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The woman's injuries were serious and she would not be able to wake up in a short time.

When Song Jin was cleaning her, he unexpectedly discovered that she had many old wounds on her body.

It seems that this woman is not a simple person.

Suddenly, the sound of gongs and drums was heard outside the courtyard, and it was very lively.

Qing Wu came in with some water and said, "Suizhou's wedding customs are really hard to understand."

"Hmm?" Song Jin changed his handkerchief and asked, "Which young lady is getting married outside?"

Qing Wu recalled what he had heard on the street and suddenly sighed, "My wife, you don't know that the man the bride was originally going to marry died, so the two families decided to marry her to the second son. The bride was unwilling to do so, but was still forced into marriage by her father."

On the wedding day, the groom was changed, and he was the bride's younger brother. It was amazing no matter where he was.

It was also the first time that Song Jin heard someone say, "This young lady is also miserable..."

"It's a bit tragic," Qing Wu agreed deeply, and then said mysteriously, "I also heard that the one getting married is from the Cheng family, the one who died in the inn yesterday! The Cheng family didn't care about the tragic death of their eldest son, and insisted on moving the wedding date forward half a month to today, saying it was for the sake of a happy occasion!"

The Cheng family is cousins ​​of the local prefect, and they often use this status to show off their power and bully the people of Suizhou. The eldest son of the Cheng family is even more lawless, and no one cares when he flirts with unmarried girls in the street.

If we say that this person is dead, I wonder how many people would feel relieved.

Song Jin looked at the unconscious woman on the bed thoughtfully.

What could be worth her risking her life to kill someone?

"By the way, why don't you meet the Marquis?"

"Master Hou," Qing Wu lit the incense and said, "The Cheng family is holding a grand wedding. The old master of the Cheng family has generously invited everyone in Suizhou to attend. Master Hou has also been invited."

This time Song Jin was surprised.

Isn't Cui Huaiji the kind of person who likes to join in the fun?

Is there something about the Cheng family that attracts him?

*

Speaking of the Cheng family, the bride was welcomed into the mansion and the wedding banquet officially began.

The bride appeared with a veil on her head. The second son of the Cheng family had a stiff smile and performed the wedding ceremony according to etiquette.

Cui Huaiji stood outside the crowd and noticed that the young lady walked with difficulty, as if she was restrained by something and walked unsteadily.

Before coming in, he caught a glimpse of a white flag fluttering in the side hall. It should be the coffin of the eldest son of the Cheng family placed inside.

On one side there is a funeral, on the other side there is a wedding.

People who came to the banquet did not feel intrusive.

After the newlyweds bowed to each other, the second master of the Cheng family came out to speak, while the old master and his wife of the Cheng family were nowhere to be seen.

Looking at the people around him, no one looked strange.

Cui Huaiji winked at Shi'an.

Shi An quietly left the crowd.

The Cheng family married into the An family of Qibuzhuang. The wedding date was moved up and the Cheng family had no time to move into a new house, so the young lady of the An family was taken to the new house originally prepared for the legitimate son.

Before the new house was decorated, the eldest son of the Cheng family had already lived here for a few days, and his clothes were still in the room.

It turned out that his house had been demolished, so he had nowhere to hang the white banner, so he had to find a corner of the eaves to hang it up.

Shi An looked at the red and white house from afar. He suddenly felt a chill under his feet and got goosebumps.

A maid went in carrying a food box.

Shi An hid under the window and secretly poked a hole.

The maid lifted the red veil of Miss An.

"Young lady, I'll untie you, please don't scream, okay?"

The protagonist of today's wedding banquet, the young lady from the An family, was sent here with her hands and feet tied!

Miss An's mouth was blocked, and she whimpered a few times to indicate that she would be good.

The maid breathed a sigh of relief, and the cloth in her mouth was taken out, but the ropes on her hands and feet were untied.

"Are you hungry, little lady? I'll feed you."

Miss An tried to struggle a few times, but it did nothing except make her hands and feet more painful.

She had no choice but to follow the maid's advice and fill her stomach first.

After finishing the snack, the maid covered her mouth again. When she picked up the red lid, she saw her tearful and pleading eyes, paused for a moment, and still covered her mouth indifferently.

Miss An showed a look of despair.

In the red and white bridal chamber, the bride was physically and mentally shackled, falling into endless darkness.

Shi An watched everything silently and turned back to the front yard.

*

In the east courtyard.

The unconscious woman finally woke up. Seeing the unfamiliar environment, she immediately became alert, but the wound on her waist and abdomen was pulled and she rolled off the bed.

Qing Wu heard the noise and came in to see this scene.

"Ma'am, she's awake!"

The woman was so frightened that she didn't care about the torn wounds and rushed over to catch her in two steps.

Qing Wu was furious when he saw that she was injured but still not behaving herself, especially when he saw the bright red on her waist.

He turned his body to the side and easily avoided her attack.

The woman was caught off guard and fell to the ground, and happened to meet the eyes of Song Jin who had rushed over.

"What's going on?"

Qing Wu curled her lips: "This little lady is very strange. We saved her but she still wanted to catch me. The wound that I bandaged for her was torn again."

The woman's expression changed slightly.

They were the ones who bandaged it...

Song Jin helped her up, "Don't be nervous, young lady. Do you remember what happened before you fainted? I saved you. You are safe now, don't worry."

The woman later realized that she had recalled her memory before she fainted.

She held this young lady, but in the end she was seriously injured and fell into a coma...

"Sorry, I woke up and saw that the surroundings were unfamiliar, so I subconsciously became alert."

The woman's voice was low, not as soft as that of an ordinary young lady. Song Jin thought of the old injuries on her body and had some guesses in his mind.

Help the person back to bed.

Song Jin cleaned her wound again.

The wounds on his waist and abdomen looked like they were cut by a sharp blade. The wounds were very deep and would have been fatal if they were any deeper.

While the wound was being bandaged, the woman kept frowning and cold sweat kept dripping down her head. She seemed to be enduring severe pain, but she didn't utter a single word.

Song Jin admired her endurance. If it were her, she would definitely scream out.

"The young lady has great endurance." She sighed sincerely.

Qing Wu silently picked up the blood-stained bandage.

Song Jin came back after washing his hands and sat beside her. "You still don't know your name? I saved your life after all, so you should trust me, right?"

"My name is Lin Shuang." Lin Shuang took a breath, "I remember your last name is Song, right?"

Song Jin raised an eyebrow, "Miss Lin knows me?"

She seemed never to have told her her name.

Lin Shuang nodded: "That day in the inn, I heard the supervisor call you like this."

Song Jin did not comment.

Perhaps because Lin Shuang did not sense any hostility from them, her body was no longer tense and her expression was much more relaxed.

Song Jin's meaningful gaze wandered over her body, and the next moment he uttered words that shocked Lin Shuang.

"Ms. Lin has a lot of old wounds on her body. She doesn't look like a young lady from an ordinary family. If you were to say she's a wandering swordsman, I don't think she's one from the looks of her face."

Under Lin Shuang's shocked and vigilant gaze, she smiled suddenly, her eyes clear and innocent.

"...He looks more like a killer who sells his life to others."

Lin Shuang stared at her for a long time, and raised her eyebrows slightly: "How did Miss Song guess it?"

Song Jin said calmly, "Today, the Cheng and An families are getting married. The man killed by Miss Lin was the legitimate son of the Cheng family. I guess Miss Lin was working for someone and wanted to kill the legitimate son of the Cheng family to disrupt the wedding, but she was discovered by the prefect's people afterwards."

"Ms. Lin tried her best to stop this marriage, but unfortunately she failed in the end. The marriage between Cheng and An did not end, but was brought forward. Since Ms. An could not marry the eldest son, she could marry the second son. In the end, the marriage between the two families will be successful."

How can a person kill another person for no reason?

There is no other possibility except hiring an assassin.

Lin Shuang was amazed at her intelligence: "Ms. Song is very smart, but you are wrong about a few things."

"What?"

Lin Shuang's bright eyes flashed with tiny lights, as if she was thinking of something, the light in her eyes was so dazzling.

"I am a good killer, but I have retired for several years. I killed the son of the Cheng family. No one hired me. I killed him for her voluntarily. And my purpose was not only to rescue Miss An, I killed him to give the prefect a warning!"

Song Jin noticed another meaning behind her words.

Lin Shuang was not afraid of being discovered by her.

Since she dared to kill the eldest son of the Cheng family, she had no intention of leaving Suizhou alive.

*

When Cui Huaiji came back from Cheng's house, she heard from the servants that Song Jin was looking for her, so she rushed to her yard without stopping.

The moment Lin Shuang saw him, she immediately recognized his identity.

"Are you the Marquis of Quling?!"

Song Jin was surprised: "You know him?"

Lin Shuang nodded proudly: "Although I am in the martial arts world, I have heard about Sheng An's affairs. The name of Qu Linghou is also well-known in the martial arts world."

Song Jin turned his head and looked at the silent person.

[I never thought that the Marquis would be so famous! ]

"Mr. Hou went to the Cheng family. Did he find anything?"

Song Jin told him everything about Lin Shuang.

Cui Huaiji was not surprised by her purpose. "The bride was indeed forced. Shi An saw her hands and feet tied. In the side hall was the coffin of the Cheng family's eldest son. The bride's bridal chamber was also a mixture of weddings and funerals."

Song Jin frowned. Why did the Cheng family not value the bride so much that they arranged her to live in the place where the deceased had lived before?

[What bad luck! The bride married into the Cheng family. What a disaster! ]

Lin Shuang suddenly became excited: "How dare they place Yue Niang there!"

She suddenly threw off the quilt and tried to leave despite Song Jin's obstruction.

Song Jin advised her: "Ms. Lin, please be patient! You can't save her even if you die now! Your parents have already paid their respects, how can you take her away?"

Lin Shuang's eyes turned red and she began to choke up.

"Then what should I do? I promised Yue Niang that I would take her away..."

Song Jin held her and frantically thought of a solution.

[The Cheng family is the prefect's cousin. They must be heavily guarded today. Breaking in by force will not work. It is better to sneak in first and then think of a solution...]

Cui Huaiji frowned and interrupted her: "No! This method——"

He pulled back in time.

I almost said it!

Song Jin looked confused: "What?"

[What can't Lord Hou say? I haven't even told him what I'm thinking of, why did he reject it first? ]

Cui Huaiji looked at her calmly, "The Cheng and An families ignored the death of their eldest son and insisted on holding a wedding banquet. They must have made sufficient plans. Now is not a good time to act."

Song Jin nodded blankly.

[I know, so it would be safest to pretend to be a maid of the Cheng family and sneak in. Once you sneak in, you can go find the wife of the An family...]

Cui Huaiji's eyebrows throbbed, and he couldn't bear to see her put herself in danger: "This method will definitely not work!"