Zhao Qian took the letter, opened it, and his expression immediately turned serious.
"I received the letter. Go on with your work."
"Okay." Li Yuan didn't say anything more, just replied and left.
After Li Yuan left, Zhao Qian immediately began to act on some of the instructions in the letter.
Meanwhile, Yan Xiao had already learned about Shen Muzhi's plan from him during dinner.
She was slightly worried.
"Are you sure Qi Chengfeng will obediently hand Jiang Xinrui over to us? She's his fiancée. If he just hands her over to us like that, what about his reputation as the lord of a city?"
Shen Muzhi shook his head: "There's no such thing as a foolproof thing in this world. It's about 80% chance."
An 80% chance is already quite high, much higher than if she were to do it herself now.
As Yan Xiao was pondering this, Shen Muzhi suddenly asked:
"May I ask you why you are so determined to kill her? Don't tell me it's because she betrayed Jiangbei City; that reason is not enough to make you risk your life."
Yan Xiao paused for a moment upon hearing this, and instead of answering directly, asked in return:
"You don't even know why I wanted to kill her, so why are you taking such a risk to help me?"
Shen Muzhi was even more puzzled: "Does this need a reason? You are my wife. The thing you are willing to risk your life for is not immoral or immoral. As your husband, I should do everything I can to help you achieve it. Isn't that only natural?"
Yan Xiao never expected such an answer. She always believed that there would be no such thing as a free lunch in this world, but was Shen Muzhi's answer too frivolous?
Does she still remember how the original owner died? How could Shen Muzhi forget that the original owner was his wife back then?
Could it be that this person has fallen for me?
Yan Xiao had never thought about this before, but now that this possibility suddenly occurred to her, and considering the change in this person's attitude towards her, she felt that she might have figured out the truth.
When they first met, this person was quite nice to her, but it was mostly out of politeness and a sense of responsibility. However, as time went on, this politeness gradually changed.
"you......"
Yanxiao disliked guessing and was about to ask directly when there was a knock on the door from the outside.
"Come in."
Shen Muzhi responded to the outsider, then looked at Yan Xiao and asked:
"What were you trying to say?"
"nothing."
Yan Xiao glanced at General Cui, who had already entered, and swallowed back the question she was about to ask.
There's plenty of time in the future, let's find another opportunity to ask next time. Now is definitely not the time to talk about these things.
Moreover, deep down, the main reason she didn't ask was that she didn't know how to respond if she knew the answer.
In the past, she would have firmly stated that she wanted a divorce, but now she seems somewhat uncertain.
Before she could figure out her current feelings for Shen Muzhi, she thought it best not to make it clear for now.
Thinking this, she looked at General Cui.
Seeing that Yan Xiao didn't want to talk about it anymore, Shen Muzhi didn't press the matter further and turned to General Cui to ask:
"What is it?"
General Cui could have chosen not to return, but out of concern for Shen Muzhi's safety, he went out of the city with a few others to make arrangements before returning alone.
After he approached, the couple first bowed, and then he respectfully replied:
"General, Madam, we can leave the city now. Qi Chengfeng's men just came to see me and told us the departure time and place, and told us to get ready."
No sooner had General Cui finished speaking than Yan Xiao impatiently asked:
"Will they bring Jiang Xinrui with them?"
General Cui shook his head: "This subordinate doesn't know. The people of Yanyun City haven't revealed that we want Jiang Xinrui."
Yan Xiao was not disappointed upon hearing this; on the contrary, she was quite pleased.
If Qi Chengfeng was determined to protect Jiang Xinrui, he would not have concealed the news this month. The fact that he is concealing it now is most likely because he has given up on Jiang Xinrui but does not want to be gossiped about and told that he cannot even protect his own woman.
Yan Xiao could think of this. Shen Muzhi could naturally think of it too:
"It seems you'll be seeing Jiang Xinrui soon."
"I hope so!"
......
On the day of departure, the people of Yanyun City led them to the city gate early in the morning to wait for them.
Yan Xiao and Shen Muzhi were naturally among them.
"That bastard Qi Chengfeng did it on purpose, didn't he? He woke me up in the middle of the night to keep watch here. He better not fall into my hands, or I'll make sure he's castrated again."
Yan Xiao was quite grumpy when she woke up. As she spoke, she handed Shen Muzhi a packet of mosquito repellent that Lou Guyu had given her when she left.
Shen Muzhi had already learned from Yan Xiao about Qi Chengfeng's eunuch status and what Jiang Xinrui had used as leverage to side with Qi Chengfeng.
Yan Xiao said that she found out about it by sneaking into the city lord's mansion to eavesdrop on Jiang Xinrui and the others after arriving in Yanyun City. Although Shen Muzhi was somewhat skeptical, he did not ask any further questions.
At this moment, Shen Muzhi was not in a hurry at all. He took the medicine packet from Yan Xiao with a smile that made it seem worthless, and gently comforted her:
"Don't be angry, just think of it as accompanying your husband to see the stars."
"God's mother looking at the stars, is this something you, Chen Muzhi, could say?"
Yan Xiao was starting to doubt his own existence. Shen Muzhi's persona had collapsed to the point that even his own mother wouldn't recognize him. If there really were any rules in the world, he would probably be crying in the bathroom right now.
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