After leaving the mansion, Lu Fengjun returned to the capital. He handled the situation very well, so the people of Linyang had a deep impression of him.
When Xie Yuancheng and I disappeared, he also stayed in Linyang for a while, but I don't know why, as the most prominent member of the Empress's family, he was demoted.
"Yuancheng~" I went to ask Xie Yuancheng with the book in my arms, hoping to find out something.
"Ying'er, I will not answer you if you ask about Lu Fengjun."
Xie Yuancheng is really proud now. He can even guess what I'm going to ask and gave me a heads-up beforehand.
"You're so annoying~" I sat down opposite him with my book in my arms. "I'm just worried that since he's related to the Empress, and I've openly confronted him a few times, will the Empress take action against him?"
"No way, this time I was the one who saved you. In a place like the Western Regions, you dared to get into someone else's car so casually. If it weren't for good luck, I would have dragged you out of your grave and kept you on my bed every day."
A chill ran down my spine: "Don't be so serious. I know I was wrong, and I won't go to dangerous places with you again."
"Good to know. Come and see, I haven't practiced calligraphy in a long time, but I'm still the same as before."
Xie Yuancheng is particularly happy now. He beckoned me over to see him, so I had no choice but to put my book down and go read. He seems to enjoy practicing calligraphy now; it's already evening, and he's still practicing.
I don't know what Dad said to him, but he actually learned the method Dad used to punish me by making me copy books. I spent the whole afternoon copying books, and I just finished.
"Yuancheng!" The teacher's voice rang out as he stormed into the room, furious. "Do you know which road Lu Fengjun took? I chased after him all the way, but I couldn't find him anywhere!"
"Teacher, what happened? Although I don't like him, he really is a good person!"
Xie Yuancheng rarely praised her. Why didn't he say it when Lu Fengjun was around? Why did he praise her behind her back after she left?
"That kid took Lingwu away, that's really going too far! Doesn't he know Lingwu is my son?!"
"What?" Xie Yuancheng and I were both shocked. Lu Fengjun, this grown man, actually abducted Ling Wu. He was supposed to be Xie Yuancheng's helper.
"Teacher, when we came out of the Western Regions, we traveled with Lu Fengjun all the way. Could it be that they went out to chat and that Lingwu will come back?"
"Bang!" The teacher slammed the letter on the table. Xie Yuancheng took it and read it, then quickly laughed: "Teacher, they can't work out. Lu Fengjun may be a figurehead, but Ling Wu is not."
"Yes, he is. I knew he liked playing with boys when he was little and especially disliked girls. He cried and begged to marry you, so we went through with a fake engagement."
Later, when he grew up, he said you were too fierce and didn't want to be with you, so we called off the wedding. Now that Lu Fengjun is taking the initiative to make amends, why would he go with her if he doesn't agree?
The teacher was really angry. I used Xie Yuancheng's fan to fan him, and I refused to mention that Ling Wu had confessed to me. Otherwise, the two people in the room would probably be furious.
"Teacher, I assure you, Lingwu is just curious and won't do anything reckless." I don't know where Xie Yuancheng got his confidence from. This is a feeling, not a thing that you can just throw away.
The teacher was still talking when Xie Yuancheng said he would go after them, and only then did the teacher calm down. I had originally thought I could get a good night's sleep, and that Xie Yuancheng would definitely go to find Meng Anshi.
To my surprise, he actually took me with him on the road. I have to get up early tomorrow, so I'm not willing to go with him.
Xie Yuancheng started threatening me: "Ying'er~ This horse has a strong ability to endure. Now that it's dark, we can do something else."
I finally stopped struggling and resignedly leaned against him: "Why don't you go find Meng Anshi? I'm sleepy~"
"Are you stupid? Lu Fengjun has abducted Ling Wu; she's definitely still in the city. She's just putting up a smokescreen. Let's take a walk outside the city and then go back to see what Lin Chao has to offer."
"Huh? Master is also in Linyang? I didn't know!"
"It's good that you remember me, little brain of yours. He just came back from out of town, and he'll have to make another trip."
I suddenly laughed: "You don't know, Meng Anshi seemed to have a bit of a crush on Lingwu back then."
"She's our junior sister. Lots of people like her, but they're all blind."
"And what about you!" I turned to look at him: "You and Lingwu are already engaged, yet you still have the nerve to laugh at others."
“Ying’er~ That was something my teacher and his wife forced me to sign. I told them that as long as I found the person I wanted, they would break off the engagement.”
"If you hadn't met me, would you be with Lingwu?"
Xie Yuancheng smiled and leaned down to pinch my cheek: "Ying'er is jealous? Of course not. When I was eighteen, I had already broken off my engagement with Lingwu. It was he who proposed it, and I was so happy at the time."
Furthermore, even if I hadn't met you by the time I was twenty, I would still have gone to the Ji residence to find you. Back then, you were just a baby at the Ji residence, and now you're my wife.
"Hmph~ Stop being so conceited. If I weren't so soft-hearted, you wouldn't have any little ones to look at~"
"Yes~ When I left the Ji residence, I asked my father-in-law, and he said that there were only sons in the family, no daughters. I didn't think much about it after that, but I always remember the scene of you biting my hand."
"You just stole a few things, why are you attacking me?"
Xie Yuancheng actually showed me the spot where he bit me when we were kids. I reached out and slapped it: "Serves you right, for taking my things."
"Why can't I take my wife's things? Besides, I told you I liked them, and you smiled at me and said a bunch of things I couldn't understand."
I couldn't be bothered to argue with him, so I leaned against Xie Yuancheng's chest and closed my eyes to rest. I couldn't believe that a three-year-old would say he liked a baby who was not even a year old.
Of course the baby smiled; he wasn't even a year old yet, so it would be impossible to talk to him.
"Ying'er~ Talk to me, I'm so bored wandering around outside the city~"
Xie Yuancheng started getting restless again, but I was sleepy, so he let me sit facing different directions and I cuddled him to sleep. He's just a petty little man, I won't argue with him.
I haven't slept well these past few days, constantly thinking about the troublemakers who wreaked havoc in the city. I didn't want to use that title, but they really have harmed so many people.
Even though I have a soft heart, I can't forgive them for others. So I can't sleep at night, while Xie Yuancheng sleeps well, falling into a deep sleep as soon as his head hits the pillow, and then goes out early in the morning.
We took a roundabout route until a signal appeared in the city, and only then did Xie Yuancheng lead me into the city. He was abusing his power as a marquis, only ordering them to close the city gates after we entered.
After we dismounted, Lin Chao came over and said, "My lord, we have found where they are staying."
"Okay, we'll go pick them up right away. The teacher is getting really angry."
Lin Chao looked troubled and whispered a few words in Xie Yuancheng's ear; both of them looked displeased.
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