Li Fenglan's running away from home again made the Bai family siblings extremely angry. If they usually had any opinions about Li Fenglan, they were too embarrassed to say it due to Jade's presence. Now that the three brothers and Jade have not come back yet, they are all members of the family, so they talk more casually.
Bai Boju looked at the letter sent by Bai Shuyu, his eyebrows twisted into the Chinese character Sichuan: "Why is this Li Fenglan here again?"
Bai Zhonglian sighed: "It was said that Shu Yu secretly went to Jiujiang and Yangzhou without notifying her, which made her feel that it was a deception... But I always feel that there is more than that. If she felt that Shu Yu had lied to her, why would she go alone? Jade Amber didn't lie to her."
Bai Xueyan said: "After all, she is just a little girl with a sensitive mind. The layout map of Yeyu Xiaozhu is fake. Now all our plans for the past six months have been ruined."
Chen Ling'er, who had been silent at the side, said: "It's not a failure. Thanks to the manpower we sent out and the information provided by Changfeng Tower, it is not difficult to determine the positions of those leaders. Moreover, the positions of those leaders in Luzhou Bian has already found some things, and with a little more time, we can find the real headquarters of Yeyu Xiaozhu."
Bai Xueyan nodded: "After all, we have gained something... This mole, shall we deal with it now?"
Chen Ling'er replied: "Last year, when the Bai family moved, she had already exposed her flaws, but she has not been alerted for such a long time. Now Ye Yu Xiaozhu must know about Chi Junqing's defection to us, and there is no need to keep this mole." It doesn’t make any sense anymore.”
Bai Xueyan said to Bai Boju, "Boju, you handle it."
Bai Boju nodded, put down the letter and left the room.
When Bai Boju went out, Bai Xueyan said worriedly: "I always feel that Shu Yu is hiding something from us?"
Chen Ling'er smiled and said, "My family is the most important thing in my heart, Third Young Master. Even if I hide something from you, it is for your own good."
Bai Zhonglian smiled helplessly: "Shu Yu's city is deep and everything is hidden. Sister, don't worry, trust him."
Bai Xueyan nodded lightly and said nothing more.
In fact, she felt a little uneasy in her heart. If there were other problems between the three brothers and Li Fenglan, it would be difficult to deal with Jade, the definite sister-in-law.
…
Bai Boju came to the side yard and saw Lian Rong and a maid taking care of the flowers and plants. They were so focused that they didn't notice Bai Boju's arrival.
"Lian Rong." Bai Boju called softly.
The two girls hurriedly stood up and saluted: "I have met the eldest young master."
Bai Boju said softly: "Come with me."
After saying that, he thought about it and said to the other maid: "You also come with me."
The two girls followed Bai Boju out of the side courtyard. Lian Rong smiled and asked, "Master, what do you want us to do?"
Bai Boju said calmly: "Follow me to get something."
The three of them walked to the forbidden area of the Bai family. It was very quiet now, with no one around.
Lian Rong was a little confused. The Bai family's forbidden area prohibited servants like them from entering. Why did the eldest master bring them here today?
Just as he was about to ask, Bai Boju suddenly took action and grabbed the maid's neck. Bai Boju was very good at boxing and kicking. He held the non-amber with all his strength with one hand. The maid whose neck was stuck struggled for a few times before being pinched till her orifices bled and she made no sound.
Bai Boju left the maid's body behind. Lian Rong beside him was trembling and her face was pale.
He turned around and looked at Lian Rong. Lian Rong suddenly lay on the maid's body, crying and asking: "Young Master! Why?!"
Bai Boju knew that this maid had a very good relationship with Lian Rong, as close as sisters. He sighed: "Lianrong, you have always been in charge of the servants in the family. Mr. Qin also said that you are extremely talented, not even inferior to Miss Ling'er."
Lian Rong looked at Bai Boju blankly, somewhat confused.
Bai Boju continued: "She has been sneaking into the Bai family for so long, didn't you notice?"
Lian Rong's pupils narrowed suddenly, and she said hesitantly: "Mr. Gongzi... what are you talking about? How could she be a traitor?! It's impossible! She has always been well-behaved!"
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"Get up," Bai Boju's voice said without any fluctuation, "let someone come and dispose of the body. You should be more vigilant in your future work."
Lian Rong replied dully: "Lian Rong knows."
Bai Boju ignored Lian Rong and left the forbidden area alone.
The eldest son of the Bai family, people in the world only know him as a laid-back nobleman who never cares about family and world affairs, and is humble and gentle. But the fact is that he personally killed all the unruly offshoots of the Bai family in Luoyang in the early years. He is much colder and crueler than others think.
Lian Rong looked at the girl's ferocious face and wiped her tears.
Instead of asking someone to dispose of the body, she went to the warehouse to get a shovel and dug a hole in the forbidden area alone. She doesn't know martial arts. Although she is a servant in the Bai family, she has never done heavy work. Digging holes is a difficult task for her.
After digging from noon to night, Lianrong finally lost the strength to swing the shovel, and her two palms were bruised to pieces. Finally, the simple tomb was completed.
After a short rest, she dragged the body into the grave alone, and once again used her numb and sore arms to swing the shovel to bury the girl's body.
On the library pavilion, Bai Xueyan quietly looked at the figure who had been busy in the forbidden area all afternoon, and suddenly felt that his nose was a little sore.
Bai Zhonglian, who was standing aside, handed over the scarf and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
Bai Xueyan gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes: "Zhong Lian, is this too cruel?"
Bai Zhonglian shook his head: "It's not cruel. The eldest brother has his own intention in doing this... Lian Rong is a good helper, but his temperament is not firm and he is a little indecisive. That's fine, our Bai family needs to be more ruthless. people."
Bai Xueyan turned around and threw herself into Bai Zhonglian's arms, and said leisurely: "Shu Yu and Ling'er are now responsible for everything at home, and you only manage the household expenses... This family doesn't need us much anymore... Zhong Lian, I..."
Bai Zhonglian patted Bai Xueyan's back gently and said with a smile: "We are still needed. No matter how you say it, we have to see the day when the dust settles... Kindness does not control soldiers. You have forced yourself to be decisive and hard these years." You. When Shu Yu comes back, I will discuss with him that you should try not to get involved in family affairs in the future."
Bai Xueyan said nothing, but hugged her tighter.
…
Chen Ling'er's study was as usual, with candles still lit late at night, and there were many copies piled up randomly on her desk. Usually these papers would be neatly taken care of by Lian Rong, but since noon today, Lian Rong has not been here.
Chen Ling'er was looking down at a secret document in trance. The door of the room was pushed open, and she did not look up.
Lian Rong had bandages on her hands, holding a teapot and a bowl in both hands. She walked to Chen Ling'er and helped her pour tea as usual.
Chen Ling'er put down the secret document and gently held Lian Rong's hands that were shaking from overwork.
"Lian Rong, thank you for your hard work."
"It's okay." Lian Rong's voice was trembling, and it could be heard that she was trying her best to suppress her emotions that were about to collapse.
Chen Ling'er pulled up a chair: "Sit."
After Lian Rong sat down, Chen Ling'er slowly removed the bandage on her hand and took out the ointment she carried with her to apply it on Lian Rong.
"There will be many such uncomfortable things in the future," Chen Ling'er's voice was very calm, "Actually... you are not suitable for doing these. Everyone in the Bai family likes you, so you can just put down what you are doing and concentrate on what you are doing. Other jobs in the Bai family."
Lian Rong shook her head: "Mr. Qin saved me, I want to repay you... I don't blame the young master and the others, I blame myself for not finding out earlier."
Chen Ling'er had finished applying the ointment and took out a new bandage to bandage her: "You can't find this person. This person is a spy trained by Ye Yu Xiaozhu. They have been trained since they were young, and they are perfect at hiding and lurking. It’s very Tang Sect style. Third Young Master and I discovered it after a long time... I don’t blame you for this.”
Lian Rong looked at the bandaged wound on her hand and asked blankly: "Miss Ling'er, I have a question for you."
"Just ask."
"Who...are you?" Lian Rong asked carefully.
Chen Ling'er's identity is very mysterious, so mysterious that even her young ladies don't know about it.
Chen Ling'er smiled: "Do you want to know?"
"If the girl doesn't want to say it, she doesn't have to say it...Lian Rong knows that the girl's identity is a secret."
Chen Ling'er stood up and walked to the window: "What secret is not secret? Third Young Master has never asked in these years, but he has probably guessed it. Lianrong, it's okay for me to tell you... I used to be Ye Yu Xiaozhu Someone. Something happened. Ye Yu Xiaozhu wanted to silence me, but he happened to be saved by Third Young Master and Mr. Qin."
Lian Rong felt a little incredible. She walked to Chen Ling'er and asked in a low voice: "Then...girl, you must know a lot about Ye Yu Xiaozhu, right?"
Chen Ling'er shook her head: "I don't know much. In fact, I am not a threat to Ye Yu Xiaozhu. It's just that my father's identity is embarrassing... they think I am a threat."
Lian Rong was a little confused: "Girl...you didn't tell me because I asked, right?"
Chen Ling'er nodded: "You have feelings for that girl. Let me tell you, this feeling is fake. Xiaozhu has no feelings for his subordinate killers. He kills whenever he says. The same goes for the people they train. If you have any feelings in your heart If you are really angry, you don’t have to be angry that the eldest son killed your little sister. You should be angry that they told you now. In the past six months, your situation has been the most dangerous, being with a killer every day. Do you still remember me half a year ago? Will you teach your boneless hand?"
Lian Rong was a little embarrassed: "Lian Rong is stupid and doesn't know much about it."
"I teach you that just because I want you to use it to protect yourself... This is what Third Young Master means. Lian Rong, you are half a member of the Bai family, and you are not comparable to other servants."
Lian Rong blushed a little and asked, "What about you, girl?"
Chen Ling'er smiled: "I'm just an outsider."
…
Zhu Mingyu and his party finally rushed back to Luoyang at the end of July after a bumpy journey.
Standing outside the leisure hall, Zhu Mingyu was filled with emotions.
"It's been several months since I've been gone...hey..."
When Amber saw the gate of Xianren Hall, he quickly jumped off his horse and rushed into the yard like an arrow from a string.
"Sister Lan!" Amber started shouting as she entered the courtyard.
The porter looked at the girl in yellow and was stunned for a while before he realized that this was the mistress of the house, and she seemed to be called Miss Amber.
The boy came out quickly.
"Welcome home, Miss!"
Amber turned and asked the servant: "Is Miss Li back yet?!"
The servant replied: "No, no one has come back in the past few months."
Amber suddenly became depressed. At this time, Wintersweet ran out of the backyard. After seeing Amber, he was so excited that he almost cried.
"Oh! Miss! Master! I can't wait until you come back!"
Amber was in a irritable mood and was too lazy to talk to him.
At this time, Zhu Mingyu and others entered the courtyard.
Lamei was a little puzzled. There were only a few young ladies when they left. Why did they bring so many people with them when they came back this time?
Brother and sister Jiang Jingge, Fu Xiaohu, Shuo Feng, Chi Junqing, suddenly there were five more people.
Lamei quickly asked someone to help carry her luggage.
The usually quiet leisure hall became lively again.
