Chapter 925

"You heartless person, can't you stay with me a little longer..."

He Lingman bit her red lips and looked at Duan Yu.

Duan Yu, who was putting on his clothes, chuckled and said: "If you were still capable, I wouldn't mind, I'm just afraid that you can't do it anymore."

He Lingman's pretty face turned red instantly, and a sense of powerlessness came from her body.

"How long can you stay after coming back this time?" He Lingman asked with expectation in her eyes.

Duan Yu shook his head: "I have to leave by tomorrow morning at the earliest."

"Ah?" He Lingman's expression was instantly lost: "Leaving so soon?"

Duan Yu nodded.

The matters in Luoyang had ended, and the relocation of the million Yellow Turbans to Liangzhou no longer needed to be done secretly.

Liangzhou was also prepared to welcome these million refugees.

And before winter, he was also preparing to launch a thorough campaign to pacify Wuwei, Jiuquan, and Zhangye, and open up the Western Regions.

It was already August, and there were only a few months left before winter.

If he couldn't open up the Western Regions this year, he couldn't mobilize troops before the spring plowing next year, and this delay would be more than half a year.

In the future, his sales of silk to the Western Regions would also be affected.

"There are many things waiting in Liangzhou," Duan Yu replied while putting on his clothes.

He Lingman looked at Duan Yu with a sour feeling and said: "Hmph, it's not many things, I'm afraid it's many women."

"You have been out for more than half a year, those women at home must be waiting for you until their eyes are worn out."

Duan Yu chuckled and said: "The more this is the case, the more it shows my ability is strong."

"What's wrong, haven't you experienced it yourself?"

He Lingman was teased by Duan Yu until her heart was itching.

But she also knew that Luoyang could not keep Duan Yu.

Duan Yu would eventually return to Liangzhou.

But she still looked forward to the day when she could stay with Duan Yu forever.

"You know about white paper and snow salt, right?" Duan Yu suddenly said to He Lingman.

He Lingman nodded blankly and said: "I know, what's wrong?"

"White paper and snow salt are actually my industries. This time after I came to Luoyang, I handed over the distribution rights for white paper and snow salt in Nanyang Commandery to your brother He Jin."

"The nominal agreement is a five-five split, with the profits divided equally between me and your brother."

"You have nothing to do in Luoyang, so I want to hand this matter over to you."

"That way I can be more at ease. Do you understand what I mean?"

Duan Yu looked at He Lingman.

Letting He Lingman manage the distribution rights for white paper and snow salt in Nanyang Commandery was not a whim of Duan Yu.

Actually, this had something to do with He Lingman's identity.

Although He Lingman and He Jin were siblings, theoretically, they were not biological siblings.

He Jin's biological mother died early, and He Jin's father later married another wife.

He Lingsi and He Lingman were both born to the wife He Jin's father married later.

This meant that their blood relationship was only half-siblings.

Including He Jin's younger brother He Miao, he was not He Jin's biological brother either, but a child brought by the wife He Jin's father married later; he originally had the surname Zhu, and only changed his surname to He after settling in the He family.

He Miao, He Lingsi, and He Lingman were the theoretical biological relatives.

Historically, after the death of Emperor Ling of Han, Liu Hong, there was a disagreement between He Jin and He Lingsi; Duan Yu speculated that this might also be related to their relationship.

And because Zhang Feng could not perform the duties of a man, He Lingman had always held a grudge against He Jin for marrying her off to Zhang Feng, and had lived as a widow for so many years.

If it weren't for He Lingman's resentment toward both Zhang Rang and He Jin, she would not have told him about the money hidden in Zhang Rang's ancestral home in Yingchuan.

This is cause and effect.

And hearing this from Duan Yu, He Lingman's eyes revealed a touch of sweetness in addition to surprise.

"You... you trust me so much, aren't you afraid... afraid that I will tell my brother?" He Lingman looked at Duan Yu with charming eyes.

Duan Yu smiled slightly.

Then he reached out and took He Lingsi into his arms: "You are my woman, you are now, and you will be in the future. I don't have any intention to harm your brother, I just hope you can maintain fairness."

"What's wrong with that?"

"If I can't even trust my own woman, then who can I trust?"

He Lingman leaned her head gently on Duan Yu's shoulder, her face filled with happy sweetness.

"Rest assured, I know what to do," He Lingman said softly. "My identity is destined to be hidden, it is the same now, and it will be the same in the future. I just hope... I hope you can think of me often, as for the rest, I don't need anything."

"I don't have the high status of my sister, and I can't marry you openly like the rest of your women."

"I only ask that you leave a place in your heart that can accommodate me, and I will be satisfied."

Duan Yu, holding He Lingman, nodded with a smile, and gently stroked He Lingman's black hair.

Outside the carriage, footsteps sounded.

Duan Yu turned his head slightly.

"Marquis, there is an urgent matter."

Tie Shitou's voice sounded outside the carriage.

Hearing Tie Shitou's words, Duan Yu could not help but frown.

Tie Shitou taking the initiative to find him at this time must be a truly urgent matter, otherwise Tie Shitou would never disturb him.

Looking at He Lingman in his arms, Duan Yu lowered his head and kissed her forehead lightly.

"Alright, I have to go," Duan Yu said.

He Lingman nodded slowly: "Hmm, go, be careful on the way."

Outside the carriage, Duan Yu, having tidied his clothes, got off the carriage.

Tie Shitou stood a few meters away from the carriage.

After Duan Yu got off the carriage, He Lingman also ordered the carriage to leave, heading toward the road she had come from in the Gold Market.

"What's the matter?" Duan Yu also walked toward the direction of the Gold Market.

Tie Shitou followed half a step behind Duan Yu and said: "Marquis, just now when I was in the wine shop, a scout named Night Eagle from the Fourth Division of Military Intelligence reported."

"He said that just now, a large number of eyes began to monitor the Marquis. The Military Intelligence Department has already killed several people, but there are still many."

"And so far, it is unknown what the intentions of these people are and who they are."

Scouts?

Monitoring?

Duan Yu frowned and thought for a moment.

There were many people monitoring him in Luoyang.

Anyone could have this possibility.

But if it were said that so many eyes had suddenly appeared today.

Yuan Kui!

Yuan Kui's figure suddenly appeared in Duan Yu's mind.

Today in the court, Yuan Kui had suffered a great loss, and even his position as Minister of Works had been stripped.

And what he had revealed in the court today was something Yuan Kui had not known before.

And...

After he exposed that he had contact with Zhang Jiao, Yuan Kui must have been worried about whether Zhang Jiao would say anything about the dirty things the Yuan clan had done before.

This old fox.

It's a pity that this old fox is too cautious.

His father-in-law Zhang Jiao did not have any handles on the Yuan clan either.

Yuan Kui must have sensed the scent of danger, which is why he suddenly started to increase manpower to monitor him.

Thinking and thinking, Duan Yu's expression was suddenly shocked.

Not good!

He Lingman!

Duan Yu's gaze suddenly looked toward the direction where He Lingman's carriage had left. ===== CHAPTER 927 =====