Chapter 114
After Luo Yining left, Lu Jiaxue opened the letter again, and then he called his subordinates in.
The light letter landed in front of his subordinate. Lu Jiaxue said calmly, "If you can't find Wei Ling's body, then there's no need to look for it anymore—it's likely you'll never find it."
The subordinates looked at him in surprise, but heard Lu Jiaxue continue, "I want to see if he's dead or not, but tell Li Shaomu to postpone the plan to attack the Wala tribe for a few days."
The subordinate hesitated for a moment before clasping his hands and leaving.
On the way back in the carriage, Yining kept his eyes closed and remained silent.
Inside the rickety carriage, the only sounds outside at night were the chirping of crickets and frogs. A goat-horn glass lantern hung outside the carriage, shedding a slanting light as it shone through the night. It was Qingqu, who had drawn the curtain and entered.
"Miss, what are you and the governor talking about in there... Why do I hear you arguing with him?"
Yi Ning sighed and said, "I'm begging him."
Qingqu asked again, "When we left, the governor's attitude was a bit cold... Did he really agree to save the Duke?" She raised her eyebrows, "If not, at most you can give me a horse, and I will go to Pingyuan Fort to find the Duke for you."
"Since he has agreed, he will definitely not regret it," said Yining.
Qingqu finally stopped asking questions and lowered the curtain. She gently turned up the light on the glass lamp, illuminating the road more clearly. Walking at night was inherently unsafe, but fortunately, they were in the inner city, and there were guards on patrol from the Central City Military Commission, so they weren't afraid.
Green hills bury loyal bones...Yining looked at the light leaking in from the sheep-horn glass lamp and thought quietly.Yes, she finally remembered.
In the first year of the Chengping era, the Hami Garrison in northern Xinjiang was breached by the Turpan army, forcing the soldiers to retreat to Jiayuguan Pass. Lu Jiaxue was about to join his older brother, Lu Jiaran, on his first battlefield. Worried about him, she begged him not to go. Then she said these words to him. Lu Jiaxue's usual playful smile faded, and he looked at her for a long time, then slowly touched her face and comforted her, "Okay, I'll be fine."
But on the battlefield, swords and knives are blind, how could he know if he would get into trouble!
Yi Ning's voice was hoarse with tears as she continued, "What if something happened to you and I couldn't find you?" She had heard that some people's bodies were lost, and they could only use bloodstained helmets to make up the missing bodies. She held his hand, looking into his confused and helpless eyes.
Lu Jiaxue hugged her tightly, blocking the candlelight behind her. "I will definitely survive, okay?" he said. "Even if everyone else dies, I will come back to find you even if I become a fugitive."
She nodded heavily, buried her head in the crook of his neck, her tears soaking his clothes.
Later, he finally came back. Although he had no military achievements, Lu Jiaran was promoted to deputy commander for killing the enemy leader. She didn't know how Lu Jiaxue was doing on the battlefield. He was still playing and gambling with the children of the wealthy families as usual. Once he lost a lot of money, the gambling collector found Lu Jiaran. Lu Jiaran smiled and said to his brother, "This is his only hobby. As his brother, I naturally have to cover for him."
She recalled that at that time, Lu Jiaxue looked up at his brother with a cold look in his eyes.
When she came back, she learned that it was Lu Jiaxue, not Lu Jiaran, who had shot the enemy leader dead with one arrow. Lu Jiaran had falsely claimed his brother's military merit.
He actually endured it all the time and never said anything. Instead, he always smiled kindly in front of his brother.
...If he really remembered what he said, and remembered his Overlord Unarmoring. Then what exactly was she to Lu Jiaxue?
Forget it, I shouldn’t think about it anymore. It doesn’t matter anymore.
The carriage stopped, and Yining opened her eyes. They had arrived at the Duke of Ying's mansion.
She hadn't returned yet, so Old Madam Wei had sent her maid, Fang Song, to wait in the back room near the entrance. She was relieved to see Yi Ning return. She bowed to her and said, "Now that the young lady is back safely, I can report back to the old lady."
Yi Ning said, "Thank you, Grandmother, for your concern. Please give her your regards for me."
Fang Song smiled and agreed, then left. As soon as Yi Ning saw Fang Song coming out, she saw a white figure standing by the screen wall. The figure saw her and quickly walked towards her.
Before Yi Ning could react, she saw the light of the lantern under the eaves flicker, and Cheng Lang's handsome and elegant face appeared in front of her. He pursed his thin lips and said, "I came here as soon as I heard the news, but your housekeeper told me that you were out. Do you know what happened?"
Luo Yining invited Cheng Lang to the official hall in the front courtyard to talk. After sitting down, she said, "I know. Deputy Envoy Guo of the Jinwu Guard told me that Earl Zhongqin had implicated my father, causing the Emperor to be furious. Deputy Envoy Guo came to me to discuss how to preserve my father's title, so I came up with a plan..."
When Cheng Lang heard this and looked at Yining's calm expression, how could he not guess what she was going to do!
Is there any other way except Lu Jiaxue? She must have asked Lu Jiaxue for help for Wei Ling!
"You went to Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion, right?" Cheng Lang walked up to her and suddenly grabbed her hand. "How could you go back and beg him? He was the one who killed you! What are you going back to that place for!"
Yi Ning frowned at Cheng Lang's actions. She stood up and said with a smile, "Besides asking him for help, is there any other way? Is there anyone else who can help me? What's wrong with you?"
Cheng Lang looked at the hand he was holding on her, and suddenly let go. He was anxious for a moment. When he first heard the news, he was afraid that Luo Yining would go to Lu Jiaxue for help.
His attitude of questioning her like this would definitely make her feel uncomfortable, or even suspicious.
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