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"Oh?" Lu Qing asked doubtfully, "You are already Li Wencai's concubine, so you should know that you and Li Wencai share the same fate.

Now that Li Wencai is the magistrate of Qingshui County, you can live safely in this mansion.

If I really punish him, do you know what will happen to you?"

"I know!" Zhu Qiaoyun was originally filled with sorrow, but upon hearing Lu Qing say that she and Li Wencai "prosper together and suffer together", she immediately knelt upright, "From the day he forced me into his house, I never thought about asking for a good end!
Not only did he kill my Zhou Lang, he also sent his ruffians to harass my parents and family members every day, and finally drove them out of Taiping County. Now I don’t even know where they are or whether they are dead or alive.

He wants me to cut off all ties and live my life by his side to please him, but I won't!
I originally wanted to kill myself and turn this house into a haunted one, but then I thought, a man like him has so much blood on his hands and has killed so many people, how could he be afraid of a mere person like me!

Even if I die, he will still use the same tricks again. If he takes a fancy to another girl one day, he will harm her in the same way.

So I won't die. If I have to die, I have to wait until I find a way to take revenge. I have to die after Li Wencai!"

Zhu Qiaoyun knelt straight with her neck stiff. Her hatred for Li Wencai diluted her previous nervousness and awkwardness, leaving only hatred in her eyes and a hint of stubbornness.

Zhu Yu stood aside, feeling indescribable shock in his heart.

This woman, who originally looked very weak, was able to endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens just to get revenge one day, even at the cost of her own life. How strong a hatred could support her!

"Where is the account book you mentioned hidden?" Lu Qing asked again, with a cold tone from beginning to end.

"It's in his study!" Zhu Qiaoyun quickly replied, "I discovered it by chance. There's a secret compartment in Li Wencai's study. If you take out the Shurangama Sutra from the shelf, you can see the secret compartment behind it. The account book is hidden behind the wooden door of the secret compartment.

If you can severely punish Li Wencai, I will always be with you, chanting sutras and praying for you day and night, and setting up a memorial tablet for your eternal life!"

"I already know what you said. You can go back." No matter how sad Zhu Qiaoyun's words were, Lu Qing just waved his hand, motioning her to leave, and didn't want to say a single extra word to her.

Zhu Qiaoyun seemed a little unwilling, but she had said everything she needed to say. The censor in front of her seemed unmoved, and she did not dare to bother him any further, for fear that it would anger him and make him ignore her even more. So she kowtowed, got up and left.

When he left, he was somewhat dazed. It seemed that he had mustered up all his courage to do something, but then he gave an ambiguous response. Now he was in a trance.

Zhu Yu felt that she was very lucky. Needless to say, she had been very lucky before. But when she arrived here, the moment she opened her eyes, she knew that she was the daughter of King Shuo Zhu Cheng. Although she was not the most favored eldest daughter, she was still the daughter of a vassal king. She had never been bullied either at home or outside.

Although she was married to the King of Freedom Lu Qing, whom she had never met, by an imperial decree, it now seemed that her husband was both handsome and intelligent, and even if he was a little cunning, he was still not bad.

Now, looking at Zhu Qiaoyun walking out in a daze, she felt an indescribable complex emotion in her heart.

Being a girl in the boudoir, a noble lady in the inner house, closing the door and looking at the world in front of you, you will naturally feel that this world is really great.

But when he really saw the skinny child in Wang Shan’s family, the barren farmland, and the dilapidated houses...it was difficult for Zhu Yu to close his eyes and deceive himself that those things did not exist.

Lu Qing looked at Zhu Yu standing at the door and watching Zhu Qiaoyun leave. He said nothing, picked up the book on the desk and continued reading.

After Zhu Qiaoyun left, Zhu Yu withdrew his gaze and turned back to ask Lu Qing: "Should we go find the secret account book that Zhu Qiaoyun mentioned?"

"No rush," Lu Qing said without even raising his eyes, "Li Wencai is locked in the room, are you afraid that he will destroy the evidence?
We have no way of finding out the origin of this person who came out to provide us with evidence of Li Wencai's guilt. What if this is a trick, and we follow her wishes to find evidence, wouldn't we be led by the nose?
So it's better to wait a while. The account book won't run away on its own, but if there are people who are deliberately planning something, seeing that we haven't made any moves yet, some people will jump out on their own."

Zhu Yu thought about it and felt that Lu Qing's plan was indeed much safer, but he couldn't help but feel a little surprised: "You are really cautious in everything you do."

Lu Qing just curled the corners of his mouth, revealing a faint smile, and didn't say anything.

His smile had nothing to do with happiness, but rather seemed more like self-mockery.

Although he didn't know what Lu Qing had experienced since childhood, just thinking about the aggressive aura of Duke Yan at the banquet on the wedding day, Zhu Yu guessed that as long as he had any connection with the royal family, his life would not be easy.

If Lu Qing did not have a cautious character and a sharp mind, he might have been deboned and had his tendons removed by accident, and in the end his skin would have been peeled off and made into a drum, which would be beaten "dong dong" to mock his stupidity.

"How about I ask someone to lock Li Wencai's study?" Zhu Yu temporarily put aside his sympathy for Zhu Qiaoyun. He agreed with Lu Qing's caution, but was still a little worried.

"Let the Chief Secretary make the decision on this matter." Lu Qing replied indifferently.

Zhu Yu immediately went out and called the yamen runner who was under their command, and asked him to ask the manager of Li's house for a large copper lock, which was even larger than the one used to lock Li Wencai's bedroom. He went there to lock the study, and then took the key and went back to the side courtyard.

In the evening, the yamen runner came back and brought dinner in a food box.

This time, after he put the food box on the stone table, he did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he hesitated for a while, not daring to talk to Lu Qing. He bravely moved closer to Zhu Yu.

"This lord..." He didn't know how to address Zhu Yu. He only knew that this lord wearing a leather mask had been following the censor for the past two days. He seemed to be quite respected. Even the censor's guards were respectful and polite to him. He must be a confidant of the censor, so it was right to ask him about this matter. "County Magistrate Li's bedroom door is locked. The censor won't allow it to be opened. So, will you still deliver lord Li's meal?"

"Did the censor ask you to deliver it?" Zhu Yu asked back.

The yamen runner suddenly understood and nodded quickly, clasping his fists towards her with gratitude: "Thank you for your instructions, sir! I understand! I know what to do, don't worry!"

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