Gu Caiwei originally wanted to take this opportunity to invite Lu Jing to the teahouse for a cup of tea or something, which would also enhance their relationship.
Unexpectedly, Lu Jing asked her to drink first, and made an appointment with her to meet, and then took Amu to the Bodhisattva Temple to continue practicing the Crazy One Hundred and Eight Staffs.
This made Gu Caiwei very embarrassed. She just said she wanted to drink tea, but she didn't regret it immediately. She could only go to the teahouse alone in a depressed mood.
After sitting there for an hour, at the appointed time, I saw Lu Jing walking in quickly from outside, looking very excited, and when he saw me, he asked, "How is it? Can we start?"
"Of course." Gu Caiwei tried her best to smile, and then she calmed down her mood before continuing, "The three people who knew about the existence of the letter were my mother-in-law. When the slave and her deceased husband first got together, she Just... I don't really like the slave. I dislike the slave's long-term personality and have always opposed the slave's entry into the family.
"But after we actually got married, she didn't say anything else. And the slave made up his mind to remarry, and it was she who he went to find first after writing the letter. No matter what, she... is the slave's mother-in-law. This kind of The slave didn't want to and shouldn't hide the matter from him. When he went to find her, he made up his mind. If she didn't agree, the slave wouldn't send it.
"After reading the letter, she just sneered a few times, lamenting why her son didn't listen to her in the first place, and then returned the letter to the slave, saying that as long as the slave gave her her share of the family property before remarrying, she would It doesn’t matter what I plan to do.”
"Where's the second person?" Lu Jing asked again.
"The second person is... Shopkeeper Wang."
"Shopkeeper Wang, is he the shopkeeper of the Xintan Store?"
When Lu Jing was looking for a new job, the first person he met was shopkeeper Wang. That time Gu Caiwei came to deliver steamed buns, shopkeeper Wang was also with her. It was obvious that Gu Caiwei relied on him.
"That's right, Shopkeeper Wang was the person whom the deceased husband trusted most during his lifetime. He even trusted him more than he trusted the slave. The deceased husband once said that Shopkeeper Wang would never betray his master's family."
"Actually?"
"In fact, it is true. There has never been any problem with the accounts he has managed for so many years, and he is the most prudent in his work. After his late husband passed away, I wanted to learn how to manage the property he left. Shopkeeper Wang also taught me step by step. If he didn't He, slave, can't survive this time."
"So you don't actually think he is a traitor?"
Gu Caiwei took a sip of cold tea and smiled bitterly, "If I have learned anything during this period, it is that you should never be too sure of anything. I really don't want to be called smart anymore."
Lu Jing asked without comment, "Where is the third person?"
"The third person is my adoptive mother, Xiuxiu. She has been with me the longest. She was by the slave's side before we even passed the door. We are called master and servant, but we are actually sisters. During this time, Shopkeeper Wang and her, One is helping the slave handle business, and the other is helping the slave manage the house. It can be said that the slave has no secrets about Xiuxiu."
The so-called adopted mother does not mean literally, but a maid in a rich man's house.
Listening to what Gu Caiwei said just now, Xiuxiu, the adoptive mother, has now been promoted to become her housekeeper and best friend.
"Xiuxiu and Nu wrote the letter together. After that, Nu only showed it to her mother-in-law. Worried that someone was targeting her, she asked shopkeeper Wang to send the letter to Nu." Gu Caiwei concluded, "Other than that, Nu didn't say anything else. Live with others.”
"What about your current plan?"
"It's very simple. Since some of them are Song Zhongwen's informants, they must also tip off Song Zhongwen. I want to use this in turn to find the traitor."
After a period of experience and tempering in the past, Gu Caiwei has matured a lot now. If she were a boy, it would be possible for her to make a career after getting through this.
Lu Jing suddenly said, "You said before that you wanted me to protect you, but I think it's secondary. Your real intention is to use my name to make a fuss and fish out the traitor."
"Yes, I hope Mr. Lu won't be surprised." Gu Caiwei smiled slyly, and Lu Jing understood why her mother-in-law thought she was too charming.
Isn't this woman just a fox? Even if it is not intentional, there is still a natural charm in every gesture.
So Lu Jing had to pick up the tea cup in front of him, drank the herbal tea inside, put down the cup and said.
"Then... let's get started."
Gu Caiwei's plan was indeed as simple as she said. The three pieces of information she fabricated must be passed on to Song Zhongwen by the traitor no matter what.
Basically, it was Gu Caiwei who hated Song Zhongwen's previous persecution and sought revenge after hooking up with Lu Jing, a peerless master, but the methods of revenge were different.
What Gu Caiwei told her mother-in-law was to find a way to first kill Song Zhongwen's backer, his uncle who was in charge. Lu Jing would go to several granaries controlled by his uncle tonight to set fire to all the food in them. In this way, Song Zhongwen's uncle would be killed. You definitely can't escape the crime of negligence, and you might lose your head if you don't do it.
What he told Shopkeeper Wang was to kidnap Song Zhongwen's accounting office to see if he could find any flaws in Song Zhongwen's accounts, including the fact that he had been able to get the news from the capital so quickly before. Obviously there was someone in the court who helped him find out the news. After Song Zhongwen, Obviously something should be said, bribery will not get you away.
Finally, there was Xiuxiu. The method of revenge that Gu Caiwei told her was also the most direct. Lu Jing sneaked into Song Zhongwen's house, slashed Song Zhongwen's neck while he was still sleeping, and then left without anyone noticing...
After listening to this, Lu Jing found that he couldn't do any of the above plans.
But it doesn't matter whether he can do it or not. As long as everyone thinks he can do it, Gu Caiwei's plan can be implemented smoothly, and then it's just a matter of seeing where the movement will be tonight.
Gu Caiwei originally entrusted Lu Jing with this matter, but in the end, the unscrupulous general manager Lu Jing subcontracted it to Amu.
As for Lu Jing himself, of course he asked Gu Caiwei to find him a quiet place and continue practicing to consume his internal energy.
After meeting Shopkeeper Wang, the two walked along the Jinming River to review Caiwei's residence.
When passing Tingyue Pavilion, the most famous brothel in the city, Gu Caiwei saw Lu Jing pause for a moment, then looked up at the Yingying Yanyan upstairs, wondering what he was thinking.
Gu Caiwei's expression suddenly became a little ugly. As a man, there is nothing wrong with looking for flowers and willows. In fact, this is an important way of communication for men in this era.
When Gu Caiwei's late husband was still alive, he would often come to Yue Pavilion to discuss matters with his business partners, and would even ask someone to accompany him for drinks.
But the problem is that now she is by Lu Jing's side, and she just told Lu Jing to let him go, but this piece of wood not only ignored her, but was also thinking about the girls in Tingyue Pavilion.
This move made Gu Caiwei very frustrated.
