Chapter 38
Jiang Zhaoli was surprised: "Song Shiyan?"
Song Shiyan hummed calmly, and said calmly: "Where did you find these freeloaders? They are so useless."
Jiang Zhaoli: “…”
The people being talked about lowered their heads silently.
Song Shiyan turned around and picked up the things on the ground, then waved his hand with his back to her: "There have been many injustices in Luo City recently, and more and more refugees are gathering outside the city. I'm afraid someone will take the opportunity to do evil. You should go back home quickly."
"If there's nothing important, then there's no need to come out. I can't take over the Jiang Mansion and lose the right to order people to run errands."
After he finished speaking, he walked away.
Jiang Zhaoli was stunned. Before he could say thank you in his heart, he saw his figure gradually walking away.
"Let's go." Jiang Zhaoli let down the curtain.
Just as she started, she suddenly thought of something: "Wait, let's go to the prison first." Since things have been uneasy these days, she should go out less often and deal with the things at hand first.
She didn't want to get involved with the stewards who tried to assassinate her last time, but a few days ago, the wives and children of these stewards came to her and begged her to spare their lives for the sake of their dedication to the Jiang family for more than ten years.
The situation is not peaceful now, and they are all orphans and widows, so it is really dangerous.
To be honest, those managers deserved their punishment, but their wives and children were innocent. She did feel sympathy for them. After thinking it over carefully, she decided to go and see if they were willing to repent.
Jiang Zhaoli stuffed silver into the jailers' pockets, and they took the money with a smile on their faces. They praised Jiang Zhaoli and said that she was kind-hearted and had come to visit the group of evil thieves without any hesitation.
Led by the jailer, the two men stepped into the prison. A wave of heat hit them, and they saw cage-like iron bars. It was eerie and scary, with extremely dim light, a small space, and bad smells, mostly of blood, sweat, and some indescribable odors.
As soon as they came in, Jiang Zhaoli and Chuntao had difficulty breathing. They had to cover their mouths and noses with their sleeves and continued walking forward with frowns.
After walking a few dozen steps, they stood in front of a prison door.
The four men in the cell were wearing tattered prison uniforms, huddled in a corner, looking disheveled and dirty like street beggars, or even worse than beggars.
After following the light and seeing that it was Jiang Zhaoli, they widened their eyes and pressed their bodies tightly against the cell door, making a "clang clang" sound. Several people stretched out their hands towards her, and the blood stains hidden in their fingernails could be clearly seen. The pair of turbid eyes looked particularly terrifying.
Jiang Zhaoli's heart tightened and she couldn't help but take a step back. Chuntao stepped forward and stopped her behind her, staring at them vigilantly.
The jailer waved a torch in front of the prison door, scolded a few people, and then explained to Jiang Zhaoli with a smile: "Miss Jiang Er, don't be afraid. The prison doors are locked and they can't get out. If you have any questions, just ask them directly."
Seeing this, several people cried out for justice: "Second Miss, please spare us, we are being wronged."
"Second Miss, please save us, we won't dare to do it again."
"We just wanted to teach you a lesson and get some money. We definitely didn't mean to hurt anyone."
"Uncle-in-law, he bumped into us by himself. We just wanted to scare you. We didn't mean to hurt anyone."
"We have a wife and mother to support at home. What will happen to them without us?"
"Please be kind, Miss Jiang Er."
Jiang Zhaoli was unmoved and said coldly: "Even so, it is a fact that the son-in-law was injured, and it is also a fact that you wanted to rob him of his wealth. What else can you say to justify yourself?"
Jiang Zhaoli endured the discomfort and asked the jailer: "When can they come out?" She asked this question entirely for their wives and children outside.
The jailer glanced at a few people and sneered: "They can't get out."
"Our dynasty stipulates that those who injure others with knives and cause minor, serious or even fatal injuries can be sentenced to caning, exile or death depending on the severity of the injuries. Obviously, they caused serious injuries and should be exiled, but because of the parties involved's intercession, the exile was replaced with "lifelong punishment."
Could the “person involved” be Yin Su?
"Second Miss, we were really wrong, but we really didn't kill the uncle. We just wanted to scare him. Why don't you believe us? Even if you don't believe us, you can always believe your father. We are willing to swear in the name of the uncle."
Jiang Zhaoli frowned, thought for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Let me ask you, did the son-in-law really bump into him at that time? Do you have any evidence?"
One of them hurriedly reached out his hand: "Of course."
He took out a dagger from his arms and threw it through the gap: "Second Miss, please look, this dagger is fake, it won't hurt anyone at all."
"I bought it casually on Changming Street. I originally wanted to buy it for my children to play with, but I bought two more."
Jiang Zhaoli obviously didn't believe it: "Why didn't you say it at the time?"
The man was distressed: "I didn't know what was wrong with me at the time. I couldn't speak no matter what."
"By the time I was able to speak, I was already in prison, and I couldn't even get the news out."
Chuntao quickly picked up the dagger and handed it to Jiang Zhaoli. Jiang Zhaoli lowered his eyebrows and looked at it, his eyes dazed. It was indeed the dagger from that day, and the patterns on it were still stained with dried red.
Chuntao suddenly raised the knife and tried it on her hand. Jiang Zhaoli panicked and subconsciously reached out to stop her. It was a knife after all. What if these people were lying? Chuntao's hand...
But the scene before her made her freeze, her face turning almost pale.
The moment the tip of the knife touched my palm, it suddenly retracted.
The jailer also tilted his head in surprise.
Jiang Zhaoli couldn't believe it. She took the dagger from Chuntao's hand and stabbed her arm hard.
The result is still the same.
She tried it three times in a row, but the result was the same.
So what they said was true, Yin Su bumped into him on purpose. She still couldn't believe it in her heart. That day she clearly saw that Yin Su's face was pale and he was bleeding a lot. It didn't look like he was injured by this kind of retractable knife.
There is only one possibility, Yin Su knew about the assassination early on. Even though he knew it, he still watched it happen and put her in danger. What was his purpose?
"I will investigate this matter thoroughly. If this is true, I will rescue you."
Seeing this, several people burst into tears of gratitude: "Thank you, Second Miss, thank you, Second Miss."
Jiang Zhaoli stumbled all the way out of the prison, Chuntao hurriedly chasing after him.
Yin Su lay lazily on a big tree in front of the prison gate, with his hands under his head. His eyes glanced at a figure, his thin lips tightly pursed, without any unnecessary movements.
Zou Yuan looked worried.
Yin Su and Jiang Er Xiaojie were close, and he was afraid that his life would be in danger. Yin Su and Jiang Er Xiaojie had a falling out, and he was also afraid that Yin Su would get angry and his life would be in danger...
A few days ago, the master wrote a letter personally, asking Yin Su to fight a quick battle and return to Min Kingdom immediately with the defense map, and ordered that all the blame should be put on the Jiang family. If he was exposed, there would be a war between Min Kingdom and Chao Kingdom, and it would also affect the master's reputation in the court.
Yin Su said unexpectedly: "What are you standing there for? Go over and take a look."
Zou Yuan was puzzled. He pointed at himself doubtfully and said, "I'll go and see? You caused this yourself. How could you…"
He choked up in the middle of his words. Yin Su gave him a chilling look. Zou Yuan swallowed his saliva, shook his head and turned his gaze away. He ran towards the two figures as fast as a puff of smoke, "I'll go right away."
In an instant, he turned back, with an awkward smile on his face: "I've been thinking about it. What if Second Miss Jiang knows the truth and is so angry that she wants to jump into the river? Should I jump in to save her or not? If I save her, there will inevitably be skin contact. Do you think it's appropriate? If you think it's appropriate, then I'll go. The Jiang family is a wealthy family. If Second Miss Jiang makes me the second uncle out of face, then you can't blame me for taking your place."
He glanced at him sideways and said, "Say it again?"
Zou Yuan stiffened his neck and looked at him. Yin Su glanced at him and then looked away indifferently.
Zou Yuan was delighted that he didn't get scolded this time. It seemed that he was still quite powerful when he glared in anger.
Seeing that he remained silent for a long time, Zou Yuan muttered, "Why did you insist on taking this step? Wasn't it you who secretly manipulated the wives of these stewards to go to the Jiang Mansion to look for someone?"
"You pushed the truth in front of Miss Jiang Er, and now you are sad again."
Yin Su pursed his lips. It was the first time that Zou Yuan taught him a lesson, but he didn't have the urge to scold him. After a while, he said quietly, "I can't help it."
As he was speaking, Song Shiyan came over with anger. He followed Jiang Zhaoli all the way and found that she did not return home, but went to prison instead. He was waiting for her not far away, but turned around and saw Yin Su not far away, staying with a strange boy.
He was silent for a long time. He knew that with Yin Su's ability, he would have discovered him long ago, but he didn't expose him and let him listen.
"Who are you?" Song Shiyan clenched his fists, with anger in his eyes.
"Also, what is your purpose in coming to her? Is it for money or something else?"
Yin Su glanced at him, his eyes were deep and cold, and his whole body was lazily exposed. He raised his chin slightly and said nonchalantly: "Money? It's a good thing."
Song Shiyan gritted his teeth: "How much do you need? I can give it to you."
Yin Su paused and sneered, "One hundred thousand taels."
Song Shiyan: "Okay, I'll give it to you."
Yin Su raised his eyebrows: "Don't worry, I haven't finished speaking yet, listen, - one hundred thousand taels of gold."
Song Shiyan was so angry that he almost swung his fist up: "You!"
Zou Yuan muttered in a low voice: "Look how scared I am."
Yin Su jumped down from the tree and walked past him towards Jiang Zhaoli.
Song Shiyan yelled, "Mr. Yin, since you can't protect her, just leave her and don't harm her. Give her back her previous peaceful life."
Zou Yuan: “…”
Big brother, please stop talking. Making him angry is not good for anyone.
Yin Su paused, tilted his head to look at him, and said with interest: "What should I do? I can't leave."
Song Shiyan was furious: "Do you know that she was almost stopped by someone today? That person said he knew you and knew your background, and threatened you with the Jiang family."
Yin Su was startled and paused. When he raised his eyes, his expression gradually turned cold and a strong murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
Oops.
He is angry.
Zou Yuan shuddered, feeling fear in his heart. Tonight was destined to be an uneasy night. He hoped that his tables, chairs, doors and windows could hold up.
Seeing his reaction, Song Shiyan knew that he had guessed correctly. Yin Su indeed recognized that person, and anger suddenly surged in his heart.
"I'm warning you, get away from her immediately, or I'll be rude to you."
Yin Su said nothing, his expression was terribly cold. He walked forward quickly with a blank expression. Song Shiyan was about to chase him, but was stopped by Zou Yuan, who whispered, "Don't mess with him, or you won't be able to afford it."
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