A whirlwind marriage: The real heiress marries a warlord.

Luo Qisheng told Ling Manyun that his aunt and uncle were about to arrive in Nancheng.

His aunt, Luo Tang, was a particularly witty and lively person, and also Qin Yao's second aunt. Ling Manyun liked her very much.

"When will you arrive?" Ling Manyun asked.

Luo Qisheng: "I just received a telegram yesterday. She said she had already left by train and would probably be here in the next couple of days."

Ling Manyun was initially pleased, but then frowned slightly: "At this critical juncture of troop reduction, the Qin family from Guangzhou heading north together is a sensitive issue."

"Go ask the Qin family about this," Luo Qisheng said.

He turned and left.

Ling Manyun frowned.

The next day, when she went to work, Ling Manyun told Qin Yan about it.

Qin Yan: "When Qin Yao came, he brought me a letter, written by Aunt Luo. She said she wanted to go back to her hometown when spring gets warmer."

Nancheng is her hometown.

"Did you know she was coming?"

"But I didn't know she'd arrived in the last few days," Qin Yan said. "I also don't know where she's staying."

"Either a restaurant or the Feng family of the Hongmen," Ling Manyun said.

Qin Yan said nothing more.

However, from that day on, she would observe her surroundings every time she went to and from work to see if anyone was looking for her.

More careful than before.

But I still haven't seen Aunt Luo.

Ling Manyun was somewhat dissatisfied: "This Luo Qisheng is spreading false information. He said he would arrive in the next few days, but he hasn't shown up."

Qin Yan: "The situation is complicated now. She and her husband are from the Qin family in Guangzhou, so going north is already very troublesome."

She recalled how, when Qin Yao arrived, the Cheng and Xiang families were on high alert, sending people everywhere to capture him.

However, Qin Yao was both clever and decisive, so he simply sent a telegram to Xiang Cenyan, asking him to come pick up the car and expose himself to the sunlight first.

He is taking a huge risk by doing this.

The Xiang and Cheng families might hold him hostage, or even take his life.

Luo Tang and her husband's journey north was itself a risky one.

It's perfectly normal for plans to change.

Qin Yan didn't like to dwell on any unexpected events, since unexpected events were most likely to happen in her life anyway; while Ling Manyun was too busy, with a ton of work at the newspaper.

The two of them run a newspaper, with Qin Yan as the boss. Although she is busy, there is a basic procedure: Ling Manyun will select and organize the information and hand it to her.

Ling Manyun, on the other hand, faced numerous and trivial tasks. She constantly urged Qin Yan to hurry up and get to work, but in reality, she had far more to do than Qin Yan.

Qin Yan didn't have time to think about anything else, and Ling Manyun had even less time.

Half a month has passed in the blink of an eye, and things have calmed down.

Aunt Luo didn't arrive, and there was no movement from Du Zhuojun's side either; Luo Qisheng changed jobs to a reporter at another daily newspaper, and his writing skills improved, becoming more incisive and sharp.

The first month of the lunar calendar is over, and the southern part of the city has warmed up, with new buds sprouting from the gnarled branches along the roadside.

The warlord's wife called Qin Yan, but it was a call to the newspaper office: "Are you busy lately?"

She knew Qin Yan was usually not at home, so calling his office would make it easier to find him.

"Not too busy," Qin Yan said.

"Come and eat," the warlord's wife said. "It's nothing, don't be nervous. It's just that I haven't seen you for quite some time."

She paused, seemingly hesitant about whether to speak, but then said, "Before Tianxun left, he repeatedly told me to take care of you. You're not a three-year-old who needs to be looked after."

Qin Yan: "...Mom, I'll go to the Governor's Mansion after work tomorrow."

"The cookies you bought last time were delicious, buy two more boxes."

"Okay," Qin Yan said.

Qin Yan put down the phone.

The roses on the desk had long since dried up and shriveled up, but they still looked quite nice in the white porcelain bowl, not at all out of place, so Qin Yan didn't throw them away.

This was a gift from Cheng Tianxun to her last time.

Next to the vase was a piece of agarwood.

Ling Manyun kept going in and out, frequently asking, "What's this?"

Qin Yan would always say, "Guess?"

Ling Manyun was too lazy to guess, so she just asked whenever she thought of it.

Before leaving work, Qin Yan told Ling Manyun that she had some things to take care of these few days and might not be able to come to the newspaper office.

The newspaper has been operating smoothly recently.

"...I'll go and find out more about the fluctuations in government bonds and gold prices," Qin Yan said.

Ling Manyun: "We'll be waiting for your triumphant return."

The next day, Qin Yan carried two boxes of biscuits and some other snacks to the governor's mansion.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law met, and their demeanor remained unusually serious. They exchanged pleasantries about each other's recent situations.

Qin Yan then said, "Two things of mine have recently fallen through."

The warlord's wife asked her what was wrong.

Qin Yan said that one thing was that the matter of the second wife of the Qin family, Luo Tang, and the second master going north had no follow-up; the other was that she was worried that Du Rongfei would plot against her.

"The situation is unstable. They were ambushed on their way north and then the blame was shifted to the Cheng and Xiang families. It's very possible," said the warlord's wife.

She called her adjutant and asked him to send a telegram to the old master of the Xiang family.

"Send the 'Bluebird'," said the warlord's wife.

This was a encrypted telegram between the father and daughter, and Qin Yan didn't ask any further questions.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law continued their conversation, picking up where they left off. Qin Yan said she was very wary of the Du family targeting her because her influence in the media was not to be underestimated.

"Your concerns are very valid. With you in the press, we do indeed have fewer troubles," said the governor's wife.

The Du family wasn't simply looking at Qin Yan as an individual, but rather as part of the Cheng family and Cheng Tianxun. The Cheng family were warlord families with guns, and they could no longer control public opinion.

Otherwise, the situation in Nancheng will be disrupted, and Du Rongfei, his money, and his status will all be in danger.

"These people who play politics nowadays are not easy to deal with. Things are different now than before. There are newspapers now, and reputation is so important. They know how to manipulate people's hearts," said the warlord's wife.

Simply calling for war and killing will not work.

But if he sensed the danger, it would be even more unacceptable to put such an important daughter-in-law in peril.

The warlord's wife hesitated for a moment, then said to Qin Yan, "Do you still remember Liu Jinyao?"

Qin Yan's body stiffened slightly.

Of course she remembers.

Liu Jinyao used to work in the law enforcement department. He was a ruthless killer, but his reputation in Nancheng wasn't too bad because Du Rongfei protected him.

Later he went to the police station.

Qin Yan almost died in the police station; it was all Liu Jinyao's doing.

There are many people who want Qin Yan dead, but the Du family is definitely one of them.

Later, she went to find Lan Changming and married Cheng Tianxun, and the sales of her vernacular newspaper increased day by day.

It just so happens that Liu Jinyao, in his attempt to extort money, murdered a rather famous scholar. Naturally, many people in the cultural circles were outraged, and the press was also furious.

But everyone was afraid of Liu Jinyao.

This man is a ruthless killer. If anyone dares to attack him, he will really kill the editor-in-chief and their family.

He was even more difficult to deal with than a warlord.

How much prestige did the warlord still have? He only knew how to assassinate, and Liu Jinyao was fearless because of his power. This was a real act of revenge.

It was Qin Yan who led the charge, instructing the chief writer to attack him and seek justice for that scholar.

During that period, Cheng Tianxun stayed at his post, and Qin Yan was also afraid. She, Ling Manyun, and the chief writers ate and slept at the newspaper office.

Once a breach was made, voices of support from the press continued to emerge.

After consulting with Governor Cheng, the cabinet dismissed him from his post, and Liu Jinyao slunk away.

After this incident, Liu Jinyao's reputation was truly ruined and he suffered a complete defeat.

This marked the beginning of a reconciliation between Qin Yan and the press. Previously, her colleagues were quite dissatisfied with her for various reasons because she was working on a vernacular newspaper. After that incident, they gradually became more harmonious.

"...After being dismissed from his post, this person disappeared without a trace," Qin Yan said.

The warlord's wife: "According to my intelligence, he is in the north of the city. The politicians in the north have promised him that if the peace talks succeed, he will be appointed as the commander-in-chief of the army, stationed in the south of the city."

He was very active during this period, but the warlord and the Xiang family treated him like a clown and didn't pay him much attention. However, someone in the southern city was secretly raising money for him and preparing to build momentum for him.

Many overseas Chinese only hope for the reunification of their homeland, unaware of the tricks of politicians. After the peace talks, instead of establishing a democratic government, it will lead to a restoration. Someone deceived the overseas Chinese and raised a huge sum of money. Can you guess who this person is, and where their money is kept?

"Is it Du Rongfei?"