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Chapter 32 Mayfly
Zhu Yu's doubts grew even deeper.

The outside world either says that Lu Qing is the free and easy king who is regarded as a lucky star by the emperor, who indulges in pleasure all day long, is a rich and idle person who cannot be offended but is useless to make friends with, and is like a chicken rib.

Or it could be said that the emperor was wary of him, so he was only given the title of "Two-Character King", and was restricted in everything and constrained in every way. Even the marriage he was granted was to the most useless Shuo Kingdom among several vassal states, and he just married a daughter of the Zhu family to the kingdom.

However, after only a few days as Princess Xiaoyao, Zhu Yu felt that things were not that simple. These two completely different rumors each had their merits, but neither was right.

Lu Qing's situation and his relationship with the current emperor are far more complicated than outsiders can guess.

When Lu Qing pulled his attention away from the files and looked up at Zhu Yu, he saw her staring at the golden mask beside the table in a daze, her brows furrowed, wondering what she was thinking about.

Before he could speak, a loud cry of hunger suddenly came from Zhu Yu's side, which also brought her back to her senses. She subconsciously looked towards Lu Qing. Their eyes met, and seeing the mischief in Lu Qing's eyes, Zhu Yu's face suddenly turned red.

"I'm hungry..." She smiled a little embarrassedly and touched her stomach.

Lu Qing looked outside and could see through the window paper that the light outside had dimmed.

"It's already this late, you must be hungry." He opened a few boxes of cakes and pastries on the table and pushed them in front of Zhu Yu, "I'll let you eat some cakes and pastries to fill your stomach for now.

I guess the thoughtful chief clerk will arrange meals for us in the evening."

Zhu Yu looked at the cakes in the box. Some were crispy, some were soft and glutinous, some were drizzled with rock honey, and some were filled with stuffing. There were quite a few varieties, and they looked very appetizing.

But after reaching out and picking up a piece, Zhu Yu hesitated again: "This cake should be safe, right?"

Lu Qing looked up at her, and seeing that she was serious, he smiled and shook his head: "They don't have that much courage.

Don't forget, Lord Li considers himself a disciple of Lu Zhang, and he probably wouldn't dare to poison the censor.

After all, there’s a saying that goes, “One hair can move the whole body,” but do you know what the consequences of a hair can move the whole body?”

Zhu Yu nodded.

The saying "a single hair can move the whole body" sounds like a tiny mayfly can stir up a storm. In fact, if it is just the hair that is pulled, then the first thing to be cut off will also be this "hair".

Sometimes, as a nobody, when you're in trouble, your allies might want you dead more than your enemies.

Thinking back to the day of the wedding banquet, even a powerful official like Duke Yan was somewhat wary of Lu Qing. In this light, it seemed that her worry that Li Wencai's supporters would dare to silence her and Lu Qing was really a bit too much.

Zhu Yu ate these pastries with hot tea and enjoyed them with relish. She was not one to let herself go hungry. No matter what the situation was, eating well and getting enough rest was the only way to ensure her health to the greatest extent possible.

She had tasted the bitter fruit of overwork once, and the heavy price she paid made her terrified and took it as a warning.

After eating, Zhu Yu went to the shelf to get a book to read, while Lu Qing continued to look through the account book.

It was evening when we finally heard some rustling sounds outside.

Zhu Yu heard Fu Wen's questioning voice, and soon he came in from outside, holding two huge food boxes in his hands, which contained rich dishes and even a small pot of wine.

The county government still has stocks of things that cannot be bought outside.

Lu Qing took a glass and poured it in. The wine was very pale, and the aroma seemed to be just on the surface. Compared with the wine he had gotten in the tavern that day, it was not even a little bit better.

If these two wines were put together and people were allowed to choose, the winner would be obvious.

It seems that after controlling the entire wine-making business in Qingshui County, Lu Ji has become fearless.

After dinner, it was dark outside.

Fu Wen lit the lamp on the desk for Lu Qing and sat on a chair near the door.

"If you are tired, just rest early. You don't have to endure it with me." Lu Qing reminded Zhu Yu, and then he concentrated on reading the files in his hand.

Zhu Yu walked around the room a few times as an after-dinner exercise. Most of the books on Li Wencai's shelf were placed there casually to make up the appearance. There were neither classics of sages nor wonderful storybooks. Most of them were boring and there was no interest in reading them. She simply went to bed with her clothes on and went to bed early.

Zhu Yu was in a daze and didn't know how long it had been. He woke up without any warning and saw Lu Qing still sitting at the desk, with her head tilted towards the window. When he saw that she was about to get up, he made a gesture to her and actually turned off the lamp on the desk.

The room was plunged into darkness in an instant.

Zhu Yu didn't dare to move. He just leaned there quietly without moving, listening to the movements around him with his ears perked up.

But she heard no sound except silence.

After a while, she finally heard some rustling sounds outside, as if someone had sneaked into the yard and was tiptoeing towards the door.

She glanced at Lu Qing and was amazed at his good hearing.

The moon must have risen high at this moment, and soon a figure was cast on the window paper of the door. He tiptoed around the door and came to the window.

The figure moved closer to the window, apparently listening to the movements inside the house. He paused for a while, and seeing that the house was quiet and there was no sound, he moved again.

I saw the black shadow carefully inserting the dagger through the window crack, moving it bit by bit, as if trying to pry open the window bolt.

Zhu Yu's heart beat faster. He glanced at Lu Qing and saw that he was still sitting there calmly, not moving a muscle.

Since Lu Qing hasn't moved yet, it means it's not the right time yet.

The window of this room was very tightly closed, and the man didn't dare to make any big movements. It took him a long time to pry the window open with the dagger.

The dark shadow didn't seem to want to push the window open and rush in. Instead, it carefully opened the window a crack and threw something in through the gap.

Just as the thing fell to the ground with a plop, the rune figure who had been standing silently by the door disappeared in a flash.

The movement was so quick and light that Zhu Yu didn't even see when he opened the door.

There were a few chaotic footsteps outside. It was obvious that the people outside discovered someone coming out and were so scared that they wanted to escape immediately. However, the footsteps soon stopped and everything returned to silence. There was no human voice from beginning to end.

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