Chapter 173 I’m Afraid He Won’t Take Action
"My lady, my lady is worried about you and asked a subordinate to take you back to the city."
"Cousin, can you stay for two more days before returning to the city?"
As Jiang Shiyun spoke, she placed two soft pillows on the back of Song Yu's chair and covered her legs with a quilt.
Her mother told her cousin not to catch a cold, so she couldn't let her cousin catch a cold.
Zhang Feng was surprised. The eldest lady had such a serious cold?
Song Yu was sitting on a soft chair with a veil on, so he couldn't see what his expression was.
"Cousin, do you think Fengquan Villa is safe?"
Jiang Shiyun was stunned: "It's safe now."
"It's always unsafe to live outside. Let's go back to the city after breakfast tomorrow."
As they were talking, Bai Lan led Jiang Guanchen and Mu Jing into the main hall.
"Brother, you've arrived just in time. Please persuade my cousin to recuperate for a few more days before returning to the city."
Jiang Guanchen said, "Cousin, you should stay a few more days. Your uncle and aunt will be distressed if you go back like this."
"If I don't go back, my parents will come to take me back. I'm not seriously ill, so I can recover faster if I go home... Lan'er, go to the yard and keep watch."
Bai Lan nodded and walked out.
Seeing this, Mu Jingxing asked, "Miss Song, what do you want to talk to us about?"
Song Yu got straight to the point, "Prince Mu, I need your help."
Mu Jingxing felt inexplicably happy. "Miss Song, if you have any difficulties, just tell me. What do you need me to do?"
Song Yu looked at Zhang Feng, "Uncle Zhang Feng, when you came to Fengquan Villa, did you notice anything unusual outside?"
"We didn't find anything unusual. It's just that Fengquan Villa is heavily guarded. We even had to conduct a thorough inspection when we entered the villa."
Song Yu said, "Prince Mu, the villa is under martial law now. I believe they are investigating suspicious individuals. Have they found any results yet?"
"Unfortunately, the suspicious person escaped through the underground river, but your cousin and I have found a clue."
"What clue?"
Mu Jingxing glanced at Jiang Guanchen and asked, "Do you want to tell your cousin that they have already got the details about her father?"
"Cousin, someone released a poisonous snake to kill the prince, and accidentally hurt you. Don't worry, we will catch him."
"Cousin, that poisonous snake was released specifically to kill me. It has nothing to do with Prince Mu."
"What?" Zhang Feng was horrified. "Miss, you didn't catch a cold, but were bitten by a poisonous snake? Are you okay? Who did it?"
"Don't get excited, I'm fine. The only person who can take my life is Wu Lingheng."
"This bastard official! I let him get away that night, but he still wouldn't behave himself. I really can't keep him here! This time when I get back I'll secretly put an end to him!"
"Don't be impulsive. He is an official appointed by the imperial court, and there is no direct evidence to prove that he arranged for the poisonous snake to be released."
Zhang Feng was indignant: "What should we do? He's an official, so there's nothing we can do to him?"
Song Yu was silent for a moment after hearing this. Zhang Feng then realized that Mu Jingxing and the Jiang brothers and sisters were still present, so he quickly shut up.
Jiang Shiyun's eyes widened in shock at this moment. Mrs. Wu's surname was indeed Song!
He glanced at Mu Jingxing and Jiang Guanchen, who both had a hint of shock on their faces, and asked knowingly:
"Cousin, Wu Lingheng has no grudge against you, so why would he want to kill you?"
Now that he needed help, there was no need to hide it. "Wu Lingheng is my uncle, he's my father's brother-in-law. What he said before about my father having no family wasn't a lie. He's not my grandmother's biological son, but an adopted son. We had come to Beijing happily to send my mother home, but halfway through, Wu Lingheng's men disguised themselves as bandits and tried to burn us to death in the inn!"
When Song Yu mentioned this matter, he still felt hatred in his heart and couldn't help coughing.
"cousin."
"Ah, cousin, don't be angry, don't be angry, your health is important." Jiang Shiyun quickly patted Song Yu's back to help her calm down.
Jiang Guanchen was furious. "So you knew the bandits in the dream were arranged by Wu Lingheng?"
"That's right! If I hadn't had a dream warning me in advance, my parents and I would have died in the inn!"
Mu Jingxing subconsciously clenched his fists. "What made Wu Lingheng do this? Didn't Old Madam Song stop him? Even though your father isn't her biological son, she raised him from childhood. Don't you think she has no feelings for him at all?"
bar?
It was indeed stopped.
But in the end, didn't he still not be able to persuade Wu Lingheng and had to follow his wishes?
"As for why our family of three died, I don't know..."
She actually guessed it now.
My older cousin was switched with another man and was abused and beaten by his mistress. My younger cousin will be switched with another man when he is born.
It's simply that the concubine wants her own son to inherit the Yongping Marquisate and become the crown prince in the future, and the concubine wants to replace her aunt as the marquis's wife.
She must have an extraordinary background and was stolen by Wu Lingheng and his wife, who then let their daughter replace her and live a life of luxury.
Perhaps her life would be even richer than she had imagined.
"There must be his men outside the villa watching from the dark. Tomorrow, if they see that I haven't been poisoned to death, they will attack again. I asked you to come here so that you can protect me tomorrow, but don't protect me too tightly. When they attack, they must capture him alive to force Wu Lingheng out."
Mu Jingxing said, "This is too risky. You are still weak. Guan Chen and I have many ways to deal with Wu Lingheng."
"That's right." Jiang Guanchen said, "He has been a councilor in the Ministry of Public Administration for many years. He will definitely not be able to withstand the investigation. His property will be confiscated and he will be exiled."
How could it be enough to just confiscate her property and exile her? He wanted her dead all the time!
"I want him to take action! Prince Mu, is it a capital crime to murder a sixth-rank noble lady personally appointed by the Emperor?"
Mu Jingxing understood, "Of course, Xiao Fei."
Xiao Fei heard the voice and walked into the main hall, "I'm here!"
"Ride back to the capital immediately, take my jade pendant to the palace to see the emperor, and give Miss Song and Miss Jiang the imperial edict to confer the title of Sixth Rank Noblewoman. Send it to the Jiang Mansion tonight."
"Okay, Prince." Xiao Fei took the jade pendant and strode out of Huiya Pavilion.
"Cousin, why don't you think about it again? We don't know how the other party will attack. What if something unexpected happens?"
"There's no such thing as a one-time accident. I'm just afraid he won't take action."
Seeing his firm tone, Jiang Guanchen said, "Okay, then I'll do as you say. You take a rest first. The prince and I will go and make some arrangements."
"Uncle Zhang Feng, don't tell anyone about this yet. Tell my parents when we get back to the city."
"OK."
After Zhang Feng left, he quickly gave some instructions to the people who accompanied him.
"That Madam Wu is not a good person. We didn't meet Madam Wu three years ago, so it's fine that we didn't know the peony fruit cake was made by my aunt. But the last time Grandfather met Madam Wu at Mingyue Tower, she actually didn't tell the truth. She didn't want us to meet your family of three sooner, so she conspired with Wu Lingheng to kill you three."
So Song Mingzhu returned to the village because of this?
If her mother had not recovered her memory, she would have been taken away by Song Mingzhu to another county for resettlement. With Wu Lingheng's cruel and ruthless character, she would definitely not have had a good ending.
Then Song Mingzhu came back to pick up her parents and brought them to Beijing to meet the Jiang family and gain their influence.
What a good plan.
But my mother recovered her memory and wanted to take my father with her to Beijing.
Song Mingzhu was very smart. She knew to arrange for bandits to kidnap her. Since her parents couldn't find her, they had to return to Beijing.
Wu Lingheng, however, turned the fake play into reality and wanted to kill the lives of the family of three.
Tsk, he even looks down on the Jiang family!
The person behind this must be very powerful, could he be a member of the royal family?
"Cousin, why aren't you talking? What are you thinking about?"
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