"Very well, you can go back first. I have a few things to tell Cai Ling."
Gong Si nodded his head in satisfaction and mercilessly threw her out.
Tut, what was going on!
Because of Cai Ling's arrival, the Gong family was particularly lively today.
However, Gong Si was invited away by someone sent by Lian Xing after helping to move things in the evening.
She didn't know what had happened, but judging from his anxious look, it must be something tricky.
Just at night, her baby was sent over by Gong Si.
This brat was different from his father. He was extremely good at acting cute, which made people want to like him.
Although Fourth Brother was fierce to his father, he loved the child very much.
"It's only been a day. Why do I feel that our Ning 'er has become fatter?"
Gong Si weighed the child in his arms and said with a smile.
Now, Ning 'er had regained his fair and chubby appearance. His delicate facial features were tender and adorable. His personality was very much like Lin Mengya's. He smiled at everyone he met, which made Baisu and Shang' er dote on him.
"He's a child. Of course he's different every day. Who sent you back today?"
The only regret was that the child didn't like to talk.
But even if he did, he only said some very simple words.
Lin Mengya had checked his vocal cords before and there was no problem at all.
It seemed that it was not because of the child's body.
Thinking of what the baby had suffered before, she had the urge to kill.
But more than that, she blamed herself for not being able to protect her baby.
"Don't mention it. How irresponsible is that person? It's only been a few days, and he didn't send Ning 'er back in person. Hmph, I think it's better to bring the child here. It's not like we can't afford to raise him. "
Gong Si was fine a moment ago, but when the child's father was mentioned, he became angry.
Fortunately, Lin Mengya hadn't revealed the situation of the child's biological father. Although Ning 'er looked more like Long Tianhao, he was still a snow-white ball, so he couldn't see anything.
It was hard to imagine what kind of expression Fourth Brother would have when the baby looked like his father.
"He must have been delayed by something. Come here, baby, mother will give you a bath."
She carried the baby into the bedroom and Gong Si retreated from the room.
After the mother and son had rolled onto the bed, the sound of water could be heard coming from behind the screen.
"You stay here and wait for me. I'll go check on your father."
Apart from him, no one could enter her room without anyone noticing.
Moreover, with Xiao Yao's help, her senses were even sharper than before.
She tucked the baby into the quilt and let him crawl around. Then, she turned around and hid behind the screen.
Sure enough, it was her man who was taking a shower.
"Why didn't you tell me in advance? The water is already cold. I'll get someone to boil a bucket of hot water for you."
"It doesn't matter. You should stay away first. I'm afraid it won't be good for you and Ning 'er."
Lin Mengya could smell the rancid odor coming from his body.
This person must have gone home to change his clothes before coming here.
"This powder can disinfect and dispel the smell."
She turned around and took a bottle. Worried, she asked Baisu to bring in a bucket of hot water.
After waiting on the bed for a long time, Long Tianhao came out from behind the screen with his long hair dripping wet.
The man was casually draped in a robe, and there were still water stains on his muscular chest.
Lin Mengya could not help blushing at the sight of it.
She could not help cursing in her heart. How could she be so useless? How many times had she seen this before? Why did she still have no self-control now?
As she recited the Mind-clearing Spell, she turned her eyes away and took out a clean towel to dry his hair.
However, she did not expect that the guy who had caused her to commit a crime would actually hug her waist!
Oh my! If he could not help it, she would not be blamed.
"Do I still smell like a corpse?"
His tone revealed a bit of exhaustion.
Lin Mengya sniffed carefully. Fortunately, the smell had been washed away by her powder.
On the other side, Ning 'er also opened his eyes wide and looked at his parents curiously.
"Close your eyes. Don't look at your mother. She's mine!"
Long Tianhao said domineeringly. Lin Mengya could not help but push him angrily to stop him from talking nonsense in front of the child.
But she didn't expect that the baby would really close his eyes. Maybe it was because the baby was too sleepy, or maybe he listened to his father too much.
"Did you give Ning 'er some kind of bewitching drug?"
Lin Mengya asked curiously. Long Tianhao's mood improved a lot, and he fell on the bed with her in his arms.
"Ning 'er may have to stay with you for a few days."
"Yes, I can't ask for more. But what on earth are you busy with? Why do you smell like a corpse all over your body? "
In the past, although Long Tianhao was a person who did not care about trifles, he paid great attention to his appearance as a member of the royal family.
Even though he had become Murong Xi now, he still did not change much of his old habits.
"Do you still remember those aristocratic children who died inexplicably on the day of the winter solstice?"
Of course she remembered. If she had not been quick-witted, she might have become one of them.
"Although we found these corpses at that time, because there were too many people who died on that day, and their families would definitely come to claim them, we temporarily placed them in a snow field outside the city. These days, people came to claim them one after another. But I didn't expect that many corpses would go missing. "
Lin Mengya was a little surprised. There were indeed many corpses on the day of the winter solstice.
They were placed in the snow field to prevent the corpses from rotting.
But who would want these things?
"Is this the reason why Lian Xing asked my Fifth Elder Brother to go out today?"
"Yes, this should be the responsibility of the imperial guards. I guess Lian Xing did it to help his elder brother. "
Lian Sheng's body was much better now, and he should be able to recover soon.
"Has something like this ever happened before?"
Long Tianhao hesitated for a moment before answering her question.
"Actually, it is not uncommon to steal corpses in Wei Country. But there is no conclusion after so many years. "
"Why?"
Lin Mengya felt even more strange. Although this kind of thing happened from time to time in modern times, it was always driven by interests.
As far as she knew, there was no strange custom in Wei Country, so it must have something to do with corpses.
"I'm not very sure, because after this, the corpses that were stolen were rarely recovered, so there is no conclusion to this matter until now. Although every family will keep watch, this kind of thing still happens from time to time. I don't know where the corpses have been transported to. "
Long Tianhao's words made Lin Mengya think a lot.
"What do the families who lost their corpses have in common?"
"Most of the corpses were stolen when they were whole. I also heard that in some places, the corpses were lost the day before the funeral before they were buried. "
How could such a thing happen?
But Lin Mengya was more surprised that a guy who did not even remember his wife and children knew so much about this matter.
"Because … I'm actually in charge of investigating this matter."
Long Tianhao said with some embarrassment, and then he kissed his wife's hair to please her.
"Is it the Emperor's order?"
"No." Long Tianhao shook his head and said, "It's my teacher, the current Lord."
"Does the Holy Temple want to investigate this matter?"
Unexpectedly, Long Tianhao shook his head again.
"It has nothing to do with the Holy Temple, my teacher asked me to help in private. And he also told me not to let anyone else in the Holy Temple know. "
This was strange.
It was useless to report a missing corpse to the authorities.
After all, the dead were not like the living, if someone wanted to hide it, they would not be able to find it.
But what made her feel even more incredulous was why such a thing happened in Wei Country.
"Apart from this, do you know what else they have in common?"
After hesitating for a moment, Long Tianhao shook his head.
Lin Mengya could tell that he was not sure, so he could not say it out loud.
"It's okay, tell me if you have anything, maybe I can help you."
"I found out about this a month ago. But I didn't even tell my teacher. "
"Tell me about it."
Long Tianhao hesitated for a long time before he spoke in a low voice.
"I've looked through many case files, the frequent theft of corpses started more than 40 years ago. It was not until more than 20 years ago that the number of corpses gradually decreased. I didn't expect it to increase again in recent years. I think there must be a reason behind it, but I haven't been able to find out. "
This timing was a little strange.
But Lin Mengya could not explain it. This question had both of them stumped.
"Wei Country is so big, it's impossible to count the number of missing corpses. But I think if you want to find out the answer, you can first investigate what these corpses have in common. Other than the fact that the corpses were not destroyed, I think it has something to do with something else. Moreover, you can start from the corpses that have been lost recently. Although they cannot represent the number of corpses lost in Wei Country, they can be used as a sample. "
This was not only difficult because of the vastness of the area, but also because of the large number of corpses.
Since they were all missing corpses, this time, if it had something to do with the previous ones, would be the best starting point.
"Are you saying that you want me to focus on investigating these people?"
Lin Mengya nodded and continued.
"Think about it, these corpses died in such a strange way, it means that it was premeditated. Perhaps the incident on the Winter Solstice was to cover up this matter. "
"But didn't the emperor say that this was a lesson from the Divine Temple?"
"So, this is the most suspicious part!"
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