Chapter 152: I am glad to see you
This is the real way to survive from the brink of death.
Lu Mingchao no longer paid attention to the subsequent trial. She knew that the case was clear and the outcome had been decided.
Lu Lei's innocence must be made clear.
Lu Mingchao gathered his cloak, held out his plain oil-paper umbrella, and walked toward the carriage outside the alley of the county government office.
And she could vaguely guess why Cheng Zhi did not get involved with Master Yuxian and Zhang Sheng.
It’s still the same sentence, establish the setting of the poor people who struggle in difficulties.
Besides, there is no point in trying to climb up.
Lu Mingchao held up a plain oil-paper umbrella and walked through the long alley outside the county government office.
The cloak fluttered in the wind, and from a distance it looked like a gorgeous flower blooming in the snow, beautiful and moving.
Before we walked out of the long alley, the elegant oil-paper umbrella was already covered with a thick layer of snow.
The wind blew and rolled up the snowflakes.
It leaped over the oil paper, swirled, and landed on the shoulders and black hair, lingering for a long time.
Lu Mingchao pursed his lips and smiled softly, then playfully stretched out his fingertips and poked the oil-paper umbrella lightly. The snowflakes covering the oil-paper umbrella fell along the edge of the umbrella like swaying pear trees.
Maybe this is like willow catkins rising in the wind, or salt being scattered in the air.
At the entrance of the alley, Xie Yan, wearing a black cloak and holding a dark oil-paper umbrella, stood quietly.
Lu Mingchao was stunned.
I just felt like there was something hot in my chest, so hot that it was hard to ignore.
It seems like I haven’t seen Xie Yan for a few days.
She did not keep any notes or count them deliberately, and she had never experienced the deep longing as the legend said.
Xie Yan has things to do.
She also had things to do.
But the moment they met again after a short separation, she clearly realized that she was missing Xie Yan.
There is no lingering longing because of peace of mind and trust.
The smile on Lu Mingchao's lips was deep and bright.
Somehow, she suddenly wanted to stand there pretentiously, waiting for Ah Yan to come towards her.
The black cloak makes her figure even more handsome and upright.
All in all, it's a pleasure to watch.
Not too far, not too close, their eyes met.
Xie Yan seemed to understand Lu Mingchao's thoughts. His brows softened and he walked over with an umbrella.
"Tomorrow." Xie Yan slightly turned sideways and stood in the direction where the wind was blowing.
Lu Mingchao raised his head, pointed at his chest, smiled like a flower, and said in a gentle voice, "A Yan, I am happy to see you."
Her mouth is not just used for arguing.
She can express everything she thinks, feels happy, angry, sad, and joyful.
A hint of red appeared on Xie Yan's earlobes and cheeks, like the first bloom of peach blossoms. It was hard to tell whether it was due to the cold wind or her inner shyness.
He held the handle of the umbrella tightly with one hand and gently wrapped Lu Mingchao's hand in his other hand. There was a bright light shining in his eyes, like the crystal clear ice by the lake, sparkling in the winter sun.
Clear and transparent.
It was the unexpected encounter between the biting cold wind and the lapping of the lake water.
Silence is better than a thousand words.
"Ah Yan, aren't you curious about the latest progress of Cheng Zhi's lawsuit against my brother?"
Xie Yan smiled and said, "It must be as the Ming Dynasty expected."
"Ming Chao Xiao is the answer."
Lu Mingchao snorted softly, "Ayan's smile is also the answer."
"So, it's double happiness?"
Xie Yan nodded and said, "We already have clues about the Canghai Pearl that Sun Ershao has."
"She was originally Ganlu, a servant girl of Miss Yunhua in Fuxianglou. Later, she served the Second Young Master Sun by mistake."
"Ms. Yunhua is a very good person. In order to exchange a rough little maid for the good fortune of the Sun family, she simply negotiated with the madam and paid out of her own pocket to buy Ganlu's indenture and hand it over to the second young master Sun."
"Young Master Sun rented a small courtyard for Ganlu and kept her as his concubine."
"Two years ago, Miss Yunhua was redeemed by a wealthy businessman and taken into the mansion as a concubine. After Miss Yunhua left, no one in Fuxianglou remembered Ganlu, so Shuyuan's hidden guards had not found her for a long time."
"Everyone says that the scenery at the Taoist temple is unparalleled after snow. You and I can choose a day to go and enjoy it." Lu Mingchao took Xie Yan's hand, stepped on a low stool and walked into the carriage, resting his head on Xie Yan's shoulder out of habit.
Xie Yan said softly, "The Taoist temple that Sun Zhiye chose for his parents is located in a remote area with a miserable environment. Few people come here, the incense is sparse, the entrance is deserted, and there is no scenery to enjoy."
Lu Mingchao narrowed his eyes slightly and murmured, "People are also scenery."
“It’s not the scenery that intoxicates people, but people themselves.”
"Too."
The carriage moved forward slowly. Lu Mingchao yawned sleepily and closed his eyes.
Xie Yan looked at the dark circles under Lu Mingchao's eyes hidden by his long eyelashes, feeling helpless and distressed.
In the small courtyard study behind the Chaofu Grain Store, apart from the account books, there were page after page of effective plans.
What else can he do for the Ming Dynasty?
It was getting dark.
The snow stopped.
In the snowy landscape, the flickering candlelight appears more dazzling than usual.
In her vague memory, Lu Mingchao could not quite remember the carriage going around the back door of the grain store. She came back dazed and walked by herself, or she came back secretly in Ah Yan's arms.
All she knew was that when she opened her eyes, the room was dark.
Only the candlestick not far away was emitting a dim and warm light.
The warm light flowed like quicksand, enveloping Xie Yan who was buried in his desk.
Inside the house, the charcoal fire was burning brightly.
Xie Yan was wearing a snow-white middle-length robe, his back straight, his head bowed, holding a brush in his hand. He would occasionally pause for a moment, and then continue writing in the blink of an eye.
The candlelight shone brightly, and her face was as white as jade.
Lu Mingchao thought, at first glance, he still has some of the temperament of a handsome scholar.
Time flows in silence.
After Xie Yan stood up, Lu Mingchao slowly said, "A Yan."
"Awake?" Xie Yan put the papers scattered on the desk together, and then lit the candle beside the bed.
Immediately, he sat on the edge of the bed holding a stack of papers.
"Ming Dynasty, these are all the people and industries I currently have."
Lu Mingchao leaned against the pillow and took it blankly.
As I read page after page, it felt like a huge rock fell into the lake of my heart.
Xie Yan, a man of hidden talents.
After escaping and settling down, in just a few years, he had built up such a huge family business. She could never even dream of it.
Xie Yan explained, “It’s not just my own work.”
"Some of them were the former businesses of the Xie family. They were not publicly known and few people in the family knew about them. Therefore, they escaped the disaster of property confiscation and extermination of the family."
"After lying dormant for a long time, I took over the remaining assets and personnel with the Xie family's secret order after the storm had passed. This is how the company has grown to its current size."
“It’s just that these industries are very fragmented.”
Lu Mingchao's eyes were bright. "Dispersion has its advantages."
"A cunning rabbit has three burrows. It is a wise move."
After Lu Mingchao understood what was going on, he placed the paper on the back of the brocade, grasped Xie Yan's fingers, and said solemnly, "A Yan, tell me about the past in detail."
"The nobles in the capital city are very concerned about the fact that Xie Yan's family was confiscated and killed, and I know very little about it."
"Blood feuds must be avenged if possible."
"A Yan, stop hiding it. The day you rescued Shu Yuan, you should have known that the old things, old people, and old hatreds would be wiped away, and the layer of blood and sand covering the surface would be revealed to the public."
Xie Family Massacre