Seeing that they were all stunned, I tugged at Xie Yuancheng's clothes, and he finally came to his senses.
"You look like a silly goose when you're acting like an idiot."
"Ying'er, even if I were a complete idiot, I'm still not your type."
He started arguing again. When I asked him about what had just happened, Xie Yuancheng dodged the question. I asked him for a long time, but he didn't say a single useful word to me.
"Hmph~ Fine, I'll find out later if you don't want to tell me."
"Ying'er, do you want to sleep with Yan'er tonight? I'm giving you special permission~"
"Don't give me that." I looked Xie Yuancheng in the eyes, and he knew how to dodge them. "I'm going with you. You two were both stunned just now, there's definitely something wrong with you!"
“Madam, we have no problem. The problem lies with Lord Lu. He is not at all like he appears. No wonder he dislikes those girls so much and was so decisive in his judgment. There is a reason for that.”
"What's the reason?" I asked, seizing the opportunity, but Lin Chao remained silent.
I looked at Xie Yuancheng, and he was smiling at me too. I knew they had something on their minds, so I started stalling for time. If they didn't go, I wouldn't go either.
"Ying'er!" Xie Yuancheng finally couldn't take it anymore: "I'll take you, but don't blame me if you regret it~"
“How could I regret it? It’s you who are petty. That’s just how men are. I knew men couldn’t be trusted when I was playing the role of a prince consort.”
"Stop! You'd better forget about that old story. It's not something to be proud of. If you hadn't run into me back then, you might have lost your head!"
"I understand. Let's go quickly. I'll go and see what it is."
I urged them to mount their horses, and Lin Chao had no choice but to lead the way, while Xie Yuancheng and I followed behind.
All the way, I kept asking him questions, but Xie Yuancheng just smiled and didn't say a word. As soon as we entered the city, we saw a little girl with a guilty conscience, sitting in a corner with a broken bowl.
"This is Lu Fengjun's tattoo punishment. Why didn't you take her away? Why are you letting her be beaten and scolded here?"
"Ying'er, take a closer look, doesn't it look familiar?" Xie Yuancheng whispered in my ear, and I finally looked closely.
She really looks familiar. Isn't that the fierce girl from the village who used to feed everyone? Now she's even missing her shoes and is pretending to be pitiful in the corner, but nobody's paying any attention to her.
"Why weren't they sent away?" If I didn't know what happened next, I would have felt sorry for them.
"Lu Fengjun knew her; she was the illegitimate daughter of the Empress's nephew, who forced a maid to give birth to her, so he didn't send her to the camp. But this girl was too ungrateful; she originally lived with a family who didn't look down on what she had done."
Although she only harassed the post station, demanding food and drink, cursing at the poor, and even hitting several young girls, she didn't harm anyone, which is commendable.
"If you didn't mind, why were you kicked out?"
“She despised poverty. Just like we saw at the village entrance, she ran out with the dog's food bowl and said that the family was abusing her and not giving her food.”
In reality, she just wanted to find a wealthy family to pamper her like a precious gem. Most of the families who were murdered in Linyang were rich; why would they possibly take her in?
I watched as the little girl ran up to the magnificent carriage and said, "Master, Madam, I'm so well-behaved and beautiful, please adopt me. I'll be very good from now on."
Her dirty little feet hopped on the ground, and her clothes looked pitiful, but a girl of about sixteen or seventeen years old got out of the car and splashed water all over her.
"You shameless ugly girl, how dare you block my car! Get lost!"
The driver of the carriage pushed her aside, and the little girl began to roll on the ground: "I'm so pretty and cute, you'll regret it if you don't adopt me."
I shook my head, telling Xie Yuancheng to leave quickly; it was disgusting to watch. And Lu Fengjun, really, why didn't they take him away? He's making a fool of himself here.
Then there were more sounds, probably from the family that had adopted the little girl. I heard the little girl cursing her, saying she was a poor wretch and didn't deserve her, and she showed no pity whatsoever.
“Ying’er, it’s good that you’re mature now. If you had adopted her, you would have been raising an enemy for yourself.”
"Of course I know! I'm already so busy with three little ones at home, plus my sister's daughter Yan'er, I don't have time to meddle in other people's business!"
I leaned against Xie Yuancheng's chest and asked him if we should tell Lu Fengjun.
"He knew that he wanted to give this girl a chance to turn over a new leaf, but she was determined to marry into a higher social class and was not destined for that. No one would teach a child like her, so she should just go and wander."
Who knows, some blind, overly compassionate person who thinks they're invincible might take a liking to them and pamper them.
"You're really becoming more and more like a child!"
I urged him to hurry, and after another incense stick's time, we arrived at a small house. Lu Fengjun has a powerful background; I never expected him to live in such an inconspicuous place.
As soon as we went in, we heard Ling Wu kicking Lu Fengjun: "I knew you had bad intentions. How dare you take advantage of me. I'll kick you to death."
"Please don't be angry. I asked you before I left. I only took you with me because you wanted to come with me. Why are you blaming me now?"
Lu Fengjun was kicked to the ground, but he was still laughing. When did they become so familiar with each other?
I remember that when we were in the carriage, Lingwu was either arguing with him or fighting with him. After we parted ways in the small town, Lingwu never mentioned it again.
"Senior brother, you've come at the right time! Come and help, kill him!"
Ling Wu's legs were held by Lu Fengjun, and he couldn't break free no matter how hard he tried. When Lu Fengjun saw us arrive, he started to straighten his clothes.
"My lord, what brings you here?"
His smile was so smug, I almost wanted to punch him. Lingwu kicked him and tried to come towards us, but he grabbed her hand and wouldn't let go.
"Let go!" Ling Wu's eyes were fierce. I was speechless. I tugged at Xie Yuancheng, who gestured for me to calm down.
"They're about to fight, this is urgent!" If something happens to Lu Fengjun in Linyang, it will be very embarrassing for the Marquis.
After all, someone had just rid him of a menace, and if the court were to investigate, he would be ostracized by that fool, the Crown Prince.
"You two stop fooling around. The teacher has been looking for Lingwu for a long time. Lord Lu, please let him go back first."
"No!" Lu Fengjun blocked his way. "I'm taking Lingwu back to the capital. You just stay and guard Linyang."
"Who wants to go with you? Don't flatter yourself!" Ling Wu was furious, but Lu Fengjun whispered something in his ear, and his temper subsided.
This is the first time I've ever seen Ling Wu bow down to someone. When did Lu Fengjun become so powerful?
"I want to go back to the manor with my senior brother. You've been detaining me for several days now. The other day I heard some really loud, wailing baby screams, even more annoying than a cat's meow!"
"They've all been sentenced and sent to the border, so don't be angry. I'm here on imperial orders this time. If you don't come back with me, that old scoundrel Empress will arrange a marriage for me."
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