A Good Country Wife

Lin Yue’s feeling became even stranger. Xin’an City would close its gates at a certain time, and if they wanted to exchange in the city, they would choose the morning or daytime, so that even if there were any unexpected situations, those people could escape stealthily. Instead, they chose dusk. If the city gates closed, wouldn’t it be like trapping a turtle in a jar? Or perhaps they were utterly confident, or maybe this had something to do with Ceng Lu.

Lin Yue initially thought it was Ceng Lu’s doing since she had no quarrels with others recently, and only Ceng Lu had set his sights on her. However, the information from Liu Aniu proved that this matter was unrelated to Ceng Lu.

Although that scoundrel Ceng Lu was a mess and not very capable, Lin Yue didn’t believe he could pull this off without leaving a trace. When she first heard Liu Aniu’s report, she was still somewhat doubtful of Ceng Lu and left people to watch for any movements there, but she mostly believed this was not done by Ceng Lu. Now, it seemed too early to conclude. Judging by the fact those people dared to set the exchange location within the city, even if it wasn’t Ceng Lu’s doing, he was not uninvolved. At the very least, those people must have expected that the government wouldn’t intervene.

Thinking of this, Lin Yue felt a bit more settled. If this matter was related to Ceng Lu, then those people would be from Xin’an City, and her chances of winning would increase. Since there was no disturbance from Ceng Lu’s side, she trusted in Liu Aniu’s capabilities, and she guessed that the problem most likely lay with the people around Ceng Lu, especially the avaricious glare she witnessed that day. Lin Yue had felt very uncomfortable at the time.

Even now, she remembered the uncomfortable feeling when Quan An looked at her fiercely that day, as if she had been targeted by a poisonous snake. Later, Lin Yue had made inquiries and found out Quan An’s background. He was just a lackey beside Ceng Lu, whom Ceng Lu couldn’t even handle, so she didn’t take Quan An too seriously. But now, she thought that maybe Quan An had a hand in this matter.

The more Lin Yue thought about it, the clearer her thoughts became. The previously unclear points made sense when following this line of thought. If Ceng Lu had delegated the matter to Quan An, it would have been normal for Liu Aniu’s men, who were only focused on Ceng Lu, not to notice anything amiss. Moreover, Quan An seemed like someone deep and cunning, full of schemes, and even if someone was watching him, he would find ways to cover his tracks.

However, although she was quite certain in her heart, Lin Yue didn’t dare to take the matter lightly or to make a hasty decision before everything was settled, because everything was still based on her speculations. Aside from the fact that those people set the location inside the city, there was no concrete evidence. Even so, Lin Yue felt much lighter, because if things were as she suspected, those people’s strength wouldn’t be too formidable, at least easier to deal with than the Hidden Guards sent by the Yin Family last time. Now, with the Hidden Guard she had borrowed from the Jiang Family, she wasn’t sure she could fully handle the situation, but her personal safety was assured.