Wei Xun didn't breathe a sigh of relief until Ling Qingwan ate obediently.
"What's the matter?" Ling Qingwan said, scooping another spoonful of porridge into her mouth.
The porridge cooked by the villagers at home does not have any precious ingredients, just some vegetables and minced pork, but the taste is exceptionally delicious.
Ling Qingwan had a big appetite and drank half of it in the blink of an eye.
"I have to leave for something, I will be back in a few days." Wei Xun told Ling Qingwan. "You stay in the village now, if there is anything, just tell the people below."
"Okay." Ling Qingwan did not ask Wei Xun what he was going to deal with. She trusted Wei Xun 100%.
Ling Qingwan always remembered that Wei Xun was supposed to be in the northern border. She came to Suiyang at the request of her grandfather to help find Ling Xiao's whereabouts.
"Remember, don't act on impulse." Wei Xun reminded again and again.
What he feared the most was that Ling Qingwan would become too impulsive because she was too worried about Ling Xiao. Wei Xun had also noticed this in the past few days.
Before, he was by her side to protect her, but now he has to leave for a while, and Ling Qingwan has to take care of everything alone.
"I understand." Ling Qingwan agreed.
She would definitely do what she promised Wei Xun.
After instructing Ling Qingwan, Wei Xun came out. Hu Zi sat on a bench in the yard, with a whole field in the distance. He was stiff, and no one knew what he was thinking.
Hu Zi didn't notice him until Wei Xun walked behind him.
After an unknown amount of time, Wei Xun sat down next to Hu Zi. Hu Zi finally reacted and stood up, hesitating but ready to salute Wei Xun.
"It's okay, just sit down." Wei Xun saw that Hu Zi was uneasy and said softly.
Hu Zi nodded and sat back in his original position.
"Are you thinking about Liu'er?" Wei Xun asked Hu Zi.
"Sir, Liu'er is kind-hearted. Even if she took Awan away, it was to protect Awan's safety. Please don't make things difficult for Liu'er after you find them." Hu Zi requested with an extremely sincere tone.
"Do you trust Liu'er so much?" Wei Xun didn't agree or disagree. He asked Hu Zi another question.
Ling Xiao was handsome, and Liu Er had not yet married. They were alone, and there was no guarantee that they would develop feelings for each other. Moreover, Ling Xiao and Liu Er chose to flee, and they had been through thick and thin together, so it was very easy for them to develop feelings for each other.
"I believe her!" Hu Zi said firmly. "No matter who says it, as long as Liu Er tells me that there is nothing between her and A Wan, I will believe it."
Wei Xun's heart was slightly touched.
If it were in the past, he would have thought Hu Zi was stupid. Now, Wei Xun saw himself in Hu Zi.
When someone likes someone, that person becomes his light. Hu Zi must have regarded Liu Er as his light.
So when Liu'er disappeared, he would miss her. When someone doubted Liu'er, he would get angry. His whole being and heart revolved around Liu'er.
"Sir...if...I mean if, Liu'er really becomes Ah Wan's lover. In the future, will he marry Liu'er as his wife or concubine?"
Finally, Hu Zisese asked Wei Xun.
He had seen those wealthy masters in Suiyang City, all of whom had three wives and four concubines at home.
Hu Zi was worried that Liu Er would become a concubine after following Ling Xiao. After all, Liu Er had no father or mother, and grew up in the countryside, with no family background or connections.
"Didn't you say you believed in Liu'er?" Wei Xun raised his eyebrows.
"I do believe it! I'm just afraid that if... Liu'er really likes A Wan, and A Wan can guarantee that he will treat Liu'er well, I will entrust Liu'er to him."
Hu Zi lowered his head, looking very lonely.
It was the first time that Wei Xun saw such pure love, and it was from an unknown man from a small village.
"Since you are willing to believe Liu'er, just continue to believe her. Don't think too much." Wei Xun said. "You believe in your sweetheart, and I believe in my brother."
Hu Zi's eyes were clear as he stared at Wei Xun.
Perhaps it was Wei Xun's words that gave Hu Zi strength. After talking with Wei Xun, Hu Zi suddenly became energetic.
The next day, before the weather turned cold, Wei Xun left.
During the time in Suiyang, he told Ling Qingwan everything except one thing.
Two days after finding Qingfeng, the soldiers found Lingxiao's horse in the mountains. It would be more accurate to say that the horse found them on its own initiative rather than saying that the soldiers found it.
Ma led the soldiers along the way and found the person who had assassinated Ling Xiao in a wooden house in the mountains.
Just as he found it, the horse couldn't hold on and fell down.
Ling Xiao had raised the horse since he was a child, and they were inseparable. Whenever Ling Xiao went on a long journey, he would take the horse with him. Although the horse could not speak and was not a human, in Ling Xiao's eyes, it was an extremely important companion.
It can be said that all things have spirits. The horse persisted in the mountains and forests for nearly a month, and actually managed to lead the soldiers to the hideout of the group that was trying to assassinate Ling Xiao.
When Wei Xun got the news, he rushed to meet Wei Yi without stopping.
At the same time, the news of Ling Xiao's discovery was also sent back to Shangjing City. The old general's heart, which had been tense for more than a month, finally relaxed a little.
"Your Majesty!"
Wei Yi had been waiting outside the yard for a long time. Seeing Wei Xun from afar, he hurried forward to greet him.
"How is it? Have you found out who ordered them?" Wei Xun asked urgently. He just wanted to know who had made Ling Xiao like this.
Whoever it is, he will make that person pay the price.
"No." Wei Yi sighed softly. "They were also hired to kill people. They don't know who they are going to kill, nor do they know who their employer is. As for hiding here, it was also arranged by the employer. Let them come out after the storm has passed."
"However, several of them have seen the employer." Wei Yi told Wei Xun. "Although we don't know his identity, we know that the employer is one-armed."
One-armed.
Wei Xun frowned.
It was indeed Ye Yun.
When he was a housekeeper in the Marquis' Mansion, he had to bow his head and call Ling Xiao "Young Master". Now he is using all means to persecute Ling Xiao, causing General Shen, the Seventh Prince, and hundreds of soldiers to be unable to sleep or eat, and they are searching for Ling Xiao day and night.
I can only say that Ye Yun is really amazing.
No wonder he abandoned everything in the capital and fled the city. Ye Yun’s ambition has never been limited to the Marquis’ Mansion.
"How to arrange those people?" Wei Yi asked Wei Xun for his opinion.
"Kill him." Wei Xun said lightly.
No matter that those people didn't know that they were killing the crown prince, they deserved to die for harming Ling Xiao to this extent and making Ling Qingwan so sad.
After all this, Ling Xiao is still alive, that's because he is lucky. There is no need to thank anyone except Liu'er.
"By the way, Your Majesty, there is news from the capital that half of the officials in the court are now impeaching you..."
"Are you saying that I neglected my duties and disobeyed orders?" Wei Xun sneered.
He even knew exactly what those people had accused him of. After all, apart from that, they had nothing else to say.