Severing ties with family to marry the young marshal, his whole family chases me to the crematorium.

Meng Shuqin hated this kind of seductive tactic more than anything in her life, and her marriage was ruined by this kind of woman.

She received a good education from a young age and was completely incapable of learning those seductive tricks, which is why those women had an opportunity to take advantage of her.

She had been married into the Si family for so many years and had suffered a lot of grievances because of those women, so she couldn't stand anyone using such methods in front of her.

However, since she had entrusted the task of selecting people to Shen Qingyao today, she could only suppress her displeasure.

"Ayao, you should look carefully before you choose. Don't let troublemakers into the house, or you'll have a headache later."

Shen Qingyao instantly understood Meng Shuqin's meaning. She was afraid that if she chose a restless girl to enter the manor, she would seduce Si Jingnian and cause trouble for herself.

But she didn't know that she and Si Jingnian were still just pretending to be husband and wife, and she had no reason or right to cut off Si Jingnian's romantic entanglements.

If Si Jingnian really chooses one of them, regardless of whether they are law-abiding or not, she can only support them. Otherwise, it would seem that she is intolerant of others, and it would be easy for Si Jingnian to misunderstand.

They are now in a cooperative relationship, and she really doesn't want to ruin it.

She couldn't say these things directly to Meng Shuqin, so she could only nod in agreement.

The group of people who had just been considering it instantly felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar, and their eyes showed some disappointment.

They never expected that the final decision would be made by the young marshal's wife, who seemed to have little power.

"Si Jingnian, how did your choice go?"

Hearing Shen Qingyao's words, Si Jingnian shook his head somewhat dissatisfied.

"None of them are up to standard. With such small bodies, the enemy could easily take them down. No good! Replace them with a stronger batch."

Everyone:...

Are you selecting female soldiers here?

As soon as Si Jingnian said that, more than a dozen girls lowered their heads in unison, all falling into self-doubt.

Meng Shuqin breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that her son had finally dodged a life-or-death choice without realizing it.

Shen Qingyao had considered countless possibilities, but she never expected Si Jingnian's answer to be like this, and she couldn't even tell from his face that he was joking.

"Si Jingnian, it's just buying someone, is it really necessary to be so strict?"

Si Jingnian disagreed with Shen Qingyao's words, and for the first time, he had a different opinion from Shen Qingyao.

"You can't say that. Look at how weak and frail they are. They can't lift a finger. If they're bought into the household, will they serve others, or will others serve them?"

Shen Qingyao was speechless after hearing Si Jingnian's words, and even found them to be reasonable.

Fortunately, Shen Qingyao did not follow Si Jingnian's plan and sent him back directly.

Ultimately, Shen Qingyao selected four relatively well-behaved girls to stay based on their facial features.

Just as Granny Wang was about to leave with the remaining girls, Shen Qingyao's gaze was drawn to one of the girls.

"Wait! Leave her here too."

No one knew what Shen Qingyao was thinking, except for the girl who was left behind, whose eyes flashed with a dark light.

"What's your name?"

Shen Qingyao looked at her sharply, her tone not exactly polite.

"Replying to the young marshal's wife, my name is Zou Daya."

Zou Daya is a girl of medium height and not particularly outstanding in appearance, but her face gives people a very honest and unassuming feeling.

Shen Qingyao looked her up and down, her doubts growing deeper, and her expression becoming very serious.

Just now, when Zou Daya walked out, she clearly felt a murderous aura on her body. How could it have disappeared so quickly?

Shen Qingyao couldn't discern anything wrong from Zou Daya's appearance, but she vaguely felt that something was amiss, though she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

"You will just follow me from now on."

Shen Qingyao decided to keep Zou Daya under her watchful eye so that even if she had a problem, she could deal with it promptly.

Although Meng Shuqin was puzzled, she saw that Zou Daya seemed honest and well-behaved, so she didn't say anything more.

Leading Zou Daya back to the courtyard, Si Jingnian was sitting there with a worried look on his face, but he immediately perked up when he saw Shen Qingyao.

"Ayao, you're finally back."

Upon seeing Shen Qingyao, Si Jingnian felt as if he had seen a savior, and the worry in his eyes lessened considerably.

"what happened?"

This was the first time Shen Qingyao had seen Si Jingnian so worried, and she found it rather strange.

"Ah Yao, I'm afraid only you can solve this problem I'm facing."

Si Jingnian frowned, his eyes revealing a hint of irritation. Shen Qingyao immediately realized that he had encountered a supernatural event.

"Tell me about the situation."

From Si Jingnian's narration, Shen Qingyao finally understood why he was so worried.

It was all because of a strange thing happening in his army. For the past two weeks, every night at midnight, the sound of a woman singing opera would be heard.

If it were just the sound of women singing opera, it wouldn't be a big deal. Soldiers are generally bold, and after two days in a row, they stopped paying attention to it.

But starting a week ago, someone has been going missing every night.

There were many people in the military camp, and at first they just assumed that the missing person had run away to slack off, and no one paid any attention.

It wasn't until several people went missing that they realized the seriousness of the situation and immediately reported it to Ye Liangchen.

When Ye Liangchen approached Si Jingnian about this, he hadn't initially considered it in that direction.

However, after several investigations with his men, he found no clues whatsoever. Coupled with the sound of a woman singing opera every night, he couldn't help but think of paranormal events.

This is why he felt like he had seen a savior when he saw Shen Qingyao, because only Shen Qingyao had experience in this area.

"The sound of a woman singing opera can be heard every night at midnight? And someone goes missing every night?"

After listening to Si Jingnian's account, Shen Qingyao fell into deep thought.

The military camp is full of men, and they are all strong and powerful men. Such men are unlikely to encounter that kind of thing.

Moreover, military camps are arguably the places with the strongest yang energy, so it's even less likely that ghosts or monsters would appear there.

But to be able to abduct a strong and powerful male soldier silently without alerting anyone is almost impossible for human beings.

"I need to go to the military camp to see if it's convenient."

Shen Qingyao knew that military camps were set up in military bases, which were usually quite confidential and outsiders were not allowed to enter.

But she can only draw a conclusion after she goes to the scene to see for herself. Besides, if there really are ghosts causing trouble, she has to be there to deal with them.

"Of course it's convenient. When do we go?"

Si Jingnian was already so anxious that he didn't care about these things anymore.

If this matter remains unresolved and more people continue to go missing, morale will be low and unrest will soon break out within the army.

Comparing the two, Si Jingnian naturally knew which was more important.

"Go now."

"it is good."

Si Jingnian couldn't wait to resolve this matter as soon as possible, so he agreed to Shen Qingyao's suggestion without hesitation and personally led her to the military camp.