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Chapter 42: The Lady of the Marquisate Kills the Time-Traveling Girl (17)
Lu Wenbai frowned, with displeasure in his eyes.
"Or are you never going to give me and my child a legitimate status? Even if it's just a concubine, I can accept it."
She was originally unwilling to enter the mansion as a concubine, but Shi Qing gave her a great sense of crisis. She knew that men were all bad by nature, especially men in ancient times where having three wives and four concubines was normal.
Therefore, she also had the intention to give in.
Lu Wenbai suddenly felt a little annoyed. He didn't want to argue at this time.
He only said to the old lady in a deep voice, "Mother, take good care of Weiwei and Ming'er. I will rescue Shi Qing first. After all, she is the mistress of the Marquis' Mansion. We can't let anyone gossip about her!"
The old lady didn't want to cause trouble, and she was really frightened at this moment, so she spoke slowly.
"Okay, everything is up to you. But Wenbo, Shuwei is right. Ming'er is your eldest son. If Qingqing doesn't recognize him, it will be difficult for him to be included in the family tree."
Hsieh Su-wei does not have a registered residence in Xuan Country, which is the biggest problem.
Originally, Lu Wenbai planned to secretly forge the household registration, but the prefect of Jingzhao was the most upright and honest person, so he was afraid that such a thing would not work.
The most troublesome point is that Hsieh Su-wei cannot prove her identity. Even if Lu Wenbai wants to take a shortcut, he can only wait for the eldest prince's statement.
"Yes, my child understands."
Lu Wenbai immediately left the mansion and headed towards East Street, searching everywhere, almost turning East Street upside down.
However, he searched all over East Street for several hours but could not find Shi Qing.
"My Lord, here is a broken jade hairpin."
Lu Wenbai's heart trembled, and then he walked towards the servant. He took the jade hairpin from the servant's hand with trembling hands.
The jade hairpin was broken. He remembered that this hairpin was the one Shi Qing liked to wear the most.
When he returned to the Marquis' Mansion, the only hairpin he gave to Shi Qing was this jade hairpin. He only bought it for three or five taels of silver to fool Shi Qing, but who would have thought that he would actually carry the jade hairpin with him.
The ground was covered in blood and looked very messy. Someone must have been injured.
Even though the heavy rain erased many of the traces, Lu Wenbai still felt cold.
He had hated Shi Qing at first and wanted her to leave the house on her own and never see her again. Now he prayed in his heart, hoping that Shi Qing was fine and that she would return safely.
After all, Shi Qing never did anything wrong.
That was her wife, the bride who had waited for her for five years. Every day in the Marquis's mansion, bearing the identity of the Marquis's wife, she suffered a lot...
Fuan quickly helped Lu Wenbai up and spoke carefully.
"My Lord, you must take care of yourself. We will report to the police later. We will eventually find your wife."
Lu Wenbai didn't say anything, but he actually understood in his heart that he had brought so many soldiers with him and sent many people out to look for Shi Qing, but he still couldn't find him.
Lu Wenbai knew best what the killer's methods were, but he was unwilling to believe that Shi Qing was really missing.
"My Lord, our men have searched all over East Street, but there's no sign of your Madam."
"My Lord, we went to West Street to look for her, but we found no trace, and no one saw the lady."
Lu Wenbai listened to the responses coming from all around him and finally chose to remain silent.
"Keep searching, even if it means rising three feet, you must find my wife."
"Yes, Lord Marquis."
The attendants looked at each other in bewilderment. This was like looking for a needle in a haystack, and it was probably an extremely difficult task. However, no one dared to disobey the Marquis's order, so they had to continue searching.
Lu Wenbai didn't find anyone and returned to the Marquis' Mansion with mixed thoughts in his mind.
When the old lady saw that Shi Qing did not come back and only Lu Wenbai came back alone, she understood something in her heart.
"It seems that Shi Qing's life is in danger..."
The old lady pretended to sigh with regret, but her heart was calm. To her, Lu Wenbai was reinstated and appreciated by the emperor, so Shi Qing's existence did not seem important.
She is just the wife of the Marquis of the Lu Mansion. Anyone can do it. As long as they can handle the miscellaneous affairs of the mansion, it will be an extremely comfortable job.
However, regardless of whether she was dead or alive, Shi Qing had to inform her parents.
If we get into conflict with the Shi family over this matter, it will not look good if the situation gets out of hand.
After all, after Shi Qing married Lu Wenbai, she spent a full six years supporting the Marquis' Mansion. She worked hard and devoted herself to it. No matter who saw her, they would praise her as a good daughter-in-law.
Hsieh Su-wei was completely relieved. Although she felt bad about spending the five hundred taels, she felt really relieved that her problem had been solved.
"Madam will be fine. I will make sure someone finds her."
The old lady snorted coldly and slammed the table with a sharp tone.
"When you returned to the Marquis' Mansion before, I didn't see you liking her much. Since her life or death is uncertain, why not just leave it at that? She must not be destined to enjoy happiness. People, after all, must accept their fate."
The old lady used to favor Shi Qing simply because she wanted Shi Qing to manage the Marquis's Mansion and the household obediently.
However, since Shi Qing is useless, it seems inappropriate to keep the position of Marquis's wife for her.
Lu Wenbai looked at the old lady in disbelief. Her eyes, which had originally looked kind, now looked very harsh, which made people feel surprised.
"Mother, please go and rest first. I will report to the authorities. With the help of the Jingzhao prefect, perhaps we can find the person."
The old lady was almost mad at him. It was just as well that Shi Qing's life or death was unknown. If she died, little Jinsun would be able to return to the Marquis' Mansion safely.
Shi Qing had been childless for six years, so letting her enjoy six years of glory was already the most he could do.
"Are you confused? Shi Qing is dead now, it's God's will for you. Ming Ge'er is still settled in my courtyard. Could it be that you don't want your child, and Wei Wei?"
Hsieh Su-wei knew that the old lady was helping her, so she quickly spoke.
"Lu Lang, if you want to report to the police, I won't stop you. As long as you have me and the child in your heart, that's enough...
But if the government knew that it was you and I who abandoned our wives, what would the world say about us, and how would we survive in the capital in the future?
I have just been appreciated by the Emperor, and I wanted to take this opportunity to lend a helping hand to Lu Lang, but it’s a pity…”
The worries in Lu Wenbo's heart seemed to be poured with a bucket of cold water. He knew that what his mother and Hsieh Su-wei said was the best situation.
Shi Qing's departure is actually a good thing for the Marquis' Mansion.
However, his mind kept coming up with what Shi Qing said in his ear when he and Shi Qing consummated their marriage that night.
"I only hope that your heart is like mine, and I will never let you down."
"My dear husband, I am not afraid of waiting for you for six years, nor am I afraid of other people's gossip. As long as you have me in your heart, that's all."
"Husband, will you accompany me to Lanruo Temple on New Year's Eve to burn incense and fulfill a vow? For the past six years, I have begged God to return you to me so that my mother and sister won't become sick with worry. It's so wonderful that you can come back."
The girl's words echoed in his mind. Lu Wenbai looked at his mother and Hsieh Su-wei beside him, and he knew very well that they were forcing him to make a decision.
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