Jinxia finally got rid of Xie Xao. She let out a sigh of relief, then turned to Lu Yi, smiling and apologizing, “He is indeed a rude person, Daren is a big hearted man, I hope you don’t take it to your heart.”
Lu Yi’s face was blank like clear water. Upon hearing her words, instead of calming him, they made him assume an even darker expression. He mockingly asked, “You haven’t got married yet and you are already speaking up for your *Fu jia?”
*[Fu jia = husband’s family, TN]
Jinxia was stunned for a moment, suddenly remembered an important matter, and she said in a hurry, “Daren, don’t let this situation of today get to the ears of Liu Daren! Please, please, consider me begging Daren. We’re currently in the middle of investigating a case, if Liu Daren thinks I am not diligent with my work, he will punish me, and this is not a small matter.”
“Now, have you remembered how to be afraid?” Lu Yi snorted in a cold way, while facing the table, “Drink the medicine first.”
Upon hearing his order, Jinxia didn’t say anything else, picked up the medicine bowl and drank it down in one shot. After watching this, Lu Yi raised his hand, he was about to say something but then he held back his words.
“…Thank you, Daren, this medicine is very strange. As soon as I took it, my whole body immediately felt refreshed and energetic, it’s like the medicine is flowing into my veins, making me feel the warmth.” Jinxia put down the bowl. When she opened her mouth, it was full of flattering words.
“That’s because you got burned!” Lu Yi said with an annoyed tone, “This medicine has just been cooked, don’t you see that there’s still hot steam?”
“It’s okay, I’m not afraid of the heat.”
Jinxia turned around, quietly sticking out her tongue to dispel the burning sensation, then she turned back to face him… And she saw that Lu Yi was already sitting on a chair.
“Daren, do you have an order?” Jinxia asked.
Lu Yi took an empty cup, held it in his hand and turned it around on the table without answering her. After a long while, he asked faintly, “Do you know the story behind Shangguan Xi and Xie Xiao’s relationship?”
“I know, they were classmates, Xie Xiao was in fourth place and Shangguan Xi was in the second.”
Lu Yi nodded his head, “Anything else?”
“Three years ago, they were supposed to get married. I don’t know why but Xie Xiao ran away from his marriage. Afterward, Shangguan Xi took the initiative to withdraw from the marriage agreement.” Jinxia held her hand, saying with a certain hesitation, “Judging from the situation, running away on the wedding day is a big matter that would cause a huge embarrassment to the lady’s family, but Shangguan Xi doesn’t seem to resent Xie Xiao at all.”
“That’s because Xie Xiao had once rescued her.” Lu Yi said lightly, “At that time, Shangguan Xi didn’t complete her studies yet, and she was abducted by a group of bandits in Gusu. During that time, Wu’An Gang didn’t reach Gusu yet, nor were there many subordinates, and it cost Xie Xiao a lot of money to hire about four to five martial arts experts. He then led the group to the bandit’s hideout and was able to rescue Shangguan Xi, but he was seriously injured and almost died. He was in bed for half a year before he could recover and regain his health.”
“So that’s the story… No wonder Shangguan Xi is very kind to him, always helping him in everything.” Jinxia sighed.
Lu Yi looked at her and his eyebrows tightened, “Do you understand now?”
Jinxia hesitated for a moment, still shaking her head, “But, why did he run away from his marriage?”
“Running away from the marriage was because Xie Xiao wanted to go against Xie Baili’s decision. This father and son’s relationship is very complicated and their family was poor at that time. Xie Xao thought that his father wanted to secure the funding for the family and Wu’An Gang through this marriage, therefore it was natural for him to refuse the wedding.”
Only then did Jinxia understood, “So Shangguan Xi didn’t blame him at all, and she took the initiative to withdraw, still treating him well.”
Lu Yi asked again, “Now, do you understand?”
“Are you trying to say that Shangguan Xi’s kindness for Xie Xiao is not just between brother and sister?” Jinxia guessed.
Lu Yi nodded as an approval.
“Oh…”
With the word ‘Oh’, that was short and definitive, Jinxia suddenly understood something: the plan to release Sha Xiuzhu was very neat, but judging from Xie Xiao’s temperament, he wouldn’t be this detailed, it seemed that this plan was very likely set up by Shangguan Xi. At the theatre building, she deliberately set a trap for Lu Yi, persuading him to bring Sha Xiuzhu out. This meant that all those things had been planned by Shangguan Xi in order to deceive Lu Yi, but knowing Lu Yi’s ability, who was very good at reading others, if he’d been tricked by her, then the only possible explanation was that he’d fallen in love with Shangguan Xi. His love was so strong to the point it had blinded him from figuring out the situation. Instead, in Shangguan Xi’s heart, there was only Xie Xiao…
No wonder he didn’t like Xie Xiao, that was the reason!
“Actually, romantic feelings are quite a complicated topic…” She tried to comfort Lu Yi, “Even though in her heart she has Xie Xiao right now, maybe after a couple days, she will realize he isn’t as good as before, then she might notice the sincerity of the person next to her, right?”
“Is that what you think?” Lu Yi’s face had darkened so much it was difficult to look at him.
Jinxia nodded her head, sincerely saying, “Of course, I am an expert in the matter of ‘feelings’.”
Lu Yi’s eyes were blank as if he had seen a ghost.
“It’s true! People say ‘you haven’t eaten pork yet, but you still see pigs running’. I’ve been in LiuShanmen for so long, and I’ve seen a lot of these things before.” Jinxia explained to him carefully, “Because of jealousy between men and women, someone used a laxative medicine, destroyed the shop stalls, stabbed doll figures, stole cows… So many things you wouldn’t be able to imagine, Daren! It also involves the matters of life and death. Seeing that heart changing between men and women is quite normal, therefore, although Shangguan Xi still considers Xie Xiao as the special one right now, maybe after a while she could start paying attention to Daren… The person beside her has good things that Xie Xiao doesn’t have.”
“You…” Lu Yi got up and took a deep breath, he seemed to be hesitant about what he wanted to say, but couldn’t help but snort coldly at her, “How come there are people like you in LiuShanmen?”
After saying that, he lifted his foot and left, leaving Jinxia confused.
“You feel unhappy, so you came here to take out your anger on someone else, huh!” Jinxia felt very annoyed, “Not being grateful, this master is still sick, yet took the time out to comfort you, just forget it!”
She locked the door. Feeling distressed, she climbed into her bed, intending to go back to sleep, but after lying down for a while, she remembered that she had not eaten anything. She then got up again, in order to go to the kitchen to find something to fill her stomach.
Just as she stood up, there was a sudden knock on the door, she put on her outer robe and went out to take a look.
Outside was a servant boy, he was holding a black-lined box with gold paintings, he placed the box on the table, his tone of voice was very friendly and polite, “Please enjoy.”
“This is…” Jinxia felt doubtful.
“I heard that you, officer, are injured, this food has been prepared for you.”
Jinxia suspiciously opened the lid of the box: at the top was a large bowl of hot beef porridge with steamed spinach, just seeing it made her drool.
“Wait, this… Do I have to pay?” Jinxia asked the servant boy who was about to leave.
“No need, Constable Yuan is injured, this is specially made by the kitchen.”
Upon hearing his words, Jinxia’s heart was relieved. After thanking the servant boy several times, she closed the door and sat down to enjoy the porridge. In front was the dark green spinach, separated from the shiny beef. Beside that there were still a few small plates of vegetables. She ate one mouthful after another, her stomach started to warm up, and suddenly, she forgot all the problems occurred earlier, letting out a sigh of relief.
***
“Miss, Miss… This is the bird’s nest porridge I just made, can you at least eat a little?”
The round-faced maid Gui’Er looked at Zhai Lanye who was still sitting while bending her knees on the bed in the shape of a moon hole, carved with flowers and branches, feeling so anxious that it seemed as if she could cry any time. Ever since the trip to the boat, she had sat motionless, not wanting to eat, drink or talk. The people beside her had tried to talk to her, but she didn’t seem to hear them.
At first, she had been sitting and crying, but now it seemed that the tears had dried up, and her eyes were puffed, her whole body was like an empty shell, making people become frightened when looking at her.
Gui’Er was the person who accompanied her whenever she was stressed, but seeing that she had been depressed all night, sitting still, she could only order the servant boy to notify the master of the Zhai’s family, Zhai Tianguan. The servant boy had left for a while. When he’d returned home, he’d said the old man already knew and had invited her to get a lot of rest. For a few days, she shouldn’t have left the house, but he had no intention of coming.
There were many servants around her: in the kitchen, there was a half-dead old maid, but no one could provide a way out for this stressful situation. Gui’Er looked desperately at Zhai Lanye who was sitting like a clay statue, feeling uneasy in her heart, because she thought that her Mistress had caught the evil cold. She wanted to invite a physician to come and check her pulse, hopefully his two needles pinned would have been effective.
Afraid that others would spread fake news about her illness, Gui’Er had to gesture and hand signal the old-deaf servant to look after Zhai Lanye, then she went to invite the physician.
It had been raining for days, luckily today was a sun shining bright day. After YangYue gave his father some medicine, seeing that his father’s feet had started to deflate the swelling, his heart became easy. After washing the clothes, he went to help the clinic’s servant to dry the medicinal ingredients.
“I beg you, please tell me where Doctor Shen is, my lady is in need of a doctor urgently.” Gui’Er followed behind an old clinic servant, her tone of voice was panicked and she was almost crying.
“I already told you, Master Shen is out visiting patients, he’s not in the clinic. Miss, don’t panic and stay calm, can you please wait in the clinic?” The clinic servant persuaded her in a patient voice.
“But, my lady…” Gui’Er exclaimed one word directly then cried, “What will I do with her, what to do?”
YangYue was laying down the houttuynia cordata on the roof; hearing her voice, he peeped out to look at her. He was stunned for a moment, then he suddenly put down the plant, jumped down from the roof, and ran to Gui’Er. In panic he said, “What’s wrong with your lady?”
*[Houttuynia cordata = Or another name is chameleon plant, it’s a medicinal ingredient and an edible herb. It’s usually used to treat pneumonia, hypertension, constipation, and hyperglycemia (high levels of sugar in the blood), TN]
“You, you…Who are you?” Gui’Er couldn’t recognize him with the tears in her eyes.
“I was the one who sent the fragrance box to your house, which was sent by Lu Daren, do you remember?”
Gui’Er nodded her head ignorantly.
“Hurry and tell me what’s wrong with your lady. Is she sick?” YangYue’s was so panicked that the veins on his forehead bulged out.
Gui’Er said sobbing, “Worst than sick… She, she, she is like a possessed person, since yesterday until now, she sat like a frozen statue, her gaze was blank, as if she was half dead.”
“Take me there!”
“You are not a doctor.”
YangYue had no other way, he pulled out his LiuShanmen medallion, shouting at her, “Quickly take me to her!”
Although she did not see clearly the engraving on the medallion, Gui’Er only knew that he was a duty officer and did not dare to fight. She turned her body and led the way, “Officer, do you have a way to help my lady?”
“I do not know…” YangYue’s heart was very chaotic, not knowing whether he was talking to her or to himself, “I won’t let her die, she can’t die.”
Gui’Er was already running at full speed, but YangYue still felt that they were still proceeding in a slow way, hence he grabbed her arm and, with wide steps, he pulled her to walk quicker.
After entering Zhai Lanye’s residence, he didn’t bother to return the greeting from the doorman, immediately crashed into the maids on the side, and sprinted upstairs. The half-deaf old maid was guarding Zhai Lanye; seeing a tall and large man crashing into the room, she felt shocked and fell to the side, not a word was dared to be spoken.
“You…” YangYue could only say one word, after that he couldn’t say anything else.
Zhai Lanye was still sitting quietly, her eyes looking somewhere, totally zoned out from her current world, and not seeing YangYue coming in at all. She didn’t use powder or blush, yet her face looked pale white, not less beautiful than that day. Seeing her like that now would make other people’s hearts hurt.
While he was busy staring at her, Gui’Er also arrived and, seeing Zhai Lanye still the same as before, her nose started to itch and she almost cried again.
“Why did she become like this?” YangYue asked.
“I also do not know. Yesterday when Miss came home, she started looking like this, not uttering a single word. I helped her wash up and change clothes, waited for her to go to sleep, but she would still insist on sitting there, all night long, not moving at all.”
“Where did she come back from?” YangYue tried hard to hold back his anger, keeping his thought clear, “She… Has anyone bothered her?”
“I do not know, yesterday she was very happy, she said she wanted to go see a Young Master from the Capital.”
“Young Master from the Capital… Is it Lu Daren?”
“I really do not know… She was the only one to be allowed on the boat, I couldn’t follow.”
Jinxia finally got rid of Xie Xao. She let out a sigh of relief, then turned to Lu Yi, smiling and apologizing, “He is indeed a rude person, Daren is a big hearted man, I hope you don’t take it to your heart.”
Lu Yi’s face was blank like clear water. Upon hearing her words, instead of calming him, they made him assume an even darker expression. He mockingly asked, “You haven’t got married yet and you are already speaking up for your *Fu jia?”
*[Fu jia = husband’s family, TN]
Jinxia was stunned for a moment, suddenly remembered an important matter, and she said in a hurry, “Daren, don’t let this situation of today get to the ears of Liu Daren! Please, please, consider me begging Daren. We’re currently in the middle of investigating a case, if Liu Daren thinks I am not diligent with my work, he will punish me, and this is not a small matter.”
“Now, have you remembered how to be afraid?” Lu Yi snorted in a cold way, while facing the table, “Drink the medicine first.”
Upon hearing his order, Jinxia didn’t say anything else, picked up the medicine bowl and drank it down in one shot. After watching this, Lu Yi raised his hand, he was about to say something but then he held back his words.
“…Thank you, Daren, this medicine is very strange. As soon as I took it, my whole body immediately felt refreshed and energetic, it’s like the medicine is flowing into my veins, making me feel the warmth.” Jinxia put down the bowl. When she opened her mouth, it was full of flattering words.
“That’s because you got burned!” Lu Yi said with an annoyed tone, “This medicine has just been cooked, don’t you see that there’s still hot steam?”
“It’s okay, I’m not afraid of the heat.”
Jinxia turned around, quietly sticking out her tongue to dispel the burning sensation, then she turned back to face him… And she saw that Lu Yi was already sitting on a chair.
“Daren, do you have an order?” Jinxia asked.
Lu Yi took an empty cup, held it in his hand and turned it around on the table without answering her. After a long while, he asked faintly, “Do you know the story behind Shangguan Xi and Xie Xiao’s relationship?”
“I know, they were classmates, Xie Xiao was in fourth place and Shangguan Xi was in the second.”
Lu Yi nodded his head, “Anything else?”
“Three years ago, they were supposed to get married. I don’t know why but Xie Xiao ran away from his marriage. Afterward, Shangguan Xi took the initiative to withdraw from the marriage agreement.” Jinxia held her hand, saying with a certain hesitation, “Judging from the situation, running away on the wedding day is a big matter that would cause a huge embarrassment to the lady’s family, but Shangguan Xi doesn’t seem to resent Xie Xiao at all.”
“That’s because Xie Xiao had once rescued her.” Lu Yi said lightly, “At that time, Shangguan Xi didn’t complete her studies yet, and she was abducted by a group of bandits in Gusu. During that time, Wu’An Gang didn’t reach Gusu yet, nor were there many subordinates, and it cost Xie Xiao a lot of money to hire about four to five martial arts experts. He then led the group to the bandit’s hideout and was able to rescue Shangguan Xi, but he was seriously injured and almost died. He was in bed for half a year before he could recover and regain his health.”
“So that’s the story… No wonder Shangguan Xi is very kind to him, always helping him in everything.” Jinxia sighed.
Lu Yi looked at her and his eyebrows tightened, “Do you understand now?”
Jinxia hesitated for a moment, still shaking her head, “But, why did he run away from his marriage?”
“Running away from the marriage was because Xie Xiao wanted to go against Xie Baili’s decision. This father and son’s relationship is very complicated and their family was poor at that time. Xie Xao thought that his father wanted to secure the funding for the family and Wu’An Gang through this marriage, therefore it was natural for him to refuse the wedding.”
Only then did Jinxia understood, “So Shangguan Xi didn’t blame him at all, and she took the initiative to withdraw, still treating him well.”
Lu Yi asked again, “Now, do you understand?”
“Are you trying to say that Shangguan Xi’s kindness for Xie Xiao is not just between brother and sister?” Jinxia guessed.
Lu Yi nodded as an approval.
“Oh…”
With the word ‘Oh’, that was short and definitive, Jinxia suddenly understood something: the plan to release Sha Xiuzhu was very neat, but judging from Xie Xiao’s temperament, he wouldn’t be this detailed, it seemed that this plan was very likely set up by Shangguan Xi. At the theatre building, she deliberately set a trap for Lu Yi, persuading him to bring Sha Xiuzhu out. This meant that all those things had been planned by Shangguan Xi in order to deceive Lu Yi, but knowing Lu Yi’s ability, who was very good at reading others, if he’d been tricked by her, then the only possible explanation was that he’d fallen in love with Shangguan Xi. His love was so strong to the point it had blinded him from figuring out the situation. Instead, in Shangguan Xi’s heart, there was only Xie Xiao…
No wonder he didn’t like Xie Xiao, that was the reason!
“Actually, romantic feelings are quite a complicated topic…” She tried to comfort Lu Yi, “Even though in her heart she has Xie Xiao right now, maybe after a couple days, she will realize he isn’t as good as before, then she might notice the sincerity of the person next to her, right?”
“Is that what you think?” Lu Yi’s face had darkened so much it was difficult to look at him.
Jinxia nodded her head, sincerely saying, “Of course, I am an expert in the matter of ‘feelings’.”
Lu Yi’s eyes were blank as if he had seen a ghost.
“It’s true! People say ‘you haven’t eaten pork yet, but you still see pigs running’. I’ve been in LiuShanmen for so long, and I’ve seen a lot of these things before.” Jinxia explained to him carefully, “Because of jealousy between men and women, someone used a laxative medicine, destroyed the shop stalls, stabbed doll figures, stole cows… So many things you wouldn’t be able to imagine, Daren! It also involves the matters of life and death. Seeing that heart changing between men and women is quite normal, therefore, although Shangguan Xi still considers Xie Xiao as the special one right now, maybe after a while she could start paying attention to Daren… The person beside her has good things that Xie Xiao doesn’t have.”
“You…” Lu Yi got up and took a deep breath, he seemed to be hesitant about what he wanted to say, but couldn’t help but snort coldly at her, “How come there are people like you in LiuShanmen?”
After saying that, he lifted his foot and left, leaving Jinxia confused.
“You feel unhappy, so you came here to take out your anger on someone else, huh!” Jinxia felt very annoyed, “Not being grateful, this master is still sick, yet took the time out to comfort you, just forget it!”
She locked the door. Feeling distressed, she climbed into her bed, intending to go back to sleep, but after lying down for a while, she remembered that she had not eaten anything. She then got up again, in order to go to the kitchen to find something to fill her stomach.
Just as she stood up, there was a sudden knock on the door, she put on her outer robe and went out to take a look.
Outside was a servant boy, he was holding a black-lined box with gold paintings, he placed the box on the table, his tone of voice was very friendly and polite, “Please enjoy.”
“This is…” Jinxia felt doubtful.
“I heard that you, officer, are injured, this food has been prepared for you.”
Jinxia suspiciously opened the lid of the box: at the top was a large bowl of hot beef porridge with steamed spinach, just seeing it made her drool.
“Wait, this… Do I have to pay?” Jinxia asked the servant boy who was about to leave.
“No need, Constable Yuan is injured, this is specially made by the kitchen.”
Upon hearing his words, Jinxia’s heart was relieved. After thanking the servant boy several times, she closed the door and sat down to enjoy the porridge. In front was the dark green spinach, separated from the shiny beef. Beside that there were still a few small plates of vegetables. She ate one mouthful after another, her stomach started to warm up, and suddenly, she forgot all the problems occurred earlier, letting out a sigh of relief.
***
“Miss, Miss… This is the bird’s nest porridge I just made, can you at least eat a little?”
The round-faced maid Gui’Er looked at Zhai Lanye who was still sitting while bending her knees on the bed in the shape of a moon hole, carved with flowers and branches, feeling so anxious that it seemed as if she could cry any time. Ever since the trip to the boat, she had sat motionless, not wanting to eat, drink or talk. The people beside her had tried to talk to her, but she didn’t seem to hear them.
At first, she had been sitting and crying, but now it seemed that the tears had dried up, and her eyes were puffed, her whole body was like an empty shell, making people become frightened when looking at her.
Gui’Er was the person who accompanied her whenever she was stressed, but seeing that she had been depressed all night, sitting still, she could only order the servant boy to notify the master of the Zhai’s family, Zhai Tianguan. The servant boy had left for a while. When he’d returned home, he’d said the old man already knew and had invited her to get a lot of rest. For a few days, she shouldn’t have left the house, but he had no intention of coming.
There were many servants around her: in the kitchen, there was a half-dead old maid, but no one could provide a way out for this stressful situation. Gui’Er looked desperately at Zhai Lanye who was sitting like a clay statue, feeling uneasy in her heart, because she thought that her Mistress had caught the evil cold. She wanted to invite a physician to come and check her pulse, hopefully his two needles pinned would have been effective.
Afraid that others would spread fake news about her illness, Gui’Er had to gesture and hand signal the old-deaf servant to look after Zhai Lanye, then she went to invite the physician.
It had been raining for days, luckily today was a sun shining bright day. After YangYue gave his father some medicine, seeing that his father’s feet had started to deflate the swelling, his heart became easy. After washing the clothes, he went to help the clinic’s servant to dry the medicinal ingredients.
“I beg you, please tell me where Doctor Shen is, my lady is in need of a doctor urgently.” Gui’Er followed behind an old clinic servant, her tone of voice was panicked and she was almost crying.
“I already told you, Master Shen is out visiting patients, he’s not in the clinic. Miss, don’t panic and stay calm, can you please wait in the clinic?” The clinic servant persuaded her in a patient voice.
“But, my lady…” Gui’Er exclaimed one word directly then cried, “What will I do with her, what to do?”
YangYue was laying down the houttuynia cordata on the roof; hearing her voice, he peeped out to look at her. He was stunned for a moment, then he suddenly put down the plant, jumped down from the roof, and ran to Gui’Er. In panic he said, “What’s wrong with your lady?”
*[Houttuynia cordata = Or another name is chameleon plant, it’s a medicinal ingredient and an edible herb. It’s usually used to treat pneumonia, hypertension, constipation, and hyperglycemia (high levels of sugar in the blood), TN]
“You, you…Who are you?” Gui’Er couldn’t recognize him with the tears in her eyes.
“I was the one who sent the fragrance box to your house, which was sent by Lu Daren, do you remember?”
Gui’Er nodded her head ignorantly.
“Hurry and tell me what’s wrong with your lady. Is she sick?” YangYue’s was so panicked that the veins on his forehead bulged out.
Gui’Er said sobbing, “Worst than sick… She, she, she is like a possessed person, since yesterday until now, she sat like a frozen statue, her gaze was blank, as if she was half dead.”
“Take me there!”
“You are not a doctor.”
YangYue had no other way, he pulled out his LiuShanmen medallion, shouting at her, “Quickly take me to her!”
Although she did not see clearly the engraving on the medallion, Gui’Er only knew that he was a duty officer and did not dare to fight. She turned her body and led the way, “Officer, do you have a way to help my lady?”
“I do not know…” YangYue’s heart was very chaotic, not knowing whether he was talking to her or to himself, “I won’t let her die, she can’t die.”
Gui’Er was already running at full speed, but YangYue still felt that they were still proceeding in a slow way, hence he grabbed her arm and, with wide steps, he pulled her to walk quicker.
After entering Zhai Lanye’s residence, he didn’t bother to return the greeting from the doorman, immediately crashed into the maids on the side, and sprinted upstairs. The half-deaf old maid was guarding Zhai Lanye; seeing a tall and large man crashing into the room, she felt shocked and fell to the side, not a word was dared to be spoken.
“You…” YangYue could only say one word, after that he couldn’t say anything else.
Zhai Lanye was still sitting quietly, her eyes looking somewhere, totally zoned out from her current world, and not seeing YangYue coming in at all. She didn’t use powder or blush, yet her face looked pale white, not less beautiful than that day. Seeing her like that now would make other people’s hearts hurt.
While he was busy staring at her, Gui’Er also arrived and, seeing Zhai Lanye still the same as before, her nose started to itch and she almost cried again.
“Why did she become like this?” YangYue asked.
“I also do not know. Yesterday when Miss came home, she started looking like this, not uttering a single word. I helped her wash up and change clothes, waited for her to go to sleep, but she would still insist on sitting there, all night long, not moving at all.”
“Where did she come back from?” YangYue tried hard to hold back his anger, keeping his thought clear, “She… Has anyone bothered her?”
“I do not know, yesterday she was very happy, she said she wanted to go see a Young Master from the Capital.”
“Young Master from the Capital… Is it Lu Daren?”
“I really do not know… She was the only one to be allowed on the boat, I couldn’t follow.”
