"I think so. I'm not too sure, it's just hearsay. He sided with the eldest prince, but he chose the wrong side. On his way to the capital, he was assassinated. That's when his eldest daughter went missing."

"Are all the others alright?"

"Yes, they were lucky. They were saved by a master and escorted to the capital."

"Didn't you ever think of looking for it?"

"I don't know what they were thinking."

Xiao Nan didn't react when she heard this; she simply said it calmly.

"The whole family is fine, except for their eldest daughter who is missing. I'm afraid that girl was wearing the Xiao family head's clothes and lured the assassin away."

"If that's the case, that girl is really lucky. I heard that several of the assassins were quite skilled in martial arts."

Meng Fei suddenly asked, "Wife, should my brother find out if the Xiao family has any connection to you?"

Xiao Nan quickly waved her hand: "No need, I'm doing fine now, and I'm a married woman, so there's no point in looking for someone else. Let's just live our own lives."

But inwardly, I was thinking, "Why bother looking for parents to control me? No way! I'm living a carefree life now, doing whatever I want. Why make things difficult for myself?"

"I will listen to whatever you say."

Murong Yunpeng carefully examined Xiao Nan's appearance and couldn't help but frown.

Meng Fei saw it clearly, but said nothing. He spoke to Xiao Nan.

"Honey, you didn't take a nap at noon."

"Okay, I'm going to rest now. You two chat."

Xiao Nan tactfully left, and Yun Peng lowered his voice: "Big brother, I think your wife looks a lot like someone from the Xiao family."

"How come I've never heard of the Xiao family in the capital?"

"Tch, you're always fighting wars, you wouldn't care about these things at all. Although the Xiao family was on the wrong side, they were lucky. That expert's disciple is the commander of the Imperial Guard, who is very popular with the Emperor and saved his life. Do you understand?"

What position does he hold now?

"Shang Shu of the Ministry of Finance."

"It actually went up instead of down. Can you find out for me why that girl disappeared back then?"

"That's not difficult. There were quite a few followers back then, but the young lady was the only one who got lost. It's very strange, but money can make the devil turn the millstone. It's very easy for me to find out."

"Well, since my wife doesn't want to look for her relatives, even if we find some leads, we shouldn't tell anyone."

"Don't worry, my mouth is sealed tight."

"Pah, try drinking some alcohol and see."

"Hehe, oh dear, I was so busy eating today that I didn't drink any wine. No way, we have to have a drink tonight."

"We'll eat light dinner and no alcohol. Come on, let me help you tidy up your bed."

"Your place is too small. You don't have room for guests, so you have to tidy it up temporarily?"

"Are you going or not?" Meng Fei's face darkened, and Yun Peng immediately followed behind him.

Unexpectedly, once inside the house, it was filled with flower pots, and even the bed in the corner was covered with them.

Yunpeng immediately said with dissatisfaction, "You're telling me I have to sleep in a room like this?"

"Why don't you leave?"

"No, this room smells too strong, huh?"

He suddenly noticed what was in the basin, quickly went over, and stared at it with wide eyes.

“Is this a flower?”

"Garlic sprouts are grown using garlic."

"My God, could it be the one sold in my restaurant in the county town?"

"You do not know?"

"With so many restaurants, who cares about this? By the way, you know the manager there, right?"

"if not?"

"It's delicious, the taste is good, but the smell is too strong, the whole room smells of it, can you move me to another room?"

"Woodshed?"

"Sure, as long as it's comfortable and not cold, I have no other requirements. Don't forget, I was also a soldier."

Meng Fei took a deep breath, really wanting to slap him away; he was so annoying.

So he went to the woodshed, spread out the dry grass, laid a coarse cloth sheet on top, put a quilt on it, and then lit a charcoal stove in a corner of the woodshed.

"You can sleep here."

Yunpeng pouted in disgust: "I don't want to take a nap right now. Show me your house instead?"

"There's nothing to see."

"Then I'll go explore by myself?"

Meng Fei pointed at him angrily: "Did you take your medicine because you're cold?"

"Hehe, I'm just happy to see my older brother."

He started walking outside, and Meng Fei had no choice but to follow behind him. If it were before, he would have already grabbed him and given him a beating.

"Oh, you've set up a shed in your backyard, what's it for?"

“These are vegetables my wife grew,” Meng Fei said irritably.

"Wow, you can grow vegetables in a greenhouse during winter?"

"If it can be grown indoors, why can't it be grown in a greenhouse?"

"This is the first time I've seen vegetables grown like this. It's quite novel."

He lifted a corner, peeked inside, and was immediately stunned.

What kind of dish is this?

"Cucumber, green beans, celery, chives."

"These dishes weren't on the table today?"

Meng Fei kicked him hard: "Didn't you see it's still just a tiny bit?"

Yunpeng wasn't annoyed: "Hey, I've never seen this kind of vegetable before, so naturally I don't know when it's ready to eat."

Hmph, Meng Fei didn't want to talk to him anymore.

Immediately afterwards, Yunpeng heard the rooster crow and went to the henhouse. When he lifted a corner of the henhouse, he saw the hen coming out of the nest, with a bright white egg inside.

He shrieked, "Your chickens lay eggs in winter?"

"Huh? Never seen this before?"

"Everyone knows that chickens can't lay eggs in winter. Even chickens in the south lay fewer eggs because it's too cold."

"Wouldn't it be fine once it gets warmer?"

"Yeah, if you warm it up, it will lay eggs. I guess I'm stupid."

Meng Fei chuckled: "You think you're so smart?"

Murong Yunpeng was taken aback: "No, I became stupid after coming to your house, what does that mean?"

"Stupid is stupid, regardless of location."

"No, no!" He suddenly saw the cow and the donkey. Hehe, finally he saw something normal.

Just as he was about to approach, the donkey brayed at him, startling him.

He stepped forward to beat the donkey, but before he could even raise his hand, the donkey immediately bit him.

Startled, he quickly hid behind Meng Fei: "Why does your donkey bite people?"

"That's normal. Every ordinary person knows that donkeys can guard the house. Are you the only one who doesn't know that?"

"I see, I see. I thought your donkey had become a spirit."

He patted his chest, still shaken, and pointed to the back door, asking, "You don't grow anything else, do you?"

Meng Fei was getting annoyed with him: "No, but we'll have some next year. My wife bought over a thousand acres of wasteland, and we'll be hiring workers as soon as spring comes."

"Are you really planning to farm here for the rest of your life?"

"For now, my wife will come with me, and we'll return to the capital. However, I will no longer serve the court."

What if she doesn't leave?

"Then I'll stay here with her for the rest of my life. Anyway, I don't want to go to war!"

Only then did Yunpeng put away his nonchalant expression: "Heartbroken?"

"Well, what happens to Dragon Kingdom in the future is none of my business."

"If the country falls, neither the people nor you will live in peace."

"I will take my wife to live in the deep mountains."

"Alright, it seems you're determined. However, your grandfather won't give up on you. He's still sending people to look for you. When you return in the future, as long as you're healthy, the court won't just leave you idle."

"Then I'll be crippled."

"Really disabled?"

"I want to ask Doctor Song for help to cripple me so they can't tell."

Yunpeng gave him a thumbs up: "You've really gone to great lengths for your wife. It seems you've paved the way for her."

"It's a comprehensive consideration."

"Sister-in-law doesn't know martial arts, does she?"

"No, her hands aren't those of a martial artist."

"It seems you've fallen in love with her?"

"I like it a lot, but whether I love it or not, I don't know. I'm just a rough guy."

"Come on, you're a complete novice when it comes to women, but you're incredibly perceptive in other areas. I'm your brother, don't I know that?"

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