Chapter 427 Frightened
On the twenty-second day of the twelfth lunar month, Song Cheng returned to his mansion and heard the eunuch's report. He learned that Xie's mother and daughter had returned to Qingshi Hutong and ordered: "Let's take action! Bring her children back to me."
The eunuch respectfully responded "Yes" but did not leave immediately. He hesitated to speak and looked at Song Cheng.
"What else?"
"The Xie family has been very lively these past two days. After some inquiries, our people found out that the sixth sister of the Xie family got married on the 24th, and her husband is the second son of the British prince."
Song Cheng sat down after hearing this, and the Jiang family actually went to the British government, which was really good luck. He's just a useless second son, not worthy of his attention.
Song Chengduo warned him out of caution.
"Tell them to be careful and don't show their flaws."
In the dead of night, six masked men dressed in black quietly came to Wenhua Street. However, before they even got close to Qingshi Hutong, they were assassinated and three of them lost their fighting power instantly.
The other three were frightened and when they retreated with their companions, they were surrounded and killed.
In the south wing of Qingshi Alley, Yu Gen suddenly opened his eyes, his ears twitched, lifted the quilt, picked up the iron bar beside the bed, opened the door and walked out.
Yu Gen came outside and saw only a few back figures and pools of blood. He scratched his head and returned home with the stick in hand.
The next day, when it was gray and bright, Yu Gen came outside. He looked at the clean streets, frowned and returned home.
In the backyard living room, Jiang Mingyue was feeding grapes to eat, when she suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure from the corner of her eye.
"Yu Gen!"
Yu Gen grinned at his wife, walked into the living room, took out two candies from his arms, and put them into the hands of Putao and Tuanzi.
"Thank you, they like it very much!"
Jiang Mingyue paused and asked, "Why are you here?"
Yu Gen nodded and told Jiang Mingyue what he discovered yesterday and this morning.
Jiang Mingyue's hand trembled slightly, and her heart instantly stirred up huge waves. Did those people come for them yesterday?
And the person who secretly protects them is a secret guard? Jiang Mingyue thought a lot for a moment. She handed the bowl to Tian, stood up and looked at Yu Gen, trying to slow down her voice: "I understand, don't worry, everything will be fine."
After Yu Gen left, Jiang Mingyue immediately came to the front yard, where Jiang Sanniang was talking to her third aunt.
Jiang Mingyue found an excuse, called Sixth Sister to her and asked in a low voice: "Sixth Sister, may you have met your brother-in-law?"
Jiang Sanniang looked at her seriously and said, "Yes, but what happened?"
Jiang Mingyue nodded and told Jiang Sanniang what happened last night.
"Do you suspect those people are coming for us?" Jiang Sanniang immediately reacted and asked.
"Ok!"
"Don't be afraid, I'll ask."
"Thank you, Sixth Sister."
The two sisters separated, and Jiang Sanniang went out immediately.
She came back very quickly. As soon as Jiang Mingyue had finished feeding dumplings and grapes, she came back, followed by two maids.
"Sixth Sister, who are they?"
"The maid your sixth brother-in-law gave us."
Jiang Sanniang pulled Jiang Mingyue into the inner room and whispered: "I just walked out of the alley and before I asked the secret guard to deliver the message, I met your sixth brother-in-law. He told me that those people yesterday were indeed coming for us. The ones who stopped them were indeed secret guards."
Jiang Mingyue was frightened when she heard this. She exhaled slowly and asked after her emotions calmed down a little, "Did Zhang Zhongyue send him? Or was it the eldest prince?"
"The eldest prince!"
"What's the purpose?"
Who knew her sister would be scared, but Jiang Sanniang still told the truth so that Mingyue would be wary in the future. "Their purpose was to kidnap the dumplings and grapes and threaten my brother-in-law."
Jiang Mingyue's face paled slightly, and her breathing suddenly became rapid. If the eldest prince succeeded, she would go crazy.
Jiang Sanniang was frightened when she saw Mingyue, so she helped her sit down and said warmly: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, your sixth brother-in-law arranged for people to come over a long time ago to protect your safety. The eldest prince's people will not succeed.
Last night, your sixth brother-in-law specially sent one person back and asked him to give a few words to the eldest prince. In the future, the eldest prince will not take action against you easily.
The two maids just now were both secret guards and very good at martial arts. They were specially sent by your sixth brother-in-law to protect Tuanzi and Putao. Don't worry, no one can take them away from you. "
Jiang Mingyue let out a long breath, and after slowly calming down, her voice was a little hoarse and she said, "Sixth sister, thank you sixth brother-in-law for me later?"
"Why should I thank you? Besides, it is the Emperor's order to protect you."
Jiang Mingyue looked at Jiang Sanniang in surprise.
"Your sixth brother-in-law told me that some time ago, brother-in-law Xie wrote in the memorial to His Majesty that he was worried about your safety and hoped that His Majesty would take proper care of you, so the Holy One sent secret guards."
Jiang Mingyue thought of Xie Yuan, and her eyes suddenly turned red. She missed him so much.
"Brother-in-law Xie really cares about his family."
"Sixth brother-in-law never gave in too much."
Because tomorrow is the sixth sister's big day, Jiang Mingyue, who still has a lot to do today, cheered up as quickly as possible.
Of course, before dealing with the matter, she met the two maids first and asked them about their situation.
The round-faced maid is named Zhao Shui, and the thinner one is named Yun Shu. Both of them are very steady. After handing the grapes and dumplings to them, Jiang Mingyue went into the front yard to discuss with her third uncle and third aunt the details of getting married tomorrow. .
After lunch, Jiang Mingyue summoned Yu Gen to him.
"The young master has a day off in the afternoon, and I don't have much time to spare. Can you pick him up for me?"
Yu Gen nodded solemnly.
"Put a small stove in the carriage to save yourself from the cold."
"I see."
At the end of the day, Yu Gen drove the carriage to Hengshan Academy happily.
At this time, with the end of the last exam, the academy will have a holiday.
Although the holidays at Hengshan Academy are short on weekdays, the holidays at the end of the year are quite long, and school does not start until after the Lantern Festival.
During the exams these days, Jiang Minghong had been packing his things one after another, so after returning to the dormitory, he quickly packed up all the things he wanted to take home.
Jiang Minghong looked at Shen Yu who was helping him put things in his backpack: "Aren't you going to pack your things?"
"I'm not in a hurry to go home. I'll clean it up later."
After the two of them put everything into their backpacks, Jiang Minghong carried it on his back and told Shen Yu, "Come here early tomorrow."
"I see."
Outside the mountain gate, Yu Gen glanced at the people coming out from time to time. When he saw Jiang Minghong, his eyes suddenly lit up and he ran towards him.
"Master!"
Jiang Minghong saw Yu Gen speeding up.
After the two of them met, Yu Gen took off the backpack from his back and carried it on his body.
"When did you come?"
"It's coming before the end of time."
"Are the tribesmen here?"
"Here we come, ten of us in total. The house is very lively now."
As if something suddenly occurred to him, Yu Gen whispered: "There was an accident near our house yesterday."
Jiang Minghong turned to look at Yu Gen: "What happened?"
"There was a fight at night. I went out with an iron bar and saw only a few silhouettes and a lot of blood on the ground."
Jiang Minghong narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard this.
"Did anyone from the Yamen investigate this matter today?"
"No, how strange! Even the blood was gone the next day."
"Does Sister know about this?"
"I know, I told Madam this morning."
"How did sister do it?"
Yu Gen scratched his head.
"I don't know. I only know that there are two strange maids beside the young master and the girl."
"who?"
"I don't know them either, but they are all good at martial arts."
Jiang Minghong's eyes flashed when he heard this.