Chapter 302 Ready to Serve

Xie Qingran didn't know if she could get through this safely, but no matter what, if a fight really broke out, the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion would definitely be the first to be hit, and she had to protect the people she had now no matter what!

Although Qin was a gentle person, she knew that things had definitely gone beyond her expectations!

Without the slightest hesitation, she grabbed Xie Qingran's hand: "No matter what, you must stay with us. We'll die together!"

"I will not die."

Xie Qingran looked at Qin Shi very seriously: "Sister-in-law, I am the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo. I can't escape this. You must live well, not just for me, but for the sake of these children!"

As she spoke, Xie Qingran knelt heavily on the ground, her tears falling to the ground even before her knees touched the ground.

Xie Qingran took a deep breath, glanced at her two children, and kowtowed to Madam Qin.

"Sister-in-law, if I really don't come back, these two children will be your sons. Don't tell them I'm their mother. Just pretend I never existed!"

"You! What are you doing?!"

Qin's hands trembled slightly as she looked at Xie Qingran in disbelief.

"I promised Ajue that no matter what, I would protect our home!"

"Hold on tight and wait for them to come!"

Xie Qingran smiled softly, stood up, and resolutely turned to leave.

She designed and built this secret room, so no one but her can open it.

If she doesn't come back, they will naturally have to flee for their lives!

"Sister-in-law!"

"Come back! Don't go, sister-in-law!"

Xiao Yanran finally realized what was happening and rushed out like a madwoman.

Without the slightest hesitation, Xiao Yu rushed out with Xiao Yanran, but no matter how hard they tried, all they saw were the slowly falling boulders and Xie Qingran's resolute back.

"Sister-in-law, come back!"

"sister in law!"

Xiao Yanran knelt on the ground, screaming and sobbing uncontrollably.

At this moment, Xiao Yu calmed down and hugged his younger sister tightly.

"Yanran, wipe away your tears. We are sons of a military family. When important matters arise, we cannot just cry!"

"Draw our weapons and protect our families! Whoever dares to rush in, cut them down!"

Xiao Yu drew the sword from his waist, his eyebrows furrowed tightly, his eyes fierce.

Xiao Yanran, who was still crying, reacted almost instantly upon hearing these words and realized that what she should do now was not to cry, but to protect her family!

She took a deep breath, and like Xie Qingran, wiped away her tears. Then she took out a short knife and gripped it tightly in her hand.

"Brother, even if we die, we can't let our little nephew get hurt!"

"Well said!"

Xiao Jin, a tiny child, crawled up from behind Qin Shi.

He stood before Qin Shi, looking at her earnestly: "Mother, I said I wanted to be like Father!"

"Go."

With tears in her eyes, Madam Qin held her two children and nodded emphatically.

She didn't know if the secret room was absolutely safe, but she knew she couldn't stop her son!

Without the slightest hesitation, Xiao Jin drew the short knife from his boot and stood beside Xiao Yanran. The three of them formed a triangular formation, staring intently at the door. No matter who came in, they would show no mercy.

Outside, Xie Qingran had thought the matter would drag on for a while, but she never expected to see Xie Hanyue coming over triumphantly as soon as she went out.

The moment Xie Qingran saw Xie Hanyue, she knew that Lu Jinzhi and Zhao Yuanqi had already started their rebellion!

She looked at Xie Hanyue coldly, her expression blank: "What do you want to say?"

"Xie Qingran, I want you dead!" Xie Hanyue gritted her teeth, staring intently at Xie Qingran: "I could have lived a good life, but it's all because of you, it's you! You're the one who made me into this inhuman, ghostly state. Do you know that Lu Jinzhi was nice to me on the surface, but he drugged me! He drugged me, he wants me dead!"

"It's all because of you! All of this is because of you!" Xie Hanyue seemed to have truly gone mad, her eyes bloodshot as she looked at Xie Qingran: "If it weren't for you exposing my true identity, how could I have fallen to this state?"

Seeing Xie Hanyue's crazed state, Xie Qingran merely gave a cold smirk: "The reason your life is like hell isn't because of me, but the reason my life is so painful is because of you, Xie Hanyue. In the end, it's not me who deserves to die, it's you!"

After saying this, Xie Qingran strode forward and grabbed Xie Hanyue's neck tightly.

"You dare to fight me all by yourself, Xie Hanyue? It seems you're not all weaklings after all!" Xie Qingran's hand tightened little by little as she stared intently at Xie Hanyue.

Xie Hanyue smiled through gritted teeth: "You think I would really come looking for you alone?"

"Fire!" Xie Hanyue gave the order, and the outside was as quiet as a chicken's nest.

Now, Xie Hanyue was truly panicked.

She looked around in disbelief at everything seemingly normal, then pushed away Xie Qingran, who was choking her, with all her might, and screamed, "Shoot the arrows! Shoot the arrows! Kill her! Kill this bitch!"

"They won't make a move."

"Because Lu Jinzhi wants you dead!"

Xie Qingran found it quite laughable that Xie Hanyue didn't even know what was happening when she was about to die.

She thought that being reborn would change everything, but in reality, no matter how many times she came back, this damned world was the same. It seemed that women like them could only ever be playthings in the hands of men, always being manipulated by them!

Thinking of this, Xie Qingran snorted coldly: "Arrest her and keep a close eye on her, make sure she doesn't die."

Death was so comfortable that Xie Qingran was still somewhat unwilling to let someone die like that.

Only when a person is alive can they feel true pain.

Without the slightest hesitation, Xie Qingran clenched her fists and strode towards the study.

Before leaving, Xiao Jue gave her a small brocade pouch, which Xie Qingran kept hidden and never opened.

Now, it seems like it's time to open it up.

The moment Xie Qingran opened the brocade pouch, her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally relaxed.

She smiled softly, and as she smiled, tears began to fall.

"It turns out everything was planned."

"Qingshan, I have this. Can I use it to mobilize the city's garrison?"

Xie Qingran took out the military tally hidden in the brocade pouch and looked at Qingshan.

“Madam, this is not the military tally of the city garrison, this is… the military tally of the Xiao family army.” When Qing Shan saw the tally, her nose felt a little sore: “There are three thousand Xiao family soldiers in the suburbs of the capital, and they… are on standby at any time.”