The arrogant imperial concubine arrives, the favorite of the regent

Chapter 1340: Bounty Order, Pavilion Master is overjoyed to have a child alive

Yun Mujiu's eyes widened, and she tilted her head to look inside the room, her eyebrows raised. She recognized the Special Envoy Duan she had met in the Soul Reaper Loft, so the identity of the man before her was self-evident...

Ye Xiaohan hugged Yun Mujiu into the house, and his tall body blocked Yun Mujiu's way.

"Master Qian, how are you?"

"Night King." Pavilion Master Qian quickly retracted the stunned look on his face, then saluted with his fists clasped together, his attitude neither humble nor arrogant.

With his status, he didn't need to bow his head even when facing Emperor Zhongyue, but now he was particularly optimistic about and respectful of Regent Zhongyue.

Envoy Duan also saluted the Night Prince and his wife. Pavilion Master Qian turned to look at Yun Mujiu and said with a smile, "Princess Ye."

Yun Mujiu nodded lightly: "Pavilion Master Qian. Nice to meet you. I hope you are well."

Pavilion Master Qian smiled gently: "I didn't know that it was King Ye who came today, and I didn't know he would bring you here." He made an invitation gesture with his arms, inviting Ye Xiaohan and Yun Mujiu to take a seat.

As soon as he sat down, Pavilion Master Qian got straight to the point: "Ye Wang, it turns out that the two letters I received about meeting you were both sent by you."

Ye Xiaohan didn't deny it and said, "I've been busy lately, so this meeting has been postponed again and again."

Envoy Duan had a complicated expression and sighed, "Regarding the bounty case for finding the young master, we once thought that Lord Youming had taken it upon himself and uncovered the truth. We never expected that the man behind it was actually Prince Ye!"

In reality, even before Youming Jiuzhong had traveled north to eliminate the Nantai spies, he had instructed his subordinates to relay crucial investigative information regarding the young master's disappearance. On his way back to the capital, Pavilion Master Qian dispatched a soul-stealing assassin to invite Youming Jiuzhong to meet him in person, but he temporarily declined.

Later, the Night King twice sent invitations to the Soul Stealer under an anonymous name, piqued Pavilion Master Qian's curiosity to an unspeakable degree. Pavilion Master Qian dared not leave the capital, fearing that the letter writer would invite him to meet at any time. Sure enough, within the past two days, someone had sent him a message, saying that a meeting would be held at Wangxian Tower at noon today, and he finally learned the identity of the person he was meeting.

At this time, Pavilion Master Qian and Special Envoy Duan both thought that it was the Night King who had instructed the Lord of the Underworld to assist in investigating the young master's disappearance!

What they don’t know is that the Night King and Hades are actually the same person to a certain extent!

Yun Mujiu stood there in a daze, holding the white jade teacup, wondering what the young master that Pavilion Master Qian and the others were talking about was.

Wei Song and Wei Bai, who had just followed him in, paused. Wei Bai chuckled and stepped forward to explain to Yun Mujiu the details of the Ye Palace's bounty order. He hadn't yet fully investigated the case, so he hadn't told Yun Mujiu about it. Now that the case had made significant progress, Yun Mujiu had resolved various issues with his family and career, which gave him some free time to participate in this world-renowned soul-stealing bounty case.

After hearing the whole story, Yun Mujiu pondered for a moment before saying, "More than two years ago, the two-year-old boy was kidnapped by criminals and taken to Zhongyue. Information indicated he was near the capital... Later, the boy was adopted by an elderly couple, and apparently died of illness. Recently, people from the Yueye Palace found the boy's body and a lotus bracelet, a symbol of his identity..."

Everyone was silent. Ye Xiaohan looked at Yun Mujiu and asked, "Is there anything wrong?"

Yun Mujiu paused, puzzled. "Your Majesty, was the young master the only one kidnapped? Were there no other followers or family members?"

Ye Xiaohan raised his eyebrows and realized that something was wrong.

Pavilion Master Qian first introduced: "The young master is from the Dongyang Empire. His mother is from a Dongyang family and is on her way to Zhongyue Capital."

Then, he explained to Yun Mujiu, "The young master was kidnapped from his home. The wet nurse and servants who took care of him were all killed."

In fact, Pavilion Master Qian revealed limited information to the Yewang Mansion and Mushi, who were involved in the investigation of the case. He did not disclose more information about the young master's background and the details of his disappearance at that time.

At this moment, he also followed the key clues found by the Night King and the thoughts raised by Yun Mujiu, and further revealed more information.

Ye Xiaohan put down his teacup and looked at Pavilion Master Qian with a serious look. "Is there only one child who disappeared two years ago?"

Pavilion Master Qian was horrified. He had not realized this detail, but now it was pointed out to him by the Night King and his wife.

Ah Zhen had asked him to announce the disappearance of the young master and offer a large reward for his return, but no one had ever told him. Perhaps it wasn't just the young master who was missing, but also the other children who were traveling with him, that is, the young master and his other brothers and sisters were also missing!

Ye Xiaohan continued to inquire about what happened back then. Pavilion Master Qian recalled and said seriously, "Ah Zhen had a difficult delivery and was sent to another place for recuperation after giving birth. During that time, I rarely saw her child. That's why I never knew that Ah Zhen might have other children..."

"I guess Azhen herself doesn't know..."

"When Ah Zhen had almost recovered and was about to return home, news came out that her child had been kidnapped. Then I issued a nationwide bounty on her life."

Pavilion Master Qian looked back at Yun Mujiu and asked, "Princess Ye, in your opinion, these children might be twins. Are there two?"

Yun Mujiu thought carefully, exchanged glances with Ye Xiaohan, and added speculatively, "Maybe they are twins, a boy and a girl."

Pavilion Master Qian was overjoyed, raising his hands in excitement: "If only there really was a young lady, and if she were still alive, how wonderful it would be!"

Yun Mujiu and Ye Xiaohan continued to talk with Pavilion Master Qian and deduced the truth of what happened four years ago.

Someone must have tampered with Ah Zhen's delivery, leaving her unaware of how many children she had given birth to. When Ah Zhen recovered and wanted to return home, someone unexpectedly kidnapped the children. This made Ah Zhen even less aware of the possibility of having another child.

As for who was hiding the fact that Ah Zhen had a child? It could only be someone close to Ah Zhen, her husband and her in-laws, right?

Pavilion Master Qian had originally lost all hope. After all, the Night King told him that he had found the young master's body. Unexpectedly, he didn't expect that there might be another young master or young lady in the world. This made him feel a glimmer of hope again.

After finally calming down, he slapped his head and realized his impulsiveness.

He looked at Yun Mujiu with burning eyes and asked earnestly, "I wonder where Princess Ye got her thoughts from. How did she think that the young master might have other brothers and sisters?"

Yun Mujiu smiled softly, looking at the pensive expressions of Pavilion Master Qian, Ye Xiaohan, Wei Bai, Wei Song, and Special Envoy Duan, and said, "Maybe it's because I've seen it..."