Chapter 116: Carriage in Danger

Yin Zhenghong calmly picked up a cup of tea on the table, skimmed off the foam, blew on it, took a sip, and said calmly with deep meaning:

"Don't worry, relax. Since you came to report last time, I have discussed with Prefect Xu and decided to get rid of this person tonight."

She slowly put down the teacup, the coldness in her eyes flashed away, and she said without sadness or joy:

"Only by controlling the power of the Nanyou Palace and opening up the private roads to the fifteen cities of Jiangzhou can our business be taken to the next level. Marrying Young Master Ji is a matter that concerns our Yin, Ye, and Xu families."

"It is no longer something that a junior like you can worry about. The overall situation is controlled by us old women. What you need to do is to marry the young master and let him give birth to the bloodline of the Ye family as soon as possible so that you can get the recognition of King Nanyou."

A hint of joy appeared in Ye Qingyu's eyes, and he nodded and said:

"Yes, as long as my niece can marry the young master, I will do as my aunt says."

If she wanted to marry Ji Qiubai before, it was purely to fulfill her family's instructions.

But today the beauty dances.

She fell in love with him at first sight.

If she could marry the man she loves, she would be more than happy.

While they were engaged in endless conspiracies and intrigues, Su Yuan was being schemed against by her uncle and nephew.

At this time, he was sitting upright in the carriage, holding a secret letter sealed with a red clay seal in his hand, reading it carefully.

After scanning the contents at a glance, she raised her eyebrows slightly and murmured in a low voice:

"Officials and businessmen collude with bandits to smuggle salt. Haha, that's really good!"

Just now in Shuyunju, she saw this private seal and it looked very familiar to her.

Later, when I thought about it carefully, I realized that this seal was the sealing pattern of the box of secret letters that I had found on Banshi Mountain.

But, is there something wrong with Yin Zhenghong?

You do shameful things behind people's backs and even stamp the same seal on calligraphy and paintings, are you afraid that others won't be able to recognize it?

Tsk tsk.

Maybe she accidentally confused it and it was then hidden in Shuyunju by King Nanyou and never seen the light of day, so she didn't even notice it!

Thinking of this, Su Yuan let out a light sigh.

What a pity, I met her.

She didn't mean to meddle in other people's business, as evidenced by the strange looks Ye Qingyu gave her the last few times they met.

This might be another person who is thinking about her.

hehe!

What's more, Ji Qiubai...

Thinking of this, Su Yuan sighed and suddenly remembered something else.

Speaking of which——

She was going to report Yin Zhenghong anyway.

Why not help her hide her property later?

Su Yuan was thinking so.

Her thoughts were interrupted by the sudden sound of horses neighing and the driver's trembling cry from outside.

After that, there was a violent shaking. The carriage tilted sharply like a collapsed house, and the incense burners and other objects placed in the carriage fell to the ground with a crackling sound.

Su Yuan's eyes flashed, and she immediately put the secret letter back into the space. She rushed out to check the situation. However, the scene she saw made her breath stop.

Just see.

The two tall horses pulling the cart seemed unable to support their sturdy bodies with their four hooves, and their bodies tilted.

Carrying the carriage behind them, they actually crossed the low stone wall of the moat, and the two horses and the carriage plunged straight into the turbulent river below.

Seeing this, Su Yuan did not dare to delay. He flashed and flew out like a sharp sword. He quickly grabbed the driver's shoulders, turned over and landed safely.

She calmly let go of him, and the driver, whose face turned pale with fear, asked:

"What's going on? Why did the horse suddenly go crazy?"

The driver saluted her with trembling hands, and replied with a tone of relief that he had survived a disaster:

"Thank you for your help, Master. When I passed by the moat just now, I saw a field of long nails scattered on the ground. But when we were close, the horse's hoof stepped on the nails and I couldn't control it, so I went crazy."

"We were dragged down several feet into the moat, and then it was just as you saw. We almost fell into the turbulent river and died."

Su Yuan said "hmm" lightly, waved to the driver, signaling her to go back first, and then returned to the scene to search carefully.

As expected, nothing wrong was found. Even the few long nails lying in her palm were the most ordinary ones that could be bought in any store.

Apart from some onlookers, there was no one else looking suspicious.

Seeing this, Su Yuan frowned slightly, and checked all the people who might want to kill her in her mind.

Gu Ranran, Ye Qingyu, or Yin Zhenghong?

Apart from some small tricks, could Gu Ranran really do what she did today?

You have to know that she is just a small scholar now, and she doesn't have a rich businessman or a powerful husband. Based on her personality, she probably wouldn't dare to do that.

Su Yuan suddenly had an idea.

Thinking back to when he was outside the palace just now, the banquet had clearly ended long ago, but he was still waiting at the door to peek at his carriage.

Could it be this uncle and nephew?

Although they had not had much contact, there was the cheating at Jiaying Tower, and she had heard many times that Yin Zhenghong wanted to recommend his niece to be the son-in-law of the Nanyou Palace.

In addition, at today's banquet, Ji Qiubai showed his uniqueness, and anyone with an eye could see it.

After Su Yuan thought about it for a while, he decided on these two people.

Since I'm about to be a good person and report them anyway, why not go and take a night look?

Maybe right now, those two are still gathered together waiting for the good news of my death!

After all, this happened not long ago.

If she walked faster, maybe she could meet the subordinates to report to, right?

Just do it.

Su Yuan pushed aside a crowd of onlookers and walked slowly to a remote dead end, then headed towards the Yin Mansion built at the foot of Dongmu Mountain.

The dark night seemed like an endless stream of thick ink painted across the sky, without even the glimmer of a star.

Yin Mansion.

The candle in the study was still on, and two swaying figures were projected on the dark yellow window paper. Suddenly, a black shadow passed by the window, walked quickly to the wooden door and knocked twice.

After a short while, a deep female voice came out from inside the room and said:

"Come in."

Outside the door.

The black-clad guard gently pushed the door open and walked in, slowing down his pace to the side of an old man and a young man sitting opposite each other playing chess. With a guilty tone, he bowed and reported:

"Master, the mission has failed."

Yin Zhenghong's hand paused as he placed the chess piece. He casually threw the white jade chess piece into the chess box, tilted his head, raised his eyebrows and said:

"Oh, how could this be possible? How could a mere weak scholar like her escape such a dangerous situation?"

After that, she lowered her eyes and thought for a while, then shook her head and said:

"But she changed her route temporarily?"

The black-clad guard took a deep breath and pursed his lips and said:

"No, I saw her practicing martial arts from afar. She was able to protect the driver even in such a dangerous situation. I think her martial arts skills are quite good."