Chapter 300: Reporting is against women’s virtues!
"Tsk~"
After a slight sound, Lu Huai seemed to place something on the windowsill.
His voice was as gentle as ever: "Ah Qing, if it's hot in the room, open the window and take a look."
After he finished speaking, he heard Lin Zhiqing's response, and he seemed to turn around and walked further away.
Even until the candlelight dimmed, Lin Zhiqing was still a little dazed.
Was Lu Huai confessing to her just now?
The thought of the word confession made her cheeks start to heat up again.
The room... is it hot now?
She gently opened the window and the first thing she saw was the jade abacus lying quietly on the windowsill.
Under the moonlight, the exquisite little abacus shone with crystal light, just like the one in Lin Zhiqing's dream.
What did I say in my dream? Is this jade abacus a Lin family heirloom?
I think so.
Lu Huai had the same dream as himself, and he understood the meaning of the jade abacus.
He left the jade abacus behind, probably as a token of his love for himself.
Lin Zhiqing closed the window frame, held the jade abacus tightly in his hand, then found the box at the end of the bed and placed it in it with great care.
She has lived two lives, so how could she not know Lu Huai's feelings.
But why he suddenly expressed his feelings was a question that Lin Zhiqing couldn't figure out.
Such a grand and lavish gift, it is possible that Lin Zhiqing has already broken off the engagement, and Lu Huai expressed his feelings only then.
But Lin Zhiqing had a vague feeling in his heart that the reason why he said these to her today was because he was afraid that she would be influenced by what Jiang Liuyun said during the day.
Jealous and unable to get married.
Lin Zhiqing himself didn't care much about these words, but Lu Huai must have taken them to heart.
What he did tonight was more like silently telling Lin Zhiqing that what Jiang Liuyun said was not true.
Yes, he rarely said those words so bluntly.
Feeling the surging love beneath the boy's calm face, Lin Zhiqing curled the corners of his mouth.
"Miss, you should rest. I'll add some candlelight." Chao Yan's voice came from outside.
Lin Zhiqing quickened his pace, put the jade abacus into the box, and then softly called Chaoyan in.
After Chaoyan lit the candle, she accidentally saw Lin Zhiqing's face. She couldn't help but move closer, her face heavy.
"Miss, have you caught a cold? Why is your face so red?"
"Ahem." Lin Zhiqing coughed lightly. "Maybe this room is a little hot. I covered myself up just now. It's okay."
"Miss, you were coughing just now, and you still wanted to lie to me!" Chao Yan stamped her feet: "You have worked so hard for so many days, I will go to call the palace doctor."
"Chaoyan, I'm really fine. If you don't believe me, come over and touch me." Lin Zhiqing's face quickly cooled down.
Asagao leaned over to take a look and found that it was not that hot at all.
She gave up the idea of calling a doctor.
After Chao Yan left, the room finally became quiet.
Lin Zhiqing's mind was filled with Lu Huai's words, and she didn't know when she fell asleep.
She slept very well that night.
The next day, several pieces of news came out one after another.
First, Yun Jian died. She was kidnapped on the way to the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion.
That night, her body was found on the outskirts of the city.
Rumor has it that it was Princess Pingning who did it.
Second, the marriage between Jiang Liuyun, the son of Zhenyuan Marquis, and Lin Zhiqing had been approved by the Ministry of Rites and was completely annulled.
Despite the incident at Zangxiang Pavilion, Jiang Liuyun was still a good candidate for a son-in-law for the noble ladies in the capital. It was said that matchmakers came in an endless stream and even broke down the threshold of the Zhenyuan Marquis's Mansion.
However, Prince Jiang never showed up and was very angry.
When the people outside heard this, they only felt that Jiang Liuyun was deeply affectionate and still missed Lin Zhiqing, and they felt that Lin Zhiqing was ungrateful.
There were even a few confused censors in the Censorate who reported Lin Zhiqing during the morning court session, accusing her of violating the virtues of a woman and lacking ambition.
When Lin Zhiqing heard the news, he just sneered and didn't make any comment.
Jiang Liuyun can act if she likes, she doesn't care about the rumors anyway.
As for those people in the Censorate who slandered her, most of them were lackeys of the Zhenyuan Marquisate. Of course, among them were also a few pedantic civil servants who often talked about the Three Obediences and Four Virtues.
However, Lin Zhiqing didn't care, but someone did.
The Ministry of Revenue has been unusually active among the six ministries recently, even digging up accounts that were previously calculated unclearly.
The affected areas include the Censorate, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Justice and some military officers.
When Lin Zhiqing was collecting the names of people, he saw several people who slandered him and were jealous.
She didn't think it was a coincidence.
She knew in her heart that Lu Huai must be taking advantage of his position to vent her anger.
Lin Zhiqing is not a saint. When being scolded, she has to selflessly say that she doesn't care.
After Lu Huai vented her anger, she felt so relieved.
Apart from these unimportant matters, the Lin family has not been very peaceful recently because of the woman with the mole.
The Minister of Justice must have learned about the woman with the mole in the Lin family from Jiang Liuyun, and he also secretly did a lot of things behind the scenes.
But it's not a big deal.
Lin Zhiqing thought about it seriously and felt that he now had the initiative, while the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion was delayed by the issue of grain and fodder in the Ministry of Revenue.
Jiang Liuyun is temporarily unable to free his hands to capture the woman with the mole, which is a good thing for Lin Zhiqing, but she still has to strike first.
Because Lu Huai had told her some news that the Ministry of Revenue’s matter would soon be concluded.
By that time, it would probably be difficult for Lin Zhiqing to deal with Jiang Liuyun and the Minister of Justice at the same time.
Kill you while you are sick!
Lin Zhiqing thought about it and decided to transfer the woman with the mole out when the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion and the Minister of Justice were busy dealing with the pressure from the Ministry of Revenue.
After the Lin family took action, Jiang Liuyun of Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion quickly received the news.
At that time, the lights in the Zhenyuan Marquis' Mansion were bright, and the military generals who were caught by the Ministry of Revenue gathered together, and they were very angry.
After receiving the news that Lin Zhiqing had transferred the mole mother, Jiang Liuyun immediately interrupted the meeting despite the guards' dissuasion and wanted to take people to rescue the mole mother.
He initially thought that Lin Zhiqing would kill the mole girl directly, but he didn't expect that Lin Zhiqing had not taken any action.
The purpose of taking action now is to transfer the person away.
Jiang Liuyun thought about it and could only think that Lin Zhiqing left the mole on his mother in order to find out her identity and background so that he could deal with her.
This just touched Jiang Liuyun's sore spot.
He selected some elite soldiers and immediately made a plan to ambush the mole girl and snatch her away.
However, he learned his lesson and was afraid that the news was false information released by Lin Zhiqing. He sent someone to inform the Minister of Justice, hoping to join forces with the Minister of Justice to get the mole girl back.
But as soon as the messenger left Jiang's house, the sound of fighting was heard outside the door.
When Jiang Liuyun and his men chased out, they only saw Lin Yangyang's back and a letter nailed to the door of Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion.
Jiang Liuyun was unsure what Lin Zhiqing was up to. He opened the letter and found only a few simple words:
The woman with a mole works in the office of the Minister of Justice.
Jiang Liuyun didn't understand why Lin Zhiqing sent the person back to the Ministry of Justice. Isn't this like a sheep walking into the tiger's mouth?
He frowned and thought for a long time before finally figuring out the key. His expression gradually turned grim.
"Someone, go to the Minister of Justice's residence!"
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