Jing Yi looked at her like this and felt that she was not like her sister.

When his sister heard these things, she would be scared and ask him to stop talking.

But she has a courage that is rare among women in the world.

He said: "It was also done by the White Lotus Sect. That place was once a stronghold of the White Lotus Sect, and the bodies buried in the cellar were all followers of the White Lotus Sect. Rumor has it that the White Lotus Sect has a tradition of sacrifice... Jingzhao Prefecture believes that those who died may have volunteered to be sacrificed."

Voluntary sacrifice?

This White Lotus Sect is a big evil cult! "How did the White Lotus Sect come about? How many years has it been introduced to the Great Zhou?" Su Xiaoxiao asked.

Jing Yi pondered and said, "I don't know how it came about, it just... suddenly appeared, probably preached for about ten or twenty years."

Su Xiaoxiao seemed to be thinking about something.

I heard from Wei Ting that the archer was from a gang that was destroyed many years ago.

It is possible that the White Lotus Sect was founded by the remnants of that underworld organization.

That underworld organization was originally wiped out by Wei Ting's grandfather Wu Anjun. The other party must have hated Wu Anjun and the Wei family to the core.

Thinking of the repeated assassination attempts on Wei Ting and the person behind the scenes stirring up hatred between the Wei and Qin families, Su Xiaoxiao always felt that the White Lotus Sect was very suspicious.

…

The Palace of the Duke of Protectorate.

Qin Canglan had just taken Su Cheng for a tour of the military camp. Next month, Su Cheng would be handing over the military power. Before that, he wanted to let Su Cheng get familiar with the environment first.

He did not force Su Cheng to move back to the Duke of Huguo's Mansion. Su Cheng needed to slowly adapt to his identity, and he could not be impatient.

After returning to the yard, he asked someone to call Manager Cen to the study.

"How's Qin Jiang doing?"

He asked.

Manager Cen said, "The imperial physician examined him and said...his injuries were too severe and his right leg might be crippled."

Qin Canglan didn't say anything.

Steward Cen asked tentatively, "Old Master, are you sad?"

Qin Canglan glanced at him coldly: "Are you crazy or am I crazy?"

Manager Cen smiled awkwardly: "I am too talkative."

From the moment Qin Jiang framed Su Cheng, he was no longer innocent. Unless Qin Canglan was crazy, there was no way he would sympathize with Qin Jiang.

Qin Canglan thought for a moment and said, "Let them move out!"

Originally, considering that they were descendants of the Qin family, they were given a place to stay in the west courtyard. However, each one of them was more restless than the other, and Qin Yun, who was still very young, tried to deal with Ergou again and again.

This time, someone almost died.

If Wei Ting hadn't helped out with a hand, it would have been Ergou's head that was pierced.

None of these troublemakers can be allowed to stay in the house.

Manager Cen was not surprised by this decision. The old Duke of Protectorate was not a cold-blooded person, but he was definitely not a soft-hearted person either. If he dared to attack the young masters, he would be driven out.

Just as Manager Cen was about to agree, a servant reported that Qin Yanran was coming.

Qin Canglan's face was shrouded in darkness, making it difficult to discern.

Manager Cen looked at him cautiously and asked, "Young man...send him away?"

Qin Canglan said calmly: "Let her in."

Manager Cen waved to the servant, who understood and led Qin Yanran into the study.

Qin Yanran was dressed simply and had simple hairstyle.

She bowed slowly to Qin Canglan who was sitting on the table: "Yanran is here to say goodbye to grandfather."

Qin Canglan said coldly: "I am not your grandfather."

Qin Yanran seemed not to hear Qin Canglan's words. She lowered her eyebrows and said softly, "We are moving out of the house. Thank you for your care and support over the years. Yanran... goodbye!"

After saying that, she slowly knelt down and kowtowed three times to Qin Canglan.

Looking at her leaving back, Manager Cen was confused: "Master, what is she doing..."

Qin Canglan said calmly: "Don't pay attention to her, let her go."

"So...should we send someone to keep an eye on it?"

Qin Yanran didn't take too many things with her. She dismissed the servants in the yard and only kept a few trusted people to take care of them. Then she got on the carriage to leave the house.

Xu Qing put her box away and was about to go out.

"Please sit down." Qin Yanran said.

Xu Qing hesitated for a moment, then sat down opposite Qin Yanran. He stretched out his hand and gestured to the coachman outside to go.

The carriage slowly drove out of the Duke of Huguo's Mansion.

The sky had completely darkened and the carriage was pitch black.

Xu Qing asked: "But do you need to light the lamp?"

Qin Yanran did not answer him, but said lightly: "Xu Qing, once I leave this mansion, I will no longer be the eldest daughter of the Duke of Huguo's mansion. Are you sure you still want to follow us?"

Xu Qing said: "Master, you saved my life. I will be loyal to you for the rest of my life."

Qin Yanran asked: "What about me? Will you also be loyal to me?"

In the darkness, her clear and beautiful eyes stared straight at Xu Qing.

Xu Qing's eyes moved, he stood up, knelt on one knee, and said: "I am willing to go through fire and water for you, even if I die!"

The three-day holiday is over and classes at the palace school have resumed.

Su Xiaoxiao arrived late, and most of the young ladies in the classroom had already arrived.

Everyone gathered around Miss Wang's table, whispering.

"Have you heard? The competition between Qin Jiang and the Duke of Protectorate is over."

"Three days have passed, of course it's over."

"Do you know who won?"

"Of course it's Qin Jiang! That Su Cheng grew up in the countryside, how can he compare to Qin Jiang who was raised in the Duke's Mansion for twenty years?"

"Then you are really wrong! The winner is Su Cheng!"

"How is that possible?"

"Yes, how could Su Cheng possibly beat Qin Jiang? Best of three, which two did he win?"

"He won all three events, namely, the duel, the archery and the art of war!"

There was a sound of gasps in the classroom.

Obviously, everyone was very surprised by this result.

Miss Wang, who was packing her books, spoke in confusion: "Qin Jiang lost, Miss Qin will be pitiful in the future... Will she still come to class?"

This question successfully stumped everyone.

Yes, Qin Yanran is not Qin Canglan’s biological granddaughter. Her identity is already awkward, and now her father has lost real power. How can she gain a foothold in the capital in the future?

The eldest daughter of the Lu family, Lu Hui, spoke softly: "Haven't you heard yet? Miss Qin...something happened to her."

Imperial study.

Xiao Duye knelt on the ground with a solemn expression, while Xiao Chonghua and the other two princes stood beside him with solemn expressions.

Emperor Jingxuan sat behind the desk opposite them, looking furious.

He looked coldly at Xiao Duye who lowered his head, and said sternly: "What a good thing you did!"

Emperor Jingxuan was not an emperor with mood swings. On the contrary, he rarely got angry. To be pushed to this point showed how angry he was.

Admittedly, it was also because of all the bad things that had happened to him recently.

There was total silence in the imperial study.

Eunuch Fu came to the door carrying a pot of tea. When he heard the emperor's anger, he closed his eyes and decided not to go in and give himself up.

"She is your third brother's fiancée!" Emperor Jingxuan was about to explode with anger.

Xiao Duye lowered his head in grievance: "Your son... Your son had no choice but to do this..."

Emperor Jingxuan snorted coldly, "You have no choice? Is there no one on the shore?"

(End of this chapter)