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Xie Yun simply raised his voice, trying to intimidate others with his power, and said coldly: "Who is it? My grandfather is the current elder, how dare such a scoundrel dare to touch him?"

One of them laughed hoarsely, "Second Miss Xie, we can kill you here without anyone noticing. But we won't kill anyone. We just want Third Madam Luo to go with us, and we'll let the others go."

Mrs. Yang immediately said, "Shut up! No one will go with you!"

As soon as the words fell, an embroidered spring knife slammed into the side of the carriage, creating a buzzing vibration that frightened the men into silence. After all, they had only been raised in seclusion and had never witnessed such bloodshed. The guards had already been subdued by them, swiftly and silently.

This is the moment that is truly life-threatening!

It turns out that you have to check the almanac before going out with people from the Xie family.

Yi Ning stood up and, taking advantage of the darkness to slip something into Mrs. Yang's palms, which were drenched in sweat. She had a premonition and stepped down from the carriageway. "Stop talking nonsense and leave them and my guards."

The man smiled again: "Mrs. Luo San, please come over and talk." Then he made a gesture of invitation.

Yi Ning jumped off the carriage, thinking that they might have been implicated by her. She couldn't think of anyone else who could have made such a big scene, snatched someone in the street without any scruples, except that person.

She followed the man a short distance before she saw another tall carriage in front. It was made of paulownia wood, decorated with glazed lanterns and a blue veil. In the darkness, the glazed lanterns glowed dimly like fireflies. Behind the carriage stood guards, their swords slung at their waists, a solemn presence. The man lifted the curtain and let her in.

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An oil lamp was lit in the carriage, and a man was sitting under the dim light, drinking tea. He had the imposing presence of a mountain. He raised his head and said, "Luo Yining."

It turned out to be Lu Jiaxue!

In the middle of the night, he brought his personal soldiers with swords and came here to kill her. This is indeed the style of Governor Lu.

"What are you doing? I told you last time that I don't know what you're talking about. I only guessed that you could gamble." Yi Ning smiled coldly and asked him, "What else do you want to do?"

Lu Jiaxue didn't say anything, but just took out a letter and threw it in front of her.

Luo Yining opened it and read slowly, her face suddenly darkening. It was a letter she had written to Cheng Lang... It described how she had gone to Xiangyun Society, how Lu Jiaxue was under suspicion, and how she hoped Cheng Lang would help her keep an eye on Lu Jiaxue's movements.

No wonder he was so generous today... blocking her outside Fuxue Hutong.

He probably really knew it and guessed everything, leaving no room for excuses!

Yining's heart raced, her mind racing. She dropped the letter and tried to escape the carriage. But Lu Jiaxue attacked from behind, slashing her back with a knife. Yining's body suddenly went limp, and she collapsed.

Lu Jiaxue held her in his arms, lowered his head and sneered, "You still dare to run?"

Someone outside said, "My Lord, where are we going now?"

"Go back home." Lu Jiaxue said.

*

The night was cold and dewy, and candles were lit in the study.

Xu Wei received a secret report concerning Luo Shenyuan. Someone had reported him to the emperor, alleging that he and Zeng Heng were colluding to betray the country. Although there was no physical evidence, there was a witness—Zeng Yingkun. However, Zeng Yingkun was still being escorted to the capital and had not yet arrived.

Luo Shenyuan wasn't sure whether Zeng Yingkun knew about this. Zeng Yingkun was a warrior, not as smart as his son Zeng Heng. Zeng Heng's dealings were confidential, so he probably wouldn't tell his father.

Xu Wei slowly took the letter and glanced at the silent student. "There's no smoke without fire. No one would dare to make a false accusation without evidence. Tell me, did you really have any dealings with Zeng Heng?"

Luo Shenyuan had indeed made a deal with Zeng Heng, but this was extremely harmful to him and he could not let anyone know, not even Xu Wei.

"Zeng Heng's hometown is Baoding, and he is from the same hometown as the student. He is sociable by nature. When he was in Baoding, he had contacts with the student. But it is absolutely impossible to say that the student colluded with him and betrayed the country." Luo Shenyuan said.

Xu Wei hated collaborators and traitors, but while he was resolute and resolute, he also cared deeply about the people of the world. He disliked the character of top politicians like Luo Shenyuan—they had good principles but were only interested in profit and power. Yang Ling was a better choice: a person with flesh and blood, impulsiveness, and wisdom. At least he was filled with compassion and willing to change the fate of the people.

It was most likely true that he had dealings with Zeng Heng, but Luo Shenyuan would never admit it in front of him, which made him feel uncomfortable.

Because Luo Shenyuan only believes in himself.

"You go back first. Be more careful in the future and don't let anyone catch you making any mistakes. There are many eyes staring at you." Xu Wei said coldly.

"Thank you for your advice, teacher. I will definitely be vigilant." Luo Shenyuan bowed to him, then took his leave and left the study.

He had just come out of Xu's house and got on the carriage, thinking about Zeng Heng's affairs, when he saw the family servant riding towards him hurriedly.

The servant brought a letter.

"Sir, this is a letter from the Cheng residence, saying it's extremely urgent. You must read it in person! I've been waiting for you for a long time, but I haven't seen you return, so I hurried to find you, fearing that I might delay something."

Luo Shenyuan stretched out his hand: "Give it to me." The subordinate handed it to him respectfully. He took it and opened it, and found a small envelope inside, with a word "紀" sealed with beeswax.

This is the wax seal that Cheng Lang usually uses. Why would Cheng Lang send him a letter?

Luo Shenyuan opened the envelope and after reading it, his face turned ugly and his jaw tightened.

He slowly crumpled the letter into a ball and waved his hand to tell someone to get in the car.

Yi Ning and Cheng Lang actually exchanged letters, and Yi Ning trusted him so much? The two of them must have a close relationship. He put this matter aside for now. After all, Yi Ning was not married to Cheng Lang, so he didn't need to care.

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