"Since Chu Ting doesn't welcome me and even made trouble at Shao Zun's place, there's no need for me to continue living with her."
Chu Tingna snorted coldly.
"Lady Linglong, please feel free to do as you please." Bai Xie said with a smile.
Chu Tingna frowned and said, "Lord Baixie, your War Department and our Commerce Department have been dealing with each other frequently. Our Commerce Department has never offended your War Department, let alone withheld your War Department's funds.
What do you mean by being so sarcastic to me now?"
"Is that so? Maybe Lady Linglong is overthinking it, or maybe... she is feeling guilty?" Bai Xie asked back.
Chu Linglong's heart sank. She scrutinized the expressions of Bai Xie and the other two, trying to read something from their faces.
However, these three were all cunning foxes, and she could not see anything.
She could only say, "Why should I feel guilty? What is there to feel guilty about? It seems that you three have a lot of complaints about our Ministry of Commerce."
"Oh, don't!" Bai Xie said, "Master Linglong, please don't drag this into the entire Ministry of Commerce. You alone cannot represent the entire Ministry of Commerce."
"Hmph." Chu Linglong snorted coldly and turned away.
Seeing this, her subordinates followed suit.
Chu Linglong left Chu Tingna's house angrily. After walking for a distance, she suddenly stopped and said in a deep voice, "Something's wrong!"
"Something is indeed wrong!" her trusted subordinate also said.
Chu Linglong looked at her trusted subordinates and said, "In the past, the people in the War Department were not very enthusiastic towards me, but they were still polite. But today..."
The trusted subordinate's eyes flashed, "Could it be that Chu Tingna found the ring and gave it to the young master?"
A rare flash of fear flashed across Chu Linglong's eyes: "If the young master knew the truth of a hundred years ago, what would he do?"
Her trusted subordinate said, "Sir, this is just our guess. Perhaps the attitude of the three people in the War Department is because Chu Tingna said something bad about us to the Young Master.
That ring has been hidden for more than a hundred years without being seen. It doesn't make sense that it would be exposed as soon as you arrived in Lancheng.
Our most urgent task is to find Chu Linglong and get the wind chimes from her."
Chu Linglong felt a little relieved and said, "Let's go to the hotel first."
They went to the hotel and had just checked in when they heard the front desk say that a guest was coming to visit.
Chu Linglong and her trusted subordinates looked at each other in surprise.
"We just checked in and the other party arrived right after. Who could it be?" The trusted subordinates were also surprised.
Chu Tingna said: "Yuhai, go and take a look."
Chang Yuhai nodded and turned to go downstairs to check.
Not long after, Chang Yuhai came back, and there were other people with him.
Chu Linglong was quite surprised when she saw who the visitor was. "Mrs. Mu?"
Xuanyuan Duanli smiled at her, "Lady Linglong, long time no see!"
Chu Linglong also smiled and said, "I didn't expect Madam Mu to come to Lancheng as well."
Xuanyuan Duanli smiled and sighed, "It's all because of my troublesome daughter and sister!"
She asked tentatively, "I wonder what Master Linglong has come to Lancheng for personally? Is it Master Chu summoning you?"
Chu Linglong shook her head and said, "Young Master didn't summon me. I came here to take care of some personal matters, but...sigh."
Xuanyuan Duanli's smile deepened. "Did Lady Linglong encounter any unpleasantness? Is it related to Chu Tingna?"
Chu Linglong was surprised and asked, "How did Madam Mu know?"
Xuanyuan Duanli smiled slightly, and her smile was meaningful.
She said: "After I came to Lancheng, I investigated the recent events in Lancheng.
Chu Tingna is incredible. She met Shao Zun's girlfriend in Lancheng and hooked up with Shao Zun's girlfriend. Is Chu Tingna still afraid of not being able to see Shao Zun?"
"What? Shao Zun's girlfriend? Shao Zun found a girlfriend in Lancheng?" Chu Linglong laughed out loud. This was too ridiculous.
Xuanyuan Duanli said, "It's incredible, isn't it? With Young Master's status, he actually found a girlfriend in Lancheng, and dotes on her very much, obeying her in every way!"
Chu Linglong didn't know what to say for a moment.
Xuanyuan Duanli said seriously, "Master Linglong, don't underestimate Young Master Chu's girlfriend. To be liked by Young Master Chu, she must be no ordinary person."
"Mrs. Mu is really well-informed. Did you come to me just to give me the news?" Chu Linglong asked.
Xuanyuan Duanli said, "Yes, after all, I suffered a great loss at the hands of Miss Ruan, and I don't want to see Lady Linglong follow in my footsteps."
"Young Master's girlfriend, Madam Mu, also suffered a great loss?" Chu Linglong was really surprised.
"That's right." Xuanyuan Duanli said, "Master Linglong, don't be careless. That person is no ordinary person. Her name is Ruan Qiao."
After she finished speaking, she said goodbye, "I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. Master Linglong, I wish you all the best."
"Take care, Madam Mu."
Chu Linglong said, watching Xuanyuan Duanli leave.
After Xuanyuan Duanli left, Chu Linglong slowly read out the name: "Ruan Qiao!"
Chang Yuhai, a trusted subordinate, said, "Master Linglong, Madam Mu's news to us is really timely. We will go find Chu Tingna immediately."
Chu Linglong nodded in agreement, then raised her hand and said, "No, our top priority right now is to find Shao Zun's girlfriend!"
Chang Yuhai said: "Yes, Chu Tingna must be with that Ruan Qiao."
Chang Yuhai was both amused and confused, "I didn't expect that the young master would finally fall in love with women. It's really rare."
Chu Linglong said, "Yuhai, have you forgotten what Xuanyuan Duanli just said? Don't underestimate Ruan Qiao."
Chang Yuhai's expression became serious: "Yes."
Chu Linglong pondered for a moment, then smiled. She said, "Go get that pearl necklace I got in the Wuji Sea. We can't go empty-handed when we meet our distinguished guest!"
Chang Yuhai's expression changed, and he said, "That necklace is extremely precious, and you cherish it very much... Master Linglong, are you planning to win over the young master's girlfriend?"
"If you want to be friends with such an important person, why would you want to be enemies with him?"
Chu Linglong said confidently: "Huh, Chu Tingna is nothing? Comparing with me, as long as Ruan Qiao is not stupid, she will know who to choose."
Chang Yuhai's eyes lit up, "Master Linglong is right!"
After saying that, he quickly found the precious pearl necklace and went out.
They knew Ruan Qiao's name, so it was easy for them to find out her identity.
Not long after, they drove to Ruan's house.
"I can't believe that the young master, who disdains so many noble ladies from ancient Zhou families, actually falls in love with a woman who comes from a humble family."
Chu Linglong stood in front of the Ruan family villa, her tone seeming to be full of sarcasm.
"I told you so." Chang Yuhai also said with a sigh.
Chu Tingna snorted softly, "That's fine too. Born in a humble family, he has little experience and is easy to manipulate."
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