Transmigrated into the fat wife of the future prime minister

Chapter 287 Just live
At first, Prefect Kang and others thought it was just a simple kidnapping case.

However, human abduction is not a minor case, especially since such an incident has not occurred in the prefectural city for many years.

Especially after the Pei family incident, Prefect Kang had been in the prefectural city for many years and had been keeping a close watch on the matter. So when this incident occurred, Prefect Kang rushed to the scene immediately.

Because this incident occurred near the Yuexi River, and happened to coincide with Pei Cheng passing by with his troops, both Pei Cheng and Prefect Kang arranged for all their manpower to be stationed there.

After all, today is the Lantern Festival, and there are so many people that everyone thought it would take a lot of time to investigate. Unexpectedly, they found Jin Yu Man Tang in no time.

Although it was Pei Cheng who led the search, the officials were not to be underestimated and quickly realized something was amiss.

This huge jewelry shop, Jin Yu Man Tang, had only one manager and two waiters today, and no matter how you asked them, they knew nothing.

Immediately following was the fire at the government office, which burned all the files inside. All the shops were connected together, and it was no exaggeration to say that there was chaos and turmoil.

Then Gu Yunyi and Fang Ziheng rushed over to find Pei Cheng, saying that he might want to take revenge, and they went straight to the Kang family.

But it was still a step too late.

The murderer was not completely caught, and Madam Kang even used her own body to shield Kang Mingnuo. She was slashed several times, and blood soaked through her gorgeous robes. She was on the verge of death.

Thinking back on that scene now, it was like hell on earth. Kang Mingnuo trembled under his mother, his little face as pale as paper, his eyes vacant, as if his soul had been ripped away.

When Prefect Kang rushed home and saw that scene, his legs went weak and he almost collapsed to the ground.

The servants in the house lay scattered about, some with their throats slit, blood still flowing; others were decapitated, their eyes wide open in death.

The walls and the ground were covered in shocking bloodstains, and the entire courtyard was a mess.

As Kang Hongxuan's friend, Pei Cheng clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white, and his teeth grinding together as he witnessed this scene. He was filled with extreme anger.

Night fell over the Kang family home. What should have been a joyous Lantern Festival night was now filled with an atmosphere of death and despair.

Kang Hongxuan and his wife were deeply in love. Over the years, many women had tried to marry into his household, but none had succeeded.

Madam Kang's health has always been poor. After so many years of marriage, she finally gave birth to Kang Mingnuo, who is only five years old now.

The accident involving his wife and children was like rubbing salt into his heart.

Hearing that the two were out of danger, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, he couldn't care about anything else and only wanted to go to the room to see his wife and child.

After learning that Madam Kang and the child were out of danger, Gu Yunyi told the Li family and prepared to leave.

Gu Yunyi met with Pei Cheng. Prefect Kang was currently worried about his wife and child, so the matter naturally fell to Pei Cheng.

Pei Cheng is undoubtedly a capable commander, and he has always managed the main camp. After all, the prefectural city is Kang Hongxuan's territory, and taking over it suddenly is not so easy.

Gu Yunyi had no choice but to go and help.

The thugs who broke into the Kang residence to commit murder have all been caught, but the owner of Jin Yu Man Tang and his accomplices have not yet been found, so Pei Cheng dares not let his guard down.

The entire Yuexi River area and the surrounding inner city remain under martial law, and the number of guards at the city gates has been increased significantly.

At noon, a messenger from the government office delivered a message saying that Gu Yunyi and Fang Ziheng were unharmed and were currently helping out at the office. They would return in the evening, and asked Young Master Zhou to go and help them. Zhou Yuanjia, who hadn't slept all night, was catching up on sleep, so Xu Qingmeng quickly sent someone to wake him up.

While waiting for Zhou Yuanjia, Xu Qingmeng asked a couple of questions about the Kang family.

The man didn't hide anything. After all, news of the Kang family almost being wiped out had spread early that morning. Even though the Gu family lived some distance away, this was no small matter, so the Gu family had also heard the news.

"...Madam Kang was seriously injured, and more than ten doctors worked through the night to save her life. Although the young master is not in mortal danger, he is still young and was frightened..."

"As for the servants and maids in the manor, almost none survived. Fortunately, Young Master Gu arrived with his soldiers in time. If it had been any later, the Madam and Young Master might have..."

The officials shook their heads. Seeing Zhou Yuanjia approaching, they hurriedly led their men back to the government office.

Xu Qingmeng had seen Madam Kang once before, from afar, when it was in Quan County, at the residence of Magistrate Huang. She went to discuss matters with Madam Huang, but Madam Kang had just left.

She remembered that when Madam Kang left, she took with her a gift box of pastries from Jinxiuxuan. However, it seemed that Madam Kang had returned to the capital with her son before the Lunar New Year, so on Lunar New Year's Eve, Lord Kang ate at the Gu family's house.

Pei Cheng said that he rushed back to spend the festival with Lord Kang, but unexpectedly encountered this great calamity.

Xu Qingmeng took a deep breath, a sense of sadness rising within her.

Gu Yunyi and the others didn't return until evening. All three of them were exhausted. Hui Niang, along with Yuanbao, waited at the Gu family home because Fang Ziheng hadn't returned yet.

Gu Yunyi stepped forward, took Xu Qingmeng's hand, and said softly, "I'm sorry to have worried you."

Xu Qingmeng shook her head: "What are you talking about? Are you tired or hungry? Eat something first, then go and rest."

Gu Yunyi nodded and leaned back in his chair, as if all his strength had been drained away.

Gu Yunyi was exhausted, as was Fang Ziheng. Zhou Yuanjia was much better off than the other two, having managed to doze off for a while in the morning.

Xu Qingmeng knew they would be back that evening, so she prepared the food early. Madam He hurriedly had the food and hot water brought up.

The three of them barely had time to talk before they picked up their bowls and started eating.

While the group was eating, Xu Qingmeng noticed that Gu Yunyi and Fang Ziheng's arms looked strange.

"You two...you two are injured?"

"The head of the family..."

Xu Qingmeng looked at the man in front of her with great heartache, wanting to reach out and check his injury, but she was afraid that she would accidentally hurt him.

Hui Niang, who was holding Yuan Bao, hadn't really noticed, but when she heard Meng Niang speak, she quickly looked over.

However, Fang Ziheng's injuries were much more serious than Gu Yunyi's.

"What happened to you two? How did you get hurt? Did you get into a fight? How's your uncle? Is he injured?"

When Zhou Yuanjia arrived at the yamen, he saw the two people and asked them what happened. The two people had actually led several soldiers to confront the thugs. He then gave them a good scolding, not to mention Xu Qingmeng and the others. So the three of them tacitly kept quiet, not wanting to worry them.