Chapter 19 Old Friend
He Maosheng's lips turned pale, and he looked languid from the pain. "These are the same tricks used to frame people. There's nothing special about them."
Lu Wanning smiled, "That's not necessarily true. From what I know, Wei Xun's father was a poor scholar. In his early years, when Madam Chen Yunying was still unmarried, he worked as a teacher in the Wu Mansion. Later, he left the Wu Mansion and, according to legend, picked up Wei Xun. He never married again."
She stopped there, but He Maosheng looked puzzled. He understood Lu Wanning's meaning, but was a little puzzled. "But what about the Chen Mansion and Wei Xun? What does it have to do with the Sang family?"
"Tsk," Lu Wanning rolled her eyes at him. "Of course it's related. If I help you, you can help me too. Isn't that the best of both worlds?"
He Maosheng's eyes lit up slightly. He didn't think that she really needed his help by revealing the relationship between Madam Chen and Wei Xun.
It was nothing more than to reassure him, and it was also a disguised way of revealing to him that his identity was related to the Chen family.
He forced himself to stand up, "Thank you, young lady."
After treating the wound, Lu Wanning sat down on a small stool next to her and asked someone to bring her the porridge that had been prepared long ago.
Watching He Maosheng wolf down a bowl of porridge.
She told He Maosheng to take good care of his injuries in the next few days and that she would come again when his injuries were almost healed. She also left two bottles of medicine for the servants to change the medicine for him when they come back.
After I finished explaining it, I looked up and found that the room didn't seem as stuffy as when I first came in.
When she turned around, she saw Qi Muchao sitting next to the ice like a big boss, fanning himself and looking at her.
She suddenly felt like a monkey performing for Qi Muchao.
Seeing her looking at him, Qi Muchao stood up, nodded at her with his folded fan, with a smile in his eyes, "Let's go."
When they reached the courtyard, Qi Muchao spoke, "Do you think he really doesn't know Sang Mingyue's whereabouts?"
Lu Wanning glanced at him, "Then do you think that even if he knows, he will tell me if I ask him?"
He Maosheng was the adopted son picked up by Mr. Sang, and the Sang family was very kind to him.
In his previous life, he died to save Sang Mingyue, so in this life, he naturally valued Sang Mingyue's life much more than his own.
Although he seemed to believe Lu Wanning now, he must still have some suspicions in his heart. He was afraid that this was a trick used by Wei Xun to trick him into handing over Sang Mingyue.
Naturally, there will be some concealment.
But this is not important to Lu Wanning. After all, she and He Maosheng have the same goal, which is to help Sang Mingyue.
Before leaving, Lu Wanning went next door to check on Sang Zhiyu who had already fallen asleep.
Unlike He Maosheng, who was full of vigilance and worry, the child was sleeping soundly.
In her previous life, it was because of his death that Sang Mingyue hated Wei Xun so much. In this life, perhaps Sang Mingyue's life would be a little different.
After returning from the suburbs, Qi Muchao sent Lu Wanning back to the Chen Mansion. When she walked into the gate of the Chen Mansion, Lu Wanning turned around and saw that he was still looking at her with a deep gaze containing some unclear emotions.
Pursing her lips, Lu Wanning said to him, "It's getting late, Prince, go back and rest early."
Qi Muchao just nodded and watched her walk in before turning around and leaving.
As the night deepened, the cry of a wild cat could be heard from behind the rockery, which sounded a bit creepy.
Lu Wanning just leaned against the rockery and waited quietly.
Half an incense stick of time later, Qiuhe, the maidservant beside Madam Chen, came over hurriedly, looking back as she walked, fearing that she would be discovered.
As soon as she came in, Lu Wanning pulled her in. The two looked at each other for a moment, and Qiu He spoke first, "How did Miss Lu know about my brother?"
"It's a long story. If you trust me, I can take you to meet two people tomorrow."
Qiu He's expression wasn't very good, not sure if it was because she was nervous, or because these topics brought out something that she had tried hard to suppress deep down in her heart.
Even in the dark, one could see how pale her face was.
"Why should I believe you?"
She asked me to be here, probably just to use me to deal with Madam.
Qiu He turned around and was about to leave.
"You stayed with Madam Chen for the past two years, wasn't it to find the truth? Why is it that now that the truth is right in front of you, you don't dare to look at it?"
Seeing her pause, Lu Wanning chuckled, "You're very smart. I don't deny that I asked you to come here today because of Madam Chen, but if you and I have the same enemy, then why not join forces?"
"Miss Lu has misunderstood. Qiu He is just a maid. How could she be an enemy?"
Lu Wanning wasn't annoyed at all. She raised her eyebrows and asked her, "Are you sure you don't want to go with me to meet those two people tomorrow?"
This casual tone actually made Qiu He feel a little uneasy. She retracted her steps and frowned, saying, "My brother and I depended on each other in our early years. After he died, I was left alone in the capital. Miss Lu wants me to go with you, so you must tell me who these two people are."
It was obviously not Lu Wanning's style to keep people in suspense. Upon hearing this, she said, "A woman, and your brother's child."
"My brother's child?" Qiu He's pupils trembled. "How is this possible? My brother has never had a woman by his side. If there was, how could I not know?"
But even if she said that, she couldn't help but have some guesses in her mind.
Could it be her brother's confidante outside? A woman from that kind of place?
If that was the case, then it was understandable that she didn't know.
But how could she know if this person was her brother's child?
Qiu He suddenly retracted her rebuttals when she looked at Lu Wanning.
The confidence in Lu Wanning's eyes made her swallow her saliva. After a long while, she gritted her teeth and said, "I'll go with you."
The next day, in Changgan Lane, two women who were disguised and looked like ordinary women on the street knocked on the door of the courtyard at the end of the lane.
The person who opened the door was an old woman who was blind in one eye. That blind eye looked like it had been stabbed by something, and the two scars beside her eye socket looked very scary.
The good man cast his eyes upon the two of them, and said in a hoarse voice, "Who are you looking for?"
Lu Wanning cleared her throat and said, "It's me."
A clear and cold voice was heard, and the old woman immediately recognized her. The sharpness in her eyes faded a little, and she stepped back two steps to let the person in.
"It's Miss Lu. Madam and Master Fu are inside."
After she finished speaking, she looked at Qiu He who was standing beside her, "Who is this?"
"An old friend of Sister Ruyi."
Qiu He's expression changed when she heard her call her Sister Ruyi.
She was a little afraid to go in, and suddenly grabbed Lu Wanning's wrist, "The sister Ruyi that the young lady is talking about, could it be..."
How was that possible? The man was clearly dead. She even went to check and confirmed that he had died.
Lu Wanning curled her lips and said, "Since we're here, why don't we go in and take a look and see for ourselves?"
The door opened, and Qiu He looked at the person inside with an almost horrified gaze. She took two steps back and asked, "How is this possible?"
The concubine Liu in the Liu Courtyard who had died three years ago smiled at her, her eyes as gentle as they were back then.
Qiu He swallowed her fear and quickly accepted the news that Aunt Liu was still alive. She looked at Lu Wan Ning fiercely, "The child you mentioned?"
Aunt Liu spoke up, "Ah Fu is in there, he just fell asleep."
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