The daily life of a space tycoon raising children, doting on his husband, and farming.

Chapter 81 No rush, not for a moment

"Wait!" Lu Chengjing gritted his teeth and endured the pain to stand up for a moment, but his legs went weak and he fell straight into the fire in front of him.

As the flames were about to lick his cheeks, Lu Chengjing instinctively closed his eyes.

I didn't fall into the fire, and my body suddenly felt light.

Shang Wan turned back, her face dark, and held the large, fluttering moth that had just been playing with fire. She gritted her teeth and asked, "Do you need me to build you a grill?"

Don't you know your leg isn't healed yet? What are you jumping around for?
Lu Chengjing didn't have time to explain, and grabbed Shang Wan's arm tightly with his left hand, "We can't kill Lu Chengyuan now."

Shang Wan frowned: "Why?"

Lu Chengjing glanced at the curtain; Shi Tou was still taking a bath and hadn't come out yet. He said, "Put me down first, and I'll talk to you slowly."

"I won't let you go." Shang Wan pouted. "You don't even weigh as much as a piglet."

Lu Chengjing: "..."

Is this an insult directed at him?

Shang Wan looked down at him, remembering the great injustice he had suffered at the Lu residence, and was reluctant to bully him, so she put him back in his original position.

She threw two pieces of firewood into the fire, then turned to Lu Chengjing and asked, "Tell me, why can't I kill him?"

Lu Chengjing said slowly, "I know you are skilled, but even the strongest can be overpowered. If something happens to Lu Chengyuan, the Lu family will definitely investigate to the end."

"Let them investigate, what are you afraid of?" Shang Wan said dismissively. She had moved so many things from the Lu residence, yet the Lu family hadn't investigated her at all.

Lu Chengjing knew what Shang Wan was thinking and analyzed, "Lu Chengyuan is to the Lu family far more important than those inanimate objects. If Lu Chengyuan is killed, not only the Lu family, but the Wang family will also investigate."

"The Wang family?" Shang Wan asked, puzzled. "Which Wang family?"

Lu Chengjing glanced at her. "My maternal grandfather's surname is Wang."

Shang Wan suddenly realized that she hadn't even noticed that Madam Lu's surname was Wang.

"Is the Wang family very powerful?"

Lu Chengjing nodded, "Last year, my eldest uncle was promoted to the capital and appointed as a secretary in the Ministry of Personnel's Performance Evaluation Department."

The original owner had no such memories. Shang Wan asked, "What makes this official so powerful?"

"The Examination and Merit Department is in charge of important matters such as the punishment and promotion of civil officials and the handling of the capital inspection." Lu Chengjing explained simply and directly, "If you want to eliminate dissidents in the court, having someone in the Examination and Merit Department will make things twice as easy."

The Performance Evaluation Department sounds a bit like the organization department of the base, responsible for talent assessment, reward and punishment management, and the implementation of regulations.

However, Shang Wan was puzzled, "What does my uncle's promotion have to do with Lu Chengyuan?"

Lu Chengjing said, "Last year during the New Year, my father sent someone to deliver generous gifts to the Wang family, and after the New Year, I received a reply from my eldest uncle."

"My eldest uncle secured a place for Lu Chengyuan at Baihong Academy, so that Lu Chengyuan could go to the capital before June to study at Baihong Academy and then return to his hometown in August of the following year to take the provincial examination."

"Places in Baihong Academy are extremely difficult to obtain. My uncle gave them to Lu Chengyuan instead of the Wang family's nephews, which shows that he hopes to cultivate Lu Chengyuan into an asset. If you kill Lu Chengyuan, not only will the Lu family do their best to investigate, but the Wang family will not let it go either."

Shang Wan felt this reason wasn't convincing enough. "Isn't it enough to leave no trace?"

Lu Chengjing shook his head. "Even if it can't be discovered for the time being, once it's done, it will eventually be exposed. Besides, your skills are not a secret in the village, and they won't be in the future."

“My lady, when those in power want to deal with someone, they don’t need evidence; just suspicion is enough.”

Sometimes, you don't even need to doubt it.

Even the most powerful commercial evening will eventually run out of steam.

Even if she can't win a fight and can run away, what about the rest of her family? Given Shang Wan's personality, she definitely wouldn't abandon her family.

Even if the family managed to escape, they would certainly be wanted by the authorities, and their peaceful life would be over. Between his family's peaceful life and killing Lu Chengyuan, Lu Chengjing chose the former without hesitation.

I've been patient for over ten years, there's no rush now.

Frustrated, Shang Wan slammed her fist on the ground and resigned herself to saying, "I won't kill him, but can't I at least castrate him?"

Lu Chengjing shook his head, "How can a eunuch participate in the imperial examination? This is tantamount to killing him."

Shang Wan was furious. "Killing him won't work, castrating him won't work either, are we supposed to let him continue living and disgusting people?"

"Don't be angry, my wife." Lu Chengjing gently tugged at Shang Wan's sleeve, deliberately softening his voice.

"I'm annoyed by him. All he does is whine and act cute all day long." Shang Wan glanced at him, her eyes turning cold. "Tell me the truth, was the person who sent the anonymous letter to Tian Sheng that beast?"

Lu Chengjing was slightly taken aback. "Why do you think it's him?"

"Those who enter officialdom through the imperial examinations must not have any stain on their reputation," Shang Wan said. "Molesting a child, especially his own younger brother, would be a perfect excuse if outsiders found out. At best, they could use this to threaten him; at worst, they could ruin him, making him despised and hated by everyone."

“That’s certainly possible, but…” Lu Chengjing said helplessly, “Why would I tell anyone else about this besides you?”

He kept this matter buried in his heart for many years and never mentioned it to anyone.

Even Shi Tou was unaware of this matter and wondered why Lu Chengjing disliked Lu Chengyuan so much, finding even a single word from him disgusting.

Shang Wan curled her lip, "Only the dead can keep secrets forever."

Lu Chengyuan was worried that Lu Chengjing would hinder his career advancement, so he deliberately framed Lu Chengjing for poisoning the county magistrate and used the opportunity to expel Lu Chengjing from the Lu family.

With Lu Chengjing dead, his biggest threat was also eliminated.

Shang Wan felt that her guess was reasonable, but she had no evidence.

“Even with evidence, we cannot convict him,” Lu Chengjing said. “The poison was administered by Tian Sheng. Lu Chengyuan sent an anonymous letter to Tian Sheng, which did not violate the law. Furthermore, Tian Sheng committed suicide by poisoning himself, not by Lu Chengyuan.”

Shang Wan: "..."

Lu Chengjing said, "Lu Chengyuan is a cautious person. Even if he plots against others, he will first try to clear himself of any wrongdoing."

Shang Wan took a deep breath. "Following this logic, could it be that he was also behind the jade pendant and rice shop incidents?"

Lu Chengjing said, "I'm not sure about the former, but it's him in the latter."

Don't be angry, don't be angry, don't... she's just angry!
Shang Wan felt that if she continued to get angry, she would develop breast hyperplasia.

She said, "I can't kill him, I can't castrate him, but I'll break his legs to make his journey to the capital a little more difficult, okay?"

No matter what, she has to get her revenge!
Lu Chengjing's lips parted slightly. Shang Wan glanced at him and warned coldly, "Don't say 'no' again!"

Lu Chengjing: "Whatever makes my wife happy."

"Good boy." Shang Wan's anger finally subsided a bit. She stood up, cupped Lu Chengjing's face, and rubbed it for a while. Finally, she clicked her tongue and said, "You're almost too chubby. Why don't you learn from Yuanyuan?"

Lu Chengjing: "..."

If he were as chubby as Yuanyuan, he was certain that the first person to make him lose weight would be this woman in front of him.

Shang Wan pinched Lu Chengjing's chin and shook it, "Eat more in the future, you're all skin and bones, it's hard to hug you."

Lu Chengjing pursed his lips, "If you don't like it being uncomfortable, you don't have to hug me."

"That won't do." Shang Wan teased Lu Chengjing like a cat, gently rubbing the soft flesh on his chin with the pad of her index finger. "I have a question. The Wang family is so powerful, why would they marry their daughter into the Lu family?"

This world values ​​social status and family background. How could an official's family marry their daughter to a commoner?
(End of this chapter)