Lu Wujiu took it in his hand, gently stroked it, and the rag turned into pieces.

Su Jiaoniang glanced at it, her eyes filled with doubt: "Why is this thing hidden in the wall? It looks..."

It's useless!

“It really is useless.” Lu Wujiu walked out of the house.

They walked outside.

Su Jiaoniang had several questions in her mind. What was this thing? Why didn't they explain it to her? Before she knew it, she was starting to not understand it at all.

How did he know there were rags in the wall, and why weren't the rags in the wall damaged?

What's the point of keeping this?

Su Jiaoniang voiced her doubts.

Lu Wujiu paused for a moment.

Turning back to Su Jiaoniang, he asked, "Do you know why Lu Congrong suddenly became rich?"

"Because we've found a powerful backer," Su Jiaoniang said.

Lu Wujiu continued to remind them: "Some strangers came to the county town earlier looking for the golden lock. They said that the golden lock was the inner room that their general had prepared for his nephew."

"Lu Congrong was taken away by those people?" Su Jiaoniang wasn't stupid; her logical reasoning ability was decent. But why could Lu Congrong be taken away? She clearly had a face similar to Old Zhu Shi and Little Zhu Shi. Neither Old Zhu Shi nor Little Zhu Shi had a brother who was a general, right? She couldn't help but show surprise.

"Who are those people investigating Jin Suo?"

“They’re from the Huo family,” Lu Wujiu said.

Su Jiaoniang stared at Lu Wujiu, instantly clarifying the inconsistency: "But Lu Dashan is Old Zhu's son, and Lu Congrong is Old Zhu's granddaughter. How could she be related to the Huo family? Could it be...?" Su Jiaoniang pointed at Lu Wujiu.

“Possibly!” Lu Wujiu nodded.

He was somewhat bewildered at that moment. Having served as regent in Qi for a long time, his mindset was to annex Zhou without firing a single shot.

But if he has connections with the Huo family...

He had guessed this possibility.

But I don't want to admit it.

They even wanted to find out exactly which branch of the Huo family Lu Congrong dared to claim to be a member of.

We'll decide whether to reveal our identity after we find out.

As for now, let Lu Congrong be the young lady.