Chapter 20: Come Back

Gong Lan also remembered that time, which was one of the few times her master had a quarrel with Ling Rui.

It seems that it is because...

"Ling Rui received a letter at that time..."

Gong Lan looked at Gong Yu uncertainly, "Sent from a woman?"

Gong Yu shook her head, "It's a pity I don't know who it is..."

"We don't know, maybe... General Liu knows." Gong Lan suddenly had an idea. "If it weren't for General Liu's words, the master wouldn't have forgiven Ling Rui so quickly."

"Which General Liu?" Ling Chan had not been out for a long time and was not familiar with the officials in the capital.

"The current Yangwu General Liu Hong."

"His only son, Liu Jian, was a Imperial Censor, and he also had a granddaughter, Liu Huaiyu."

Liu Huaiyu? Ling Chan remembered this name. People said she and Ling Xueyao had argued in Drunken Beauty.

Ling Chan was worried about Hongdou, so she took out her glasses from her lapel to check on her.

Hongdou and Luo Wei were walking towards the gate of Ling Mansion at this time, preparing to go out and hire workers and find a cook.

"Gong Lan, go and make some arrangements and find two sisters with good cooking skills to send them in."

Luo Wei lagged behind Hongdou by half a step. "Miss Hongdou, why did the young lady suddenly think of renovating the small kitchen? Is it because the cook in the kitchen is not taking good care of it?"

Anko shook her head, "That's not the case."

"It's just... more convenient."

Luo Wei was relieved, "That's good."

Before Hongdou found him, he already knew that Ling Rui left Ling Chan angrily but could do nothing about Ling Chan. He was even more certain that he had made the right choice this time.

He was more polite to Hongdou now, "Miss Hongdou, be careful on the steps."

As soon as the two of them left, a maid followed out. She was Ruan Yiyu's maid, and her name seemed to be Zhilan.

Ling Chan enlarged the picture and saw that Zhilan was holding a letter in her hand.

Is this a tip-off to someone?

Ling Chan sets Zhilan as the target of pursuit...

As Zhilan moved, the surveillance screen automatically switched to a new screen after a while.

Until the surveillance footage could no longer track her...she was out of town.

Delivering a letter outside the city? Ling Chan immediately thought of the garrison outside the city, where the people Ling Rui brought back were stationed.

"General, don't be angry. Be careful not to hurt yourself." Ruan Yiyu comforted Ling Rui and poured him tea considerately.

Ling Rui took the tea and drank it all in one gulp without caring that it was still a little hot.

"General, Ling Chan...did she learn Kung Fu?"

Ling Rui directly denied it, "No, it was the two people around her."

"They used to be the female soldiers around Gong Lele."

Ruan Yiyu took a breath, "Are they really them?"

"They..." She had a bad feeling before. After Gong Lele's death, her group of female soldiers also disappeared...

"Then, from now on, the Ling Mansion will have to listen to Ling Chan?"

Ling Rui scolded, "She wishes."

"But...with those two female soldiers here, we, there's nothing we can do."

Ling Rui snorted coldly, "I have my own way."

Ruan Yiyu glanced at Ling Rui and asked cautiously, "General, what is their purpose in coming to help Ling Chan at this time?"

"What purpose could there be? They are just here to support Ling Chan. After all, she is their master's daughter." Ling Rui rubbed his brows. He had been rushing back to the capital day and night, being scolded by the emperor, and fighting with Gong Lan and the others... Now he just felt very tired.

Ruan Yiyu's eyes flickered, "Then..."

"General, is it possible that they are here... for revenge?"

"What revenge?" Ling Rui stood up and pounded his waist lightly.

"It's...it's about Gong Lele's death. Wasn't there a rumor in the streets back then...was there something strange about her death?" Ruan Yiyu followed him. When Ling Rui lay down on the couch, she sat over and rubbed his waist.

"What if they believe it and want to avenge Gong Lele..."

"Ridiculous!" Ling Rui raised his upper body and interrupted Ruan Yiyu, "What's so strange about this?"

"Even the imperial physician said she was exhausted from giving birth."

"If I wanted to avenge Gong Lele, I would have done it more than ten years ago."

Ruan Yiyu murmured, "That's right..."

"By the way, General, Ling Chan wanted to see the account books in the mansion..."

"She came to ask me specifically...where her mother's dowry is..."

Ling Rui did not answer, and Ruan Yiyu did not ask any further questions. Anyway, she just wanted to remind Ling Rui, not to know the answer.

While Ling Rui was still asleep, Ruan Yiyu reminded him, "General, you should have a good rest and have lunch with the children at noon."

This is a habit that Ling Rui has maintained for many years. The family has a meal together before leaving, and the same is true when returning.

But there is no Ling Chan in this family...

"Yeah." Ling Rui agreed. Just as Ruan Yiyu let go of her hand and prepared to leave, he added, "Let Ling Chan come too."

Ruan Yiyu paused and said, "I'll listen to the general."

When she left Ling Rui's room, she saw Ling Xueyao, Ling Xuehui and Ling Yu waiting outside.

"Mom..." Three people came over.

"Mom, even Daddy couldn't control that little bitch?" Ling Xueyao held Ruan Yiyu's arm. "Then, then do I have to keep my yard back?"

"Mom, I can't live in Hui'er's yard forever."

"Mom, didn't Dad bring back a group of people? Can't they just drive Ling Chan out of the yard?"

After she said the first two sentences, Ruan Yiyu still felt sorry for her.

But Ruan Yiyu disagreed with the last sentence, "Yao'er, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"Those are soldiers stationed at the border. How can we let them deal with things in our backyard?"

Ling Xueyao knew, of course, but... "Mom, you promised me that when Dad comes back, you'll let Ling Chan return the yard to me."

Ruan Yiyu: "Yao'er, wait a little longer, dear...your father just came back."

"Then how long do we have to wait?" Ling Xueyao stamped her feet impatiently, "Mom, Prince Huai hasn't come to see me for a long time."

Since the last time at Yulu Temple...King Huai hasn't looked for her.

This had never happened before, and King Huai never went more than five days without looking for her.

She asked Qu Lian to deliver a letter to Prince Huai's Mansion, but there was no response.

Thinking of this, Ling Xueyao became even more flustered.

She gave everything to King Huai. If King Huai changed his mind, she would be finished.

"Mom..." She held Ruan Yiyu tightly, "You promised me."

Ling Xuehui grabbed Ling Xueyao's hand at the right moment and said, "Sister, don't worry. Daddy is back now. It's only a matter of time before we return to the courtyard."

Ruan Yiyu nodded repeatedly, "Yes, Yao'er, Hui'er is right, don't be anxious..."

How could Ling Xueyao not be anxious?

The reason why King Huai didn't come to see her must be because...she lived in Hui'er's courtyard, and it was inconvenient for her to do that...

"I really don't understand why you are so anxious..." Ling Yu looked at Ling Xueyao and Ling Xuehui with annoyance.

"That bitch is already sixteen years old. She should have been married off long ago."

"As long as she gets married, won't her yard be empty?"