Published at 20th of September 2023 9:06 am

Chapter 347: Who Exactly Ruined his Plans?

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Translator: CokeZero Editor: Rainystars

Feng Zhi was frightened and immediately knelt down with a thud, regretting how she crossed the line.

Recently, she had been spoiled by how well Lady Lu had treated them, and she had become somewhat presumptuous.

“Lady Lu, I was wrong.”

Luf Jiao glanced at Feng Zhi and said, “This is the last time I’m saying this to you. Remember that I am your master. Whenever I give an order, you must obey it without question. Do not disobey my orders on your own accord, and don’t think for me what is good. If you make the same mistake again, I will directly send you away.”

Feng Zhi’s face turned pale. She realized that she had truly angered the lady, and her eyes involuntarily welled up with tears.

Lu Jiao didn’t console her. She decided to strictly discipline these maids from now on. Without rules, things wouldn’t go smoothly. Although she wasn’t particularly concerned about these matters, if she didn’t take these matters seriously, her servants would become presumptuous.

Lu Jiao made up her mind silently. Then she spoke slowly, “I’ll forgive you this time, but if it happens again, I won’t easily forgive you.”

Feng Zhi quickly responded, “Yes, Lady Lu.”

As she finished speaking, she stood up and hurriedly arranged for Uncle Lin to bring the carriage.

When Lu Jiao turned around, she saw Ruan Zhu looking at her, seeming bewildered. Lu Jiao amusingly said, “Did I scare you?”

Ruan Zhu immediately shook her head. She wasn’t scared, but she had always thought that the lady had a gentle temperament. She hadn’t expected her to be so imposing when serious. It seemed she had been mistaken.

Lu Jiao looked at Ruan Zhu with a serious expression and said, “I don’t like it when someone disobeys my orders. So, from now on, you must follow my commands and not take it upon yourself to make decisions for me.”

Ruan Zhu nodded vigorously like a little chicken pecking at rice. “I understand. I will definitely obey your commands and never disobey them.”

Lu Jiao was very satisfied with the young woman’s attitude and walked with her toward the front courtyard.

As soon as Lu Jiao left the Xie residence, Lu Gui rushed into Xie Yunjin’s room and reported that Lu Jiao took Feng Zhi and Ruan Zhu to the Xu residence. It wasn’t that Lu Gui enjoyed being a tattletale, but he was mainly concerned about his sister.

His sister had taken two women to the Xu residence, which was very dangerous.

Xie Yunjin had been tutoring the students in his room. The provincial examination was just a few days away, so even though he was injured and bedridden, he hadn’t stopped helping the students review. Every day, students would come to seek his guidance when they encountered difficult problems. “What? Your sister took people to the Xu residence?”

Xie Yunjin looked at Lu Gui with a cold gaze. Lu Gui quickly nodded, “Yes, I couldn’t stop her.”

His sister had warned him not to tell Xie Yunjin about this matter, saying she would return soon.

But he didn’t dare. If something happened, his brother-in-law would definitely kill him. So, he decided to inform his brother-in-law about what his sister had done.

On the bed, Xie Yunjin turned his head and looked at the students, saying, “We’ll stop here for today. Come back this afternoon.”

Several students immediately respectfully got up and prepared to leave.

During this period, Xie Yunjin had been diligently guiding their studies, and they were very grateful to him. Through this learning period, their progress had been remarkable, and it was highly likely that many of them would pass the provincial examination and become scholars.

The students quickly bid farewell to Xie Yunjin and left. Xie Yunjin abruptly got up from the bed.

Last time, Lin Dong had assisted him in getting up, and now Lu Gui nervously looked at Xie Yunjin and asked, “Brother-in-law, what are you doing?”

Xie Yunjin gritted his teeth and said, “I’m worried about your sister and plan to go fetch her.”

As soon as Xie Yunjin said that, Lu Gui became uneasy. He wore a pained expression and said, “Brother-in-law, it’s better if you don’t go. When my sister went earlier, she warned me not to tell you. If you go now, she will definitely punish me when she returns.”

Being the steward of his sister’s household was really not easy.

Xie Yunjin glared at Lu Gui with annoyance, “At a time like this, you’re not worried about your sister’s safety but concerned about her coming back to settle scores with you?”

Lu Gui felt guilty. Yes, at this moment, he should be worried about his sister’s safety.

“Then I’ll have Uncle Zhou bring the carriage to wait at the mansion gate.”

Early in the morning, Lu Gui had taken some people to the horse shop and bought another carriage, which has now proven handy.

Afterward, Xie Yunjin instructed him, “Bring Li Nantian as well. We’ll go to the Xu residence together.”

Xie Yunjin planned to bring Ruan Kai, Li Nantian, and Zhou Shaogong along.

First of all, this group of people would help guard against any attacks from behind.

Second of all, he wanted to test their skills and see how proficient they were in martial arts.

Lu Gui quickly agreed, and Xie Yunjin tidied up briefly. With Lin Xi and Ruan Kai, he walked towards the mansion gate.

At the gate, Li Nantian had been waiting. When he saw Xie Yunjin, he immediately respectfully called out, “Master.”

Xie Yunjin nodded and got in the carriage. Lin Dong and Ruan Kai followed him onto the carriage, while Zhou Shaogong steered. Li Nantian sat in the seat beside him. The carriage headed straight for the Xu residence.

Lu Jiao, accompanied by Feng Zhi and Ruan Zhu, went to the Xu residence without encountering any ambush. The carriage smoothly arrived outside the gates of the Xu residence.

Feng Zhi knocked on the door, and someone from the Xu family went to report to Grand Commander Xu and Lady Zhang.

These past few days, Grand Commander Xu had been anxious. Firstly, he was frustrated that he couldn’t get the surgery he wanted. Since Xie Yunjin was injured, Lu Jiao couldn’t arrange the surgery for him. Secondly, the person leaking Xie Yunjin’s secrets was likely from his household. If it truly was someone from his household, would Lu Jiao refuse to do the surgery out of anger?

The more Grand Commander Xu thought about it, the more frustrated he became. He didn’t feel like going anywhere and stayed in the house to investigate and determine if the leak of Xie Yunjin serving as Magistrate Hut s adviser came from his household.

In reality, Grand Commander Xu felt somewhat guilty because that day, when he and Lady Zhang returned from the Xie family, they did discuss Xie Yunjin serving as Magistrate Hu’s adviser. They even mentioned that Yang and Peng would probably be in trouble this time.

Perhaps someone overheard them at that time and secretly informed Yang and Peng about it.

Those two must have told the four influential families. Once those people knew about Xie Yunjin’s involvement, there was no way they would spare Xie Yunjin. So it was their doing that led to Xie Yunjin being assassinated and injured.

The more Grand Commander Xu thought about it, the worse he felt. He really wanted to find out who leaked the secret and give an explanation to the Xie family. However, no matter how much he investigated, even after several days, he couldn’t find any suspicious servants or identify any foolish servants who had approached them when he and his wife were talking. Even their personal servants were standing outside the room and didn’t come in.

In the back hallway, Lady Zhang looked at the distressed Grand Commander Xu and quickly advised him, “Enough, maybe it wasn’t someone from our household who leaked it. So don’t trouble yourself unnecessarily.”

Grand Commander Xu looked up at Lady Zhang and said, “I think it’s highly likely that someone from our household leaked the information. Just think about it, we discussed it that day. If we hadn’t said anything, it would have been fine. But since we did, someone definitely overheard and leaked it. Now I want to find out who exactly leaked my words. Once I find them, I’ll make sure to beat them to death..”

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