Red Mansion: Picking up a Lin Daiyu

Chapter 212: Secret Confrontation
"Put Yue Ling to death?"

Li Dehui sneered and said, "Yue Ling has only been in Cangzhou for a month, and the city has already undergone earth-shaking changes. If you were really capable, would you be in such a miserable state now?"

"It's not you that's the cause now, but it will be you sooner or later. I can kill you to silence you, and then fake the scene to frame others, and the matter will be over. Why bother?"

Huang Wenhua knew that his words were not convincing, but in order to save his life, he had to ask tentatively: "Are you coming from the south or from the sea?"

Li Dehui frowned slightly and said, "What about the south? What about the sea?"

Huang Wenhua replied: "If they came from the south, killing me and framing the Shanxi merchants would only make things more obvious. Ji Qing has died in prison now. If Yue Ling hadn't asked anything, he wouldn't have been killed."

"From Jiqing's case, we can see that there are no Shanxi merchants behind human trafficking."

"No matter how much preparation we made along the way, Yue Ling's arrest of the thief and the leader of the gang has made us lose everything. Now that Yue Ling continues to investigate, he will definitely find the investigation in the south. What's the point of framing my death on the Shanxi merchants? Therefore, unless Yue Ling dies in office, the crisis can be resolved."

"It's not like we haven't done something similar before. It's just that the methods we use to deal with Yue Ling need to be more complicated."

A cup of tea passed, but Li Dehui had no intention of moving the knife. He pondered for a while and silently put the knife back into the sheath.

Huang Wenhua took a deep breath, knowing that he had made the right bet.

Although Yue Ling is far away from the government, he is still in the vortex.

Firstly, Yue Ling's intention to develop the salt industry in Cangzhou had already affected the financial resources of many people, so Zhejiang merchants would face resistance if they wanted to sell salt to the north. Secondly, Emperor Longyou wanted to reform the new policy, and Yue Ling, who was gradually showing his talent in civil administration, as Emperor Longyou's number one minister, was also contrary to the interests of the Zhejiang Party and would become a thorn in their eyes and a thorn in their flesh in the future.

As the former employer of Huang Wenhua, the southern nobles would naturally be happy to see Yue Ling die in Cangzhou.

However, the identity of the person he is facing now is still unclear, and it is still unknown whether he likes or dislikes Yue Ling.

Looking at the sword of the man in black, Huang Wenhua said, "Your Tang sword is very beautiful."

Li Dehui glanced at Huang Wenhua coldly and said, "This is not a Tang sword. It is a better sword than the Tang sword. It is not just beautiful."

Li Dehui never expected that Huang Wenhua was indeed smart. He might as well listen to his plan. If it was not feasible, he would just kill him off on the spot.

He was killed anyway, at worst it would become an unsolved case and Yue Ling's investigation would end here.

"What if you said you came from the sea?"

Huang Wenhua nodded repeatedly, "Only if he comes from the sea can we kill Yue Ling."

"Since you came from the sea, you must be very good at swimming."

Li Dehui did not comment, "That's natural."

Huang Wenhua said: "My plan is to lure Yue Ling out of the city first. I will use a place where children are hidden as bait to lure him south across the river. When he passes through the Zhang River, I will drill a boat in the middle of the river and kill him."

"It is the flood season now. The Zhang River has been widened and the water is flowing fast. Yue Ling was born and raised in the north and has never heard of anyone familiar with water, so he certainly doesn't know how to swim."

"No matter how skilled he is in martial arts or how many guards he has, if he falls into the water, wouldn't it be like killing a chicken for you, sir?"

"As long as you have enough manpower, you can sink the boat while it's crossing the river. This plan will be foolproof."

Li Dehui pondered and said, "Who will deliver the message? How can we lead him to our ambush?"

Huang Wenhua said, "This is the second benefit I want to talk about. Now there are people in the Yunxing Escort Agency who know the inside story of human trafficking. The young master of the Yunxing Escort Agency is now very close to Yue Ling, so it is only appropriate to let their people pass the message. Then, we can take this opportunity to get rid of them all at once, and then we will have no worries."

Li Dehui thought about it carefully and felt that this method was feasible.

"It's not an easy task to stab a boat. I need to find some more people to help. I'm not familiar with the Yunxing Escort Agency, so you should contact them. Once I have the manpower, I will execute this plan."

Li Dehui looked at Huang Wenhua and said coldly: "If this is successful, I will protect your life. But if this is exposed, you should know what kind of risks we are taking."

Huang Wenhua quickly responded, "This is my chance to survive, so I dare not neglect it. Don't worry, sir. No matter who Yue Ling is, he will be defeated by us. This is the fate of all those who stand in our way."

Before entering Cangzhou City, Li Dehui had no grudges against Yue Ling and even had some intention of visiting him to see what kind of demeanor this famous figure in China had.

It is human nature to admire the strong, and this is especially true for people like Li Dehui.

But after several contacts, Yue Ling's words were full of contempt for the Japanese, and even for Japan. That contemptuous attitude really angered Li Dehui.

"Anyone who insults the master of the family will die, no matter what kind of lord he is!"

Li Dehui secretly tightened his grip on the knife handle and warned: "Now outside your house, there are many secret sentries of Yue Ling. Don't act rashly, lest you expose your plan."

"Yes, don't worry, Your Excellency. Yue Ling will definitely not be able to guess our methods."

……

Early the next morning,

Yue Ling looked refreshed, and there was a warm and soft beauty in his arms.

Zijuan worked hard for a long time last night to dissipate Yue Ling's passion. Now she curled up in Yue Ling's arms like a kitten. If it were the old her, she would have been diligent in cleaning the room and would not have dared to sleep in Yue Ling's arms. But later she realized how happy the warmth in the morning was, so she was reluctant to get up.

But this happiness sometimes comes with a price, and it is easy to do the same thing you did last night all over again.

If that were the case, it would be too gentle, and Zijuan would suffer from even more back pain that day.

Sometimes Zijuan couldn't help thinking that her body was pretty good, but it couldn't withstand a single blow. If the girl came, what would happen to her?

"Zijuan, what are you thinking about?"

Yue Ling gently stroked Zijuan's hair, caressed her cheek, and asked.

Zijuan shrank her head and said, "No, I didn't think about anything."

Seeing the little maid's awkward look, Yue Ling smiled and said, "I have something else to do today, so I won't play with you anymore. Get up and help me get dressed."

Hearing this, Zijuan breathed a sigh of relief, hurriedly got up to get clothes, and put them on Yue Ling.

To be honest, sometimes she was too busy to handle it all by herself. It would be more appropriate if there was someone who could bring water and help Yue Ling with her washing and dressing.

While Zijuan was busy, she thought: "Maybe it is really necessary for the master to have someone sleeping on each side, either on the bed or under the bed, so that I can serve him properly..."

They left the room and came to the hall. The food had already been prepared in the room, and there was one more person busy at the table today, which also made them feel novel.

Just as Xiangling was carrying a small bowl of porridge with some mustard greens and was about to eat on a small stool beside her, Lin Daiyu called out, "Let's eat together at the table. We don't have to follow such rules in our room."

Xiangling stopped her hand woodenly, and followed Xueyan's lead to sit beside her.

Yue Ling smiled and asked Xiang Ling, "Did you sleep well last night?"

Xiangling nodded, "Thank you for your care, my Lord. Everything is fine."

Seeing Xiangling's dazed look, Yue Ling couldn't help but think of her miserable life experience. Maybe she was not supposed to be like this. She would have been a lady from a country gentry family and would have met a good marriage.

Even if she is not as good as Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai, her cultivation must be good.

But now his eyes are dull and his face is dull. He has a good-looking appearance but lacks all spirit. It is really pitiful.

"When you go back, tell Miss Xue the truth that I asked you to stay in my room overnight."

Xiangling nodded her head, which had been hanging in front of the bowl, again. She felt something and turned her head to see Xueyan was already serving the second bowl.

Perhaps she was inspired by him, Xiangling also started drinking the porridge.

He fed it in one gulp, but he choked and coughed a few times.

Zijuan gently stroked her back, glanced at Xueyan, and comforted Xiangling, "Don't learn from her. She is the reincarnation of a starving ghost. If she eats less, she has no energy to work, and if she eats more, she will sleep in. Anyway, she has her reasons."

"Don't rush to eat it, there's still plenty of porridge."

Xueyan licked her lips and said, "Sister Zijuan used to be diligent. I would not say anything when she criticized me. But recently, Sister Zijuan has been getting up later and later. It was me and the maid who cooked the meals. Why is she still criticizing me?"

Zijuan blushed slightly and sat back down.

Everyone in the room couldn't help but laugh. Even Xiangling was deeply moved and her lips curled up.

After breakfast, the maids cleared away the dishes as usual. Xiangling also accompanied Zijuan and Xueyan to busy themselves, leaving only Lin Daiyu and Yue Ling in the room.

Yue Ling didn’t spend much time with Lin Daiyu last night, and felt that he didn’t have enough energy for the day, so he sat with her and drank a few sips of tea.

Lin Daiyu sat aside without saying a word, flipping through the book without looking away.

It was getting late, and Yue Ling was supposed to go to the government office to sit in court. He was just getting up to say goodbye to Lin Daiyu. Before he could say anything, he saw Lin Daiyu put down the book that was covering her face and said, "Wait, Brother Yue, I have something to tell you."

Yue Ling smiled helplessly. Why didn't he tell him what was going on just now? He had to wait until he got up to leave before telling him.

Not knowing what Lin Daiyu was thinking about, Yue Ling sat back down, "Sister Lin, tell me, what's the matter?"

Lin Daiyu took out a piece of letter from her sleeve and gently placed it on the tea table.

"This is the letter from Miss Xue that Xiangling brought. Brother Yue hasn't read it yet."

Yue Ling took it, opened it with a puzzled look, read it from top to bottom, and said with emotion: "Miss Xue is quite hardworking. It is not easy to achieve so many results in such a short time."

Lin Daiyu curved her eyebrows and said with a smile: "Sister Xue has a hard time. I am really not as good as her. She can always do things to please others and gain a good reputation. You are praising each other and feeling proud. It is really lively."

Yue Ling: “…”

　Chapter 2 will be late, you can wait until dinner time to read it

　　
　
(End of this chapter)