Chapter 8

At noon, Xie Yuwang entered the military tent.

"Good sister, don't be angry." Xie Yuwang pulled Su Yun to sit on the stool, and said to Su Yun while squinting his eyes and hitting Su Yun's back.

Su Yun pushed Xie Yuwang's hand away, his eyes expressionless. "What on earth do you want me to come here for?"

Xie Yuwang touched his nose and a series of questions burst out.

"Why are you here? Did something happen to your father? Where is your mother?"

Su Yun smiled and said, "Xie Yuwang, are you really stupid or are you just pretending to be stupid?"

Xie Yuwang's gaze stopped at Su Yun and he smiled, "I'm really not stupid, why do you always call me stupid?"

Su Yun nodded, turned around, and smiled bitterly, "Because of Lu Ling's father, my father was implicated, the whole family was imprisoned, my father died suddenly, and my mother and I were exiled to the military camp."

Xie Yuwang didn't expect that the Lu Mansion's affairs would also implicate the Su family, so he continued to ask Su Yun, "What about Aunt Su?"

"I'm going to work." Su Yun saluted Xie Yuwang and said, "General Xie, if you have nothing else to do, I'll go to work first."

Su Yun turned around and was about to leave, but Xie Yuwang was quick to grab Su Yun and said, "If you encounter any trouble, you can tell me." You can rely on me.

After saying that, Xie Yuwang let go of Su Yun's hand. Su Yun walked out of the tent without looking back.

Xie Yuwang stared at Su Yun's departing back in a daze.

"Why didn't you tell me that Su Yun also came to the military camp?" Xie Yuwang ran to Xie Heng's tent and asked.

Xie Heng raised his eyes to glance at Xie Yuwang, then continued to look at the feng shui map in his hand.

"Whether she is in the military camp or not has nothing to do with you, Xie Yuwang." Xie Heng took a long time to thank Yuwang.

Xie Yuwang said angrily: "How can it have nothing to do with me? I grew up with her!"

Xie Heng was a little unhappy when he heard this and asked, "Are you sure you grew up with her?"

Xie Heng glanced at Xie Yuwang, continued to look at the feng shui map, and then said, "The one you grew up with is Lu Ling. It's you who has always lived in the Lu family. You have nothing to do with the Su family."

What Xie Heng said was not wrong. Xie Heng didn't know how to refute it. From childhood to adulthood, he had never won an argument.

Xie Yuwang turned away and walked away.

As soon as he walked out of the main tent, Xie Yuwang saw Qingdai running towards him in a hurry.

"Qingdai, what's wrong? Did something happen to my sister?" Xie Yuwang asked.

"Mr. Xie, Miss, the young lady has a fever now and is confused. You should go and see her." Qingdai was panting and her words were a little unclear.

"I'll go take a look."

After saying that, Xie Yuwang walked in another direction and Qingdai followed him.

"Major General, I'm fine. I just caught a cold."

"Okay, let's go get the medicine."

The military doctor left the tent, leaving only Lu Ling and the other two.

"Qingdai, how did my sister catch a cold?" Xie Yuwang asked Qingdai.

Qingdai's eyes were red as she said, "Fang Qianqian has been assigning us the task of washing things these past few days. Miss hasn't slept well since she was imprisoned, and she's also been tortured."

Qingdai wiped the corner of her eyes and said, "This old injury hasn't healed yet, and she's been doing all kinds of work every day these days. The young lady's body can't bear it."

After hearing this, Xie Yuwang couldn't help but frowned and said, "Qingdai, you take good care of your sister these two days and you don't have to work." Xie Yuwang left the tent after leaving these words.

The sun sets and the sky gradually darkens.

"Sister, get up and take your medicine." Qingdai woke Lu Ling up and helped her get up.

Lu Ling woke up and sat up. He looked around and asked Qing Dai, "How long have I been sleeping?"

While feeding Lu Ling, Qingdai said, "Sister, you've been sleeping for two hours."

"Two hours?" Lu Ling said and was about to get out of bed.

She slept for so long today, so a lot of work must be left unfinished.

Qing Dai naturally knew what Lu Ling was thinking, so she stopped Lu Ling and comforted her, "Don't worry, sister, we don't have to work for the next two days. Master Xie said that you should have a good rest."

Lu Ling frowned and asked, "Qingdai, how did you get this medicine?"

"Of course I got it from the military doctor."

"Did you call the military doctor?"

"No, it was Master Xie who heard that you were sick, so he asked the military doctor to come here himself." Qingdai wanted to laugh after she said this.

"Sister, you don't know. When Master Xie heard you had a fever, he was extremely anxious. The military doctor was still changing the dressing on the wounded soldier, but Master Xie didn't care and just dragged the military doctor here."

Lu Ling's heart sank, and he continued to ask, "Did he see many people when he came?"

Qingdai thought for a moment and said, "There are quite a lot of them. I see a lot of people craning their necks to look over here!"

After hearing this, Lu Ling's face looked even worse than before.

"Yeah." Lu Ling took the medicine bowl from Qingdai's hand and took a sip of the medicine.

Qingdai only then reacted, "Sister, is everything okay?"

She suddenly remembered that her young lady had told her not to have too much contact with Mr. Xie.

"Nothing. I thought about it and it's a good thing. Today, Fang Qianqian's affairs are known to everyone, and Xie Yuwang handled the matter vaguely. To outsiders, it seems that he is biased towards me. Plus, he just brought a military doctor here, so I can't deny that he and I have a relationship."

Lu Ling put down the bowl in his hand and continued, "Since this is the case, we don't need to hide our relationship anymore. Naturally, the people in the military camp won't come to cause trouble for us again."

"I used to be worried that the Lu family's affairs would affect the Xie family, but looking at the current situation, it should have no impact."

Qingdai nodded, not quite understanding.

"Sister, do you know who becomes the manager?" Qingdai asked Lu Ling with blinking eyes.

Lu Ling didn't take it seriously and said, "Zhang Xunwen."

Qingdai's eyes widened, "Miss, how come you are so smart even though you have a fever!"

Lu Ling found it a little funny, "I have a fever, but I'm not stupid."

"I'm afraid Zhang Xunwen has been coveting this manager position for a long time. You don't even know that when I went to boil medicine for you just now, he even came to me to show off." Qingdai became angry when she said this.

"He does his job, what does it have to do with us? We just do our job."

"Sister, you're wrong." Qingdai retorted, "He's always disliked me. Last time, I didn't know what I had done to offend him. Now that he's in charge, he's definitely picking on me."

"He doesn't look like that kind of person." Lu Ling comforted Qingdai.

It was already dark outside, and the moonlight shone in from outside the tent, casting a layer of white light on the ground.

The people who were working outside returned to the tent one after another. Every time someone passed by Lu Ling, they looked at him with different eyes.

Lu Ling just pretended not to see it.

Three days later, Lu Ling recovered fully and went to find Zhang Xunwen to work.

He was almost recovered yesterday, but Qingdai didn't allow Lu Ling to go to work, so Lu Ling had to wander around the military camp while Qingdai went to work.

When Lu Ling found Zhang Xunwen, Qingdai was picking vegetables.

"What work do I need to do today?" Lu Ling asked Zhang Xunwen.

Zhang Xunwen turned around and pointed at Qingdai, saying, "You should just prepare the dishes with her."

Lu Ling nodded and sat down with Qingdai.

Lu Ling glanced at Qingdai and found that her face was very red and she kept her head down.

"Qingdai, what's wrong with you?" Lu Ling asked anxiously.

"I, I'm fine, I'm just too hot." Qingdai said while fanning herself with her hands.

It's November now, why is it so hot?

Lu Ling naturally didn't believe it, but seeing Qingdai's expression, she probably wouldn't tell anyone, so Lu Ling didn't ask any more questions.

In the capital city, inside the Golden Palace, all the civil and military officials were shocked by the news they had just heard.

The person who was originally sitting on the imperial chair stood up, his eyebrows raised, and he was extremely angry.

"You said you wanted to resign!" The emperor said angrily, looking at the people below the stage.

The man in the audience, dressed in red official uniform, stood abruptly outside the procession and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I have no desire to be an official. I wish to travel freely and freely throughout the world. I beg Your Majesty's permission."

"Sir Shen, you are still young and recently received three promotions. You have a bright future ahead of you. Don't act on impulse!"

"Yes, Lord Shen, it will be too late to regret then."

The officials next to him chattered and advised Shen Wangyou.

Shen Wangyou ignored it and just continued to bow and said, “Please grant your permission, Your Majesty.”

“Father, since Wangyou wants to travel around the world, why not help him?” The prince, who had been silent all this time, stood up and spoke for Shen Wangyou.

"Chen Wangyou, since you want to resign, why did you enter the court in the first place? When Lu Xing recommended you to me, you could naturally refuse." The emperor stared at Shen Wangyou and said.

After all, he had only been an official in the court for two years, and it was impossible for his ideas to change so quickly.

"Your Majesty, I entered the court as an official for one person. Now that person is gone, why should I worry?"

The ministers beside him suddenly realized: It turned out that Shen Wangyou became an official just to overthrow Lu Xing.

Everyone in the court knew that in order to find evidence, Shen Wangyou pretended to marry Lu Xing's only daughter, gaining the Lu family's daughter's trust so that he could investigate secretly.

Everyone shook their heads, it was a pity for the girl from the Lu family who didn't know how to judge people.

Seeing that Shen Wangyou was determined, the emperor stopped forcing him and finally had to approve it.

This was actually not the first time Shen Wangyou had mentioned this. He had privately submitted letters to the emperor countless times expressing his desire to resign.

But at that time the emperor always thought that it was just a whim of Shen Wangyou, so he ignored it. He never thought that Shen Wangyou would keep writing letters and even asked the prince to help plead for mercy.

Since the crown prince has been brought out, there is no reason for the emperor to refuse.

"Since you have made up your mind, I will not force you. Just go away and never come to the court again." The emperor said helplessly.

Shen Wangyou was overjoyed and quickly expressed his gratitude.

After the court session, Shen Wangyou walked out of the Golden Palace with ease.

"When do you plan to leave?" the prince asked Shen Wangyou.

Shen Wangyou pretended to think for a long time before saying, "Let's go tomorrow."

The prince was surprised by the speed and joked, "Why are you in such a hurry? You're going to enjoy the scenery, but you're in such a hurry as if you're going to find your wife."

Shen Wangyou lowered his head and laughed, then looked up at the sky and said, "Yeah, why does it look like you're in a hurry to see your wife?" I don't have a wife.

"Can't you wait a few more days? I'll ask my men to pack some things for you on the road." The prince tried to persuade him to stay.

Shen Wangyou shook his head and said in a serious tone: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness, but I have already packed my luggage, so you don't need to worry about it."

When the prince saw Shen Wangyou's refusal, he stopped forcing her, patted Shen Wangyou's shoulder, and left.