I'm reborn, so it's not too much to kill the one who traveled through the book, right?

Shen Rong watched Ping Ping and An An walk into the yard, and her straight back suddenly slumped.

Her eyes went dark, her body swayed, and she was about to fall down. Fortunately, Chun Xing had been paying attention to Shen Rong and supported her back in time.

It had gotten dark at some point, and even though Shen Rong didn't want to believe that Changsheng hadn't come back, she had to.

She leaned weakly on Chun Xing, feeling extremely regretful and self-blaming, and her intestines were turning green with regret.

She regretted letting Changsheng come to the capital, regretted letting Changsheng go to suppress the bandits, regretted...

If it weren't for these, even if Changsheng was still stupid, at least his life would not be in danger.

How many times has Changsheng been in danger since they came to Beijing?

Why, why doesn't she learn her lesson?

The two children ran into the main room and saw their mother looking distraught. Although they didn't know what had happened, they still went forward and surrounded Shen Rong.

"Mom, the teacher praised my handwriting today." An An looked at Shen Rong with a well-behaved face and said.

"Mom, the teacher said that I memorized the lessons very well." Pingping also looked obedient and wanted to be praised.

Shen Rong looked down at the two children beside the couch, bent down and hugged them in her arms, "Be good."

Shen Rong wanted to tell the two children that their father was gone, but when she opened her mouth, no words came out.

Changsheng was lost during the bandit suppression campaign. That was a vast expanse of mountains. Even if Shen Rong wanted to look for him like she did before, there was nowhere to find him. Even if she didn't want to admit it, she had to admit that Changsheng was probably not going to be good.

"Mom, what's wrong with you?" Pingping saw that Shen Rong's face looked unpleasant, and finally couldn't help but ask.

An An also raised his head from Shen Rong's arms and looked at his mother with a nervous look on his face.

Shen Rong opened her mouth, but before she could say anything, tears started to flow silently.

"Mom, don't cry." The two children hurriedly used their little hands to wipe Shen Rong's tears.

Shen Rong couldn't hold back any longer and started crying while hugging her two children.

Chun Xing watched from the side and couldn't help wiping away tears.

The last time the two children saw their mother so sad was when their father fell on his head and passed out. This time their mother was so sad... Could it be that it was their father...

The two children thought of their father, their faces turned pale, they looked at each other, and finally asked with a heavy heart: "Mom, is Dad...something happened to him?"

After hearing what her son said, Shen Rong raised her head, wiped her tears with a handkerchief, organized her words in her mind, and then said, "Your father is missing, and your uncle Zhou has been looking for him for a long time but couldn't find him..."

Shen Rong didn't want to say that Changsheng fell off the cliff and died. She said that he was missing because she wanted to leave hope for her and her child.

Pingping felt sad and panicked, but he still mustered up his courage and said, "Mom, Dad will definitely come back. We will wait for him at home."

Shen Rong nodded, "Okay, we'll wait for your father to come back home."

"Mom, my great-grandfather and great-grandmother..."

When Shen Rong heard Pingping mention Shen Lianchuan and Yao, her heart ached again.

I don’t know if the two old people can bear it after hearing the news?

She looked at the two children and said, "Your father can't come back now, so you must take your father's place to honor your great grandfather and great grandmother. Remember?"

Pingping and Anan nodded vigorously.

Although they are young, they know that they and their great-grandfather and great-grandmother are one family. The two old people are the best to them. Now that their father is gone, it is their duty to be filial to their great-grandfather and great-grandmother.

Shen Rong paused and added, "And the Madam, your dear grandmother."

"Yeah!" The two children nodded again.

Chun Xing whispered at this time: "Madam, you didn't have lunch at noon, how about this servant bring dinner first? The young master and the young lady are using their brains, you can eat something with them..."

Shen Rong wiped her tears and nodded, "Serve the food!"

The three of them ate two mouthfuls of rice like chewing wax and couldn't eat any more.

Shen Rong was unwilling to just wait for Changsheng to come back. After thinking about it, she took the child and Chun Xing to the front yard to find Wang Qing.

"Brother Wang, something happened to Changsheng. You've heard about it, right?" Shen Rong wasn't in the mood to beat around the bush and stated her purpose directly.

Wang Qing looked sad, "Don't worry, sister-in-law. I will take my men to guard the gate during this period of time."

Shen Rong shook her head. "Brother Wang, I'm not here to talk to you about this. I want you to help me go to the place where Changsheng had suppressed the bandits before. Don't worry, I won't treat you badly in terms of money. If you have any other requests, you can ask for them."

Shen Rong also knew that something had happened to Changsheng and she couldn't leave the child now.

Wang Qing used to be a bodyguard. He is very capable and experienced. It would be safer to ask him to go for a trip.

Wang Qing was stunned. He didn't expect that Shen Rong came to him at this time for this matter.

"Madam, you..." He wanted to persuade Shen Rong to mourn, but unexpectedly, Shen Rong did not give him this opportunity.

"Brother Wang, you know Changsheng's ability. I also believe that with Changsheng's ability, he has a great chance of being alive. So, can you help me? I will give you two thousand taels of silver first. If you bring back news about Changsheng, I will give you another three or two thousand taels of silver. What do you think?"

This is the best solution Shen Rong could think of. If Wang Qing doesn't agree, she doesn't know what to do.

The two children also looked at Wang Qing eagerly, and Wang Qing really couldn't refuse.

Wang Qing frowned, "Madam, if I leave the capital, what will happen to you and the children? What if those people from the Gong family..."

Shen Rong was relieved to see that Wang Qing did not refuse. "I have thought about this. I am now doing rouge business with the second wife of the Duke's Mansion. They will not watch me and my child being bullied."

No matter what, Changsheng's accident happened while he was on duty, and the court could not ignore it.

After hearing what Shen Rong said, Wang Qing knew that she had made up her mind. Looking at the two children, Wang Qing couldn't bear to see them lose their father at such a young age, so he nodded and agreed.

"Okay, then I'll pack up tonight and leave tomorrow morning."

Seeing that the other party agreed to make the trip so readily, Shen Rong hurriedly took out a stack of banknotes from her sleeve and placed them on the table, then left the front yard with the child.

Shen Rong was right.

When Zhou Minglang met the emperor, he told Zhao Xi all about Changsheng's contribution in suppressing bandits.

When Zhao Xi heard that Changsheng had fallen off a cliff and his body was gone, his face was tense. "It's a pity for such a person. He was a meritorious official after all. Tomorrow I will issue an order to let Gong Shiming's son inherit the title, and the wife of Marquis Pingyang will be specially conferred the title of Super First-Rank Imperial Consort."

He could imagine how sad that person would be when he found out about Changsheng's situation.

Well, let her son inherit the title first to avoid making her feel uneasy.

Zhou Minglang never thought that the emperor would let Gong Leping take over the title so easily, and under such circumstances.

He couldn't figure it out, so he boldly asked, "Your Majesty, Gong Shiming's body has not been found yet. What if he is still alive..."

Zhao Xi glanced at his adopted cousin with a casual look, "Whether he is dead or alive, I must let the court officials know that as long as they have made contributions to the country, I will not treat the descendants of meritorious officials unfairly."

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhou Minglang shut his mouth. After all, this was a good thing for the Gong family.