Their eyes met, and He Jiuniang instantly understood his meaning. She quickly looked away and said, "There's no need for that."
Lu Baichuan smiled but didn't reply. Although he really wanted to, he could understand that his wife must be tired from coming over so late at night, and he definitely couldn't make things difficult for her.
Anyway, there's plenty of time and opportunities in the future.
"By the way, after arriving in the capital, I had Lou Chong investigate the affairs of the Duke of Mu's mansion. We discovered that Mingze has been interfering in the affairs of the mansion all these years, otherwise the Duke of Mu's mansion would not have fallen so quickly."
Lu Baichuan took the initiative to change the subject, and He Jiuniang was indeed interested in this, saying, "I can understand, he wouldn't be like him if he didn't take action."
I just didn't expect him to be so slow. He hasn't completely eradicated the problem all these years. Does he really just want the Duke of Mu's mansion to slowly decline?
Such a punishment is far too lenient, and it's not like Mingze's style.
"As of now, he hasn't made any other moves; he probably wants to see what you'll do."
"Pretty much. I have to say this person is very shrewd. But if the Duke of Mu's mansion hadn't provoked me first, I definitely wouldn't have known that the Duke of Mu's mansion and I had this connection. I wonder what role Mingze is playing in all of this."
If it weren't for what happened with Wei Yu, He Jiu Niang would never have thought of Ming Ze like this. After all, his kindness towards Jiang Ruo Ya was really deceptive, making people think that he could be so kind to anyone. But in reality, his exception was only for Jiang Ruo Ya.
It was lucky for Jiang Ruoya, but for them, they just hoped to stay out of it.
"I now feel like the token he gave me was a hot potato. I should never have accepted it. This is the consequence of not knowing how to judge people."
As she spoke, He Jiuniang sighed, realizing that she had been deceived by Mingze's gentle and refined appearance and had been careless.
However, to be honest, he didn't do anything too outrageous to himself. Jiang Ruoya stopped Wei Yu's matter in time, and afterwards, out of respect for Jiang Ruoya, he let it go.
"If you don't like it, find a chance to get it back."
Lu Baichuan also felt that the token was too hot to handle. If it came to anything later, they would be indebted to the person who gave them the token, which would make things difficult.
"Okay, let's find an opportunity to visit Aunt Jiang and return the token to her."
As He Jiuniang spoke, she yawned. Lu Baichuan glanced at her and suddenly hesitated whether or not to tell her about that matter.
If he tells her, things will become more complicated; but if he doesn't, he'll be hiding something from his wife again.
Remembering the thick self-criticism he had written before, he decided to be honest with his wife.
“Wife, based on the information Lou Chong has given me recently, I suspect you may not be the daughter of the Duke of Mu.”
During the time he was struggling with his thoughts, neither of them spoke. He Jiuniang was dozing off with her head on his arm when she suddenly heard those words, and her drowsiness vanished instantly.
"What do you mean? So I've got the wrong person?"
He Jiuniang was very surprised. This was impossible. If they had framed the wrong person, then wasn't Mingze also targeting the Duke of Mu's mansion?
Mingze is the leader of the intelligence organization; he couldn't possibly have mistaken someone for someone else!
"It's not entirely a case of mistaken identity. Aunt Jiang did marry Duke Mu when she was young, but you are not Duke Mu's daughter."
Lu Baichuan explained based on his own speculation, and He Jiuniang understood almost instantly why Mingze was taking such a slow and gradual approach to retaliating against the Duke of Mu's mansion. So the main target wasn't the Duke of Mu?
Who is that?
He Jiuniang pouted, feeling like she was a real-life version of the tadpole looking for its mother... oh no, its father?
"If nothing unexpected happens, it should be Xun Wang who has been exiled."
He Jiuniang was stunned again: "So, you mean I'm a member of the royal family?"
"Very likely."
"What exactly happened? Has the matter been investigated?"
He Jiuniang immediately became interested. Was it alright to be eating her own melon?
Now we have to investigate everything, because Jiang Ruoya has lost her previous memories. Even if she did have memories, we dare not ask her casually to avoid triggering her illness.
"Not yet. Back when Xun Wang was exiled, Aunt Jiang was driven out of the manor by Duke Mu. Many things were covered up, so it's still quite difficult to find out the truth."
Lu Baichuan shook his head. Anyway, there's no rush. Let's take it slow.
Mingze must have known this long ago, after all, their intelligence is so fast. This time, Lu Baichuan used his own people to investigate. Without a contact person, they had to start from scratch. It's already quite impressive that they were able to find this much in such a short time.
He Jiuniang nodded: "Then we'll investigate slowly."
He Jiuniang dozed off for the rest of the time; the swaying of the little carriage was really so soothing.
Of course, the most important thing was that Lu Baichuan was by her side, which put her at ease and made her sleepy.
Upon arriving at the General's Mansion, the servants were all waiting. He Jiuniang followed the maid back to the main courtyard to wash up, while Lu Baichuan personally took the dog to bed before returning to the main courtyard to wash up as well.
When he returned after washing up, He Jiuniang was already dreaming. Lu Baichuan pulled her into his arms, and only then did he feel that his heart had found its home.
"Father, Mother!"
As dawn broke, the couple were sound asleep when they heard their dog barking outside. The little guy's voice was urgent and he seemed quite flustered.
He Jiuniang gave Lu Baichuan a hard push and said, "Go out and check on your son. It's his first time here, and he must be worried if he can't find us."
Dog is really anxious now. Before he came, he heard that it would take seven or eight days to get there, but how come the scenery around him changed after he just took a nap?
His mother wasn't there, and there were maids and servants outside the door. If they hadn't all been respectfully calling him "Young Master," he would have thought he'd been kidnapped.
Fortunately, the servant explained to him that this was the general's mansion in the capital, which calmed him down, and he wanted to ask his mother for clarification.
Having survived in the military, Lu Baichuan quickly regained his senses, got out of bed to find his son, and Gou'er was completely relieved when he saw Lu Baichuan there.
So this really was his home in the capital; he had truly arrived in the capital.
But how exactly did they manage to do that?
Lu Baichuan felt it would be better for his wife to explain this to him personally, since it was her secret.
Lu Baichuan led him back to his room. He saw that He Jiuniang was still asleep, so he turned to leave, saying, "I'll ask her after my mother wakes up!"
He fell asleep at home yesterday, but his mother was still on the road and must be very tired. He needs to be more sensible.
"Come here, let Mommy hold you while you sleep."
He Jiuniang heard his footsteps, waved, and Gou'er obediently ran over.
He ran out without even putting on his clothes, and now he can just kick off his shoes and go back to sleep.
He snuggled into He Jiuniang's arms, looked intently at her face, and asked, "Mother, are you a fairy descended from heaven?"
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