When Zhu Ziyu heard Jiang Si mention reporting to the police, he could no longer maintain his composure and flatly refused.

Jiang Yi was also startled, and she held Jiang Si's hand and murmured, "Fourth sister, how can we report this to the police?"

Most people think that family disgrace should not be made public, let alone someone like Jiang Yi, who is a daughter-in-law and a wife, so it is best to deal with it behind closed doors.

Report to the police? I never thought of that.

Jiang Si smiled apologetically: "But I have already sent Ah Man to report to the police."

Jiang Yi was startled and looked around, but sure enough, Ah Man was nowhere to be found.

"Fourth sister, did you really ask Ah Man to report to the police?" Jiang Yiyou couldn't believe that Jiang Si was so bold.

Jiang Si nodded, dashing Jiang Yi's hopes: "Yes, I heard that Lord Zhen, the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, has solved many strange cases. If we ask him to investigate, the truth will surely come out. Brother-in-law won't have to bother investigating. Brother-in-law, what do you think?"

Zhu Ziyu's face looked extremely ugly. Although he didn't say anything, he was obviously very angry. He looked at Jiang Yi with deep eyes.

Jiang Yi felt a little embarrassed under such a gaze, but she still defended Jiang Sidao: "Husband, Fourth Sister is still young and doesn't understand..."

Zhu Ziyu kept silent with a sullen face.

The affairs of the Zhu family were reported to the government without his consent. Can this be explained away by saying "you are not sensible"?

Jiang Si blinked, his eyes innocent yet puzzled: "Sister, we almost lost our lives today, isn't it right to ask Master Zhen to investigate? Is the so-called face more important than our lives? Brother-in-law, you don't think so, do you?"

Zhu Ziyu forced a stiff smile: "Of course not. But why bring it to the government office and make a fool of yourself when it can be solved behind closed doors?"

Being asked this question by Jiang Siyu, Zhu Ziyu was filled with rage but could not vent his anger.

Jiang Si smiled and said, "Brother-in-law is a scholar. He should know the words of the ancient sages: there is a sequence in learning, and there is a specialization in skills. It's good that brother-in-law wants to solve the problem behind closed doors, but what if nothing is found? If we ask the government to intervene at that time, wouldn't that be missing the best opportunity? Brother-in-law cares about my eldest sister so much, he wouldn't want to see the person who hurt my eldest sister go unpunished, right?"

Zhu Ziyu could only smile bitterly when asked this question.

"Sister, let's take my car back." Jiang Si gently pulled Jiang Yi.

Jiang Yi couldn't help but look at Zhu Ziyu.

"Let's leave here first." Zhu Ziyu looked helpless.

Zhu Ziyu's embarrassment made Jiang Yi feel even more ashamed.

Her mother-in-law was not very happy to begin with when she came out to burn incense, and now such a big thing has happened. She doesn't know how to explain it when she returns.

Jiang Si sighed secretly and pulled Jiang Yi into the rented carriage.

He lifted the curtain and showed the girl's bright face: "Old Qin, please drive more steadily."

This was a meaningful remark, and Lao Qin naturally understood it. He said loudly, "Don't worry, young lady. It's absolutely safe and sound."

Seeing the inconspicuous carriage moving slowly, Zhu Ziyu stood there for a while with a gloomy look in his eyes, and said to the two maids who were left behind: "Don't get in the carriage yet!"

Aya and Azhu didn't dare to say a word, and climbed tremblingly onto the Zhu Mansion's carriage that was parked on the side of the road and was about to fall apart.

Zhu Ziyu climbed onto his horse and followed the carriage where the Jiang Si sisters were, not too far away. His expressionless face made it impossible to tell what he was thinking.

Jiang Siming could clearly sense that Jiang Yi was in a low mood, and there was a long silence after they got on the carriage.

"Is my elder sister angry with me?" Jiang Si was not afraid of anything else, but she was most afraid that her elder sister would choose to stand on Zhu Ziyu's side at the critical moment and become alienated from her.

Jiang Yi sighed with a bitter smile, raised her hand and stroked Jiang's black hair: "Why would my elder sister be angry with you? It's just that my fourth sister was too impulsive today. If everything is reported to the government, it will not end well."

"Sister, do you still remember the incident at the Yongchang Marquis's Mansion?"

Jiang Yi was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "How could I not remember?"

The Yongchang Marquis' Mansion and the Dongping Marquis' Mansion had been neighbors for many years. The Yongchang Marquis and his wife were very familiar elders to her. Jiang Yi felt uncomfortable when she thought of their unfortunate death.

"Sister, think about it. If the Yongchang Marquis's Mansion had chosen not to report the case to the authorities, how would they have known that the murderer was a cook who had resented Yongchang Marquis for more than ten years because of a misunderstanding? Yongchang Marquis would have died of depression with the guilt of murdering his wife, and this incident would have become an eternal pain in the hearts of the Xie family brothers and sisters."

Compared to the father killing the mother himself, the final result is undoubtedly more acceptable.

Although Jiang Yi agreed with Jiang Si's words, she still shook her head: "How is today's incident similar to the incident at the Yongchang Marquis' Mansion..."

Jiang Si squeezed Jiang Yi's hand vigorously: "Sister, someone wants to harm you, please think about Yanyan."

Jiang Yi shuddered suddenly.

A mother is strong, and Yanyan is undoubtedly her weak spot, but also the source of her courage.

If someone really did harm her, it would be better for her to be blamed by her mother-in-law than for her daughter to be left alone after something happened to her.

"But what if the government can't find out?"

Hearing Jiang Yi ask this, Jiang Si seemed relieved.

Since my elder sister said this, at least there won't be any rift between us because of this matter.

"Even if we can't find out, at least it will serve as a warning to those who want to harm my elder sister, letting them know that the people in our Dongping Marquis' Mansion are not soft persimmons that can be easily manipulated."

Jiang Yi sighed softly, leaned tiredly against the car wall and said no more.

First there was the pavilion in the mountain temple, then there was the horse accident on the road. The series of accidents was really exhausting.

The carriage remained in silence as we entered the city.

The sounds outside the car became noticeably more numerous: the laughter of pedestrians, the shouts of peddlers walking through the streets, and the creaking of horses and carriages, all intertwined together to create a prosperous scene.

Jiang Si had no intention of appreciating these, and was silently planning his next move.

The carriage suddenly stopped, followed by a burst of screams.

"Lao Qin, what happened outside?"

Lao Qin's calm voice came from behind the car curtain: "A woman suddenly rushed out and almost hit Mr. Zhu's horse."

Jiang Yi suddenly opened her eyes, lifted the curtain and looked outside.

Zhu Ziyu had already dismounted and asked gently, "Miss, are you okay?"

The woman grabbed Zhu Ziyu's sleeve as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw, and panted and begged: "Sir, save me——"

Zhu Ziyu turned his head to look at the carriage and met Jiang Yi's gaze, his face full of embarrassment and helplessness.

Jiang Yi subconsciously straightened her clothes, walked out of the carriage, came to Zhu Ziyu, and asked, "Husband, what happened?"

At this moment, a loud clamor was heard: "Get out of the way, get out of the way!"

Soon, two big men pushed aside the crowd blocking the way and came over, dragging the woman away, cursing, "How dare you run? This is outrageous!"

The woman grabbed Zhu Ziyu's sleeve tightly and begged, "Master, save me——"

Zhu Ziyu frowned, unmoved.

"You still dare to ask for help? I don't think you will cry until you see the coffin!" A big man raised his hand and slapped the woman.

The woman who was knocked to the ground struggled to reach out and hug Jiang Yi's legs, looking up and begging: "Madam, please save me, I am willing to work like a cow or a horse to repay you..."