"Miss~ this..." Granny Zhang was about to say something when Ji Jiuying interrupted her.

“No need for further words, Granny. Your affairs are my affairs. Once we get the betrothal gifts back, you and Da Niu will come with me to the capital. My winery also needs an assistant,” Ji Jiuying said, taking Granny Zhang’s hand.

Upon hearing this, Granny Zhang exclaimed in delight, "Miss, are you serious? Da Niu can go to the capital too?"

At the same time, Da Niu looked at Ji Jiu Ying with expectant eyes.

When they were at the General's Mansion, Granny Zhang had asked the steward about it, but the steward was Zhou's man, so how could he let her son come into the mansion to work? In the end, the matter was left unresolved.

"Really, I've opened a winery, and it'll be open in a couple of days. Qingling and Daniu will be in charge of managing the shop for me."

"Da Niu, hurry up and thank the young lady!"

Overwhelmed with gratitude, Granny Zhang pulled Da Niu, who was lost in thought, over and said, "Thank you, Miss. I will definitely do my best."

Madam He then realized that, judging from the young lady's tone, she must not lack status and money to be able to open a winery in the capital. If Meng'er could marry Da Niu now, wouldn't she also be able to go to the capital?

It's not too late to regret it now; she knows that Da Niu has always had feelings for Meng'er.

"Da Niu, how about we don't return the betrothal gifts? I was a bit impulsive just now and said some hurtful things. I know you've always liked Meng'er. How about this, I agree to let you marry Meng'er. Why don't you take Meng'er with you when you go to the capital? Okay?"

Everyone was stunned. What was Madam He up to?

Ji Jiuying and Granny Zhang both looked at Da Niu, hoping to hear his opinion.

“Auntie, I do have some feelings for Meng’er, but I don’t necessarily want to marry her. Also, I’ve heard about Meng’er and Zhou Lin’s affair. Since you’ve said you want to break off the engagement, please don’t cause any more trouble. Making a scene will only hurt everyone!”

Ji Jiuying and Granny Zhang nodded; Da Niu had indeed not disappointed them.

He Xiaomeng got together with Zhou Lin before she even broke off her engagement with Da Niu. What does she take Da Niu for?

There's not much to say about someone like Mrs. He, who's opportunistic and snobbish.

"You—!"

Mrs. He's face, which was already swollen and red, was now filled with anger and rage.

A quarter of an hour passed.

Footsteps sounded at the door. A middle-aged man led the way, followed by a young girl, and then a group of servants carried in several boxes.

"Mother, how are you?"

The girl ran to Mrs. He's side and helped her up.

"Miss Ji, Aunt Zhang, Da Niu, I'm so sorry to have troubled you!"

“Mr. He has returned the betrothal gifts in full. Lijuan is not good at manners, so please don’t hold it against her, Miss Ji and Aunt Zhang,” the middle-aged man said, clasping his hands in a fist salute as he approached Ji Jiuying.

Ji Jiuying glanced at Zhang Mama, signaling her to go and check.

Zhang Mama opened the boxes one by one. Although some of the betrothal gifts were missing, the He family had made up for them with other things, so Zhang Mama didn't want to argue with them too much.

Then, Granny Zhang signaled to Da Niu to return the engagement token to He Xiaomeng, and the head of the He family also told He Xiaomeng to return the token to Da Niu.

"Brother Da Niu, I'm sorry, please stop giving me any more illusions."

"Don't worry, Da Niu won't have any hope for someone who is pregnant out of wedlock. Besides, there are plenty of beautiful girls in Kyoto after Da Niu goes there, so Miss He, you don't need to worry about it!"

Before Da Niu could answer, Ji Jiuying spoke coldly.

Madam He was even more shocked. Oh no, no one else knew about this except her and Meng'er. How did she find out?

They actually said it in front of so many people! Meng'er's reputation is completely ruined!

After she finished speaking, everyone's gaze towards He Xiaomeng changed!

Pregnancy before marriage?

"Stop spouting nonsense and ruining Meng'er's reputation!" Madam He insisted, determined not to let them destroy Meng'er's reputation.

The He family patriarch's head went blank. "Miss Ji, although our family was wrong in this matter, we can't just say things like that. How could Meng'er possibly..."

Looking at Meng'er's terrified expression as she gritted her teeth, what didn't the head of the He family understand? His face turned pale, and his eyes widened in anger.

"Dad...I...I..."

"What a wicked girl!"

"Miss Ji, Aunt Zhang, I'll take my daughter home to deal with some family matters first, so I won't disturb you any longer." The head of the He family said angrily, leading He Xiaomeng and his half-dead wife out.

The remaining people also felt that there was no hope and gradually left. However, the news of He Xiaomeng's premarital pregnancy quietly spread throughout the village.

"Miss, thank you so much."

Granny Zhang knew that the young lady was trying to help her vent her anger.

"You're too kind, Granny. Please pack your luggage quickly, we need to get back to Kyoto before dark."

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A piercing scream echoed through the sky from the VIP room of a restaurant.

Lianxin also came to her senses at that moment, "Miss, what happened?"

"Bang!" The innkeeper and his servants thought something had happened and quickly pushed open the door. They saw Lian Qingqing standing by the bed, and there were four men on the bed.

Due to the angle, the shopkeeper and the servant could only see four men on the bed, but they couldn't see the knife marks on the men's necks.

"······"

"Miss, I'm sorry to bother you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the shopkeeper and his servant slammed the door shut and went downstairs.

He thought to himself, "This girl is really something, sleeping with four men..."

Lianxin then realized what was happening and quickly stood up. "Miss, what's going on? How could the assassins we sent out be here..."

Snap—

"How would I know if you ask me?" Lian Qingqing was furious, her features contorted into a ferocious grimace, making her look terrifying.

The thought of sleeping with these filthy corpses for hours filled him with rage.

"Useless, useless, a bunch of useless trash!"

He kicked the corpse on the bed repeatedly, and still not satisfied, he picked up a sword and stabbed the corpse until it was unrecognizable.

Lian Qingqing then took out a few bottles of corpse-dissolving liquid and poured them onto the corpse.

Lianxin was so frightened by Lian Qingqing's appearance that she collapsed to the ground.

Qi Yeyue Tower.

Ye Qingchen listened to his subordinates' report, and after hearing that she was protected by several groups of people, his face remained expressionless.

It was as if he had already guessed these things.

"You don't need to report these things anymore. No matter how many groups of people are protecting her, just do your own job."

"Yes." The dark figure disappeared from the room.

Ji Jiuying returned to Kyoto City as the sky was just beginning to darken.

I glanced at the Imperial Preceptor's residence a few more times as I passed by, and found that there were still so many people lingering outside the gate!

They really won't give up.

After settling Zhang Mama and Da Niu in, they would go to their own courtyard.

As soon as she entered, she was embraced by a familiar person. Ji Jiuying knew who it was without even turning around.

"Little Jiu'er has been out fooling around all day and finally decided to come back?"

"Tsk~ Gong Mingyue, let go."

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