Contentment with modest wealth

Chapter 86 Good people will fight to the end

From the moment Lu Jia saw Guo Lu, she knew her plans had to change.

The Jiang family already knew her whereabouts, so she could no longer remain hidden.

Guo Lu failed, but there will be Li Lu and Chen Lu. As long as Miss Lu doesn't make a public appearance in Beijing, the Jiang family will definitely not stop.

Lu Jia's revenge plan wouldn't be complete without reliable helpers. Shen Qingzhou was unexpected, yet also the most useful candidate.

Shen Qingzhou looked at her hands on his arm, but was speechless.

He knew Lu Jia's hardships.

But he's a member of the Shen family, how can he go back to the Lu family with her?

The Shen family has become Yan Song's biggest worry. As a staunch supporter of Yan Song, the Lu family is a serious threat. Shen Qingzhou is not allowed to stay in the Lu family to help Lu Jia. If the two of them show up together, neither of them can get anything done.

How could the Lu family possibly allow the Shen family to interfere in their family affairs?
It can't be inserted.

The last time he returned to the capital, he even confronted her own father in the palace.

As the eldest son of the Shen family, was it considered premeditated for him to secretly contact the young lady of the Lu family?
Reality dictates that he cannot let anyone know that he had any connection with the Lu family's young lady.

He can only be Qin Zhou.

It can only ever be Qin Zhou.

“I’m used to being free; I can’t get used to life in the official household.” He looked over. “When are you leaving?”

"Qin Zhou——"

"You tell me first."

Lu Jia slumped his shoulders: "The sooner the better. I plan to go to the capital in the next couple of days. Tomorrow morning, we'll go to the yamen to get our travel permits. Qin Zhou—"

Lu Jia shook his arm again: "Come back with me and help me get revenge. The Lu family has accumulated wealth over generations, far more than the Xie family. I said I wouldn't treat you unfairly, and I will never go back on my word."

The girl looked earnest, shaking Shen Qingzhou until her breath became weak.

He could only fan himself: "Does it have to be this rushed?"

If he had more time, perhaps he could do one last thing for her. If he went back in two days, what could he possibly do?
"We can't delay any longer!" Under the lamplight, her eyes shone brightly. "I must meet with the Lu family before deciding on the next step."

"You're not going straight back to the Lu family this time?" Shen Qingzhou realized.

“How can I go to their door by myself?” Lu Jia said. “Jiang wants to kill me. She has always wanted to kill me! I can’t be so rash. I have to find out what’s going on before I go in.”

Before returning to the Lu family, she still had many things to do. She needed to investigate the Liang family's situation and whether she could bring them over to form an alliance. She also needed to figure out what would happen to Qiu Niang and the others if she suddenly left.
If Jiang Shi harbors murderous intent towards her, then what about her mother and the others in the future? As Qiu Niang, who happened to rescue Lu Jia, and as a witness, they died so tragically in their previous life, and even the shop given to them by Lu Jie was taken away. It's possible that Jiang Shi was involved behind the scenes.

Now that Jiang's true intentions have been exposed, all her past actions need to be re-examined!

Lu Jia is still operating in the shadows and has the upper hand. If the Jiang family comes knocking again, or if they succeed, it will be too late.

"Oh."

Shen Qingzhou started waving her fan again.

This puts him at ease.

As long as he doesn't go back to the Lu family immediately, he can still spend some time with her.

For example, he could help eliminate a few of Chiang Kai-shek's murderous lackeys.

Although he hadn't yet committed any killings after waking up from the water, he wouldn't mind giving it a try.

Thinking of this, he remembered: "Where is the murderer? Did He Qu let them escape?"

"I told them to let them go."

"You let them go?"

“That’s right.” Lu Jia crossed his arms and looked at him intently. “Aren’t you curious how they found me? I suspect there’s a mole in Shawan County. I figured they would have to find a place to hide after they escaped.” “After recognizing Guo Lu, I stopped He Qu and the others.”

"After Guo escaped, I had He Qu secretly follow him."

Shen Qingzhou then realized that she had indeed not seen He Qu earlier.

“I heard from my mother that when Guo Lu came to Tanzhou in February to secretly search for my whereabouts, he used the official channels. Only people from Shawan have seen me, and I suspect that this mole is in the Shawan county government.”

Upon hearing this, Shen Qingzhou nodded, her eyes flashing, "Then I know who it is."

Lu Jia looked up: "Who?"

"Miss, Steward Qin! Head Guard He is back!"

Before Shen Qingqingzhou could answer, Changfu shouted excitedly and He Qu rushed through the threshold.

Lu Jiateng stood up abruptly: "Did you catch up?"

He Qu nodded emphatically and strode up to them: "Just as the young lady expected, after taking a few turns, that Guo fellow probably thought he had shaken us off, so he climbed over the wall and entered the county government office!"
"I also climbed over the wall, and then I saw that waiting for them in the yamen office was none other than He Qing, the county magistrate who used to have close ties with Zhang Qi!"

"It's him?!"

"It sure is him!"

Lu Jia and Shen Qingzhou spoke at the same time.

He Qu continued, "I saw it clearly, it was that guy surnamed He! After those three people went in, they closed the door. Unfortunately, there are always yamen runners patrolling outside, and I was afraid of alerting them, so I came back first."

“That’s enough!” Lu Jia blurted out. “As long as we know who leaked the information, it doesn’t matter what they say anymore.”

"It seems that the man surnamed He discovered me from Zhang Qi's side and then reported it to his superiors. Then I can guess that the one who moved my pillow on the night of the flood was this man surnamed He!"

"He also came into your room?"

Shen Qingzhou raised her voice at the end.

He never went inside!
Lu Jia snorted angrily: "This guy surnamed He used to collude with the Zhang family and did a lot of bad things. He really deserves to die!"

Shen Qingzhou paused for a moment, then stood up: "You go back to your room first and get a good night's sleep. I'll go and make some arrangements, and we'll set off once the travel permit is issued."

Upon hearing this, Lu Jia was both surprised and delighted: "So you're agreeing to go back with me?"

Shen Qingzhou sighed inwardly: "Yes. You are my employer."

Let’s talk about what happens next.

"Great!"

Lu Jia slammed her hand on the table excitedly: "Then starting tomorrow, I'll double your salary!"

……

Shen Qingzhou took He Qu back to their room.

He Qu kept glancing at him along the way, and only after entering the house did he muster up the courage to ask, "Where are you going with the young lady, sir? Why did you mention going to the capital earlier?"

Shen Qingzhou remained silent.

After taking off his robe and sitting for a while, he looked up and said, "Go find Guo Yi and tell him that He Qing is involved in collusion between officials and businessmen, and is corrupt and lawless. Such a person should be dealt with according to the law."

"Also, tell him that I'm going back to Beijing tomorrow, and that he should take care of his own business. I don't need to worry about things here anymore."

He Qu rolled his eyes, accepted the order, and left.

Shen Qingzhou sat silently facing the night for a while, then took out his travel permit from his pillow.

(End of this chapter)