Chapter 84 The Attitude of the Earl of Enping
Min Qiao sent someone to the residence of the Earl of Enping, saying that she had something to discuss with the Earl of Enping and asked if the Earl of Enping could condescend to come to the residence of the Marquis of Xuanping for a meeting.
Things went surprisingly smoothly.
Just as the messenger sent by Madam Min Qiao explained their purpose, the Earl of Enping himself arrived home. Dingfeng, having heard from the gatekeeper that the Dowager Lady of the Marquis of Xuanping's residence had sent someone to invite Yan Jin, also hurried out of the mansion.
And so, by sheer coincidence, Yan Jin brought Ding Feng with him to Songhe Hall.
As soon as he reached the courtyard gate, Dingfeng looked at Ajiu, who opened the door, with disbelief on his face. "You, aren't you the little girl who was running around in the street that night? What are you doing here?"
"You know him?" Yan Jin looked at A Jiu and asked Ding Feng curiously.
“My lord, didn’t our caravan stop briefly on Yong’an Street the night we entered the city? I even got out of the car to inquire about the situation. It was this little girl who was running around in the middle of the night and startled the caravan.”
Dingfeng looked at Ajiu with great interest, "Back then, this little girl lied and said that her grandmother was waiting for her at home. I never expected that she would actually be a maid from the Marquis of Xuanping's mansion."
Ajiu was indeed a little worried about being recognized by the people of the Enping Marquis's Mansion, but after she confessed her situation to the Grand Madam the next day, she was no longer worried at all.
She didn't care at all about being recognized. On the contrary, seeing Dingfeng's exaggerated reaction, she rolled her eyes impatiently and urged, "The Grand Madam is still waiting for the Earl, so don't waste his time here."
Dingfeng scratched his head awkwardly, and before he could speak, Yan Jin nodded in agreement, saying, "You're right, we really shouldn't have kept the Grand Madam waiting."
Without waiting for Dingfeng's reply, he stepped inside.
Dingfeng grinned and quickly followed.
At this moment, the people in the main room already knew from the maid who delivered the message that the Earl of Enping had arrived, and they were waiting with different expressions.
Almost everyone was speculating about how the Earl of Enping would react when he saw Su Rongrong and Uncle Wu.
Soon, a maidservant announced from outside the door: "The Earl of Enping has arrived."
Everyone held their breath and sat up straight. Even Madam Min Qiao subconsciously became more serious.
Soon, Yan Jin walked in alone. Ding Feng was left outside.
"Yan Jin greets the Dowager Madam!"
Yan Jin walked into the house without looking to the side and bowed respectfully to Madam Min Qiao.
"Lord Enping, there's no need for such formalities. I invited you here to ask if you recognize her?"
Madam Min didn't beat around the bush and pointed directly to Su Rongrong standing to the side.
Yan Jin looked in the direction Min Qiao was pointing, as if he was seeing Su Rongrong for the first time since he entered the room, and exclaimed in surprise, "Miss Su!? Is it really you? Miss Su?"
Yan Jin strode over to Su Rongrong's seat, squatted down, and looked up at her with a sincere expression, saying, "Miss Su, I've been looking for you for so long! I heard that you were taken back to the Xuanping Marquis's residence by the Grand Madam, but I didn't expect you to actually be here!"
As he spoke, he turned and knelt down before Madam Min, kowtowing and sincerely thanking her, saying, "Thank you so much for taking care of Miss Su, Madam! Miss Su saved my life. I have been searching for Miss Su's whereabouts, wanting to repay her kindness."
Min Qiao simply smiled and nodded, without replying.
Just then, as if provoked by Yan Jin's words, Su Rongrong suddenly questioned sharply, "Young Master Yan, you said you wanted to repay my life-saving grace, is that how you repay it by killing my whole family?"
Yan Jin suddenly turned around and looked at Su Rongrong in shock. "Miss Su, what makes you say such a thing? Although I, Yan Jin, am not a gentleman, I have always been a person who clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment! Miss Su saved my life and has been kind to me. I am too busy to repay Miss Su, so how could I kill Miss Su's whole family?"
Su Rongrong frowned deeply. "So, the people who wiped out my entire Su family weren't sent by you?"
Yan Jin knelt before Su Rongrong and swore to the heavens, "Miss Su, I swear those people were absolutely not sent by me! I was barely able to protect myself at the time, how could I possibly have the ability to send people to kill Miss Su's family?"
"I later heard about what happened to Miss Su's family. But don't worry, Miss Su, I have killed all the people who killed your family. I have avenged you."
Su Rongrong's expression softened slightly, only to hear Uncle Wu roar angrily, "Sweet talk! You say those people weren't sent by you, then why were the assassins who went to the Su family that night your men?"
“That’s impossible!” Yan Jin denied categorically.
Uncle Wu was equally adamant, “You still won’t admit it! Earlier today, when your men came to the Marquis’s residence to see the Grand Madam, I ran into them! Although I don’t recognize their faces, I remember their voices! I’m certain that person was among the assassins that night! You still dare to deny it?”
Yan Jin's expression changed, and he stood up, calling out towards the door, "Dingfeng, come in!"
Soon, Dingfeng, who had been waiting outside the door, strode in.
Dingfeng bowed to Madam Min Qiao, then bowed to Yan Jin and said, "Lord, did you call me?"
"Were you the one who came to the Marquis's residence this morning?" Yan Jin asked.
Dingfeng quickly replied, "It was me. The Marquis specifically instructed me to do it before entering the palace, so naturally I had to do it myself."
Just then, Wu Bo, who had seen Ding Feng in person and heard him speak again, froze, his finger trembling as he pointed at Ding Feng, "It's him! It's him! He's the assassin from that night! I absolutely didn't mishear his voice!"
Having said that, he mustered all the courage he had in his life, rushed forward, grabbed Dingfeng by the collar, and demanded in a hoarse voice, "Tell me, why did you kill the entire Su family? Did Yan Jin order you to do it? Tell me!"
Dingfeng's expression changed drastically, and he knelt down with a thud, causing Uncle Wu to fall to the ground as well.
"My lord, I am guilty! I shouldn't have kept it from you!"
Uncle Wu was taken aback, then overjoyed, and shouted, "You admit it, you did it, didn't you?"
Yan Jin's expression also changed drastically, and anger was visibly evident in the corners of his eyes and brows. "Dingfeng, what exactly is going on?"
Dingfeng kowtowed several times before saying, "My lord, I had no choice! When you disappeared, I was working as an undercover agent for the master and madam."
"At the time, they made me go out with the others to look for the Earl. They said they wanted to see him alive or dead."
"Later, we saw the Su family's house not far from the foot of the mountain where Uncle Bo fell off the cliff."
"At that time, someone reported to the master and madam that the Su family was closest to where the young master fell off the cliff, and if the young master was not dead, he was most likely rescued by the Su family."
"That person also said that even if the Su family didn't save the young master, it's hard to guarantee that some members of the Su family might have seen the young master being chased."
"At the time, the official story of the Earl's family was that the young master encountered a landslide on his way to the temple, which caused him to fall off a cliff and disappear without a trace."
"To ensure that the assassination of the young master would not be leaked, and given that the Su family's residence was located independently outside the village, built at the foot of the mountain, the master and mistress were even more determined to take action against the Su family."
"So, I was forced to go to the Su family's house as well."
“But young master, I swear, I didn’t kill a single person! Really, I was just responsible for staging the scene.”
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