Xie Lingqin glanced into the shadows and said, "Speak."
“In the past few days, General Xie has not only increased the number of guards in his study, but has also sent his personal guards out of the mansion many times, often returning late at night. They seem to be acting mysteriously. Just before dawn, I happened to see one of the guards go out again, so I followed him and found out that General Xie seems to be investigating someone.”
"Alright, then you'll focus all your efforts on this matter for the next few days."
Xie Lingqin understood.
If, as he suspected, General Xie really did have an illegitimate child, then that would be quite interesting.
Heaven wouldn't let him die without an heir.
As Xie Lingqin pondered, a sudden emptiness filled her heart, and she felt a longing to see Yuwen Yao.
He got home late last night, so let him rest a bit more.
After lunch, Xie Lingqin took a nap before getting up and lazily lying on the couch reading a book.
"Miss, Lord Liu and Master Liu have arrived."
"Hmm?" Hearing the voices outside, Xie Lingqin put down her book, clearly puzzled, and looked at Zihe. "Did you say what it is?"
"He didn't say anything, he just brought a lot of tonics, saying he came to visit you, Miss."
"Visiting me?" Xie Lingqin's eyes widened in surprise. "It's not so bad if Liu Yunzhou came to see me, after all, my mother is his idol, and he might extend that respect to her. But it's the patriarch of the Liu family who came in person, bringing quite a few gifts?"
"Yes, Miss, she is currently exchanging pleasantries with General Xu in the front hall and will be here shortly."
"It was General Xie who took the initiative to show up and exchange pleasantries with him."
Zihe smiled and said, "Miss is indeed wise."
“This father, the Liu family is the richest in the city, so naturally he would be on good terms with them and wouldn’t want to be on bad terms with them.” Xie Lingqin finished speaking and chuckled, “Invite them over.”
"Miss, do you know why Master Liu and Lord Liu have come here?"
Having been by Xie Lingqin's side for a long time, Zihe immediately guessed what was going on when she saw Xie Lingqin's meaningful smile.
"You little devil, go ahead. Most likely, Master Liu recognized us when we helped him that day. But how did he recognize us when we were so careful?"
Zihe was also full of doubts.
Not long after, Master Liu arrived together with Liu Yunzhou.
Since men and women are different, Zihe arranged for the two to stay in the courtyard.
Xie Lingqin, still "weak" and wearing a cloak, walked out of the house with a graceful, willow-like gait.
"Master Liu, Lord Liu, I only have a minor injury. I am truly sorry to trouble you to come and see me."
After Xie Lingqin finished speaking, Liu Yunzhou remained silent for a long time, his increasingly mature yet still handsome face revealing complex emotions.
Meanwhile, Master Liu, standing to the side, cupped his hands in a friendly manner and glanced around furtively.
Xie Lingqin understood and immediately dismissed the maids, leaving only Tridacna and Zihe behind.
"I came here specifically to thank Miss Xie for saving my life."
After the four people left, Master Liu's tone was even gentler than before, neither too loud nor too soft, and his sincerity was evident on his face.
Xie Lingqin was not surprised. Instead, she smiled and said, "I am curious why Master Liu was able to see through my identity when I was so careful that day."
"It really is you."
As soon as Xie Lingqin finished speaking, Liu Yunzhou, who had just had a complicated expression, immediately chimed in.
Xie Lingqin looked at him with amusement, "I also hope it wasn't me."
After all, she always had bad luck whenever she got involved with Liu Yunzhou.
"Yunzhou, sit down quickly, don't make a fool of yourself." As soon as Master Liu spoke, Liu Yunzhou obediently sat down, but his eyes were still on Xie Lingqin, as if he were seeing her for the first time. The surprise he felt for her at the arena that day was nothing compared to the sight of her standing there so gracefully.
Master Liu looked at Xie Lingqin and said, “Because, looking at the entire capital, although my Liu family is just a wealthy family and we didn’t have any official titles before, everyone would call the children we saw as Young Master Liu, and now they call us Lord Liu. But that day, Miss Xie opened her mouth and called him by his name directly. I think that apart from Miss Xie, no one else would be so impolite.”
As he spoke, Master Liu stroked his face and smiled, "Yunzhou did remind me of that."
"So that's where the loophole was." Xie Lingqin suddenly realized, her eyes smiling. "Details determine success or failure."
"Miss Xie has shown kindness and is grateful for it; we, the people of the Liu family, cannot truly fail to repay her kindness."
Xie Lingqin gestured for Lord Liu to drink some tea before speaking in a tone only the two of them could hear, "After all, that's a matter concerning your residence, and I shouldn't interfere. Therefore, I didn't want to reveal my identity, nor was it intentional."
Moreover, I also got a share of the brothel's ownership from your damned concubine.
It was definitely worth it.
"So, that day, it was you who asked the beggar to deliver the message to me?" Liu Yunzhou asked in a low voice, looking at Xie Lingqin with a complicated expression.
"oh?"
Xie Lingqin suddenly picked up the steaming tea in front of her and took a sip. Her gaze swept over Liu Yunzhou's handsome face with his sword-like eyebrows, and she said with great surprise, "I don't know what Young Master Liu is talking about. Did I send someone to give you a letter? I don't know anything about this."
"You..." Liu Yunzhou was about to say something when he met Xie Lingqin's unusually cold gaze and instantly understood.
Xie Lingqin pretended not to know, not wanting him to be further embroiled in the scandals of the household.
"I am very grateful to Master Liu and Young Master Liu for coming to see me tonight. However, I am in poor health, so I will not keep you here any longer." Xie Lingqin said, then stood up and looked at Master Liu. "Old Master Liu, it was just a small favor. Please don't take it to heart."
"Miss Xie, please don't worry about it. However, it is a life-saving grace of great importance to our Liu family." When Master Liu said this, his voice was very low, and his gentle gaze was on Xie Falingqin.
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