In A Minor Realm?
"However, she is barely alive, and we don't know why she isn't dead yet. It is as though her soul doesn't wish to leave to the reincarnation cycle. We covered up this information because the ones who targeted her may come back and try to kill her."
Commander Dalun wept ever so lightly, "As for the Town Lord, he genuinely thinks that there is no chance of his wife being alive and ruins himself drinking wine every day for almost two hundred years. He drowns himself in misery and suffering as though wanting to share his wife's state of barely surviving. No amount of help could save him. Even his father slapped him, trying to bring him back to his senses, but he slapped back and caused his father to almost die, so no one tries to change him anymore."
"…"
Clara's gaze softened a bit.
Although she could see Commander Dalun was just guessing a few things, she could find no lies.