Transmigrated into the Scumbag Ex-Wife of the Prime Minister - Chapter 100.2

When it landed on Qi Zhenshu’s hand, Feather Plume’s erected crest feathers immediately drooped. It hugged Qi Zhenshu’s hand and cried pitifully, “Brother-in-law, quickly save Little White.”

“Don’t call me that,” Qi Zhenshu glanced at it.

“Sister-in-law, quickly save Little White,” the parrot quickly corrected itself.

Qi Zhenshu ignored it and turned to Qin Feiyan. “Did you capture a Gyrfalcon (Hai Dong Qing)?”

“Yes,” Qin Feiyan replied.

After discovering the parrot that day, Qin Feiyan chased after it, but just as she was about to catch it, she was interrupted by a Gyrfalcon.

By the time she captured the Gyrfalcon and wanted to catch the parrot again, she found that the parrot had long disappeared.

Qin Feiyan thought the Gyrfalcon was good and planned to take it back to tame. However, she found that the parrot was actually the Gyrfalcon’s companion and had secretly followed her back, wanting to save the Gyrfalcon.

But this parrot was too smart. She and Princess Changning had set up traps several times but failed to catch it, so she lured it to Qingzhou and then planned a way to catch it.

“What clues are on this chain?”

Qi Zhenshu carefully examined the chain on Feather Plume, but couldn’t see anything special.

Feather Plume cautiously folded its wings, clutching the chain tightly. “This was given to me by Little White!”

“Lend it to us for a while, we’ll return it once we’re done with it,” Lu Sheng coaxed.

“No!” Feather Plume still refused to let go.

“Lend us the chain, and I’ll release the Gyrfalcon,” Qin Feiyan said.

She truly hadn’t expected that there would be a day when she needed to haggle with a bird.

Feather Plume looked at Lu Sheng. Lu Sheng nodded, “I’ll definitely get it back for you later.”

“Fine,” Feather Plume reluctantly loosened its wings.

Once the three people and one bird arrived at the Prefecture Yamen, Princess Changning carefully examined the chain and confirmed, “This is indeed Wang Hao’s necklace.”

Princess Changning had encountered Wang Haoyong in Yunzhou City before. It was the exotic necklace on him at the time that caught Princess Changning’s attention, which led to the investigation that the Wang family was involved in grain trafficking.

After examining it for a while longer, Princess Changning found a piece of paper the size of two fingernails hidden in the interlayer of the gem and gold setting. The paper had a few crooked lines drawn on it.

Princess Changning looked at it, then handed it to Qin Feiyan, who couldn’t decipher anything. It was then passed to Qi Zhenshu.

Lu Sheng stood beside Qi Zhenshu and looked at the lines on the paper. The lines also had a few scattered black dots, which made Lu Sheng feel a little familiar.

“This looks like a map,” Lu Sheng said. Suddenly remembering something, she pointed to the intersection of the lines and looked at Qi Zhenshu, saying, “Look, doesn’t this spot resemble the cave on the back mountain?”

Three days later, Princess Changning’s secret guards found the permit Wang Haoyong had hidden in the cave on the back mountain.

With the permit in hand, it was useless for Wang Haoyong to pretend to be crazy. To atone for his crimes, Wang Haoyong confessed everything truthfully.

Based on Wang Haoyong’s confession, Princess Changning had Liu Chaoyun arrested as well.

As for Lu Huacheng’s death, it was indeed just an accident.

Lu Huacheng discovered that the transported grain was mixed with pig iron and sought out Wang Haoyong to confront him. The two also got into a fight because of this.

Privately selling pig iron was a serious crime. Although Lu Huacheng did not actively participate in it, he was afraid of being implicated, so he never truly intended to report Wang Haoyong. He only warned Wang Haoyong that he would never work with him again and would pretend he didn’t know about the matter.

After drinking and fighting, Lu Huacheng overslept at the inn, missing the ship schedule to return the next day.

But to rush back for his daughter’s birthday, Lu Huacheng changed his route to travel by land.

Wang Haoyong sobered up the next day and had considered taking Lu Huacheng’s life. But before he could send someone to chase after him, news came that Lu Huacheng had been robbed and killed by bandits.

Lu Sheng still felt a sense of sadness after hearing this.

All the main figures at the forefront were apprehended, but Princess Changning’s people in Qinzhou had been unable to find Peng Changwei’s metal smelting location, which temporarily tied their hands.

The mountain range was rugged and rarely visited. Each time the secret guards could only follow from a distance, but they always lost the trail halfway.

When Qi Zhenshu spoke to Lu Sheng about it in the evening, Lu Sheng thought for a moment and said, “I have a solution for this matter.”

“What solution?” Qi Zhenshu hugged her and kissed her cheek.

“In the deep mountains, it’s hard to track people, but it’s a simple matter for birds,” Lu Sheng leaned on her chest, looking up at the two birds nestled asleep on the other side of the room.

As Lu Sheng looked over, the Gyrfalcon instantly opened its sharp eyes in alarm, only to slowly close them again when it saw it was Lu Sheng.

The Gyrfalcon has excellent eyesight. With it following into the mountains, they absolutely wouldn’t lose track of the people, and it wouldn’t raise suspicion.

“That’s a great idea,” Qi Zhenshu praised her with a smile.

Qi Zhenshu pulled Lu Sheng close and kissed her on the lips. Lu Sheng was startled and quickly pushed her away, looking back at the little one sleeping soundly beside them.

She tapped Qi Zhenshu’s shoulder and scolded playfully, “The child is still here, what if he wakes up and sees us!”

“Don’t be afraid, my wife. Children are deep sleepers, it’s not easy to wake them up,” Qi Zhenshu chuckled, pulling her back and kissing her on the corner of her mouth, suggesting, “How about we find a two-bedroom house in a few days?”

“No need to bother,” Lu Sheng shook her head. “Let’s wait until the exam results are announced.”

The exam results would be announced in a few more days. If Qi Zhenshu was on the list, she would have to set off for the capital.

“Alright,” Qi Zhenshu replied. “Then we’ll find a two-bedroom courtyard after we go to the capital.”

“So confident,” Lu Sheng looked her up and down and laughed.

“Not bad,” Qi Zhenshu said with a smile. “I might not get first place, but I should be on the list.”

“Braggart.”

Since the two of them had confessed their feelings, Lu Sheng discovered that the person who used to be taciturn, reserved, and calm was all an act. In fact, she was full of ‘mischief’ and a total braggart, especially in front of her, always loving to tease her deliberately.

The day the results were announced, Lu Sheng woke up at dawn. She prepared breakfast early, calculated the time, and pulled Qi Zhenshu out the door.

Qi Zhenshu carried the child and went out with Lu Sheng, gently persuading her, “There’s no need to rush like this. If we go too early, we’ll just be waiting at the entrance.”

Seeing her calm and composed demeanor, Lu Sheng had no choice but to slow down her pace.

When they arrived, the minor official at the entrance of the examination hall was just beginning to announce the results.

“Top Scholar (Jie Yuan), Ruan Peng.”

“Second Place (Ya Yuan), Qi Zhenshu.”

“Third Place (Jing Kui), Lu Fangzhou.”

“You predicted this perfectly,” Lu Sheng looked at Qi Zhenshu in surprise.

“Just a coincidence,” Qi Zhenshu smiled, pulling her to walk away.

She knew Ruan Peng’s scholarship was superior to hers, so she naturally wouldn’t get the Top Scholar position. However, the second place was indeed a coincidence, as she didn’t know the level of the other students besides those from the White Crane Academy.

“Why don’t I believe you?” Lu Sheng turned her head and looked at her suspiciously. “Qi Zhenshu, are you reincarnated?”

There were quite a few people coming and going. Qi Zhenshu partially shielded Lu Sheng, blocking the flow of people for her, and lowered her head to ask, “What is reincarnation?”

“Reincarnation is…”

The two of them talked as they walked home. The little one leaned her head on Lu Sheng’s arms, looking up at her two mothers speaking words she didn’t understand.

The sun rose, and the morning light spread across the earth, illuminating the path ahead for the family.

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