The coroner and the concubine doctor pursue the murderer in the Dali Temple

After discussing with Mr. He, Father Weng handed a gourd of liquor to Mr. He, "Old He, I've wasted your liquor again today. Here, this is the most famous liquor in Qingluo City. I brought it specially for you."

"Old man, I won't be polite with you. When the two children come back, ask them to come and sit with me more often."

Mr. He was also very happy today, showing a rare smile. Perhaps he was happy because he finally had a successor.

After living in Jumu Village for two days, Chu Yunxi felt that there was nothing wrong with her body, so she said goodbye to her father and aunt Weng, saying that she was going to look for her eldest brother. Aunt Weng suddenly said, "By the way, after Zhongxi passed away, someone came to ask about him. I remember that person said he was Zhongxi's eldest brother."

Chu Yunxi and Chu Zhongxi took a step forward at the same time. Chu Yunxi asked anxiously, "Really? Aunt Weng, what happened next? Do you know where he went?"

Aunt Weng shook her head. "When he heard that Zhongxi had returned to the capital, he seemed relieved. He thanked us and left without saying where he was going."

Both the brother and sister were a little disappointed, but on second thought, Chu Yuanxi's finding this place at least meant that he was indeed safe, and they also knew that Chu Zhongxi was safe, so why didn't he return to the capital?

Chu Yunxi combined all the information she had heard before and after, thought about it carefully, and suddenly slammed the table, "I know where big brother is."

Xiao Mubei nodded, "I think I know it too."

The two looked at each other and smiled knowingly. Chu Zhongxi asked anxiously, "What are you two talking about?"

Wen Rulan smiled and said, "Let's get ready and go to Nandi."

Chu Zhongxi's eyes widened, "You mean, my brother is in Nandi?"

Chu Yunxi explained to her second brother, "Since Big Brother already knew that you were safe, why didn't he return to the capital? Do you remember Han Zhen'er saying that Big Brother had given her the jade pendant and asked her to report to us? But Han Zhen'er said at the time that Big Brother was going to find the remains of you and your father. Later, he knew that you were safe, so what was he going to do next?"

Chu Zhongxi suddenly realized, "Brother went to look for father's body."

"That's right. Zhuoma said that my father's body was taken away by the little emperor of Nandi. My eldest brother has been in Southern Xinjiang for so long, he must have already found out the news. Given his personality, he will definitely go to Nandi to continue looking for his father's body."

Chu Zhongxi jumped up and said, "Then we will set off to Nandi immediately."

Chu Yunxi held him down, "Don't worry, second brother. Bai Yu hasn't come back yet. The prince and I originally planned to go back to Lijia Village to deal with the matter of Emperor Killing Star, but now that we have news about the eldest brother, let's leave the matter over there to Bai Yu. Zhuoma and Xiao Junxiang will take action soon, and the prince still needs to explain some things to Bai Yu."

Chu Zhongxi understood that things had their priorities, and the matter of beheading the Emperor Star could not be delayed any longer. As long as Zhuoma gathered people and prepared for action, Bai Yu could lead people to catch them all in one fell swoop.

Xiao Mubei wrote a letter to Bai Yu, telling him what to do next, and ordered the Purple Guards to deliver the letter on express horse.

Chu Yunxi hesitated for a long time before she said to Xiao Mubei, "In fact, what Xiao Junxiang wants is nothing more than freedom, but he was taught to fulfill the wishes of his father and grandfather since he was a child, so he has no choice. Can we... help him?"

Xiao Mubei was silent. Although Chu Yunxi felt magnanimous, she felt a little guilty for some reason, so she said, "If it doesn't work..."

"Okay, I will write a memorial to my father to explain the situation and ask him to set Xiao Junxiang free. As long as he has no intention of rebelling, he is actually a member of the Xiao family."

Chu Yunxi breathed a sigh of relief, and when no one was around she kissed Xiao Mubei on the face, smiling and saying, "Your Majesty is so nice."

Xiao Mubei's heart was moved and he almost couldn't control himself and kissed her back, but now was not the right time. Chu Zhongxi and Wen Rulan were still outside packing up to set off for Nandi. After he finished writing the letter and the memorial, they would leave overnight.

Chu Yuanxi is alone in Nandi, and no one knows whether he will encounter any danger. The sooner we find him, the greater the protection we can give him.

After everything was arranged, the group said goodbye to Father Weng and Aunt Weng. Elder He also came and whispered to Chu Yunxi, "I'm waiting for you to come back to learn Gu Shu."

Chu Yunxi nodded heavily, "It's a deal, Master."

The word "Master" made Mr. He smile from ear to ear.

The carriage was on the road again. This time, Xiao Mubei, Chu Yunxi and others pretended to be merchants from Southern Xinjiang. Southern Xinjiang and Southern Di have always been trading with each other. There is only the Luo River separating them, so the dock is bustling every day.

Wen Rulan hired a large ship and loaded the carriage onto it, along with a batch of grain they had purchased in southern Xinjiang. This time they pretended to be grain merchants.

The captain was from southern Xinjiang, in his fifties, and had been sailing on the Luoshui River for eighteen years. He was very talkative and chatted with Xiao Mubei while steering the boat along the way.

"Nandi has only been at peace for the past two months. They were constantly at war before. I heard that they were severely weakened by the loyal and brave Marquis. Nandi was originally poor, and the treasury has long been empty after years of war. The emperor of Nandi is young, and there are many discontents in the court. It seems that they have not been completely pacified until now, and from time to time there are people who want to dethrone the emperor."

Xiao Mubei was excited when he heard this and said with a smile: "Father-in-law, I didn't expect you to know so much about Nan Di's affairs?"

The boat captain said proudly: "My family has been making a living on the Luoshui River for generations, and I have seen many Nandi people coming and going. I listened to their conversations, and I knew everything even if I didn't want to know."

Xiao Mubei nodded, "Yes, then do you know who in Nandi's palace is most opposed to this little emperor?"

"Of course it's the King of Qi of Nandi, the uncle of the young emperor, Wu Beichen."

The captain approached Xiao Mubei mysteriously and said, "When the old emperor passed away, the Prince of Qi was only thirty, in the prime of his life, and the young emperor was only twelve, still a child. More than half of the court supported the Prince of Qi to succeed to the throne. If the young emperor's biological mother had not produced the will and suppressed the criticism, I'm afraid the young emperor would not have been able to ascend the throne so smoothly."

"So, the emperor's biological mother is also a powerful person."

"Yes," the captain said with a gossipy look on his face, "You don't know that before entering the palace, Empress Rong was a famous talented woman in Nandi. She wrote poems at the age of eight and took the imperial examination on behalf of her brother at the age of thirteen. She passed the exam and won the first place. The old emperor originally wanted to make an exception and let her serve as an official in the court, but who knew that he was struck by her beauty at first sight and took her into the harem, directly making her a noble concubine."

The group listened to the captain's story of the palace secrets with great interest. Even Zi Han was attracted and stood at the bow listening. Chu Yunxi raised her head and looked around, and couldn't help laughing, thinking that the captain had the potential to be a storyteller.