Upon hearing this, Chen Xin glared angrily at his subordinates, "Useless! You can't even speak properly. You failed in three assassination attempts. Can you say you didn't catch anyone? You're all useless. You can't even kill a woman."
The subordinates were trembling with fear.
"Keep an eye on things in the capital. Today is the old man's birthday, and we also need to be careful that she doesn't come back and cause trouble in the crowd, ruining the Chen family's reputation." Chen Xin squinted.
After his subordinates left, he quickly went out to arrange for the steward and guards to increase the number of guards protecting the guests. He absolutely could not allow anything to happen to the guests who came today.
The people they invited were all people who could help the Chen family build good relationships in various departments.
As long as a little information leaks out, they can report back to Chen Guo.
Of course, this news could be big or small, but it absolutely cannot be false.
At noon, more and more guests arrived at the mansion. The four Chen brothers and their sons were all busy entertaining the guests, but none of the Chen family's young ladies returned.
The daughters of the Chen family who married out were all sent to build relationships with various powerful forces, and none of them lived very well. On this special day, not a single daughter of the Chen family came back to celebrate the master's birthday.
Just at noon, the butler suddenly ran in to report that the Third Miss had returned to wish the Old Master a happy birthday.
Upon hearing this, Chen Xin immediately instructed the steward to stop her from entering.
But the butler smiled wryly, “Fifth Master, I’m afraid we can’t stop her. The Third Miss is accompanied by several people, including the young general from the Zhenbei General’s Mansion.”
"What did you say?" Chen Xin was taken aback, then quickly turned around and walked out to see for himself.
They've never had any dealings with the General of the North's Mansion, so why would this young general come here? Especially since he's with that woman, Chen Xinfeng?
Lady Fisher was standing at the gate, calmly looking at the guards who were blocking her way.
If they dare to keep her blocked at the gate, she dares to send the entire Chen family to jail again right here at the gate.
Although she might not be able to fulfill her wish to avenge her family members herself, it wasn't impossible. At worst, she could go to the prison in the middle of the night and kill them.
Li Mai and Zhou Quan followed beside Madam Yu, but both of them wore half-skull masks.
Yang Rui was with Li Mai.
He never expected that Li Mai had asked him to be a mascot so that he could come to the Chen family.
Li Mai just told him to observe more and speak less, and that after they left, he would be given a good gift that would allow him to make a name for himself in the capital.
Although he didn't know what Li Mai was really up to, he subconsciously trusted Li Mai.
Yan Yu was waiting for them in the shadows.
There were other people at the main gate who had come to celebrate; others were allowed to enter, but the fisherwoman and her entourage were stopped.
Madam Yu wasn't annoyed; she just stood there quietly. Today, she wanted to go in and take a look at the courtyard where her parents had lived, and at the old man of the Chen family, the one who had been so strict and harsh on them since childhood—what had become of him now?
It's one thing that he's not of the Chen family bloodline, but he also seems to have never been very good to his own granddaughter.
When Chen Xin came out, he saw the fisherwoman looking at him indifferently.
"Xinfeng, you're back, but why did you bring two江湖人 (jianghu people) with you?" Chen Xin glanced at Madam Yu with a forced smile.
Madam Yu glanced at him and said indifferently, "So, the Chen family is not allowing martial artists to enter today?"
She had just seen several martial arts practitioners carrying weapons go inside.
Chen Xin didn't respond to her. Only then did he pretend to see Yang Rui, nodding and greeting him, even giving a perfunctory bow. "This must be General Yang from the Zhenbei General's Mansion. May I ask what your relationship is with my third niece?"
If the General of the North were to come, he might treat him well.
Yang Rui glanced at him indifferently, "My benefactor!"
Chen Xin frowned, thought for a moment, and nodded, "Since the young general is here on behalf of the General of the North's Mansion to wish my father a happy birthday, then please."
Yang Rui walked inside, glanced at Madam Yu, and said, "Sister, let's go!"
Madam Yu nodded and strode inside.
Chen Xin squinted at their retreating figures after they entered the mansion for a while before walking in another direction. He needed to reassign people to keep a close eye on Chen Xinfeng and her group today.
However, after he finished arranging things and returned to his father's place in the main courtyard, he learned that Chen Xinfeng and her group had not come to the main courtyard.
After entering the mansion, Madam Yu led Li Mai and Yang Rui directly to the small courtyard where she used to live.
However, the courtyard is now locked, and looking inside from the courtyard wall, it is completely deserted.
The fisherwoman watched in silence.
Zhou Quan stepped forward, placed his hand on the lock on the door, and with a thought, the lock fell to the ground.
Li Mai pushed open the door and gestured for Mrs. Yu to come in.
Madam Yu went straight into the house where her parents used to live.
However, all the valuables inside were gone, leaving only some worthless junk lying around. Judging from the cobwebs and dust inside, no one had probably entered the yard since his parents' accident.
Upon entering the dormitory, they immediately noticed the bloodstains on the half of the bed curtain that had been torn off.
Madam Yu's eyes reddened again. Had they become so arrogant? They killed someone in her parents' house and didn't even clean up the scene before burying the body.
Are they sure I won't dare to come back?
She closed her eyes, tears streaming down her face. She had wanted to take her parents with her, but they always said that the elderly were still alive and that children shouldn't travel far away.
Now that Madam Yu understands her parents' good intentions, the Chen family will lower their guard against her because they are staying here.
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