The cannon fodder original wife's bad story

What a formidable woman!

"Then, young mistress, could you explain why another dagger is also stuck in this thief's body?"

Song Guanzhou nodded.

"The thief whose vein I pierced with my hairpin actually pulled it out, causing even more blood to spurt out. Exhausted, he still struggled and swung his dagger at me. I heard Honeysuckle scream, and overwhelmed by fear and exhaustion, I collapsed to the ground. Thinking that killing one wasn't the end of the world, I figured I might as well die—"

"What you're saying, my wife..."

"But the thief wasn't strong enough; the knife he swung grazed my scalp as I was about to lie down and stabbed directly into his accomplice—"

It's just that dramatic.

He Wenhan was speechless for a moment, but Qin Qingdong shouted, "I'm afraid neither of them expected that they would die at the hands of such a delicate woman like you. They deserved it!"

"And then—"

Song Guanzhou spoke even faster afterward. She had strong language skills, and the abnormal leadership in the modern workplace had made her report problems in a clear and logical manner. So she spoke from beginning to end, and He Wenhan hardly had any questions to add.

The thief was carrying two crossbows, one of which was stolen by Lin Shan. After losing his sight, he pretended to escape but actually returned to surround the three of them on the artificial hill and fired wildly at them.

Honeysuckle couldn't dodge in time, stepped into the artificial hill, fell into the cave, and died.

Lin Shan was hit by another arrow and was about to die, so he had no choice but to grab Song Guanzhou's hand and quickly put her into the artificial cave, and then jumped down himself.

"Young Madam, land safely on your feet."

After landing, Song Guanzhou was filled with lingering fear. If his good leg had also been broken, he would have been completely crippled. After jumping down from the mountain, Yu Cheng outside only felt that the group had suddenly disappeared, but he didn't know where they had landed. He searched around for a long time before finding the artificial mountain cave. Just as he was about to climb up the artificial mountain and shoot the group from inside the urn, Pei An arrived.

After speaking, He Wenhan glanced at the statement written by the scribe and handed it to Song Guanzhou. Song Guanzhou, who was reading quickly, couldn't see it clearly and passed it to Pei An.

"Si Lang, please take a look. If there are any omissions or omissions in what I just said, please allow me to supplement them."

After reading it, Pei An said, "What you said is true."

Only then did Song Guanzhou write his ugly name, Song Guanzhou, in a flourish, and stamp it with a red seal.

"I implore you, sir, to find out the culprit as soon as possible. I have been moving between my maternal and paternal homes since I was a child, and I have never made any life-or-death enemies with anyone. I really can't understand it."

"Very well, I will do my utmost. If the young mistress can recall anything about these three thieves, please explain it to me."

"That's natural."

She covered up the conversation, without mentioning Jin Fuyun or Yu Cheng, and decided to see what the Jingzhao Prefecture could find out!

Linshan and Rendong have received treatment and have recovered.

He Wenhan went straight to the two men and asked them about the situation. He told them almost exactly what Song Guanzhou had said. At this moment, Ren Dong's head was spinning and aching. She would groan and clutch her head after saying a few words. She looked quite miserable.

However, she also recounted, in fits and starts, her experience with the young mistress in the small Buddhist shrine.

"Thanks to the young mistress's reminder, otherwise I would have been hiding under that altar—"

How could her flesh and blood body withstand the barrage of blows?

He Wenhan asked many more questions, and Ren Dong, despite her headache, explained everything clearly. When she finally signed and sealed the document, He Wenhan sighed, "Your young mistress's handwriting..."

"The young mistress has an injury on her hand."

Honeysuckle protects its master.

Now that Song Guanzhou had eaten and drunk his fill, he was overcome with drowsiness. After the constables brought by He Wenhan and the martial monks of Longen Temple conducted a search, the path down the mountain was opened, and the pilgrims who had been forbidden from going down the mountain began to descend one after another.

Seeing that Song Guanzhou was tired and exhausted, Pei An, after discussing it with Pei Hua and Pei Chen, decided that the women of the Duke's mansion should also set off to return home.

Xu Lingqiao wanted to go with Song Guanzhou to take care of him, but Zhang Fanghui pulled her back, saying, "Good sister, your brother-in-law is taking care of Guanzhou, so there's no need for you and me to do anything. Come with your sister-in-law and get in the car to rest for a while."

Pei Jian, who was in the manor, also received the news. He was furious and asked Pei Hai, "Was Guan Zhou injured?"

"Reporting to your master, Liu Er's report is accurate; the young mistress is unharmed."

"They were probably terrified."

Pei Jian put his hands behind his back and asked, "How did An-ge'er know that Guan Zhou was in danger?"

Pei Hai had no idea about these things, so he could only stand aside and comfort Pei Jian, "No one in the manor was harmed. Two maids and servants from Linshan and Shaohua Garden were injured. Master, let's not speculate too much. When the Fourth Young Master returns, we will definitely report to you and explain everything clearly."

"Too!"

Pei Jian sneered, "I've heard that there's been some unrest in the Dongqiao area lately. Surely those barbarian bandits can't possibly cross the border and come to the capital to cause trouble?"

Pei Hai shook his head.

“Master, even if you want to cause trouble, you shouldn’t target the Fourth Young Mistress. Longen Temple is a prestigious place, and most of the people who go there to offer incense are high-ranking officials and nobles. If you want to cause trouble, you can just grab any family with some influence and kill them indiscriminately. It will never stop. How can it be as Liu Er said, as if the thief is only targeting the Young Mistress?”

"What enemies does Guanzhou have? Those I've made enemies with since the beginning of the Japanese have either died or gone into hiding over the years. It shouldn't be—"

"Sir, it certainly isn't from your side."

Pei Hai pondered for a moment before explaining, "If it were about seeking revenge against you, ambushing the Fourth Young Master on the way or directly attacking the Heir at the temple would be far better than the Fourth Young Mistress."

A woman who married into the family from outside the village had no family members in her own home and her husband's family had never given birth to her.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this ordinary young mistress wouldn't cause any trouble for the Duke.

"Is that Silang's political enemy?"

this--

Pei Hai shook his head even more, "Master, although the Fourth Young Master has now entered the Hanlin Academy, he is only a junior compiler. He is still studying hard. How could he have any political enemies?"

"Extremely arrogant, who else could it be but an enemy?"

Pei Jian was used to life and death and knew that the world was full of absurdities, but the fourth son's family had neither any disputes among wives and concubines nor any enmities with outsiders, which was really strange.

Xu Lingbai was preparing for the palace examination. When he was tired from studying, he leaned on the table and fell asleep.

It was the servant boy who came over and woke him up. "Young Master, something has happened outside." The servant boy was young, but very clever. He had heard some rumors and ran over to tell the young master he was serving.

"What's the matter?"

Xu Lingbai, still half-asleep, barely opened his eyes and asked the servant in front of him, "Xi'er, be more composed. Don't just believe everything you hear and spout nonsense."

Xi'er pinched her ears with both hands to show her innocence.

"Young Master, what are you saying? I have never lied to you. Everything I said is true." He knew that Xu Lingbai was gentle and had never punished him. Now he was getting bolder and actually leaned on Xu Lingbai's shoulder to whisper in his ear.

"The fourth young mistress was assassinated."

"what?"