After hearing this, Chu Chenyi was stunned for a moment before reacting. He couldn't wait to stand up and shouted angrily, "Why me? Didn't you say you were in charge of this matter entirely!"
This was all Ling Mohan's business, so why did it fall on him?
"I have other matters to attend to. These trivial matters will be temporarily handed over to you."
After Ling Mohan finished speaking, he pulled Feng Jin's hand and walked out without waiting for Chu Chenyi to retort.
"Why are you pulling me? I have to stay here tonight."
She had promised Lin Yuwei and couldn't just leave with Ling Mohan like this.
"No!" Ling Mohan said decisively, then tightly held Feng Jin's hand and walked out.
"Ling Mohan, you... let go of my hand..."
Feng Jin said helplessly, tugging hard, but she still didn't move an inch. In the end, she gave up and could only follow Ling Mohan.
"Tell Lin Yuwu that I'm leaving for tonight. I'll come to find her tomorrow."
Turning back and shouting towards Chu Chenyi, Feng Jin quickened her pace to keep up with Ling Mohan. What was wrong with this man, running so fast?
"Slow down, I can't keep up."
Finally unable to bear Ling Mohan any longer, she gave a fierce tug and pulled her hand away. Her legs felt a bit weak, and she slumped down. She was truly exhausted and had no strength left to keep up with Ling Mohan's frantic running.
Ling Mohan stopped, bent down, and looked at Feng Jin patiently, coaxing her good-naturedly, "It's late now, and it's not safe outside. Let's go home first, and then we can discuss other matters."
"If you know it's late, why are you picking me up in the middle of the night? What are you fussing about!"
She retorted angrily, feeling that Ling Mohan was just causing trouble. He wouldn't even give her a single day of peace.
She just didn't go back for one night, and she had already sent someone to deliver a message. And here he was, coming in the middle of the night to take her back. Wasn't this just unnecessary trouble?
Not bothered by the inconvenience at all, Feng Jin rolled her eyes and looked at Ling Mohan unhappily, dissatisfaction evident in her eyes.
"This was our oversight. Let's go home first. You can express any dissatisfaction you have after we get back."
With that, Ling Mohan directly picked Feng Jin up and strode forward.
Feng Jin was also extremely tired, her legs aching. Since someone was willing to carry her back, she decided not to be pretentious and instead enjoy the man's service wholeheartedly.
"Young General."
Lu Shi, driving a carriage, hurried over and stopped in front of Ling Mohan.
"You're not entirely foolish; you even thought to have Lu Shi drive the carriage."
She had truly thought Ling Mohan would walk back on foot, but she didn't expect the carriage to be waiting behind.
Ling Mohan ignored Feng Jin's comment, placed her on the carriage, and then sat down with her.
Lu Shi yawned, then drove the carriage forward. He was almost asleep when the young general called him to drive a carriage to the Jing Prince's mansion to pick up the young madam.
He had been galloping all the way, not daring to rest, and had finally arrived on time. If he had been any slower, the young general wouldn't know how he would react.
Upon reaching the Ling residence, Ling Mohan helped Feng Jin alight from the carriage. He glanced at Lu Shi and said, "You're dismissed. Go and rest."
"Yes, Young General."
After Ling Mohan and Feng Jin entered the mansion and their figures disappeared, Lu Shi drove the carriage back to its original position and finally gave some dry grass to the horse, which was as tired from the night's journey as he was.
"Who told you to have bad luck and have to go out in the middle of the night? Eat well, eat more."
Lu Shi reached out and stroked the horse's neck, feeling that the horse's fate was the same as his own tragic one, being unable to rest even in the dead of night.
After feeding the horse, Lu Shi stood up and prepared to go back to his room to sleep.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw the light on in the room. He frowned in confusion. Who would be in his room at this hour? Filled with questions, Lu Shi pushed open the door and walked in.
The first thing he saw was Cai Qing sitting there, holding his discarded clothes and meticulously sewing them with needle and thread.
"You're back. Did you pick up the young madam?"
Hearing the commotion at the door, Cai Qing looked up at Lu Shi and asked indifferently, her sewing motion uninterrupted.
"I haven't washed these clothes yet. Stop sewing, or you'll strain your eyes by sewing in the lamplight."
"I'm fine. These are minor things, nothing much."
Cai Qing refused, her movements skillful. In a short while, she finished sewing the clothes. She picked them up and examined them closely. Once she was sure they were sewn properly, she put them down with satisfaction.
"Be careful when you wear your clothes from now on. Look at how crooked and torn these are."
The fabric of the clothes felt new, but there were several tears. She didn't know where in the world he had managed to get them in such a state.
If he continued to wear them like this, these clothes would soon be in tatters.
"I... I accidentally snagged them. Don't bother with them anymore. You've been busy all day, sit down and rest. I'll pour you a cup of tea."
Lu Shi felt too embarrassed to let Cai Qing sew his clothes, especially since the clothes hadn't been washed. He trained every day and sweated a lot, and these clothes were full of sweat and odor.
He quickly snatched the clothes from Cai Qing's hands and awkwardly tossed them aside.
"Why are you throwing them away? I was just about to take them to wash them for you tomorrow morning."
Lu Shi was so busy every day that he had no time to wash clothes, and even if he did, they wouldn't be washed clean.
Since she had little else to do, she might as well wash them for him while she was at it. If they stayed here, she didn't know how many more days it would take to wash them, and they would probably really start to smell.
"This won't do. How can I... let you help me wash clothes?"
He absolutely refused. Cai Qing was already tired enough. He could not let Cai Qing help him wash clothes again.
"It's fine, just give them to me."
Under Cai Qing's strong insistence, Lu Shi finally handed over the clothes with great reluctance.
"If you don't have time or are tired, just leave them there, and I'll wash them when I come back."
He was also worried about tiring Cai Qing further, and his heart would... ache.