Chapter 879
Hearing this, Qi Jing secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "But... but I'm just a woman, even though I'm a concubine, the young mistress won't tolerate me, and there's no one in this manor who can help me..."
“And me,” Shi Xiao interrupted her calmly, “I will do everything for Miss Qi. Miss Qi only needs to go to Granny Liu and get her to nod.”
Qi Jing looked at his hand and said weakly, "But your injury hasn't healed yet..."
This time, Huan Shixiao was stunned for a moment.
Shi Xiao's eyes held a complex expression, which Qi Jing couldn't quite decipher.
After a long pause, Shi Xiao said, "It's alright, I will take care of myself."
Seeing that Qi Jing still looked hesitant, Shi Xiao did not urge her.
There was only one path left to take, and Qi Jing had no choice but to accept it.
Sure enough, not long after, Qi Jing nodded: "But I want to go with you, so that if anything happens, we can look out for each other."
Shi Xiao is the only person who can help her. If something happens to Shi Xiao, then she will really only have one way out: death.
In this inner quarters, if no one helps her, Huo Zhao could easily ruin Qi Jing's life with just a few tricks.
It's unclear what touched Shi Xiao with those words, but they softened her gaze by a third, and she nodded gently.
The Hou family is large and powerful, and Qi Jing is in an awkward position. However, with Shi Xiao's methods, it is not difficult to find out who Granny Liu's family members are.
That night, the moon was bright and the stars were few, so you could see the road clearly without a lamp.
With the masters resting, the servants were finally able to leave their posts.
Qi Jing followed Shi Xiao, keeping close to the wall and walking carefully.
Not far ahead of them was Granny Liu's figure.
Qi Jing was speechless for a moment: "...Sir, is this the method you were talking about?"
She thought that someone from the palace would have some more ingenious methods, but she never expected that Shi Xiao's method would be to personally follow him.
Shi Xiao looked down at her and said, "If Aunt's situation were better, this matter could be handed over to someone else."
Qi Jing fell silent.
Is it her fault?
She originally didn't want to enter the Marquis's mansion; it was Shi Xiao's idea!
However, Qi Jing only dared to say these words in her heart and did not dare to show them to the public.
The two followed Granny Liu all the way to where her family lived and got to know them.
Fortunately, Granny Liu has a young grandson who is easy to control with one hand.
Shi Xiao watched the family from afar, his eyes full of calculation.
Qi Jing also looked at them, but her expression held a hint of nostalgia, clearly indicating that her thoughts differed from Shi Xiao's.
Both were preoccupied with their own thoughts, and neither noticed that someone was secretly watching them from a distance.
Soon, they left together and returned to the courtyard where Qi Jing lived.
The person hidden in the shadows also left and headed towards the main courtyard.
After reporting the whereabouts of the two men to Shen Rang and Huo Zhao in detail, Jing Er said, "Judging from this, they intend to take action against Granny Liu's family. Young Master, Young Madam, what is the next step?"
Shen Rang, who was always the most opinionated, didn't speak, but subconsciously looked at Huo Zhao.
Meeting his gaze, Huo Zhao smiled and said, "It's pointless to keep getting entangled with them. Why don't we take this opportunity and just take them down?"
Shen Rang nodded slightly: "In this way, the problem can be solved once and for all."
As night deepened, the two went to bed.
Late at night, Huo Zhao suddenly sat up again: "Something's not right."
Shen Rang: ......
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