Chapter 51: I want to be stronger
After Ye Lianrong finished speaking, she stood up uneasily and sat down again. Looking at Lu Zhiqing in fear, Ye Lianrong pursed her lower lip and asked suspiciously, "I said daughter, this matter won't have anything to do with you, right?" ”
"I said, mother, are you crazy?!" Lu Zhiqing glared at Ye Lianrong helplessly, "What if my father is suspicious?" If we don't do anything wrong, we're not afraid of ghosts calling the door, that Wanyue didn't get us, it has nothing to do with us, what are you talking about? You don't even have the heart to go for trouble with her little maid, let alone me? Besides, what am I hiding her a maid for? ”
Lu Zhiqing's words made Ye Lianrong feel a little relieved, and when she thought about Lu Zhiqing's words, there was some truth in them, so Ye Lianrong didn't think about anything else.
After Lu Zhiyao went back, he saw Lan Ruoya and Yu Butterfly in the room. Shaking his head gently towards the two, Lu Zhiyao whispered to Lan Ruoya: "Miss Lan is really embarrassed, I still have to ask you to do me a favor." ”
"Say whatever you want." Lan Ruoyan nodded without hesitation, listening to Lu Yao's words.
"Help me arrange a clever person to take care of my Erniang, it is impossible for Wanyue and Yudie to have enemies outside, and it seems that the entire Xiangfu may trouble them, and only my Erniang and Lu Zhiqing are the only ones who can make trouble. But Lu Zhiqing doesn't have that smart head, even if she does it, she must have discussed it with Ye Lianrong. ”
"I see, leave this matter to me."
Lan Ruoya went out of the house to do errands for Lu Zhiyao, leaving only Lu Zhiyao and Yu Die, who was about to collapse. Lu Zhiyao took Yu Die's cold hand and frowned, "Don't worry, I will do it if I promise you, I won't let Wanyue have an accident." ”
Yu Die tried hard to keep herself calm, nodded, and Yu Die said, "Miss, you said that if it was really the second lady, where would they hide Wanyue?" I'm not afraid of anything else now, I'm afraid that Wanyue will be arrested by other bad guys, and you also know that there are so many traffickers in the capital, what if, if you really sell Wanyue somewhere else, then what can I do! ”
"Traffickers ......"
Yu Die's words reminded Lu Zhiyao that the two maids, Wanyue and Yu Die, both have long eyebrows and clear eyes, and they are not stunning beauties, but they are also beautiful. If it really wasn't Ye Lianrong's doing, then what use could someone else do if they caught Wanyue? Wanyue is not the daughter of a big family, even if she is a slave in the Prime Minister's Mansion, but the other party will not be stupid enough to think that the dignified Prime Minister will really give money for a little maid to redeem her. Could it really be as Yudie thought, that Wanyue was arrested by human traffickers?
Lu Zhiyao thought about it and decided to wait for it to get dark and go out to investigate. Because if it was really the traffickers, then they would not have left the capital so quickly. In the whole country of Charlai, the most prosperous place is the capital, and the place with the most rich people is also here, and only those women who cannot be sold for money in the capital will be transferred to other places.
Lu Zhiyao and Yudie stayed in the house for a while, and the oppressive atmosphere in the house made them feel a little out of breath, so they went to the yard to take a breath.
Lu Yuanzheng, who came suddenly, looked at the expressions of the two of them that were not quite right, and asked with a smile, "What?" Not happy to see me? ”
"No, Dad, you misunderstood." Lu Zhiyao smiled forcefully and told Lu Yuanzheng the truth. "Dad, the moon is gone, and we're all worried."
"Moon?" Lu Yuanzheng raised his eyebrows, "Impossible, I saw her just now!" ”
"You're not seeing the Moon." Lu Zhiyao brought Lu Yuanzheng into the room and explained: "That is Lan Ruoya's disguise, and it is true that Wanyue went home last night to take care of my aunt Chang." Miss Lan came to me this morning and said that she followed the flower thief Chu Ziqian last night and found that Chu Ziqian had come to our house, and she was afraid that something would happen to me and my sister, so she wanted to pretend to be someone from our house, so that she could catch the thief when the time came. ”
"What? Chu Ziqian came to our house? Lu Yuanzheng was shocked by this news, and said with a wrinkle in his facial features: "Then I have to let the family members in the house be more energetic and pay more attention." ”
Lu Yuanzheng said as he spoke, as if he had also noticed that something was wrong with his words, glanced at Yudie, and said, "If you look for it carefully, she won't run away as a girl." If you can't find it tomorrow, report it to the authorities. ”
"Well, thank you for your concern."
"Dad, don't spread the word about this, and Chu Ziqian's matter is the same, if Chu Ziqian gets the news, all these preparations we have made will be in vain!" Lu Zhiyao was worried about the landing expedition.
As soon as Lu Yuanzheng thought of that Chu Ziqian, he remembered Ye Lianrong's previous contact with Chu Ziqian. It is suspected that Chu Ziqian came over this time because of the previous agreement with Ye Lianrong, and rushed to Lu Yuanzhi, and Lu Yuanzheng was even more angry.
"Daddy understands." Lu Yuanzheng smiled slightly, patted Lu Zhiyao's head, and gently comforted: "Don't worry, Dad won't let you have anything to do." ”
Lu Yuanzheng and Lu Zhiyao talked for a while, and after Lan Ruoya came back, he asked Lan Ruoya a few words and left. After Lu Yuanzheng left, Lan Ruoyan said to Lu Zhiyao: "I have already arranged it, if there is anything wrong over there, they will come back and inform us immediately." ”
"Thank you, Miss Blue."
At this time, it is not a bad thing to have a catcher by your side, so Lu Zhiyao and Yudie waited anxiously until the evening, but Xuanyue still did not show up.
As time went on, Yu Die's mood began to change, and she couldn't hold on anymore. Lu Zhiyao looked at Yudie's sad expression, and felt a little uncomfortable. Although the time spent with these two maids is not too long, it would be a lie to say that there is no emotion at all.
"Miss Blue, I'm going to go out of the house." Lu Zhiyao casually pulled up his long hair and said to Lan Ruoya, "Go to a few brothels and have a look." ”
"Do you suspect that the maid was sold to a brothel?" Lan Ruoya thought for a moment and vetoed: "This person can't be so bold, right?" ”
"If you don't have the guts, you won't be a human trafficker. In broad daylight, there are many people selling people on the street, and what else do they dare not do. Lu Zhiyao sneered, and after finishing his hair, he realized that he didn't have a man's clothes. Sighing lightly, Lu Zhiyao found light clothes and put them on, and then walked out of the room.
"Wait, I'll go with you." Lan Ruoyan followed behind Lu Zhiyao and said.
"You're gone, so what about this side?"
"If you weren't in the house, presumably Chu Ziqian wouldn't have done it. The thief will only do something to the woman he fancies, and will not touch the others. ”
After Lan Ruoya and Lu Zhiyao agreed, they told Yudie to wait for them in the room to come back. The two of them left the Prime Minister's Mansion one after the other, Lan Ruoya looked at Lu Zhiyao's dexterous movements, and couldn't help asking, "Who did you learn kung fu from?" Xiangye, they all know that you know martial arts? ”
Lu Zhiyao was silent for a moment, looked back at Lan Ruoyan and smiled slightly, and asked, "Do you believe that people will come back to life after death?" ”
Lan Ruoya was stunned by Lu Zhiyao's question, she didn't understand what Lu Zhiyao's purpose was in asking herself.
Lu Zhiyao looked at Lan Ruoya's slightly stunned expression, and knew that if she told the matter, no one would believe it, and she still lied in comparison. "Actually, I don't know how I learned martial arts, no one taught me, just sleep a little bit."
The answer given by Lu Zhiyao Lan Ruoya was naturally not stupid enough to believe it, looking at Lu Zhiyao who was full of mysteries in front of her, Lan Ruoya suddenly remembered what Lin Yinan said before coming to the Prime Minister's Mansion today.
Lin Yinan said that as long as Lu Zhiyao is around, something will definitely happen. If she wants to catch Chu Ziqian, just go to Lu Zhiyao and squat. If there is nothing to do and she is bored, she will not be disappointed if she waits by Lu Zhiyao's side.
Unexpectedly, Lan Ruoyan only arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion on the first day, and such a thing happened. What Lin Yinan said was not bad at all, and what Lu Zhiyao saw was also quite accurate.
Lu Zhiyao and Lan Ruoya were busy for more than an hour, and they looked for many brothels and casinos but didn't see Wanyue. When two women go to that kind of place at night, they always attract people's side eyes. Lu Zhiyao glanced coldly at the men who looked at her and Lan Ruoyan smiling with bad intentions, and his heart was filled with disgust.
After some efforts to get no results, Lu Zhiyao returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion dejectedly, looked at Yudie with an expectant expression, and shook his head with some guilt.
Yudie's tears fell down all of a sudden with Lu Zhiyao's movements, her body trembled slightly, and Yudie couldn't help crying: "If Yue'er really has three long and two short, what should my mother and I do." ”
"It's not going to be good, don't say such frustrating words." Lu Zhiyao secretly clenched his fists and said, "Go back to the room and rest for me, Ming'er still has something to do for you, and I will find a way to do it in Xuanyue." ”
Lu Zhiyao drove Yudie back, and then asked Lan Ruoya to rest as well. Sitting alone at the table, Lu Zhiyao thought that he could only watch the people around him being hurt and could not do anything, just like when she knew that her father and mother and eldest brother were killed and could not save them, Lu Zhiyao felt a deep disgust for his powerlessness and weakness.
She didn't like herself like this, she couldn't let herself go on like this. Whether it's herself or the people around her, she doesn't want them to be hurt a little more. She doesn't care how much effort she puts into it, how much it costs. As long as she becomes stronger, she can protect anyone she wants to protect.
The next day, it was busy again, and there was nothing to be gained. Chang Manting, who learned that Wanyue was gone, began to collapse emotionally. Lu Zhiyao faced Chang Manting and Yudie, who were trying hard not to cry in front of her, and she blamed herself.
Lu Zhiyao silently exited the room, leaning against the wall and looking up at the sky in a daze. Wanyue came out early in the morning, and it was not far from her house to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and it would take a while to arrive. Who took her away as soon as the moon appeared? Was it premeditated or unintentional? If it was the idea of the moon that had been marked a long time ago, then who would this person be?
Lu Zhiyao thought about it, but still felt that Ye Lianrong was the most likely. Because Wanyue and Yudie have been in the Xiangfu for so many years, except for being at home or in the Xiangfu, it is impossible for the two of them to provoke any other evildoers. If he really offended someone before, Lu Zhiyao didn't believe that person would have such patience and waited so long before he started. Since she became Lu Zhiyao and met Wanyue and Yudie, the only enemies of these two girls are Ye Lianrong and Lu Zhiqing. Although Ye Lianrong has been very honest and hasn't done anything in the past two days, is it possible that she asked her subordinates to do it? It's like...... She asked Ye Shengnan to help dig Yang Xinyuan's grave?
"What do you think? So fascinating? ”
Lu Zhiyao was thinking about it, when an unfamiliar voice suddenly sounded in his ears. Lu Zhiyao followed the sound and saw a person dressed as a family at the gate of the courtyard, which she didn't know.
Lu Zhiyao looked at the man suspiciously and asked, "Are you Lan Ruoya's person?" ”
The man smiled when he heard Lu Zhiyao's question, which alerted Lu Zhiyao. The man watched Lu Zhiyao stand up straight, looked at himself sharply, he hurriedly waved his hand, and said, "I have no malice, I just want to talk to the eldest lady about something." ”
"What are you trying to say about me?" Lu Zhiyao looked around, guessing the identity of this man. "Who are you? My dad called you? Or Ye Lianrong's people? ”
The man did not answer Lu Zhiyao's question, but boldly walked to Lu Zhiyao's side. said in a low voice: "Miss, you helped those people in the imperial court like this, but what benefits did you take from them?" ”
Lu Zhiyao's eyes flashed, and he suddenly remembered where he had heard this voice.