Traveling through ancient times: daily life on the run

Chapter 317 The lackeys made great contributions

"If so, I can't protect myself either?"

Zhu Jinyou smiled but did not answer directly.

Luo Yu looked at a purple-leaf plum tree full of flowers outside the house. The colder the winter, the more brilliant the flowers would bloom in the spring of the following year.

"If Your Highness can't even protect himself, then there's nothing I can do for you. At most, I'll ask the Emperor to spare your body, okay?"

"I do know a way that can save both our lives."

"What method?"

"I will marry you as my wife."

"..."

"Think about it. If you really marry me, even if you admit that you are not Bai Fengchu, the Queen will not have to worry that you will return to your status as Ying Guiren. And if I marry you, a woman of unknown origin, I believe that the Emperor will not be too suspicious of me."

Luo Yu nodded and said, "It's a way to have the best of both worlds."

"Did Miss Luo Yu agree?"

To redress the grievances of the deceased Bai family's eldest master and Bai Fengchu, this was Luo Yu's best option. Even if she truly regained her normal life, the Empress wouldn't let her go. She hadn't kept her promise to the Empress, and she would bring disaster upon the Fang family. Marrying Prince Ning would at least reassure the Empress that she wouldn't reveal the young prince's affairs. However, would the Empress guess that Prince Ning already knew the truth?

"Aren't you afraid that my former identity will bring trouble to you?"

Zhu Jinyou took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "From now on, you and I will be husband and wife, and we will share the good and bad times together. There is no need to be implicated."

The teacup in Qin Bingrui's hand fell onto the table with a few crackling sounds.

"Sister, why is it so sudden?"

Suddenly, he glared at Zhu Jinyou fiercely, "You're just trying to take advantage of my sister, you despicable and shameless villain."

Zhu Jinyou was not angry at all.

"So what if I'm being used? As long as Miss Luo Yu is willing, it's a matter of mutual consent."

Luo Yu's eyes flickered as he explained to Qin Bingrui earnestly, "Bingrui, we've always been using others, haven't we? Now we have a chance to redress the injustice done to Bai Fengchu and restore her true identity. This also allows me to protect my mother, Bai Lingyi, and the Fang family from being implicated in Concubine Ying's affairs. This is also my way of repaying Bai Fengchu by borrowing her identity, right?"

After hearing this, Qin Bingrui nodded slowly. He thought about how Bai Fengchu was still young, died in the wilderness, and her identity was used by others. If people really had souls, she must be a lonely ghost wandering in the world!

Zhu Jinyou pretended to be wronged and said, "Ms. Luo Hong would feel bad about exploiting others, but she feels perfectly comfortable exploiting me."

Luo Yu chuckled.

Qin Bingrui frowned: "Why are you talking so casually now?"

……

The next day, Qin Bingrui took some members of the Flying Tigers to find Bai Lingyi. According to Lao Jin's description, they were heading further south.

Xia Liang and Yan Xuan started the circus performance. Since everyone was investigating the case, the "Flying Tigers Circus" could not close down.

In the past few days, Zhu Jinyou came to see his fiancée Qin Luoqi every day. Song Si could not have imagined that the two of them had actually made an engagement in private. It turned out that they were two people who did not play by the rules and were really a good match.

On the third day, news came from Eunuch Yao's side that Wu Wanqian's body was suspected to have been found. If credit was to be given to this, half of it should go to those lackeys.

It turned out that the guards of the Imperial City Division under Eunuch Yao found out the whereabouts of Wu Wanqian on the day of his disappearance based on clues provided by others. It turned out that he was in the casino during the day and went to a wine shop in the east of the town to drink at night. After drinking, he staggered back to the village alone.

He was targeted on the way, and the person who targeted him was Ma San in disguise.

Half a year ago, Ma San disguised himself all the way to avoid being pursued by the second branch of the Bai family until he ran to Qianzhou in the most southwestern region. There he met a man who was very similar to him in body shape and appearance - Wu Wanqian.

Wu Wanqian is a man who knows everything about eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. His wife died of illness in his early years and he has been a bachelor ever since then. In addition, he often gambles and stays away from home, making him a good replacement.

Ma San spent money to find a group of fearless unemployed vagrants, secretly dealt with Wu Wanqian, and replaced Wu Wanqian's identity by the way. After that, he organized this group of vagrants into a local gang of bad guys who specialized in oppressing the poor people. They even had connections in both the black and white worlds and were notorious in the local area.

He never thought that he would be recognized by Bai Lingyi even though he was in disguise.

Coincidentally, that day, Bai Lingyi was wearing an animal coat and performing with Dong Nuan. When he recognized Ma San, he was so excited that he even made a few mistakes during the performance. Old Jin sensed something was amiss and immediately had Wei Wu change his clothes and take Bai Lingyi's place. That's when Bai Lingyi took the opportunity to call in the Flying Tigers to surround and capture Ma San.

What happened next was that after Ma San was imprisoned, he was rescued from prison by his accomplices. Ma San ran away, but Wu Wanqian could not escape.

The Imperial City Guards found Wu Wanqian's parents in Gaotian Village. Upon hearing that Wu Wanqian had been murdered, they were so frightened they quickly denied that he was their son, fearing they would be implicated. Fortunately, the guards found Wu Wanqian's shabby hut and took back his remaining clothes and other useful items.

Afterwards, Eunuch Yao invited Prince Ning Zhu Jinyou to discuss the case. After listening, Zhu Jinyou went to tell Qin Luoqi.

Luo Yu was both angry and amused at the time. This eunuch Yao really looked down on her for being able to handle cases as a woman!

Afterwards, Luo Yu asked Xia Liang to lead his minions to search the entire city through Wu Wanqian's clothes, especially every inch of land from the town's casino and tavern to Gaotian Village.

Not long after, the lackeys found Wu Wanqian's buried body in a forest four or five miles away from the village.

Upon hearing this news, Eunuch Yao was not very happy. He thought that it was impossible to find a person who had been dead for three months with just these animals. He did not expect that these wolf noses were really powerful.

Later, Wu Wanqian's fellow villagers confirmed that the body, both in shape and clothing, was indeed Wu Wanqian's. Although the body was rotting, most villagers knew that Wu Wanqian was missing a front tooth and had a lisp, which perfectly matched the body's characteristics.

Zhang had never imagined that his original plan to capture Ma San would lead to other murder cases. He was panicking. What if he couldn't find the murderer? He had originally hoped to use his connections to Prince Ning to get some backdoor access, but he hadn't expected his path to success to become increasingly narrow. Not only did the provincial government's yamen runners turn out to be the same scoundrel as the fugitive, but other murder cases were also involved...

It’s over, it’s over. If Miss Luo Yu really wrote this case into the Biography of Wenbo, their Qianzhou would become famous because of it, and would his position as the prefect also be over?

Mr. Zhang was so anxious that half of his hair turned white.

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The lackeys had done a great job, so Xia Liang took them and the other wolf cubs out to eat...

In an instant, the case shook the entire Qianzhou city.

It turns out that dogs and wolves' noses can actually be used as detectives to solve crimes. It's like a legendary story straight out of "The Biography of Wenbo"...

At the meritorious service banquet, Zhu Jinyou was invited to be the main award presenter.

When Zhu Jinyou stood on the open-air platform in front of the only tavern in a town ten miles away from Qianzhou City, countless question marks floated above his head.

Luo Yu and Qin Bingrui were smiling brightly under the stage.

This was the only restaurant Xia Liang found that welcomed her and her wolf cubs to dine.

To this end, Xia Liang asked Yan Xuan and He Yuan to go hunting together. After hunting several wild boars, they asked the shopkeeper to help cook them. The shopkeeper was also an interesting person. He only wanted to make his tavern a hit through this grand event...

When Zhu Jinyou awarded the biggest pig leg to the first wolf cub who found Wu Wanqian's body, the lackey howled and the wolves followed suit. Zhu Jinyou held the big pig leg, at a loss.

Fortunately, apart from Song Si who followed closely, the other subordinates did not follow...

Qin Bingrui laughed so hard that he slammed the table, and Luo Yu covered his mouth and laughed secretly. Zhu Jinyou has become more and more interesting since he stopped pretending like before.

Xia Liang read out the awards: "The second recipient of the Greatest Contribution Award is Qin Luosheng. She came up with a plan and ultimately found Wu Wanqian's body..."

Luo Yu stood up suddenly, looking around with a bewildered look on his face, and said, "Isn't this the wolf cubs' meritorious service banquet? What does it have to do with me?"

Xia Liang chuckled and said, "We can't let the wolf cubs get too proud. Let them know that without us humans, they are nothing."

Luo Yu: ...

A smirk finally appeared on Zhu Jinyou's face.

He pulled Luo Yu onto the stage and made a fool of himself with him.

"Mr. Zhu, you can choose whatever prize Sister Luo Wei gets. Next, please invite Wolf King's lackey to come up on stage to receive the award..."