After swallowing my anger and taking the blame, I became the lucky little queen

Seeing that his lips turned pale with fright, Nian Susu couldn't help laughing. Qin Junyu realized that he had been fooled, and his expression changed like a color palette, which was very spectacular.

"why are you laughing?"

Nian Susu did not answer his question, but quickened his pace to distance himself from him.

Qin Junyu kept asking questions but still couldn't get an answer until he reached the gate of Nian's mansion.

Nian Chengyun and Yang Yuerong were waiting at the gate of the mansion early.

The five guards each held a long string of firecrackers, strung on bamboo poles and held high. The maids prepared fire starters, and as soon as the two men approached, they lit the firecrackers.

crackling-

Thick smoke rose and red firecrackers flew everywhere. Nian Susu subconsciously hid behind Qin Junyu, but she didn't expect him to put his arm around her shoulders and push her forward. Amid the noise of firecrackers, he leaned close and said, "This is to get rid of bad luck. It's just for good luck. Just bear with it."

Nian Susu had no choice but to face the fire evasively.

Qin Junyu was worried that she would get hurt, so he moved sideways to block most of her body.

When the firecrackers stopped blasting, everyone applauded and cheered, welcoming Nian Susu home safely.

Prime Minister Nian and Yang Yuerong showed long-lost smiles on their faces. They stepped forward to hold their daughter's arms, carefully checked her from head to toe, and made sure that she was not missing any limbs. Only then did they breathe a sigh of relief.

Yang Yuerong's eyes were moist. She held Nian Susu's hand tightly and refused to let go. She choked up and said, "I'm glad you're okay. I'm glad you're back."

As he said this, he burst into tears of joy.

"Why are you crying on such a happy day?" Nian Chengyun said this, but he couldn't help but tears up his eyes.

Nian Susu hurriedly comforted the two of them and asked Qin Junyu to help say a few words, and only then did they calm down.

Qin Junyu was asked to stay for dinner, and he did not refuse. The whole family ate happily, and then Nian Chengyun asked someone to send him back to the East Palace.

When Nian Susu returned home, Zhihua and Jingzhe were the happiest. Zhihua cried like a tearful person, and even Jingzhe, who always cared about his reputation, shed tears.

The master and his servants cried together.

When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, Nian Su Su called Jing Zhe to give him a task.

"You used to work in Tianxuan Villa, so you should be good at getting information and tracking people, right?" Nian Susu blinked and looked at Jingzhe expectantly.

"Uh..." Jingzhe chuckled and was embarrassed to say that this was not within his job scope, so he said, "Miss, if you have any instructions, just tell me and I will definitely complete them!" He patted his chest and promised proudly.

I am relieved that Nian Su Su is still the same as before.

“Cough, cough, cough…” She coughed a few times against her lips, “I want you to help me find someone to keep an eye on her.”

"Who? Do I know him?"

Nian Susu's eyes suddenly turned cold, Jingzhe got goose bumps all over his body, and felt the candle flames on the lantern tree flicker. As she said the man's name, the atmosphere around them became weird.

Nian Susu opened his thin lips and said, "Nian Qiaoyue."

Jingzhe swallowed his saliva. Even though he had been wandering the world for many years, he still had some awe for ghosts and gods.

"Isn't Nian Qiaoyue... dead?" he asked back tremblingly.

Although he did not see it with his own eyes, he heard that after being beaten with fifty boards, the man was beaten into a pulp, with his flesh and blood stuck to the torture bench. The supervising officer ordered someone to bring a shovel to shovel the body off, and then had the corpse collectors throw it into a mass grave.

Just thinking about that scene would make me unable to eat for several days.

Jingzhe guessed that Nian Susu used some magic such as "summoning souls" or "calling spirits" to find Nian Qiaoyue's ghost and kill her completely!

"I heard that if a person dies with hatred in his heart and his ghost refuses to reincarnate, he will turn into an evil ghost and wander the world until he finds the person who killed him. Only by using the same method of death to achieve the purpose of revenge can the resentment be dissipated." Jingzhe's eyes gradually became terrified.

Nian Susu held his chin with his hand, his expression unchanged, which puzzled Jingzhe.

"Miss, when did you become so courageous? Aren't you afraid that she will come looking for you?"

"What am I afraid of? It's not me who killed her. If you want to find someone, you should go find the queen." Nian Susu pouted, "Besides, she's not dead."

Jingzhe said "Ah?" and did not believe what Nian Susu said.

After all, even a strong man could not withstand fifty beatings, let alone the sick Nian Qiaoyue. Even if she didn't die, she would be a disabled person. If no one saved her, she could only wait to die in the mass grave.

Nian Susu didn't want to explain more, so she just asked him to go find someone and stare at her when he found her.

Jingzhe agreed and left the prime minister's residence overnight.

……

Xiao Mansion.

Xiao Yunzheng cried loudly and no matter how Xiao Helin tried to comfort her, it didn't work. Su Yue helped her wipe her tears and several handkerchiefs were wet.

Xiao Jianting and General Xiao sat at the top, staring at Xiao Yunzheng with heavy faces and eyes full of heartache.

"I don't want to get married..."

"I'd rather die than marry you!"

"Why can the eldest brother take the second brother to the battle but not me?"

Xiao Yunzheng cried and complained: "It's fine if you don't let me go, but why are you forcing me to get married?"

Su Yue patted her back gently, frowned and said soothingly: "This matter has not been decided yet, there is still room for discussion."

"What are you discussing?" Xiao Jianting slammed the table, scaring Xiao Yunzheng so much that she choked. After only a second of shock, she continued to cry even louder.

Su Yue felt a little embarrassed when she said this.

"No need to discuss, it's settled." Xiao Jianting turned his face away.

General Xiao sighed and advised in a gentle voice: "Yun Zheng, you will get married sooner or later. Dad is old and can no longer handle the affairs of the court. While your two elder brothers are still in the capital, they can speak a few words to the emperor and pick a good family for you. Isn't it good?"

General Xiao felt sad to see his daughter resisting so much, and he softened his heart for a moment, but when he thought of the Xiao family's current situation, he had to force himself to be cruel.

He was a military man who had no say in the government affairs. He only knew how to fight and kill people. But he was old and could no longer kill. To the country, he was equivalent to a useless person.

Fortunately, his two sons are young and promising, and their Xiao family still has a foothold in Shengjing. Once Xiao Jianting and Xiao Helin leave, he and Xiao Yunzheng will be isolated and helpless and can only be bullied.

Furthermore, this time, life or death is uncertain...

General Xiao wanted to let Xiao Jianting choose a good marriage for Xiao Yunzheng while they still had the say. In this way, it wouldn't matter what humiliation he suffered.

Xiao Jianting and Xiao Helin both thought that what their father said made sense, but Xiao Yunzheng disagreed.

"I can understand why you don't want to take me with you." Xiao Yunzheng sniffed, her eyes dry from crying, no tears coming out, "Big brother and second brother will be leaving in a few days, do you really have to arrange a marriage for me in such a short time!"

She yelled hysterically, "It's not like you guys will never come back once you leave!"

Everyone was silent, and their faces looked heavy, because what Xiao Yunzheng said was exactly what they were worried about.

In fact, she herself knows...