When Jiang Ling stuck her head out to look, she saw two men fighting each other. Zhou Jing'an was agile and light, with his clothes fluttering.
Jiang Ling nodded silently, showing some appreciation: The fight was really beautiful.
When he looked closely again, he heard a "clang" sound and the villain's dagger fell to the ground. Zhou Jing'an subdued him.
He pressed one leg against his back, pinning him to the ground. He held his arm with one hand and held a dagger against his neck with the other. He asked him coldly, "Who is your master?"
The man had a stubborn look on his face, and had obviously recognized Zhou Jing'an's identity. His face was pale, but he refused to reveal the person behind the scenes.
Jiang Ling saw him open his mouth, and fearing that he would scream, she quickly stuffed the remaining piece of cloth into his mouth.
At this time, the window on the north side was opened and Xiao Ding appeared. He pushed a tied-up man and threw him in. It was the gangster who had just chased Zizhen.
Jiang Ling gave him a thumbs up and said, "Xiao Ding, please stay for a while. You still need to cooperate with me in acting later. As for..."
She turned to look at Zhou Jing'an, who had already tied up the villain. Jiang Ling hesitated and said, "Mr. Zhou, you can leave first."
Zhou Jingan frowned, obviously not wanting to leave, "What are you going to do?"
"It's acting. You have to make them believe it."
He immediately understood what she meant. He looked a little strange, coughed uncomfortably, and said to Xiao Ding, "You go wait outside. I'll be here."
Jiang Ling looked at him, wanting to say something but stopping herself, and could only say, "I'm sorry, Master Zhou."
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In Zizhu Garden, Qiu Yanshuang looked uneasy and asked the maid beside her, "Is it almost time? Go and take a look."
The maid was the one who took Jiang Ling to Haitang Pavilion. Her name was Aruo.
She nodded and quickly slipped out.
Aruo tiptoed to the Begonia Pavilion, stopped outside the small hall, and poke a hole in the window paper on the south side to take a peek.
There seemed to be two figures entangled behind the screen. The shadows were blurry and could not be seen clearly, but the dress Jiang Ling was wearing today was indeed a light blue, which looked very nice.
She put her ear close to the ear and vaguely heard a woman's charming voice.
"Don't come over here. I'm the legitimate daughter of King Jingnan. If you touch me, you'll lose your head..."
"Ah! Get out of here!"
"Don't... I beg you, don't touch me..."
There were also sounds of bumping, rubbing, and clothes tearing.
Aruo's eyes flickered. Why was Jiang Ling's voice the only one she could hear? Where was that maid? Had she run away?
But there was no time to care about her now. As long as Jiang Ling was there, it would be fine. She quickly returned to Zizhu Garden and reported the situation.
"Only Jiang Ling is here, the maid is nowhere to be found."
When Qiu Yanshuang heard this, her face turned pale instantly. In panic, she remembered what Shen Qingru had told her: if this matter was not handled well, the Qiu family would be wiped out.
She didn't know how her father was involved with Shen Qingru, but her father's serious and panicked look forced her to listen to Shen Qingru's arrangements.
"As long as Jiang Ling is here, it's fine. As long as Jiang Ling is here, it's fine." She muttered, as if talking to herself, "As long as she is destroyed and Shen Qingru's wish is fulfilled, the Qiu family will be fine."
Qiu Yanshuang stood up quickly, her face anxious. "According to the plan, hurry up and take me to the Begonia Pavilion."
After saying that, she picked up her skirt and walked out quickly.
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Zhou Jing'an stood in front of Jiang Ling, tearing the quilt from time to time and kicking the couch, making noises.
But his cheeks were flushed, even his earlobes were red, and his eyes were wandering and did not dare to fall on Jiang Ling.
But Jiang Ling ignored his awkward thoughts and acted diligently, uttering those words of resistance in a melodious voice. Her voice was tender and helpless, with a faint sound of sobbing.
"Don't touch me..." She cried softly, full of helplessness and fear, which made people feel distressed.
Jiang Ling stole a glance at the door, and when the figure disappeared, she breathed a sigh of relief and cleared her throat, "I'm quite tired."
He turned to look at Zhou Jing'an, and when their eyes met, he quickly looked away, covered his lips and coughed uncomfortably, then threw the quilt, which had been torn into a mop, back onto the couch.
That look, tsk tsk tsk, Jiang Ling narrowed his eyes.
Shy, curious, distressed, awkward, and unbelievable.
She couldn't act out that complicated look anyway.
"Um...Mr. Zhou, it's time for us to go." Jiang Ling opened the window, moved a stool and stood on it to go out, but saw Zhou Jing'an still standing there in a daze.
Zhou Jing'an came back to his senses, responded and walked over, and saw Xiao Ding standing outside the window at a glance.
Zhou Jingan: ...
Did he hear everything?
He heard Jiang Ling's voice and everything she said!
A trace of annoyance flashed through his mind and he frowned.
Seeing Xiao Ding about to fly out with Jiang Ling's Qinggong, Zhou Jing'an immediately stopped him and said, "There's a small path on this side of the rockery. Follow me."
Jiang Ling didn't refuse. After all, it was safer to walk. Before leaving, she gave Xiao Ding two instructions, "Be careful."
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Qiu Yanshuang and Aruo separated, one went to the Begonia Pavilion, and the other hurried to the flower hall where Zhou Ningan was.
The small hall was very quiet. The two bad guys were tied up and gagged, and thrown behind the couch. Xiao Ding was the only one in the whole room.
Begonia Pavilion is very remote, which is why they chose to commit the crime here. It is even quieter now. Qiu Yanshuang was already very nervous, and the silence around her made her only able to hear her own heartbeat.
Her close maidservant kept comforting her. Qiu Yanshuang looked at the small hall, her palms wet with sweat. "Go in and see what's going on."
It has to be a scene with solid evidence, and it would be best if Jiang Ling was being...
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