In the carriage, Ling Qingwan opened the curtains and looked at the words "Ling Mansion" on the door, and was immediately mesmerized.
Shen Chengzhou noticed that Ling Qingwan was in a bad mood and patted her shoulder gently.
"But are you still thinking about what Madam Ling said just now?" Shen Chengzhou asked in a gentle and concerned tone.
Ling Qingwan shook her head.
"My grandmother has never treated me well since I returned to the Marquis' Mansion. I expected her to say this today."
"That's because I'm too tired." Shen Chengzhou felt sorry for Ling Qingwan. She was a little girl, she should be carefree and kept in the boudoir, but she didn't want to get involved in such a difficult matter. "You stay in the general's mansion and have a good rest for a while."
"Grandfather, I want to go back to the Ling Mansion tomorrow." Ling Qingwan raised her head and looked at Shen Chengzhou.
Shen Chengzhou looked incredulous.
He couldn't have imagined that after Old Madam Ling had said such vicious words, why would Ling Qingwan return to the Ling Mansion.
"The Ling Mansion is in a mess right now, and I'm afraid that my mother and brother are too busy to handle it. I'm here, so I can lend a hand. Ling Feng is now in a desperate situation, and I don't know if he will do anything desperate. Also, Ye Yun is missing, and I'm worried about it. He has been in the mansion for so many years, and if we look carefully, we will find clues."
After Ling Qingwan finished speaking, she realized that so many things had happened recently. She seemed to be out of the picture, but in fact, she was under more pressure than anyone else.
People who need protection need protection all the time, and Ling Qingwan didn't dare to stop. She was afraid that if she took a break, things would develop in a direction she couldn't predict.
"I have sent my soldiers to search outside Tokyo City. As long as Ye Yun leaves Tokyo City, he will be found by my people. If there is no news, it proves that he is still in Tokyo City. Don't worry, I will ask the emperor to order the arrest of Ye Yun in the morning court tomorrow."
Soldiers outside the city were not allowed to enter the city without the emperor's permission. If Shen Chengzhou went to great lengths to disrupt the city's public order just to find Ye Yun, it would be a little bit unreasonable. If he disturbed the people, it would backfire.
Ye Yun was afraid that he had already thought of this before he fled. Ling Qingwan could only sigh that Ye Yun was really thoughtful. After all these years of dormancy, his patience and scheming had already been different from ordinary people.
Thinking of this, Ling Qingwan couldn't help but feel a chill on her back. The enemy was in the dark while she was in the light. In this battle, Ling Qingwan couldn't be sure of winning or losing.
Nightfall.
Ling Qingwan lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
She went over all the information Mingyue had found about Ye Yun in her mind. Even though Ye Yun had been with Ling Feng for so many years, he was just the housekeeper of the Marquis's Mansion. If he suddenly disappeared in order to find an opportunity to make a comeback, he would have no power and influence, so he could only rely on others.
Moreover, whether inside or outside the city, Shen Chengzhou's people were secretly searching everywhere, but Ye Yun was still able to escape. It would be harder than climbing to the sky for him to do it alone.
But there was no reason for Tan Hongbo and Song Zhicheng to help him.
The window creaked open slightly. Ling Qingwan thought it was the wind, and was about to get up to close it when she saw a black figure clambering in.
Ling Qingwan was startled at first, but soon realized that the person coming was Wei Xun.
Since the two broke up, Wei Xun hadn't climbed over Ling Qingwan's door and window for a long time. Even though she felt a little throbbing in her heart, Ling Qingwan was still angry when she thought about him lying to her.
Ling Qingwan frowned and looked Wei Xun up and down with displeasure.
"This is the general's residence, what are you doing here?"
After saying that, Ling Qingwan suddenly realized that since Wei Xun could think of coming to the General's Mansion to find her, it meant that Wei Xun knew what happened during the day.
Wei Xun is monitoring her
Thinking of this, Ling Qingwan frowned even more tightly.
"Of course I have something important to tell you." Wei Xun said to Ling Qingwan.
"Business?" Ling Qingwan was puzzled. "What business can I talk to you about?"
"It's been so long, why are you still not angry?" Wei Xun smiled and looked into Ling Qingwan's eyes.
Ling Qingwan was speechless.
She was in a bad mood and didn't want to talk to Wei Xun much, especially about these insignificant things.
"There is a lot of trouble behind Ye Yun's disappearance. Don't get involved anymore."
Just when Ling Qingwan was wondering how to get rid of Wei Xun, Wei Xun suddenly spoke, and his words were like a thunderclap, exploding in Ling Qingwan's mind.
"What did you say?" Ling Qingwan thought she had misheard.
She didn't expect that at this time, she would hear Ye Yun's name from Wei Xun's mouth. That meant that Wei Xun knew the inside story.
"I know you want to protect the people around you, and you have done a good job of protecting them." Wei Xun seemed not to see the surprise on Ling Qingwan's face, and continued to persuade Ling Qingwan earnestly.
"Do you know where Ye Yun is?" Ling Qingwan asked Wei Xun.
If he didn't know Ye Yun's whereabouts, why would he mention this matter today.
"I don't know." Wei Xun replied.
Ling Qingwan felt a little disappointed.
Although there was a gap between her and Wei Xun, Ling Qingwan believed what he said. Ling Qingwan just no longer believed what Wei Xun said about her.
To be clear, Wei Xun had never lied to her about major matters.
"Just listen to me and stop interfering in it." Wei Xun advised Ling Qingwan again.
"I was the first one to reveal the matter between Ling Feng and Cheng Man, and Ye Yun could have found it out with just a little thought. In other words, I am his enemy. You told me not to care, does that mean I won't care even if he comes back for revenge and kills me?" Ling Qingwan thought it was ridiculous.
Wei Xun should never have advised her to ignore Ye Yun.
"I will protect you." At last, Wei Xun said solemnly to Ling Qingwan in a soft voice.
Ling Qingwan looked a little dazed, and it took her a while to recover.
"If you continue to care about this matter, more people will be implicated. I'm afraid you will regret it." Wei Xun was still determined to persuade Ling Qingwan not to care about Ye Yun's affairs anymore.
Ling Qingwan felt something was wrong, but she didn't know what.
"Go away." Ling Qingwan ordered Wei Xun to leave in a cold voice.
She neither agreed to Wei Xun nor refused.
Wei Xun hesitated and wanted to say something else, but finally turned around and left.
Silence returned to the room. Ling Qingwan leaned back on the couch, lost in thought, unable to come back to her senses for a long time.
The next day, Ling Qingwan had just returned to the Ling Mansion, and before she could even sit down, news came again.
Ye Yun found it.
Ling Qingwan and Ling Xiao rushed to the Jingzhao Yin Mansion without stopping.
Just then, Shen Chengzhou came out of the mansion, and the three of them got into the carriage to talk.
"Grandfather! How is Ye Yun now!" Ling Qingwan couldn't wait to ask. The words Wei Xun said when he came to see her last night were still echoing in her mind. Things were getting more and more confusing. Ling Qingwan couldn't wait to find Ye Yun and get rid of him completely.
If Ling Qingwan had not thought of killing Ye Yun before, after this experience, Ling Qingwan felt that Ye Yun must die.
As long as Ye Yun was still alive, he was a threat, not only to Ling Qingwan, but also to those around her.
"Ye Yun is dead."