Chapter 27
Lu Ling pondered for a moment, and finally instructed Jiang Yun, "Go and find out what this Lord Wu has done in the next few days."
Lu Ling had no idea how to take revenge now, so he had to start investigating this Lord Wu.
After all, it seemed that he was the only one who benefited in the end.
Jiang Yun left after listening to what Lu Ling said.
Lu Ling turned sideways and stretched out his hand to take the half-embroidered handkerchief next to him, but he touched something different from the handkerchief, with a slightly different texture.
Lu Ling took it and looked at it. It was the feng shui map that Xie Yuwang had given her when he escaped.
I originally wanted to go to the Blue Sea Country, but I never thought I would come to this village.
Lu Ling stroked the feng shui map and suddenly found that the map felt different. Not only was the material different, but even the content on it had changed.
She remembered that the feng shui map Xie Yuwang had given her was very old, with a rough texture and some writing falling off, but this one now...
Lu Ling touched and looked at it carefully. The material was delicate and the handwriting was clearly visible. It was so obvious that she didn't notice it.
Lu Ling frowned and thought carefully.
She had never taken out the feng shui map since she came to Leping Village. Although she slept in the same bed with Shen Wangyou, Shen Wangyou never overstepped the boundaries, so it was impossible that he had taken it.
If they were switched, it could have happened before or in the military camp.
The more he thought about it, the more confused his mind became. Lu Ling shook his head uncomfortably, but still had no idea who had swapped them.
Lu Ling touched it carefully again. The material did not look like the ones from Shuzhou. You have to know that Shu is a poor land and the cloth woven there is not even considered good material in Beijing.
Shuzhou and Ningzhou are not far apart, and the fabrics they use are similar.
That day, Lu Ling and Shen Wangyou went to many shops in Ningzhou before they found the material for making handkerchiefs, but it was far inferior to the material in Beijing.
The feng shui map has been in the military camp for several years, it shouldn't be so new.
Looking at this material, only people in the capital can have it.
People from the capital.
Lu Ling frowned, trying hard to recall who had close contacts with people in the capital.
Suddenly, a person appeared in Lu Ling's mind——
Liu Yong.
But how did he know that I was going to escape? And how did he change the feng shui map?
Lu Ling thought about it carefully, but found that he seemed to have never had contact with anyone, and Lu Ling had a strange feeling in his heart.
"A Ling, look what I made for you?" For some reason, Shen Wangyou had been fond of making all kinds of drinks for Lu Ling these days.
Shen Wangyou walked up to Lu Ling with a bowl of mung bean soup in his hand.
Lu Ling was distracted by something on his mind and ignored Chen Wangyou.
Shen Wangyou put the mung bean soup aside, and seeing Lu Ling frowning, he asked worriedly: "A Ling, what's wrong? Are you not feeling well?"
The weather has been getting hot these days. Shen Wangyou heard that mung bean soup can relieve summer heat. Coincidentally, someone in Leping Village grew mung beans, so Shen Wangyou went to get some, hoping to give it to Lu Ling to relieve the heat.
Lu Ling just came back to his senses, his eyes were dim and unclear, he spread out his hands and placed the feng shui map in front of Shen Wangyou.
"A, A Ling, what is this?" Shen Wangyou asked.
"Did you replace this feng shui map?" Lu Ling asked with no expression on his face, staring at Shen Wangyou intently.
Chen Wangyou took the feng shui map, glanced at it, and met Lu Ling's gaze. He asked, "A Ling, what happened? I have never seen this feng shui map before, so how can it be replaced?"
Shen Wangyou's eyes were sincere and he didn't look like he was lying.
"Are you telling the truth? Are you not lying to me?" Lu Ling asked.
Shen Wangyou raised three fingers upwards and swore, "God, I, Shen Wangyou, have never lied to you."
Lu Ling nodded and did not ask any more questions. Chen Wangyou really had no motive to change the feng shui map. He just wanted to warn him not to hide anything from him.
"I believe you." Lu Ling said.
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"Miss, the Wu Mansion has recently distributed invitations to several dignitaries in Ningzhou. We will host a banquet for them on the ninth day of this month."
Jiang Yun had been out for two days and brought this news to Lu Ling.
Lu Ling listened and wondered if Wu Gang was stupid or holding this banquet on purpose.
Having just arrived in Ningzhou and being unfamiliar with the place, Wu Gang did need to win over the various powerful families in Ningzhou. However, precisely because of this, Wu Gang should not contact these people. You must know that the current emperor is very suspicious. If this matter were to reach the emperor's ears, Wu Gang's life might be in danger.
"The ninth day of the lunar new year? I really can't wait."
There are still fifteen days until the ninth day.
"On the ninth day, go and ask around the Wu residence what Lord Wu is planning." Lu Ling looked at the rolling hills in the distance, his face showing no emotion.
Jiang Yun bent down and obeyed, then looked at his lady and felt that something had changed.
It seems that his young lady rarely has this kind of planning and control, as if everything is under control.
In the past, her young lady would only worry about whether the food tasted good, whether her martial arts training was good, and whether she could recite poems and essays well. At that time, she seemed very naive and never knew how treacherous people could be.
It was because of this that Shen Wangyou was able to enter the Lu Mansion and marry the young lady.
When he met the young lady again and saw Shen Wangyou, he originally wanted to beat Shen Wangyou up. After all, in everyone's eyes, it was Shen Wangyou who had caused the Lu family to be in this situation.
But he also saw that his young lady didn't seem to blame Shen Wangyou.
It was a sunny day when he saw two people standing one in front and one behind. The woman was wearing a conical hat and the man was holding a lot of cloth in his hands. The woman clenched her fists with something she didn't know what she saw, and seemed very sad. The man saw this from behind and wanted to raise his hand to comfort the woman, but he had too many things in his hands, and he tried several times but failed.
At that time, he didn't recognize that it was his own lady, but just sighed that the two had a good relationship.
Jiang Yun stared at his young lady in a daze.
Lu Ling felt that the people around him had not left yet. He looked at Jiang Yun in confusion, but all he saw was a serious and puzzled expression. Lu Ling shook his head and asked, "Did you find any clues when you left Beijing?"
Jiang Yun was stunned for a while, and it took him a long time to react. He was stunned for a moment before replying.
"I didn't notice anything unusual when I left the capital, but I saw a strange old man outside the city."
"Old man?"
"Yes, the old man saw me and gave me something."
"What?"
Jiang Yun took out a jade pendant from his clothes and handed it to Lu Ling.
Lu Ling took the jade pendant in his hand and looked at it carefully.
This jade pendant is made of the finest Hetian jade. The jade is warm and smooth, and is engraved with rolling cloud patterns. It is obviously an item from a wealthy family.
"Did that person say anything when he gave you the jade pendant?" Lu Ling asked Jiang Yun.
Jiang Yun shook his head. "He didn't say anything. He just said he picked it up."
Picked up?
How did he pick up a jade pendant for no reason and happened to give it to Jiang Yun?
Lu Ling didn't ask Jiang Yun any more questions, but just put the jade pendant away.
When Jiang Yun left Lu Ling's room, Lu Ling gave him the handkerchiefs and sachets he had embroidered over the past few days. After all, it was really inconvenient for her to go out, so she had to let Jiang Yun continue to sell them.
Although Lu Ling's handkerchief sells well, it is still far from worth a fortune. If he only relies on this to make money, it will take a long time to overturn the Lu family's verdict.
Besides, there are very few clues, and Lu Ling just feels a headache just thinking about it.
At this time, Shen Wangyou came back exhausted with a smile on his face.
Shen Wangyou left home at the hour of Mao today, and now it is past noon. I don't know what he went out for.
"Where have you been? Why are you so dirty?"
Lu Ling asked, looking at Shen Wangyou’s dusty face.
When I got closer, I saw that the black robe was also stained with a lot of red mud.
Is this rolling in the mud?
Lu Ling couldn't help but doubt.
"Didn't you say a few days ago that you wanted to reclaim that wasteland? Aunt Zhao said yesterday that they could finish it today, so I went over to help, but I unexpectedly fell."
The corners of Shen Wangyou's eyes curved up, and he didn't look like someone who had fallen down.
"Are you okay?" Although Shen Wangyou looked fine, Lu Ling still asked.
"No." Shen Wangyou moved his arms and feet, as if to prove to Lu Ling that he was not injured.
Lu Ling was amused, and then asked Shen Wangyou why he didn't call him.
Shen Wangyou smiled and pulled Lu Ling to sit beside the bed. "A Ling, that job is dirty and tiring. I don't want you to go."
Lu Lingyuan wanted to say something, but stopped when the words came to his lips.
"Isn't there something hidden there?"
Lu Ling was talking about the speculation he had with Shen Wangyou that day.
"Yes, but when I went there today, it was completely flattened. There wasn't a single blade of grass on it."
"How could this be?" Lu Ling asked doubtfully, looking at Shen Wangyou, "Are we overthinking it?"
Shen Wangyou touched his nose and said, “Maybe.”
Now that the land has been reclaimed, the canal can be dug.
Lu Ling thought.
"Should we start construction on the canal as well?" Lu Ling asked.
Shen Wangyou took out a handkerchief at some point and was wiping the dirt off his body.
"I heard from Aunt Zhao that it's not possible yet. The rainy season is coming soon, and the river water is rising, so it's not going to be easy."
Lu Ling walked up to Shen Wangyou, took the handkerchief from his hand, shook it before putting it on the table.
Shen Wangyou was tall, and Lu Ling looked up at him, "Take off your coat. Isn't it uncomfortable to wear it like this?"
As Lu Ling spoke, he stretched out his hand to take off Shen Wangyou’s clothes.
Seeing Lu Ling approaching, Shen Wangyou took two steps back, "No... no need, I can do it myself."
Shen Wangyou's face and neck turned red.
Seeing this, Lu Ling stopped moving forward and just looked at him.
It was strange. They obviously slept in the same bed every day, but Shen Wangyou still felt a burning sensation on his face.
Reached out and touched his face.
hiss.
So hot.
Lu Ling kept staring at Shen Wangyou's movements. Shen Wangyou felt embarrassed and took off his coat tremblingly.
Lu Ling found it funny, "Am I a bear? So scary?"
We've done more intimate things before.
However, Shen Wangyou's behavior reminded Lu Ling of the first time they met.
Timid, shy, and pitiful.
"No, no, I just don't want to dirty you." Shen Wangyou lied with his eyes open.
Lu Ling didn’t comment, walked to the bed, took out a piece of clothing, and handed it to Shen Wangyou.
"Try this one."
“What is this?” Shen Wangyou didn’t answer and asked Lu Ling.
Seeing that Shen Wangyou didn't take it, Lu Ling withdrew his hand and took back the clothes, "Don't want it? If not, I'll give it to Jiang Yun."
When Shen Wangyou heard this, he snatched the clothes from Lu Ling's hands and said, "Yes! How could I not want the clothes that A Ling made specially for me?"
He didn't want to let that brat Jiang Yun get away with anything.
After a while, Shen Wangyou put on his clothes.
The clothes were neither too big nor too small, just right. It was the same dark robe as always, with a white plum blossom embroidered on the collar, which looked harmonious.
"A Ling, how is it?" Shen Wangyou had just adjusted his belt and looked up to ask Lu Ling.
Lu Ling nodded and said only two words.
“Excellent!”
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