Xie Yu just smiled, not angry at all. He helped the maid down from the carriage and then looked at Jiang Yimian and the other woman. He said seriously, "We really owe you a lot this time. Whether it was General Wei or the flood in Qingnan, if it weren't for you, something terrible would have happened."
She had set off from Jincheng Prefecture and should have reached Qingnan much faster, but she never expected to be attacked on the way. Her guards were almost all wiped out. If Song Bingcheng's men hadn't arrived in time, she would probably have been in grave danger as well.
Fortunately, they soon encountered the Southern Guards upon arriving at Qingnan, and traveling together in this way greatly reduced the danger.
Jiang Yimian's gaze fell on Xie Yu and Jiang Qingyuan, she raised an eyebrow, but didn't say anything.
Xie Yu turned to Lu Cijian and laughed, "You can recognize me this time, right? We grew up together, after all. You can recognize my brother but not me. That's too heartless."
She had thought this guy was heartless to everyone, but now it seems she was really overthinking it.
During these two meetings, Lu Cijian was not as heartless towards Jiang Yimian as he was towards her.
Jiang Yimian was startled. Hearing these overly familiar words, she could only look at the two of them with curiosity.
Just as I was about to ask for clarification, I heard Lu Cijian say calmly, "Let's go inside first. You must be tired after traveling for so long."
Jiang Yimian had no choice but to give up, but she was extremely surprised and her mind raced with all sorts of speculation.
The two were childhood sweethearts and had secretly pledged their lives to each other. The more they thought about it, the more of a headache they got, and they became somewhat depressed.
Lu Cijian is quite good at hiding things; he has never mentioned knowing Xie Yu in front of her.
Seemingly sensing that Jiang Yimian was in a bad mood, he lowered his voice and whispered in her ear, "She is my cousin."
Jiang Yimian was stunned and hadn't quite reacted when she heard Lu Cijian chuckle and say, "You're jealous too, Mianmian."
The young man's lips brushed against her ear, the two of them very close, his warm breath spraying against the back of her ear, causing a slight tickle.
She felt her body stiffen for a moment, but the instigator seemed to think that wasn't enough, and lightly brushed his lips against her ear, whispering, "They say that childhood sweethearts can't withstand a sudden gift, and besides, I don't have any childhood sweethearts, only Mianmian."
Jiang Yimian paused, feeling her face burning, while Lu Cijian acted as if nothing had happened and followed the crowd into the yamen.
She felt her ears burning hot, but she was also a little dissatisfied and muttered under her breath, "You know quite a lot."
As soon as the group entered the yamen, Magistrate Li rushed out in a panic, his face full of fear. "Lord Lu, something terrible has happened! Lord Zhou, Lord Zhou, is dead, dead!"
Lu Cijian frowned. "What's going on?"
Judge Li took a breath and quickly said, "No, I don't know. The yamen officials found Lord Zhou lying on the ground as soon as they entered the room."
They had hoped to get some useful information from Zhou Shiwen, but unexpectedly, the man died.
Lu Cijian sensed something was wrong.
Although it was chaotic at the time, he could see clearly that Zhou Shiwen had already gone into the house with the crowd, so how could he have suddenly died?
He simply said, "I'll go take a look."
Jiang Yimian also found it strange. She nodded to everyone and left with Lu Cijian.
The two followed Judge Li all the way to the backyard.
The smell of blood in the air had faded considerably compared to before, and the blood-stained water in the yard had been cleaned up. For the moment, it was impossible to tell what had happened here just fifteen minutes ago.
The east room was wide open. Zhou Shiwen lay stiffly on the ground, his eyes wide open, with a large hole in his chest from which blood was seeping.
Jiang Yimian looked at the familiar wound and said, "It was caused by a curved knife from the Xiliang people."
The wound was enormous, with the flesh inside torn out by the hook at the end of the scimitar, making it look rather frightening.
Lu Cijian nodded and looked at Zhang Tongpan, "How many of those Xiliang people are still alive? Have you found out anything?"
Judge Li shook his head. "Those people were only following the leader's orders to kill General Wei. They know nothing else. The leader who knew Qi Shang is also long dead."
As soon as the Southern Guards appeared, those people from Xiliang, seeing that things were not going well, tried to commit suicide, but were stopped by the Southern Guards. Now they are all locked up in the dungeon of the yamen.
Few of those people spoke the Great Jin language; they could only utter a few words here and there, and what they said was mostly irrelevant. It was impossible to get any useful information out of them.
Lu Cijian stared at the person on the ground and said, "Take the body away first, keep a close eye on Qi Shang, and don't let him die."
Now that Zhou Shiwen is dead, their only option is to start with Qi Shang.
Judge Li quickly responded and ordered his men to take Zhou Shiwen's body away before leaving.
After the person left, Jiang Yimian said, "You suspect that Zhou Shiwen was killed by someone from Xiliang?"
Lu Cijian shook his head. "No, those Xiliang people's target is Wei Jinghai, they don't care about Zhou Shiwen's life or death."
Logically speaking, Zhou Shiwen was just a minor prefect, and he would know less than Qi Shang, not more.
But strangely, no one made a move against Qi Shang; instead, Zhou Shiwen was dealt with first.
Jiang Yimian thought for a while before saying, "Is it possible that the person who made the move was from the Censorate, the Ministry of Works, or the Imperial Medical Academy?"
Everyone's attention was focused outside; who would care about Zhou Shiwen, a coward hiding inside?
Apart from those people, there shouldn't be any other chance.
At that time, she protected everyone as they fled, and many people scattered and hid in houses.
There's a good chance someone might sneak into Zhou Shiwen's house, kill him, and then carefully leave.
The situation was tense, and no one would have noticed.
Lu Cijian frowned but remained silent.
This possibility was very high, but it only sent a chill down his spine.
The King of Chu's men are spread throughout the court and the country. All the people who came to Qingnan this time were carefully selected, and they were deliberately kept out of the King of Chu's sights. Unexpectedly, there were still some among them.
The King of Chu is a truly terrifying man. If it weren't for the accident back then, Xie Yang would definitely be the one sitting on the throne now.
Seeing this, Jiang Yimian asked, "Have Wang San and the others noticed anything unusual in the past few days?"
Lu Cijian shook his head. Ever since Jiang Yimian felt that Liu Zixun was a bit strange, he had asked Wang San to keep an eye on him, but after several days, they hadn't found anything.
Liu Zixun was indeed a person who was devoted to medicine.
Aside from treating the injured, he spends most of his time in his room and never goes out, let alone does anything unusual.
Jiang Yimian was also at a loss. Zhou Shiwen's death was really suspicious. The person who could kill him silently must be hiding among those people.
Her intuition was never wrong; there was definitely something wrong with Liu Zixun.
Thinking it over, she only slightly moved her somewhat stiff shoulders. "You should interrogate Qi Shang first. He must know something. As long as he speaks, many things can be easily resolved."
Lu Cijian nodded, but his gaze fell on her shoulder, and he said with some concern, "How is the injury on your shoulder? Did the wound reopen? Let me see."
The wound he saw that day was still vivid in his mind, and he felt a sharp pain in his heart.
Jiang Yimian just smiled and said, "It's okay, it will be fine in a few days, don't worry."
Or are you trying to take advantage of me?
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