The Lucky Heiress

Wei Qingwan contentedly rested her head on Qi Zhen’s chest.

At this moment, she felt extremely at ease and fulfilled.

Then, Qi Zhen suddenly asked, “Is your sister Wei Qingruo working for the Seventh Prince?”

Weiqingwan lifted her head, feeling very displeased that Qi Zhen mentioned Wei Qingruo.

In her eyes, Qi Zhen was her light, providing her warmth and rescuing her from the abyss. On the other hand, Wei Qingruo was the person she disliked the most currently, being the one who put her in a difficult situation.

Wei Qingwan cautiously asked, “Why does Master Qi ask about my sister?”

“What I mean is, if she is working for the Seventh Prince, it may impact our affairs. You know I am related to the Sixth Prince, and the relationship between the Seventh Prince and my cousin is…’¹

Even ordinary civilians who don’t understand politics somewhat know about the rivalry between the Sixth and Seventh Princes, let alone Wei Qingwan, who was born in an earl’s family.

Wei Qingwan hurriedly explained, “My sister is not working for the Seventh Prince. She is working for Princess Jingmin. The whole of Taizhou prefecture participated in this disaster relief initiative—the Seventh Prince is just one among them. It really can’t count as her working for the Seventh Prince.”

”Oh? In that case, I am relieved.” Qi Zhen’s smile was warm.

“Mmm.” Wei Qingwan nodded. Her heart felt a little more relaxed.

Then Qi Zhen nonchalantly said, “It would be even better if your sister could help the Sixth Prince.”

“Why do you say so, Master Qi?” Wei Qingwan’s heart tensed immediately.

“Now that the emperor has sent the Sixth Prince to offer disaster relief in Jiangnan, he really needs help. If the Wei family could help the Sixth Prince succeed, it would be very beneficial for your family and our relationship in the future.” Qi Zhen explained.

Wei Qingwan pursed her lips upon hearing this; her eyes full of complex emotions.

Then Qi Zhen smiled brilliantly and said, “Don’t worry about it. I just mentioned it. Our matters should be worked out by us, we can’t count on others. Especially your sister—it’s her business what she does, it’s not right to interfere.”

Wei Qingwan nodded slightly, her mind filled with countless thoughts.

Qi Zhen comforted her, “Don’t overthink it. Although I have a bad reputation outside, my father can never withstand me. As long as I persist, he will surely agree.”

“Mmm.” Wei Qingwan responded softly. Qi Zhen’s comfort was helpful, but deep down, she still felt slightly uneasy.

After chatting for a while, Qizhen left.

After Qi Zhen left, Wei Qingwan sat alone in the room, her face still solemn.

Cuihe smiled and asked, “Miss, Master Qi left so many gifts for you. He also said he would find a way to convince your father to take you back. Why do you still look so worried?”

Weiqingwan did not respond to Cuihe’s words but instead glanced at the items that Qi Zhen had sent over.

She then told Cuihe, “Pick some valuable things that I won’t use and sell them. Then, help me find some medicine that can remove scars.”

Cuihe hurriedly nodded, “This slave will go handle it.”

After Cuihe left, Wei Qingwan’s brow still hadn’t relaxed; she was continuously thinking about Qi Zhen’s words.

Wei Qingwan not only didn’t hope that Wei Qingruo would be of help to her marriage with Master Qi, but she also didn’t want Wei Qingruo to work for the Sixth Prince. She even didn’t want Wei Qingruo to have any contact with the Sixth Prince or Master Qi and others.

So, she wouldn’t tell Wei Qingruo anything about Master Qi’s proposal from earlier.

When it comes to her marriage to Master Qi, she believes in Master Qi and doesn’t need Wei Qingruo’s help.

However, she didn’t know why she felt uneasy, worrying that Wei Qingruo would disrupt her marriage to Master Qi.

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At this moment, Chu Lan was in the Yusheng Teahouse.

He wasn’t here to relax and enjoy tea. With the current situation, he couldn’t afford to be idle.

He distrusted other officials in Taizhou prefecture. After the incident of the grain robbery, the military camp had also become a suspect.

Hence, he deliberately hid in the tea room of the Yusheng Teahouse to discuss matters with Lu Yuhong and few of his trusted associates.

Sitting at the table by the window, Chu Lan was looking over recent military records. Lu Yuhong, his curiosity piqued, leaned over him.

“What’s wrong? Is there a problem with this deployment map?” Lu Yuhong asked while carefully inspecting it.

Although Lu Yuhong was not well-educated, he inherited his family’s excellent bloodline in martial arts. He instantly understood the deployment and geomancy map.

But he didn’t see any problem with the deployment content.

“There’s no problem with the map itself, but this defense map is from the previous battle against the Japanese Pirates.” Chu Lan said.

“Are you talking about the incident in October when our troops suffered heavy losses, and Wei Mingting almost died?” Lu Yuhong nodded his head.

“Wei Mingting mentioned this matter to me a few days ago. He suspected that our military’s operation was leaked to the Japanese pirates, resulting in our surprise attack turning into a disaster.”

“What do you mean? Is there a traitor in the army resisting the Japanese?” Lu Yuhong’s face was filled with shock, which immediately turned into anger, “We are all citizens of our country, why would they betray their own people?” “Because of interests, and because of wealth.” Chu Lantern answered.

“Are you certain?”

“Not yet.” Chu Lan was trying to find flaws but currently, he had not obtained any clear clues.

It seems that finding this traitor hidden in the camp was not an easy task.

“Then, you should stop looking for now. I see that you have been doing it since early morning. Why don’t you take a break and have some tea?” Lu Yuhong suggested.

While saying this, he reached over and pulled away the deployment map in front of Chu Lan, and changed the topic, “Why don’t you tell me about the thunderbolt bullet instead? Is the thunderbolt bullet really that powerful, killing a group of well-trained soldiers all at once?”

Compared to studying the defense map, Lu Yuhong was more interested in the thunderbolt bullet.

“I haven’t seen the scene of the thunderbolt bullet exploding with my own eyes. I’ve only seen the remains of the corpses after the explosion. Like you, I’m curious to see what a thunderbolt bullet looks like when it’s used.” Chu Lan was also full of interest and curiosity about the thunderbolt bullet.

“Didn’t you already find the merchant who can provide the thunderbolt bullet?” “Yes, we did. He will arrive in Taizhou prefecture on the fourth of August. After staying in the city for a night, he will meet us at the camp the next day.” Chu Lan replied.

“Can I witness it then?” Lu Yuhong asked eagerly.

“Not a bad idea.”

“Then it’s settled! I’ll accompany you on the fifth day of August!” Lu Yuhong was excited, already looking forward to the legendary powerful new weapon.

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The next early morning, Wei Jinyi came to Tingsong Garden to find Wei Ruo.

Seeing Wei Jinyi standing at the door, a smile naturally appeared on Wei Ruo’s face.

“Good morning, Second Brother.”

“Hmm, morning.” Wei Jinyi replied and then told Wei Ruo the good news, “The fish is on the hook..”