"There is such a stunning woman in the world!" Lu Lingyan was completely captivated, his eyes filled with unconcealed amazement. "Who is she?"
Fu Yueli was not surprised. Lu Lingyan had always been lustful. Earlier, his uncle had scolded him for being lustful and lacking manly ambition, and he had responded by saying that he was obsessed with food, sex, and nature. But Xu Ziling was definitely not someone he could get involved with. Fu Yueli couldn't help but pour cold water on him: "She is Xu Ziling, the daughter of the great doctor Xu. She has a strange personality. You'd better not have any delusions about her."
Lu Lingyan was not convinced. The more others poured cold water on him, the more he wanted to prove to them that he could do it. "I just happen to like her."
Fu Yueli's face turned cold. "She's not a woman of pleasure. If you just want to have some fun, it's disrespectful to her. Go back as soon as possible. If I find out that you've left Mingyue and run to the medicine house to find Xu Ziling, I will be ruthless."
Lu Lingyan knew his cousin's temper, and he would do what he said. He immediately changed his expression and smiled at Shi Mingyue attentively: "Sister-in-law, let's go."
Shi Mingyue watched the whole thing and couldn't help laughing. The way these two brothers get along is quite interesting.
Back at the inn, the atmosphere was tense as government patrols were underway. Lu Lingyan rode his horse slowly past Shi Mingyue's window and began to chat with her, bored. "I heard someone went missing last night. They broke into the house and took them away."
"So arrogant?" Shi Mingyue wondered. What was the man behind this, holding so many people captive in the cave, trying to do? In the end, only Du Ruzhen died, and in such a tragic way. It was clear the real culprit must have had a deep hatred for Du Ruzhen, otherwise he wouldn't have been so brutal. She figured that since Qin Zheng was there, he'd probably target Du Ruzhen's relationships, too. So, she didn't have to worry too much.
The two quickly returned to the inn, and Shi Mingyue continued to sort out what she knew about her previous life.
After visiting Fu Yueli's grandparents in Lingzhou, she set about resolving the issues of her previous life. According to Qin Zheng, in the tenth year of her previous life, Fu Baiheng had triumphed in the struggle for the throne, had seen through Fu Yueli's feigned blindness, and had him killed. She still had ample time, so she was determined to gradually overcome each of the key milestones from her previous life. Now, she only regretted that her previous life had been confined to a small courtyard, her knowledge of Shangjing coming entirely from Huo Qiuwen's letters.
It was September 26th, New Year's Eve of the first year, and the Emperor had arranged a marriage for Fu Baiheng: Huo Qiuwen, the eldest daughter of the Huo family. Shi Mingyue was determined to prevent this marriage before New Year's Eve, but she still needed to carefully plan how to do it.
As she was writing, she heard a rustling noise at the window. Shi Mingyue felt a chill run down her spine, remembering what Lu Lingyan had said earlier about someone disappearing from their home. She wondered if she had just happened to run into someone like him. Just as she was about to call out to Lu Lingyan next door, the window suddenly opened, and a figure slid in with nimble dexterity. She saw the person clearly, and her heart instantly relaxed. She couldn't help but wonder why Qin Zheng was so fond of visiting her room at night.
"What brings you here?"
Qin Zheng turned around and closed the window, then turned around and looked deeply at Shi Mingyue, "I miss you."
Shi Mingyue: "..." She didn't understand why Qin Zheng was such a self-indulgent person. She had already explained it to him so clearly, why was he still acting so affectionate?
"Forget it, I know you have no feelings for me now." Qin Zheng felt a little disappointed.
"Have you heard about Tang Nuan's situation?"
"I heard about it." He didn't expect that the reason Tang Nuan became a Wutan spy was that she was given to Helian Yizhuo by the second prince.
Shi Mingyue asked curiously, "Actually, I'm very curious. Tang Nuan is yours, and you had Zilong in your previous life. Why don't you pursue her in this life?"
Qin Zheng hadn't expected Shi Mingyue to mock him like this. What kind of person did she take him for? He said seriously, "Since you know that Tang Nuan is Wu Tan's spy and has hurt you before, how could I possibly have any feelings for her? What happened in the last life is over. Don't mention it again."
Shi Mingyue was waiting for him to say this: "You said not to mention it, but please be careful with your words when you speak to me in the future. I am Fu Yueli's wife. Please don't barge into my room in the middle of the night. It's inappropriate."
"...I understand." It was not difficult for Qin Zheng to accept the fact that Mingyue was no longer his wife, but he was in pain. Why didn't he cherish her well in his previous life?
"If you have nothing to do, please go back." Shi Mingyue ordered them to leave.
Qin Zheng sighed: "Can't we just be friends?"
Shi Mingyue smiled at him: "Okay, but it's not appropriate for a man and a woman to be alone at night."
Qin Zheng had lost face only in front of Shi Mingyue in his life. He had already planned to leave, but he accidentally glanced at the event record written by Shi Mingyue on the table. His heart moved slightly: "You want to reverse the history of your previous life, right?"
Shi Mingyue knew that he had seen the paper on the table, and said frankly, "Not bad."
"But is it up to you? You probably don't know yet that Fu Baiheng intends for me to work for him."
"Can you?"
"I'm considering it, but even if he doesn't need my help, Fu Baiheng won't lose." Qin Zheng was not lying to Shi Mingyue, because after working with Fu Baiheng for the past few days, he found that Fu Baiheng was a man with unfathomable scheming, methodical in dealing with people, and decisive and resourceful in doing things.
Upon arriving at the Taizhou government office yesterday, Fu Baiheng ordered the prefect, Du Ruzhen, to summon all those involved in the case. He then sent people to question each one and record their statements again, and then he worked all night to review all the statements. He didn't even take a break in the morning and immediately took his men out. Fu Baiheng went to the scene of the disappearance last night and surprisingly found some clues. He was so busy just now that he let his men rest, and Qin Zheng finally had time to come and see Shi Mingyue.
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