However, the horses seemed to be chasing him relentlessly, all charging towards him, while Jiang Yuyao, standing outside the door, was safe and sound. He had originally thought that this bloody disaster would only target him and would not affect others.
Jiang Yuyao was sure that Jiang Bochuan would not refuse her request, and she looked at Jiang Songyi with pretended innocence, "Sister Songyi, you wouldn't mind giving me an extra pair of chopsticks and a bowl of rice, right?"
Jiang Songyi was too lazy to play this hypocritical game with her, "Mind, if you go, I won't go."
"Ah? Why? Sister Songyi still doesn't like me?" Jiang Yuyao showed a hurt expression on her face. She asked the question even though she knew the answer, but there was a cunning light in her eyes.
Jiang Songyi folded his arms, glanced coldly at Jiang Yuyao across from him, and said with a sarcastic tone: "Your appearance is really disgusting."
"Second brother!" Jiang Yuyao looked at Jiang Baichuan pitifully, hoping that he could support her.
However, Jiang Baichuan simply said calmly, "Then you don't need to come. Yuyao, if you're eager to taste Zui Xiang Lou's horse meat, you might as well choose another day to go there on your own."
"I knew Second Brother...what?"
Jiang Yuyao's smile froze instantly. She originally thought that Jiang Baichuan was signaling Jiang Songyi not to come again, but she never expected that his spearhead was actually directed at her?
She stared at Jiang Baichuan with eyes wide open, her face full of grievance and astonishment, "Second brother..."
But Jiang Baichuan's eyes were as cold as ice. "I prepared this horse meat specially for Songyi. Whether she can enjoy it is what I care most about. Your presence will only ruin her appetite."
Even Jiang Songyi felt that Jiang Bochuan's attitude was abnormal.
[Is Jiang Baichuan possessed by some evil spirit today?]
[Could it be that he is possessed by some unclean thing? ]
[Why don't I open my third eye and find out.]
Jiang Baichuan heard Jiang Songyi's voice and couldn't help being moved.
It seems that Jiang Songyi, who is tough on the outside but soft on the inside, still cares about his dear second brother after all!
Then, he heard Jiang Songyi's follow-up thoughts: "Forget it. It consumes too much spiritual energy. I won't help him investigate. Even if he's been possessed, it doesn't matter. He's not a good person to begin with. How much worse can he get?"
Jiang Baichuan muttered to himself: My own sister is not an easy person to deal with either.
He turned his gaze to Jiang Yuyao and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
But at least, Jiang Songyi, his biological sister, would not have any bad intentions towards him.
Jiang Yuyao left angrily.
I thought Jiang Bochuan would chase me out, but I was surprised to find him still leaning on a cane, slowly walking side by side with Jiang Songyi towards Jiang Songyi's courtyard. Jiang Yuyao stood at the corner of the corridor, holding the pillar tightly, her eyes becoming increasingly gloomy and deep, like the calm before the storm.
In the dim stable, she should have been hard-hearted and decisive, increasing the dosage of the medicine and letting the horses ruthlessly crush Jiang Baichuan's body.
Those poisons were given by her brother Liao Lingxi.
Liao Lingxi harbors resentment because Jiang Baichuan had publicly humiliated him at Bailu Academy. Fuming with rage, he desperately seeks revenge, but lacks the opportunity to do so. He places his hopes for revenge on his younger sister, Jiang Yuyao. Jiang Yuyao has also waited a long time for this perfect opportunity.
However, she was ultimately soft-hearted, fearing that the horses might go crazy under the effects of the drug and hurt themselves, so she only added a small amount of drug powder to the hay.
…
In the west corner of the city.
Ji Cheng, the supreme commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, finished his day's duties. He was wearing a gorgeous Feiyu suit with an embroidered spring sword hanging from his waist. The bloodstains on his battle robe had not yet been removed, and the air was filled with a faint smell of blood.
On his way home, he was caught by the hawking of a vendor on the street corner: a vendor was shouting to sell candied haws. He suddenly thought of his younger brother at home, who always frowned in pain when taking medicine.
When the peddler saw this majestic scene, his legs went weak and he fell to his knees.
"Master Jinyiwei, I am indeed a law-abiding and good citizen!"
The Jinyiwei have always been the emperor's eyes and ears and have a bad reputation.
Especially the previous commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, who was extremely greedy, plundered the people's wealth, oppressed the people, and acted arbitrarily. He even rode his horse recklessly in the downtown area and destroyed shops. He would often throw innocent people into the imperial prison and torture them inhumanely because of personal grudges.
So much so that when the former commander was finally brought down and subjected to the punishment of being torn apart by chariots, the entire capital cheered and both officials and civilians secretly celebrated as if a threat had been eliminated.
However, this does not mean that they are grateful to the new commander.
In the eyes of the public, the Jinyiwei were like all crows in the world, all black, and the replacement of the old with the new was nothing more than a fight between jackals.
At this time, the vendor who was buying candied haws was extremely frightened, fearing that the Jinyiwei official would dislike him and find a false charge to throw him into the dark imperial prison.
He knew that he could not bear the cruel punishment and would be forced to confess even to the most absurd charges.
Ji Cheng was already accustomed to this. As long as he put on this outfit, everyone would avoid him as if they were afraid of a poisonous snake or a ferocious beast.
At this moment, his face was cold and emotionless. He just slowly took out an embroidered purse from his sleeve, took out a few copper coins from it, and gently handed them to the vendor.
"Please give me a string of candied haws."
"Um?"
The peddler looked up in surprise, with a hint of astonishment in his eyes.
"Isn't that enough?"
Ji Cheng lowered his head and examined the three copper coins in his hand. They were the remnants of his meager salary, almost all of which he had used to pay for his brother's medicine. This month's salary had not yet arrived, and he was short of money.
"Enough! Enough!"
The vendor nodded hurriedly, almost threw the whole string of candied haws to the ground, and then fled in a hurry.
Ji Cheng frowned slightly and instinctively drew out the Embroidered Spring Knife from his waist, blocking the peddler's way in time.
Ji Cheng asked, "How much is a string of candied haws worth?"
The vendor trembled and stretched out two fingers, but quickly retracted his hand out of fear of Ji Cheng's blade. "Two, two copper coins."
Ji Cheng then pulled a copper coin from the crudely embroidered, plain-looking purse and handed it to the vendor, then placed two copper coins in his palm. He carefully selected a string of brightly colored, plump candied haws, pinned it to his waist, and rode away.
As the night deepened, the alley became quiet, with only a warm yellow light coming from a house at the end.
Ever since Ji Cheng lived in seclusion here, the surrounding residents moved away one after another for fear of the reputation of the Jinyiwei.
The house at the deepest part is his home.
At this moment, my brother should have fallen asleep.
The younger brother had been blind since childhood due to a cold, so he didn't really need a lamp. But he always said that as long as his brother could see, he would be satisfied.
The two brothers were framed by a traitor, their parents died, and they depended on each other for survival. Fortunately, after Ji Cheng personally avenged his death, he became the emperor's most trusted sword, and no one dared to infringe on them anymore.
Ji Cheng led the horse into the deep alley, walking softly so as not to disturb the tranquility of the night.
The night wind blew, the grass shadows swayed, and a figure passed by quietly.
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