Travel through space and help the prince’s husband in construction

Xiao Yunhan recounted the contents of the memorial, which roughly said that the local officials on the border had been thoroughly investigated, and that there were many unjust, false and wrong cases involved.

The more remote the region, the more out of reach the imperial court was. Officials at all levels colluded with each other.

There were many lawless people in the area who did bad things but did not receive the punishment they deserved. The people who were bullied had nowhere to turn to and could only swallow their anger.

In addition, the court's spies there discovered a bigger conspiracy while investigating corrupt officials and false cases.

In several places, there have been a large number of cases of boys suddenly disappearing.

However, these cases were concealed and not reported. The court did not receive any files submitted by the local authorities.

This situation occurred outside the fiefdoms of the princes.

Because the cases occurred so frequently, they were discovered by the court's spies.

After an in-depth investigation there, they discovered that these boys who suddenly disappeared were probably sent to a secret place and received special training in private.

Therefore, the disappearance of these children is not accidental. Before the secret investigators there sent out the information, they must have been discovered and possibly arrested.

Therefore, the messenger asked Ping An and Ru Yi for support, and also told them his unconfirmed guess secretly.

The messenger was also one of the investigators. He and the imprisoned secret spies guessed that the person who did this should be the Second Prince, Qin Zheng, who had not given up.

The former Second Prince's wife became the favorite concubine of the Crown Prince of a neighboring country through Qin Zheng's introduction. Now she is disappointed with that Crown Prince. Although she appears to be dependent on him, she actually still has ambitions.

The second prince wanted to expand his secret power, so he colluded with his ex-wife and secretly captured boys in a neighboring country.

At this point, Xiao Yunyan had already understood the general situation. The second prince who was stripped of his title had failed in his last attempt to release the Black Python ancestor, and was now causing trouble again.

They were secretly training soldiers or special personnel in the closed territory. There were not enough people in the fiefdom, so they stole underage boys from other places that were not fiefdoms and brought them back for secret training.

In order to avoid being discovered by the court, they must have colluded with the officials there in advance and concealed it secretly.

Xiao Yunyan even suspected that several officials there might have been secretly bribed and become accomplices of those child-stealing murderers.

Xiao Yunyan didn't know how to judge the second prince. He had tried many times but failed. In the end, he lost his title of prince.

If the emperor had not given him a chance to live because he was his son, he would probably be dead now.

Although Xiao Yunyan and Li Mohan hated the Second Prince, the people would suffer every time he caused trouble.

But after all, he is Li Mohan's biological brother. Li Mohan cannot bypass his father and directly order him to be punished.

However, after the last incident, Li Mohan had already communicated in depth with his father. If the second prince lived honestly in his fiefdom and did something illegal, he would not take his life.

But if the second prince plots again and destroys the lives of the people, don't blame him for not thinking of the brotherhood and will never let him go.

Although the emperor considered that the child was his own flesh and blood, the actions of the Second Prince's wife did make him feel disheartened.

The emperor also agreed with Li Mohan's idea. If the second prince did evil things that violated the will of heaven and harmed the people again, he would be imprisoned directly in prison.

The emperor once asked Li Mohan to spare the life of the second prince. The couple agreed. They did not want the second prince's life, but just wanted him to stop tossing. Every time he was bewitched by Qin Zheng, countless people suffered unprovoked disasters.

After Xiao Yunyan learned the news, she had a detailed discussion with her grandfather, father, and two royal brothers.

The officials in the court now feel helpless about this matter and even feel very panicked.

If such things are not stopped and happen in the capital one day, it will not just be the children of ordinary people who will suffer.

Behind every official is a powerful family with many children. If every family has a child missing, there will be chaos.

Xiao Yunyan promised that she and Li Mohan would personally investigate the truth of this matter, and they would not let anyone involved go.

Xiao Yunyan will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly. If it is really related to the Second Prince, she will definitely not show mercy to him.

Moreover, Xiao Yunyan was determined to catch Qin Zheng who was stirring up trouble everywhere. There was no peace with him around.

This Qin Zheng seemed to be possessed by a demon, constantly stirring up trouble, causing unrest in Beichuan and several nearby countries.

Xiao Yunyan wanted to send her fellow brothers to investigate this matter immediately. So, Xiao Yunyan immediately communicated with her fellow brothers and asked them if they had time to help her investigate the case.

The cultivation of these brothers has now reached the peak of the Void Transformation Realm. If they go together to investigate the case, there will be no danger of being unable to escape.

The senior brothers did not have any difficult matters to deal with, so they immediately agreed to Xiao Yunyan's request.

Xiao Yunyan explained the details to them. Xiao Yunyan planned to personally send the messenger back to the place of origin, and then take the brothers there.

The messenger will lead the brothers to investigate the news. It would be best if they can find other spies.

When Xiao Yunyan and her fellow brothers arrived at the scene, they found that the atmosphere was extremely tense. The villagers had all closed their doors and windows, appearing to be very alert.

Xiao Yunyan and his fellow apprentices found the messenger. They arrived at the government office, only to find it had been abandoned.

Obviously, when the spies were arrested, the people involved in the incident also suspected that their conspiracy might have been reported to the capital. Therefore, the local government officials must have participated in the incident and fled with their entire family in advance to protect themselves.

Xiao Yunyan asked the brothers to gather information around here first. She had to go back and discuss the next plan with Li Mohan. More importantly, they had to get in touch with the emperor.

The Emperor and the Empress traveled to other continents on a merchant ship from Prince Duanjing's Palace, so it was not easy to contact them.

Xiao Yunyan wanted the emperor to be mentally prepared. If the mastermind behind this was really the Second Prince, then Xiao Yunyan was not going to let him off this time.

The senior brothers received enough supplies from Xiao Yunyan, and then began to act separately to look for clues.

Xiao Yunyan also immediately returned to Duke Xiao's mansion. Using space teleportation, it only took a moment to arrange everything.

All the dishes for the reunion dinner were ready, and Xiao Yunyan arranged for the dishes to be served as soon as she came back. The main dishes that needed to be served right after they came out of the pot also started the final process when the cold dishes were served.

The Xiao family members couldn't help but praise the dishes that were served one after another. The chefs in the mansion really put in a lot of effort today. The dishes were pleasing to the eyes, and the nose and taste buds were greatly satisfied.

Xiao Yunyan and the four officials of the Xiao family did not reveal the border city of Fuxin. It was a rare reunion dinner for the family, and no one wanted to destroy this rare peaceful atmosphere.

During the meal, the family chatted and laughed. Xiao Yunyan had the chance to mention that those ladies wanted to matchmake for her younger brother Xiao Yunyan.

When the old lady heard Xiao Yunyan say that those ladies had entrusted their relationships to Xiao Yunyan again, she couldn't help but laugh.

The old lady had a cheerful personality. She smiled and said to Xiao Yunyan, "Yan'er, you don't know that these ladies have thought of countless ways to marry their daughters to your brother.

As soon as you returned to Beijing, they came to ask you to be a matchmaker again. You are really well-informed!"

Everyone couldn't help but agree with the old lady's words.

At this time, the eldest sister-in-law who was eating at the table put down her chopsticks and asked Xiao Yunyan with a sly look on her face: "Sister Yan'er, is it true that those ladies were not talking about Yunqi's marriage at the beginning, but about your eldest brother and your second brother taking concubines?

It’s just that you didn’t want to bring up the idea of ​​giving your eldest and second brothers concubines, so you didn’t bring it up.”

When Xiao Yunyan heard her sister-in-law's teasing tone, she knew that this might happen more than once.

Therefore, Xiao Yunyan did not hide it and said in front of the eldest sister-in-law, the second sister-in-law and the whole family: "Sister-in-law, you really said it. These women are really like what the second sister-in-law said, and they are trying their best to ask me to help them and marry the concubines of the family to the two brothers as concubines.

But I rejected it directly. I told them that my brothers and sisters-in-law have a very close relationship. My brothers have no intention of taking a concubine. So, I will not use this matter to upset my two sisters-in-law.

In order to dissuade those ladies from doing so, I said that if any lady wanted to send her daughter to the Xiao Mansion as a concubine, she should just tell her brother and sister-in-law directly. I will not mention this matter. "

The eldest and second sisters-in-law smiled at each other and couldn't help but explain to Xiao Yunyan in front of everyone, "Why didn't you mention it? The ladies of each family took turns sending matchmakers to the door, and have mentioned it countless times.

However, your second sister-in-law and I mentioned this to your two brothers, but they rejected it sternly.

It's not that your second sister-in-law and I are jealous and don't want to let our husband take a concubine. It's that these two brothers think that too many women are too annoying. One wife is enough to annoy them, and they don't even think about taking a concubine.

If you don't believe me, you can ask your two brothers right now. If they want to take a concubine, your second sister-in-law and I will not stop them. We will even help them arrange it."

Xiao Yunyan listened to her eldest sister-in-law's words with a smile, which were half a joke and half an explanation. It sounded like a joke, but in fact it was to show that she and her second sister-in-law did not stop their husbands from taking concubines and expanding the Xiao family.

Today is a rare occasion for everyone to gather together, so it is better to express their feelings publicly to avoid being blamed in the future.

Xiao Yunyan just smiled and nodded without saying anything. It was her eldest brother Xiao Yunhan who took over the conversation.

"Yu, everyone already knows that my second brother and I will not take concubines. You don't have to say it at the reunion dinner. Don't worry, no one in the Xiao family will blame you and your sister-in-law."

Xiao Yunhan spoke very frankly, he knew his wife's little thoughts.

Yu wanted to show that she did not stop her husband from taking a concubine. She also wanted to let everyone know that she and her second brother did not take concubines because they did not want to deal with more women, not because their wives were jealous.

More importantly, Yu wanted everyone to know that the two brothers did not want to take concubines, and hoped that no one would mention this matter again in the future.

However, Xiao Yunhan felt that his wife deliberately brought up the topic of not taking a concubine with his sister, which was a bit unnecessary and inappropriate. His sister had no intention of interceding for others to let him take a concubine. He said this at the table and asked his sister to ask himself and his second brother. It seemed as if his sister had the idea of ​​taking concubines for them. So he directly said a few words to his wife.

Yu was the eldest grandson's wife of the Xiao family. Not only did her family have a prominent status, but she was also a legitimate daughter in her family. So she couldn't stand being wronged on weekdays. If she was dissatisfied with something, she would just bring it to the table and talk about it.

The eldest sister-in-law is not as calm and reserved as the second sister-in-law. The second sister-in-law also comes from a scholarly family, and her father is also a third-rank official in the court, but her biological mother died shortly after giving birth to her. Although the second sister-in-law is a legitimate daughter in the family, due to the suppression of her stepmother, her status in the family is not as high as it seems, and she is not as favored as the two daughters born to her stepmother.

When my second sister-in-law has something going on, she doesn't speak it out directly regardless of the occasion, but expresses her position very tactfully.

The second sister-in-law's calm personality is very similar to that of the second brother Xiao Yunji. Perhaps it is because her status and position at home are somewhat awkward, so she developed such an introverted personality.

Xiao Yunyan first saw her eldest sister-in-law, who looked a little aggrieved but didn't dare to resist. Then she looked at her second sister-in-law, who looked calm and composed. Just now, her second brother gave her a soothing look. Her second sister-in-law gave him a knowing look in return, and then her expression returned to calm.

Xiaoyu was also a little helpless. He had clearly avoided the issue of taking concubines for his two brothers, but the topic was still brought up by his eldest sister-in-law in person. Since it had been brought up, he might as well talk about it on the spot.

So Xiao Yunyan said to her eldest brother: "Brother, sister-in-law, it is a good thing to raise this question in front of everyone. Why don't we listen to your and second brother's true inner thoughts.

The Xiao family is a big family with a lot of wealth. If they want to take in concubines and expand the family, it is not a bad idea. Since the two sisters-in-law will not object, if my brother has this intention, we can consider it.

Although the women who proposed marriage were illegitimate, their families were of good status and could become a helper to the Xiao family. Moreover, concubines could not only expand the Xiao family, but also help the sisters-in-law share some responsibilities.

If the eldest and second brothers have no intention of taking a concubine, then they should express their true thoughts in front of everyone. Then everyone will have a clear idea in their minds. Then no one will mention this matter again in the future.

It is always more satisfying to speak out openly than to keep guessing at each other's thoughts."

Xiao Yunyan had not originally mentioned the matter of letting her brother take a concubine, but since her sister-in-law had brought up the matter by using her topic and was intentionally trying to bring the matter onto her, she would give her a warning.

Xiao Yunhan saw that his sister had already laid out the matter, so he had nothing to hide.