Nian Huajiao: The cold-faced treacherous minister spoiled her unconditionally after breaking his vow

He sat silently on the cushion, clasped his hands together, and kept reciting the Amitabha Sutra.

Lu Jinan sat cross-legged opposite him, sipping tea quietly.

The room was filled with the aroma of tea and was so quiet.

After a moment, Wuyan finally opened his eyes and looked at the person opposite him. The man in black clothes looked like a mountain monster in the dim candlelight.

He silently withdrew his gaze, picked up the teacup beside him, and took a sip. After reciting the scriptures for so long, he was really thirsty.

"Did the bandit confess?" Wuyan put down the teacup and asked.

"Yeah." Lu Jinan nodded.

Wu Yan was used to his indifference and asked again, "Have you found the place where the contraband salt is hidden?"

"No, I just know the approximate location." This time he finally said a few more words.

Wuyan nodded: "It should be near the village. If we find it, then Liu Dazhuang is just as you guessed. He is the liaison between Beijing and Fujian in the contraband salt trade."

He then said, "It was you who instructed Elder Ling to kill Wang Jin. Do you have any countermeasures?"

"He has a wife and a son. I have asked Su Mu to take him away." Lu Jinan placed the teacup on the table, circling it twice with his bony fingers before stopping, and replied calmly.

Wu Yan watched his actions with a bit of amusement. He had been with Lu Jinan for quite some time, but he rarely saw him act so youthfully.

Has anything good happened to this kid recently?

As Prince Jing's good brother in private, he still takes Lu Jinan's affairs very seriously.

The relationship between the two can be considered as both teacher and friend.

He thought so in his heart, and asked: "Has anything good happened to you recently?"

The topic of his conversation changed so quickly that Lu Jinan was stunned for a moment.

Is there any good news?

Ever since that day when they parted at Qingquan Manor, he has been trying hard to control his heart.

But, it seems to be of no use.

Even though he was extremely busy with the case at hand, he would still think of the "little fox" from time to time.

The more he tried to restrain himself, the more those scenes that had happened kept coming into his head, until it was full and reappeared before his eyes over and over again.

Even in the silent night, it did not let him go and tortured him.

He thought he must be ill, and very ill.

Last night, he had the same dream again. The figure in the dream was very blurry, but he knew for no reason that it must be Jiang Luo.

She is the "little fox" who is sometimes bold and reckless and sometimes coquettish and cunning in front of him.

When he came out of the ear room again, cleaned himself and lay on the couch, a voice in his heart kept shouting: Lu Jinan, since you like her, why don't you give it a try...

Yes, since the little girl needs it and he happens to have the ability to protect her, why not give it a try?

As for her engagement with Ling Xun...

He only learned about what happened at the Spring Festival Banquet from Xu Yuan later. Plus, when he sent her back to the Duke's Mansion that day, in front of so many people on the street, her attitude towards Ling Xun was not really good.

Presumably, she is neither interested nor happy about this engagement, right?

He thought that he should find an opportunity to ask the girl out and have a good chat.

If she was willing to continue the engagement and cared about Ling Xun, he would immediately give up the idea and would never have any improper thoughts about her again.

If he really couldn't forget it, he would rush to Fujian and get to the bottom of the case of smuggling salt.

If it really doesn't work, he can stay for a few more days, defeat those pirates one by one, surrender to the court, and then return to Beijing.

By then, maybe the girl has already married someone else...

But if this marriage would cause trouble and harm to her, and she could do nothing about it, then he would find a way to withdraw for her.

Yes, it is like that!

Maybe, this is a good thing for him.

Thinking of this, he actually pulled the corner of his mouth and took the empty cup in front of him and put it to his mouth.

Wuyan had never seen Lord Lu like this before, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.

He reached out to stop Lu Jinan, and hurriedly poured him a cup of tea, then joked: "It seems that such busy official duties have not affected Lord Lu's good mood!"

In just a moment, Lu Jinan came back to his senses.

Seeing that he had lost his composure again because of Jiang Luo, he lowered his eyes and hid the thoughts in his heart. He pretended to be calm, drank two sips of tea, and said, "Thank you."

Wuyan curled his lips imperceptibly. He was really curious and wanted to continue to inquire about the "good news" that Lu Jinan mentioned, but was interrupted by Lu Jinan: "Ling Xiao asked you to find out the news?"

He nodded silently.

Lu Jinan sneered: "Then you should tell him that Liu Dazhuang might not be dead."

Wu Yan looked at him in confusion: "Since you took the trouble to hide Liu Dazhuang, why did you tell him such a confidential matter? Then you have worked in vain."

"No problem. How can you catch a big fish without bait?"

"what do you mean?"

Lu Jinan didn't answer again, but just looked at him meaningfully, leaving him to guess in silence.

In a moment, Wuyan figured out all the connections. He put down the teapot in his hand and asked tentatively, "A feint to the east and attack in the west?"

"I've been waiting for too long in Fujian. If I wait any longer, something unexpected might happen. This is a good opportunity."

Wuyan nodded in agreement: "You are right, this is indeed an opportunity. After such a long stalemate, it is time to close the net. As for Ling Xiao, we really need to find something for him to do."

The two talked about these things until late at night, and Lu Jinan took advantage of the night to say goodbye and leave.

After he left, Wuyan looked quietly at the futon opposite, constantly thinking about Lu Jinan's misconduct just now.

He was very familiar with that feeling, just like the momentary loss of composure he felt when he was young and thought of the person he loved.

Could it be... He seemed to have thought of something, and his eyes suddenly flashed with a strange light.

If it is really as he thought, I don’t know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing...

"Ah." He sighed silently.

"You should take a rest, otherwise, you will become a bald monk." Jiang Xing's voice came from the roof.

Wuyan rolled his eyes towards the roof when he heard this: "Okay, okay, I got it. You are such a nagging person now, if I had known I would have brought you..." As he spoke, he walked towards the inner room.

Jiang Xing listened to his chattering with a helpless look on his face. After a while, he saw the candle in the room went out, so he closed his eyes and rested.

After Lu Jinan came out of Zhenguo Temple, he somehow went to Jiang Luo's Shaoguangyuan.

Nanxing has been hiding in Wangyou's house these days according to Jiang Luo's instructions, and has never been on the roof to keep watch.

Lu Jinan knew of her existence. He was an expert, and if they really fought, Nanxing would not last more than ten moves under him and would lose miserably.

In order to avoid trouble, he mobilized his internal energy and held his breath to concentrate when approaching Shaoguang Temple.

Even if Su Mu was here at this time, he might not be able to find his trace.