Chapter 31
After Ning Hua's funeral was completed, the yard returned to peace. Dong Shen's family also started construction and would move back soon.
After coaxing Zhao Zhenzhen to sleep at night, Lu Ling returned to the room and took out the jade pendant that Jiang Yun handed to him. When he compared the two jade pendants, he found that they were exactly the same.
Not only the pattern, but also the texture is the same.
"What's wrong?" The person who was sleeping next to him opened his eyes.
Lu Ling quickly hid the two jade pendants and said, "No...it's okay."
"Then go to bed, it's already late."
"Um."
A dreamless night.
“Knock knock—”
"Miss, something bad has happened." Jiang Yun said outside the door.
Shen Wangyou walked quickly to the door and opened it. Jiang Yun looked up, was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Mr. Shen."
Shen Wangyou lowered his eyes, said "hmm", and then said: "Come in and talk."
Jiang Yun nodded and walked into the room. Lu Ling looked at his anxious expression and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Miss Lin is missing."
Lu Ling and Shen Wangyou's expressions changed.
This Miss Lin is Aunt Zhao’s neighbor, and her real name is Lin Yao.
Lu Ling had seen her from a distance once. Lin Yao had a slender figure and looked fragile, but she could do all the housework and she did it quite well. People in the village would praise her whenever they saw her.
To be honest, Lu Ling and she were not actually familiar with each other, but she had seen Jiang Yun and her having a secret meeting under a tree. It was really not easy to make Jiang Yun, who was so stupid, come to his senses, so Lu Ling naturally wanted to help Jiang Yun find his sweetheart.
"When did you disappear?" Lu Ling asked.
"I heard from Uncle Lin that he didn't come back last night. He must have disappeared yesterday." Jiang Yun said with a frown.
"Where did she go the last time she left? Did she leave any message?"
"without."
"When was the last time you saw her?" Shen Wangyou asked.
"Yesterday morning."
Shen Wangyou frowned: "Did you say anything to her?"
Jiang Yun's expression changed, and he stammered, "I...I said I wanted to marry her and asked her if she was willing to marry me."
Lu Ling originally thought that the two had quarreled, but he didn't expect it to be like this. It seems that Lin Yao didn't run away in anger.
"Since there is none in the village, it must be in the city," said Lu Ling.
Lin Yao rarely left the village. Even if she did, she would mostly go to the city to buy things and would not go far.
Jiang Yun looked at Lu Ling, then at Shen Wangyou, wondering why the two were not frightened by his words.
Seeing Jiang Yun's expression, Lu Ling covered her mouth and smiled: "Don't look at it, we already knew about your relationship."
"Oh, huh?"
"Stop it, go find your wife."
A few people arranged Zhao Zhenzhen to be with Dong Shen and his wife, and then went to find Lin Yao.
To be safe, Lu Ling still wore a veil hat.
There were many people on the road, so several people asked along the way, describing Lin Yao based on her height and appearance.
A strong wind blew, blowing up the remaining leaves on the tree, and a silky object fell on Jiang Yun's face.
It's a handkerchief.
Jiang Yun took the thing down. There was a butterfly embroidered on the handkerchief. He had seen Lin Yao use this handkerchief before.
"Miss." Jiang Yun called Lu Ling.
"What's wrong?"
"Look at this, is this embroidered by you?" Jiang Yun handed the handkerchief to Lu Ling.
Lu Ling looked at the stitches and touched the material, and it was indeed embroidered by her.
"I did embroider this, it's..."
Before Lu Ling finished speaking, Jiang Yun snatched the handkerchief back and said excitedly: "This is A Yao's handkerchief. She is nearby."
Lu Ling looked around and his eyes fell on the large plaque in front of him on the left - Wu Mansion.
People were coming and going in front of the Wu Mansion, and many dignitaries got off their carriages and walked straight to the Wu Mansion.
Lu Ling suddenly remembered what Jiang Yun said a few days ago about the banquet being held at the Wu Mansion, and it happened to be today.
"It seems that we have something important to do today." Shen Wangyou suddenly spoke.
After dressing up, a few people sneaked into the Wu Mansion.
"What do you do?"
As soon as they entered the Wu Mansion, the three of them were stopped by the Wu Mansion's housekeeper.
Lu Ling was dressed like a man, and the three of them all had beards, so none of them were afraid.
"We are from the Shu'an Palace in Shuzhou."
"King Shuan?"
The housekeeper of the Wu Mansion was still scratching his head and thinking, but the few people had already disappeared.
"This is the floor plan of the Wu Mansion. We will split up and leave when we find the person. We will gather at the back door of the Wu Mansion at 5 p.m."
The floor plan of the Wu Mansion that Shen Wangyou had found at some point in time was of great help to the three of them.
"Can you do it?" Lu Ling looked at Shen Wangyou with a worried look on her face. After all, Shen Wangyou's health was not as good as hers.
"I can definitely do it. Who am I? I am your Lu Ling's husband!" Shen Wangyou held his head high and chest out.
Jiang Yun had walked away without knowing when and was no longer seen.
Lu Ling patted Shen Wangyou's clothes and said, "Who is my husband? We haven't even gotten married yet."
After saying that, Lu Ling left behind a dashing figure and walked away.
Lu Ling searched many rooms in the backyard of the Wu Mansion, but still couldn't find Lin Yao.
As it got darker, Lu Ling became more mobile, but it became harder to find people.
There is only one room left. If it is not found yet, Lu Ling will leave and go to the back door of Wu Mansion to meet Shen Wangyou and others.
Lu Ling peeked through the crack in the door for a few seconds, seeing nothing unusual, and then opened the door and went in.
Lu Ling walked forward slowly. This room was more exquisite and larger than the previous ones.
There is a beaded curtain hanging in the room, and the owner of the room should have a high status in the mansion.
“Hmm—”
There was a sound coming from inside. Lu Ling pulled aside the bead curtain and found a person lying on the bed.
Lu Ling walked over and saw that it was Lin Yao, whom she had been looking for for a long time.
Lin Yao's hands and feet were tied, and she was lying on the bed with a handkerchief stuffed in her mouth. The sound just now was made when she was struggling.
Lu Ling took out the handkerchief, helped Lin Yao up, and said as he untied the rope, "Lin Yao! It's okay, I'm here, Jiang Yun is here too, we can leave soon."
When Lin Yao saw Lu Ling, tears started streaming down her face and her face turned pale. She must have been frightened.
Lin Yao didn't say anything. After Lu Ling untied the ropes, she hugged Lu Ling.
Lu Ling patted Lin Yao's back and said soothingly, "It's okay, it's okay. We can leave soon. By the way, are you okay?"
Lin Yao still didn't say anything, just shook her head.
"Can we leave now? If we can, we can leave now."
Lin Yao let the person go and nodded, indicating that she could leave.
The woman cried pitifully, her face flushed and the corners of her mouth slightly pouting, she looked really pitiful.
Lu Ling seemed to know why Jiang Yun liked her.
As soon as the two walked out of the room, they met Shen Wangyou, and they walked out together.
"Those three in front, where are you from? Why haven't I seen you before?"
The three of them stood there, not moving for a long time.
"I'm calling you." The man patted Lu Ling's shoulder.
Lu Ling slowly turned around and looked at the man.
It’s Wu Gang.
"you……"
Wu Gang glanced around and said, "It's Mr. Lu. It's been a while since we last met. Please come to the side hall and chat with me."
Lu Ling was stunned, feeling a little surprised that Wu Gang was so kind.
After thinking it over again and again, Lu Ling and the other two followed Wu Gang to the side hall.
It was already late and all the people who had come to the banquet had left, leaving only the people from the Wu Mansion.
"Miss Lu, you are still alive?"
Judging from Wu Gang's tone, he seemed to be glad that Lu Ling was alive.
"Ms. Lu, when I saw Qingdai's arrest warrant last time, I thought you had already..."
Wu Gang didn't say anything else after that, but everyone knew what the next sentence would be.
"Sir Wu, I'm still alive. Are you happy? If you're happy, you can hand me over to the court. That way, you'll have made a great contribution and won't have to stay in this small place like Ningzhou any longer."
Lu Ling didn't know whether Wu Gang wished her well or not, so she had to say this.
"Miss Lu, you misunderstood," Wu Gang patted his leg. "I know everyone suspects me because of your father's case, but it's really not me. The reason I was demoted to Ningzhou this time was because I wrote a memorial to His Majesty to overturn the Lu family's case. His Majesty is angry and that's why I did this."
Lu Ling was stunned. He didn't expect that this was the reason why Wu Gang was demoted.
"If I were the murderer, why would I bother asking His Majesty for trouble?"
Wu Gang spoke so sincerely that people had to believe him.
"Sir Wu, do you know who is the murderer of the Lu family?" Lu Ling asked.
Wu Gang: "I don't know. I just felt that something was fishy, so I thought about overturning the verdict. I didn't expect..."
"Have you seen this jade pendant?" Lu Ling handed the jade pendant to Wu Gang.
"I...I seem to have seen this somewhere, but I really can't remember where it is right now."
Wu Gang returned the jade pendant to Lu Ling.
Lu Ling frowned, but said nothing. He looked at Lin Yao who was sitting on the side and asked, "Does Lord Wu know this girl?"
Wu Gang's gaze fell on Lin Yao: "Who is this?"
"How could you be so forgetful, Lord Wu? This girl stayed in your backyard for a whole day and night." Jiang Yun walked to Lin Yao's side at some point and said gritting his teeth.
"This..." I really haven't seen her.
Jiang Yun wanted to continue speaking, but was stopped by Lu Ling.
"If you haven't seen it, Lord Wu, why not ask what your son did?"
When Lu Ling saw Lin Yao, he wanted to leave immediately, but Lin Yao was shaking violently, so he stayed in the room with her for a long time.
Lin Yao told him everything that happened yesterday, and then the two of them left the room. Fortunately, there was a banquet at the Wu Mansion today, so not many people came to the backyard.
It turned out that Jiang Yun had proposed to Lin Yao yesterday. Lin Yao thought that if that was the case, there must be a token of love. She knew that Jiang Yun was penniless now, so she thought of buying it herself.
As soon as they arrived in the city, they met the carriage of the Wu Mansion. The young master of the Wu family wanted to "invite" Lin Yao to the mansion for a gathering, but when he saw that Lin Yao was unwilling, he directly snatched her away.
During the whole process, Lin Yao kept resisting, and the young master of the Wu family became annoyed and tied her up.
Fortunately, there was a banquet to be held today, and Master Wu had no energy, so he didn't do anything to Lin Yao.
Wu Gang naturally knew that his son was a playboy, but he never expected him to do such a dastardly thing as robbing a commoner girl. He quickly apologized, "My son is a playboy. It is my fault for not raising him well. Please forgive me, young lady. I apologize to you on my son's behalf."
As he spoke, Wu Gang stood up and walked in front of Lin Yao, intending to bend down.
Before he could bend down completely, a voice came over.
"What are you doing?"
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