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I firmly told her that my husband is the best husband in the world, not the kind of man who deceives women. She must have heard some rumor from somewhere, and there must be a misunderstanding; she has mistaken the wrong person.
I originally thought that if I clarified my husband's situation, she might let us off the hook. But she just laughed at me for being foolish. Angered by her laughter, I boldly told her that even if my husband had deceived me, I would accept it and asked her not to meddle in our affairs.
Her laughter abruptly stopped, and the wind fell silent as well. After a moment, she sighed deeply and called me a fool. My head spun, and when I opened my eyes again, my husband had vanished.
Sang Qingxiao asked, "You fainted. What about the others? Did they faint too?"
Zhang Linglong nodded. "They woke up later than I did."
"How long were you unconscious?"
"Just for a little while. When I opened my eyes, the darkness had receded, and there was still a bit of twilight left in the sky. Judging by the light, it must have been only about the time it takes to burn an incense stick since that thing appeared and took my husband."
So I immediately sent people out in all directions to search for him. They searched all night and returned to tell me they found nothing.
"After two months of running around at night, have you discovered anything?"
Zhang Linglong shook her head. "I'm just a weak woman; what could I possibly find out? I've been unwillingly running around with no leads at all."
At that moment, Zhang Linglong yawned several times and touched her abdomen, tears welling up in her eyes before she quickly held them back. Her eyes were red-rimmed, making her look even more haggard.
Since becoming pregnant, she felt drained of energy and her mind foggy. Especially at night, she found herself needing two more hours of sleep than before, yet still felt unsatisfied.
Zhang Linglong rambled on about the inconveniences of her pregnancy, and everyone could tell she was hinting that she wanted to rest. They politely urged her to take her leave.
Sang Qingxiao watched her retreating figure with a complex expression. What she said today had nothing to do with finding her husband.
Qi Xiaomian questioned as well: "A woman who deeply loves her husband would try to recall every suspicious detail after two months of searching without results. How could she deny things so quickly? This woman has issues!"
Sang Qingxiao agreed. If she didn't believe there was something wrong with her husband, why would she describe those details about being a foolish woman so vividly in front of others?
At that moment, the affectionate scenes between her and her husband were also described in detail by her.
It was strange how much she cared about these trivial matters while seemingly indifferent to whether her husband was alive or dead. Yet she still pretended to be concerned and continued searching at night; it was unclear whether this was for show or a way to deceive herself.
Sang Qingxiao looked at Qi Xiaomian and said, "We need you to investigate where she went at night. We should also check on Chen Xiucai's side."
The class distinctions in the Great Jing Dynasty were still evident. The lowest-ranking merchants marrying into the Chen family had only met their future in-laws twice; did the male side really not care about their daughter-in-law's background?
Even considering financial reasons, this seemed somewhat abnormal.
Qi Xiaomian added, "Not just the Chen family; we need to re-investigate all the missing men. Zhang Linglong has given us another possibility—perhaps that thing truly acted out of malice when it abducted these men."
After a brief discussion, everyone decided to take a break. Qi Xiaomian grabbed Yin Can by the collar. The little one woke up quickly, and his first reaction was to resist. "I don't want to sleep with you!" he protested. Sleeping was already filled with so many rules, and he couldn't even move!
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