The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

The workers in the charcoal kiln all knew that the mutton buns that day were an unexpected treat.

When Gu Caiwei's deceased husband was still alive, there would be a similar reward every three to five months to encourage everyone.

But after Gu Caiwei took over the family business, there was extra meat to eat every month, so the charcoal kiln workers all said that Madam Gu had a good heart.

However, none of them thought about how good Gu Caiwei's heart could actually be.

Many people thought she was happy to finally get rid of the immediate crisis, but in fact, Gu Caiwei knew in her heart that her happiness had another reason.

And this reason is now before her eyes.

Lu Jing used the starting stance of the Mad Demon One Hundred and Eight Staffs to chop wood, and then used other moves to cut off the surrounding twigs depending on the situation. A set of moves allowed him to feel the skill proficiency soaring, but every time he turned around and found Gu Caiwei standing behind him, he was still a little unaccustomed to it.

Especially when she saw the slight sweat on his face, Gu Caiwei would walk forward with a handkerchief in her hand and softly ask, "Would you like to wipe your sweat?"

"Uh... okay." Seeing Gu Caiwei's good intentions, Lu Jing didn't refuse.

He reached out to take the handkerchief, but then saw Gu Caiwei bypass his outstretched hand and walk directly in front of him, personally wiping the sweat from his face.

Like a young wife serving her husband.

Lu Jing felt a little awkward. Even if it was for the purpose of confusing the internal traitor, Gu Caiwei was acting a bit too much.

Especially at such a close distance, he could already smell the fragrance of rouge on Gu Caiwei's body and see the individual eyebrow hairs she had carefully drawn in the morning.

It should be known that like the Song Dynasty, the Chen Dynasty's women's clothing was not as restrictive as later generations. Many people wore a抹胸加褙子, and did not hesitate to show off their事业线, plus Gu Caiwei was only wearing a loose coarse linen cloth.

If Lu Jing's line of sight was a little lower... he didn't dare to think further, and could only try to keep his eyes level.

Fortunately, in broad daylight, Gu Caiwei didn't take any further action, and put away her handkerchief after wiping away the sweat.

But soon she spoke again, "Young Hero Lu, I... actually have something to ask of you."

"Madam Gu, please speak," Lu Jing didn't become a heroic figure because of Gu Caiwei's sudden intimacy, and readily agree. He was still cautious and first asked what she wanted.

"It's like this," Gu Caiwei's expression returned to seriousness when she talked about business. "I hope Young Hero Lu can help me find the internal traitor."

"The internal traitor in the charcoal kiln?" Lu Jing raised his eyebrows.

"I know that there are people from Song Zhongwen in the charcoal kiln, and the people who quit together after previously chopping wood were also because of Song Zhongwen's tricks behind the scenes. But I don't really blame them too much.

"Because the people who work here are poor families, and it is impossible to avoid someone being bought off. Even if they are found, it doesn't mean much. As long as Song Zhongwen offers a high enough price, or brings out his uncle who is a secretary to scare them, someone will definitely continue to inform him."

"That's true," Lu Jing nodded.

"What I'm worried about is not the internal traitor in the charcoal kiln. To be honest, they can only tell Song Zhongwen very limited things. What I'm really worried about is the people around me."

"That letter?" Lu Jing thought of something.

"That's right. After discovering that my situation was not very good, I wrote a letter to my cousin in the capital, wanting to take a step ahead and... and... before Song Zhongwen and others finally launched their attack..."

"...set the new marriage?"

Gu Caiwei softly hummed, then looked into Lu Jing's eyes, "Caiwei doesn't know how Young Hero Lu sees me. I should have mourned for my deceased husband for three years, and it would be best to remain faithful to him until the end. That's what I originally intended to do, not to remarry, and to live out the rest of my life guarding the business left by my deceased husband, but..."

"You don't need to explain to me. I've never been the kind of person who likes to stand on the moral high ground and arbitrarily judge other people's choices," Lu Jing shook his head and said, "Besides, I also know the difficulties you face."

Gu Caiwei seemed to breathe a sigh of relief upon hearing this, "I didn't expect Young Hero Lu to be so open-minded. If a Confucian scholar were here, seeing that my husband had just died, and I couldn't wait to find a new love, I'm afraid he would point at Caiwei's spine and scold Caiwei bloody."

After a pause, she continued, "Speaking of that letter, it was a major matter, and I was very careful from the beginning, trying to avoid other people as much as possible, so until now, I can't figure out how that letter was leaked out?"

"Is it possible that the problem came from your cousin in the capital... wasn't he imprisoned for writing poetry? It should be normal for your letter to be discovered afterwards, right?"

"I've thought about it, but although this letter is important to me, it should be insignificant to those adults in the capital, and it shouldn't have reached Song Zhongwen's ears in Wujiang City."

"That's true, so you now suspect that there is an internal traitor planted by Song Zhongwen around you?"

"That's right. And I actually already have a rough idea of the scope. Only three people around me knew about the existence of this letter from the beginning," Gu Caiwei said, "I've already thought about what method to use to find the internal traitor among them, but I'm just a woman, and I'm worried that the internal traitor will do something desperate after the relationship is broken."

"So you actually want me to accompany you to investigate," Lu Jing asked.

Gu Caiwei nodded again, "I actually have a few guards around me, but at this time, I don't know if they are reliable, or Young Hero Lu..."

Lu Jing didn't really want to go, because he himself was racing against time to fight against the internal energy in his dantian, and he really didn't have time to run any side quests, so he wanted to politely decline upon hearing this.

But then he heard Gu Caiwei bite her lip and say, "I won't let Young Hero Lu run this trip for nothing. After it's done, I, I can promise Young Hero Lu a request, any request will do."

Lu Jing was stunned upon hearing this. He really did have something he wanted, and that thing shouldn't be anything to a rich woman like Gu Caiwei, but he still didn't agree immediately, and instead asked again.

"Are the three suspects you mentioned ordinary people, or people from the martial arts world?"

"They are all ordinary people."

"How long will the investigation take?"

"Half... half a day should be about the same, and Young Hero Lu can do whatever he wants for most of the time."

"Okay," Lu Jing finally nodded, "I'll accompany you on this trip."