The Prodigal Son

Zhao Luan was quite particular.

He only ordered Yunying to dig up the graves of Shi Dingyuan and his son Shi Zhen, but did not disturb the graves of the Shi family ancestors.

However, after they dug up the tombs of Shi Dingyuan and Shi Zhen, they immediately made a decision that went against their ancestors' wishes.

dig!

The graves of the Shi family, starting from Shi Dingyuan and extending to the previous two generations, were all dug up!

The reason was simple: they found a large number of funerary objects, including gold and silver jewelry, in the tombs of Shi Dingyuan and his son.

It was only then that Qin Yu and his group belatedly realized that the tombs of wealthy merchants like the Shi family must contain many burial goods!

Since they can't use all this gold and silver treasure anyway, they might as well give it away!

That night, a large group of people dug up the graves overnight, and Qin Yu hosted a banquet for Yun Ying and Lü Tongguang at the Yunhuai County Prefectural Governor's Mansion.

At the same time, it can also be seen as a celebration of his impending escape from suffering.

During this period, although Ruan Zhi helped him with many trivial matters, he was still exhausted.

He'd long since given up on staying here!

All he wants now is to return to the capital and enjoy a few months of peace and quiet.

After the banquet, Qin Yu was in a rare good mood and prepared to take Nan Que'er and Xu Wan to the roof of the prefectural governor's mansion to enjoy the moon. However, Lü Si came over again at the most inopportune time.

"We need to go back to the capital together. We have plenty of time on the road; can't we talk about anything on the way?"

Qin Yu looked at Lü Si, who had interrupted his interest, with great displeasure.

You're such a grown man, don't you have any common sense?

Lu Si looked Qin Yu up and down, then asked with interest, "I heard from my third uncle that you reported to His Majesty that it was thanks to my reminder that you realized the connection between the Sun Min case and the Crown Prince's assassination?"

"So you came to see me late at night just for this?" Qin Yu's face immediately darkened.

"yes!"

Lu Si nodded slightly. "We had already uncovered the counterfeit copper coin case by then, and we had started investigating in Xinpu County. Even if I hadn't forced that connection onto the Shi family, you would have eventually found out about the Nanping Mountain case. Why are you giving me credit for this?"

Qin Yu rolled her eyes at him speechlessly, "You don't think that me giving you credit is an insult, do you?"

"fart!"

Lu Si curled his lip. "I just want to ask, why are you giving me credit?"

He had no idea when his image in Qin Yu's heart had become so lofty.

Why would someone give credit to you and then feel insulted?

Isn't this utter nonsense?

If that's the case, he actually hopes that Qin Yu will humiliate him like this all the time.

"You don't need to thank me if you want to."

Qin Yu patted Lü Si on the shoulder, "Don't you still owe me 50,000 taels of silver? I also hope you can perform meritorious service and be rewarded, so that you'll have the silver to pay off your debt! Otherwise, it's not good for you to keep owing me money!"

"I……"

Lu Si's face stiffened, and he glared at Qin Yu with obvious displeasure: "Can't you even speak like a human being?"

That bastard!

You can't expect anything good to come out of a dog's mouth!

He said, "Would it kill you to acknowledge me as a friend?"

Qin Yu was too lazy to waste words with him, and waved his hand impatiently, "Do you have something to say or not? If not, get lost and don't bother us while we're being lovey-dovey!"

Lu Si's face twitched slightly. After humming for a while, seeing that Nan Que'er and Xu Wan were staring at him, he pulled Qin Yu aside somewhat embarrassedly, "Let's talk over there."

Qin Yu was speechless as Lü Si dragged him to the pavilion outside.

"What the hell do you want?"

Qin Yu became even more impatient. "If you don't tell me, I'm not playing with you anymore! It doesn't matter that you're a bachelor, but I still have to go and admire the moon with Que'er and Xu Wan."

For once, Lü Si didn't jump up with Qin Yu. He looked at Qin Yu awkwardly for a while, then glanced around before asking like a timid wife, "We...are we friends now?"

"..."

Qin Yu was instantly dumbfounded, "Is this what you wanted to ask?"

"yes!"

Lu Si nodded. "Just tell me, is that right?"

"nonsense!"

Qin Yu glared at Lü Si with a smile, "If I didn't consider you a friend, why would I give you credit? You're dreaming!"

"Okay, that's good enough!"

Lu Si chuckled, "Then let's consider our past interactions as a case of 'no fight,' how about that?"

"You're talking complete bullshit!"

Qin Yu rolled his eyes. "If I still held grudges against us, would you still be standing here talking to me?"

"Alright! Let's leave it at that!"

Lu Si waved his hand, "Since you're not a bad kid, I won't blame you!"

With that, Lü Si prepared to leave.

However, after taking only two steps, Lü Si suddenly stopped and turned to look at Qin Yu: "Actually, I fucking never touched Luo Qingyuan."

"Get lost!"

Qin Yu laughed and cursed, then turned and left.

Lu Si curled his lip, cursed "grandson" in his heart, and then showed a relieved smile on his face.

Actually, putting aside their past grievances, this guy's character isn't bad.

It would be even better if this bastard didn't keep swindling my money!

When Qin Yu returned to the courtyard, Xu Wan and Nan Que'er immediately came up to him with smiles.

"What did Lü Si talk to you about?"

The two women looked at Qin Yu with curiosity.

Qin Yu shrugged. "He asked me if we were friends?"

Hearing Qin Yu's words, the two women were taken aback for a moment, and then burst out laughing.

Xu Wan smiled and teased, "It's quite rare that you two can become friends."

"What's so strange about that?"

Qin Yu nonchalantly put his arm around Xu Wan's waist and said with a wicked grin, "Haven't we become lovers too?"

Xu Wan was speechless.

"You know what, it's true!"

Xu Wan smiled sweetly, "Let's go up to the rooftop and admire the moon! I'll give you a chance to have one on each arm!"

"Hmm, quite enlightened!"

Qin Yu laughed heartily, grabbed one in each arm, and with a light touch of his toes, leaped towards the rooftop.

Yes, a master is different!

One in each arm, completely effortless!

Even if you carry one more on your back or hang one more on your chest, it's completely effortless!

Others are like Han Xin commanding his troops, the more the better.

He's like Qin Yu, always chasing girls, the more the merrier.

After a moment of wild thoughts, Qin Yu landed steadily on the roof with the two women.

The three sat down on the rooftop, with Nan Que'er and Xu Wan leaning on Qin Yu's shoulders on either side, looking up at the moon in the sky.

The moon isn't very full yet today.

But none of that matters to them.

As long as you have your loved ones by your side, it doesn't matter even if dark clouds cover the sky.

Nan Que'er looked up for a while, then murmured to Qin Yu, "Tell me, how will His Majesty reward you after we return to the capital?"

Nan Que'er asked casually, but Xu Wan took her words to heart.

Yes!

How should Qin Yu be rewarded?

Appoint an official?

A reward?

Or...

As she thought about it, Xu Wan's heart skipped a beat.

"Who cares how she rewards us!"

Qin Yu didn't even consider the matter. "As long as I don't have to do anything, that's fine! I just want to live a decadent life in peace right now!"

Machines need to be inspected and repaired too, don't they?

I left the capital in January, and it's almost June now.

If we don't rest now, we won't get any more rest!

Nan Que'er smiled broadly, "Don't even mention you, I've even thought about living a decadent life! Let whoever wants to worry about this mess be worried about it!"

Qin Yu laughed heartily, gently pinching Nan Que'er's waist with his large hand, "Then let's do it together!"

"Who's afraid of who!"

Nan Que'er returned a provocative look.

Xu Wan watched the two teasing each other quietly, and surprisingly, she didn't feel ashamed for them; instead, she felt a little envious.

Suddenly, Xu Wan clenched her fist tightly, as if she had made up her mind...