The Marshal’s Wife is Wild
Chapter 402 - 401: The Madam Despises Me

Chapter 402: Chapter 401: The Madam Despises Me

In Shengsheng’s mouth, Lin Yumo was a person gentle to the bone.

He was the person whom she pursued throughout college and could never forget; at their reunion, she thought heaven had taken pity on her to let her make up for what was lost, but little did she know it was the beginning of another tragedy.

Shengsheng’s family’s financial circumstances were not bad, and she could have lived a carefree life, but because of Lin Yumo, she embarked on a vastly different path.

Shengsheng would always say that Lin Yumo was the light in her life.

In Qu Tong’s view, Lin Yumo’s life was full of hardships; it was Shengsheng who was the last light in his life.

He couldn’t resist the light, and he was trying very hard to protect it.

So, in the end, even his death was quiet.

Qu Tong sized up Lin Yumo.

Lin Yumo tugged at the corner of his mouth, struggling to pull out a smile, yet his eyes reddened involuntarily, "Shengsheng has always been an excellent person."

"Can you take over Lin Mo’s business?"

If not, she would have to consider withdrawing her investment after reaping this wave of benefits.

After all, her money didn’t come from the wind.

"I should be able to. I have a complete memory, and I used to study financial management. Miss Ali can try to trust me."

Qu Tong remembered Shengsheng saying that Lin Yumo’s grades during college were very good; he didn’t take the graduation exam only because he was dragged down by an issue.

"Good, you rest well, and you can contact me if there’s anything."

Qu Tong didn’t stay long and called the nursing staff back in.

When Qu Tong returned to Yuelan Bay and didn’t see anyone, she called for Xuan Ping, "Where is my master?"

"Grandmaster Yuan hasn’t come back yet," Xuan Ping replied respectfully.

Hasn’t come back yet?

What could have so interested Grandmaster Yuan?

Before leaving, Grandmaster Yuan even complained to her that the taste of that restaurant wasn’t great—he had eaten there before and said it wasn’t nearly as good as what Qianqian made.

When it was quite late, Grandmaster Yuan returned.

Upon his return, the first thing he did was pull Qu Tong into his room.

Qu Tong guessed wrong.

What interested Grandmaster Yuan was not some rare medical recipe but a recording.

"This was uncovered by the Fang Family who had been undercover in the Lan Family for many years. That Chen Erhu who opposed you before is a distant relative of the Fang Family," Grandmaster Yuan explained everything in detail.

It took Qu Tong a while to recall who Chen Erhu was—the faithful lackey of Lan Xingye, who had frequently clashed with Cheng Yao of the Fei Wenxing.

But ever since Wen Zong’s death, Chen Erhu had quieted down, probably because he couldn’t handle it alone.

It turned out he was a spy planted by the Fang Family.

"With ten generations of only sons, the Fang Family finally had a daughter, who they treasure dearly. When Fang Yu came of age, the Fang Family held a grand ceremony for her, one that few in the Canaan Empire could match. I wondered why the Fang Family accepted the Lan Family’s compensation so quickly less than a month later. Turns out they were biding their time for a big move."

Qu Tong had to admit that the people of the Fang Family were good at weighing the situation and could indeed keep their composure.

Grandmaster Yuan scanned the USB on his Light Brain, and Qu Tong listened intently.

The rhythmic sound of high heels hitting the floor, and the rustling of a dress sweeping across the ground.

"Good day, Madam Young Master."

"Mhm, where is the Young Master?"

"The Young Master just came back; he should be in his study."

After a brief exchange, the footsteps grew fainter and fainter.

In a short while, Lan Jianghong’s voice emerged, asking the servants to leave.

It seemed as though a door was ajar, faint conversations could be heard, but they might be too far away to discern clearly. The few words that could be made out included Grandmaster Yuan’s name.

"Why are you here?" Lan Xingrui’s voice suddenly arose.

"I... came to see which outfit you might wear to tomorrow’s banquet. I picked out a few, but I don’t know which one you would like. It’s best to try them all," Fang Yu responded quickly and her tone remained calm.

There was silence for a second, two seconds, three seconds.

"Hmm, you go back to your room first, and I’ll try later when I get back."

The audio ended here.

It looked like Fang Yu had discovered something, and Lan Xingrui also became suspicious, but neither of them chose to confront it.

Old Yuan had heard this recording before, and it still made him very angry to listen to it again.

Although the specific content of the conversation was unclear, the audio mentioned a banquet, and Old Yuan felt it was the royal banquet where he was attacked.

"That other male voice sounds somewhat familiar to me, but I can’t remember who it is right now," Qu Tong said as he stroked his chin, in thought.

"Think harder, try to remember," Old Yuan urged, looking at Qu Tong like an ant on a hot pan, frustrated at his inability to recall.

Qu Tong usually had a good memory. The familiarity indicated a fleeting encounter with a not-so-significant person.

After pondering for a long time, he came up with nothing.

Old Yuan’s disappointment was visible, "Originally, there was a video, but unfortunately, videos take up memory and it was overwritten years ago; the audio is recovery work of top hackers hired by the Fang family at great expense."

Old Yuan visibly sank into a depression.

Thinking about the audio’s origin, Qu Tong asked Old Yuan, "Do you want to go check out the Lan family estate?"

"Now?" Old Yuan looked up at her.

Qu Tong nodded.

"Are you sure we won’t be kicked out?"

Qu Tong rolled her eyes, "Is the Lan family reduced to nothing but a gate now?"

"How is that possible? The Lan family..." Old Yuan began, but then, halfway through, he had a sudden realization.

He quickly became excited, "Let’s go, let’s go! And bring Lou Xiaochuan."

The three of them left the house under the cover of night, with Hu Xian following right behind.

Qu Tong turned back, her eyes sharp, "Don’t follow me, or you’ll just slow me down."

Hu Xian could only stand still, watching the three walk away.

Hu Xian felt aggrieved, "The mistress... she despises me..."

Xuan Ping came over and comforted him with a pat on the shoulder, "The mistress doesn’t despise you, she’s just stating the truth."

Hu Xian bared his teeth, "Then isn’t Old Yuan an even bigger drag?"

"Can you even compare?" Xuan Ping retorted.

"No comparison," Hu Xian admitted readily, "Should we inform the Grand Marshal that the mistress is going out so late?"

"Probably not necessary, the mistress is no child, and she knows what she’s doing," Xuan Ping thought for a moment and shook his head, "Besides, we are now guard soldiers for the mistress, we should follow her orders. If she didn’t tell us to say anything, then we shouldn’t."

"Alright then." Hu Xian nodded in agreement after hearing Xuan Ping’s reasoning.

After chatting casually for a bit more, they changed shifts and Xuan Ping went to rest.

On the other hand, Qu Tong and the others entered the Lan family estate with ease.

As expected, the Lan family’s defenses were lax at this hour, and with Lou Xiaochuan leading, they easily avoided mechanical detection.

Most people in the Lan family were resting at this time, except for one building that was still lit, though there were guards at the door.

"Do you recognize any of those people?" Qu Tong whispered to Lou Xiaochuan, pointing at the guards downstairs.

Lou Xiaochuan shook his head.

"Then you take my master somewhere else, I’ll go check it out."

Her intuition told her that either Lan Weiying or Lan Jianghong was inside.

Qu Tong used her spiritual power to conceal her presence, easily slipping past the guards and entering the building.

With a quick sweep of her spiritual power, she knew where the surveillance was.

"The month is almost over, are you saying the funds from the second prince still haven’t arrived?"

Qu Tong was on a certain floor when Lan Weiying’s incredulous voice came from inside the building.

Qu Tong curved her lips into a smile and moved closer to the source of the voice.

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