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Song Jin became even more confused.

[What did Lord Hou strongly object to? I haven't said anything yet! Could Lord Hou know what I'm thinking? ]

Cui Huaiji looked away guiltily.

[How is this possible? I am becoming more and more neurotic after living my whole life again...]

Song Jin shook his head: "I have a way..."

Cui Huaiji wanted to say something but stopped himself, fearing that she would find out that he could really hear her thoughts, so he dared not say another word.

Lin Shuang listened carefully, but her thoughts were distracted.

She thought about herself and An Yue.

The An family is not the richest in Suizhou, but it is one of the richest families. The An family has only two daughters. The eldest wife died suddenly a year ago, and the person originally scheduled to marry the eldest son of the Cheng family was temporarily replaced by the second wife, An Yue.

This marriage was arranged early, and An Yue was under surveillance all day long, and could not go anywhere except his own yard.

An Yue was trapped in a small courtyard for three years.

When Lin Shuang saw An Yue, she was being hunted by her own killer organization. She accidentally fell into her small yard and was rescued by An Yue, thus escaping the organization's search.

During that time, she recuperated in An Yue's small courtyard.

Since An Yue couldn't go out, she would go outside and bring back some toys for her to relieve her loneliness.

Time flies, and she has been in Suizhou for a year.

It was not until a month before the wedding that Lin Shuang once again had the intention to kill An Yue when she told her that she did not want to marry the Cheng family's eldest son, who was extremely licentious and regarded human life as worthless.

The sword, which had not drunk blood for a long time, was roaring silently.

She killed that man for An Yue.

*

Lin Shuang lowered her eyelashes. The peace knot hanging on her waist was woven by An Yue for her.

Yue Niang, I will definitely rescue you!

Song Jin was still arguing with Cui Huaiji about how to sneak into the Cheng family.

Lin Shuang knew that she was doing it for her own good.

But she couldn't wait that long, and neither could Yue Niang.

"My Lord, Miss Song, this matter has nothing to do with you two. I shouldn't have dragged you into this."

Song Jin hurried over to support her, "The Cheng family is not doing the right thing. I am helping you because I am acting in the name of justice. Besides, the Marquis and I came to Suizhou for other purposes. The Cheng family and the prefect are cousins. They may have something to do with what the Marquis wants to investigate."

Cui Huaiji opened his mouth to say something.

Song Jin glanced over and made a prompt decision: "I know that you are worried about me, but you, how can the affairs of the country be delayed by the love between children? Solving the Suizhou issue as soon as possible is the most important thing!"

"Tonight, Miss Lin and I will disguise ourselves as maids of the Cheng family and sneak in. Lord Hou, you and Shi An will meet them outside..."

Cui Huaiji stared at her determined expression, then smiled silently for a long time.

There were times when he was actually lectured.

[Since Meimei has said so, what else can I do?]

[I promised to protect your life, and I will keep my word.]

Song Jin looked up at him in surprise.

In Cui Huaiji's heart, has she stopped calling her "little fox slave"?

*

The night is silent.

When the night watchman rang the third time, the four of them started to move.

There was a wedding or funeral at the Cheng family tonight. A maid was crying quietly in the side hall, and the red silk in the main hall had not been removed yet. A cold breeze blew across the white banners, and the maid suddenly felt a chill on her spine. She was so scared that she dared not breathe.

My shoulders are shaking so much.

The maid in blue carrying the food box glanced hurriedly at the mourning hall, her face turned pale with fear, and she was once again thankful that she was not assigned to guard the mourning hall.

Halfway through the journey, the maid in green suddenly felt a sharp pain in her abdomen and could not help but sit down while holding onto a pillar.

Two maids in red happened to come over from the opposite side.

The maid in green clothes recognized that they were the ones serving the bride.

"Sisters!"

The maid in blue called them over, covering her stomach with a shy look on her face, "My stomach really hurts, please help me, sisters. I will definitely help you next time!"

Song Jin took the food box with a smile, "If my sister is here, go quickly and don't let anyone find out."

The maid in green nodded gratefully, holding her stomach and running quickly to the toilet.

The Cheng and An families' weddings were moved up, and the servants in the mansion were not enough, so they bought a group of maids to bring in. The people in the mansion were not familiar with the new maids, and only knew that they were arranged to serve in the bridal chamber.

The maids in blue were identified by the color of their clothes.

If you carry the food box to the new house, no one will suspect you on the way.

Lin Shuang glanced at her smiling eyes, then followed her.

There are guards guarding outside the yard of the new house.

Song Jin held up the food box and said, "The bride hasn't eaten all night, so the housekeeper asked us to bring some food over."

The guards opened the food boxes in their hands and made sure there were no problems before letting them pass.

He reminded them in a low voice: "No matter what the bride says after you go in, you are not allowed to do anything except give her food. Remember this."

The two of them nodded hurriedly: "Remember it!"

If we can get past the guards, we will be safe for the time being.

Except for the guards at the gate of the new house, the yard is empty, with white banners and red silk flying around, creating an extreme contrast between the white and red.

Lin Shuang felt a pain in her heart. She couldn't imagine how helpless Yue Niang must be, with her hands and feet tied up and trapped in this lifeless house.

The door was pushed open.

An Yue, who was sitting beside the bed, heard the noise and immediately cried out.

A few times before, the maids came in and helped her take off the veil when they saw her struggling, so that at least she wouldn't be suffocated.

Who wouldn’t go crazy if there was nothing but red in front of them?

She sat here for several hours, unable to figure out what the Cheng family was trying to do.

According to the rules, she was marrying the second son of the Cheng family, and now should have been her wedding night with the second son, but she couldn't even see the shadow of the second son and could only sit there and do nothing.

"Woo woo!"

She struggled again, trying to attract the maid's attention.

I couldn't help but wonder why the maid was so cold this time?

Under the veil, she saw the edge of a red dress stop in front of her, a pair of trembling hands appeared under the veil, and then a familiar voice rang out.

"...Yue Niang."

An Yue's eyes widened and he screamed in excitement.

Shuang'er, is that you?

"Hush!" Lin Shuang threw away her veil, stared at her tearful eyes, and whispered, "Don't get excited, Yue Niang. Don't let those people outside find out."

An Yue nodded hurriedly.

The ropes on his feet were untied.

Only then did she realize there was another person in the house.

The mouth is liberated.

An Yue nervously grabbed Lin Shuang's sleeve, "Shuang'er, she..."

Lin Shuang soothed her tense nerves: "Yue Niang, we are one of us. Come with me to save you."

An Yue nodded, and finally couldn't control her emotions anymore, she cried softly: "Shuang'er, I thought I would never see you again... You don't know, the old man of the Cheng family died a long time ago, they were eager to hold a wedding banquet, although I married the second son, but I haven't seen him for a long time..."

"I, I suspect that they didn't marry me to their second son. The wife of the old man of the Cheng family has been taken away by them to be buried with him. They also want to..."

An Yue didn't dare to continue talking, these were just her guesses.

Song Jin: "Madam An, are you sure that Master Cheng and his wife are dead?"

An Yue looked at her timidly, "When I was brought here, I saw three memorial tablets placed in the mourning hall..."

After the ceremony, she was escorted away by her maid. When she passed the mourning hall on the side hall, the draft blew straight into her face and her veil fell down instantly. In panic, she saw that there were three tablets on the mourning hall. In addition to the one for the eldest son of the Cheng family, the other two were for the old man and his wife of the Cheng family.

The second master of the Cheng family showed up at the wedding banquet, but Madam Cheng was not seen. Did they both die?

Song Jin frowned. Why did the Cheng family hide their deaths?

"There's one more thing..." An Yue pursed her lips in fear. "Before I got married, I heard my father talking to the second master of the Cheng family. They seemed to be conspiring with someone. I couldn't hear clearly, but it seemed to be someone... the King of Su?"

The king of Li.

Song Jin can now be sure that the Cheng family is colluding with the rebels, so the prefect, who is his cousin, may not be unaware of it.

She glanced out the window and said, "It's not a good idea to stay here for long. Let's find a way to leave first."

Before leaving, Cui Huai sent her a cigarette. As long as she lit it, people within a few miles would be knocked out.

Song Jin blew the fire stick and carefully lit the incense.

The three of them covered their mouths and noses and waited for a moment.

Lin Shuang went out to explore the way first, and confirmed that the guards at the entrance of the courtyard were all unconscious, and gestured to them to come out.

An Yue pressed tightly against her, looking at the red and white scene outside, his stomach churning.

The sound of low crying was faintly discernible.

The maids in the mourning hall were still crying conscientiously, but most of them were crying out of fear.

Who wants to guard a dead body?

An Yue has always known that there is disunity within the Cheng family. If even the master is like this, how can the maid be loyal?

Lin Shuang took her hand and blocked her sight, "Yue Niang, I'll take care of everything."

"Um."

The effect of smoke is beyond imagination.

The three of them had no trouble getting to the backyard.

Cui Huaiji and Shi An were waiting for them outside.

An Yue saw the gate to the backyard and became excited.

Finally, is she finally going to be free...

Song Jin walked over quickly and was about to push open the door when a cold arrow suddenly shot out from behind.

Lin Shuang quickly pulled her back.

The arrow grazed the tip of her hair and embedded itself deeply into the wooden board.

Song Jin patted his chest with a lingering fear.

There was a bright fire all around.

Cheng's servants rushed out with torches in hand and surrounded them in the blink of an eye.

The flickering light leaped into An Yue's eyes.

Her face turned pale in an instant.

Still can't escape?

Lin Shuang stood in front of them and pulled out a soft sword from her waist belt.

The second master of the Cheng family walked out slowly, looked at the three weak young ladies, and sneered: "How dare you kidnap my Cheng family's bride!"

His eyes stopped on Lin Shuang.

He narrowed his eyes, as if recalling something.

"You...you are the one who killed my Cheng family's eldest son!"

The second master of the Cheng family looked hateful: "Well, the prefect is still searching for you, and you dared to come to my Cheng family instead of running for your life. I will take you to the official today!"

He waved his hand, and the guards rushed forward.

Lin Shuang had to protect two people, and her two hands were no match for so many people, so she soon fell into a disadvantage.

"Shuang'er, save me!"

Lin Shuang's eyes widened when she saw An Yue being caught by the guards. Without thinking, she threw the soft sword in her hand out.

The guard holding An Yue was caught off guard and stabbed through the heart by the sword.

An Yue's eyelashes trembled violently, and his snow-white cheeks were stained red by the flying blood drops.

Song Jin grabbed her and rushed to the back door.

The second master of the Cheng family looked fierce and said, "We must not let them leave!"

Song Jin yelled out the wall: "Shi An!"

Whoosh whoosh whoosh——

Several arrows were shot out at the same time, stopping the guards' pursuit.

Song Jin threw the person into Lin Shuang's arms, "Lin Shuang, take her away first!"