Farming with kids: My deceased husband returns and I spoil him rotten.

"It's just wandering around the capital, what's the point of following along? It's completely unnecessary."

"Just do what the adults tell us to do. Don't say anything more, hurry up and go, don't get lost."

The guard kept his eyes on Shang Qing, afraid of losing her.

Shang Qing could sense that someone was following her, so she found a small stall to sit down, ordered a bowl of wontons, and then looked in the direction she had come from.

When the guards saw her sitting in front of the stall, they knew she wanted to rest, so they stopped and found a place where they could see her to rest.

Soon, Shang Qing's wontons were served. She looked up at the owner and said softly, "Thank you, boss. Your wontons look delicious."

"Really? If you like it, then eat more," the owner said with a smile.

Shang Qing glanced at the shop owner, then said softly, "Sir, I've never been to the capital before, so I wanted to ask someone: do you know Chen Gangping?"

"Chen Gangping? What do you want with him?" The boss thought for a moment and then asked.

Shang Qing smiled somewhat embarrassedly: "He and I are from the same hometown. I heard he came to the capital, so I came here to ask him. It's okay if you don't know."

"Yes, I know him. Everyone in Beijing knows Chen Gangping. I just don't know if it's the one you know."

The boss said with a smile.

"Everyone in the capital knows him? What does that mean? I don't understand."

Shang Qing was somewhat surprised by her boss's words. She wondered how Gu Yu's subordinates could make the common people aware of this.

The boss smiled and said, "We have a Tiger General here, his name is Chen Gangping, and his current position is something he earned through real battles on the battlefield. He's really formidable."

At this point, the boss suddenly said, "Oh, right, he fought alongside another general, but that general actually betrayed his country and colluded with the enemy. It's so heartbreaking."

"Really? Is that so? Then the one I found must not be him. He won't go to the battlefield. Thank you, boss."

Shang Qing smiled and looked up at the boss.

The owner shook his head: "It's alright, it's alright, please take your time eating."

After the boss left, Shang Qing thought to herself, "It seems that the Chen Gangping the boss mentioned is the Chen Gangping that Gu Yu asked me to find. But I'm being followed now, so how am I supposed to find him?"

"Furthermore, I don't know the true nature of the relationship between Gu Yu and Chen Gangping. It seems I should send someone to probe the matter."

Thinking of this, Shang Qing continued to eat her wontons with her head down. After finishing, she stood up and walked in another direction.

When the guards saw her set off, they quickly followed after her, afraid of being discovered.

Shang Qing quickened her pace, turning left and right, and shook off the two people following her. She quickly walked up to a little beggar and squatted down.

"Little friend, I need your help with something. Of course, I won't let you come for nothing. If you agree, this is yours."

Shang Qing took out a piece of silver from his pocket, placed it in the little beggar's hand, and said softly.

The little beggar's eyes lit up when he saw the silver, and he quickly said, "I'm willing, I'm very willing."

When Shang Qing saw that the little beggar had agreed, he handed the little beggar the token that Gu Yu had given him and asked him to give it to General Chen Gangping.

After seeing the little beggar leave, Shang Qing glanced at the other places and walked out.

Instead of going anywhere else, she returned to the wonton stall and bought some other things to eat.

……

The guards who had been following her became very anxious after losing sight of her.

"She was just following us a moment ago, how could she just disappear like that? Should we go back? We're sure we won't find her this way."

“If we go back now, are we just going to get scolded by the adults? He made us follow her because he was afraid she might do something. Now that we’ve lost her, it’s our responsibility.”

"What do we do now? Should we turn back? Maybe she doesn't know the way and has already turned back."

The guards had no choice but to turn back. As soon as they reached the original spot, they saw Shang Qing already sitting there eating.

"She's there. When did she come back?"

"Alright, stick close to her this time, don't lose her, otherwise the two of us will definitely be punished."

Shang Qing turned her head slightly and saw the two people who had been following her. Seeing that they had caught up, she felt much more relaxed, smiled, and stood up to walk back.

The guards followed again, but to their surprise, Shang Qing had returned to the Dali Temple.

The guards who had been standing at the main gate were slightly surprised to see Shang Qing return, but someone had already gone to inform the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review.

Shang Qing naturally witnessed this scene, but she didn't care at all; she just wanted him to know that she was back.

……

The little beggar arrived at the general's mansion, handed the items to the soldiers, and then ran away.

The soldier looked at the small gourd in his hand, frowned slightly, but still took the gourd to see Chen Gangping.

Chen Gangping was in his study, handling some matters, when he heard the knock on the door. He said in a very calm tone, "Come in."

"General."

The soldiers entered and saluted Chen Gangping.

Chen Gangping looked up at the soldier and asked calmly, "Is there something you need?"

“A beggar just came to deliver something, saying it was for the general. He then gave the token to me, but I think it would be better if the general took a look at it himself.”

The soldier lowered his head slightly and spoke softly.

Chen Gangping put down his pen and said calmly, "Bring the things over."

The soldier placed the small gourd he was carrying on the table.

At first, Chen Gangping didn't care at all; he just glanced at it casually. But soon his expression froze, and he quickly picked up the small gourd and took a look.

Then he examined the little gourd very carefully. He stood up excitedly and asked loudly, "Where is that little beggar?"

"The little beggar has run away. He said a woman gave it to him, and that woman is at the Dali Temple. General, what's wrong?"

The soldier was surprised that Chen Gangping was so agitated and quickly tried to explain.

Chen Gangping recognized the small gourd as belonging to Gu Yu. He looked at the soldier and said, "Go to the Dali Temple and find that woman. Tell her I want to talk to her."

"Yes."

After the soldiers left, Chen Gangping kept his eyes on the small gourd in his hand.

Why did you give this to a woman? Who is that woman? What is your relationship with her? What happened to you?

Chen Gangping had too many questions, but he also knew that he could only find out what had happened by seeing the woman.