In troubled times, the daughter-in-law returns

Chapter 40
Xiaoli nodded in agreement, and glanced outside, "I made Yu Ning dizzy, it's about time now, I have to go." Saying this, he stuffed a note into Lan Kexin's hand, turned around and left.

Lan Kexin lowered her head and glanced at the contents of the note, then stood up expressionlessly, filled the note into the incense burner, watched it turn into a cloud of green smoke, flipped it over with the copper chopsticks, There was no trace of burning paper, so he put the lid on the incense burner again, and walked slowly into the hall outside.

With an order, the maid began to arrange the table and prepare to serve the dishes.

After eating breakfast alone as usual, Lan Kexin started her normal day.Reading, embroidery, playing the piano, after lunch, I took a nap for an hour, and in the afternoon I practiced painting and cooking.

It was still fine when I went to bed at night, and I woke up in the middle of the night and sat up, and the conversation between the two started again.

Because of what happened the night before, Yu Ning was more vigilant at night, and if something was wrong, she would immediately send someone to report to Sikong Ye.

After Sikong Ye got the news, he rushed over immediately. Seeing that Lan Kexin was in the same state as last night, his heart tightened, and he asked Gu An: "What is the result of your investigation?"

Gu An hesitated for a moment, but still said the same: "Wu Zuo opened up the body of Daoist Tian Xu, and the result of the inquest was...the heart and lung ruptured. According to the time calculation, it has been a while, but it was not serious at the beginning. Very serious. It is possible that the practice was struck by lightning... However, the subordinates have doubts about this."

Sikongye closed his eyes, opened them again, looked at Lan Kexin who seemed to be immersed in another dimension, and murmured: "Actually, the method didn't completely fail. Possess a Horcrux."

Gu An glanced at Lan Kexin and felt that things were a little unreal.But using a living person as a horcrux to resurrect a dead person is a very false thing. Since they could believe in the resurrection of the dead before, how could they not believe that two souls existed in one body at the same time?
But for the young city lord, this is not good news.

Lan Kexin has owned the body for 16 years, and Miss Qing just came back, so it sounds like she is still a little girl, so when it comes to snatching the body, it is not clear at a glance which is better?

Lan Kexin has a deep love for the Young City Lord, so why is she willing to give up like this?
Miss Qing was still an ignorant child when she left, and she has been wandering outside for so many years, how much self-awareness can she have?

With a sigh, Gu An quietly backed out.

He always felt that Taoist Master Tianxu's death was a bit strange, so he planned to go to the Taoist temple to take a look.

Sikongye guarded Lan Kexin for another night, but Lan Kexin still fell asleep after being exhausted to the extreme.

Sikong Ye barely slept for an hour, and left before Lan Kexin woke up.

He also fully knew that Lan Kexin was completely normal during the day, and that state would only appear in the middle of the night.

Probably because Qingqing can only appear at night.He had to think of a way to make Qingqing fully revive, even if she came back to life as an immature girl!
He will raise her well and give her the life she wants.

People's energy is always limited. If you invest more in this aspect, you will invest less in other aspects. Sikong Ye is no exception. He handles official business during the day and has to accompany Lan Kexin at night. The attention is naturally much less.

As Mu Xue was waiting for the result, she lived a relatively leisurely life. Although she knew about Lan Kexin's situation, she didn't take it seriously. She just waited for Zhan Tiannan's complete downfall before she could leave.

But before she left, she had to find An Ran.

If Uncle An hadn't rescued her from the flames back then, she wouldn't be where she is today. An Ran is Uncle An's only blood, she has the responsibility and obligation to find An Ran, and make sure that she can have a stable and happy living environment.

She went to Uncle An's hometown first, but learned that after the catastrophe that happened that year, the An family never showed up again.

Mu Xue was not discouraged, and began to search carefully based on those clues.

Half a day later, it was discovered that Xiao Ning had brought someone to help her find her, and she took the initiative to explain: "Girl, the young city master said that if you want to find someone, everyone is weak alone, let us help you..."

"The person I'm looking for is An Ran," Mu Xue didn't refuse. It would be really difficult to find An Ran if she was on her own. "However, I don't know what she looks like now. I only know that she is 16 years old. .”

Xiao Ning nodded seriously, "Girl, this matter is not big or small, can you be sure that girl is still staying in Yecheng?"

Mu Xue's eyes dimmed for a moment, and then she said: "Basically, it's okay. Their family doesn't have any relatives or old friends elsewhere." She also didn't get any news of leaving Yecheng safely.

Xiao Ning immediately said: "Okay, the servant girl will go to Mr. Gu right now. The servant girl doesn't have that much energy, but Mr. Gu can. Once he gives an order, there will be results soon."

Mu Xue's eyes flickered slightly when she heard this, and she said after a while: "Okay, I owe him a favor."

Xiao Ning didn't expect her to say that, so she smiled slightly, "The girl is too far-fetched."

Mu Xue didn't say anything, she would repay this favor.

Xiao Ning really went to find Gu An immediately and told Gu An about the situation.In Gu An's eyes, this was not a big deal, and he didn't even need to inform Si Kongye.

However, in just one day, it was calculated that within the jurisdiction of Yecheng, there were a total of [-] people named An Ran, of which three were men, and the remaining women excluded nine who did not match the age. six.

Among these six, there are three identities that can withstand scrutiny, and they are definitely not the people Mu Xue is looking for.

In the end, only three remained undetermined.

Xiao Ning took the note with three addresses to see Mu Xue. Mu Xue was already surprised enough, she didn't expect Gu An to be so efficient in doing things.

The field had been narrowed to such an extent that she intended to do the rest herself.

But before she could leave, news came from Sikong Ye that there was a banquet going to be held at the Xiangyang Hou Mansion and he was invited to attend.

At this time, Sikong Ye had been staying in the Cardamom Courtyard of the City Lord's Mansion for three consecutive days.

When Mu Xue got the news, she had to postpone her search for An Ran and prepare everything for the banquet.

Every three years in the Great New Kingdom, local military attaches have to go to Beijing to report on their duties. Regardless of the time of departure, they must arrive in July.

The Marquis of Xiangyang holds most of the military power in Yecheng, so he must go to Beijing. In addition, Su Yi, as a military officer on a temporary post in the court, will also go. Before leaving, he must make arrangements for related matters, so this banquet is considered relatively formal.

Logically speaking, it is not allowed to bring a female companion. After all, the people attending the meeting are all old men, and they are talking about business matters, not talking about romantic affairs.

(End of this chapter)