As Ye Zhisang spoke, she looked at General Xie with great humility and respect, "General, why don't you personally escort Ning Yi back? That way, he will respect and love you even more."
General Xie knew, of course, that the woman in front of him was the matchmaker arranged by Xie Yushu's family. However, he was somewhat surprised that she could persuade Ning Yi. After thinking about her words, he realized that they made sense. He then looked at Xie Yushu.
"Steward Xie, Qing Shui Pavilion, handle this as soon as possible."
Xie Yushu did not answer immediately; his hand, hidden in his sleeve, trembled as if he wanted to say something, but was stopped by Ye Zhisang's words.
"General, don't worry, I will keep an eye on him and make sure he gets things done."
General Xie was extremely satisfied with it. He waved his hand and was about to leave when he heard a sound coming from the main house, whose doors were tightly closed.
General Xie stopped abruptly, his sharp eyes instantly turning towards the main house. "Who's inside?"
The maids in the courtyard looked at each other in bewilderment. One of them stepped forward and looked at General Xie, "General, this servant will go in and take a look."
"No need." General Xie suddenly drew the sword from the guard behind him and rushed into the house with a cold aura.
"Squeak—"
The door suddenly opened from the inside, and a pale-faced woman stood there. Seeing General Xie approaching, she quickly bowed and said, "Greetings, General. This servant is Chequ."
Tridacna shell?
General Xie examined the giant clam shell from top to bottom.
Ye Zhisang, standing to the side, secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that she had known there were people inside all along.
Xie Yushu glanced at her, and his expression changed.
"Weren't you dead because you tried to assassinate the Crown Prince?" General Xie said coldly.
"Yes, but I was lucky. I was rescued in that mass grave and survived," Tridacna said, looking at General Xie. "I didn't want to come back. I just wanted to take one of your belongings as a keepsake and leave."
"Oh!"
General Xie sneered, then suddenly stepped back and called out to those behind him, "Seize her and send her to the Crown Prince's residence."
"yes."
"Wait a minute."
Xie Yushu immediately stepped forward and tried to dissuade her, "General, let her go. She's just a maid. What trouble could she possibly cause? Anyway, everyone thinks she's dead. It's better to avoid trouble."
"Steward Xie, this is the General's Mansion, not your Xie family of Ye City. Here..." General Xie's eyebrows sharpened, "Here, I, the General, have the final say. If you release her, and the Crown Prince finds out, the Emperor finds out, and the people find out, then the condemnation will implicate my entire General's Mansion, and you will not be spared either."
Xie Yushu's eyes flickered.
I never imagined that General Xie, this uncle, could be so heartless.
"If a maidservant could risk her life to return to the mansion after her master's death, despite her serious injuries, to retrieve her master's belongings as a keepsake, I think this kind of loyalty deserves our respect."
Xie Yushu looked at General Xie. He was trying to persuade him, but at this moment, his tone carried a hint of anger.
General Xie sneered, "Indecisive." He then looked behind him, "What are you all standing there for?"
"General, you are truly despicable and shameless. In order to please the Emperor and the Crown Prince, you would not even spare the life of a servant like me."
Instead of retreating, the giant clam shell calmly faced the challenge.
A gust of wind blew, and her face turned pale. After all, she had been given a second chance at life; the prince's sword had only missed her heart by two inches.
“However, General, there’s no need to make a big fuss. Miss has just died, and I don’t want to disturb the peace of Qing Shui Pavilion. I’ll go with you.”
Tridacna stepped forward, carefully closing the door behind her.
The exposed wrists were all pale.
General Xie, however, had no intention of letting the giant clam go. "I think a corpse would be better." As soon as he finished speaking, General Xie thrust his longsword straight at the giant clam's chest.
"flutter--"
Unexpectedly, General Xie failed to subdue the giant clam. Instead, a dagger flashed from behind the giant clam, deflecting the longsword in General Xie's hand and piercing straight into his chest.
If he hadn't dodged so swiftly, he would probably have lost his life on the spot.
"You...you..."
However, when General Xie saw the person in front of him clearly, he was dumbfounded.
"Yes, Xie Lingqin's ghost has returned."
Xie Lingqin snatched the dagger away and sneered, "General Xie, is this retribution satisfying?"
Xie Yushu was stunned. Was this Xie Lingqin? Was it really her? Was he dreaming...?
"flutter."
Immediately afterwards, Xie Lingqin also vomited a mouthful of blood due to the strain, and her previously bandaged finger was also soaked with blood.
"Miss……"
Tridacna immediately stepped forward to support him, "Why aren't you leaving? Are you alright?"
"It's nothing, just a symptom of the poison."
Xie Lingqin waved her hand, but in her other hand she still protected the small box.
Yes, she took advantage of Lü Wu's unpreparedness and came despite her serious injuries, because she was afraid that if General Xie destroyed Qing Shui Pavilion, her mother's remains would also be destroyed.
However, she never expected to encounter the giant clam that had also come back to retrieve the box. The voice she had just heard was from her. The giant clam thought that if she came out, General Xie would give up and he could protect her. But she never expected that General Xie would actually try to kill the giant clam.
"Quick, quick, surround them and kill her."
General Xie, after all, was once a commander who commanded the three armies. Regardless of whether Xie Lingqin was a ghost or a human, he could not let her go. He immediately gave a stern order, and dozens of people surrounded Xie Lingqin and Tridacna.
"elder sister……"
Ning Yi was shouting desperately, but he couldn't move. No matter how high Ning Yi's martial arts skills were, he was still a mentally challenged child, and his acupoints had already been sealed.
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