Chapter 203 It really is her!
The maid brought in the tea, and seeing his actions, she was so surprised that she dropped the teacup.
"Ah—you! You scoundrel, not only did you trespass into Miss's boudoir, but you even dared to…" The maid pointed at him with trembling fingers, her face flushed red.
Lu Yuan hurriedly stuffed the undergarment into his arms, and when he turned around, his expression had returned to normal.
"Silence! I am investigating a case. If you dare to spout nonsense again, I will have no choice but to take you back to the imperial prison for interrogation." He adopted the posture of a commander, looking at her with his hands behind his back.
The maidservant entered and only saw Lu Yuan standing in front of her young mistress's bed. She didn't know what he had taken, but she was intimidated by his imposing presence. She stammered a few words and couldn't help but argue:
"How did the investigation lead you to my young lady's bed in her boudoir?"
“This is a confidential matter. If you dare to spread what happened today, I will not let you off easily,” Lu Yuan coughed lightly, hiding the embarrassment on his face. “You must not even tell your young lady, understand?”
“...Yes.” The maid reluctantly agreed.
Although I had doubts in my heart.
But I've heard that this commander is ruthless and kills without blinking an eye, so he probably wouldn't do something as despicable as a womanizer.
I must have misread it.
After she finished cleaning up the mess on the ground, she watched helplessly as Lu Yuan hurriedly left the Feng residence.
That's weird.
The maid couldn't help but mutter.
Just as Lu Yuan left the Feng residence, it started to rain.
The early summer rain came suddenly, so Lu Yuan found a private room in a nearby teahouse to take shelter from the rain.
The undergarment hidden inside her clothes became a hot potato.
I had just casually stuffed it in, but now I feel awkward.
This is a woman's personal item, so naturally he cannot keep it close to his body.
But if she were to discard it carelessly and someone else were to pick it up, regardless of whether she was Jiang Zhi or not, it would likely ruin the woman's reputation.
He took out the undergarment and examined it, hesitating about what to do with it, when he suddenly noticed something unusual.
He had only glanced at her briefly in the dim light of the boudoir.
Upon closer inspection, the stitches of the orchid embroidered on the hem of the garment now seem somewhat familiar.
He realized something and took out the sachet that Jiang Zhi had given him before from his side.
The moon-white orchids and the gray-brown eagles form a striking contrast, despite their vastly different appearances—
However, the stitches are exactly the same.
Lu Yuan was increasingly shocked as he looked at the scene. He stood there dumbfounded, his lips barely moving, unable to utter a sound. Shock washed over him like a tidal wave.
Although he held a sliver of hope, subconsciously he felt that the chances of success were slim.
But to my surprise, it was actually true.
Is it really her?
Lu Yuan was eager to find Jiang Zhi and get to the bottom of things, so he quickly put the sachet and bib into his pocket.
He left a silver ingot on the table, then leaped out of the second-floor window of the private room and headed towards the canal gang's dock in the rain.
If it were Jiang Zhi, given her personality, she would either be working for the Canal Gang if she wasn't at the Feng residence.
The streets were deserted as the rain fell. Lu Yuan didn't bother to open his umbrella; his dark robes were already soaked through, clinging to his spine and outlining his taut lines.
His lips were pressed tightly together, his usually steady steps were slightly unsteady, but the light in his eyes was surprisingly bright.
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Workers at the dock were still moving goods in the rain.
Before Lu Yuan even got close, he could see Ji Zhiya's back from afar.
In the misty rain, she stood with her back to herself on the dock, with a tall figure standing beside her, holding an umbrella for her.
The umbrella was tilted mostly towards her, and not a single drop of water fell on her.
The two were standing a short distance apart, whispering to each other.
It seemed to be a world of its own, where no one else could fit in.
It is Ye Liangze.
Lu Yuan was soaked to the bone, water droplets trickling down his jawline, his gaze cold and icy.
"Zhizhi, when you come back this time, how about we try to get along?" Ye Liangze's deep and resonant voice reached Lu Yuan's ears.
Jiang Zhi turned her head to look at him. Her face was covered by a veil, so her expression was not visible. Only her eyes were misty with moisture in the rain.
"Are you really not bothered by the scar on my face?"
“Looks are worthless to me. My mother was so beautiful, but she still ended up like that.” Ye Liangze looked at her seriously. “Zhizhi, even if you don’t want to get married, we can still be a pair of wild lovers. If we like each other, we can be together; if we don’t, we can separate. We won’t be bound by worldly constraints. Isn’t it great to be free?”
These words struck a chord with Jiang Zhi.
She hesitated for a few moments, and finally nodded very slightly under Lu Yuan's murderous gaze, "Okay, I'll try it when I get back."
Ye Liangze grinned, revealing his tiger teeth, and pulled her into his arms, giving her a big kiss. "Zhizhi, you won't be disappointed."
Lu Yuan felt as if all the blood in his body had frozen.
How could she? How could she!
He clenched his fists tightly, about to go up, but unexpectedly, a sudden change occurred.
The winch rope that was transporting goods on the dock suddenly snapped, and a sack weighing more than ten kilograms fell from mid-air and crashed down hard in the direction where Jiang Zhi and Ye Liangze were standing!
Because of the umbrella overhead, Ye Liangze realized the danger too late to escape.
He could only push Jiang Zhi away.
With a loud "boom," Ye Liangze was slammed hard into the back, coughing up a mouthful of blood before collapsing heavily into a patch of rainwater.
Lu Yuan was a little further away, and by the time he rushed up, Jiang Zhi had already been pushed away from the area where the sack was falling.
But before he could even catch his breath, he heard another exclamation.
Jiang Zhi was pushed off the dock, lost her balance, and fell straight down. Below her was the Bian River, which had become turbulent due to the heavy rain.
"Zhizhi!!" Ye Liangze watched helplessly as she fell into the river, enduring the excruciating pain as he ordered his men, who rushed up to tend to his injuries, "Why aren't you going down to save her?!"
But the Bian River was turbulent at that moment, and everyone originally wanted to load the goods before the flood season, but who knew that such an accident would happen.
At that moment, no one dared to go into the river.
Ye Liangze himself was injured and had difficulty even standing up.
Just then, a black figure flashed past like lightning and plunged headfirst into the Bian River without hesitation, much to everyone's astonishment.
"It's... Brother Lu?" Ye Liangze was extremely surprised.
This is the second time Jiang Zhi has fallen into the Bian River.
She was a good swimmer, but the rain was too heavy and the river was too swift. She couldn't see the bank at all and could only drift with the current, occasionally sticking her head out to keep breathing.
Just when she was exhausted and about to give up, a large hand supported her waist.
The familiar and reassuring voice in her ear asked, "How many times have I saved you?"
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