Chapter Sixty-One: What? Are you worried about me?
"Did you just do something to betray me?" Xie Yanzhi placed Shen Qingnian on his lap, his fingers stroking her chin.
He had just pulled her into his arms when he saw her look surprised, or more accurately, terrified.
His expression suggested that he was afraid of discovering something.
Shen Qingnian was surprised that Xie Yanzhi had also come.
To her surprise, the first thing he asked her was if she had done something to offend him.
Did Xie Yanzhi find out something? Shen Qingnian felt uneasy.
She lowered her head, not wanting Xie Yanzhi to see her expression, and clenched her sleeves tightly with her hands inside.
Shen Qingnian tried to calm herself down before realizing that Yuan Qing had just come in and she hadn't seen her meet Gu Lingyu.
Xie Yanzhi was in the carriage the whole time, so it was impossible for him to see the two of them together.
With this in mind, she felt more confident.
So she pretended to be aggrieved and said, "I did something that I feel bad for my cousin today."
As he spoke, he handed over the brocade box beside him.
"Oh?" Xie Yanzhi took the brocade box, opened it, and saw that inside were two pure gold dragon and phoenix bracelets, which were obviously worth a lot of money.
"My cousin spent more than five thousand taels of silver today."
“This bracelet is valuable. If you think it cost too much money, I will return it now.”
As he spoke, he pretended to get up and get out of the car.
Anyway, he always looked down on her, and maybe he thought she wasn't good enough for someone like her.
Xie Yanzhi smiled, put the brocade box aside, pulled the person over, and embraced them.
"Where are you going? Let me hug you." Xie Yanzhi's voice was unusually warm.
The dragon and phoenix on the bracelet are intertwined, showing their deep affection; it is clearly something a woman would wear on her wedding day.
Xie Yanzhi was naturally happy that Shen Qingnian was starting to take their marriage seriously.
He finally had the feeling that Shen Qingnian was his wife.
It turns out that receiving a response from the other person is such a heartwarming thing.
A warm and comfortable feeling filled his heart, and even his fingertips became warm.
Moreover, five thousand taels of silver was nothing to him.
After all, he owned tens of thousands of acres of fertile land and more than two thousand shops of various kinds.
They're truly wealthy and powerful in this capital city!
If Shen Qingnian likes these things, let her buy them. She's his first woman; he can afford to support her!
Shen Qingnian felt a little uncomfortable being held by Xie Yanzhi; he was holding her exceptionally tightly today.
She pressed herself against his chest, listening to his strong heartbeat, and heard him say, "Buy it if you like it, don't worry about the money."
"You are my woman, I can afford to support you."
Before Shen Qingnian could respond, Xie Yanzhi suddenly pressed her down onto his lap.
"You...!" Shen Qingnian was somewhat embarrassed, her face was currently facing Xie Yanzhi's crotch.
"Don't move!" Xie Yanzhi's voice came, his hand still pressing her head down firmly.
Shen Qingnian was somewhat indignant. It was only five thousand taels of silver, was this the price she had to pay?
She struggled to lift her head, wanting to fiercely curse Xie Yanzhi, that hypocrite.
When she saw what was happening in front of her, she dared not move and let Xie Yanzhi hold her down.
The reason was that Xie Yanzhi was holding a gleaming arrow in his hand.
If he hadn't pinned her down, that arrow would have pierced her already.
"Master, there's an ambush!" Yuan Qing's voice came from outside.
Xie Yanzhi lifted the curtain and looked around.
Their carriage was in a secluded alley.
It turned out that there was trouble on the main road they usually took back to the Prince's Mansion. So Yuan Qing took a different route and went around to this alley.
Now, their carriage is surrounded by a group of men in black.
Xie Yanzhi lowered the curtain and said to Shen Qingnian, "Hide here and don't come out!"
After saying that, he rushed out like a gust of wind, and the sound of clashing weapons came from outside.
Shen Qingnian was squatting inside when she suddenly remembered that Ling'er was still outside. She lifted the curtain and saw Ling'er covering her mouth, her legs trembling involuntarily.
In the blink of an eye, Xie Yan had beheaded two men in black.
"Ling'er, come in." Shen Qingnian said in a low voice, pulling Ling'er's arm and leading her inside.
"Miss!" Ling'er's voice trembled, and tears involuntarily fell down her cheeks.
She saw several men in black outside, and the arrow had just grazed her neck, nearly killing her.
At that moment, Xie Yanzhi was locked in combat with the leader of the men in black.
The two were evenly matched in martial arts, and it was difficult to determine a winner for the time being.
Meanwhile, Yuan Qing was struggling to deal with the two men in black and couldn't attend to the carriage.
Shen Qingnian had only peeked out a little when the leader of the men in black spotted her.
Although I couldn't see the woman's face clearly, she had fair skin and slender fingers, so I could tell she was a member of the Jingnan Marquis's household.
"There are women in the carriage!" the leader of the men in black shouted. The other man in black understood and stopped fighting Yuan Qing. He took his sword and headed straight for the carriage.
Upon hearing the voice of the man in black, Shen Qingnian knew something was wrong.
They want to capture her to threaten Xie Yanzhi!
While holding Ling'er, she observed the surroundings of the carriage, wondering which direction the man planned to attack from.
She stared intently, her back already soaked with sweat.
Suddenly, the roof of the carriage was cleaved in half, and a sword shadow was about to fall when Shen Qingnian pushed Ling'er out.
Seeing the gleaming sword about to strike her head, she had no time to escape and could only resign herself to closing her eyes.
So be it, she'll never come to the capital again in her next life.
Just then, a warm drop fell onto her face.
The expected pain did not come. Shen Qingnian opened her eyes and saw a tall figure blocking her way.
Xie Yanzhi's sword struck the man in black squarely in the neck, blood dripping incessantly, until the man in black was already lifeless.
"Are you alright?" Xie Yanzhi turned around and wiped the blood off Shen Qingnian's face with his hand.
Shen Qingnian then noticed that Xie Yanzhi had a sword wound on his left shoulder.
Just now, Xie Yanzhi saw the man in black rushing towards the carriage. He was momentarily distracted, and the leader of the men in black took the opportunity to stab him in the shoulder with a sword.
"Are you... alright?" Shen Qingnian felt a mix of emotions when she saw that he had been injured while saving her.
"It's alright!" he said, and went out to fight the remaining men in black.
Together with Yuan Qing, he took down the last man in black.
Xie Yanzhi pointed his sword at the kneeling man in black before him: "Speak, who sent you?"
The man in black didn't speak, but just stared at him. The next second, he coughed up blood and collapsed dead.
“Master, there’s no breath.” Yuan Qing reached out and checked the other’s breath.
Xie Yanzhi narrowed his eyes, thinking about their changed route back to the manor today, and said coldly, "It seems that some people can't hold back any longer."
"Let's go to Chunchang Garden." Xie Yan boarded the carriage.
Ling'er's hands and feet were still a little weak at this moment.
She had never seen such a scene before; several corpses lay scattered on the ground.
Hearing the eldest son mention going to Chunchang Garden, he asked Yuan Qing, who was looking somewhat disheveled, "What kind of place is Chunchang Garden?"
“It’s one of Master’s houses outside,” Yuan Qing explained.
In their current state, they naturally cannot return to the Marquis of Jingnan's residence, lest they frighten the people there.
Inside the carriage, Shen Qingnian took out her embroidered handkerchief to press on Xie Yanzhi's wound to stop the bleeding. Seeing that the blood was still flowing out, she frowned.
Xie Yanzhi reached out and gently stroked her brow: "What? Are you worried about me?"
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