Chapter 210: Jiang Qianzhu

Chapter 210: Jiang Qianzhu

Liu Shuhui was stunned for a long time after finishing the entire letter detailing the solution strategy, unable to snap out of it.

This is nothing short of a divine solution!

Step by step, it addresses the core of the Holy Light Cult, and the implementation is highly practical, taking into account all possible outcomes and minimizing the negative impacts!

This… this… is incredible.

This must have been written by someone who knows Jiangnan and the Holy Light Cult inside and out!

The person who wrote this solution must be a true genius like Zhuge Liang!

Liu Shuhui was left speechless, completely awestruck by the brilliance of this plan.

"Husband, are you alright?" Wang Qiluo asked, noticing his dazed state.

Liu Shuhui snapped out of his daze, his eyes blazing with intensity as he turned to her. "Who gave you this?"

Wang Qiluo saw the fiery light in Liu Shuhui's eyes for the first time and remembered Lu Lingyun's warning to her.

"I obtained this by chance. The person does not wish to be named, so please don't ask, husband."

Upon hearing this, Liu Shuhui was stunned for a moment, a look of regret on his face. "It must be a reclusive master who has long since renounced worldly ambitions. If I ever meet this sage, I will kneel and beg for their guidance."

Wang Qiluo: "......"

Liu Shuhui had already convinced himself that the author of this strategy was some elderly recluse in his seventies or eighties. He couldn’t believe that a young, inexperienced person could have such insight.

And he certainly couldn’t believe it came from a woman of the inner quarters.

He felt an immense respect for this sage, admiring their wisdom and foresight.

He immediately summoned the county magistrate, county lieutenant, chief clerk, and registrar and began to implement each point of the newly obtained strategy.

When Liu Shuhui laid out his instructions, everyone’s eyes widened in amazement.

"This move is genius! It will catch those heretics off guard for sure!"

"Once they panic, we can strike and wipe them out effortlessly."

"Brilliant! Master, you're brilliant!"

"Sir Liu, you’re a genius!"

Listening to the astonished flattery from his subordinates, Liu Shuhui maintained a serious expression and said, "This brilliant strategy was not thought of by me."

"Who, then?"

Liu Shuhui looked at everyone and slowly uttered two words, "A sage."

"I, Liu, have received the assistance of a sage."

The room buzzed with excitement, everyone staring at him in awe. "What a sage indeed!"

"Someone who can come up with such a plan is no ordinary master!"

"It would be an honor to meet such a sage!"

Lu Lingyun was living comfortably at home, completely unaware that there was a group of people in Jiangnan who were praising her at that very moment.

It had been over two weeks since the letter was sent, and everything was calm at the Marquis's Mansion. When Lu Lingyun received the reply from Jiangnan, it was Madam Jiang, Wang Qiluo's mother, who personally came to visit.

"Aunt, if you need anything, just let me know, and I'll come to your place. Why go through the trouble of coming all the way here?" Lu Lingyun said, happily rising to greet her.

"Now that you're the mistress of the Marquis's Mansion, with three children to look after and the whole household to manage, how could I possibly bother you to visit me?" Madam Jiang said with a smile.

"Aunt, you're being too polite. You're like a second mother to me," Lu Lingyun replied.

Madam Jiang beamed, "I've come for another reason. Qiluo wrote to me, asking me to thank you properly. Didn't you help her write something that turned out to be very useful? She felt a letter wasn't enough to express her gratitude, so she asked me to come in person to thank you."

"Qiluo is being too formal with me," Lu Lingyun said with a gentle reprimand, quickly ushering Madam Jiang to sit down.

At that moment, she noticed a young girl of fourteen or fifteen, with clear eyes and wearing a light green gauze dress, standing behind Madam Jiang.

She had never seen the girl before, but her clothing clearly indicated she wasn't a maid, and her features bore some resemblance to Madam Jiang's.

"This is?"

"This is my niece from my natal family, Jiang Qianzhu!" Madam Jiang introduced. "Qianzhu, this is your sister Lingyun, the wife of the heir of the Ningyang Marquisate."

Jiang Qianzhu, with bright and clear eyes, stepped forward and greeted Lu Lingyun enthusiastically, "Sister Lingyun."

She didn't call her the wife of the heir but directly called her Lingyun sister, actively trying to bridge the distance between them.

Lu Lingyun didn't think much of it at the time and simply smiled in response, "Hello, Qianzhu."

"Sister, just call me Qianzhu. Calling me Miss feels too distant!" she said, then turned to her aunt and winked mischievously, "Right, Aunt?"

Madam Jiang looked at Lu Lingyun and said with a smile, "I've treated this girl like a daughter since she was young. After Qiluo married, I had no one to keep me company, so she took the initiative to come to the capital to keep me company."

Upon hearing this, Lu Lingyun looked at Jiang Qianzhu again, "Qianzhu."

"That's right," Jiang Qianzhu, with a charming demeanor, moved closer to Lu Lingyun, behaving like a close sister.

Lu Lingyun took it as her personality, though a bit deliberate, but still maintained a polite smile without rejecting her.

She called Shuang Hong to bring a red envelope as a welcome gift for Jiang Qianzhu, "This is a welcome gift for you."

As Jiang Qianzhu reached out her hand, she noticed the exquisite jade bracelet on Lu Lingyun's wrist, its emerald green glowing, "Wow, Sister, that bracelet on your hand is so beautiful!"

She took Lu Lingyun's hand, her eyes fixed on the bracelet, unable to look away.

Madam Jiang cleared her throat at this point, "Qianzhu, that's rude."

"We're family, so it's not impolite," Jiang Qianzhu turned her head and pouted, "Besides, Sister Lingyun's family is so wealthy, she wouldn't mind giving this to me as a welcome gift."

Lu Lingyun: "......."

She finally sensed something was off.

"Qianzhu!" Madam Jiang scolded gently, her face slightly stiff.

Instead of backing down, Jiang Qianzhu said, "Aunt, if you don't want to give me this, then give me the bracelet in your room. Then I won't ask for this."

"I'll give it to you when I get back," Madam Jiang doted.

"Great!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Qianzhu let go of Lu Lingyun's hand and only accepted the heavy red envelope, smiling broadly as she returned to Madam Jiang's side.

"Auntie, you promised it's mine now. I say, that bracelet doesn't really suit you. You should've given it to me ages ago."

Lu Lingyun: "......"

To hide her reaction, she picked up her teacup and took a sip.

At this, Madam Jiang's expression soured slightly. She said, "Since you want to tour the Marquis's Mansion, why don't you go explore?"

She then looked at Lu Lingyun.

Lu Lingyun put down her teacup and said, "Shuang Hong, please show Jiang Qianzhu around."

"Yes."

Shuang Hong led the way, and Jiang Qianzhu happily followed her out.

After she left, Lu Lingyun furrowed her brow and said, "Godmother, it looks like you really spoil Jiang Qianzhu."