"What exactly is going on?"

Lu Xiangxiang guessed that Qiqi must know something to say that.

As expected, Lu Qiqi knew quite a lot.

She learned about this from Lu Dahai. At that time, she and Li Changlong were in Tianxin Village, and Lu Dahai came to deliver tree seedlings and medicinal seeds.

She overheard Lu Dahai and Li Changlong's conversation by chance.

"On the day of the conscription, all the men in the village ran to the old forest. The old couple insisted that my father carry Old Man Lu out to hide, fearing that the soldiers would rather arrest more than let one go."

Unexpectedly, Old Man Lu wasn't arrested, but my father's journey was delayed, and he didn't hide in the old forest in time. He was captured by the soldiers and forced into military service.

Lu Xiangxiang twisted the handkerchief in her hand into a pretzel, and said angrily, "Foolish! Father is already fifty years old, why would the soldiers arrest an old man with white hair to be a conscript!"

Confused?

In Lu Qiqi's view, the old couple were not senile, but rather selfish and self-serving. Even if it meant risking their son's life, they would still hide away for fear of suffering themselves.

Such a person is not confused; on the contrary, they are extremely shrewd!

Afterwards, Lu Qiqi told Lu Xiangxiang everything about how Lu Dachuan killed Chen Shi, how Lu Changping and Jin Shi mistreated the sisters, and how Lu Dahai became a live-in son-in-law.

"Devil, devil, they are all devils!"

Lu Xiangxiang grew increasingly alarmed as she listened. She grabbed Lu Qiqi's shoulders and said urgently, "Qiqi, stay away from them. You must not let them get involved. Now that you've become the village head, if they find out, they'll definitely come looking for trouble."

Even as the head of a village, one cannot escape the rules of etiquette and law.

If they use their status as elders to force Lu Qiqi and her sister, even if they take the case to the authorities, they will not win.

Lu Qiqi said, "I'm not afraid of them causing trouble, I'm afraid they won't cause trouble."

When she heard the news that day, she was not only surprised but also furious. If she had known earlier, she would never have let the eldest son's family leave so easily when they came to seek refuge.

However, this matter is not Lu Dahai's fault. He only learned about his parents' actions when he met a fellow villager in Luzhou Prefecture.

All of this was caused by the elderly couple; who knows how they will deceive everyone after the incident.

Seeing that it was getting late, Lu Qiqi was persuaded by Lu Xiangxiang to stay for dinner after she finished giving Lu Xiangxiang acupuncture.

Lu Qiqi said, "Second brother, you're still waiting for me outside the mansion. You must be getting impatient. I need to tell him about our reunion so he won't worry."

Lu Xiangxiang gently patted the back of her hand, "That's fine. The three of us, aunt and niece, are all in the border town now, so we'll have a chance to meet eventually."

Despite saying that, Lu Xiangxiang still reluctantly saw her off to the door and watched her get into the carriage.

The door was closed, and she remained trapped in the mansion, unable to leave even a step.

...

As soon as Lu Qiqi boarded the carriage, Li Changlong eagerly asked, "How was it?"

What he really meant was that he definitely hadn't admitted his mistake.

However, the person driving the carriage was the coachman from the Wu family, and he dared not name him for fear of causing trouble.

Lu Qiqi patted his shoulder, whispered "Yes," and then said, "Let's talk about it in detail when we get back."

Li Changlong was momentarily agitated, but his feelings were also mixed with confusion and anger.

In his memory, the merchant was good-looking and should be a good match for his aunt.

Unexpectedly, he abandoned his aunt and made her a concubine in a wealthy family.

Back at the courtyard rented by Li Changlong, the coachman began to carry all the gifts from the cart into the house.

After the coachman left, Lu Qiqi looked at the gift boxes piled on the table. She had to admit that Madam Wu was really generous. She really had the air of a matriarch.

"Qiqi, tell me quickly what happened?"

Li Changlong closed the courtyard gate and hurriedly ran back into the house. He didn't even have time to drink a sip of water before he was eager to know the reason behind it.

Lu Qiqi asked him to sit down, and then told Li Changlong everything she knew.

At first, Li Changlong's expression simply stiffened, but as the conversation progressed, his face became more than just unpleasant.

Finally, he clenched his fist and slammed it hard on the square table with a loud bang, startling Lu Qiqi.

The gift box on the table trembled slightly.

Li Changlong's face was ashen as he suppressed his anger and said, "Are they really the old couple's biological children?!"

If Li Changlong, who highly values ​​propriety and filial piety, could say such things, it shows that what the elderly couple did was not only unbelievable, but simply could not be viewed by ordinary standards.

Lu Qiqi said, "If this gets out, it will be bad for Auntie. We can't help her outside the manor, but we must not hold her back."

Li Changlong clenched his fists, his head lowered, his emotions unreadable. After a long while, he nodded in agreement, "I know what I'm doing."

Seeing that he was not acting strangely, Lu Qiqi then asked Li Changlong to load the dried meat onto the carriage so that she could take it back to the military camp.

She had lingered too long at the Wu residence. If she finished dinner, curfew would have already begun. She didn't have the special privileges of the Shadow Guards, so she still had to follow the rules.

After hearing her words, Li Changlong deftly led the carriage from the backyard to the frontyard, and then loaded all the prepared dried meat into the carriage.

A pig can make a lot of jerky, and it took several trips to transport it, filling most of the carriage.

Lu Qiqi wasn't idle either; she moved the gifts from the Wu family to the room Li Changlong had left for her.

After closing the door, he put all the gifts into his spatial storage.

Such valuable items are safer to store in her spatial storage than anywhere else. Lu Qiqi has already started using her spatial storage as a treasure chest.

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