Chapter 99: The enemy is in the dark, we are in the light

"How could my family be so incapable of distinguishing right from wrong?" The Crown Prince's wife hurriedly helped Su Shengsheng to her feet. "You risked your life to save my son. I am so grateful to you. How could I vent my anger on an innocent person like you?"

Not to mention that Ning Jie's speech is now clear and coherent, his ability to respond has also greatly improved, which is something she had never dared to imagine before.

Duke Ningguo also nodded in agreement, "My daughter-in-law is absolutely right. How can our mansion regard our benefactor as an enemy?"

That would be exactly what the traitor is planning...

Even though his only grandson unfortunately died in the fire today, he could not help but distinguish right from wrong.

Su Shengsheng didn't dare take credit for it, becoming known as the Duke's benefactor. She quickly said, "If it weren't for Master Ji risking his life to save us, Ning Jie and I would have been doomed this time."

Although the Duke was dignified and solemn, he shed tears when he saw his beloved grandson almost die in the fire.

He stood up and bowed solemnly to Ji Yanli and Su Shengsheng, "Thank you both for rescuing my grandson. I will repay you for this great kindness in my next life."

Although Ji Yanli wanted to stand up and return the greeting, he couldn't move his body. He could only say repeatedly: "Your Excellency, you are too kind. Young Master, you are a lucky person. You have survived a great disaster. In the future, you will surely turn misfortune into good fortune and everything will go smoothly."

He was also worried that Su Shengsheng would feel guilty and blame herself for having implicated Ning Jie, so he tried to comfort her, not wanting to make her worry.

Now Ning Jie has spoken, and his words are clear. Although his sentences are occasionally not smooth, he has made great progress.

This gave the Crown Prince's wife a glimmer of hope, and she hugged Ning Jie with overwhelming excitement, "My son will have no more hardships in the future, and everything will go well for him."

At this time, Bai Shuo had asked the waiter to bring two sets of men's clothing and toiletries. He said respectfully, "You two gentlemen, your clothes are soaked, which is not conducive to your recovery. I have two sets of clean clothes here. Why don't you change into them first?"

We were all too emotional just now, but now the whole story is clear, as long as everyone is safe, that's all that matters.

Upon hearing this, the Duke hurriedly asked the maid who followed the Crown Prince's wife to help Ning Jie change his wet clothes.

The Crown Prince's wife walked over to Su Shengsheng, held her cold hand tightly, and said gently, "My dear, you were frightened today. Go back and rest first. I will take care of everything else."

The trip was in a hurry, and the Crown Prince's wife did not prepare any clothes for everyone. She was also afraid that she would catch a cold, so she wanted her to go back and rest first.

Bai Shuo came over with a bowl of soothing ginger soup and said, "Miss Su, please drink some ginger soup to warm yourself up."

He placed a set of women's clothing on the couch and said, "It's windy outside. You might catch a cold if you go out like this. I see you're about the same size as my little sister. If you don't mind, you can go to the back hall and change into these clothes."

Su Shengsheng was already freezing cold. Seeing that Ji Yanli and Ning Jie were fine, she couldn't help but bow in gratitude, "Thank you, doctor."

The Crown Prince's wife originally thought that she looked calm and was extremely intelligent, but she forgot that she was just a girl who had just come of age.

"It's my fault. I forgot you were still young." She ignored the coldness on Su Shengsheng's body and hugged her tightly in her arms.

Su Shengsheng couldn't refuse her kindness, so she could only go with her to the back hall to change clothes.

Ning Jie was being helped to change his clothes, but his eyes followed Su Shengsheng all the way.

The Duke was keenly aware of this and looked calmly at Ji Yanli, who was tied up with a plaster and a wooden board by Bai Shuo.

After Su Shengsheng changed her clothes and came out of the back hall with the Crown Prince's wife, Duke Ning said in a deep voice, "Ning Jie still remembers the appearance of those two people. I will go find someone to paint them and I will check it myself."

Su Shengsheng felt relieved upon hearing this. "According to what Ning Jie said, those two men were not wearing masks and were dressed in ordinary clothes. They shouldn't have sneaked in secretly. The shopkeeper and his staff in my building will definitely recognize them."

The Duke's eyes were determined as he handed Ning Jie to Qing Ning, then stood up and said, "I'll trouble Miss Su to look after Ning Jie. I will personally lead the investigation. We must not let the thief escape at night."

The city gates are closed now. Although the criminals have no chance to escape for the time being, they may escape after dawn tomorrow.

Hearing that the Duke still wanted Ning Jie to continue to follow her, Su Shengsheng didn't dare to agree. "Duke, this matter has not been concluded yet. For safety reasons, let the young master return to the Duke's Mansion first."

Although Ning Jie turned a disaster into a blessing this time and overcame the obstacle of speaking in public, she should work harder to consolidate her skills.

But the enemy is hidden and we are in the light, and she doesn't want any more accidents to happen.

"Miss Su, rest assured. Although our Duke's Mansion is now weak, it is not one that can be bullied." The Duke's eyes were sharp and his voice was strong. "If the thieves dare to touch the Su family, they will become our enemies. How can I let them go?"

Su Shengsheng knew that the Duke's Mansion wanted to protect her, but after all, the person had not been caught yet, and she was afraid of another accident.

Just as she was about to speak again, she heard the Crown Prince's wife speak up, "It was thanks to your care that my son had the opportunity to speak up and identify the thief. He should also experience some hardships and understand the ways of the world and human nature."

Before Su Shengsheng could say anything else, the Crown Prince's wife had already made her own arrangements. "But one must be wary of villains. The Su family consists mostly of women. I will send a skilled maid to look after Ning Jie."

Seeing that the two men really wanted to fight alongside her and completely eradicate the villains who were plotting to harm her, Su Shengsheng could no longer refuse.

"I will definitely be extra careful to take care of the young master."

The Duke nodded with satisfaction and said, "There's no time to lose. I'll set off immediately." He then said to the Crown Prince's wife, who was still a little worried, "Daughter-in-law, go back and take good care of your mother-in-law. Let her rest in peace."

When the Duke's wife heard about this, she suffered a heart attack and fell ill in bed, unable to get up.

The Crown Prince's wife quickly agreed. Seeing that the doctor had finished treating the three people, she invited him to her house to take her mother-in-law's pulse and examine her.

Before leaving, she carefully checked Ning Jie's condition, gave him some gentle advice, and then softly comforted Su Shengsheng, asking her to have a good rest after returning.

Only then did he look back every few steps and hurried back with the doctor.

The Duke and the Crown Prince's wife left one after another. After the coldness on their bodies was dispelled by the fire in the pharmacy, Su Shengsheng asked Yanshu to prepare the carriage.

After paying the medical fee, Su Shengsheng helped Ning Jie and Ji Yanli into the carriage and said to Yanshu, who was driving in front, "Let's go to the inn."

Yanshu naturally had no objection, thinking that Su Shengsheng was worried that he alone would not be able to safely get Ji Yanli to the inn, so he wanted to go there in person.

Inside the car, Qing Ning asked, "Miss, my family doesn't know about this yet. How about I get out of the car and go back to let them know I'm safe?"

She was worried because the Duke had just led people to arrest someone, and the commotion was so loud that it might alarm the elders in the family.

Su Shengsheng shook her head slightly and said, "Let's stay at the inn."

This group of people were obviously coming for her, and she couldn't bring danger back.

Yanshu, who was in front, drove the carriage into another street without hesitation.

His son suffered such a serious injury for Miss Su, he should have a chance to say goodbye.

Today, Miss Su left the young master alone, and he was sad for a long time.

Just as the carriage entered another street, another group of cavalry came galloping.

Chu Zhao hurriedly dismounted and called out to the shop assistant who was about to close the shop: "Is Miss Su in the shop?"

When the waiter saw the leader, Xuanming Wang, he was startled and quickly replied, "Miss Su just left not long ago."