Chapter 18 Chapter 18 Assassination
"Your brother may not know that your mother is seriously ill. You can send thirty taels of silver back to your mother's family with great fanfare and see what they say."
"If they are willing to support your mother, you can escape easily and let your two brothers fight for the money."
"If they flatly reject you, they must be colluding with your mother to plot against you. You don't have to show them any mercy. File a lawsuit and file a complaint with the government."
"The most urgent thing is that you return the thirty taels of silver immediately and let everyone see that you didn't take it, so that your mother won't blackmail you."
Chu Xian felt uneasy. It was difficult for a judge to judge family affairs. If Lingmei had not treated her kindly and sincerely in the past, she would not have been willing to meddle in other people's affairs. Lingmei's mother, Zhang, was not a good person.
If Zhang knew that it was she who instigated Lingmei to make trouble, she would definitely not let it go.
"Good Lin Shu, if you hadn't reminded me today, I would have been doomed. I will definitely repay you handsomely later. I'm going to go back and deal with this mess first."
Lingmei picked up the child and left in a panic, crying.
Su Peisheng was dumbfounded, his mouth open.
Lin Shu was a very insightful and experienced girl, and she could see through all the twists and turns of the human relationships and worldly wisdom.
It's such a pity that she became a slave of Nara clan.
After watching Lingmei leave, Chu Xian turned around and walked to the desk.
Chi Zheng was wearing a thin green hemp shirt with his white sleeves turned up, and was holding a pen and doing the accounts.
Chu Xian glanced at the accounts and nodded with satisfaction: "How many tenant farmers are there?"
"Seven or eight households, the accounts for the first half of the year have been sorted out." Yinzhen pushed the account book in front of Lin Shu. "You..."
"Lin Shu, there's a letter from the girl."
Before Chu Xian could praise Chi Zheng, Sui Qing came running over in a hurry. She had never been so panicked before, and Chu Xian was shocked.
Sui Qing did not have any letter in his hand, so it was obvious that the content of the secret letter could not be known to outsiders.
Chu Xian nodded to Sui Qing, and the two of them hurried back to the east wing.
"Miss, Shadow was assassinated in the suburbs of Shengjing. He is not seriously injured. Two Lin Shus, one Xianrong, and one Suiqing died in the battle."
"Why are the casualties so tragic this time!" Chu Xian was shocked.
"Have Shadow withdraw to the capital immediately and suppress the assassination. Never let my father know about it."
"It's too late. The assassination made too much noise. Before his death, a man named Lin Shu passed the news to the master. The master has already rushed back to the capital overnight and will arrive in the capital in seven or eight days."
"The master has secretly ordered Shadow to return to the capital immediately, and Shadow has returned to the mansion this morning."
"Investigate! Find out who it is! Are there any clues?" Chu Xian gnashed her teeth in anger.
"We can't find any survivors." Sui Qing frowned.
"Also, Miss Wan wrote to say that she has returned to Beijing early and asked you to meet her at Zhimei Tower tomorrow."
Why did Wan Ning return early?
Chu Xian was extremely worried and hurriedly asked Sui Qing to pack up immediately. Wan Ning returned to Beijing without a word, which must have been a great injustice.
She was worried and had to go see Wan Ning today.
"Sui Qing, go and tell Chi Zheng and his servant that the young lady has returned to the capital early and is calling you and me back for questioning. Her return date is uncertain."
At the same time, Yinzhen received a secret report that Nara had been assassinated and returned to Beijing.
"Have you found out who the murderer is?" Yinzhen raised the secret report and ignited it.
"We can't find out. She has too many enemies. We don't need to do anything. There are so many people who want her to die." Su Peisheng put his hands in his pockets and smiled teasingly.
"But the people we sent took the opportunity to kill the two Lin Shus." Su Peisheng looked up at the Fourth Master meaningfully, then quickly lowered his head and said nothing.
After a long while, the Fourth Master's joyful, deep laugh came from above his head: "Very good."
Su Peisheng grinned, and he knew that he had guessed his master's thoughts correctly.
"Chi Zheng, the young lady has returned to the capital early and summoned Lin Shu and me to question her. Her return date is uncertain, so you should take care of the farm."
Sui Qing's anxious voice came from outside the door.
"Okay." Yinzhen responded in a deep voice.
When the footsteps faded away, Su Peisheng came to the side of the Fourth Master and said, "Master, shouldn't we go back and show our faces?"
"Eighth Master heard that you were injured and sent me a note saying he wanted to visit you."
"Has my eighth brother returned to the capital from the Mulan Autumn Hunt?" Yinzhen was surprised, then smiled knowingly: "Guo Luoluo will definitely return to the capital as well."
The eighth brother had a very close relationship with his future eighth brother's wife, Guo Luoluo, and Yinzhen could not help but envy him and feel resentment.
Why were the wives chosen by his eldest brother, third brother, fifth brother, seventh brother and eighth brother all compatible with them, but why was the wife given to him by Khan Ama so unbearable?
What had he done wrong that Khan Ama gave Nara to him as his wife?
Yinzhen became more and more angry. He suppressed his resentment and looked out the window coldly.
"Leave tonight and have someone disguise themselves and stationed here. Send a letter to my eighth brother, saying that I will host a banquet at Zhimei Tower tomorrow at noon."
“Yeah.”
Late at night, a low-key and simple ebony carriage was parked in front of the west wing door.
Inside the house, Su Peisheng had used the secret potion made by Doctor Ye to remove his disguise, revealing his true face with red lips and white teeth.
In the mist, the Fourth Master casually threw the wet handkerchief into the copper basin, revealing his true appearance.
He had a sharp nose and thin lips, and was a man of clear mind and fine features, extremely handsome and elegant. There was no trace of Chi Zheng's gentleness in his handsome face.
"Tell them to keep an eye on Zhuangzi." Yinzhen put his hands behind his back and walked away gracefully.
After the carriage drove away, two familiar figures rushed out from the darkness. Chi Zheng was dressed in a simple blue shirt, and Su Sheng was grinning behind him. The master and servant returned to the west wing to read by lamplight at night.
....
Chu Xian returned home and summoned Yingzi to interrogate him at night.
"I don't know. It was raining heavily that night. I only heard Xianrong, Suiqing and others fighting a desperate battle with the assassins outside the carriage. Then I peeked through the curtains and saw seven or eight men in black with extraordinary skills."
"Then Sui Qing and Xian Rong were defeated. The two Lin Shus hiding in the shadows took action. With agility, they fought the bandits all the way to the dense forest. Sui Qing drove a carriage and led the servants to escape into Shengjing City."
"Well, you go down and rest." Chu Xian had a splitting headache.
Lin Shu, the one her father left for her, was the strongest guard. Normally, these two would never take action easily. If they did, it would mean that her life was in danger, and they would have to fight to the death to protect their master.
My father has carefully cultivated two Lin Shus over the years, and now both of them have died in Shengjing. My father must be extremely angry.
"Who is it? How could he be so cruel? Fortunately, the girl didn't really go to Shengjing City." Sui Qing patted his chest in fear.
Chu Xian smiled bitterly and said nothing. Who else could it be?
As her wedding to the Fourth Prince approaches, the assassinations against her become more and more intense, and the assassins clearly do not want to see her become the Fourth Prince's wife.
Whoever in the world hates her most for becoming the Fourth Lady is the murderer.
In the whole world, she least wanted to be the Fourth Lady. Besides her, there was also... the Fourth Prince.
Chu Xian was panic-stricken. She didn't expect that he would assassinate her so cruelly just to reject the marriage.
What should she do? As the wedding date approaches, this ill-fated relationship is like a flea on a beautiful fur coat, making her feel uneasy.
The Fourth Prince's assassination attempt on her will become more and more brutal.
Since breaking off the engagement is a consensus between the two, why not sit down and have a good discussion.
But that man had avoided her for three years. How could she meet him? And how could she reach an agreement with him to break off the engagement?
Chu Xian held her head in pain, waves of suffocation and helplessness sweeping over her.
"Miss, Miss Wan Ning and Prince An's wife came to the palace to pay their respects today. They sent someone to tell me to meet at Zhimei Tower at noon."
Sui Qing brought a cup of calming tea. The girl's face was pale at the moment, perhaps she was frightened.
Chu Xian took the teacup absentmindedly and gulped down a few mouthfuls to calm herself down.
Just after noon on the second day, Chu Xian couldn't wait to go to Zhimei Building.
She subconsciously walked towards the Tianzi private room, but was inexplicably stopped by the waiter.
"Suiqing, what's going on?" Chu Xian was puzzled.
Sui Qing dejectedly apologized, "It is said that all the private rooms on the third floor of Zhimei Building are booked today."
Sui Qing complained in his heart. There were four types of private rooms in Zhimei Building: Tiandi, Xuanhuang, and the most luxurious Tian type private rooms totaled eight.
Just sitting in the private room would cost twenty taels of silver for tea, and the tea would be charged separately.
On weekdays, few people would book a private room, and even fewer would be generous enough to book all the private rooms.
So, as before, she did not make any reservations in advance.
It was the girl herself who had instructed that a reservation would cost two taels of silver. If someone couldn't come due to something, the two taels of silver would be wasted, so they were not allowed to book a private room in advance.
Sui Qing naturally didn't dare to blame the girl. He just hung his head and didn't dare to say a word.
Chu Xian frowned. The soundproofing in the Dizi Elegant Room was not good. In the past, when she sat in the Dizi Elegant Room to dine, she could even hear the people next door talking and laughing.
But for now, you can only choose the private room with the word "Di".
"Let's find a quieter private room."
Sui Qing said cautiously and went to find a suitable private room.
Chu Xian sat down and carefully selected the dishes that Wan Ning liked, and asked the waiter to serve the dishes as soon as possible. Wan Ning was impatient and couldn't be asked to wait, otherwise she would definitely slam the table and curse.
Sui Qing was guarding outside the door when he suddenly saw a nobleman in gorgeous clothes walking towards him.
She didn't have time to see the young man's face, but she inadvertently saw that when the young man ascended the stairs and lifted his robe, she could vaguely see the lining of the robe with four open hems.
The daily clothing of Manchu and Han civilians was a long gown with two gussets and flat sleeves. Only the children of the royal family were allowed to wear casual clothes with four gussets.
Sui Qing lowered his head, feeling sad in his heart.
I don't know which royal family member is so pretentious. He wears casual clothes but can't let go of the nobility of a royal family, so he uses a four-legged skirt to show off his status.
It might be hard to find a three-legged man in the city, but there were plenty of royal family members. You could come across several carriages with purple reins and red wheels even when you took a walk.
You're not a prince or a grandson of a dragon, what are you showing off for?
Sui Qing took the food box brought by the waiter and went into the private room with it.
Su Peisheng saw Sui Qing's figure when he was standing at the bottom of the stairs. Since Sui Qing was here, Nara must be here too.
After Sui Qing closed the door, Su Peisheng looked around for Lin Shu. Suddenly, a young eunuch in plain clothes came up to Su Peisheng with a bitter face.
After hearing what the young eunuch said, Su Peisheng was so angry that he knocked his head, and immediately went to his master in fear to answer.
"Master, the Tianzi private room is fully booked. Today, I have no choice but to ask you to hold the banquet in the Dizi private room."
"Add more silver." Yinzhen glanced coldly at the incompetent servant.
"Master, the owner behind Zhimei Building is that master, it's not easy to force him." Su Peisheng trembled with fear.
"Hmph, deduct one month's salary." Yinzhen flicked his sleeves and glared.
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