Li Jing alertly protected Yu Jiao behind him, "Who is it?"
Yu Jiao also stood up, and with the hand hanging in her sleeve she calmly grasped the silver needle.
The man who fell against the wall was wearing a half-worn dark brown gown. He got up from the ground, his hair was scattered and stuck to his face, and he looked embarrassed. He covered his shoulder and looked up at Yu Jiao, as if he was relieved. He lowered his voice and said, "Third cousin, it's me."
It was Wei Lichu?
Yu Jiao saw that he was injured and bleeding from his shoulder, so she walked up to him and asked, "Cousin Li Chu? How did you get hurt so badly?"
Yu Jiao wanted to help him with his injuries, but Wei Lichu's ears moved slightly and his expression became nervous, "Third cousin, someone is chasing me, I'll hide for a while."
"Go to the back room." The main room and the east and west wing rooms were all empty, with nothing furnished, and there was no place to hide anyone. The back room must have been occupied by servants in the past, as there were a few old large wardrobes.
"If someone comes in to search later, please help me block them, my third cousin." Wei Lichu covered his shoulder, said this quickly, and walked quickly into the back room.
Yu Jiao also heard a flurry of footsteps coming from the alley. She whispered to Li Jing, "Quick, wipe off the bloodstains on the corner."
The two men had just covered up the blood that Wei Lichu had spilled on the ground with dirt when someone broke in through the door.
Several men in brown clothes and white leather boots rushed in with a murderous aura.
Yu Jiao recognized that he was a servant from the Eastern Depot and couldn't help but frowning slightly. How could Cousin Wei have gotten involved with someone from the Eastern Depot?
A few people looked at Yu Jiao and her servant, and then they searched around the yard without caring about anything. One of them asked Yu Jiao fiercely, "Did you see anyone come in?"
Yu Jiao shook her head and asked coldly, "Who are you? Are there any laws against trespassing into a private residence?"
The man's face turned stern, his thick eyebrows raised, and he grabbed the sheathed embroidered spring knife in his hand and pointed it at Yu Jiao, saying in a frightening and shameless manner, "The East Factory is arresting people, how dare you ask for the law?"
At this time, another person came in. It was Xia Ning, the Junior Secretary of the East Factory. He had a blank expression on his face as usual. After seeing Yu Jiao's face clearly, his expression changed slightly. He kicked the chief of the guards who was pointing the embroidered spring knife at Yu Jiao, "Don't be unreasonable. This is Miss Yuning."
After being kicked, the man's face changed drastically when he heard this. He knelt on one knee towards Yu Jiao and apologized, "I was blind and didn't recognize you, young lady. I committed the crime of disrespecting my superior, and I will punish you."
What kind of trouble did Wei Lichu get into that even Xia Ning came out in person? Before Yu Jiao could say anything, she saw another person walking in slowly behind Xia Ning. It was Cheng Ying!
He was wearing a crimson round-necked robe with a wide lapels. His cold, pale face was still handsome and feminine. He walked towards Yu Jiao leisurely, his eyes raised, his dark gaze casually falling on Yu Jiao, and the corners of his lips raised with a hint of a smile, "What a coincidence. Why are you here?"
Yu Jiao was a little frightened. The few Dongchang guards who had come in earlier had already rushed into the main house and the east wing to search. She said calmly, "I'm here to check the house."
Cheng Ying glanced at the guard kneeling in front of Yu Jiao, and raised her long eyebrows. "What's going on?"
"I brought people in to search, but I was blind and offended the young lady." The man kneeling on the ground said respectfully.
Cheng Ying glanced at him calmly and said indifferently, "If you can't even recognize my adopted daughter, what's the use of your eyes?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the man responded respectfully, "I know I was wrong." The Embroidered Spring Sword flashed with a cold light and came out of its sheath. The man actually grabbed the long sword and slashed towards his own eyes!
Seeing his intention, Yu Jiao was frightened and hurriedly stopped him, "Stop!"
Xia Ning raised his hand to interrupt the man's action, and the embroidered spring knife fell to the ground. The man was left-handed, and the blade had left a tiny blood mark on his right eyelid, but fortunately it did not hurt the eye.
Cheng Ying was so harsh that she could make the soldier draw his sword and destroy his own eyes with just a few words.
Yu Jiao relaxed her expression and said, "You were just doing your job and didn't hurt me, so it shouldn't be like this."
The man still knelt on the ground and did not dare to get up until Cheng Ying said, "Since Yu Ning is willing to forgive you, let it go this time."
"Thank you, young lady, for not punishing me." The man then stood up.
Seeing that the other guards had finished searching the main house and the east and west wing rooms and were heading towards the back house, Yu Jiao became nervous again and asked, "Who are you trying to arrest?"
Cheng Ying's eyes narrowed dangerously, and her voice was a little unhappy, "You forgot what to call me again?"
Yu Jiao called out to her foster father and pretended to be puzzled, "Who are you looking for, foster father?"
Cheng Ying sneered and said, "I haven't seen you for quite some time. I see that you don't really want to see me. Not only did you call me godfather reluctantly, you didn't even smile."
The guard had kicked open the door of the back house. Yu Jiao's heart tightened. She bit her lip and smiled lightly, "How could it be? Yuning was just a little scared by them. When she first saw her adoptive father, she forgot what to say."
"Are you scared by them?" Cheng Ying sneered, "I didn't know you were so timid."
The guards had already entered the back house and were rummaging around. Although Yu Jiao didn't show it on her face, she was very anxious in her heart. "I just bought this yard from a broker. It's an empty house. Who is godfather looking for?"
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