I just want to die of old age

They were wearing white prison uniforms with bloodstains all over them. They looked bloody and it was obvious that they had just been tortured. Their faces were extremely pale.

They dragged their injured feet and walked forward slowly. They looked at the food that had just been served and had no appetite.

The jailer held a whip and swung it hard against the door, cursing, "Eat quickly, and keep dawdling. Believe it or not, I'll whip you."

After saying that, he left.

One of the reckless and impulsive men, Li San, said indignantly: "A tiger in a plain is bullied by a dog. Brother, when have we ever suffered this?"

"Brother, can we still survive?" Zhang Si, a smarter and thinner man, huddled in a corner with a hesitant look on his face.

Their eldest brother Wang Hu was a tall and strong man with a sullen expression on his face. He looked around the place carefully. It was heavily guarded and it would be very difficult to leave alive.

Moreover, as a person who puts the interests of his master above all else, he would not leave them alive to affect his master's plans for great achievements for generations to come.

Thinking of the meaningful smile on the face of that killing-like woman before she left, she said something that pierced his heart: "You are so loyal, but don't you know that your master will leave any survivors? Everyone you care about will be eliminated one by one."

A chill ran down his spine and spread throughout his body, with goose bumps forming all over his body.

Even if they are just killers, they have relatives and wives they care about.

They can pay any price, even their own lives, to complete their mission.

But they were arrested, and he couldn't imagine what would happen to his mother who had worked so hard to raise him.

After Li San finished cursing, his stomach started to growl and he prepared to fill it first.

At the critical moment, a dirty fat rat nimbly ran out from the hidden corner, nodding its big belly and looking bloated.

It rushed out recklessly, ran nimbly to the food, and began to eat it in small bites with its pointy ears erected at all times, ready to run away.

Li San's face turned red with anger when he saw this. Even coarse rice and vegetarian food were their dinner, and a little mouse dared to offend him casually.

He was furious and rolled up his sleeves, determined to teach this ignorant rat a lesson.

Their leader Wang Hu stopped him and glared at him fiercely.

Li San's indignation was written all over his face, but he still stopped what he was doing, looking at this strange scene with confusion.

Wang Hu looked at the eating mouse with a serious expression, his men looked at each other, and the atmosphere dropped to freezing point.

After a few minutes, Zhang Si wanted to say something, but he saw the mouse, which was originally lively and energetic, fall to the ground without a breath.

There was a look of fear on their faces and their breathing stopped.

Li San stuttered, "Boss, this... is poisonous."

Wang Hu was completely surprised to see this situation, but he did not expect his master to be so ruthless.

They have done many evil things for the sake of their great cause and their master, but now the retribution has come.

Wang Hu let out a sigh of relief, and his deep and rich voice rang out: "Well, in our line of work, if there is such an outcome, we should be mentally prepared."

Li San calmed down after hearing this, and all his energy and spirit were drained away.

"I'm unwilling to give up. I want to live."

"If they fail to kill us this time, they will think of other ways and will not leave us alive."

The jailer hiding in the dark gave a meaningful smile and left after a moment.

There was a dead silence in the prison, and they were all silent.

The Marquis' Mansion had long been aware that the assassin would come to silence them, and the Marquis had made arrangements in advance.

This was a drama arranged by the Marquis, and everything was under his control.

The originally loyal secret guards now had cracks in their hearts, and it would only be a matter of time before they could be pried open.

On my side, I was sitting at the desk, flipping through the storybook with great interest.

Nanny Wen, who was standing by, had a helpless look on her face. She consoled her, "Miss, you haven't even started the homework that the teacher assigned to you."

Because I just encountered an assassin, the Marquis is worried about me, so I cannot leave the Marquis's mansion during this period of time.

So I just found a teacher and now I'm out of school again.

The Marquis' Mansion specially prepared two precious apprenticeship gifts for me and my elder brother Su Ziyi and sent them to the mountain.

In order to keep up with the progress and gain more knowledge, he has gone up the mountain to study hard and hone himself.

I can only go down the mountain and return home once every half a month.

As for me, the teacher really took care of me. He arranged a lot of homework for me and introduced a female teacher to teach me at home, hoping to teach me to be proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting.

I also have to study the Four Books and Five Classics. I silently complained: "I can't take the imperial examination, so why should I learn this? I might as well study Sun Tzu's Art of War."

Seeing that I was neglecting my studies and not doing my job properly, Nanny Wen kept nagging me, trying to get me back on the right track.

I was almost seeing stars and feeling drowsy from listening to her, but I knew that Nanny Wen was doing this for my own good, so I reluctantly put down the book in my hand.

I asked with a smile on my face, "There have been a lot of rumors about me in the capital these past two days, right?"

Nanny Wen was choked by my words and didn't know how to comfort her for a moment.

Now the whole capital has spread the news that I was assassinated in the suburbs, killing people everywhere and the blood flowed like a river.

The rumors became more and more exaggerated. Even the dandy young men in the capital city restrained their behavior and stayed cautiously in their own homes, not daring to come out and cause trouble.

Everyone regarded the young lady as a scourge and wanted to stay away from her.

Nanny Wen is also worried about the young lady's marriage. The ladies in the capital are probably avoiding her as much as possible.

Nanny Wen sighed deeply.

I didn't need to ask, I knew it from Nanny Wen's attitude. I could only laugh. If someone wanted to marry me like this, I would respect him as a man.

But of course I didn’t tell the truth, otherwise Nanny Wen would have nagged me again.

Nanny Wen knew that this matter was difficult to resolve. If it didn't work out, the young lady would probably have to marry far away. This was the worst solution. After all, marrying far away meant having no one to rely on, and distant water couldn't put out a nearby fire.

Nanny Wen had no choice but to change the subject. She showed anger on her face and directed her anger at the person behind the scenes: "Who on earth would want to assassinate you, young lady?"

"I already have some guesses in my mind, but I can't reveal too much yet."

Nanny Wen was used to the secrets in official residences and had her own guesses, so when she heard the young lady say this, she did not ask any further questions.

With your intelligence, you can solve these problems.

However, it is really rare for the young lady to be so considerate at such a young age.

Yes, having experienced so many hardships since childhood has tempered people.

When Nanny Wen thought about the suffering her young lady had endured, she couldn't help but reveal a look of heartache.

Moreover, the madam is too irresponsible. Even though such a big thing happened to the young lady, the madam didn't care at all. Instead, she blamed the young lady for affecting the reputation of the Marquis' Mansion.

I saw the nanny sighing with sadness on her face. A big question mark popped up over my head, and I thought helplessly in my heart, what is nanny imagining now?

She is much more lively now.