"Yes, ma'am."

After Yu Qi agreed and was about to leave, Su Yun called out, "Wait."

"Empress." He clasped his fists and stood there in a proper manner waiting for instructions.

Su Yun said: "When will you come to propose marriage to me? I only have this one sister, so don't let her become an old maid."

Yu Qi's heart was beating fast. He looked at Qingning and then knelt down to Su Yun. "Your Majesty, I am willing to ask for your help right away. But, Qingning..."

He looked at Qingning.

Su Yun also looked at Qing Ning, "Haven't you made up your mind yet?"

Qingning blushed, "I have adapted to this situation over the years. I just want to serve you, Madam, and I don't want to get married."

Yu Qi said anxiously: "Qingning, what should I do?"

"Yeah, what about Yu Qi?"

Qingning frowned, she didn't know whether she really couldn't bear to leave her mother and Xiao Yaoer.

If she married Yu Qi, she would be the general's wife and would no longer be able to serve the empress.

Su Yun sighed.

After a long while, Su Yun said, "Yesterday, the emperor said that when the princess of the Great Desert arrives, all the unmarried ministers in the court and the outstanding sons of the ministers' families should be put forward for the princess of the Great Desert to choose from."

She looked at Qingning and Yuqi, "Yuqi is so outstanding and good-looking, she will definitely be on the list when the time comes."

Yu Qi exclaimed, "This, this... Qingning, marry me, marry me."

Qingning was also surprised. She looked at Su Yun and asked, "Madam, did the Emperor really say that?"

Su Yun nodded.

Qingning's heart was pounding, "Your servant, your servant asks the queen to make the decision."

Yu Qi breathed a sigh of relief.

Su Yun lowered her head and couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth.

If she didn't help, she didn't know how long Yu Qi would have to wait. "You two go and talk, I'm going to find Xiao Yaoer." As she said that, she went in the direction where the wet nurse and Xiao Yaoer were catching butterflies.

Tang An nodded slightly and followed closely.

I can only say that Qingning is really lucky to be so favored by the Queen.

"Qingning, you made me so anxious just now. Finally, you agreed to marry me." Yu Qi breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't want to beat around the bush, he reached out and pulled Qingning's sleeve, "Find some time to ask the Queen for leave, I'll go with you to choose your dowry."

Qingning walked aside and said, "I'll see you off."

Yu Qi nodded and followed Qing Ning. "Why did the queen suddenly mention Li Juanling just now?"

Qingning said: "The Queen dreamed of the Su family last night, and suddenly remembered Li Juanling who killed the Su family."

This happened in the morning. She noticed that the Queen Mother did not look well, so she told her about it.

Qingning turned to look at Yuqi, "I still remember that when you were together with Shuying, you witnessed the wounds on Li Juanling and Pingyao King Xiao Zhiyue's hearts, and watched them die with your own eyes."

Yu Qi nodded.

"Later, the queen suspected something, so Shuying and I went to see the bodies of Li Juanling and Xiao Zhiyue."

Speaking of this matter, Yu Qi felt that it was impossible for Li Juanling to escape.

Qingning asked, "Your Highness has always been sensitive," Of course, sometimes too sensitive, after thinking for a moment, she continued, "It is impossible to find the remains in the mass grave now."

Yu Qi said: "I'll send someone to take a look."

"It would be disgusting to go look for it now." After being exposed to wind and rain, all that would be left would be a pile of bones.

"The Queen is so kind to you. As long as it can make the Queen feel at ease, these little things are not worth mentioning."

Qingning sighed.

She looked at Yu Qi. The man now had a little beard and looked more mature and stable.

It's time to marry him.

"Well, then you ask someone to calculate the date, and then I will ask the Queen to grant us a marriage." She said with a smile.

Yu Qi grinned, revealing a mouthful of his white teeth, "Yeah."

He has been waiting for this day for many years!

After Yu Qi said goodbye to Qing Ning, he rode his horse all the way back to General Zhou's residence from the palace gate. He then summoned his personal guards, prepared some anti-odor items, and headed straight for the mass grave.

Three years.

There are many new and old corpses in the mass grave, especially in the summer, with mosquitoes and flies flying around, and all kinds of wolves and birds eating the corpses.

Yu Qi covered his nose, recalling the place where the corpses of Li Juanling and Xiao Zhiyue were found, and then raised his finger, "Go find that pile, find a corpse from three years ago, and see if she has a string of human bones on her body."

"Yes, my lord."

The guards covered their mouths and noses with black scarves and began searching among the bones with tools.

The stench was so strong that many people vomited.

Yu Qi frowned, turned his horse around and stood far away.

Before dark, they searched the place thoroughly, both old and new, but did not find any finger-like joints.

"Master Zhou, your subordinates have searched carefully, including the bones around the corpse, and there is no toy made of knuckles as you mentioned."

Yu Qi frowned slightly, looking at the ground, which was indeed turned upside down, like freshly turned soil.

"withdraw."

"Yes."

Everyone mounted their horses, the sound of horse hooves deafening and the sound of dust rising up.

The next day.

When Yu Qi was on duty, he hurried to Yonghua Palace.

Su Yun was having breakfast when she heard Tang An say that Yu Qi wanted to see her. "Let him in."

Tang An responded and went out.

After he brought Yu Qi in, Yu Qi clasped his fists and knelt down, "Greetings, Queen."

"Get up and talk."

"Yes." Yu Qi stood up, looked at Qing Ning, and continued, "I ordered people to go to the mass grave yesterday, but they couldn't identify Li Juanling's body, and they also didn't find the toys made of finger joints."

Su Yun paused, then said, "Did she really escape?"

No one answered her question.

Yu Qi said: "I also went to Nongqingli yesterday to investigate Li Fu's family. They didn't seem to have any abnormal behavior."

Su Yun said "hmm".

Originally, she and Xiao Lusheng had long since stopped caring about Li Juanling and Xiao Zhiyue's children.

I just hope that child grows up like a normal person.

"I have ordered people to rent a place nearby and monitor the situation there at all times."

"it is good."

After Xiao Lusheng left the court, he went straight to Yonghua Palace.

In the restaurant, the food has been served, waiting for the emperor to take his seat.

Su Yun took the wrung-out handkerchief from Qingning and used it to wash Xiao Lusheng's hands, while saying, "Your Majesty, please grant a marriage to Yuqi and Qingning. It's time for them to get married."

Xiao Lusheng glanced at Qingning.

Just one glance and Qingning's face turned red.

"Yu Qi and Qing Ning have been with us since the time they were in the palace. For such a big event, they should be granted a marriage, and the ceremony should be held in a grand manner."

Su Yun nodded.

Xiao Lusheng said: "It's Shuying..."

Speaking of Shuying, Su Yun recalled that when she wanted to arrange marriages for the sisters Xianglu and Xianglan, he was quite active.

So many years have passed, and this positive person not only has no ideal partner, but has also never gotten married.

So he said, "Why not let him come back? What if Princess Damo falls in love with him?"

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