On the night of the broken engagement, the paranoid prince came to me crying and asking for my statu

Ji Lanshuang noticed that something was wrong with Su Kang.

He quickly stepped forward to comfort her.

"Husband, don't think too much. It was all my fault before..."

"It's none of your business." Su Kang held Ji Lanshuang's hands with his backhand, his usually bright eyes now full of apology, "It's all my fault. I can't think straight and I've made you all feel wronged."

Changping Marquis Mansion...

How many evil things have he done that he doesn't know about...

Su Sui'an had already carried Su Jinchi away when he started crying.

Ji Lanshuang knew best what had happened. Seeing that Su Kang and she had a rare “same blood” relationship, she could not wait to “complain” to Su Kang, “Master, I know you are still thinking about the old relationship between the old marquis and them, but…”

Recalling the various grievances in Changping Marquis Mansion, Ji Lanshuang's eyes were burning, "But, you can also see our efforts for Changping Marquis Mansion over the years. We gave almost everything we wanted, and even An'er and Chi'er suffered with us..."

When she finished speaking, her voice seemed to be stuck in her throat and she couldn't utter a single word.

She was so anxious that she couldn't say anything, but instead she held back her tears.

"Ma'am, you don't have to say more."

Su Kang stretched out his rough, calloused thumb with a distressed look and gently wiped away the tears on her face.

His voice, which had always been able to repel the enemy with just one opening of his mouth, was deliberately lowered, and at this moment, it even had a bit of the tenderness of a tough guy.

"I understand everything."

Three short words.

As if it had magical power, it instantly wiped out all the words that Ji Lanshuang wanted to say these days and all the grievances she had suffered.

Ji Lanshuang raised her eyes and looked at Su Kang blankly. She obviously didn't want to talk anymore, but her tears still kept falling.

Su Kang couldn't help but hold her in his arms.

"Ma'am, I was a jerk before. From now on, I will never be deceived by so-called 'favors' again."

The Changping Marquisate gave him a "new life", but no matter how much kindness they showed him, it was all gone the moment Su Qishun ruthlessly killed his entire family.

From then on, Su Kang never lost money to anyone except his wife and children.

...

Su Sui'an took a lot of effort to calm Su Jinchi down.

Due to many things in the Marquis' Mansion, Su Sui'an had not been able to find a suitable servant to accompany Su Jinchi after Song Zhu died.

Su Sui'an had planned to

At the moment, Su Jinchi's mental state is not very good, so Su Sui'an decided to go to the dental clinic in a few days to select two honest and obedient children to accompany Su Jinchi.

When I turned around, I met Mei'er and Liu'er's two pairs of eyes that were as red as rabbits.

That sad little look seemed to be looking at a heartless man.

Su Sui'an immediately turned his head away guiltily and coughed twice in embarrassment.

"At that time... the situation was urgent. You know, I didn't mean to stop you two from following me."

"Miss, you clearly promised me." Liu'er tried hard to suppress her tears, but she couldn't control the tears rolling down her eyes.

"You don't even know that a few days ago, you almost scared us two to death..."

If it weren't for the guards from Dingbei Palace who brought them news from time to time or asked them to do things and pass on messages to the lady, I'm afraid the lady would have fallen seriously ill out of worry...

"These days, we are out there, thanks to Sister-in-law Rong. If Sister-in-law hadn't been there to persuade Madam, I'm afraid we would have had to spend all our time trying to persuade Madam."

Sister Rong?

Su Sui'an's eyebrows jumped, and he blurted out, "Where is she now?"

Liu Er shook her head. "She didn't come back with me. When Madam left the place where she was staying temporarily, Sister Rong took the initiative to stay and said that she wanted to thank the host family who took us in. After thanking the host family, she was going back to the countryside."

This reason...

If someone else said it, Su Sui'an might have believed it.

But this "Sister-in-law Rong"...

Before, her mother asked her to leave but she refused to leave. After the assassination, she was able to persuade her mother...

How long has Rong Xian been dead?

A woman who goes to a foreign land for her younger brother must have a deep relationship with him.

But this deep affection, when Liu Er described it, did not show any pain of losing her brother...

Su Sui'an's eyes slowly narrowed.

There's something wrong with this "Mrs. Rong".

Mei'er was left guarding outside Su Jinchi's room.

Su Sui'an took Liu'er to the front hall and asked as he walked, "Is Shopkeeper Fu still here?"

"After seeing that we arrived safely at the general's temporary residence, Manager Fu went back to the pawnshop." Liu'er answered truthfully.

"okay, I get it."

Just when Su Sui'an was thinking about whether to ask Manager Fu to send someone to inquire about "Mrs. Rong" again, Gu Xiuyan had already arrived at the place that Cong Hui mentioned.

Thirty miles outside the capital.

It is a scattered collection of low hills.

The low mountains act like a barrier, isolating the prosperity of the capital city.

Within the "barrier", there are only a few simple houses with yellow mud walls and thatched roofs, with wisps of smoke rising from them.

If you don't look for it deliberately, it would be difficult to find it.

This environment...

Not to mention that Su Sui'an and his mother and daughter also had servants with them, even if they were to stay with farmers in the suburbs of Beijing, their daily life would be extremely difficult.

"This is the residence of the mountain keeper." Gu Xiuyan frowned and gave the final conclusion.

The mountain keepers have always lived off the mountains and have never had any dealings with the outside world.

After knowing who lived here, Gu Xiuyan could basically conclude that Cong Hui's information was misleading.

As if confirming his guess, Cong Hui began to look around anxiously the moment he finished speaking.

Turning his head to meet Gu Xiuyan's deep eyes, he knelt heavily on the ground.

"Master, I can guarantee with my life that this is not the scene we saw before."

It is a small village where people live and work in peace and contentment. How could it be possible...

Mountains on all sides?

Suddenly, his eyes stopped on the flat ground on the other side of the hill.

It looked like the place had been deliberately cleared, standing out from the crowd at the foot of the mountain covered with weeds.

Upon closer inspection, there were several pieces of fir trees buried in the soil, level with the ground.

It was clearly a sign that someone had camped here.

Could it be...

"Fell into a trap."

Gu Xiuyan spoke in a calm voice, seemingly without any surprise.

"Someone wants to lure me away from Luojing."

"What is the other party's purpose in doing this?" Cong Hui couldn't help but speak.

Gu Xiuyan glanced at the sky which was beginning to darken and walked back first.

"Let's talk about it when we get back."

The tone was unusually urgent.