If they delay for a while, it will be completely dark. It will not be worthwhile to go back to the villa. If someone comes to chase them, they will be outnumbered and it will be difficult to resist.
Most of his people are in the city.
He was careless today and didn't expect someone to take action outside the city.
The time interval since the last assassination was quite long, which made him think that they would not act easily.
Shen Nian wiped the sword clean with a soft cloth, his eyes gradually becoming cold.
Mu Lin and Mu Feng searched these people but found nothing to prove their identity. They did not deal with the bodies and turned back to the city.
During the fight just now, Muchen's arm was cut by a sword. Chen Nian took out the wound medicine and gauze from the carriage and asked Mulin to bandage Muchen.
Xia Tian handed the water bag over to Muchen and let him drink a few sips of water. This water bag was always prepared in the carriage. She added spiritual spring water to the water in it, just in case she encountered such a situation.
Mu Feng drove the carriage very fast, fearing that there would be a second wave of people. Fortunately, he did not encounter any assassins along the way.
After returning to the Marquis' Mansion safely, Chen Nian asked Xia Tian to go back to Jinglan Garden to rest first, and he went to find Wu'an Marquis.
Marquis Wu'an was quite pleased to see Shen Nian come to him so late at night. His son was finally willing to take the initiative to talk to him.
"Boss, why are you here?" Wu Anhou asked in a slightly warm tone.
"Father." Chen Nian saluted Wu'an Hou before looking up at him, "I encountered an assassin on my way back to the city just now."
"Assassin?" Wu Anhou stood up from his chair in shock. "Is he injured?"
Shen Nian looked at his father's obviously panicked expression, and his expression warmed slightly, "The child is fine."
Hearing that Shen Nian was not injured, Wu Anhou felt relieved and sat back down, asking in a deep voice, "Where did you encounter the assassins? How many people were there?"
“On the way back to the capital from the villa, sixteen people.” Shen Nian responded in a deep voice.
Marquis Wu'an pondered for a moment, "Do you know who did this? Are there any survivors?"
Shen Nian shook his head, "After checking, no identification was found. There were no survivors, so they must have been killed."
Shen Nian was not sure whether it was Liu at this moment, because if Liu hired people from outside, those people would withdraw at most when they saw that the assassination failed, and would not fight to the death.
After being caught, these people committed suicide without hesitation. No one could do this except the death warriors.
Liu didn't have any assassins of her own, unless she borrowed some from her mother's family, the Lingxiu Marquis's Mansion.
Thinking of this, Shen Nian's eyes turned cold!
It would be best if the Lingxiu Marquis’ Mansion did not get involved!
Wu Anhou seemed to have thought of this problem as well, his face darkened, "Someone come!"
"My Lord." The chief guard Lin Qing came in, clasped his fists and waited for instructions.
"Take the men with you and go out of the city to the scene where the deceased prince was assassinated to see who did this!"
"Yes, I'll take my leave!"
“Send someone to lead the way.” Marquis Wu’an instructed Shen Nian, “Leave this matter to me.”
"Yes, father." Shen Nian nodded in agreement. He came to see Wu Anhou today for this matter. His father was more suitable to investigate this matter than him.
First, my father can mobilize more people, making the investigation more convenient; second, if it was really done by Liu and Shen Ke, my father would not be too biased towards them when he retaliates in the future.
"Go back and rest first." Wu Anhou's tone slowed down, but he still gave a warning, "Bring a few more people with you when you go out next time."
"Yes, father, I'll take my leave." Shen Nian said and walked out.
Wu Anhou drummed his fingers on the table, sat for a while, and then shouted again, "Someone come!"
Another guard came in, and Marquis Wu'an handed him a sign, "Go and secretly investigate the whereabouts of the Madam and the Fourth Young Master over the past few days, including the people around them."
"Yes." The guard took the sign and went out.
Marquis Wu'an still suspected Liu and Shen Ke.
Ever since Shen Ke hired someone to assassinate Shen Nian last time, although he didn't get any evidence, he still believed that the guard was definitely not lying.
I just don’t know if what happened today was the work of these two people.
Chen Nian returned to Lingyun Pavilion first and sent Mu Lin to lead the way for the people sent by Wu'an Hou.
He also told Mu Feng and Muchen some things, and after washing up here, he returned to Jinglan Garden.
"Is everything okay?" Xia Tian came up and asked.
"It's okay. Father has sent someone to check." Shen Nian pinched his brows. He had just recently taken on the position of Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War. He had a lot of things to deal with every day and was somewhat exhausted.
Xia Tian patted him lovingly, poured him another glass of water, and added some spiritual spring water, "Brother Shen, drink this water and go to bed early."
Shen Nian nodded, picked up the teacup and drank it all.
The emperor only gave him three days of vacation, and he has to get up early to attend court tomorrow, so he needs to rest early.
There was no conversation that night, and when she woke up in the morning, Shen Nian was gone.
Looking at the new marks on her body, she felt helpless and sweet. She was so tired last night, but he still held her tightly.
I fell asleep only after tossing and turning enough.
If she hadn't drunk the spiritual spring water, she would have died of exhaustion.
After breakfast, Xiatian said hello to the second wife and went out with Ningxiang.
Ningxue was pretty scared yesterday, so let her have a good rest at home today.
She wanted to go to the pharmacy today to buy some herbs and make some pills for emergencies.
I want to see if using spiritual spring water to make pills can cure diseases and save lives.
This way, if she needs to take action in the future, she can hide it from others.
Xia Tian took Ningxiang to several pharmacies and bought some ready-made medicines.
She also asked the doctor at the pharmacy to prescribe her several tonics, which she packed separately. She also secretly slipped some silver to the old doctor and asked him about the steps for making the pills. Fortunately, the old doctor was not afraid that she would steal his knowledge and explained it to her in detail.
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