The guards of the Prince's Palace opened their mouths, as if they wanted to say something, but seeing Liu Jinxin's miserable state, none of them dared to speak.

Finally, no one knows who took the lead, but everyone scrambled out in a chaotic rush.

Zuan was not a bloodthirsty person, so he did not make things difficult for these soldiers.

Seeing the mess and bloodstains, he frowned and said, "I'm sorry, I've made a mess of your yard."

After saying that, he flicked his finger, and a wisp of white lotus true fire hit the corpse, quickly burning it to ashes.

Murong Qinghe's eyelids twitched as he watched. This guy was so skilled at destroying evidence; he must have done it countless times before.

Chu Youzhao couldn't help but worry, "Brother-in-law, you killed the commander of the guards of the Prince of Jin's mansion. This is a big problem."

At this moment, Murong Qinghe said, "One should take responsibility for one's actions. Just say that I killed him, and don't implicate Brother Zu. I will leave the city immediately, and they won't be able to catch me then."

Chu Youzhao couldn't help but grab her hand: "It's dangerous for you to be out here all alone."

"I shouldn't have come back, but I couldn't bear to leave... I couldn't bear to leave Brother Chu. I wanted to see you one last time, but I didn't expect to drag you all into this." Murong Qinghe looked apologetic and annoyed.

"Do we need to say these things between us?" Chu Youzhao held her hand tightly, tears welling up in her eyes as she thought about how they would soon be separated.

Seeing the two holding hands and looking at each other with tears in their eyes, Zu An found it somewhat amusing: "What tragic things are you both imagining? He was just a guard of the Prince's mansion. Killing him is no big deal."

“He’s no ordinary guard of the Prince’s mansion. He’s the head guard of the Prince of Jin’s mansion. Aren’t you openly slapping the Prince of Jin in the face?” Chu Youzhao said anxiously. “The Prince of Jin will not let you off the hook, and the court will not sit idly by.”

Zu An thought to himself, "Is the Prince of Jin's face more valuable than the Crown Prince's backside? I even beat up the Crown Prince in the palace before, so what's there to be afraid of about the Prince of Jin?" He said, "Don't worry, leave the rest to me. I said it's fine, so it's fine."

Seeing that he said that, the two women were slightly relieved, but there was still some worry between their brows.

Zuan looked around and said, "But this place isn't convenient to stay in. You should come home with me."

The Qin residence is dilapidated and drafty, making it difficult to guarantee its safety.

Chu Youzhao's eyes lit up. Wouldn't that mean she could live with her brother-in-law?

"OK!"

Murong Qinghe was also somewhat tempted. This way, she could live under the same roof as Brother Chu again. Thinking of the happy life of living together, her eyes filled with anticipation.

"But I am currently a criminal, won't this implicate Brother Zu?"

"It's alright, I should be able to protect you all without much trouble."

Looking at his tall figure, Murong Qinghe blushed slightly, thinking that Brother Zu really gave people a strange sense of security, and he was also handsome. If it weren't for the fact that she and Brother Chu had been childhood sweethearts, she might have fallen for him...

Bah, bah, bah! Murong Qinghe, how could you be such a fickle person? Brother Chu is clearly the best in the world!

Seeing that Zu An was about to take the two away, the Qin family guards cried out with long faces, "Lord Zu, what will we do if you leave? What if the people from the Prince of Jin's mansion come knocking on our door..."

“Just tell the truth. If they’re looking for someone, come straight to me.” Zu’an left with those words, then thought for a moment and added, “You all keep a close watch on the Qin family members. I’ll send some more people over later to help you protect the Qin family’s safety.”

The Qin family's current state of disrepair is really unacceptable. It would be terrible if other thieves broke in and robbed the Qin family, or even harmed the Qin family members.

The Qin family guards were overjoyed: "Lord Zu is so kind! Thank you so much, Lord Zu!"

With the Qin family patriarch and his son arrested, the entire family is in a state of panic, and many have fled. As a result, the large Qin mansion is short-handed and unable to defend itself. Now, with the help of Lord Zu, at least the Qin mansion can be stabilized again.

Zuan nodded, then left with the two women, heading towards his marquis's mansion.

"Brother-in-law, thank you so much." Chu Youzhao wiped her eyes. These days, the Qin family had suffered a sudden disaster, and she had been working tirelessly, but the Qin family was still leaking in every way. Now that her eldest brother had returned, all of this was resolved.

"Of course," Zuan smiled.

Chu Youzhao thought to herself, "That's not right at all. My sister has already divorced you, and the Qin family has nothing to do with you anymore. Besides, the Qin family isn't exactly good to you. Does my brother-in-law really think he's doing all this for my sake?"

Thinking of this, her cheeks suddenly burned intensely.

Zu An then looked at Murong Qinghe: "Qinghe, weren't you in the army back then? How did you suddenly become a wanted criminal?"

Upon hearing this, Murong Qinghe's eyes immediately reddened, and he choked up: "Back then, the Emperor had an accident on the Golden Summit. Later, the civil and military officials finally broke through the protective formation and reached the Golden Summit, only to find it in a mess. It was clear that a fierce battle had taken place, with bloodstains everywhere, and the Emperor was nowhere to be found."

"Later, everyone searched the area near the Golden Summit for a month and found that even Zhu Xie Chixin's identity jade pendant had fallen there, covered in blood, and was probably in grave danger. They also found the broken weapons of other guards one after another. The Emperor still hadn't appeared, and even the ministers who had previously been most convinced that the Emperor's cultivation was unparalleled and that nothing could happen to him were now wavering."

"Everyone started to review the whole incident and roughly guessed that Prince Qi had planned to invite other experts to assassinate the emperor here. As for who exactly they were, it was still unclear, but they suspected that people from the Daoist sect were involved."

"Next, the investigation into the whole matter began, and my father, as the Grand Master of Ceremonies, was responsible for protecting the Emperor's safety, so he was immediately held accountable and imprisoned."

Although she spent her days in the military and had a somewhat wild nature since childhood, she was still just a teenage girl. After experiencing such a major upheaval in her family, she couldn't hold back any longer and burst into tears as she spoke.

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