Chapter 50 Please accept our bow!

In the car, Xu Yinan thought for a long time before finally deciding to speak.

"Sister, do you know this Yang Jingyan?"

Xu Qingyi searched her memory for a long time, then shook her head.

"No, I don't know him. Could it be someone the prince knows?"

"Ah, that makes sense! My brother-in-law is a kind person; the people all call him a wise king, not to mention the civil officials..."

Even many military officers spoke highly of their brother-in-law; perhaps this magistrate was one of his old acquaintances!

Xu Yinan slammed his fist down, immediately feeling that this explanation was the most reasonable.

The convoy drove for fifteen minutes before slowly coming to a stop.

Zhi Xia's voice came through.

"Miss, we've arrived."

As I stepped out of the carriage, I looked up and saw the words "Yang Mansion".

This Yang Jingyan actually brought them home?

It seems they really aren't enemies, but rather old friends.

Yang Jingyan had figured out that the people on the donkey cart were from the Xu family, and the woman among them was Princess Xu Qingyi, the wife of the Prince of Jin.

The people on the oxcart were from the Wei family, who were in charge of the Ministry of Revenue.

He first bowed to Wei Mingde, and then came to Xu Qingyi.

"Greetings, Princess Consort of Jin. This is Yang Jingyan, please come this way!"

"You're too kind, Lord Yang. I am no longer a first-rank princess. You may simply call me Madam Xu."

Since the other party was an official, Xu Qingyi didn't want to give others a reason to criticize her, so she immediately replied.

Yang Jingyan, of course, could not address Xu directly, so he changed his form of address.

"This way, Madam Yun."

Her attitude was excellent; one might mistake Xu Qingyi for the superior.

They welcomed everyone into the mansion, and to everyone's surprise, the Yang family members were all waiting in the courtyard!

Yang Jingyan strode forward.

"Mother, this is Madam Yun! Madam Yun, this is my mother, this is my wife and two children."

Just as Xu Qingyi was about to greet them, she saw the family suddenly kneel down with a "thump"!

"Oh dear, why is that?"

With tears in her eyes, Old Madam Yang choked back sobs as she kowtowed to her.

"If it weren't for Prince Jin saving my son back then, our whole family would have died long ago! Please, Your Highness, accept our bow!"

Xu Qingyi quickly stepped forward to help the elderly man.

"Madam, you flatter me greatly. Although I don't know what my husband did..."

But my master's assistance must be because Lord Yang deserves it; he won't ask for anything in return!

Old Madam Yang shook her head, tears streaming down her face as she sobbed, "My son was wronged back then..."

Not only did he lose all his travel money, but he was also falsely accused of being a thief. Forget about taking the imperial examinations or becoming an official.

Even our lives were in danger; our family had nowhere to turn for help, and then someone set fire to our house.

Even the county magistrate didn't dare offend them! If it weren't for the prince passing by and sending men to rescue our entire family from the fire,

Our whole family has long since perished together! The Prince even personally oversaw the case, clearing my son's name, and even provided him with travel expenses and a letter of recommendation.

"His Highness's kindness in allowing my son to successfully enter the capital and study for the examinations at the Imperial Academy is truly a blessing upon the Yang family!"

The old lady refused to get up no matter what she said, and Yang Jingyan even started crying along with his mother.

"Your Highness has shown me immense kindness, but I am utterly incompetent. Your Highness is now unjustly accused, and I can do nothing to help you!"

How could Xu Qingyi not be happy that someone had received kindness from her husband and still remembered it to this day?

"You flatter me, Lord Yang!"

The scene became chaotic, and Yun Zhao struggled to jump down from Xu Yifei's arms.

She took short strides and ran to Old Madam Yang.

A pair of soft little hands held her, and Old Madam Yang's tears choked up.

Looking up, what came into view was an adorable little baby.

"Who are you?"

"Grandma Yang, don't cry. Daddy saved Uncle Yang, and he doesn't want Uncle Yang and Grandma Yang to cry either!"

Yun Zhao wiped away her tears and looked at her intently.

"So it's the young princess! The young princess and the princess look so alike, she's practically a little fairy!"

Yun Zhao immediately covered her mouth, smiling shyly, and said, "Zhao Zhao will be as beautiful as Mother when she grows up~"

"certainly!"

After her interruption, the Yang family stopped crying and quickly welcomed everyone into the house.

A charcoal fire was burning inside, and the temperature was just right.

Yang Jingyan had their shackles removed and food served, showing great thoughtfulness.

"Your Highness, oh no, Madam Yun, the officials came to report that you encountered bandits. What exactly happened?"

Yang Jingyan had just habitually called out "Your Highness" when Xu Qingyi opened her mouth to remind him, and he quickly corrected himself.

The matter of the assassin is quite serious, and Xu Qingyi is unsure whether she should tell the truth.

Yun Zhao suddenly spoke up: "They're assassins! They were chasing us, it was terrifying!"

"What?! You're being hunted by assassins? Do you know who hired them?"

Yang Jingyan's expression changed drastically, and he asked with concern.

Xu Qingyi was caught off guard by Yun Zhao's sudden remark and didn't know how to respond.

Wei Jingchen was somewhat surprised.

In his view, Yun Zhao was not an ordinary child. They had previously explained that they had claimed to the outside world that he had been attacked by bandits.

She doesn't seem like someone who speaks without thinking.

Thinking about this, Wei Jingchen guessed that she must have other ideas.

"Actually, we don't know where the assassins came from, but they are highly skilled in martial arts."

Unlike ordinary robbers, their targets were Madam Yun and her two children, as well as the Xu and Wei families.

The target was too obvious; we guessed they wouldn't dare to assassinate openly within the city.

So they rode in a donkey cart to Yangguan County, worried that entering the town would cause unnecessary trouble.

That's why I claimed to have been robbed, and asked for your forgiveness, Lord Yang. But please rest assured, Lord Yang.

The escorting officials are also aware of this matter and will likely arrive soon to join you, so they won't cause any trouble for Lord Yang.

Wei Jingchen's words were perfectly watertight.

Yang Jingyan sized up the young man, noticing his clear and articulate speech and extraordinary demeanor, and couldn't help but be somewhat surprised.

"This must be the young master of the Wei family, Wei Jingchen, right?"

"It is indeed I, the junior."

Wei Jingchen was, after all, a scholar, and Yang Jingyan had naturally heard of this young genius from the Wei family, who was famous in the capital.

Yang Jingyan pondered for a moment, only to find it strange.

"If the other party is targeting the Prince, why are they also targeting Lord Wei's family at the same time?"

Aside from the matter of dike construction, shouldn't Lord Wei and the Prince have no other dealings?

Wei Jingchen and Yun Zhao both found this strange.

But the more this is the case, the more it shows that there are unspeakable reasons behind the breach of the dikes in Jiangnan.

After Wei Jingchen finished speaking, Yun Zhao hugged Xu Yifei again, her voice low and trembling slightly.

"Uncle, why don't we leave?"

"What's wrong with Zhaozhao? Is the food not to her liking?"

Xu Yifei rarely saw his little niece say such things, so he quickly comforted her.

Yun Zhao clutched at the front of his shirt, her eyes red-rimmed, and shook her head, looking incredibly pitiful.

"Zhaozhao is scared."

"What are you afraid of?"

"If we stay here, will Uncle Yang also be hunted down? Zhao Zhao doesn't want to, waaaaah!"

As she spoke, Yun Zhao clutched his clothes tightly and began to cry.

The child's soft sobs sounded like those of a wounded animal, which was heartbreaking.

The others immediately realized what was happening.

There might be more to their being hunted than meets the eye. If they were to stay overnight at the Yang residence, wouldn't that just bring them trouble?