Peaceful Farm Life

Chapter 1654: Chapter 1655: Meticulous Planning

He was afraid that if he stayed in the Imperial Capital any longer, he would go insane, so he needed to find something to do for himself.

Thus, Xiao Changyi planned to personally make a trip to Jiuping Village.

Meng Zhuqing and Tobanya accompanied him.

Meng Lanqing had already gone to Jiuping Village, but Meng Lanqing had not yet returned.

Before Xiao Changyi went to Jiuping Village, Jing Xingqingyun held onto him, eyes red, and asked, ”Father, you won’t leave and never come back, will you?”

They had already lost their mother, they didn’t want to lose their father too.

At this moment, they were extremely afraid.

Xiao Changyi’s lips quivered slightly, then he gently reassured them, ”No, I will come back. You are still here, how could I not return? I am just going to find your mother.”

After that, Xiao Changyi patted Su Yi Jing’s head, and said, ”Jing’er, you are the eldest brother, you must take good care of your younger brothers, understood?”

Su Yi Jing immediately nodded firmly, ”Mm!”

After taking another look at his three beautiful babies in the house, Xiao Changyi set off with Meng Zhuqing and Tobanya to Jiuping Village.

But they hadn’t reached Jiuping Village yet when they encountered the returning Meng Lanqing on the way.

Meng Lanqing was not alone; Gong Juese was with him.

Upon seeing Xiao Changyi, Meng Lanqing reported, ”Master, I have investigated thoroughly. Shi Xiaolan and Wu Xiaoshan never left Jiuping Village. Someone went to Shi Xiaolan in the name of Madam, asking for some items from the past, including a hairpin that Madam once gave to Shi Xiaolan. Shi Xiaolan did not know that person was not Madam’s, so out of gratitude to Madam, she specifically mentioned the origin of the hairpin, saying it was given to her by Madam. I also inquired with Shi Xiaolan, she said that person came to her a month ago. At first, I didn’t quite believe Shi Xiaolan, so I asked the people around, and indeed, that day, a stranger did come to find Shi Xiaolan.”

It was evident that those people first investigated that An Jing came from Jiuping Village, then went to Shi Xiaolan, bought the Fushou Tavern, and led An Jing to the tavern...

The plan was so meticulously executed...

Xiao Changyi, expressionless, asked, ”Does Shi Xiaolan still remember what that person looked like?”

Meng Lanqing immediately replied, ”I asked about this, but Shi Xiaolan couldn’t describe the specific appearance of that person, only saying they looked very ordinary, neither ugly nor attractive, and quite sturdy.”

It seemed that the person had no distinctive features.

Xiao Changyi understood.

Even after investigating Shi Xiaolan’s side, not a single clue was found. Not knowing where to find An Jing, Xiao Changyi continued riding his horse, heading to Jiuping Village... no, to be precise, to the foot of the mountain next to Jiuping Village.

The house he shared with his wife was at that mountain foot, and rather than sitting around and overthinking, he decided to go see that house.

Tobanya and Meng Zhuqing immediately mounted their horses to follow.

Meng Lanqing also hurried to follow.

Gong Juese, who was following Meng Lanqing, her husband, saw Meng Lanqing follow Xiao Changyi towards Jiuping Village again and she turned her horse’s head to quickly follow.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Gong Juechen had received a bit of news.

”Building Master, the Warm Pavilion Peony said that during the days Fushou Inn was bought by someone with the surname Gong, she attended to a guest who claimed he was staying at Fushou Inn, and that person had a bit of an accent, likely not from Xiyun,” a subordinate reported respectfully.