Si Caogui sat opposite her and said, "Ah Jie knows the adult's ability. He wouldn't summon Lin Chaoqing back unless he had seventy percent confidence. So don't hope for luck, leave quickly."
Mrs. Lu raised her head, her narrow eyes under the bamboo hat staring at the opposite person. "Since you're loyal to Lu Jin, why are you willing to help me?"
"Ah Jie, my loyalty lies with the people of the Jing Dynasty, not any individual," Si Caogui said slowly. "As for helping you... Half of my life belongs to the adult, and the other half to you. It's right to return it."
Mrs. Lu asked in a deep voice, "When was the messenger pigeon sent?"
"At morning's Chen time."
Mrs. Lu bowed her head to calculate the time, the brim of the bamboo hat casting her eyes in shadow.
