I'm the Farmgirl You Can't Mess With

Chapter 1353: Side Story: Having the Whole World in View (30)

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Lu Deyin hesitated for a long time before finally asking a loyal servant to secretly send a letter to Qi Wenjin for help. Though she did not know what her uncle was planning, she was certain that he would not let her and her brother off.

When Qi Wenjin received the letter, the corners of his lips could not help but curl up. He stopped the guard who was about to leave with the things. “Give it to me. I’ll send them over personally.”

The guard paused in surprise and quickly handed over the things he was carrying to his master.

Since Qi Wenjin dared to send Lu Jiashu to school at this time, he was naturally fully prepared to provoke Eldest Master Lu.

He had gathered all this evidence over the past two months.

The mountain bandits who had been sent to the Ministry of Justice had “died” not long after he left. Those people had indeed never seen the person who had bribed them, so they were not very useful. However, it was different for the people who had been sent to kill them. By tracking those killers, they managed to gather quite a lot of evidence.

As the Lu family did not have much power in the capital, he could transfer the “dead” mountain bandits to the prison of the Court of Judicial Review without alerting the mastermind.

Although two months was not enough for him to investigate everything, the evidence in his hands was enough to let Eldest Master Lu die twice over.

Qi Wenjin had wanted to secretly threaten the other party to make him behave, only dealing with this matter after he got married. However, he did not expect his future wife, who had been avoiding him, to send this message over. This was an excellent opportunity for him.

Although Qi Wenjin had never learned how to woo a girl from his father, he knew that this was the best time to nurture their relationship.

Hence, Qi Wenjin secretly ran into her room.

Lu Deyin asked the servant girls to leave. When she turned around, she saw a tall man standing behind her and gazing at her gently.

Startled, Lu Deyin almost screamed.

Qi Wenjin said in a hushed voice, “Miss Lu, don’t be afraid. It’s me!”

When Lu Deyin saw that it was Qi Wenjin, her tense heart relaxed slightly. She lowered her voice and asked, “Your Highness, why are you here?”

Qi Wenjin took out her letter. Lu Deyin’s face turned red. She didn’t expect him to personally make a trip over this matter, and her heart couldn’t help but heat up. Her expression softened slightly as she muttered, “I’m sorry to trouble Your Highness to make a trip personally…”

Qi Wenjin said in a low voice, “This concerns the safety of you and Jiashu. How can I not take it seriously? Don’t worry, I’ll take care of everything. Just do what you usually do. He won’t dare to touch you and Jiashu.”

Lu Deyin opened her mouth. She’d thought that the first thing Qi Wenjin would ask her was what danger she was in.

That was the Lu family’s scandal. She was not sure if he would feel annoyed or angry, and go on to cancel the engagement. After all, once such a scandal was exposed, as the son-in-law of the Lu family, he, too, would be affected.

Seeing that Lu Deyin’s face was ashen and pale, Qi Wenjin couldn’t help but take a step forward and ask, “What’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?”

Lu Deyin shook her head and said in a low voice, “Y—you know that it was my uncle?”

Qi Wenjin nodded slightly and said in a low voice, “Back then, the mountain bandits who wanted to harm you were murdered. I secretly got someone to swap out a few of them. The jailer who came to silence them didn’t do a good job and I followed the clues. Although there’s no direct evidence, it’s not difficult to guess that it was your uncle.”

Qi Wenjin took out a few more things from his sleeve and said in a low voice, “These are some things I’ve found out in the past two months. I’m afraid your parents’ bandit encounter 13 years ago was also premeditated.”

Lu Deyin’s hands trembled slightly as she took the thing from him. Her lips trembled before she asked, “Are you planning to use this to make him uneasy and threaten him?”

Qi Wenjin said with a smile, “Although your uncle is mediocre and useless, he’s vicious. If I rashly hand these things over, although he’ll be in a constant state of panic, the first thing he’ll do when he comes back to his senses will definitely be to kill you and your brother. Since you live with the eldest branch, he has many ways to harm you. Therefore, it’s better for you to act like you don’t know anything. I’ll send these things to the fourth branch and lure him to discover them.”

“This evidence is specious and perhaps can’t convict him. The fourth branch might be confused when they see it, but due to your uncle’s guilty conscience, he will definitely think that the fourth branch is about to find evidence against him.” Qi Wenjin smiled. “At this time, if he attempts to kill you and your brother again, it’s as good as him sending evidence to the fourth branch for no reason. Therefore, he won’t dare to act rashly. Instead, he will turn his attention away from you and deal with the fourth branch instead.”

The fourth branch of the Lu family was also a legitimate branch. If they obtained this evidence, the first branch of the Lu family would definitely not be able to hold the position of clan head. With his narrow-minded and suspicious nature, Eldest Master Lu would definitely think of this too. Therefore, his greatest enemy would not be Lu Deyin and her brother, but the fourth branch of the Lu family.

Lu Deyin’s eyes sparkled as she looked at Qi Wenjin.

Qi Wenjin felt smug under her gaze. “If you want to bring your uncle to justice, I can help you. There are a few more pieces of evidence in my possession. Although it’s not enough to get him a death sentence, I can get the Court of Judicial Review to detain and interrogate him. When the time comes, they can order an investigation. I believe it won’t be difficult to find evidence of him harming people.”

Lu Deyin lowered her head and was silent for a while before slowly shaking her head. “No, Jiashu and I have to take revenge personally.”

Seeing the worry in Qi Wenjin’s eyes, she smiled and said, “Your Highness, don’t worry. I won’t kill him in private. What’s the difference between me and him then?”

After hesitating for a moment, Lu Deyin chose to trust him. She said in a low voice, “I also have a few pieces of evidence on hand. With these, it’s impossible for him to hide the fact that he hired someone to kill my family.”

“Do you have the letters proving his dealings with the mountain bandits?”

Lu Deyin nodded slightly.

Appreciation flashed across Qi Wenjin’s eyes. No wonder he couldn’t find those letters no matter how hard he searched. He thought that Eldest Master Lu had silenced those people and destroyed the letters.

“Father was the one who gathered those things. Those who were implicated in this matter back then are all dead. Only these letters are still in my hands.”

Qi Wenjin thought of what he had found and sighed slightly. So many people had died for one man’s desire to hang on to the position of clan head.

And the Lu clan wasn’t even a prominent clan.

It seemed that it was a matter of family rules and family education. Qi Wenjin thought of how his younger brothers had never thought of snatching the position of heir from him. Instead, they were focused on going to Nanyang and the west to expand Great Qi’s territory. No matter how he tried to stop them, it was useless.

Qi Wenjin deeply felt the importance of education and said to Lu Deyin, “We must teach our children well in the future. Even if they can’t have a close relationship like me and my brothers, but at least our kids can’t be like them.”

Lu Deyin’s face turned pale at first, then flushed red. She didn’t know whether to be angry or embarrassed, so she could only blush in embarrassment.

Qi Wenjin also realized that he had been too rash. Coughing lightly, he said, “Then I’ll send the things over. Since you plan to do it yourself, do protect yourself.”

After a pause, he continued, “I placed two secret guards by your side to protect you. If you need anything, call for them in a low voice. They will help you settle it.”

Blushing, Lu Deyin said, “Thank, thank you!”

Qi Wenjin’s hand itched. Ultimately, he couldn’t help but reach out to caress her cheek. Then, he flew out of the window.

Lu Deyin was still feeling shy at first, but when she saw the empty room and the trees outside the window, she couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

So Prince Rong could be shy too?