Yining’s last incident was all thanks to Lu Jiaxue, so it’s only right that I thank him.
The steward agreed, and he went to the flower hall, where his son-in-law was still.
The hustle and bustle outside made the hall seem especially quiet. Lu Jiaxue leaned back in his chair, lost in thought, when someone came in and said, "My Lord, the box has been delivered."
"What audacious bastards..." Lu Jiaxue said coldly, "Tell them to lie in ambush and capture them if they show up."
"The Duke of Ying's mansion is having a wedding today. There's a mix of people involved, and the defenses are full of loopholes. It would be easy for them to get in." The man lowered his voice, "I'm afraid they'll disrupt the Duke's marriage..."
"They don't dare to cause trouble in the Duke of England's mansion." Lu Jiaxue said indifferently, "It's okay. I'll compensate him later."
The man then retreated.
The maid whispered something in Yining's ear, and she frowned slightly. The women in the room were laughing and chatting, so she quietly walked out the door and asked, "Isn't Commander Lu in Shanxi..."
"I don't know either. The Duke asked you to come over and pay your respects. He said he is your adoptive father after all."
Yi Ning looked at her bright red wedding dress and felt a mixture of emotions. She couldn't move around easily at this time, but fortunately she was in the central hall and not in the outer courtyard.
She asked Daimao to hold an umbrella to block the sun as she walked from the corridor to the main hall. Beyond the corridor, there was an open space paved with blue bricks and stones. Several servants were watching over the dowry that would soon be carried out. Yining glanced at the dowry and suddenly felt something was amiss. She pointed to several black boxes and asked, "Where did these come from?" They had no red silk covering them, and the design was different from the others, with no carvings and a very dull appearance.
The leading steward said, "To answer your question, this is a gift box sent by the governor."
"Do you have a list?"
The steward hesitated: "Since the master said so, there is no need to worry about it."
Yi Ning took a few steps, then suddenly stopped and said, "That's not right."
Daimao was a little confused, but she didn't think anything was wrong: "Miss, what's wrong... Do you want me to go and see what's in those boxes?"
"Don't move yet," Yi Ning said. "Lu Jiaxue just came back from Shanxi. He didn't know I was getting married before he left. He just returned to the capital, so how could he prepare several boxes of extra food in such a short time? He could have brought these things directly from the border... What kind of extra food could he prepare for me at the border? Could it be mutton?"
Daimao felt that what she said made sense, and couldn't help but feel a little frightened: "Then what do you think is inside..."
"How would I know?" Yi Ning glanced at her. How could she have guessed what Lu Jiaxue had given her? If she could have guessed what Lu Jiaxue was thinking, she wouldn't be standing here right now. But he had just returned from the Commander-in-Chief's residence. Yi Ning couldn't help but guess that he was either bringing back firearms like cannons, or... it really was mutton.
It was a pity that Qingqu was not brought out. Yining pointed a servant forward and said, "Go and test whether the two boxes are heavy."
The servant went to move it, but hadn't returned to report. Yi Ning was a little disappointed by his expression. He was struggling, but he was able to move it, which proved that the contents were not heavy and definitely not iron... So what on earth could it be?
The servant looked up and patted the dust off his hands. Suddenly, he screamed in fear, then fell to the ground and crawled back in a panic.
More than a dozen figures suddenly jumped out, each pulling out a sword from their waist. They were clearly dressed as guards, but they grabbed the servants, put the swords to their necks, and said, "Shut up! Don't shout!"
Daimao was trembling with fear. The corridor was only ten feet away from the alley, and the thieves looked up and saw them. Yining was calmer than her, but she couldn't help but feel a little scared. She pushed Daimao aside and finally saw something leaking out from the crack of the box.
Dark red and sticky...it's blood.
Of course, Yi Ning didn't think Lu Jiaxue would actually send her two boxes of mutton. If he really wanted to, it would have rotted long ago when it was shipped back to the capital from Shanxi.
There's probably a corpse in there!
Daimao was terrified. He grabbed Yining's sleeve tightly and shouted, "Hurry, there's a thief in the house! Help!"
Yi Ning didn't even have time to cover her mouth. The men, clearly afraid of causing a disturbance, immediately rushed over with knives drawn, ready to finish them off. No matter how calm Yi Ning tried to remain calm, she was still a girl, and her hands and feet suddenly went limp. Two of them were already approaching with knives in hand, their faces fierce, the look of a desperate thug. They had no intention of negotiating terms or sparing them alive.
Yi Ning took a step back, about to run. Suddenly, her vision blurred, and several figures flashed past to meet the men. She was grabbed by the waist and led aside. The person holding her coldly said, "Catch them." The men who emerged later were clearly more well-trained, their hooked machetes proving extremely agile. They immediately engaged in a fight with the men.
Yi Ning had already realized that the person holding her was Lu Jiaxue, and the smell on him was very familiar.
She immediately pushed him away and looked at him coldly.
Lu Jiaxue's mouth twitched slightly: "Is this your attitude towards your savior? If I hadn't taken you with me just now, you would have been killed."
"Foster father." Yi Ning bowed to him and smiled, "If it weren't for the things you brought, why would I be in danger of losing my life? I don't know how to express my gratitude."
He must have been watching from the dark.
What on earth is he doing!
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