After being a widow for half my life, I found out that my husband was not dead.

The Northern Expeditionary Army was defeated by the Jin Dynasty. Almost the entire army was wiped out and suffered heavy losses. Although several years have passed, there is no guarantee that the court will not continue to pursue the case. Liu Yunheng returned to the minister's house at this time, and Liu Zan was in prison. If he acted impulsively, he might be involved.

Liu Yunxiang hurriedly wrote a letter and asked Zijin to take it to Shen Yunzhou, asking him to help stop Yunheng and at the same time suppress the news of his return to Beijing.

Liu Yunxiang first stayed at Qu Moran's place. She was still unclear about the situation in Shengjing and did not dare to get involved rashly.

Another day later, Ruan Lingyu came over and told her the news about Yan'er.

"The young master is in Shangguan Xu's hands."

Liu Yunxiang frowned. Qin Feishi and Shangguan Xuhang were colluding. If Yan'er was in Shengjing, then Qin Feishi must have handed him over to Shangguan Xu. She had already guessed this, but she was still confused.

"The inkstone must be of value to Shangguan Xu, but what?"

Liu Yunxiang thought for a long time, but couldn't think of anything.

"I worked as a handyman in the Governor's Mansion. Sometimes I can see the young master. He is studying with his husband. There are maids and young eunuchs waiting beside him. It seems that Shangguan Xu treats him well." Ruan Lingyu said.

"Back then, he was also kind to Yan Mu. He regarded him as his own son, but when he framed him and killed him, he showed no mercy at all."

Liu Yunxiang took a deep breath, and now she could only let Ruan Lingyu stay in the Governor's Mansion to help her take care of Yan'er.

After Ruan Lingyu left, Qu Moran came in and performed acupuncture on her legs first. A quarter of an hour later, the silver needles were pulled out one by one. Qu Moran knocked Liu Yunxiang's knee with his hand, but there was still no response.

"Hey, that shouldn't be the case. Why is there still no reaction at all?"

Liu Yunxiang tried to move her legs, but no matter how hard she tried, her legs were like wood and would not obey her orders at all.

She sighed, "Still not."

Qu Moran looked confused, "I have no idea what kind of acupuncture method this person used."

"If you really can't do it, don't force it." Liu Yunxiang lowered her eyes and said. She even doubted whether Qin Feishi had completely disabled her legs. He wanted to kill her after using her, so he couldn't keep her. There was no point in leaving her legs alone.

Qu Moran shook his head, "Don't worry, let me think about it again."

The two were talking in the house when they heard Qu Yi shouting in the yard: "Uncle Wei, you are here! Wow, wow, what a fat chicken. Shall we have some stew for lunch?"

The window was open, and Liu Yunxiang looked out and saw a tall man walking in carrying a large pile of firewood and a long-tailed pheasant in his other hand.

Qu Yi jumped over and ran around the man.

The man stacked the firewood in a corner of the yard, turned around, picked up Qu Yi and spun around, making Qu Yi giggle.

Liu Yunxiang didn't see the stick in front of the man's face just now, but now he finally saw it clearly. He had starry eyebrows and sharp eyes, and his face was tanned, but he looked handsome.

"Who is this person?" Liu Yunxiang asked Qu Moran.

Qu Moran smiled: "The villagers in Qingshui River at the foot of the mountain often come to deliver food and firewood to us because I treated his mother's illness."

"so."

When Liu Yunxiang saw the man coming, Qu Moran laughed and his mood suddenly became very happy.

"Where's your mother?" the man outside asked.

Qu Yi hurriedly shouted into the room, "Mom, Uncle Wei is here, come out quickly!"

Qu Moran stood up with a smile, let Liu Yunxiang rest first, and then went out.

When the man saw Qu Moran come out, his eyes lit up, but his face turned red, and he couldn't help scratching the back of his head. Such a big man was actually shy.

"Well, I went up the mountain to cut firewood. I cut too much, so I brought you a bundle. And this pheasant, I hunted it. I'll stew chicken for you at noon." After saying that, before Qu Moran could say anything, he carried the mountain pheasant. The chicken went into the kitchen.

Qu Moran followed, "You clean up this pheasant and I'll stew it."

"Then I'll light a fire for you."

"Okay, but I have to eat here for lunch."

"Ah."

The kitchen door was open, and Liu Yunxiang could see the two of them talking, laughing and busy in the kitchen.

There was a hut in the mountains, a man who was willing to help you cook in the kitchen, and a cute child. Liu Yunxiang couldn't help but envy him.

At noon, everyone gathered together for lunch. When the man saw Liu Yunxiang and the others, he felt somewhat uncomfortable and kept lowering his head to eat. Qu Moran picked up a few chopsticks for him, and he continued to eat them in his mouth while saying thank you.

"You slow down."

"I'm fine...cough..."

Even after saying that it was okay, he still choked, and now the man felt even more uncomfortable. Fortunately, at this time, Old Man Qu shouted that he wanted to go for a spin on the mountain. The man coaxed him to finish the bowl, and then hurriedly took Old Man Qu and Qu Yi went to play in the mountains.

Liu Yunxiang watched the old man and the young boy walking away with the man. She bumped Qu Moran with her elbow and said, "Brother Wei is not married yet, is he?"

"I was married, but the woman got together with the teacher in the village and then divorced." Qu Moran said.

"What's going on with you two?"

Qu Moran smiled, "He wants to find someone to live with, and I also want a man to help me."

"So you..."

"Although I have this intention, I haven't exposed it yet."

Liu Yunxiang nodded clearly, but then he thought of Shen Yunzhou, "Didn't Shen Yunzhou look for you?"

Mentioning Shen Yunzhou, Qu Moran's smile faded a little, "We have made it clear that we will not disturb each other."

"I really can't see Shen Yunzhou clearly."

"He is ambitious and upright, but he will not be a good husband. I did have extravagant expectations for him in the past, but now I don't force it."

As soon as they finished speaking, a horse stopped in front of the courtyard gate. Someone got off the horse and hurried in. It was Shen Yunzhou. He wore a crescent-moon embroidered orchid robe, a crown of jade on his head, and a silk belt around his waist, giving him a graceful appearance.

He ran in, glanced at Qu Moran first, and then looked at Liu Yunxiang, "Lao Qi, did he really...really fall off the cliff?"

Seeing that he was so anxious, Liu Yunxiang must have just received the news, "The court should have known about it for a long time, right?"

"The riots in the southern border have just been put down, and I have been dealing with the mess there. I just returned to Beijing today."

When Liu Yunxiang heard this, his eyes widened, "Then my brother..."

"I've already stopped you."

Liu Yunxiang was relieved, "Yan Mu did fall off the cliff."

Shen Yunzhou frowned, with a sad look on his face, "How could this happen?"

"When he was poisoned and sent to Beijin to be used as a hostage, you should have expected that he would definitely have a narrow escape from death."

"I couldn't plead for him in front of my adoptive father, but I secretly fed him detoxification pills. Although it couldn't detoxify, it could suppress the poison. I knew this trip was difficult, but I still believed in him. I believed that Yan Mu was very capable and would be able to do it. If you survive, you may even come back alive." Shen Yunzhou said with his eyes red.

"It just fell off a cliff, but no body was found, so..." Liu Yunxiang was silent for a moment, "Maybe God opens his eyes and he is still alive."

Shen Yunzhou's expression changed, "Is this possible?"

Liu Yunxiang smiled bitterly, "Yes."

Shen Yunzhou is still a member of Shangguan Xu, so she shouldn't tell him the news, but she is willing to believe in Shen Yunzhou's character and that his brotherly love for Yan Mu will not be fake.

Shen Yunzhou thought for a while and said firmly: "Yan Mu will not die so easily. This kid has always been lucky."

"I hope so too."

Shen Yunzhou quickly collected his emotions, looked around, looked at Qu Moran and asked, "Where is Yi'er?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Yi'er's voice at the door of the courtyard, "Wow, Yi'er is flying, Uncle Wei, run quickly!"