Fortunately, when the assassins saw these officers and soldiers, they no longer cared about killing people and were anxious to escape.
But would the officers and soldiers let them go? The officers and soldiers rushed over, surrounded and killed them, trying to capture them alive, but the assassins were clearly determined to kill themselves when they saw they were about to be captured.
Most of the assassins died in an instant, and only a few escaped with serious injuries.
Among the officers and soldiers, the leader was a young man.
Seeing him, Shen Qingtang's eyes suddenly lit up: "Shen Qingwei!"
The exclamation startled the young man. He followed the sound and saw Shen Qingtang, who was now covered in mud. "Sister?! You...you...why are you here?"
Xue Zhiyi's gaze lingered between the two of them for a while. The young man's appearance was indeed somewhat similar to Shen Qingtang. He thought it was Shen Qingtang's younger brother, Shen Qingwei, who was stationed in Jiangzhou with his father.
Shen Qingwei dismounted and ran forward in two steps: "No... Sister, you are too reckless, aren't you? Did those thieves hurt you?"
"I'm fine." Shen Qingtang said, "I'm just worried about you and Dad. Don't worry, I wrote a letter to Mom before entering Jiangzhou Prefecture."
While the brother and sister were talking, another group of people arrived late.
Shen Qingwei knew the group of people. Seeing them coming, he just shouted loudly: "Brother Tang, everything is fine here!"
Hearing this name, Xue Zhiyi's heart suddenly stopped. He saw that the man on the horse was tall, with dignified eyebrows and eyes, and his every move was gentle and elegant.
Sure enough, it was an acquaintance.
Tang Jinglei rode up on horseback. He was older than Shen Qingwei and much more stable. After dismounting, he politely asked the others, "Are any of you injured?"
Jiang Xu had already rolled around in the mud, his official hat having flown away to who knows where. He managed to find it and put it back on his head. As he finished dressing, he bowed solemnly to Tang Jinglei and said, "Thank you for saving me. I'm fine, but many of the officials accompanying us are injured and in urgent need of medical attention."
Hearing this, Tang Jinglei asked him, "May I know who you are?"
Jiang Xu replied, "I am Jiang Xu, the Left Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple. I have been ordered by the Emperor to investigate the case of the robbery of disaster relief grain."
Tang Jinglei suddenly understood and bowed, "I am Tang Jinglei of the Tang family, the governor of the Jiangzhou Canal Transport, and I am honored to meet you, Lord Jiang."
On this side, Huo Wuyou put away his sword after hearing this: "Dali Temple Right Junior Minister Huo Wuyou, thank you for saving me."
Tang Jinglei returned the salute, but also noticed Xue Zhiyi beside Huo Wuyou. His expression suddenly turned cold. When he was about to say something, Huo Wuyou had already quietly stood in front of him.
"Mr. Tang, please take care of the wounded first."
Tang Jinglei's usually warm face now showed some disgust towards Huo Wuyou: "Follow me first."
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Shen Qingtang followed Shen Qingwei to the Shen Mansion, and the rest of the people were taken to the Tang family by Tang Jinglei. The injured were all taken away for treatment.
However, outside the gate of the Tang Mansion, Tang Jinglei still had a sullen face. He bowed to Huo Wuyou and Jiang Xu and said, "You have come all this way, and I should have done my best to entertain you, but she——"
His eyes fell on Xue Zhiyi: "I'm sorry, the Tang Mansion won't accept her. I'll have someone prepare a room for her in the inn later. However, she can't even set foot inside the Tang Mansion."
Upon hearing this, Huo Wuyou frowned and was about to argue with him, but his wrist tightened and he was held back by Xue Zhiyi.
Jiang Xu was puzzled and kept asking, "Master Tang, why is this happening?"
"You'll have to ask her why."
As soon as he finished speaking, Huo Wuyou was about to explode again, but was stopped by Xue Zhiyi again.
Xue Zhiyi knew that in Tang Jinglei's eyes, she was the sinner who harmed his father-in-law's family. He loved his wife so much that he could be said to be very restrained in facing her malice at this moment.
Xue Zhiyi maintained a smile: "Thank you for your kindness."
Her clothes were stained with mud and rain, her hair was damp, and she felt cold and uncomfortable. She just wanted to change into clean clothes.
At this moment, a woman dressed as a maid came out of the gate of Tang Mansion and bowed to Tang Jinglei.
Xue Zhiyi recognized that this person was Su Xin who was beside Xue Ruoyu.
"Su Xin? But what did Ruoyu say?" Tang Jinglei asked her.
Su Xin only glanced at Xue Zhiyi coldly, and then said respectfully to Tang Jinglei: "My lord, the young lady meant that since the guest has come from afar, it is better to invite him in first to avoid losing the courtesy of hospitality."
"But..." Tang Jinglei wanted to say something, but hesitated. He glared at Xue Zhiyi again, then snorted reluctantly and walked out the door.
Su Xin still had a cold expression on her face as she bowed to them and said, "Please come in."
Holding a grudge, Huo Wuyou originally wanted to take Xue Zhiyi away, but seeing her shoulders shivering involuntarily, he didn't want Xue Zhiyi to catch a cold because of his anger, so the two of them went into the Tang Mansion together.
Seeing this, Jiang Xu could only follow without knowing why.
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After entering the Tang Mansion, they learned that the Jiangzhou prefect was also here to discuss matters today. The severe flood and frequent accidents had already worried the Jiangzhou officials.
Huo Wuyou and Jiang Xu just changed their clothes and were hurriedly called away to discuss matters.
Xue Zhiyi felt cold and the raindrops on his body made him feel uncomfortable. After being taken to the courtyard arranged for them by the Tang Mansion by Su Xin, he thought that he would just have a place to change into clean clothes, but he found that a pot of steaming water had already been prepared in the room and a cup of soup was placed on the table.
Xue Zhiyi sniffed it and it was ginger soup.
She felt uncomfortable in her heart. Xue Ruoyu hated her and she should hate her, but she also understood her. She knew that she was afraid of the cold and should take a hot bath and drink ginger soup after being caught in the rain, otherwise she would be sick for several days.
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