Chapter 34
The business in the store was very good. After just a few months, Lu Ling made a lot of money. If this continued, in two years, Lu Ling would be able to earn enough money to go to the Dali Temple to appeal for justice.
That day, an uninvited guest came to the store.
"What does Mr. Wu want to buy?"
Seeing that Wu Wanglai was not afraid, Lu Ling walked over to entertain him personally.
Wu Wang glanced at Lu Ling, said nothing, and walked inside ignoring Lu Ling.
He touched the cloth, then the handkerchief, and finally looked around.
"This house wasn't originally used to sell these things. There are people who take care of it. Why?" Wu Wang's eyes fell on Lu Ling. "When did this house become yours?"
At this time, Che Bin came over and said respectfully, "Mr. Wu, you misunderstood. This was instructed by Lord Wu."
Wu Wang snorted, opened his fan, and said, "My father instructed me? How come I didn't know?"
There were still customers in the store, and after Shen Wangyou finished entertaining them, only Lu Ling and others were left in the room.
Shen Wangyou walked over and said to Wu Wang, "It's normal that Master Wu didn't know, because he was still in solitary confinement at the time."
“You!” Wu Wang was angry and pointed at Shen Wangyou.
"Someone, smash all these things for me!"
When these words were spoken, everyone present was shocked, and Lu Ling was also a little panicked.
This Wu Gang even raped a woman last time, so if he says he wants to smash something, he will definitely do it.
"Wu Wang, don't go too far. Considering that you are Lord Wu's son, I won't fight you. But if you want to mess up my business, don't blame me for being rude."
If Wu Gang dared to take action, Lu Ling would naturally not allow it.
Seeing that his men didn't move, Wu Wang continued to shout, "What are you standing there for? Smash it!"
When the subordinates heard Wu Wang's order, they looked at each other and finally ran over to smash the house.
Seeing several people picking up things and about to smash them, Lu Ling ran over and kicked them down.
Jiang Yun also ran over and slapped one of them, while Chen Wangyou and Che Bin worked together to pin the man to the ground.
After a while, the few people led by Wu Wang were all pinned to the ground.
Lu Ling looked at Wu Wang and said, "Mr. Wu, remember to bring some skilled fighters with you next time you come."
When Wu Wang saw his men all fell to the ground and heard Lu Ling humiliating him, he suddenly put away his fan, said some harsh words and left.
"You really are a bully who only picks on the weak and fears the strong." Che Bin's voice appeared at the right time.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
The next day, Che Bin came back from buying goods and said that the news that Wu Wang had come to the store and made a scene yesterday had somehow reached Wu Gang. Wu Gang beat Wu Wang and sent him to the Shuzhou military camp for training.
After hearing this, Lu Ling felt very happy. Now that Wu Wang was gone, no one would bother her making money anymore.
*
New Year's Eve came again in a blink of an eye, and the business in the store was booming. Lu Ling counted the accounts these days and felt that his plans could be brought forward.
Everyone had been busy this year, so Lu Ling thought of inviting a few people to dinner on New Year's Eve. But before he could even say it, Wu Gang sent someone to invite them.
Not only Lu Ling and Shen Wangyou, but also Jiang Yun, Lin Yao, Che Bin and others went.
Since Wu Wang went to the military camp, he didn't even come back on New Year's Eve.
Only Wu Gang and his wife were left in the Wu Mansion.
On New Year's Eve, the Wu family prepared a lot of food, including Beijing specialties and Ningzhou specialties.
Just as they were enjoying their meal, the Wu residence's housekeeper came in and reported that someone was waiting to see them outside, saying that he had something important to tell Miss Lu.
Lu Ling paused while picking up the food, as she didn't expect someone to come back to find her.
Wu Gang thought for a while and let the person in.
The man was dressed simply and was a little older, looking to be over sixty years old.
"It's you!" Jiang Yun said as the old man entered the room.
The old man laughed, stroked his beard, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect you to still remember me. It's me."
Jiang Yun was a little excited and quickly said to Lu Ling: "Miss, this is the old man who gave me the jade pendant I told you about."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Yun was pulled by Lin Yao.
This means that he is impolite and calls others old man all the time.
The old man also saw what Lin Yao meant, waved his hand and said, "It's nothing, I don't mind."
"Excuse me, old man, what is your name?" Lu Ling asked.
"My surname is Zhou, and my given name is Li."
"Grandpa Zhou." Lu Ling called out.
"Um."
Lu Ling asked Zhou Li, "Grandpa Zhou, do you know the murderer who framed my father?"
It seemed that the jade pendant in his hand was sent to him by Zhou Li. Lu Ling guessed that Zhou Li must know something about this.
But Zhou Li just shook his head and said, "I don't know who the murderer is, but I know that this jade pendant is related to the person behind it. You can check the origin of this jade pendant."
Lu Ling was confused. Didn't Zhou Li give her the jade pendant? Why did he say he didn't know now?
Just as Lu Ling was about to ask, Zhou Li gave her the answer.
"This jade pendant was given to me by my nephew Lu. He asked me to keep it safe for him. I thought it was just a pendant, but I didn't expect that the Lu family would be in trouble the day after he gave it to me.
Later, I thought that nephew Lu must have discovered something that day and realized that something might happen to the Lu family, so he left the things with me for safekeeping."
It turned out that Lu Xing had already noticed something was wrong before. He had long anticipated that the Lu Mansion would be in trouble, but he didn't expect it to happen so quickly.
Lu Ling's expression grew increasingly gloomy, and he felt vaguely uncomfortable in his heart.
"Grandpa Zhou, what is your relationship with Uncle Lu?"
Shen Wangyou asked Zhou Li. After all, he had been in the Lu Mansion for two years and had never heard Lu Xing mention such a person. Judging from Lu Ling's expression, it was obvious that she didn't know either.
"I have been living in a manor outside the capital. I don't like the hustle and bustle of life and live a life of leisure. My nephew Lu loves fishing and comes to my manor to fish every month. We naturally became familiar with each other after a few visits."
Lu Ling also knew that his father would go fishing in the suburbs every month, but his mother and she were unwilling to go because the journey was too long, so Lu Xing would go alone every time.
At first, Lu Ling and his mother told him that he could fish anywhere, so why did he go so far out in the suburbs?
Lu Xing just smiled and said it was more peaceful there.
"Did my father say anything when he left the things with you?" Lu Ling asked.
Zhou Li shook his head and said, "He only told me that if anything happened to him, he would definitely give the jade pendant to you."
Zhou Li still remembers Lu Xing at that time. Although he knew that danger might be coming, he said that his daughter was getting married and he wanted to hold a good wedding for her so that she could marry in glory.
But before the wedding, the imperial edict arrived first.
Zhou Li naturally didn't tell Lu Ling about this.
Lu Ling felt heavy in his heart, as if there was a huge rock pressing on him, making him feel very depressed.
She was a little unsteady on her feet and felt like she was going to fall down at any second.
It turned out that her father had anticipated this matter a long time ago, but had been hiding it from them.
She remembered that her father had been busy with his marriage during those days and was exhausted both physically and mentally. Despite this, he still behaved well and didn't let her notice anything.
This is what my mother said to me that day in prison.
Lu Ling didn't expect that his father was under such great pressure. Lu Ling hated himself for not discovering it earlier.
Shen Wangyou saw that Lu Ling was uncomfortable and helped her sit down.
"It's okay, it's not your fault." Shen Wangyou saw the burden in Lu Ling's heart and comforted him.
"Grandpa Zhou, the jade pendants are already in A Ling's hands. So why are you here today?"
Shen Wangyou didn't understand how Zhou Li got here given the long distance, and why Zhou Li had already asked someone else to give the jade pendant to Lu Ling, so why did he have to come to Ningzhou, which was thousands of miles away?
"There are some things I think I'd better talk to Miss Lu alone." Zhou Li looked at Shen Wangyou and said.
Soon, everyone left, leaving only Lu Ling and Zhou Li in the room.
"Miss Lu, do you trust the people around you so much?" Zhou Li suddenly asked Lu Ling.
Lu Ling was puzzled and asked doubtfully, "They are all very good people who have helped me a lot. Could it be that..."
"Miss Lu, you must be on guard against others. You are just like your father, simple-minded."
Zhou Li said this, but Lu Ling disagreed. After thinking for a while, he realized, "You mean, my dad..."
"After your father's sentencing, I also tried to find many connections, but every time I found a clue, it would soon be broken.
I originally thought it was my fault, but later I realized someone was deliberately preventing me from finding any clues.”
"Who is this person?" Lu Ling's voice suddenly became a little higher.
"Your father's former subordinate—Xie He."
"Xie He?"
Lu Ling knew him. Xie He was Xie Yuwang's uncle. He had always been diligent and had worked under his father for many years and had never done anything wrong.
But why would he want to frame the Lu family? Lu Ling also remembered that when the Lu family was raided, Xie He seemed to have been implicated as well. How could it be him?
"Yes, I saw him a few times when I was in the capital. Although he was implicated in the Lu family's affairs, it wasn't serious. I also saw him wearing this jade pendant, but the tassel on his jade pendant was green."
Lu Ling understood what Zhou Li meant. Purple is the most valuable, followed by scarlet and green, and blue is the least valuable. The jade pendant tassels in his hand are all blue.
It seems that Xie He is the superior of these people.
"I understand. Thank you, Grandpa Zhou, for telling me. I will definitely avenge my father."
Now that he has the clue, Lu Ling has made a lot of money, and revenge is just around the corner.
"By the way, Grandpa Zhou, you just called them all out, it was..."
"Well, I just don't trust those people very much. The fewer people who know about this kind of thing, the better." Zhou Li explained.
Indeed, the fewer people who know about this kind of thing, the easier it is to handle. But perhaps because they have been together for a long time, Lu Ling felt that these people were trustworthy and did not think too much about it.
After Lu Ling and his group returned to the store, Lu Ling told Shen Wangyou about this matter before going to bed.
At least she knew that Shen Wangyou would not harm her, and sometimes it was good to have more people to give advice.
This is also one of the reasons why Lu Ling agreed to let Shen Wangyou sleep with her.
After listening to this, Shen Wangyou asked Lu Ling, "What are Ah Ling's plans now?"
Lu Ling thought for a moment and said only one sentence.
"make money!"
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