Chapter 41 The Causes and Consequences of Falling into the Wangzhu Lake
In an instant, everything around became quiet.
They were so close, his warm breath hitting her face, invading her senses, and her heart skipped a beat.
She moved her lips and finally said, "I'm fine, thank you."
Lu Jiangnian had a sullen face as the woman lay on her back in his arms. She was petite and lovely, with her plump red lips opening and closing like an alluring cherry that made one want to swallow it.
He closed his eyes and his temples began to throb.
He didn't know what happened today, but he just had an urge to touch those soft lips, or maybe, more than just touch them...
He helped her stand up, took a step back, and then ordered: "Xuanying, catch those little ghosts."
After Yuan Wanru stood up, she looked up at him and said, "You want to teach them a lesson?"
Lu Jiangnian frowned and said in a bad tone, "They almost hurt someone. Shouldn't they learn a lesson?"
I thought she would be soft-hearted and advise him not to take it to heart, but I didn't expect her to agree and say, "Yes, you should teach him a lesson."
This is on the street, with people coming and going. If they rush around like this, the elderly, the weak and the sick can easily be injured by them.
Like her, even though she was young and healthy, she almost had an accident.
He raised his eyebrows. This woman, sometimes, really had the same ideas as him.
The naughty kids were completely suppressed by Xuanying. They didn't dare to make a sound and apologized obediently.
After walking for a day, Yuan Wanru was tired, so she got on the carriage and returned to the Marquis' Mansion.
The first Chinese Valentine's Day for the two of them just passed like this.
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Cao Lanxin has been ill since July 6, when she made a fuss about catching a thief.
This illness will last for several days.
One day, Liu Yan was packing up her things and took out the note: "Madam, when are you going to pick up the headgear?"
Yuan Wanru leaned comfortably on the couch, eating a piece of walnut cake, and said casually: "Don't worry, I'm going to use this document to fish."
Cao Lanxin is always good at calculating. She might not be really sick these days. I'm afraid she is trying every possible way to find a loophole and keep the disguise.
After all, giving her ten thousand taels of silver for nothing would be like cutting out her heart and flesh. How could Cao Lanxin be willing to give it to her?
Liuzhi has been keeping an eye on what's going on in Rongshou Hall, and has found out some things in the past two days.
Although Liuzhi doesn't talk much, she does have an informant in Rongshou Hall. It is said that Cao Lanxin has been very attentive to Zhou Fang recently. Yuan Wanru guessed that she probably wanted to find a breakthrough through Zhou Fang.
What would Zhou Fang do?
After these two confrontations between Yuan Wanru and them, I'm afraid Zhou Fang also understands that Yuan Wanru will not give in if she confronts them openly.
If he dared to take away Madam Lu's favorite thing, then Cao Lanxin's headgear would be even more out of the question.
Yuan Wanru concluded that Zhou Fang would do something secretly.
Yuan Wanru pondered for a long time about the original owner's fall into Wangzhu Lake, and the person she suspected most was Zhou Fang.
The original owner had a secret crush on Lu Jiangnian, but because of her female reserve and shyness, as well as her inferiority complex and sensitivity due to living under someone else's roof, she never dared to look at Lu Jiangnian more than once. Others didn't even notice that the original owner liked Lu Jiangnian.
She was heartbroken all day and finally couldn't help writing a letter in which she revealed all her feelings.
However, even though she mustered up all her courage, she still didn't dare to send the letter.
Finally, the original owner decided to burn the letter.
But the letter was gone.
Later, someone left a note asking her to go to Wangzhu Lake that day. The original owner did not dare to tell anyone and slipped away alone.
She was pushed into the water and probably drowned at that time.
Later, it was Lu Jiangnian who saved her when she traveled through time.
During the days when Xin disappeared, Zhou Fang sent someone to Momei Pavilion to borrow ice from her.
The original owner had a cold body, and there was often some ice left over from the summer allotment. Over the years, Zhou Fang always asked the original owner to borrow ice on the pretext that Lu Jiangxun couldn't stand the heat while studying.
The person behind the scenes was able to reach out to the front yard, plotting to get Lu Jiangnian's clothes wet, and encounter Yuan Wanru who fell into the water on his way back to his room via Wangzhu Lake, and at the same time leave a note in Momei Pavilion without leaving any trace. There are not many people in the mansion who have such ability.
As for Zhou Fang's motive for doing this, perhaps he just didn't want Lu Jiangnian to marry a wife with a prominent family background?
After all, Zhou Fang had never concealed her jealousy towards the first wife.
If Zhou Fang really agreed to Cao Lanxin, maybe she could follow the clues and find Zhou Fang's accomplice around her.
In this way, we will definitely find some clues about the incident of falling into the water.
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In the study of Lingshuiju, Lu Jiangnian was quietly listening to Xuanying's reply.
"The godfather of the Xiangyuan Temple thief is Chen San, the steward of the residence of Chen Ben, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. He has more than just the adopted son we caught. He has eight or nine children of this age who specialize in stealing in busy places. He is especially active in the Xiangyuan Temple area."
"They don't steal ordinary items, they only steal valuable things and sell them on the black market for silver."
"Those thieves are quite skilled and usually succeed. Once they are caught, Chen San will also know how to deal with them."
"For ordinary wealthy families, he would use big banners to intimidate them, and the people who were robbed would have no choice but to swallow their anger. If they met an official family, or a weak one, he would hint at them implicitly. For a family like ours, he would send a generous gift to apologize."
Xuan Ying continued in a serious tone, "He makes transactions on the black market three times a month, earning about 1,000 taels of silver each time."
Xuan Qing clicked his tongue and shook his head: "Three thousand taels of silver this month, no wonder he just casually gave the prince three hundred taels of silver notes."
Lu Jiangnian said sarcastically: "It is precisely these three hundred taels that made me suspicious."
For an ordinary family, ten taels of silver is enough for a year's food and clothing expenses.
That day, Chen San was humble in his words, but paradoxically, he offered a compensation of three hundred taels of silver right away, so Lu Jiangnian became wary.
He suspected at that time that Chen San had recognized him.
There must be something fishy behind such a lavish expenditure.
So, he went with the flow and accepted Chen San's apology, but secretly asked Xuanying to get to the bottom of it.
"Continue to check and see if Chen Ben knows about this matter."
Xuan Qing couldn't help but interject, "Does the prince want to take over the Chen family?"
"We have wiped out all traces of the Beiying incident, so the Jiang family can't trace us back."
"But if this matter is exposed through our hands, I am afraid that the emperor will be unhappy."
Lu Jiangnian understood what Xuan Qing meant.
Madam Zhaohua has been favored for many years, and the status of the Fifth Prince has risen rapidly.
A son's status is determined by his mother's. The fifth prince spent much more time with the emperor than the other princes.
The Crown Prince was the legitimate heir, and he had a close relationship with him. However, on the surface, he never interfered in anything in the East Palace. He always kept a clear distinction between personal affairs and official business.
This is also the thing that the emperor is most satisfied with about the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery Mansion.
Chen Ben is Madam Zhaohua's biological brother. Jiang Qiong has just been punished. If the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery attacks the Chen family at this time, once the Fifth Prince or Madam Zhaohua labels this matter as a factional dispute, the emperor's trust in the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery will be greatly reduced.
He leaned back in his chair, his brows full of joy: "There are many people who can't stand Murong Jun."
"We just need to spread the news. Are we worried that no one will take the lead?"
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