The heavy rain outside did not stop at all. Yining stared at the pages of the book for a long time. She was not even sure what she was reading.
Someone hurried through the corridor, the draft causing the lamp to flicker. The person announced, "Miss, Master Luo is here."
Then he added, "It's Luo Shenyuan, the Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple."
Zhenzhu held an umbrella for her as she walked out of the front hall. Three carriages were parked beside the screen wall. He was wearing a black cloak, and someone was holding an umbrella for him. Heavy rain fell from the sky, and the world seemed to be submerged in endless downpours. Rain curtains dripped down from the eaves, and the courtyard was so quiet that there was nothing but the sound of rain. Yining saw Luo Shenyuan talking in a low voice to his subordinates. His handsome, almost clear-looking face was lowered, and the rainy night was blurry. It was too far away to see clearly. He didn't know if some cold evil had entered his body. He clenched his fist and coughed twice.
I just had a falling out with him the day before yesterday, why is he coming to my house now?
Yi Ning was worried that he would stand in the rain for too long, so she said softly, "Please invite Lord Luo to sit in the front hall and serve him ginger tea."
The dark figure approached from afar, folding his umbrella under the veranda. When he looked up, both of them seemed a little distant. But he had those dark, thick eyebrows, and even when he wasn't indifferent, he looked cold.
Yi Ning asked him to sit down, and they were silent for a while. Apart from the sound of rain outside, the only sound was the clinking of his cups.
The atmosphere was really strange when they were silent. After a while, Yi Ning couldn't hold it anymore and asked, "Why did you bring three carriages?"
Luo Shenyuan said, "This is a prisoner carriage, and inside are two deputy generals of the Oirat tribe."
"Wa'ra's deputy general?" Yi Ning was puzzled. "How could the Wa'ra's deputy general be in your hands?"
Luo Shenyuan raised his eyebrows: "You don't know——?"
Know what?
Luo Shenyuan said, "Your father defeated the main camp of the Waqira tribe and captured their two lieutenant generals as prisoners. I will help your father escort them to the capital."
Yi Ning was very surprised to hear this. She had always thought that Wei Ling had returned to the capital under a criminal charge. She had never thought that he had made military achievements! But if Wei Ling had made military achievements, why would he go to such great lengths to conceal it? What were these people doing? Why did Luo Shenyuan help Wei Ling escort the people from the Oirat tribe? Wei Ling entrusted him with such an important task, which showed that they had a close relationship. But if he had a good relationship with Wei Ling, why would he use her to monitor the Duke of Ying's Mansion? It was clear that Luo Shenyuan had other purposes in monitoring her.
A man wearing a straw raincoat came to the front hall, but he didn't dare to come in. He knelt in the rain and bowed, saying, "Sir, we may depart."
He hummed, stood up, and prepared to leave.
Yi Ning's thoughts were in a mess. She paused for a moment, and when she saw him about to leave, she suddenly grabbed his hand and said, "Third brother, have you been helping father?"
If there was no one in the capital to help, Wei Ling would not have suddenly returned during such a crisis. He returned to the capital in disguise, but asked Luo Shenyuan to help him escort the prisoners. The two must have been in contact beforehand.
"I still don't understand." Yi Ning felt that it was not good for the two of them to continue like this. She felt like she was in a fog, not knowing what the next step would be. Now she wanted to clarify the problem at hand. She didn't like being kept in the dark, and she never liked it. Yi Ning walked up to him and asked directly, "What... are you thinking about?"
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