The Imperial Guard’s Revenge

Only then did the Liu family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law know that there was a palace maid outside. They stood up at a loss and apologized again and again. Knowing that things had changed, Wang Yanqing stopped the Liu family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and said, "It's all my fault. As soon as I talk, I forget the time. We have palace rules, so we have to go back quickly. You two stay here, you don't need to send them off."

When Aunt Liu heard this, she didn't dare to stop her, and Wang Yanqing came out with the food box. When Lingxi saw her, she lowered her voice and said, "Girl, don't talk for a while, and walk along the dark place."

Wang Yanqing nodded in understanding. Lingxi and Wang Yanqing went out. The officers and soldiers guarding outside saw them come out and frowned and asked, "Why did you go in for so long?"

Lingxi lowered her eyebrows and said, "Auntie is in charge. We have to wait for them to finish eating and get the food box back."

The officers and soldiers did not understand the rules in the palace, and could not hear anything wrong for a while, so they let them go. Wang Yanqing lowered his head and walked away quickly. There was a corner in front of him, and there was a sound of neat and powerful footsteps from behind. Lingxi's heart tightened, and he quickly moved behind Wang Yanqing to block Wang Yanqing's figure.

The two turned around the corner without risk, and Lingxi was not sure whether the bào was exposed, so they could only urge Wang Yanqing to leave quickly. Wang Yanqing said nothing, but said, "Don't forget to bring them food later."

Lingxi nodded: "The commander will arrange it."

Fu Tingzhou always thought that Lu Heng would not live so peacefully, and sure enough, when the sky was about to fall, he heard a message that a few Jin Yiwei were provoking trouble at the door. Fu Tingzhou came to check in person, and when he approached, he vaguely swept two women past the corner of the wall.

Even if the woman's figure was only revealed for a moment, Fu Tingzhou still recognized that it was Qingqing.

Fu Tingzhou didn't say anything. After he appeared, the troublesome Jin Yiwei quickly dispersed. Fu Tingzhou pushed open the door and came in. Aunt Liu saw that it was him, and hurriedly dragged her daughter-in-law to her knees.

"Caomin pays respects to Lord Hou."

They knelt on the ground with improper etiquette. Fu Tingzhou's attention was not on the pair of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

He was all too familiar with this fragrance, because Fu Tingzhou didn't even feel surprised because he had a hunch. Fu Tingzhou asked the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law on the ground, "Who was here just now?"

Aunt Liu shivered and said, "One... No, two palace maids who deliver meals."

"What does she look like?"

This question stopped Aunt Liu, she frowned and said, "He's quite tall, white and thin, and he has a special appearance."

Fu Tingzhou nodded lightly and asked, "What did she tell you?"

"I just asked about the day..." Aunt Liu became nervous, "Could it be, isn't that a palace maid?"

If only Lu Heng did things, Fu Tingzhou would definitely not be merciful. But Qingqing was also involved in it. He didn't want to bào Lu Qingqing, so he calmly said: "It's a palace maid. It's nothing, I'm just here to check."

Aunt Liu snorted, and her face relaxed. Fu Tingzhou glanced at them one last time, then turned around and went out. After closing the door, he instructed the guarding officers and soldiers: "Watch out, don't let anyone approach."

The officers and soldiers should be solemn. After he finished speaking, the Marquis of Zhenyuan did not move, and the officers and soldiers became nervous. Could it be that what did he do wrong just now?

When the officers and soldiers were sweating from fear, Fu Tingzhou said, "Next time the two palace maids will come to deliver meals..."

He stopped halfway through, and finally shook his head: "She won't come again. Forget it, keep on duty."

The Marquis of Zhenyuan left an inexplicable remark, but he did not say it again inexplicably. The officers and soldiers did not understand what he meant, and they promised it in surprise.

Fu Tingzhou walked towards his residence in the dark of night. The weather in July was like a steamer, and the ground was filled with the heat of dust. Fu Tingzhou was walking in the palace where the guards were obviously chaotic, and a vague idea came to his mind.

He probably knew how to save Qingqing back.

Chapter 57 Tacit understanding

Even if Wang Yanqing tried to speed up the inquiries as much as possible, the stay time exceeded their expectations. They encountered an accident when they went out. Wang Yanqing was in a hurry to leave, and did not look back to see who it was. The other party didn't catch up either. Thinking about it, he didn't reveal anything.

Wang Yanqing breathed a sigh of relief. She quietly returned to Lu Heng's courtyard. Lu Heng heard footsteps outside without raising his head, and said, "The door is not closed, come in directly."

Wang Yanqing opened the door and turned to enter. Lu Heng was flipping through the files under the lamp. He had a thick pile of documents in his hand, and he pulled out several of them and placed them separately. Lu Heng closed the volume in his hand and asked, "How is it, is the road going well?"

Wang Yanqing was still wearing a palace maid's clothes. She didn't want Lu Heng to worry, so she said, "There are no surprises, it's going well."

Lu Heng got up and poured her a cup of tea, put it by her hand, and said, "moisten your throat first. No hurry, speak slowly."

Wang Yanqing had been running around all night, and he was really rude. She picked up the tea cup, the water temperature inside was just right, Wang Yanqing just took a sip, relieved the dryness in his throat, and put it down: "Second brother, there may be something strange in Hegu Village."

Her lips were dipped in tea, and they were shiny under the light, as if they had been coated with a good glaze. Lu Heng felt itchy. He stretched out his hand and pressed the corner of Wang Yanqing's lips, stroking the non-existent water droplets on it, and asked unconcernedly, "How do you say it?"

Wang Yanqing's mind was all on the case she just found out, even if Lu Heng's hand messed up her face, she could bear it in a good-humored manner, and reported her findings wholeheartedly: "After I entered the house, I took the opportunity to knock them over. The Liu family’s mother-in-law and daughter-in-law’s reactions to the meals were very real, and their demeanor and actions were in line with the villagers’ family, not like they had been trained. Later, I slowly asked about the disappearance. There were criticisms, so when they answered in front of Cheng Zhifu this evening, they hesitated and covered up a lot.

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