months ago.

In the bedroom of Duke Ling's mansion.

"The Duke's Seal, that's all you know about the Duke's Seal!" Jiang Ningwan was very angry.

But after calming down for a moment, she frowned and looked at Ling Chaowen with suspicion.

"You can still enjoy a good life without the Duke's Seal. Why do you have to keep an eye on it? Who told you that?"

Hearing this, Ling Chaowen lowered his head guiltily.

Jiang Ningwan noticed something was amiss and threatened coldly, "If you don't tell the truth, we will sever ties with you."

"I'll just assume you died in the North."

Qin Wenli was also shocked for a moment when these words came out, but seeing Ling Chaowen's look of disbelief, he immediately agreed: "And me."

"Ling Chaowen, if you still consider me your elder brother, then tell me the truth."

"Have you been bewitched?"

Ling Chaowen was so frightened that his face turned pale. "You... are you really so heartless?"

The two men looked indifferent and determined.

Forced to do so, Ling Chaowen lowered his head honestly and said, "It's Jinlan."

"When we were in the North, she said that we were returning to Kyoto City to seek revenge. With our combined strength, we might not succeed, and we might not even be able to leave with our achievements."

"So I must distance myself from you and not implicate you."

"It just so happened that Lu Lingsong captured me and told me that the people chasing me were sent by Ning Wan. It was obvious that he wanted to sow discord between us."

"How could I not trust Ning Wan and trust an outsider?"

"But in order to come back alive, I pretended to please him. Anyway, my previous image of being unlearned and idle was deeply rooted in people's minds, so I just acted and Lu Lingsong believed it."

"Jinlan said that it would be a good opportunity to pretend to be loyal to Lu Lingsong so that if he wanted revenge in the future, he could drag the Lu family into it."

"That's why I keep mentioning the seal of nobility all day long."

The Ling family has suffered so much, how heartless must he be to be thinking about the seal of nobility all day long.

It's not easy to be alive.

The Duke's seal was of no use to him.

After hearing his explanation, Jiang Ningwan and Qin Wenli felt a little upset.

I didn't expect Ling Jinlan to have such a plan.

Jiang Ningwan was silent for a long time.

"You want revenge, you want to kill the King of Chu, right?"

Ling Chaowen was startled and looked at her in shock, "How did you know?"

It's hard not to guess what Ling Jinlan did when he saw what he did in Prince Chu's Mansion.

"If the King of Chu is really the murderer who killed everyone in the Ling family, I will kill him first!"

"Do you think that by distancing yourself from the matter, you can truly avoid implicating us?"

"For such a big thing, we need to discuss and plan together to achieve our goal!"

Qin Wenli nodded solemnly, "Ning Wan is right. If you two approach someone like Lu Lingsong, you will only put yourselves in danger."

Mentioning Lu Lingsong, Ling Chaowen clenched his fist and pounded it hard on the bed. "Lu Lingsong also used Lin Qinglai's handwritten letter to deceive me. When I was robbing the execution ground, Lin Qinglai whispered something to me."

"Qiu Cheng is Lu Lingsong's man."

"Lu Lingsong is also responsible for harming the Ling family!"

Ling Chaowen gritted his teeth, filled with hatred.

Both of them were shocked.

Jiang Ningwan frowned, "So you joined Lu Lingsong because you wanted to take the opportunity to kill him?"

Ling Chaowen nodded, "Although my martial arts skills are not as good as his, I should still have a chance if I catch him off guard."

Jiang Ningwan immediately interrupted: "Then you will definitely die!"

Ling Chaowen sighed and said dejectedly, "Now that I've told you all about the plan, it's definitely not going to work. I just hope Jinlan doesn't blame me..."

Qin Wenli sat down and comforted him, and his attitude softened a lot.

Jiang Ningwan, who was standing aside, crossed his arms and pondered, and an idea came to his mind.

"Now that you've robbed the execution ground and caused such a big fuss, Lu Lingsong should be even more convinced that you're a fool."

Hearing this, Ling Chaowen looked at her in disbelief, "Are you praising me or scolding me?"

"I'm praising you! You can play the role of a fool so well, you're very smart!" Jiang Ningwan was almost fooled herself.

"Since you've already gained some of Lu Lingsong's trust, why not take advantage of his trick and completely surrender to Lu Lingsong?"

"Let's pretend to have a big fight, I'll return the seal to you, and then you'll write a letter of severance to sever ties with me."

"You do whatever Lu Lingsong tells you to do, except murder and arson."

"But to prevent the Seal of Nobility from falling into Lu Lingsong's hands, I will make a fake one."

"Even if you're discovered, you can still say that I cheated you and you can come and settle the score with me later."

"The more we seem to have a deep hatred for each other, the more Lu Lingsong trusts you."

Qin Wenli's eyes lit up and he nodded in appreciation, "This is a brilliant plan!"

"If you can enter and leave the Lu family freely, you can find out some of their secrets and know their next plans."

After hearing this, Ling Chaowen was a little shocked. He had never shouldered such an important responsibility before. The joy of being recognized made him couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips.

"Such an important task, leave it to me?"

Qin Wenli nodded firmly and patted him on the shoulder. "I'll leave this important task to you!"

"Be sure to be careful when approaching Lu Lingsong."

Ling Chaowen's eyes suddenly became firm, and there seemed to be a flame burning in his heart.

He patted his chest cheerfully and said, "No problem, leave it to me. I will not let you down!"

……

After hearing this, Qin Shuangchi was a little surprised, "So he started acting from that time."

Ling Chaowen had already eaten a few pieces of cake and patted his chest proudly, "Well, I acted well!"

"Lu Lingsong is so smart, but he still got tricked by me!"

Qin Shuangchi couldn't help but chuckle and praised: "It's really a good performance. I was fooled."

"So you already knew about the Queen and the others' plan today?"

Jiang Ningwan nodded, "Ling Chaowen overheard it."

"Ever since we severed our relationship, Lu Lingsong has become defenseless against Ling Chaowen."

"Maybe they thought we were breaking off relations, just like I was breaking off relations with Duke Jiang."

Ling Chaowen continued eating. "I gave him the Duke's seal. How could he not trust me?"

"It's a pity that the two siblings didn't participate in this plan. I don't have any evidence, otherwise..."

Jiang Ningwan drank her tea slowly, "We've gotten rid of the troublesome Zheng Mingyi."

“It’s not a pity.”

Besides, the longer Ling Chaowen stayed with Lu Lingsong, the less safe it would be, so she hoped it would end as soon as possible.

"You must be more careful in your actions from now on. If you deceive Lu Lingsong, he will not let you go."

Ling Chaowen nodded, "Don't worry, I'm not the same person I used to be."

Then Jiang Ningwan gave Li Chun a few instructions.

Not long after, Lichun brought something.

Jiang Ningwan handed it to Ling Chaowen, "Here's the Duke's Seal."

Ling Chaowen was stunned for a moment and didn't dare to answer.

"I didn't ask you for it, can't you keep it?"

Jiang Ningwan smiled and said, "Didn't you say that you are no longer the same person as before? You should be able to support the entire Duke's Mansion now, right?"

Ling Chaowen's heart trembled, he felt a little nervous but also a little expectant.

"Take it, I believe you can do it!"

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