Chapter 119: Crimson Beauty Draws a Sword Against Her
"Yes, but I hope that Young Master Zhao can assist with the investigation."
"Of course, thank you, Lord Zhao."
Zhou Mujiao and Zhao Yunjing were released from the prison.
It was already past midnight when it suddenly started snowing. Zhao Yunjing turned to look at the woman beside him, feeling a warm glow in his heart.
From the moment he was suddenly imprisoned until now, less than twelve hours have passed, and she has already rescued him. He simply cannot imagine how much wisdom and courage this woman possesses.
He could only treat her even better.
Jiang Wuyu looked up at the sky, cupped his hands and said, "Miss, I won't see you back. Old Du and I will definitely get the inn settled during the New Year."
Thank you for tonight.
“I did nothing,” Jiang Wuyu said. “You personally went to the prefectural government to invite Lord Zhao. You devised a series of plans, including the idea of me lying to Lord Chen that I was still the leader of the Six Doors. That was also your idea.”
Pointing again to Boss Tang, Ma Dalang, Liang An, Du Zhusheng, and the others, as well as the men who occupied half the street, Jiang Wuyu sighed, "These people are all here for you. As for me, I just showed my face once."
“But if Uncle Jiang hadn’t pulled that strings, Lord Chen wouldn’t have taken the risk. If he hadn’t acted, our plan would have had no chance of execution or success.” Zhou Mujiao smiled at him. “Uncle Jiang, thank you. Once things are settled, I’ll take Xiao Wu to visit your grandmother. I’ll remember everyone’s help this time. I don’t have any promises to make, but I’ll lead everyone to make a lot of money in the future!”
This year, we all hope to have a good New Year, a year of family reunion. Uncle Jiang, you too!
The last half of the sentence was quite meaningful, and the way he called out "Uncle Jiang" was also a double entendre. Others didn't understand it, but Jiang Wuyu did.
He knew that Zhou Mujiao was so smart that she had already figured out his relationship with his mother by connecting so many clues, but she didn't expose it to avoid embarrassing them. She was truly intelligent and kind-hearted, just like his Xiao Luo.
Jiang Wuyu turned and left, afraid that if he stayed any longer, he would lose control and recognize her.
"Master, I have something to attend to, I'll be right back!" Zhu Yan said as she headed towards Jiang Wuyu.
Zhou Mujiao never expected that Zhu Yan knew Jiang Wuyu, and she never expected that Zhu Yan would be trapped in the brokerage for more than ten years, partly because of her mother.
Zhu Yan was trapped because of her mother, and now she was risking her life for her. Zhou Mujiao sighed. What a complicated and tangled relationship this was.
The rest of the group escorted Zhou Mujiao and the others to the city gate and then returned. The rest of the journey was escorted by Ma Dalang's men. It was only about ten miles. The village's security team was also fully mobilized tonight, patrolling not only in the village but also along this road outside the village. Moreover, Lord Chen had already been arrested, so there should be no danger.
After the carriage had traveled for a while, the sound of horses' hooves came from behind. Ma Dalang came to report that it was Young Master Chen who had arrived.
Zhou Mujiao didn't want to see this person, but Zhao Yunjing got off the carriage.
Young Master Chen dismounted and looked at Zhao Yunjing with an expressionless face: "Although my father has issued a letter severing our father-son relationship, he is still my father. If it is found out that he was the one who harmed you, I will spend the rest of my life making amends to him. If not, I will never let you live under the same sky."
“If it weren’t for your father harming me, then both your father and I would be victims. We are both victims, so why should we be mortal enemies?” Zhao Yunjing frowned. “Brother Chen, we should cooperate to find out who is really behind this.”
Young Master Chen did not explain, but instead lifted the curtain of the carriage.
Inside the curtain, Zhou Mujiao squinted, and in the moonlight, a dark bluish-black line could be seen under her eyelids—ironclad proof of her tireless efforts for Zhao Yunjing.
Young Master Chen asked, "Miss Zhou, if one day I were to find myself in the same predicament as Zhao Yunjing, would you still do what you did tonight to help me?"
Zhou Mujiao paused for a moment before opening her eyes, and Young Master Chen smiled: "I asked the question only to put my mind at ease, not because I really wanted an answer. Goodbye, Miss Zhou."
"Hey, Young Master Chen—"
Young Master Chen had already ridden away, his figure looking quite desolate.
The carriage continued on its way, and Zhou Mujiao sighed, "Although Young Master Chen is a playboy, he is still kind at heart. If it is found that all of this was done by Lord Chen, then Lord Chen will be a criminal. Even if we sever ties, he will not be able to participate in the imperial examination normally. Even if he gets first place five times in a row, he will still be eliminated in the end and will not get any official title."
"You also believe that Lord Chen is innocent?"
“I don’t think he’s innocent, but the motive of killing him to avenge his daughter is too weak and completely untenable.”
Zhao Yunjing pondered for a while, but couldn't figure it out for the time being.
On the other side.
Zhu Yan caught up with Jiang Wuyu and blocked his way. Before she could speak, tears streamed down her face: "Senior brother, I thought I would never see you again in this lifetime."
Jiang Wuyu sighed, "Why do you have to do this?"
“You said you only have Li Luo in your heart, so I wanted to see how good Li Luo was that you could look down on me! I met her, and I thought she was not as good as me. I also thought that after a while, you would also think she was too ordinary and break off the engagement. But she just disappeared.”
Zhu Yan gave a self-deprecating laugh: "Originally, she would have quickly become a mosquito bite, but instead, she became the cinnabar mark on your heart. And I, because I was determined to find an answer, have been trapped here and wasted more than ten years of my life. But Senior Brother, what you and Li Luo owe me is far more than just more than ten years of life."
"Feel sorry."
"Besides apologizing, does Senior Brother have anything else to say?"
"Li Luo was taken to Peach Blossom County, married a peasant family, had a son and a daughter, and passed away seven years ago. Her daughter is Zhou Mujiao."
Zhu Yan was taken aback, her expression shifting several times, her eyes flickering with light. After a long while, she burst into laughter, said nothing, and turned to leave.
Jiang Wuyu went straight home.
A light was on in the room, and the old lady was waiting for him under the light. He didn't know how long she had been waiting, but she was holding a hot water bottle, and her hands were still cold.
"Is everything taken care of?"
"It's all done. Why isn't Mother asleep yet?"
"Today is the Winter Solstice, and I made tangyuan (sweet rice balls). I'm waiting for you to eat them together." The old lady smiled and said, "That child is so beautiful, just like my Luoluo."
"Xiao Wu's eyebrows and eyes are just like his older brother's."
"Nephews often resemble their uncles, so it's not surprising that he looks like Brother Luo Luo."
Jiang Wuyu cooked glutinous rice balls, and the two ate them while chatting and laughing. The old lady counted: "It must have been twenty years since you last ate glutinous rice balls, right? Xiaoyu, you must have had a hard time these past years."
When the Li family fell into trouble, those who were usually very close to them immediately cut ties, and the marriages of the other girls in the Li family were also called off at the first opportunity. Only Jiang Wuyu, the eldest son of the Jiang family who had been betrothed to his daughter since childhood and had never met her, and the promising leader of the Six Doors, abandoned everything and came to help the Li family without hesitation.
When the Li family fell from power, all the men were exiled three thousand miles away, and the women each sought their own way out. It was he who, along with himself who was determined to die, embarked on a journey to find Li Luo.
He walked this path for twenty years, and finally came to an end, but his life was ruined along with it.
Li Luo has wronged him, and the Li family has wronged him too.
Not long after Zhou Mujiao returned to the Zhao family, Zhu Yan also returned. Zhu Yan held her sword upside down and forced Zhou Mujiao against the wall.
"Zhu Yan, are you going to kill me?"
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