"Reputation is important, but is it as important as life?"

Su Jinyue looked at Su Zhiyao with a cold gaze, "Besides, my cousin arrived in time, and nothing happened to my cousin and me."

Zhao Lan said from the side: "Those people outside will never listen to what we say."

"A girl was kidnapped to the mountains and was rescued in the middle of the night. I don't know what to say to her."

Jiang Chongtian frowned slightly and was about to speak when he was interrupted by Su Jinyue.

"If it wasn't for saving you, I wouldn't have risked my life."

Su Jinyue looked at Zhao Lan coldly, "If you were not my cousin's aunt, would I care about your life or death?!"

Zhao Lan was suddenly speechless, her face flushed, and the atmosphere around her froze in an instant.

Old Master Jiang coughed, breaking the awkward atmosphere: "Well, now that everyone has returned safely, let's not talk about other things. Chongtian, go and arrange for people to strengthen the defense of the mansion to avoid any more trouble!"

Jiang Chongtian responded and was about to turn around and leave, but Su Jinyue grabbed his sleeve.

She lowered her voice and said to Jiang Chongtian: "Cousin, I need your help with something."

Jiang Chongtian turned back in confusion: "What's the matter?"

Su Jinyue approached Jiang Chongtian and whispered, "What I promised Qin Qiong is actually related to the case in the capital."

Jiang Chongtian frowned, obviously taking this matter seriously, "Jin Yue, what did you promise him?"

"There are too many people here. It's not convenient to tell my cousin."

Su Jinyue said frankly, "But it's hard for me to accomplish this alone. I need your help in secret, cousin."

Jiang Chongtian nodded, "Then tell me about your back garden."

"good."

After they all went to rest, Su Jinyue came to the back garden with a lantern and met Jiang Chongtian.

"Lift the wanted order?!"

Hearing Su Jinyue's words, even Jiang Chongtian couldn't help but exclaimed, "Sister Jinyue, this is no small matter!"

"After being in the capital for a few days, I also learned about the case of assassinating His Majesty in the capital. If he is one of those killers, you will also be implicated!"

Su Jinyue shook her head slightly: "I know the dangers."

"But Qin Qiong seems to have some clues in his hands, which may be related to the real assassin and may help to find out the truth."

"The truth?" Jiang Chongtian's eyes were sharp. "Are you sure what he said is credible?"

"At least so far, what he said is logical. He is indeed one of those killers. He will not let us go down the mountain today." Su Jinyue explained.

Jiang Chongtian pondered for a moment and finally nodded, "Okay, I will investigate this matter secretly, but Jin Yue, you must ensure your own safety and not act on your own."

"One more thing." Jiang Chongtian said with concern: "General Xiao is in charge of this matter. He must be informed of this matter."

Su Jinyue hummed lightly, "Don't worry, cousin, I know what I'm doing."

The next morning, sunlight shone through the window lattice and illuminated Su Jinyue's room.

She was sitting at the table, carefully studying the task letter Qin Qiong had given her, trying to find useful clues from it.

Suddenly, there was a rapid knock on the door!

Then, the voice of the maid outside came in, "Miss Cousin, it's bad, many soldiers have come to the outside of the mansion! They said they are here to investigate the matter of Black Wind Village!"

Su Jinyue's heart tightened, and she immediately realized that this matter might be related to Qin Qiong!

She quickly put away the letter and pushed the door open, "Take me to the front hall right now!"

"Yes, Miss Biao!"

Su Jinyue said in a steady voice: "Where are my cousin and cousin?"

The maid said anxiously as she walked over: "Cousin, the eldest young master and the second young lady have been called to the front hall."

Inside the Jiang residence's lobby, several officials were sitting in the front yard, but the atmosphere inside the hall was somewhat heavy.

Su Jinyue walked in at the right time, and everyone's eyes were instantly focused on her.

"It's Miss Su!"

The leading officer immediately clasped his fists and saluted when he saw Su Jinyue. "We are here to investigate the matter of Black Wind Village. We heard that you and Miss Jiang were abducted to the mountain yesterday. We want to ask about the situation in Black Wind Village."

Old Master Jiang had an unpleasant expression on his face. "These women in the family have been frightened. You are here to question them today. Isn't that too much?"

The leading officer said, "Please forgive me, Old Master Jiang. We are doing this for the people of the capital."

Su Jinyue smiled and said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone: "Thank you for your hard work, my lords. I don't know much about the Black Wind Village. My cousin came to rescue us just after we were brought up the mountain yesterday. I can't help you in any way."

The officers looked at each other in bewilderment. The leader hesitated for a moment, then said to Su Jinyue, "Miss Su, you may not know that after you came down the mountain yesterday, the bandits, for unknown reasons, released all the nuns they had captured."

The leading officer looked at Su Jinyue and asked, "Miss Su, do you know why this happened?"

This was the condition she proposed to Qin Qiong. Unexpectedly, he actually convinced the people from Black Wind Village to release all the people.

Su Jinyue lowered her eyes, thought for a moment, then looked up at the official, "We escaped early and don't know what happened."

At this time, the servant outside ran in.

"Master! Outside... General Xiao is here with the Black Armor Army!"

Su Jinyue just sent a message to Xiao Duo in the capital last night, but she didn't expect that he would arrive so quickly!

Several officials who came to Jiang's house were also stunned. Jiang Bu said, "General Xiao's men should not be neglected. Look..."

The officer knew that Xiao Duo was not easy to deal with, so he said, "Since General Xiao is here, we should not disturb him anymore. We will come back to bother him in a few days."

"That's good. Take care, everyone." Old Master Jiang saw the guests off at the right time, with a barely perceptible worry flashing in his eyes.

Su Jinyue watched the official leave, feeling mixed emotions.

Jiang Bu said: "Jin Yue, since General Xiao is here, you should go out with me to greet him."

"Yes, uncle."

Su Zhiyao also came forward and said, "Uncle, I will go with you too."

Jiang Bu responded without refusing.

They arrived at the gate of the mansion, and outside the gate there were many people who came to watch the fun.

Seeing Su Jinyue beside Jiang Bu at this time, the discussions outside the door gradually arose, and a group of people were whispering.

"Hey, is she that Miss Su? She is really extraordinary. She was kidnapped by bandits but still came back unscathed."

"I heard that he was rescued by the young master of the Jiang family in the middle of the night. The second young lady of the Jiang family also came back. Who knows if there are other people..."

"Yes, we were taken captive to the mountain for so long, and we don't know what happened there."

"Tsk tsk, this General Xiao is engaged to her, could it be that he knows something and wants to cancel the engagement?!"