Chapter 191
Pei Lingjun sent a letter to them, instructing them to bring Wenji along so they could look after each other on the road.
When Zhou Yun and Wen Shu found out, they naturally agreed wholeheartedly.
As soon as he stepped out of the main room, Cui Pei strode over and said in a low voice, "Boss."
Clearly, something was amiss. Pei Lingjun led him to a secluded corner and asked, "What's the matter that's so urgent?"
Cui Pei presented a scroll of yellow paper, which Pei Lingjun casually opened. Inside was a portrait of a man, with the official seal of the Dali Temple pressed on it.
The paper looked quite old; the black characters on it were already somewhat blurred.
"A warrant for arrest?"
“Exactly.” Cui Pei leaned closer and whispered a few words.
Pei Lingjun frowned, seemingly surprised. "It was him?"
“That’s right,” Cui Pei paused for a moment, “Who would have thought that the masked man was a wanted criminal by the imperial court? But now that he’s dead, it can be considered that he has rid the people of a scourge. So, should we transport his body to the Dali Temple?”
Shanzhou is a thousand miles away from Jijing. Even if the ice and snow have not yet melted, by the time the body is transported to Jijing, it will probably have already decomposed. Why bother with that?
"No need, just bury it."
The entire He household, from masters to servants, was shrouded in a shadow.
He Baixuan lay on the couch with a deathly pale face. Several medical workers took turns treating her wounds. After bandaging the wounds, they wiped the sweat from their faces and bowed to leave.
"The young lady of the Ling family has all her tendons severed; I'm afraid she'll be reduced to a charred stump for the rest of her life."
"Ah—my son!"
Madam He screamed in agony, nearly fainting, and threw herself at the head of the He family, pounding and hitting him, "Look at you! It's all your fault, how could you not protect them!"
The head of the He family was also extremely annoyed. He raised his hand and slapped her hard, pointing at Madam He's stunned face and saying, "How dare you talk to me like that?! If it weren't for your poor upbringing of your children, how could my He family have ended up like this?! You have truly disgraced me!"
The head of the He family turned away in disgust, and the person on the bed inside the room was almost lifeless.
If the He family was like this, the Lu family was even worse.
Although Lu Rou was returned intact, she was accompanied by a letter.
The letter detailed Lu Rou's evil deeds, each word piercing to the heart. Lu Jiang gritted his teeth, looking at the letter in disbelief, then at his younger sister who had grown up under his nose since childhood.
"Did you make this?"
Lu Rou remained noncommittal.
She was scared.
She was kidnapped last night and almost lost her life. When she was rescued, she thought her chance to live had come. Little did she know that those people were a hundred times more cruel than the man in black.
Especially that young master Song...
Lu Rou shivered; the deadly threat still echoed in her ears.
Only then did she realize who she had offended.
After reading the threatening letter, Lu Jiang immediately ordered, "Someone, the Second Miss is unwell. She is to rest at the manor outside the city. She is not to return without my permission!"
Du Erniang didn't know what had happened, but her daughter had disappeared for a day and a night without any reason. Even now, seeing Lu Rou completely unharmed, she, as a mother, was still extremely uneasy.
Upon hearing that the person was to be sent to the village, his eyes widened in surprise.
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