I rely on gossip to save the country

Xie Chuyue ignored the system talking to itself and quickly sneaked into the Grand Secretary's Mansion. She wanted to see who this woman in black was here to assassinate.

Anyway, this woman either assassinated the Grand Secretary, or the women in the Grand Secretary's backyard, or one of his sons. There is no doubt about it.

Xie Chuyue thought that one of the women in the backyard was jealous and hired someone to kill one of the wives or concubines, so she planned to rush to the backyard of the Grand Secretary's Mansion to take a look.

With such a good show, how can she be missing?

To go to the backyard, she had to pass through the front yard, and as soon as she arrived at the front yard, she heard the sound of weapons clashing.

Xie Chuyue was hiding in a tree in the Grand Secretary's Courtyard, muttering to herself, "Could they be here to assassinate the Grand Secretary?"

In order to see more clearly, Xie Chuyue climbed onto the roof of the Grand Secretary's room, lifted up the tiles and took a look, and it was indeed.

The woman came to assassinate the Grand Secretary and was currently fighting with the guards of the Grand Secretary's mansion.

The Grand Secretary stood aside with a grim expression, watching the battle.

The woman's martial arts skills were quite high, but there were too many guards. After she killed one batch, another batch came running in. After a while, the woman obviously looked a little overwhelmed.

When the woman realized she was no match for her opponent, she moved towards the window while fighting, and when the time was right, she climbed out the window and escaped.

"Chase! Don't let her run away." The Grand Secretary gave an order and the guards all chased after her.

Xie Chuyue lay on the roof quietly and no one noticed her.

The woman ran into the backyard, and the guards chased after her. When they saw the woman enter the courtyard of the grand scholar's wife, everyone was hesitant. After all, it was the courtyard of his master's wife, how could they break in? Soon, someone went to ask for permission.

Xie Chuyue chased after him silently and landed on the roof of the Grand Secretary's wife's bedroom, where she saw a scene that shocked her so much that her jaw dropped.

The woman tore off her face veil, quickly took off her nightgown, stuffed her sword, nightgown and other things under the bed, picked up a nightgown from the hanger, put it on again, wet her hair with water in the basin, and then sat in front of the dressing mirror and began to wipe her hair.

The Grand Secretary came to the courtyard of his wife and shouted at the hesitant guards, "Go after her quickly! If anything happens to my wife, I will bury you with her."

Only after hearing this did the guards dare to rush into the courtyard, and the Grand Secretary also hurried to his wife's bedroom.

The moment he opened the door, he saw his wife sitting in front of the dressing mirror wiping her hair. He finally breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm glad you're okay. I was scared to death."

The woman walked over with a smile on her face, took the Grand Secretary's arm, and said softly, "My husband, why are you in my yard so late? Didn't you say you wanted to stay in the study?"

Looking at the guards who came in behind the Grand Secretary, the woman looked calm and continued to ask, "Why did you bring so many guards with you?"

"Just now, an assassin tried to assassinate my husband but failed, and came to your yard. I was worried about you, so I hurried over to check on him. I'm glad you're okay. Madam, have you seen a woman in black?" The Grand Secretary doted on his wife, and it was not difficult to tell that he truly cared about his wife, and only then did he care about the assassin.

The woman pretended to be frightened and glanced around. "My husband, please don't leave me. You know I'm timid. I just washed up and am drying my hair. My husband, please check to see if there is really an assassin."

"Okay, okay, Madam, don't be afraid. Your husband is here. Madam, don't be afraid." The Grand Secretary comforted his wife before giving the order, "Search, leave no corner untouched."

The guards took the order and went to search, and the woman, the Grand Secretary's wife, pulled the Grand Secretary to sit on the edge of the bed, just covering the nightgown under the bed.

After searching for a while, the guard did not find any trace of the man in black, so he came to report, "Master, we searched every corner, but found no trace of the man in black."

The Grand Secretary waved his hand and asked them to leave. He was afraid that the assassin had confused the public and escaped from some other place. As long as his wife was fine, he could let him escape.

After the guards left, the Grand Secretary's wife saw that the Grand Secretary did not leave, so she asked softly, "I'm afraid the assassin is not in my yard. My husband should go to bed early, as he has to attend the morning court tomorrow."

The Grand Secretary was still worried about his wife, so he hugged the woman and whispered, "I will stay here tonight. You look so timid, I'm afraid you are scared."

The Grand Secretary's wife snuggled in the Grand Secretary's arms, gently stroking his chest with her hands and said, "I believe in my husband. He has already checked and found no assassins, so I am not afraid anymore. You should go back to your study and have a good rest. Otherwise, if you are not in good spirits at the court tomorrow morning, you will be scolded by His Majesty the Emperor."

The Grand Secretary was impressed by his wife's kindness and did not linger. He just said, "Madam, have a good rest."

Then left.

After the Grand Secretary left his wife's yard, the Grand Secretary's wife's face changed instantly, "Damn it, it's so hard to kill you. This is the nth time, why can't I kill you? It's so annoying. I have to pretend to be affectionate with you every day. If I don't kill you quickly, how can my parents rest in peace in the afterlife?"

The Grand Secretary's wife had a gloomy look on her face. She locked her nightgown and the sword under the bed in a cabinet and went to bed.

Xie Chuyue was in a daze after leaving the Grand Secretary's Mansion. As she was walking in the alley, she suddenly realized what was happening and clapped her hands. "This is absolutely amazing! This is absolutely amazing. I saw a wife trying to kill her husband."

System: [Host, I was telling you, where have I seen this woman before, but I just can't remember where. I saw this university scholar's wife at a banquet before, but I just can't remember it at the critical moment. The university scholar came with his wife at the banquet last time.]

Xie Chuyue scoffed mercilessly: [Tsk, you dog system, you scold me every day, don’t you claim to be omnipotent? It turns out that there are people and things you can’t remember. ]

The system replied weakly: [There are times when my program goes haywire, too.]

Xie Chuyue rolled her eyes and ignored the system.

With Qingyan in the palace, it was a rare opportunity for her to have some fun outside for a few days. Xie Chuyue left the alley and found an inn to stay in.

System: [Host, there are still more than four years before the country is destroyed. There is no need to rush to expand your strength. Take your time. It will definitely be in time. And you still have me, the system. Don't worry.]

Xie Chuyue: [It has been more than four years, but now, if I don’t have the strength, I will be nothing but a piece of trash, and any random little Luo Luo can kill me in seconds.]

System: [Host, now that you have such superb martial arts, how could you be killed in seconds? The only ones who will die are those who are against you.]

Xie Chuyue: [No, no, no, system, you have to be humble. I am not the best in the world. You have to know that there are always people who are better than you. Those who want to kill me will definitely try every possible means to kill me. I am alone, and killing me is as easy as crushing an ant. Believe it or not, a few masters who appear now can take care of me.]

System: [Host, this system is still here. This system will not let you disappear so easily. Even if you really disappear, we can restart it again. ]

Xie Chuyue: [Thank you, I was not comforted. I don’t want to go through this again.]

Have a good night's sleep!