Jiang Ling closed her eyes in fear and prayed silently in her heart, hoping that the male protagonist would have pity on her and come to the rescue. Although she had instructed Xiao Bing and Xiao Ding to wait in the dark and appear to save her when necessary, that would be different.
Although it can be said afterwards that Xiaojia or Xiaoyi realized something was wrong and called for help, it would still be less effective than the male protagonist saving her personally.
The knife was raised high, and a cold light swept across her face. When it was about to chop down, two "bangs" were heard, followed by the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.
Jiang Ling opened her eyes and saw Zhou Jingan's tall figure standing firmly in front of her.
Well, since you fell into the trap I set, I have to say a compliment, you are so cool!
Seeing that the young lady was rescued, Xiao Bing and Xiao Ding in the dark breathed a sigh of relief and put their drawn swords back.
Shen Qingru obviously didn't expect Zhou Jing'an to suddenly appear and save Jiang Ling.
She turned pale all of a sudden.
It’s over. Did Zhou Jing’an hear their conversation just now?
Jiang Ling: Yes, I heard it clearly, not missing a single word.
Zhou Jing'an's gaze shifted from the fallen killer to Shen Qingru, a little cold.
He turned around and glanced at Jiang Ling, then asked, "Are you okay? Can you stand up?"
Jiang Ling seemed to have just recovered from the shock and fright. He looked at him blankly and nodded, then staggered to his feet with the help of the rockery.
"Thank you." Jiang Ling's voice was soft and trembling.
Zhou Jing'an just said "hmm" and turned away.
At this time, Qi Tianyang also stepped down from the eaves of the corridor and came to Jiang Ling and asked, "Are you okay?"
Jiang Ling shook her head and thanked him.
"Shen Qingru, I didn't expect you to be so cruel. You actually want to kill people to silence them?" Qi Tianyang clicked his tongue twice.
"I...I didn't." Shen Qingru had completely lost her previous arrogance. She just waved her hands with a pale face and looked at Zhou Jing'an earnestly.
Zhou Jingan was also a little disappointed and looked at her: "Miss Shen, is what you just said true?"
He was just wondering, and didn't think about the answer. Could it be that the gentle and charming Miss Shen with a cool temperament before was all pretending?
What is it for?
Is it also because of his status as the prime minister's legitimate son?
Shen Qingru was so flustered that she couldn't speak coherently and just kept denying.
"No, no...it's not like that." She took two steps forward. "Mr. Zhou, I have my reasons."
An idea suddenly flashed through her mind. She glanced at Jiang Ling who was hiding behind her and pointed at her: "It's Jiang Ling! She hurt me!"
Jiang Ling:?
Okay, she admitted that she set up a trap and waited for Shen Qingru to jump in.
When she was planning this, she knew Shen Qingru was definitely going to kill someone with a borrowed knife, so she decided to lure the snake out of its hole, strike the bull from behind the mountain, catch the turtle in the jar, and use the plan against the enemy.
Ahem, in short, all of this was a trap set up by her.
It was designed when I just agreed to accept the task from Fox.
Fox appeared, his eyes sparkling with admiration: "Host, you are so amazing! You actually started setting up the plan so early!"
Jiang Ling smiled proudly in her heart, saying it was no big deal.
Shen Qingru suddenly pointed at Jiang Ling and shouted, "She's the one who wants to harm me!"
She didn't know whether Jiang Ling had arranged all this on purpose, but how could it be such a coincidence that Zhou Jing'an saw all this in Yuelai Teahouse!
She looked up at Qi Tianyang again. Is he also Jiang Ling's helper?
Shen Qingru suddenly froze and looked at Jiang Ling with horror. She was still hiding behind him with a lingering fear on her face.
From the teahouse villain who had made everyone panic in recent days, to the gathering of the three of them, to the itinerary revealed by the maid in the Jin Xiangyu shop, to Qi Tianyang and Zhou Jingan who happened to be chatting in the teahouse next door.
All of this was planned by Jiang Ling?!
Shen Qingru felt cold all over and froze in place. Looking at Jiang Ling's frightened expression, she felt even colder and colder sweat running down her face.
Zhou Jing'an looked at her changing expression, pointed at Jiang Ling and loudly accused her, his brows furrowed even tighter.
At this moment, the door of the small courtyard was kicked open with a "bang". Cheng An came in in a panic and shouted anxiously: "Ling'er? Ling'er!"
He was stunned by the scene in the yard, then looked at the two men in black lying on the ground wailing. He ran over in fear and hugged Jiang Ling, his eyes red.
"Are you okay? Are you hurt?"
Wu Wanying, who followed closely behind, also ran over and grabbed her hand. Her face turned pale as she looked her up and down. "We were so scared! We thought something had happened to you."
Jiang Ling reassured them that she was fine, "I was rescued by Master Zhou and I'm not injured."
She saw that they were all covered in mud and frowned and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Cheng An glared at Shen Qingru angrily, "We encountered robbers on the way, and because of the commotion, the carriage overturned."
"That robber didn't just want to rob us, he was coming for us. We realized something was going to happen here and were protected by the maids. We then hurried over here." Wu Wanying told Jiang Ling with a look of fear.
Everyone present heard it clearly, and Qi Tianyang's jaw dropped in shock. "No way! Did you arrange this too?"
Shen Qingru was now frightened by her own thoughts and no longer had any desire to quibble.
After hearing what they said, he looked away feeling guilty.
She was indeed the one who arranged the robbers.
The purpose was to delay Wu Wanying and Cheng An so that they could not rush to rescue Jiang Ling. In addition, there were criminals in the teahouse in recent days. After Jiang Ling was killed, the blame could be put on the criminals in the teahouse.
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