"A few years before my father's accident, he often looked sad after going out. My mother asked several times, but he refused to tell me and would beat my mother and me, so we simply stopped asking."

Du Qianqian looked calm, and when she talked about her past sufferings, it had nothing to do with her anymore.

"But even if my mother and I didn't ask, he would often get angry and lose his temper. There was a time when he even wanted to move out of Chang'an City and asked us to stay in Chang'an. He wanted to leave on his own, but due to various reasons, he gave up in the end."

"Until he disappeared, he was very angry the night before and struck again. This time I stopped my mother and was beaten so hard by him that I couldn't get out of bed the next day. He left in a hurry and said he would wait. When he came back, he wanted to marry me off and write a letter of divorce to my mother. I couldn't get out of bed at all, and he wouldn't ask anyone to find a doctor for me. I thought I was going to die on the bed that day..."

"Unexpectedly, he didn't come back the next day, the third day, and the fourth day. My mother asked a doctor to see me. We anxiously went to report to the official for confirmation. We felt relieved knowing that he was really missing. I Later I went to the ruined temple to look for it, but when I went there, the ruined temple was no longer there.”

Du Qianqian looked at Zhao Yang and others, "Although I don't know who you are, as a woman, you should know my difficulties. It's not that I don't want to tell you, I just don't want to break my peaceful life, but you can cure me My mother is my benefactor, no matter what you want to do, I will help you."

It seemed that the treatment given to Mrs. Du was not in vain. Zhao Yang also saw that Du Qianqian was a very smart woman. Under her management, the income of the grain store increased, even better than when it was run by Du Heng.

Presumably, this was the reason why Du Heng kept asking her to do business in the shop.

It's just that this is ancient times. Du Qianqian is now 24 years old. The buzz around her must have never stopped. Zhao Yang admires Du Qianqian for being able to persevere until now.

"Don't worry, Miss Du. No matter where Mrs. Du feels uncomfortable, I will treat you for free."

Du Qianqian nodded, her expression as calm as ever, "Then let me take you to the ruined temple now."

Just in line with Zhao Yang's wishes.

This time the fourth prince asked Lu Yuan to follow a few people with his men. Zhao Yang was actually a little surprised to see the fourth prince running around for several days.

"Your Highness, don't you even have to go to court?"

"With my second brother here, it doesn't matter whether I can get in or not."

Zhao Yang scratched his head, weren't they trying to seize the throne? Why did they look so peaceful? Could it be that she had thought too much before.

Lin Qingchen didn't care about this. Although he was promoted now, he kept a low profile and few people knew his identity. Even when he was with Zhao Yang, he was more like Zhao Yang's bodyguard.

Following Zhao Yang around these days, several people in Jingzhao Mansion have already started talking about him.

Especially after knowing that the two of them were husband and wife, they both had to say a few words. However, Zhao Yang was more outstanding, while Lin Qingchen was like a useless pretty boy.

Others did not dare to discuss the people Lu Yuan brought, but when it came to Lin Qingchen, each one was more daring than the other.

The ruined temple outside Chang'an City has collapsed as Du Qianqian said.

There was no one around, just wild grass growing wildly.

Zhao Yang frowned, made sure there was no one around, and squatted down to check carefully.

Lu Yuan has ordered people to check everywhere to see if there is anything abnormal.

"No one has been here for a long time. Within a year of Du Heng's disappearance, I came to check many times, but I never saw anyone. Including the slaves he used before, they were all people I had never seen before, and I have not seen them since. I’ve seen him again, but I don’t know if he’s dead or what happened to him.”

"Then do you remember what the servant who often follows your father looks like?"

Du Qianqian nodded, "I remember him. He had a deep scar on his face. He looked like he was not easy to mess with. He also knew how to use his hands and feet very quickly. He has been with my father for almost 20 years. He usually doesn't like people. I live in the mansion, but I often go to shops and this ruined temple with my father."

"Scarface, he knows kung fu, he doesn't look like a simple person."

Du Qianqian thought for a while and said with some uncertainty, "Although he is said to be Du Heng's servant, I think the two of them are more like equals, because once I saw Scarface saying something about Du Heng, the two of them They were making a lot of noise, and they didn’t look like servants at all.”

"What are they arguing about, do you remember?"

"Remember, my father asked Scarface to calm down a little, saying that what he has done recently has gone too far, and if he continues, he will definitely attract attention."

"Do you remember when it was?"

"It was probably five years ago, but it's so far away that I can't remember."

Zhao Yang thought for a while, and it should coincide with the death of the second owner of the shop mentioned by Wang Er before.

Could it be that Scarface and Du Heng are the people behind this?

It's just speculation at the moment and there is no evidence. Luyuan's people searched everywhere, but they didn't find anything special.

Lu Yuan ran to the Fourth Prince and others to report the situation.

"Your Highness, I asked my men to search carefully. There is really nothing special around here."

"The temple is gone, and after so many years, there should be nothing that can be found."

This place is very desolate, and Du Heng's choice of here is not in line with Du Heng's identity. It can only be to discuss some shameful things, and even his family cannot tell them.

"Miss Du, do you know what Du Heng did before he got rich?"

Du Qianqian thought for a moment, "I heard my mother say that Du Heng was originally an errand in the palace, but he seemed to have committed a crime, so he left the palace to start a small business."

"On errand?"

Zhao Yang looked at the fourth prince and said, "Isn't this a coincidence, Your Highness?"

The latter nodded, "An Xian, take people to investigate Du Heng."

An Xian took the task and left. The few people couldn't find any clues here, so they left first.

Zhao Yang and Lin Qingchen ran around for a few days, but now the truth was in front of them. They followed the fourth prince back to the prince's mansion, ready to wait for news about An Xian.

Zhao Yang had been to the Fourth Prince's Mansion many times, but this was Lin Qingchen's first time.

Zhao Yang originally wanted to find a place to rest, but he left Lin Qingchen for a while and heard several discordant sounds when he returned.

"Boy, you're not a freeloader, are you? I think Mrs. Zhao is quite capable, but you look like a pretty boy. You're not being kept by a woman, are you?"

Lin Qingchen smiled without any lack of confidence, "What's wrong with being kept by a woman? You won't have any women to like you, right?"

Several good people were from Jingzhao Mansion, and they followed him because of solving the case.

Realizing that Lin Qingchen was not getting enough, they couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

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