Chapter 714 Departure Without Saying Goodbye

Lin Yuesha blushed instantly. How did things get so far that she was the one who cheated on the pockmarked man?

"Mother, have you heard some rumors?"

Lin Yuesha was furious. She wasn't a fickle person, especially since she was already engaged to the pockmarked man.

"Didn't you always tell your mother that you wanted to pursue true love and take the initiative when you met a man you liked?"

Ms. Chen emphasized that this is not bravery, but shamelessness! Women should be reserved; even if they have their eye on someone, they should hint to the other person to bring it up themselves.

"So when Father came to propose marriage, you immediately agreed."

Lin Yuesha rolled her eyes. She was talking about Xiao Chenggui. The widow Chen remarried so decisively, ignoring the rumors at all.

"You agreed to the marriage proposal from the Qi family for your sake, but you did it reluctantly. I was afraid you had other intentions."

Madam Chen advised her daughter not to do anything that would offend the pockmarked man, and to keep her distance from men in daily life.

Lin Yuesha: ...She thought she would have to use all her words to persuade her mother, but she was overthinking it. Ever since the pockmarked man came to propose marriage, Madam Chen had already shifted her attention.

The more the mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, the happier she becomes, and her own daughter's status plummets.

After tossing and turning all night, Lin Yuesha finally woke up late in the morning. When she woke up, she saw Jiang Baozhu sitting in the side hall with red eyes and a haggard face.

"Sister Baozhu, what's wrong with you?"

Lin Yuesha yawned. She had been busy preparing luggage for the group of people with pockmarked faces, and only got a good night's sleep last night.

"Gu Yi left Beijing without saying goodbye to me."

When Jiang Baozhu went to look for the people, she learned that Gu Yi and the people from the Protectorate General's Mansion had set off on horseback before dawn and left without a sound.

"It's not the right time yet!"

Lin Yuesha couldn't be mistaken; the departure was clearly early tomorrow morning, and she had already made preparations to see them off.

After washing up, Lin Yuesha skipped breakfast and went straight to the Xu family next door, only to be told by Uncle Xu that Madam Xu, along with Xu Da, had also set off before dawn.

"The war in the Northwest is critical, and foreign tribes have breached the city. Our lady has no choice but to bring forward the trip."

News from the Northwest, even when relayed by fast horses, carrier pigeons, and beacon fires, still took more than ten days to arrive.

In other words, the northwestern border ultimately could not hold out and was breached a dozen days ago.

Lin Yuesha felt a chill in her heart. She was in the capital, far from the northwest. If she were an ordinary person, she would not be able to get any news about the war.

When Lin Yuesha returned from the Xu residence, she was still in a daze and was surprised to find that the pockmarked man hadn't said goodbye to her.

“Miss, the master came to see you. You were fast asleep at the time. He said you have been too tired lately and told me not to wake you.”

As Qingxing spoke, she took out a brocade box and presented it with both hands.

When Lin Yuesha opened it, she found a whole box of bird's nest.

"Since you like bird's nest, the master raises top-quality swiftlets, and the bird's nest is of a better quality than what is sold on the market."

Qingxing thought, "The master is really too good at this. He has given me all kinds of clothes and jewelry, and he has already started to put effort into raising swallows."

“I was just joking, but he actually took it seriously.”

It would be a lie to say she wasn't moved. Even though she often complained about his pockmarked face, Lin Yuesha thought back carefully and realized that he was the person who cared for her the most.

Living in the Lin family mansion, Lin Yuesha insisted on drinking a bowl of bird's nest soup every day to annoy Old Madam Lin, even though it wasn't something she liked.

He took a jest to heart.

Without saying goodbye, the pockmarked man hurriedly handed over the prepared gifts and left Beijing.

Did he leave any other words?

Lin Yuesha took a deep breath, suppressing her surging emotions, and asked.

"I told you... I told you to behave yourself and not have too much contact with other men..."

Qingxing braced herself and repeated the Lord's words.

Lin Yuesha: ...As expected, there's no such thing as being moved. That hateful pockmarked face!

Lin Yuesha spent an hour calming herself down, offering Jiang Baozhu a few words of advice, and then had Bai Cha deliver an invitation to Bai Youran to discuss the pawn and charity sale of the jewelry.

The jewelry is temporarily stored in the Prince's villa. Lin Yuesha still needs to meet with Bai Youran and Wei Lan to do a final inventory.

After waiting for a full hour, Bai Youran finally arrived late.

The two agreed to meet at a teahouse. When Bai Youran entered, she almost blinded Lin Yuesha. Bai Youran was wearing a white dress and a small white flower in her hair.

"Sister Bai, even if we don't get along, you don't have to..."

Lin Yuesha clicked her tongue. Unless Bai Youran's parents or the old lady of the Bai family had passed away, there was no need to wear heavy mourning clothes.

"Li Ruoxue is gone."

Bai Youran changed her form of address, not wanting to mention the words "sister-in-law," as Bai Dingfeng was not a good match for Li Ruoxue.

"I know, she miscarried."

Whether it was Wei Lan's scheme or Li Ruoxue's own doing, a miscarriage undoubtedly causes great harm to a woman's body; a bowl of miscarriage soup would damage her very foundation.

"I mean, she's dead."

Bai Youran didn't want to dwell on it. Yesterday, the young ladies chose who would escort the donated silver to the Northwest, and Li Ruoxue received a lot of votes. Now that Li Ruoxue was gone, Bai Youran was even more determined to go to the Northwest in her place. She wanted to see what the Wei family was really up to.

Although Lin Yuesha was curious, she didn't say anything. In her eyes, what goes around comes around. Li Ruoxue killed Zhao Fendie and then used her younger sister to take the blame, so she was bound to suffer retribution. She was just wondering why the person had suddenly disappeared at this critical moment.

"It is suicide by hanging."

Bai Youran suspected that Bai Dingfeng had said something hurtful to Li Ruoxue. She remained calm and suppressed her anger, fearing that it might arouse her elder brother's suspicion.

"So, this trip to the Northwest will be just the two of us?"

Lin Yuesha seemed to be deep in thought, fearing that the Wei family would not so easily relinquish control of the donated funds.

"No, my elder brother is accompanied by Wei Lan, and they are getting married in the next two days."

Li Ruoxue had barely died and her body was still warm when Bai Dingfeng married Wei Lan. Not only that, he also accompanied Wei Lan to the Northwest.

Lin Yuesha felt that her judgment of people was accurate, and she had found the reason why she disliked Bai Dingfeng in the first place. This was the second Lin Shusheng!

"Is Young Master Bai going to give up on the imperial examination next March?"

Lin Yuesha never expected that Bai Dingfeng would go to such lengths for power, and everything Mo Dongxin said was confirmed.

"Do you think they're all like your stepbrother, climbing the ranks through the imperial examinations?"

Bai Youran curled her lips into a self-deprecating smile. The so-called integrity of scholars is nothing more than self-comfort when they can't find a backer. Once they find a backer, who would be willing to study diligently?

How can the donated jewelry be converted into cash?

Lin Yuesha explained the purpose of her trip. If Wei Lan were to accompany her, the three of them would need to discuss it before informing the ladies who were participating in the fundraising.

"Time is of the essence, and there's no time for a charity sale, so Wei Lan's idea is to find a few shops in the capital to pawn their items."

As for the shop, it has both overt and covert connections with the Wei family, so a portion of it must be siphoned off.

Lin Yuesha knew she would lose some money, but she agreed almost without thinking.

The Wei family's search for a shop provided an opportunity for us to follow the clues and investigate from the pawnshop, gradually uprooting the Wei family.