At this moment, Ji Xinhe looked at Mu Houchu and suddenly felt a sense of trance. She saw the man’s power and his means.
She inexplicably felt as if she could never escape from his palm in this lifetime...
Ji Xinhe glared at him, gritting her teeth and said, "But what I hate most in my life is being bound by others."
Then she turned and left.
Watching the resolute figure leaving, Mu Houchu sighed lightly. What a worrisome little woman.
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After learning about the marriage between Duan Lan and Li Junyao, Ji Xinhe had been restless for several days. She wanted to find him, but she remembered that she had no connection with the Duan Family. Especially now that she was labeled as "Mu Houchu’s" woman, how could she go to the Duan Family?
Before, she had never thought about looking for him but always seemed to see him, making her neglect this point. Now that she thought about it, she realized that she was really stupid. Wasn’t it Duan Lan who came to find her every time? He came every now and then, if not for interest, then what?
However, Ji Xinhe didn’t have time to think about this right now.
She remembered the tea house that Duan Lan had mentioned before that he liked to go to. Duan Lan had taken her there once, so she went there when she had time, hoping to run into him.
But as soon as she stepped out the door today, she felt that something was wrong, as if someone was following her.
Ji Xinhe’s lips curled up slightly. Couldn’t hold back so soon?
Last time during the assassination, she was caught off guard because she had no defenses. Moreover, the Lantern Festival was indeed noisy and complicated. Choosing that day to take action and catching her off guard, she had almost fallen into the trap.
But the same trick won’t work a second time on her.
That’s all the Wang Family has.
When Li Saner saw Ji Xinhe’s steps hesitate for a moment, he hurriedly asked, "What’s wrong, Miss?"
Ji Xinhe calmly replied, "It’s okay, let’s go to Huixi Pavilion."
"Alright," Li Saner quickly prepared the footstool for Ji Xinhe to get on the horse carriage.
The carriage moved steadily along the way, as there were noisy crowds all around. In this crowd, it was not easy to take action for the time being. Ji Xinhe knew that they were waiting for an opportunity.
When they arrived at Huixi Pavilion, Ji Xinhe went upstairs alone and found a seat by the window. Just after she sat down, people began to sit down at the tables nearby one after another.
Ji Xinhe pretended to drink tea without noticing, but she was actually ready to take action. This assassination attempt had to be made bigger.
After all, in the capital, if there were assassins under the Emperor’s feet, wouldn’t that be unbearable? What if they were people who wanted to rebel?
By that time, if someone exaggerated the situation to the Jinyuan Governor, they wouldn’t have to bother her. Someone would personally help her turn the Wang Family upside down!
Ji Xinhe’s lips curled slightly, and soon after, she heard the sound of a tea cup falling to the ground.
As expected, the people at those tables immediately drew swords and rushed towards her.
Ji Xinhe, seemingly prepared, swept the scalding tea from her cup directly towards their eyes.
Those who were first to be affected hadn’t expected it, and their faces turned red from the scalding tea. They covered their eyes and let out a horrible scream.
In that gap, Ji Xinhe directly flipped out of the window and landed on the horse carriage roof that was slowly passing by downstairs.
Her tea-drinking spot was on the second floor, not very high, and having a horse carriage to land on made it much more convenient.
It seemed that the people in the carriage were frightened and let out a scream.
Ji Xinhe was taken aback for a moment. Why did it sound so familiar?
But right now she didn’t have time to think too much. The assassins this time were more formidable than before, and she couldn’t afford to get distracted. She immediately drew the dagger concealed in her sleeve for self-defense, and fiercely fought off the assassins coming one after another from upstairs.
The commotion here had already grown very big, and the street was in chaos.
In the carriage, shrieks from Li Junyao kept getting louder.
At this moment, Ji Xinhe finally recognized it. It was Li Junyao’s voice!
Ji Xinhe’s eyes lit up, and she suddenly had an idea, so she deliberately circled around Li Junyao’s carriage, making the assassins’ knives continue to slash into it.
Li Junyao, who had been scared half to death in the carriage, turned pale as she watched the bright white knives coming in one after another, and could only wail and scream.
It was at this moment that an old woman who had been hiding under the carriage from the assassins suddenly stood up and shouted, "You have no manners! Stop now! Do you know who is inside the carriage?"
These words were directed at the assassins.
Ji Xinhe raised an eyebrow as if she had caught on to something.
What’s more, the assassins really stopped upon hearing these words.
When Li Junyao, trembling, crawled out of the carriage, the assassins looked at each other and quickly ran away.
Ji Xinhe’s eyes became even more mysterious. The old woman next to Li Junyao could give orders to the assassins, and Li Junyao also seemed to make them very wary. Wang Family, Li Junyao?
That means she has to make a move on Li Junyao in the end!
When Ji Xinhe thought of this, her heart suddenly felt clear, and her smile became lighter: "I really appreciate Miss Li’s help, otherwise, I would have become a ghost under the blades of those thieves."
Li Junyao’s eyes were on fire with anger. It was this woman again!
If it hadn’t been for her deliberately circling around her carriage just now, how could the assassins have kept slashing into her carriage?!
"Ji Xinhe! You..." Li Junyao wanted to curse loudly, but she still hadn’t recovered from the scare, and her legs were still soft. After panting for a while, she couldn’t raise her energy and was just so frustrated.
Ji Xinhe just smiled and didn’t bother talking to her. She turned and got into the carriage that Li Saner had been waiting in on the side and left without a trace.
As soon as she got home, the smile on Ji Xinhe’s face disappeared, and she coldly said, "Who is that old woman who was with Li Junyao just now? Find out who she is, have Lai Fu to do it, and have him look for an opportunity to recognize the person and see if she has been to the Wang Family."
"Yes," Li Saner accepted the task.
By the time it was getting dark, Fuquan came back: "I’ve found out what Miss asked. The old woman’s surname is Cai, and she seems to be Li Junyao’s wet nurse. She has been with her since she was a child. Miss, I recognized her. She went to the Wang Family two days ago. I didn’t recognize her at the time and thought she was just a common servant there, so I didn’t pay any attention."
Ji Xinhe’s eyes flashed and she let out a cold laugh, "Heh, in that case, this matter will be much easier to handle." 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶
"Miss, what do you mean?"
Ji Xinhe smiled mysteriously and cunningly, "I was originally worried about not knowing where to start, but now it seems that a great opportunity has come to me."
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