"Sir Pei, my little girl Fang Yingqiu has been missing for a year. We and I have been searching for her for a year, but we still haven't found her alive or dead body!" Fang Qingpei burst into tears.

The housewife also wiped away her tears and burst into tears, "My Yingqiu, where is my poor child..."

Pei Wuyan was puzzled: "Your brother is the prefect of Duanzhou. The search for people is within his scope of responsibility, right? Why did you come to me?"

"Master Pei doesn't know something. When my little girl disappeared a year ago, my brother had already sent people to look for that, that... that Yuan Kun who had a private life with my little girl..."

"Private life-long decision?" Yu Qingfeng smiled bitterly. In ancient times, there was no freedom of marriage, and feudal parents took pleasure in beating mandarin ducks?

Fang Qingpei did not care about the embarrassment and continued to talk:

"Indeed, Yingqiu was already engaged at that time. It was his elder brother who acted as a matchmaker and betrothed Yingqiu to Shaoshuai Cai, the son of General Cai, the leader of the Duanzhou garrison. But my family, Yingqiu, loves music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and does not want to marry a military general."

"So this Yuan Kun is a well-read poetry and talented scholar?" Yu Qingfeng thought of the Fox Fairy's storybook and guessed that Fang Yingqiu had probably gone to Canglian Mountain to make a wish to the Fox Fairy.

"Oh, yes, this Yuan Kun is from Qianying County and is determined to obtain academic honors. I also went to the master to ask how Yuan Kun was doing with his studies. The master said straight away that there was no hope at all. But Yingqiu has a stubborn temper and concluded that Yuan Kun is a talented man.

, I would rather fight to the death than marry Marshal Cai."

"Your brother, Mr. Fang, is in a difficult position as a matchmaker, isn't he?" Pei Wuyan asked knowingly.

"Embarrassed? My brother is busy with government affairs and has no time to care about this. He just puts the problem on me, saying that Yingqiu is just a commoner. He has good intentions to find a future general as her husband. If our family does not know what is good, it will be ruined.

If he has this relationship, then he will offend General Cai, and it will be difficult for both of us to have smooth business in officialdom and business in the future."

Yu Qingfeng snorted coldly and murmured in a low voice: "Good intention to pull the string? Is it the red string of Yue Lao Matchmaker or the black string of secret communication in the camp?"

Pei Wuyan covered his mouth and coughed, hinting to Yu Qingfeng to be careful what he said.

Yu Qingfeng realized that her old habit of not telling the truth without telling the truth had happened again, so she lowered her head and remained silent.

Fang Qingpei also heard what Yu Qingfeng said and reacted violently.

"What this girl said is absolutely true! This is exactly what we as a couple dare to be angry about but dare not say anything about! After my brother learned that Yingqiu was missing, he concluded that Yingqiu had eloped with Yuan Kun and insisted on suppressing the matter.

I'm searching for someone secretly, saying I'm afraid of ruining Yingqiu's reputation, but actually I'm worried that General Cai will find out about it and offend the people who want to please him."

"Searching for someone secretly?" Pei Wuyan smiled helplessly, "Because you want to act secretly, so after a year of searching without success, you thought of asking me for help?"

"Yes, my brother announced to the public that Yingqiu was ill and delayed the wedding. He only sent a few people to track Yuan Kun. Ten years ago, they finally found Yuan Kun. Yuan Kun had already escaped from Duanzhou and was caught.

, he was alone. Yuan Kun refused to admit that he had eloped with Yingqiu. He only said that he ran away because he knew that Yingqiu was missing. My brother believed that it was an elopement and would not try his best to find him. He would go to the capital to report to the official. In the end, his brother

Yuan Kun was imprisoned in a secret room and tortured to inquire about Yingqiu's whereabouts. Until Yuan Kun was tortured to death, he could not reveal Yingqiu's whereabouts."

"He was tortured to death and couldn't explain it. Of course, he himself didn't know it. This Yuan Kun was also unjust." Pei Wuyan lamented and shook his head.

Fang Qingpei had no time to care whether Yuan Kun was wronged or not. He was only thinking about his daughter, so he kowtowed three times with his wife.

"We, husband and wife, sincerely request Mr. Pei to make the decision for us to find Yingqiu."

Making the decision for them would inevitably offend Fang Qingxuan, so it was no wonder that the couple sought help from Pei Wuyan.

Firstly, Pei Wuyan had offended Fang Qingxuan when he came to review the Yang family's murder case; secondly, only Pei Wuyan dared to offend Fang Qingxuan.

"Okay, I promise you that if you want to see the person in life and the body in death, I will definitely find a room for you Yingqiu." Pei Wuyan accepted it easily without any hesitation.

Yu Qingfeng was surprised. Is it because Pei Wuyan agreed so easily because he was sure? Could it be that he was sure because he had already found the clues before him?

"Has Fang Yingqiu mentioned the legend of the fox fairy?" Yu Qingfeng was unwilling to lag behind and wanted to collect as much information as possible.

The housewife suddenly thought of something and answered first: "Yingqiu didn't mention it, but a few months after Yingqiu disappeared, I learned that there was such a legend in Qianying County, so I guessed that maybe Yingqiu really went to Canglian

He went to the mountain, so he asked Mr. Fang to send people to the mountain to search for him. However, in order to prevent the news from leaking, Mr. Fang only sent ten people to search the mountain for a day. "

"It had been several months by then. Even if we searched the mountain thoroughly, I'm afraid it would be too late." Pei Wuyan said thoughtfully.

Fang Qingpei and his wife kowtowed and said many words of gratitude.

Pei Wuyan left the couple to the servants of the Sun Mansion to entertain them, and then retreated to the side hall.

"What a pity for all the parents in the world. My daughter has been missing for a year and her life or death is uncertain." Yu Qingfeng muttered as she followed Pei Wuyan. "This old couple instinctively believed that Fang Yingqiu was still alive, so they said to you, 'I want to see you before you die.'"

Corpse simply ignored it."

Pei Wuyan sighed: "I originally thought there was only one case of the Yang family's extermination, but unexpectedly, there was another case of marriage destruction and disappearance, and Fang Qingxuan was responsible for both cases."

"Both cases are related to the legend of the fox fairy, so they must be inseparable."

Yu Qingfeng always felt that there was a layer of window paper between herself and the truth, but no matter how she stretched out her hand to poke at it, she was still stuck in the air.

"The murder case is not bad. It's only half a month later. Fang Yingqiu has been missing for a year. I'm afraid it's really too late."

Pei Wuyan's meaning was very clear. He was very pessimistic about whether Fang Yingqiu was still alive.

However, Yu Qingfeng would rather believe that Fang Yingqiu is still alive. She has changed her name and started a new life. She does not go home because she is afraid that she will be forced to marry Marshal Cai when she returns home. She does not know that Yuan Kun is dead and is still suffering in secret.

Looking for a lover.

But then I thought, since I want to disappear, why not elope? Has Fang Yingqiu really encountered something unexpected? Is it really too late to save people at this time?

"It's too late, it's too late." Yu Qingfeng muttered.

Wait, it's too late, it's too late, why does she care so much about this word?

One of the routines of suspense dramas: What inspires the protagonist to solve a crime is often a casual remark from someone around him.

Could this phrase "It's too late" be the key inspiration?

The two returned to the guest room, but this time they no longer fought for the only bed, but instead gave way to each other.

"Yu Qingfeng, go and rest for a while."

"No, Mr. Pei, you are an adult and you should go to bed."

Both of them were sitting at the table, motionless. Everyone knew that at this time, no matter who was sleeping alone in bed, he would fall asleep instantly. When he fell asleep, he would not be able to think, and the other would be able to find out the secret first.

As they looked at each other, the two of them understood each other tacitly: Fang Yingqiu disappeared a year ago, the storybook of the fox fairy appeared a year ago, and the legend of the fox fairy became popular. This is definitely not a coincidence.

The disappearance of Fang Yingqiu is definitely an important clue. It is already in the sprint stage and every second counts.

Unknowingly, as Youshi approached, Lian Shurong and Lin Ming knocked on the door.

"Isn't it? You two are just sitting like this, until now?" Lian Shurong looked puzzled when he saw that each of them had a pair of dark circles under his eyes. They were obviously exhausted, but they still managed to sit upright.

Lin Ming breathed a sigh of relief and suggested, "I'll ask the housekeeper to prepare another guest room tonight."

The four of them sat around the table, waiting for the guards monitoring Yang Siwan to report the movements of Yang Siwan and her cronies.

The sound of the bell came from the Bell and Drum Tower, indicating that the hour has arrived.

There were rapid footsteps outside the open door, and the guard quickly walked to the door and bent down to salute.

"I report to the three adults that since Miss Yu left until Youshi, Mrs. Yang has been resting in the house, and the maid is guarding the door and has done nothing."

The four of them looked at each other.


Chapter completed!