Jiang Shixu, he was always pampered and spoiled, and he was heartless. The only difference between his father's presence and absence was that he ate better when his father was around and suffered from hunger for longer when his father was away.
As for Jiang Qianqian, she looked at Zhou Wan.
Jiang Qianqian is reading a book at this moment.
She didn't know many characters, but Xu Yuehuai asked Zhou Wan to teach them before she left.
Jiang Shixu was used to being waited on hand and foot, so how could he endure the hardship of studying?
Therefore, they did not come over. As for Jiang Shichen and Jiang Qianqian, both of them were studying diligently. At this moment, Jiang Qianqian put down the stone slab and leaned close to Zhou Wan, "Zhou Niang, let's go find him. We have to find him even if we have to dig three feet into the ground."
"Let's go, we're leaving now."
The three of them stood up.
Seeing the three preparing to leave, the guard became anxious. "My dear lady, aren't you just making things worse? What will we do if you can't find us tomorrow?"
"I will definitely protect myself. I grew up in the mountains. Don't worry about me, just take us to our destination."
Qi Guze and Xu Yuehuai have been out of contact for three and a half days.
In those three and a half days, there was almost no clue whatsoever.
Thus, everyone assumed they were all dead. There were plenty of wolves and tigers in the area, and it would be easy for them to devour one or two people. So when everyone had done their best to find the third day, people relaxed considerably, and some had already reported the matter to the imperial court.
This was originally a corruption case in a small county town thousands of miles away, but it was Qi Guze who uncovered the case. Most importantly, 100,000 taels of gold were found in Wang Ping'an's favorite treasury in one go, which was an astronomical figure at the time.
They even found a red coral as tall as a person, a table made of agate, and some of the things that even the Emperor had never seen before. So the case quickly changed. The Emperor was furious and ordered that the investigation continue. He also ordered Pei Xuan to come to the palace immediately.
Pei Xuan had only seen the emperor once during the palace examination, so he could say he had almost completely forgotten what the emperor looked like. Now, when he arrived at the Qiankun Palace again, the emperor looked down at Pei Xuan.
"My dear minister, you have come from afar and must be exhausted. I had intended for you to rest well, but now I am extremely anxious. Is the prince still missing?"
Everyone knows that the current emperor and Qi Guze have a very good relationship.
"Many people are spreading rumors that I wish I could kill him, but in reality, the prince and I are like brothers. Now that this has happened, my heart is breaking."
Although Pei Xuan came from a small place, he was not afraid of the emperor at all. "My men have been searching for him, but there has been no news for more than three days. I am afraid that he is in grave danger."
"I will send the Imperial Guards to search with you. We must find him alive or dead," the Emperor said.
Pei Xuan was in a hurry to leave but dared not bring it up. The Emperor lowered his head and looked at Pei Xuan carefully, noticing that he looked very old. He asked, "I remember you are only thirty years old this year."
"Your Majesty, you are twenty-seven."
"But why do you look so old, like you're in your fifties?"
“There are many things to do in remote and impoverished areas, so…” Pei Xuan stopped talking. The Emperor lowered his head and noticed that Pei Xuan’s patched clothes were tattered beyond recognition. He also noticed that Pei Xuan’s shoes were torn open, and the dense stitches on them showed that the shoes were very old.
Looking at the old shoes, the Emperor was moved. "Pei Xuan, after you have dealt with this matter, go to the capital to take up your post and enter the Censorate."
Pei Xuan knelt on the ground, his voice trembling violently, "Thank you for your great kindness, Your Majesty, but this matter was not discovered by Pei Xuan. It was discovered by the Prince and a young girl named Xu Yuehuai. They went undercover and risked their lives to deliver the secret information. Your Majesty should reward them."
"knew."
In fact, the current emperor regularly rewards Qi Guze.
As for Miss Xu and Miss Ma, the current emperor has completely forgotten about them, letting them go in one ear and out the other.
After Pei Xuan left, Fu Sheng, the eunuch who served the emperor, smiled and said, "Lord Pei is upright and honest, a pillar of the state. Although he is dressed in shabby clothes and has a rough hairstyle now, it cannot hide his true nature."
The Emperor nodded, "That's why I sent him to the Censorate."
"Your Majesty has discerning eyes."
Pei Xuan went to Wuming County almost without stopping to continue searching for the three people who had been missing for a long time, but still found nothing.
At this moment, Zhou Wan also arrived in the jungle.
She had experienced hardship before, and although she was traversing through tall grass and dense forests, she moved with incredible speed and agility. As she walked, the crowd shouted, and amidst the cries of "Grandma" and "Mother," there was also the disrespectful mention of the name "Xu Yuehuai."
Xu Yuehuai was naturally a name given by Zhou Wan.
Zhou Wan was tired from walking and sat down to rest on a large rock. She looked at Jiang Shichen.
Jiang Shichen rolled up a banana leaf and poured water for her. Zhou Wan drank the water and then said, "Let's call out names, loudly, and get everyone calling out names. Don't follow me. Let's search slowly and meet here again in half an hour. Don't miss any clues, understand?"
The two nodded hastily.
In fact, they all enjoyed working with Zhou Wan. The three of them went their separate ways and searched on their own. Half an hour passed quickly, but they still hadn't found any clues.
Jiang Qianqian returned to her previous spot dejectedly. Seeing that Zhou Wan had also returned, she hurriedly offered her the wild fruits she had picked. "Aunt Zhou, eat! They're delicious. How can you not eat?"
"Good girl." Zhou Wan found it strange. How could someone as sharp-tongued as Zhou Qionghua and as petty as Jiang Mingfu raise such a presentable girl?
Zhou Wan was starving, so she took the wild fruit and started eating it.
Jiang Qianqian smiled sweetly after seeing Zhou Wan eat.
Knowing that Zhou Wan was uneasy, the little girl quickly said, "Don't worry, Zhou Madam. Good people are always protected by heaven. Anyway, Grandma will be fine. Don't worry."
"How can I be at ease?"
Zhou Wan felt restless and agitated.
Meanwhile, the three of them were on the verge of death due to hunger and cold.
Xu Yuehuai and Qi Guze had both explored the range that the rope could detect.
As dusk fell, the three of them drifted off into a daze.
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