She wouldn’t let him give up completely, so it would never end.

Lu Weimian tore open the letter.

It was her familiar neat handwriting.

Seeing this, Muyu lowered her head, “Then I’ll excuse myself…”

“No need,” Lu Weimian stopped Muyu. She didn’t have any secrets with Mu Qingci now, nor should she, “He asked me to meet at Nanling Pond tonight, saying he wants to make things clear and won’t bother me again.”

There was nothing else in the envelope besides this piece of paper.

Muyu didn’t expect Lu Weimian to blurt out the contents of the letter.

Muyu was quite flustered, “Then, Madam, are you going?”

Lu Weimian folded the letter and put it aside.

She didn’t answer immediately.

Near dusk, a carriage stopped in the back courtyard of the Feng Mansion, and Lu Weimian, wearing a veil hat, got on.

Soon after, Ling Yi went to the study with the news.

The study was unlit, somewhat dim, and Feng Xingyuan’s figure was hidden in the darkness.

His slender fingers wiped the black mask, “The news of Cao Xing leaving the capital tonight has been released?”

“It’s been released.” Ling Yi lowered his head, “Both the East Palace and the Ministry of War have received it.”

“As you expected,” Ling Yi reported all the information he had obtained, “The Crown Prince plans to silence him, the East Palace sent people to ambush around Nanling Pond tonight.”

“After receiving the news, the Ministry of War also sent troops, preparing to capture Cao Xing alive tonight.”

Cao Xing had secretly colluded with the Ministry of War and the Crown Prince. Now that he had caused such a big trouble for the Ministry of War, the Minister of War must find the mastermind to clear his name and protect his position, otherwise, half of the Ministry of War would suffer.

But Cao Xing’s testimony while alive was meaningless; he would definitely not implicate the Crown Prince because he cared about his wife and children.

“In this world, only dead people can say what I want to hear.” Feng Xingyuan said leisurely, “Tonight, the Ministry of War will clash with the Crown Prince’s men, the scene should be quite spectacular.”

Under these circumstances, only the mastermind would want to silence him.

When the Ministry of War’s men clashed with the Crown Prince’s men and discovered that the Crown Prince wanted to silence him, the matter of the Crown Prince instructing Cao Xing to secretly change the military supplies would be conclusive.

Ling Yi asked, “Are you going to take a look tonight?”

Feng Xingyuan said lazily, “What does it have to do with me? I’m not going.”

Ling Yi hesitated whether he should say it, but finally spoke, “Mainly, today, Madam received a letter, saying that the Crown Prince asked her to meet at Nanling Pond.”

Feng Xingyuan stopped wiping the mask, lifting his eyelids to look over.

“I think, since the Crown Prince is preparing to silence Cao Xing at Nanling Pond, he would definitely not ask Madam to meet at Nanling Pond. This letter must be from someone else, creating trouble.” Ling Yi paused, “It’s probably trying to use a knife to kill someone under the cover of darkness…”

Feng Xingyuan naturally understood the reason, his gaze fixed on the subordinate not far away, “Did she go?”

Ling Yi truthfully reported, “Madam went out after dinner.”

Feng Xingyuan’s eyes darkened, he sneered, continuing to wipe the mask in his hand, “Meeting her old lover, she must be eager to go.”

“For her lover, dying in someone else’s trap. I’m about to shed tears for their love.”

Ling Yi lowered his head, about to finish his report and retreat.

Suddenly, he heard Feng Xingyuan get up.

Feng Xingyuan walked past him, covering his left heterochromia iridum with the mask, “Let’s go.”

Ling Yi looked up in bewilderment, “Where to?”

“Nanling Pond.”

The young man was very calm, “The wife I married, even if she commits a crime, can only be dealt with by me.”

The night was thick, the autumn wind bleak.

The forest produced layers of flickering shadows.

The lake reflected the dark and thick shadows of the night, like an endless abyss.

At some point, some orange-yellow light appeared on the lake’s surface, swaying in the evening breeze, as if someone had passed by.

The light and shadow drew closer, accompanied by the sound of horseshoes echoing by the vast Nanling Pond.

When it reached a certain point, a dart suddenly flew out from the forest, hitting the running horse!

The injured horse neighed and wildly threw the person on its back to the ground.

The person rolled on the ground for a while, but the light didn’t go out.

Several of the Crown Prince’s secret guards quickly leaped up from the forest, drawing their swords and chasing after him.

The secret guards parted the bushes and saw the person lying on the ground, motionless.

But the figure was Cao Xing. Without a word, they stabbed Cao Xing in the chest with their long swords.

The sword pierced the flesh, and the secret guards noticed something unusual.

One of them turned Cao Xing over and saw his eyes, which weren’t even closed.

There was a large hole in his chest, the oil and fire inside were almost burning through his chest cavity, and his whole body was faintly orange-yellow.

Only then did the secret guards realize something was wrong, “Damn it, we’ve been tricked!”

Just as they were about to retreat, they suddenly heard a shout from a distance, “Sir, someone is silencing him!”

The Crown Prince’s secret guards covered their lower faces, but they found that their path was completely blocked by the men from the Ministry of War.

The leader of the Ministry of War shouted, “Quickly! Catch them!”

His guards chased after them!

A sudden burst of fighting broke out by Nanling Pond, the men from the Ministry of War and the Crown Prince’s secret guards fought together, the clash of cold weapons producing a harsh buzzing sound.

Feng Xingyuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

No matter how he looked, he didn’t see the slender figure among the group of burly men.

The Crown Prince’s secret guards were busy dealing with the Ministry of War’s soldiers, but they were not a match for so many people.

They quickly lost the upper hand.

They didn’t notice that the flames in Cao Xing’s belly burned brighter and brighter, gradually spreading, blocking their path.

Feng Xingyuan’s eyes were already filled with impatience.

Ling Yi looked for a long time and confirmed, “Madam doesn’t seem to be here.”

Feng Xingyuan threw out a “boring” and left.

When they returned to the Feng Mansion, they unexpectedly saw a carriage parked at the back door.

The carriage curtain was lifted by an arm like a jade lotus root, Lu Weimian leaned out, meeting Feng Xingyuan’s gaze.

Feng Xingyuan pretended not to see her and turned to enter the courtyard.

He didn’t like catching people in the act of adultery, and whether she still cared about the Crown Prince had nothing to do with him.

They were strangers, she could go anywhere and see anyone, as long as she didn’t have ulterior motives to harm him, he could get along with her for the sake of their childhood.

Seeing Feng Xingyuan’s attitude, Lu Weimian didn’t want to be ignored, she turned to reach into the carriage.

A hearty voice suddenly sounded at the silent entrance, “Oh, my old woman being personally picked up by Madam is one thing, but how dare you let Madam pick me up from the carriage, no need, no need.”

Grandma Sun jumped down in one step, “I can do it myself!”

Muyu quickly said, “Take it easy, Madam.”

As soon as Grandma Sun got off the carriage, she laughed and grabbed Lu Weimian’s hand, “I told you, I can come myself, how can a master pick up a servant.”

Not far away, Feng Xingyuan paused slightly when he heard this.

Ling Yi said without tact, “So Madam went to pick up the new housekeeper tonight, Master, you see, Madam didn’t go to meet…”

Feng Xingyuan didn’t like the implication that he cared about who she met, he leisurely reminded, “If you talk too much, your mouth can be sewn shut.”

Ling Yi obediently shut his mouth.

Grandma Sun saw him and enthusiastically pulled Lu Weimian forward, “Young Master is here too.”

Lu Weimian couldn’t stop her and didn’t want to say publicly that she had just quarreled with Feng Xingyuan, so she stood awkwardly beside her.

“There’s no need for both the young lady and the young master to welcome me,” Grandma Sun smiled and pushed Lu Weimian towards Feng Xingyuan, “Quickly, go inside.”

Lu Weimian didn’t stand firm, she stumbled and was pushed to Feng Xingyuan’s side, instinctively grabbing Feng Xingyuan’s sleeve.

Pulled by her, Feng Xingyuan leaned towards her, lowering his head to meet those watery deer eyes.

In the silent gaze, dissatisfaction flashed in Lu Weimian’s eyes, avoiding his gaze.

Feng Xingyuan also turned his head.

Lu Weimian properly let go of his hand, about to maintain a distance and stand aside, but was pushed into the house again by Grandma Sun, “It’s late, go back and rest, this old woman can clean up herself.”

This time, Lu Weimian was directly pushed onto Feng Xingyuan, “Hey…”

“Tomorrow morning, I’ll make you my best osmanthus spring rolls.” Grandma Sun pushed not only Lu Weimian but also Feng Xingyuan, “Young Master, you don’t know, our young lady loves to eat them.”

Feng Xingyuan’s thin lips parted slightly, as if about to refuse, then the bedroom door was directly closed by Grandma Sun.

Grandma Sun thoughtfully shut them both inside.

Feng Xingyuan’s words were blocked.

Lu Weimian still stammered an explanation, “Grandma, she’s… straightforward.”

Feng Xingyuan asked, “Did you go to pick her up tonight?”

Lu Weimian looked at him, “Where else do you think I went?”

Feng Xingyuan didn’t answer.

Lu Weimian directly exposed him, “I didn’t go to see Mu Qingci.”

She put the letter on the table in front of Feng Xingyuan, “Have you seen this?”

“No.”

“It doesn’t matter if you have.” Lu Weimian sat at the table, “I was a little infatuated before, saying things I shouldn’t have said and doing foolish things.”

“Whether you believe it or not. I don’t know how to make you believe me, but I haven’t lied to you since I married here.”

“I have no secrets from you now.”

“If you’re not at ease, you can take and read Mu Qingci’s letter at will.”

Feng Xingyuan didn’t speak for a long time, only standing there for a while.

Regardless of anything else, he didn’t know where Lu Weimian’s trust in him came from. He chuckled lightly, “You can look at anything at will, you trust me so much?”

“Because I hope you can trust me too.”

In the silence, a hint of unclear emotion appeared in the young man’s eyes.