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Chapter 202 Ability

As the oil lamp went out, the room instantly fell into darkness.

Zhu Yu could only vaguely see Lu Qing, who had turned into a black shadow, quietly lying down beside her. She wanted to close her eyes and pretend to be asleep, but she could clearly feel that Lu Qing was lying behind her. He was not asleep and seemed to be very awake.

She could even hear his breathing clearly.

This feeling... is really weird.

When he was in Situ Jing's personal guard barracks, there were many personal guards living on the other side. With Lu Qing by his side, Zhu Yu felt at ease and secure.

When I spent the night in the deserted house in Huazhou, the room was wet everywhere. If I wasn't so tired, I would have found it difficult to fall asleep and wouldn't have cared about much.

But at this moment, lying on the soft silk mattress, it was so quiet all around, so quiet that Zhu Yu could not only hear Lu Qing's breathing, but also his own heartbeat. This was a different feeling.

"You haven't fallen asleep yet, right?" Lu Qing suddenly asked.

Zhu Yu nodded in response.

Then she heard Lu Qing's voice coming from behind her again: "Why didn't you tell your father about the weapons and the missing men tonight?

Haven't you been troubled and worried about these things all the way here?"

It felt weird to talk with his back to someone, so Zhu Yu turned over and lay on his back, which made his voice clearer and avoided the awkwardness of the two of them being so close to each other and facing each other in the dark.

"My father may not know what kind of personality I have, but I do understand his character pretty well." She sighed softly and stared at the bed curtains above her. The gold threads of the satin were faintly visible in the darkness. "He has never been a man of ambition or courage. Even though he loves to forge weapons, and is even a bit obsessed with it, he is not a man of cunning and skill.

If I had told him the fundamental reason why we came to see him and all the things I heard along the way, I'm afraid he would have been scared instead.

In order to clear himself of suspicion of rebellion, he dared not build the canal at all, and would even complain that your action of asking Bai Qihong to divert water from Black Stone Mountain to Shuodi would cause trouble for him.

You finally found the opportunity and promoted the canal construction. This is a great thing for the people of Jin State and Shuo State. It is related to the rice and flour jars in everyone's home and everyone's food rations.

If all this had failed because of my father's cowardice and self-preservation, I'm afraid it would have been difficult to find a suitable opportunity in the future.

The private manufacture of weapons, some of which were made of black iron, was probably a matter with deep implications. It was also inextricably linked to the missing men and blacksmiths of the Shuo Kingdom. It was not possible to find out the root cause all at once.

In this case, we might as well put it aside for now. It will only take a few days for the food to be delivered and the canal to be dug. By then, if we tell our father about this, it will be too late. No matter whether he regrets it or is afraid, it will be too late.

Only in this way can we strive to achieve the best of both worlds."

Lu Qing laughed in the darkness and sighed softly: "I couldn't say for sure before, but now I am sure of one thing.

Your father really doesn't understand your abilities, otherwise he probably wouldn't have married you to me."

"He doesn't know my abilities, nor do he know yours. This might be the legendary providence." Zhu Yu also laughed. This was really just as Lu Qing said. If Zhu Cheng knew her abilities, he would probably be so scared that he would lock her up in the yard and let her live out her life in solitude. He would never dare to marry her off to anyone, lest she do something shocking and get himself into trouble.

And if Zhu Cheng knew that Lu Qing was not as the outside world rumored, he would not marry Zhu Yu, a concubine's daughter, to him. Such a capable son-in-law might be left to his only favorite daughter, Zhu Ning.

Thinking of his elder sister, Zhu Yu couldn't help but shake his head.

If Zhu Ning had really been sent to marry, given her personality, she would probably be left out in the backyard of the palace just like the Jie princess.

There is no way Lu Qing would bring a lady like that out to travel across mountains and rivers to plot secretly. Not only would he be of no help, he might even be held back.

Thinking about this, Zhu Yu suddenly realized something: "Come to think of it, you seem a little different today than you did in the past."

"Oh? What's the difference? Madam, please explain."

"Honest. I don't know why, but your attitude towards me today is more honest than before."

Lu Qing didn't say anything immediately. He was silent for a moment. Just when Zhu Yu thought he didn't want to talk about it anymore, he heard him say, "I have something I've been wanting to ask you."

Zhu Yu heard his voice seemed to be a little deeper than usual, and there was an inexplicable heaviness in his tone. His heart tightened, "Go ahead."

"Suppose one day I am ultimately defeated in my battle with Duke Yan's faction and doomed to irreparable destruction, do you think your father would try every possible means to protect you with all his might?" Lu Qing asked.

Zhu Yu laughed. "Isn't his reaction today clear enough? The answer is right in front of me, so why bother asking when you already know the answer?"

"Then...if I leave you a foolproof way out, if Lu Chao and I can't succeed, I will help you hide your identity and leave this troubled place. After the storm has passed, you can continue your life with dignity, whether it's getting married or something else, living a simple and peaceful life. Are you willing?"

After Lu Qing finished asking the question, he didn't hear Zhu Yu's reply.

In the darkness, he subconsciously breathed very lightly, waiting for Zhu Yu's answer, with a strange feeling of uneasiness in his heart.

The uneasiness and tension were something he had never experienced before. It was as if a stone was placed on his chest, or as if a hand was holding his heart, ready to tighten at any time, leaving him hanging there with his breath, unable to go up or down.

Just like that, he didn't know how long he waited. The room was silent. Lu Qing didn't get any answer, whether it was the answer he wanted to hear or the answer he didn't want to hear.

If it weren't for his keen hearing, he would have known that Zhu Yu was definitely awake and would have thought that the person next to him had fallen asleep without realizing it.

Lu Qing didn't know why Zhu Yu was so reluctant to speak. Was it because he didn't know the answer to this question, or was he having other concerns?

So he couldn't help but reach out, touched Zhu Yu's hand on his side, and squeezed it gently.

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