The Lucky Heiress

“Ruoruo…” Wei Jinyi didn’t know how to respond for a moment.

Wei Ruo burst into laughter: “Look at you, when you fight, you don’t even furrow a brow. But you get scared at the sight of a jar of not-so-strong fruit wine. I think next time when I ask you to fight, I’ll bring a jar of white wine with me. If you get close, I’ll pour it over your head. You might faint just from the smell.”

“That might be a good strategy.” Wei Jinyi said.

“I better not mention this idea to anybody else, in case someone with sinister intentions towards you finds out about it, they might use it to take advantage of you and ruin your innocence, and you won’t be able to defend yourself!”

At the first half of the sentence, he thought Wei Ruo was only talking about killing him when he was unconscious, but surprisingly she ended up talking about ruining his innocence.

Wei Jinyi couldn’t help but to laugh and cry: “Why did you think about ruining my innocence? Who would want to harm a man’s innocence?”

“You are handsome, brother, and it’s not an exaggeration to say that you are an exceptionally beautiful man. And you always abide by the rules, you are just as pure as a girl, which makes people have bad thoughts.” Wei Ruo said.

“Ruoruo, you are a girl, you should not always think about ruining a man’s innocence.” Wei Jinyi seriously said.

“No harm in thinking, and besides, I don’t talk about this outside, I only talk to you about it.”

“Hmm.”

So Wei Jinyi did not say anything else.

Wei Ruo opened the jar of wine and poured some into a cup, explaining: “Don’t worry, I won’t make you drunk today. I’ll be the one drinking, and I know my limits. Fruit wine won’t make you drunk unless you drink too much of it.”

“Hmm.”

“I have prepared milk tea for you. Meimei is brewing it and will bring it over in a bit.”

“Ok.”

Soon, Xiumei brought the hot milk tea to Wei Jinyi, served food for them, then left.

Today they decided to have a good meal and a good conversation just the two of them, so Xiumei and Xiaobei didn’t want to interrupt them by staying there.

Wei Ruo and Wei Jinyi had a leisurely chat for an hour, the atmosphere was just right. Wei Jinyi looked at Wei Ruo’s sweetly smiling face and seriously said: “Ruoruo, you need to take care of yourself while I’m away.”

“Yeah, I will, don’t worry.”

“If anything happens, just like before, go find Mr. Hao at Fengyue Teahouse in the east city, he will help you.” Wei Jinyi said.

“Ok, when I run out of medicinal herbs next time, I will go to him.”

“Not just when you are running out of medicinal herbs.”

“Ok, I’ll remember that.”

“And there is something very important, remember, when I’m away on business, if some bad news comes back, don’t believe it. Most of it is due to long distance miscommunication.” Wei Jinyi warned her, his tone even more serious than before.

“Ok.” Wei Ruo answered.

“Ruoruo, you have to remember these words, I will find you after I finish my work.” Wei Jinyi said.

“Hmm, I’ll be waiting for you, brother.” Wei Ruo answered one by one.

At this moment, Wei Ruo didn’t realize the special meaning of Wei Jinyi’s words, she assumed it was just the usual reminders before parting.

That night, Wei Ruo and Wei Jinyi talked until midnight, neither of them got drunk.

When they said goodbye, Wei Ruo was still smiling, but Wei Jinyi looked somewhat reluctant. He turned back to look at Wei Ruo several times before he climbed over the wall.

Because they were about to part, Wei Ruo thought Wei Jinyi’s behavior was totally fine, she just assumed that as the older brother, he just found it hard to leave her.

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The next day, Wei Ruo woke up a bit late, she didn’t get up until late morning.

After getting dressed, Wei Ruo was sitting in front of her vanity applying face cream, when suddenly she heard some noise outside, so she asked Xiumei to go to the front yard and find out.

Not long after she asked, Xiumei, who just got the news, rushed back in a hurry.

“Miss, good news, the master has won another battle!” Xiumei excitedly shared the good news with Wei Ruo.

“Really?” Wei Ruo’s eyes also lit up.

“Hmm, seriously! I heard that not only did we win, this battle was quick and beautifully executed!”

Wei Ruo immediately stood up: “Let’s go and see.”

Wei Ruo, along with Xiumei, headed to the front yard to meet Wei Mingting.

The main gate of the Military Prefecture was usually closed, only opened on special occasions.

Wei Mingting’s triumphant return today was a big event, so the gate was opened, and the family members stood on both sides of the gate.

From afar, they could see the team led by Wei Mingting coming towards the Military Prefecture.

Wei Mingting, dressed in military uniform, looking regal on his majestic horse, with his upright figure and solemn face, compounded by the dignity and power emanated by his military clothes, commanded respect and admiration from people.

After reaching the front gate, Wei Mingting dismounted. Mrs. Yun led others to meet him.

“Congratulations on your triumphant return, Lord.”

“Lady, you have also worked hard.” Wei Mingting replied, then turned to the others and said, “It’s windy out here, let’s go inside.”

Then Wei Mingting took the lead in stepping through the gate, and everyone followed him into the mansion.

The servants went back to their stations to work, while Wei Ruo and Wei Yilin followed Mrs. Yun to Cangyun Garden.

Wei Mingting took off his helmet, and without changing his armor, he sat down and started discussing the battle with everyone.

“In this battle against the Japanese Pirates, the Thunderbolt Bullet made a great contribution!” Wei Mingting excitedly said.

He rarely talks about military affairs with his family, but since he brought it up today, it shows that he is very satisfied with this battle and very happy today. “Dad, what exactly is a Thunderbolt Bullet? Can it really blow up the Japanese Pirates?” Wei Yilin asked curiously.

“When a Thunderbolt Bullet is thrown into the enemy army, enemies within three to five meters around it will be seriously injured.” Wei Mingting described.

Wei Yilin’s eyes shone: “That’s really amazing! It’s like a Thunderbolt Bullet can kill all the people in one room!”

“The number of Thunderbolt Bullets we obtained this time was limited, and it was not enough to kill the tens of thousands of the Japanese Pirate Army. But it had a great deterrent effect. The pirates, who had never seen such a thing before, were scared and thought we had a lot more Thunderbolt Bullets. Their troop morale collapsed and they quickly retreated.” Wei Mingting added.

The result was similar to what Wei Ruo had estimated earlier; even though they didn’t have enough Thunderbolt Bullets, they were still able to defeat the Japanese Pirates.

Of course, this must have a lot to do with Wei Mingting’s meticulous and effective arrangements. His clever strategy enabled the limited number of Thunderbolt Bullets to have such a great impact.

“In addition to that, we also seized more than ten ocean-going ships and a large amount of gold, silver, and jewelry from the pirates.” Wei Mingting added.

“The gold, silver and jewelry must have been robbed from our coastal people. Getting it back is really great.” Mrs. Yun said.

“True indeed.” Wei Mingting agreed.

Asking after a pause, Mrs.. Yun inquired: “Husband, now that you have achieved this victory, how is the court going to reward you? Will you still be able to keep your position as Guard Commander?”