Chapter 73 Qin Zhenning
"Master, there's an assassin!"
The guards Ma Fei and Cheng Zhuo, who were driving the carriage outside, sounded the alarm while drawing their swords from the horizontal board under the shaft and fought with the thieves.
Jiang Wan quickly got out of the carriage with a long whip in hand, looked around cautiously, and only turned back to give orders after making sure there were not many masked men.
"You two, don't come down for now. Third brother, take the knife and protect your second sister!"
"I understand, big sister!"
Jiang Yaozu pulled out a machete from under the bench and rushed to the car door to shield his weak and useless second sister from danger. Jiang Han also squatted behind his brother and raised his own hidden arrow, ready to support his sister at any time.
The three siblings coordinated their moves expertly, and it was clear this wasn't their first experience. After all, their father was the Duke of Ling, the most favored of the Emperor in the Great Yu Dynasty. As a legitimate, top-tier noble, it seemed unthinkable that they hadn't encountered danger since childhood.
Jiang Wan swung the whip and went straight for the thief's neck.
He had already mastered a set of whip techniques to perfection, and with his innate strength, the combination of softness and force doubled the effect. From the initial clumsy hands to the current unblinking ability in a desperate fight, it had only been a mere six months.
This time the situation was resolved very quickly. The ten masked men were also very easy to talk to. When they saw they couldn't win, they turned and ran away. It didn't seem like they were there to assassinate me, but more like they were there to spar with me.
Jiang Wan adjusted his whip while listening to the guards' reports.
"Miss, the people coming this time are not assassins. They are just people with no real skills."
"Go back home first."
"yes!"
The carriage sped along without any obstacles on the road.
Jiang Wan arranged for the second and third children to go to their grandparents to calm down, and he went directly to report to his parents.
"Did you encounter thieves again? Are you hurt anywhere?"
Mrs. Xu anxiously pulled her daughter to look at her.
"I'm fine, don't worry, Mom. The second and third children are also fine. I asked them to go and pay their respects to grandpa and grandma first."
"I'm glad you're not hurt. Sit down and talk!"
While pulling her daughter, she turned to look at her husband.
"Husband, when will you arrange for the secret guards you found for the children? They've been getting into trouble every other day, and I'm so worried."
"It's almost done. The third brother is easy to deal with, and the eldest brother is also easy to deal with. The key is that the second brother needs to find a female martial artist. Isn't it difficult to find one in a short time?"
Jiang Huailiang also frowned.
"Big girl, why don't you take more people with you when you go out? Otherwise, your parents won't be worried."
Jiang Wan sighed.
"Dad, the distance from our house to the palace isn't far, and other families don't hold grand celebrations. It's just the three of us, siblings, bringing a bunch of people with us. Isn't that a bit too conspicuous? Will you be impeached by the censors, saying that our family is too ostentatious?"
"Then their children don't get into danger every few days, do they? No, since the palace gates are still open at this hour, I will go to the palace and talk to the emperor."
Lao Jiang stood up and was about to leave.
"Dad, wait a moment!"
Jiang Wan stepped forward to block him.
"The people who came today weren't professional assassins. Ma Fei and the others checked and said they were just ordinary people with no martial arts skills. Dad, have you offended anyone these days?"
"How would I know? Your father offends so many people every day. Who knows which grandson did it?"
"Then what will you say to the Emperor? Unless the three of us stay indoors, what good ideas can we come up with? Really, you might as well think about who is the one who dislikes our family and always wants to kill us."
"I really don't know!"
Jiang Huailiang scratched his head worriedly.
"There's actually an unwritten rule in the officialdom that no one would attack someone else's wife or children unless absolutely necessary.
The first one is too cheap, and the second one is the fear of backlash, where people will retaliate.
I've been thinking about it carefully these past few days, and I really don't have a grudge against anyone that would force them to kill my child. I didn't even kill Old Ji's grandson, did I? He wouldn't go out of his way to find someone to mess with you guys."
"Who could that be?"
The Jiang family father and daughter sat opposite each other, thinking. Xu listened with a thoughtful look on her face, her eyes flashing.
"Wanjie, think carefully, were the thieves these times mainly targeting you?"
Her voice was very soft, but it made Jiang Wan's eyes pause.
"Mom, do you have any clues?"
"Maybe."
"Wife, tell me, which grandson dared to attack my daughter? I won't let him off!"
"Don't worry, let me check it out first. Let's go to my parents' yard for dinner first. We can talk about everything later."
After the family finished their meal and settled everyone, young and old, Mrs. Xu returned to her room and took out a jade pendant with exquisite workmanship. A trace of heartache flashed in her eyes.
She decided to find Qin Zhenning tomorrow and ask him about the so-called truth of that year.
The next morning, Xu arrived at the Qin residence and handed in her name card. Soon, she was ushered into the living room.
"I wonder why Madam Jiang is visiting today?"
Even though Qin Zhenning was approaching forty, he still looked as handsome as a piece of jade. The wisps of white hair on his temples didn't make him look untidy, but instead gave him a handsomeness that was shaped by the passage of time.
Xu took a deep breath and looked at the man whom she had called brother-in-law for many years. The complex emotions in her eyes were particularly strong.
"Why don't you get married and have children?"
There was no expression on the other person's face, and his eyes were indifferent, as if he was looking at a stranger.
“What does this have to do with Madam Jiang?
Qin met the wrong person, which is why he was abandoned by a bad person.
Aren't you the one who knows the inside story of this matter best?"
When that cruel woman Xu Ruojin deceived him and forced him to escape with her sister, the person Qin Zhenning hated most in his life was Xu Ruoyu!
"You are so lucky to have an older sister who loves you dearly in this life!"
When Xu heard this, her heart ached.
She gritted her teeth and said in a deep voice, "I'm not here today to bring up old scores with you. I just want to ask you, are you really unaware of what happened back then?"
Qin Zhenning frowned slightly and stared at Xu.
"What is it?"
"Did you betray my sister back then?"
The other party sneered: "It's come to this day, your sister has married someone else, and you still want to accuse me of what happened back then?
Oh, it's totally nonsense!
If there is nothing else, Madam Jiang, please return. My little temple is too low to support a Duke's wife like you. Don't come to me in the future, or you will cause more resentment."
Mrs. Xu was silent for a moment, then said, "Perhaps it's a little late to talk about this now, but I still want to ask for my sister."
Her eyes are sharp.
"Were you truly helping me, or did you have other intentions?"
Qin Zhenning stood up and turned his back to Xu.
"No matter what you think, I don't want to talk about the past anymore."
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