Ling Qingwan took the letter doubtfully, opened it and took a few glances at it.
"Did something happen?" Mingyue was worried.
"No." Ling Qingwan shook her head and folded the letter and put it back into the envelope. "It was sent by Yun Gui."
After saying that, she floated the envelope onto the candle. The red flame spread along the letter paper and burned to ashes in an instant.
Upon learning that Yun Gui sent a letter to Ling Qingwan, Mingyue frowned unconsciously.
She later heard from Commander Song about what happened that night.
Since Ling Qingwan has clearly stated that she does not want to see Yun Gui again, Mingyue doesn't understand why Yun Gui is still so persistent.
"He asked me to go to Huajianlou tomorrow and said he has a gift for me." Ling Qingwan told Mingyue.
"Then are you going?" Mingyue asked curiously.
"No." Ling Qingwan answered firmly.
Ling Qingwan could ignore what Yun Gui did before, thinking that he just believed Ling Chuchu's words. But what happened that night was something Ling Qingwan couldn't get over.
Unless the Zhao couple can survive.
She knew that Yun Gui was trying to save her, so she felt guilty for betraying the Zhao couple's trust. But she no longer had any good feelings towards Yun Gui.
"Do you need to reply?" Mingyue asked again.
Ling Qingwan always did things properly and considered things carefully. Mingyue had been with Ling Qingwan for a long time and had developed the habit of thinking more and asking more questions.
"No need." Ling Qingwan said without hesitation, almost without thinking. "He should have thought that I would not go when he wrote this letter to me."
At this time, in the martial arts arena, Shen Chengzhou had just finished checking Ling Xiao's training and was about to go to the study.
"General!"
As they were walking, Commander Song stepped forward quickly.
"Have you found out?" Shen Chengzhou put his hands behind his back and unconsciously slowed down his pace.
"It has been confirmed that the people who have been causing chaos on our border with Da Yue recently are none other than the Northern Zhou people." Commander Song said in a very serious tone.
A few days ago, Shen Chengzhou received a secret report saying that an army came from nowhere and massacred more than a hundred people in a village on the border of Dai Viet overnight. No one in the village, regardless of gender or age, survived.
Shen Chengzhou immediately asked Song Tian to send someone to investigate, and sure enough, it was someone from the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
"Now that the war has not broken out yet, the Northern Zhou people have sneaked into the Dai Viet territory and massacred the Dai Viet people. What does this mean?" Song Tian was furious.
He wished he could wipe out that army immediately and avenge the innocent people who had died tragically.
"They must have known that the few Northern Zhou people they sent to assassinate me have been dealt with by me." Shen Chengzhou's expression was extremely solemn.
How could he not feel sad when it involved innocent civilians
"This happened only a few days ago and the news has been blocked. How did they know about it?" Song Tian was puzzled.
In fact, after killing those Northern Zhou people, Shen Chengzhou had already ordered a complete blockade of the news so that no one would know that Northern Zhou people had come to Dai Viet.
On the one hand, it was to avoid disturbing the people's hearts, and on the other hand, it was also because of fear of revenge from the Northern Zhou people.
The fact that they sneaked into Dai Viet and attempted to assassinate Shen Chengzhou shows that the Northern Zhou generals were hypocritical and treacherous, and were definitely not upright people.
"There is only one possibility." Shen Chengzhou narrowed his eyes slightly, and a cold light flashed across his eyes.
"There's a thief among me."
When Shen Chengzhou set out to rescue Ling Qingwan outside the city, he only brought a dozen soldiers and a few confidants with him. As soon as he dealt with those Northern Zhou people, he asked Song Tian to deal with the bodies and blocked the news.
Even the emperor didn't know about this matter, so how did the generals of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, who were far away in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, know about it
Whether Shen Chengzhou is willing to believe it or not, this is the only possibility now.
After saying that, he frowned and sighed.
With internal and external troubles, the current situation is not optimistic. Shen Chengzhou must go to war, and it is estimated that it will only take this period of time, but he is really worried about Ling Shenshi and Ling Qingwan.
Especially Ling Qingwan, this girl worries too much.
"You should be more careful and don't trust anyone recently." Shen Chengzhou reminded Song Tian.
There are traitors around, and anyone could have defected to the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Shen Chengzhou now only trusts Song Tian.
Song Tian has followed him for decades. The two are not only generals and subordinates, but also comrades-in-arms who share life and death.
"I understand!" Song Tian answered in a strong and powerful voice.
As night fell, the sky darkened.
Ling Chuchu sat at the table and read the letter in her hand over and over again.
"Miss, it's getting late. You should rest." Zhiqin reminded Ling Chuchu softly.
Ever since the Ling Mansion's household affairs were handed over to Madam Ling and Ling Chuchu, the two had been unable to make ends meet and had no choice but to sell off their savings accumulated over the years.
Ling Chuchu was very depressed and couldn't get herself in good spirits these days. The doctor told her to rest more, so Zhiqin had to keep this matter in mind.
Otherwise, if Ling Chuchu is not happy, she can't expect to be comfortable either.
"Take a look." Ling Chuchu nodded slightly and lowered her eyes to look at the letter paper on the table.
Zhiqin was stunned, took the letter timidly, and read the contents of the letter.
"Tell me, what on earth is Yun Gui thinking about?" Ling Chuchu frowned, looking puzzled. "Ever since he met Ling Qingwan secretly last time, I felt something was wrong. Then he disappeared for more than half a month without any reason, and then he came back as soon as he said he would."
"Maybe Mr. Yun Gui had some urgent matters at home, so he left for a while?" Zhiqin guessed.
"If he has something to do, he can tell me. What's going on now?" Ling Chuchu snorted coldly. She hated being ignored the most in her life.
The reason why she hated Ling Qingwan at the beginning was not only because Ling Qingwan's appearance took away her status as the legitimate daughter of a marquis's mansion, but also because Ling Qingwan always looked arrogant and seemed to not take her seriously.
"Then will you go and meet him?" Zhiqin was embarrassed.
She knew how close Yun Gui and Ling Chuchu were before. If she followed suit and said something bad about Yun Gui, and Ling Chuchu explained things to Yun Gui later and the two of them reconciled, then she would be the one who said something wrong.
"Do you think I should go and see him?" Ling Chuchu raised her eyebrows and snorted again.
Although she was not sure what Yun Gui wanted her to do, to be on the safe side, Ling Chuchu would not go to the appointment.
"I am stupid and don't understand these things." Zhiqin lowered her head.
"You've followed me for so long, but you haven't learned any smarter." Ling Chuchu gave Zhiqin a cold look.
Zhiqin was speechless.
"Go to Yanyu Pavilion and ask Mei Han to do me a favor..."
The next day, Huajianlou.
Yun Gui had been waiting here for more than an hour, but Ling Qingwan still hadn't shown up.
He became increasingly irritated.
"Young Master, let's go." Sui'an had no choice but to persuade Yungui.
"Wait a moment." Yun Gui said softly.
Sui'an sighed and waited with him for more than half an hour.
"Sir, it's been almost two hours. If she really wanted to keep the appointment, why hasn't she come for so long?" Sui An had never thought that Yun Gui was so stupid.