Chapter 453: News From Inquiry

Chen cried and said, "I told him not to go, but he insisted on going. Now he's dead."

"My San'er was only sixteen years old. He's been gone for less than half a year, and he can't even find his body. How could my San'er have such a miserable life--"

Gu Fei had no way to comfort her mother. She came out to read the letter from the military. There was no information in it. It simply said that Sanlang died for his country in the war with the Nanzhao people.

First, there was no body, and second, the specific cause of death was unknown. How could people accept this?

Gu Fei got up and went back to her room. She sat in the room for a long time, got up and wrote a letter, then took the letter out and handed it to Liu Zhu, "Go to the back door of the Qi Wang Mansion, find a servant named Lai Fu, give him this letter, and ask him to pass it to Brother Shitou."

Liu Zhu took the letter, drove the mule cart and went to the city.

Chen was too sad and lay on the bed unable to get up.

Gu Fei slept at home all night and had nightmares for most of the night.

In the dream, Sanlang was in a dark place, shackled all over, shouting, "Sister, save me——"

Gu Fei woke up from the dream in the middle of the night, cried for a while before falling asleep.

The next day, Gu Fei looked haggard and had dark circles under her eyes. Shitou came over.

Gu Fei invited him to the hall to talk.

Shitou said, "I have found out what the young lady asked me to find out in your letter yesterday."

"Two months ago, the barbarians of Nanzhao Kingdom disturbed the border. General Fuyuan led his troops to fight against the barbarians. Although they won, there were more than ten thousand people killed, missing, and captured in this battle."

"General Fuyuan is quite considerate. Whether they are missing or captured, they are all reported as killed in battle."

"Anyway, most of those missing and captured will not survive. If they are reported as killed in battle, at least the family can get some pension money, otherwise there will be nothing."

"Besides, the money does not need to be taken by the army. It is all paid by the court."

Gu Fei's eyes suddenly lit up when she heard it, "So, the third brother may not be dead?"

Shitou nodded and shook his head, "Miss Gu, it's hard to say, but even if he is not dead, I am afraid it is more likely to be bad."

Gu Fei had an idea in her mind, "I know."

She got up and sent Shitou out. When she walked to the gate, she saw Gu Qing jumping off a carriage.

He had just received a letter from home last night, and hurriedly hired a carriage to rush back overnight.

The brother and sister went into the house together, Chen hugged Gu Qing and cried for a while, and Gu Qing came out with red eyes to discuss the funeral arrangements for Sanlang with Erlang and Gu Fei.

Since the father was not at home, Gu Qing was the one who made the decisions.

There was no body here, so Gu Qing meant to build a tomb.

Gu Fei thought for a while, "Brother, let's not hold the funeral for now. I can't believe that my third brother is gone. I want to see him alive or dead."

"I've asked Brother Shitou to find out. More than 10,000 people died in this battle. Those who were missing or captured were all reported dead. I think maybe my third brother is still alive."

"Maybe he's missing, maybe he's captured. It's hard to say."

"I plan to go to southern Xinjiang. No matter if he's dead or alive, I'll find my third brother!"

Gu Qing raised his eyebrows when he heard it, "Nonsense, southern Xinjiang is thousands of miles away. How can you, a girl, go there? If I have to go, I'll go."

Gu Fei looked at him quietly, "Brother, are you not going to study anymore?"

"Do you know how hard it is to get a place in Qinglian Academy? If you go, your studies, which have finally improved, will be ruined again."