Chapter 73: Confession
Lu Weiqing was anxious to return to Beijing, and traveled day and night, shortening the journey by nearly half compared to the time he had gone there.
The Qingzhou governor Wu Wei had been interrogated on the way. He was a coward. After using some tricks, he confessed everything.
Once the charges are reported to the emperor and he makes his decision, the case will be almost over.
After finally arriving at the city gate, Lu Weiqing was still hoping that Jiang Ran would come to pick him up, even though he had not been informed in advance.
Unexpectedly, the person who came was not Jiang Ran, but Xu Qingwan.
This was the only official road that could be taken to enter the city. Xu Qingwan seemed to be waiting here on purpose. When she saw Lu Yu, she hurried to greet him, calling him affectionately and trying to get into his arms.
In front of so many colleagues, Lu Yu's face changed and he took a step away, leaving her empty-handed.
Seeing his undisguised expression, Xu Qingwan frowned and said, "I came specially to pick you up, and you don't even look happy."
Lu Yu didn't want to argue with her in the street, so he made an excuse, "My work is hard, I'm tired, we can talk about it when we get back."
Xu Qingwan's expression softened after hearing this. How could she go back and tell him this? She came here just to show off this.
"Why don't you ask me why I know you're coming back today?"
She raised her voice and said proudly, "Yesterday, the Marquis gave you a lot of gifts, saying it was a reward. He also said that if you completed this mission well, there would be plenty of opportunities for promotion in the future!"
"You accepted it?!" Lu Yu was anxious and grabbed her wrist tightly and questioned her.
Xu Qingwan felt pain and struggled to complain: "It's a gift from the Marquis, how dare I refuse it? What medicine did you take wrong again?"
Lu Yu pushed her away angrily and looked at Lu Weiqing guiltily.
He had read Wu Wei's confession, and there was no doubt that the man behind this was Marquis Yongqing.
His friendly gesture at this time was obviously intended to drag Lu Yu into the water.
He had just vowed to draw a clear line between himself and these treacherous ministers who took human lives lightly, when this incident happened. Lu Yu was afraid that his uncle would be upset, so he wanted to deal with him as well.
"Uncle, I really didn't know about it beforehand."
Lu Yu now knew he had given in and looked at Lu Weiqing eagerly, completely losing his previous ignorant look.
Lu Weiqing didn't even glance at him, but stared at the direction of the city gate.
Jiang Ran was wearing a tight-fitting waist-length skirt today, with her long hair tied up with a jade hairpin. Because she had been running for a while, there were some tiny beads of sweat on the tip of her nose.
She was originally chatting and laughing with Zhaoyang, but suddenly she noticed the burning gaze falling on her, and raised her eyes to meet Lu Weiqing's.
She was stunned for a moment, and without even thinking, her legs moved on their own and she ran towards him.
Lu Weiqing looked at the little girl who was as lively as a butterfly and ran towards him impatiently. His heart was so soft that he had already strode forward to meet her.
When he ran up to him, Jiang Ran felt timid and stopped.
Lu Weiqing didn't care about that. He stretched out his long arms, held her in his arms tightly, and put his nose against her neck, greedily smelling the scent that made him dream.
His heavy breathing brushed across the back of her neck, bringing a slight itch. Hearing Zhaoyang's snickering, Jiang Ran felt a little embarrassed and gently pushed Lu Weiqing, signaling him to let go.
Lu Weiqingxiao had been thinking about it for so long, and finally got it, so how could he give up?
Not only did he not let her go, he even pinched her waist lightly behind her back and said in a hoarse voice, "You've lost weight."
He came back from a long journey and was covered in dust. Jiang Ran was about to respond when he sneezed.
Lu Weiqing was obedient and finally let her go. He apologized softly, "I'm sorry, I was careless and offended Madam."
Jiang Ran's ears felt hot after hearing this, so he changed the subject and said, "Is the mission not finished yet?"
"We're done, let's go home."
Lu Weiqing picked up Jiang Ran and carried him horizontally, then jumped onto the horse. He winked at Lu Yu, asking him to clean up the mess, and left without looking back.
Lu Yu looked at the backs of the two people as they left, and touched the memorial in his arms, which was disheveled in the wind.
Just as he was lost in thought, he was suddenly slapped. Xu Qingwan sternly accused him, "What are you looking at? I see you still have feelings for that vixen."
Lu Yu suddenly became annoyed and left with a flick of his sleeves.
I didn't think Xu Qingwan was so narrow-minded before, but now I find that her mind is full of matters between men and women. She has no tolerance at all. She is completely a visionless and jealous woman in the harem.
He left the insults far behind him and went to the imperial prison with everyone else, escorting Wu Wei.
Xu Qingwan angrily scolded him for being ungrateful, which only made her so angry that her temples were throbbing with pain.
She patted her chest to calm down, and was about to go back angrily, but when she turned around, she saw Lu Zhaoyang.
The two looked at each other with alertness.
Xu Qingwan secretly cursed her in her heart for meddling in other people's business and ruining her plan.
Knowing that Lu Yu was coming back today, she originally wanted to bribe the coachman while Lin Buqiu was at Ci'en Temple to get rid of her child.
That place is remote. If he was unlucky, even Lin Buqiu might not survive.
Who knew that the little bitch was lucky enough to meet Lu Zhaoyang and Jiang Ran, who actually saved her. Jiang Ran and Lin Buqiu had always been at loggerheads, arguing endlessly, and she actually saved someone. I really don't know where her heart came from.
Xu Qingwan looked unhappy, and Lu Zhaoyang was even more unhappy than her.
Looking at her like this, what else is there to not understand? Xu Qingwan must have poisoned the horse. Besides her, no one else wanted Lin Buqiu dead the most.
Xu Qingwan acted like a troublemaker, and ended up being blackmailed by the prince, so she owed him such a big favor.
Lu Zhaoyang looked at the sedan chair behind, as if he had already foreseen how she would have to be humble and work like a slave for a while.
Thinking of this, she glared at Xu Qingwan, said a good dog doesn't block the road, and swaggered away, pushing her away.
Xu Qingwan spat out a curse word, but didn't dare to argue with her, so she returned to the Lu Mansion in shame.
She still had important things to prepare. Xu Qingwan had just obtained the secret medicine for conceiving a child, and was just waiting to spend the evening with Lu Yu.
On the other side, Lu Weiqing carried Jiang Ran all the way into the room, with indescribable tenderness and affection.
Jiang Ran didn't know why, but Princess Le'an's words echoed in his mind, and he stared blankly at Lu Weiqing's profile.
Could such a perfect person really like her?
It wasn't until she felt a cold touch on her hand that she came back to her senses.
Jiang Ran looked down and saw that it was Lu Weiqing who opened her dowry box, took out the gilded ruler, and put it in her palm.
"What is this?" she asked doubtfully.
"This journey is dangerous. I didn't explain it to Madam in advance, causing her to worry. I accept the punishment voluntarily."
Jiang Ran immediately loosened his grip, as if the ruler was too hot, and threw it far away.
Lu Weiqing hesitated for a moment, remembering that he had not changed his clothes yet. Ah Ran must have disliked his dirtiness and was unwilling to hit him.
"I was reckless. I will go take a bath first and then come back to apologize to my lady."
Lu Weiqing immediately took off his coat and ordered water to be prepared.
He was not paying attention for a moment and the thing he had stuffed in his arms fell to the ground.
Jiang Ran bent down to pick it up, saw what it was, and exclaimed in surprise, "Ah!"
What fell to the ground was actually the small dress that had disappeared a few days ago. The embroidery of two lotus flowers on it was a little frayed from being touched.
When Lu Weiqing saw that she had discovered it, he did not try to argue, but snatched it back when she was not paying attention and put it back in his arms.
Jiang Ran was so embarrassed that he picked up the ruler and hit him hard.
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