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Just thinking about being betrayed by someone she trusted made her feel uncomfortable.

Lin Shu said softly, "It might be a misunderstanding …"

"Misunderstanding?" Lu Jingran had suffered through more than others since young and had more knowledge than others, so he was no longer pure and virtuous. If he was really a pure and innocent child, he would not have grown up safe and sound like this, "It's a misunderstanding, I think we'll see it tonight."

In this world, the person who didn't want the Mr. Bai to be a spy was most likely him.

"When I was young, I was criticized by the Aunt Di for not sleeping well last night, or maybe it was because I was in pain," When he thought about what happened to me, he felt pain in his eyes. "When I was young, I was scolded by the Aunt Di, so scolded by the maids and wives, that when my grandmother was not around, they did not even give me a mouthful of food.

I will never forget what Mr. Bai said back then. He said that he would never be able to change his birth, and Aunt Di would be willing for me to live a bad life, if I really gave up on myself, then in the end, I will only fall to the point where one of my relatives will hate the enemy, and if I want to ruthlessly trample on those who look down on me, then I can only protect myself while working hard in the dark, and one day, I will definitely cause everyone to have a whole new level of respect for me.

"At that time, Lu Ming was more than a year old and was born with an extremely cute and exquisite jade sculpture. Not to mention that father cherished his first son, even his grandmother doted on him a lot … At that time, it seemed that my entire world was supported by Mr. Bai, and I had been hoping for Mr. Bai to bring in some delicious food in the middle of the night. But now, my faith from back then has collapsed. "

Last night, he had already sent Ban Xia to thoroughly investigate this matter, and after careful investigation, he found that there were really many suspicious places in the Mr. Bai, such as the farmland at the southern part of the city that had an extremely good terrain, and took up five to six hundred mu of land. This was not something that could be bought with money. It was just that he never suspected the Mr. Bai at all, he only thought that this manor was left behind for the Mr. Bai by his grandfather.

Lin Shu didn't know how to reply. After hesitating for a good while, she said softly, "Uncle Jingtang, truly, people do not have any problems that they can't endure. You don't have to be too sad …"

This was the first time she felt that her mouth was so dumb that she didn't know how to comfort others.

What could be investigated, Lu Jingran had already sent Ban Xia down there to investigate, but he did not know the reason why he was here today, maybe he was just here to chat with Lin Shu?

Lin Shu tried to probe: "Uncle Jingtang, I have a new cook from Yangzhou in my kitchen, the pastries made are delicious, do you want to use some? "When people are unhappy, they can feel better if they eat more delicious food."

This was a chef sent by her uncle, who even called her a child.

Actually, she didn't like to eat sweet food, but she couldn't refuse her uncle's kind intentions.

Without waiting for Lu Jingran to shake his head, Lin Shu had already ordered Yun Dou to call the kitchen maid over to prepare the dishes.

It was as if the kitchen was celebrating the new year. Usually, the ladies wouldn't be touched by even the slightest bit of sweetness. It wasn't easy for them to get a plate of dessert, but after moving their chopsticks, they were sent back down.

In the end, it was still mostly to the detriment of Cloudbean.

The new cook only felt full of energy as she delivered a few plates of exquisite pastries in less than an hour.

When Actinin Qin was bringing the few plates of pastries in, he happened to be boiling some tea. The wind was howling outside, but the house was extremely quiet, with a hint of ink, as if the noise outside had nothing to do with the house.

Lin Shu and Lu Jingran sat facing each other. Lu Jingran frowned, but he was still unable to block those handsome eyebrows. Actinin Qin couldn't help but think in her heart, it was so beautiful that it looked like a painting.

Since it was nice to look at, Actinin Qin did not dare to disturb him too much.

Lin Shu pushed the pastry towards Lu Jingran and said softly, "Uncle Jingtang, please wait a bit."

When they were on the way to the study, she had already heard from Actinin Qin and the others that they had just arrived and saw that Lu Jingran had already arrived.

Lu Jingran still frowned, and did not say a word.

Lin Shu subconsciously took a piece of pastries and fed it to her mouth. This was the rose cake that she normally hated to eat the most, inside, there were not only rose petals, but also rose sauce.

But now, she didn't care about that anymore. Her mouth was filled with food as she mumbled, "Uncle Jingtang, try it. It's delicious …"

She looked way too sweet, and even Lu Jingran also had an appetite. After using a few pieces of pastries, he said: "I've said what I needed to say, and felt much better. Today, I thank you Fourth Miss."

Lin Shu said: "Uncle Jingtang is really too formal with my words, how many times have you helped me, and what have I helped you with today's actions?"

Lu Jingran nodded and slowly stood up, then sent Lin Shu to the door. The moment he opened the door, he suddenly turned around and said softly: "I hope Fourth Miss does not take the matter at Third Prince's Mansion to heart."

That day, he really drank too much. Otherwise, why would he do such a disgraceful thing?

Lin Shu was startled, but just as she was about to answer, she realized that Lu Jingran was already gone. Heh, how could he be the foppish young lord that everyone was talking about? It would be a waste if he didn't become a great bandit.

Lu Jingran directly returned to the National Duke Ning Palace. Upon arriving at the Banyan Garden, the guards at the door all looked pale. "Great sir, the people who were by the side of the Duke's side came a few times just now, and said that they wanted you to go to the study as soon as you returned …"

Initially, although he was absurd, it was not to such an extent. For example, this was the first time he had not been home for more than half a month and had not left a single word of advice.

Lu Jingran acted like he did not hear anything and walked in with big strides.

Seeing that, Ban Xia immediately went forward to welcome him, and said in a low voice: "Master, I have already done as you said, I found a child around the same age and brought him to the southern side of the city to find a manor, the jade pendant on the child's body was left behind, and there are even more people who were ordered to guard him, he should not arouse any suspicions from Mr. Bai."

Mr. Bai was a politician, and his considerations were not wrong, but he never would have thought that Lu Jingran was already suspicious.

Furthermore, Ban Xia's movements were extremely fast last night, and only a few people knew of this matter, and they were all Lu Jingran's trusted aides.

Lu Jingran nodded his head, "Now we can only wait."

He didn't look too worried.

But Ban Xia had also been watched by the Mr. Bai since he was young, and right now, his heart was in turmoil. If Mr. Bai really has ill intentions, what do you plan to do? "

Lu Jingran paused, and did not reply, leaving him with a resolute back.

Entering the room, Lu Jingran did not come out for the rest of the day, even the food given to him by the servant was brought out after a few movements.

It was early in the early winter, and once the sky darkened, it was as if it became extremely cold. Lu Jingran sat in the study room, and could only hear the whistling of the wind outside, as though he wanted to immerse himself in everything.

He waited and waited until Ban Xia finally came in. "Master, someone kidnapped that child."

"Heh, I knew it! I knew it was him!" Lu Jingran's face became extremely ugly, he inhaled a breath of cold air and slowly said: "Did you catch any evidence against those people?"

Ban Xia shook his head, and said in a low voice: "Those people came aggressively and were well-prepared. Not only did they light the smoke, they also brought hidden weapons and torches. Not to mention capturing those people, we didn't even get a good look at their faces. Fortunately, you were already prepared to remove all of your hidden guards and replaced them with ordinary guards. Otherwise, we might have suffered heavy losses this time. "

"Good, good, really good!" Lu Jingran slammed the table and suddenly stood up, "He really has the heart to do it, those hidden guards were all chosen by Grandfather and given to him to train, each of them were like his foster son, how, how could he do such a malicious thing for the powerful and noble?"

Of course he wouldn't foolishly leave the hidden guards behind in the southern part of the city. Instead, he secretly transferred these hidden guards to the Banyan Garden, all for this very moment.

Ban Xia muttered: "Then what should we do now?"

Lu Jingran laughed bitterly and said slowly: "What do we do? What else could he do? Go find Mr. Bai, tell him that the child is already gone, and I will find him to discuss what to do! "

Ban Xia turned and left.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Mr. Bai had already arrived at the Banyan Garden door. Today, he only felt that there was something wrong with his Banyan Garden, although there was a whistling sound, it seemed to carry a little killing intent.

He was really used to being careful and careful, why did even Lu Jingran become suspicious? He had watched this child grow up and even though his personality appeared to be arrogant, he was actually extremely careful. However, this precaution only applied to people he didn't trust … Until now, he still did not know who did it!

The Mr. Bai shook his head and walked up the stairs.

He was just about to push open the door when Lu Jingran coincidentally opened it and walked out with a gloomy face: "You're here?"

His attitude was as respectful as before, but cold.

Mr. Bai did not share it all with him, he only thought that the child was missing and was extremely unhappy in his heart, "I came to see you, I heard that the child disappeared? Did anyone send someone out to look for it? Normally, our people would all stay in that courtyard. How could they not even be able to see a child? And our people? Is everything okay? "

Lu Jingran's heart slowly sunk. In his heart, he felt as if there was a raging lion hidden within, but this rage was only released when he said, "Dead, they're all dead, not a single one left alive!"

"Really?" The astonishment and sorrow on Mr. Bai's face could not be seen. He staggered a few steps back, tightly holding onto the railing, and said in a low voice, "What a pity …"