Saving the foolish general, she accidentally becomes his favorite.

Ye Li thought of a possibility.

Previously, everyone thought he was murdered because they were used to the intrigue and power struggles in the imperial court.

But Jiang Wen provided another clue tonight.

Since so many important figures have tried to find a way to manipulate public opinion but haven't been able to catch the person, it's clear that...

On the other hand, perhaps this is not a conspiracy.

It was—a blatant crime of passion!

Fu Zeshan has a fiancée, yet he remains as philandering as ever.

Was that pregnant woman truly willing to become a mistress without any official status?

Are you willing to let your child, whom you carried for ten months, be an illegitimate child?

Whether Lu Wanning knew or not, for Fu Zeshan, it was at most a matter of saving face.

But for that woman, if Lu Wanning couldn't tolerate her, both she and her child's lives would be in danger.

Ye Li grabbed Mo Chen's hand and wrote on his palm: "Find that pregnant woman."

Mo Chen nodded and calmly instructed, "Si Yi, send someone to find that pregnant woman."

Jiang Wen shook his head and said helplessly:

“We’ve searched every faction. Zeshan had previously hired many stand-ins to pretend to be pregnant to divert attention, but no one has been found.”

"He has hidden the real woman away. Perhaps she didn't get pregnant this year at all, or perhaps the child has already been born. He just revealed it before he died."

Mo Chen nodded, then said to him:

"This matter is of great importance. You should go back first. I will send someone to look for it myself."

Jiang Wen knew that discussing cooperation and forming alliances was not a decision made in an instant, and he was willing to wait.

Jiang Wen then got up to say goodbye and turned to leave.

After everyone left, Li Siyi analyzed the situation with Zi Mo:

“This pregnant woman can’t have gone far. If she does, then Fu Zeshan’s money supply will be cut off. We can start by investigating the circulation of money in Fu Zeshan.”

Ye Li continued writing in Mo Chen's palm:

"Follow the clues on the pregnancy-preserving medication."

Looking at this new idea, Mo Chen suddenly sighed that women are indeed more thoughtful; he himself had never thought of this.

You can hide, but you can't stop taking the medication to prevent miscarriage.

So Mo Chenping calmly said, "Go find a doctor in the capital who has prescribed medicine to prevent miscarriage."

Upon hearing that they needed to find medication to prevent miscarriage, Li Siyi suddenly realized, "That's right, that will narrow down the search!"

Following the new clues, they found several women who were suspected the next day.

Although there are quite a few pregnant women in Beijing, after excluding all those who are married into respectable families through proper channels, only about ten of them have a confirmed diagnosis.

The scope has been greatly narrowed!

When the information of the ten pregnant women was placed on Mo Chen's desk.

They quickly narrowed it down to a woman using the process of elimination.

The five people hurriedly went out and arrived at the location of this courtyard.

Everyone was stunned. This was not some secluded retreat in the suburbs, but right on the busiest street.

A quiet, deserted courtyard.

No wonder I couldn't find it; true masters hide in plain sight.

Mo Chen carried Ye Li and climbed over the wall to get inside.

Ye Li saw a pregnant woman sitting in the courtyard, embroidering.

The woman had simple makeup and was not dressed extravagantly. There were many small toys and a cradle next to her.

The years are peaceful and peaceful.

The woman was startled when she heard the noise and suddenly saw Mo Chen, Li Siyi, and the others.

Li Siyi spoke first:

"Young Master Fu Zeshan has something he wants me to give you."

Upon hearing Li Siyi's words, the woman stopped screaming as she was about to utter it.

Her face showed a mixture of surprise and joy. Ignoring her pregnancy, she insisted on standing up.

He walked up to Li Siyi in a hurry and asked:

"What is Zeshan going to give me? Tell me quickly!"

Li Siyi took out a pouch from his pocket, which contained several gold ingots.

"Young Master Fu Zeshan said these are all for you, and asked me to bring them over."

The woman took the purse, opened it, and found it was full of gold.

She was stunned.

When she looked up again, her face was already streaked with tears, and she asked sorrowfully:

"He's gone, isn't he? Is he dead?"

"Tell me, is he dead?!"

……

Ye Li became suspicious: Could it be that this woman was kept in the dark from beginning to end?

She had no idea that Fu Zeshan was already dead.

The woman's expression went from bewilderment to hysteria, and finally she burst into tears.

For a moment, no one knew how to comfort them.

Soon she couldn't withstand the shock and seemed to faint from anger and distress.

Ye Li quickly went over to support her, and then took out a simple bottle of Tiger Balm from her pocket.

This is something she made herself after following the Shepherd God's medical advice; it's quite invigorating.

This woman is crucial; she cannot be allowed to get hurt.

The woman nestled in Ye Li's arms. After her initial madness, she was now heartbroken and could only weep in despair.

Since Ye Li couldn't speak, she could only pat Mo Chen's back gently and hum a tune to calm her down, just as she would comfort Mo Chen.

Mo Chen found the tune strangely familiar, and a scene flashed through his mind.

But suddenly I felt a headache...

Ye Li accompanied her with rhythmic melodies, but she remained heartbroken, lying quietly on the ground and refusing to get up.

At this moment, a young maid carrying a basin came out of the courtyard. When she saw the woman fall to the ground, she was so frightened that she dropped the basin!

He threw it to the ground and rushed over, shouting, "Miss! Miss! What's wrong? Who are you? What are you going to do to our young lady?"

Li Siyi quickly explained, "We are Fu Zeshan's friends."

"We have come to provide you with silver."

Upon hearing that it was Fu Zeshan, the young maid did not relax at all and asked warily, "Then why didn't you come in through the main gate, and why didn't you use a secret signal?"

At this moment, the pregnant woman on the ground spoke up: "Yun'er, don't be rude."

"Since you're a friend of Zeshan, why don't you come in for some tea before you leave?"

The woman struggled to her feet, and Ye Li helped her into the house.

The house was small and simply furnished, filled with many books and paintings. It seemed that the woman was pregnant and could only find solace in these pictures.

But to Ye Li's shock, she actually found her own children's picture book among a pile of picture books!

Because she had been teaching Mo Chen about picture books recently, and she also had a bookstore that was under the control of the owner of this ring, she was bored, so she had the bookstore print the picture books for Mo Chen.

The bookstore also said that sales were good at the time.

……

Surprisingly, this lady was also aware of prenatal education and even bought a picture book for it.

After the woman sat down, the maidservants poured tea and served water to everyone.

After drinking the tea, she suddenly confessed to everyone:

"Actually, I guessed right, he's gone, isn't he?"

The maid comforted her, "Madam, don't think like that."

Ye Li simply nodded at her.

Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain.

Besides, I've studied medicine, so even if I can't save him, I still have my master, right?

The woman still harbored a sliver of hope, but Ye Li clearly told her the truth.

At this moment, even that little bit of hope is gone.

The woman sighed: "You're not Zeshan's friends, are you?"

Ye Li nodded as well.

At this moment, Li Siyi spoke up:

“If that’s the case, then we’ll get straight to the point. Madam, how much do you know? Can you tell us what you know? We will guarantee your safety and that of the child in your womb.”

The woman asked, "Me? I'm not some lady... Who are you? What do you want to know?"

"My name is Li Siyi, and I have been ordered to thoroughly investigate this case. May I ask who you are with Fu Zeshan...?"

“I am his maid, and I have served him for five years.”

"Five years ago, my family sold me to a brothel. It was Young Master Zeshan who saved me, and I followed him afterward."

“I know he has a fiancée, but I don’t care about the status.”

“Even so, one day Zeshan told me that he had offended someone and was going to be sent to the frontier.”

"He might come back, or he might never come back in this lifetime..."

"He said if he doesn't come back, he'll take the children and live a good life..."

Ye Li thought to herself: Could it be that I'm overthinking things?

"Later he settled me in this courtyard, saying I was safe here."

"He said he wouldn't be coming back. This is the first time someone has climbed over the wall, claiming to be Zeshan's friend..."

Her eyes were clear, with a calm that seemed to see through everything. She looked at Siyi without any emotion, the bag of gold ingots on the table, which she did not take.

Even though Li Siyi had a thick skin, he felt a little uncomfortable being exposed in public. He made a fist with his hand and placed it under his nose, unconsciously rubbing it.

Ye Li took out her small card, which read:

Fu Zeshan was murdered. Can you guess who the murderer is?

The woman was looking at Ye Li's small piece of paper.

His usually aloof face suddenly became unfathomable:

Who do you think the murderer is?

The woman's face went into a frenzy, a maniacal laugh erupting as she forced out each word through her teeth:

"Couldn't it be that we've created our own trap?"