The third prince put his mind at ease and hummed a little tune, thinking that women's money was easier to make.
He had no idea that the gold mine in Heifeng Village had been taken away by the scoundrels he mentioned.
He openly took concubines into the mansion and was not stingy in winning over officials. He only panicked when he did not receive a reply from the leader of the Black Wind Village.
But by then, it was too late and the world was in chaos.
***
Ling Jiheng and Chi Xingyue recovered the traces left by the horses before they rode their big red horses to catch up with Ling San and Ling Si.
The first thing he said was, "Those girls caught up with us, so in order to avoid revealing our tracks, we let the horses run away!"
Although Ling San and Ling Si were confused, they didn't think much about it.
Ling Jiheng chose the two of them for the mission because they were simple-minded and straightforward.
Look at you now, you have been fooled by Ling Jiheng, hehe.
When they were approaching the agreed location, Ling Jiheng asked Ling San and Ling Si to stop and hid the one for Chi Xingyue among the seven boxes in the secret compartment of the carriage.
"This is for the Madam. As for the rest, you and Ling Si can pick three and distribute them to the brothers later. The rest will be given to Zhou Changsong."
Ling San and Ling Si's eyes lit up as they chose three items with more jewelry. They weren't short of money, so they just wanted to stock up on jewelry so they could get married.
Upon seeing this, Ling Jiheng hid three gold bars at the bottom of their box, turned the box over, and put the jewelry of average quality outside.
The same was true for the other boxes, but Ling Jiheng placed them very skillfully, and at first glance, they looked more valuable.
"Okay, go back. Say what you need to say, and don't say a single word you shouldn't say!"
Ling San and Ling Si nodded, patting their chests to assure themselves that they would keep their mouths shut.
Ling Jiheng said "hmm" and got back on the horse.
Holding Chi Xingyue, I came to the woods and saw everyone sleeping soundly.
Of course, except Zhou Changsong and the Ling family.
Zhou Changsong was afraid of being attacked by bandits at night, so he was always on edge. He only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the four people coming back.
Ling Jiheng pulled off his veil and bowed to Zhou Changsong, motioning him to come over.
"Brother Zhou, we found some things in the bandit's lair. Could you pick out a few and share them with the brothers?"
Zhou Changsong looked at the gold, silver and jade artifacts in the carriage that were emitting charming brilliance, and his eyes were shining.
But what he said was: "This is not good..."
Ling Jiheng chuckled: "There's nothing wrong with it. It's all ill-gotten gains. Sharing it among the brothers is also a compensation for the hard work of this trip."
Zhou Changsong rubbed his hands and, at Ling Jiheng's invitation, chose the three boxes with more gold and silver jewelry.
"Thank you, Second Young Master Ling!" Zhou Changsong bowed, his eyes full of sincerity.
Ling Jiheng waved his hand, pointing to the food on the cart: "Give this to everyone. After days of traveling, I think many people have gone hungry."
Zhou Changsong nodded: "Brother Ling is so righteous. I thank you on behalf of the Han, Wang, and Chen families!"
Ling Jiheng reminded: "Give some to Zhangjia Village as well, after all, they are helping us."
Zhou Changsong chuckled: "That's how it should be!"
After the two of them had reached an agreement, they each went about their own business.
Ling Jiheng carried the box and returned to the oxcart to change clothes. Chi Xingyue took the opportunity to treat his wounds.
"Fortunately, the wound is not very deep, otherwise, your hand would be crippled." Chi Xingyue was a little angry, but still gently applied medicine and bandaged him.
Ling Jiheng's expression was gentle. He raised his hand and rubbed Chi Xingyue's long hair, which had become shiny and smooth, and he seemed reluctant to let it go.
"Don't move, I haven't finished it for you yet!" Chi Xingyue said, and forcefully pulled his hand off her head.
She rolled her eyes angrily, then tied a bow on Ling Jiheng's wound with confidence.
Ling Jiheng chuckled, pinched Chi Xingyue's cheek, got out of the car and greeted the Ling family.
He hadn't missed the worry in the old lady's eyes just now. The sight of his parents eagerly rushing towards him warmed his heart.
"Grandma, Dad, Mom, I'm fine. This is some fruit I found on the mountain. Eat it and go to bed early."
Ling Jiheng gave Chi Xingyue the small green peaches she had bought in Jiangning Prefecture. They were the size of eggs, firm, and a bit sour.
However, the three of them seemed to have seen something delicious. They rubbed it on their bodies and put it in their mouths to bite.
Ling Jiheng felt a little sad, but he couldn't give his parents, grandparents anything better.
Instead, he lowered his voice and said, "Besides that, there's some money. I asked Xingyue to hide it."
The three of them understood each other tacitly, and there was a faint smile in their eyes.
Ling Weicheng winked at Ling Jiheng, asking him to stop talking.
"You worked so hard to get these, keep them to yourself and leave us alone."
The old lady had the same idea. Since her grandson was there, she and her husband would not be treated unfairly.
Seeing this, Ling Jiheng went back to the carriage to sleep.
The old lady, Ling Weicheng, and Shu Muyun also went back to rest.
The sky soon brightened, and the hardworking wives of Zhangjia Village got up to make breakfast. Looking at the almost empty grain bags, they couldn't help feeling sad.
Just at this time, Zhou Changsong sent someone to deliver two bags of grain and asked the head of Zhangjia Village to distribute them to the villagers.
Everyone in Zhangjia Village immediately became red-eyed and knelt down to Zhou Changsong from a distance.
Zhou Changsong felt guilty and left without looking back.
Then the food was distributed to the Chen, Wang, Han, and Ling families.
Ling Jiheng heard the noise outside in a daze, and saw Zhou Changsong distributing the food as he said, and he felt completely relieved.
That’s right, everything was planned by Ling Jiheng.
He is not the Good Fortune Boy, so why should he give food and money to others?
The reason for doing this is just to drag everyone into this, so as to avoid trouble in the future when they are accused of murder or something.
Just eating the food would make him an accomplice, not to mention that Zhou Changsong also took some valuables.
Everyone knows the truth, but they keep their mouths shut for the sake of gaining the benefits.
Time passed by little by little, and the sun was shining on my butt.
Ling Jiheng and Chi Xingyue were snoring loudly in the ox cart and didn't even have breakfast.
The old lady came over, took a look, left the food in the car, and went back.
After Zhou Changsong calmed down, he felt that Young Master Ling's move was really brilliant. He quietly tied everyone together with a rope.
But it’s good. The treasures in the box are enough for them to live a rich life when they return to Jiangning Prefecture.
Zhou Changsong felt that the second young master of the Ling family was no ordinary person, and one day he would be able to rise to the top!
The little whip cracked loudly as he led the way, while the car lurched and followed quickly.
The group of people had enough energy after eating, and they all had bright smiles on their faces.
Stumbling down the mountain, he happened to see the girls in the convoy and asked Yun Miao with a suspicious look on his face, "Sister Yun, are they them?"
Yun Miao shook his head: "No way, I've never seen that horse of theirs!"
"Then what should we do? If my parents knew I was still alive, they would definitely drown me in the pond."
"Me too, me too, they must have thought I was dead a long time ago!"
Yun Miao held the heavy gold in his hand and gritted his teeth: "Let's go to Youzhou!"
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