It turned out that Liu San had always admired Wen Jin, but he knew that he was not worthy of Wen Jin in terms of family background, literary talent or appearance.

It was fine before Wen Jin was not engaged, as she still had some hope. But this time, when she heard that Wen Jin was actually engaged to the eldest son of Prime Minister Xu, she felt unwilling and started to have some bad thoughts.

He also heard that Wen Jin would come to Lingwu Temple with her family to burn incense on the fifth day of the New Year. Thinking that this was a rare opportunity, he found a few friends and planned to kidnap Miss Wen.

Unexpectedly, Hu Mengyao and Lin Sayu were both there. There were originally six people on their side, so even if these three were together, there would be no problem.

What they didn't expect was that Wen Jin and the others met Xia Tian and Shen Ning again on the way.

Originally, Liu San planned to wait until the people separated before taking action, but it turned out that several people were traveling together. In the end, he had no choice but to rob them together. If he couldn't rob them, he would just kill them.

Because they rarely go out in the summer, Liu San and the others didn't know them. They thought they were all girls, just young ladies from someone's family, so one more or one less wouldn't pose any threat.

He even dared to touch the eldest daughter of the Wen Yibo family, so why would he be afraid of others?

He had originally planned on capturing Wen Jin first, and the other five would work together to deal with Lin Sayu, who knew some kung fu, and he would leave the others to him.

The plan turned out to be pretty good, but we didn't expect the summer variable to happen, which knocked them all down with one blow.

After hearing this, Shen Nian and Wen Lan looked at each other and saw in each other's eyes that "these people cannot be kept."

Shen Nian looked up at Mu Feng who was standing behind the man, and Mu Feng knocked the man unconscious with a single slash of his hand.

Shen Nian and Wen Lan walked aside and discussed it. It was impossible to hand these people over to the Dali Temple. If they started to accuse others, the reputation of the girls would definitely be affected. They had to deal with it privately.

After discussing it, the two of them came over.

Call several girls together, including their maids.

Wen Lan began to instruct, "Just pretend that what happened today never happened. We'll go talk to your father. If he asks, tell him the truth. Don't reveal a single word to anyone else."

"Okay." Several people nodded seriously. They were not three-year-old children anymore and they must have known the seriousness of the matter.

Besides, they are all girls who are not married yet. Don’t they know how important reputation is?

If today's incident were to get out, even if they were not harmed by Liu San and his men, their reputation would definitely be damaged, so they all nodded obediently.

Shen Nian looked at the others nodding, then spoke, "Leave these people to me and Wen Lan. You guys should tidy up your appearance first, and we'll take you there later."

He frowned and glanced at the clothes on the men. "Let's go out and wait somewhere else. I'll have the maid get you a new cloak."

After Shen Nian finished speaking, he gestured to Mu Feng, "Take Ningxiang and the others with you and go get the Madam and the Second Miss's cloaks first."

Wenlan also sent a guard to take the maids of Wenjin and the other two to get the clothes.

The remaining guards, including Muchen, tied up Liu San and the others tightly again, while Shen Nian and Wen Lan took a few girls to another place.

After Mu Chen saw that they had gone far away, he called on others to carry the people to a hidden place and clean up all the traces here.

Xia Tian and the others walked to the other side of Merlin for a while, and only stopped when they saw that there was no one around.

After waiting for a while, Ningxiang and the others came back. They put on their cloaks and followed Shen Nian and Wen Lan out of Merlin.

After leaving the back mountain of Lingwu Temple, the few of them separated and walked towards their respective courtyards.

The old lady and her friends usually come to Lingwu Temple and rest for a while after lunch before returning.

It was not yet noon. When Xia Tian returned to the yard, the old lady and the second lady had not returned yet. They must have gone to find the host to give a lecture.

Shen Lan and the other little sisters didn't come back either. They must have gone to play somewhere else.

After all, it’s not easy to go out in winter, so you have to play for a while longer.

Xia Tian and Shen Ning breathed a sigh of relief, and their maids combed their hair again.

He also asked Ningxiang and the others to clean up quickly.

Fortunately, they all brought a change of clothes when they went out.

There was no one else around at the moment, so Xia Tian gave them his instructions again.

Especially Shen Ning and her maid, they told the two that they must keep this matter to themselves and not tell anyone, not even their aunt or future husband.

Shen Ning only brought a maid named Yun'er today, and the little girl was also quite frightened today.

The two listened to Xia Tian's instructions, nodded repeatedly, and made up their minds not to tell anyone.

The reason why Xia Tian asked them to keep their mouths shut was because he was worried that Shen Ning was about to get married and didn't want this incident to cause any changes in her marriage.

After Shen Nian and Wen Lan sent a few people back, they went to find Muchen and the others. No one knew what happened to Liu San in the end.

Over there, Wen Jin and the other two were with their families, and they looked normal, not revealing a single detail.

Xia Tian and the others stayed in the house for a while before the old lady and the others came back. After a while, the others also came back. They all had a vegetarian meal together in the house and rested for half an hour before getting up and preparing to go down the mountain.

The younger children were chattering about where they had been and what they had seen. They were all quite excited and refused to ride the sedan chair down the mountain, insisting on walking on their own.

Shen Ning got on the sedan chair just like Shen Lan and the others, and Yun'er followed beside them. No one noticed anything unusual about them.

Xia Tian didn't sit down, but followed Shen Nian slowly behind everyone, without saying a word, and walked down the mountain quietly.

Going down the mountain was a little faster than going up, but there were also many people going up the mountain, and there were also villagers setting up stalls to sell things around, which made it seem quite lively.

By the time everyone got on the carriage back to the city, it was another peak time for returning to the city, and it was already evening when they arrived at the Wu'an Marquis Mansion.

The old lady was also tired, so everyone stopped making trouble and went straight back to their own courtyards.

Xia Tian originally wanted to ask Shen Nian what happened to those people, but he was so sleepy after dinner that he didn't have the energy to ask and went straight to bed.

It wasn't until the twelfth day of the first lunar month that Xia Tian found the opportunity to ask Shen Nian about that matter.

It turned out that he and Wenlan told the matter directly to General Lin and Lord Hu, the Minister of War, and Wen Yibo and Wu'an Hou did not care about it.

These four old foxes made a plan and ordered someone to seriously injure Liu San, while the others dealt with him quietly.

When Liu Jia, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War, found Liu San, he heard that he was already in a serious coma and died within three days of being carried back.

It is said that the Minister of War has asked the Dali Temple to look for the murderer, but he has not been found yet.

Because Liu San was Madam Liu's only son, Madam Liu also fell ill after hearing about Liu San's death.

The only legitimate son of the Minister of War was beaten to death, and Lord Liu seemed to have aged ten years in an instant.

I also heard that when I attended the court today, Lord Hu and General Lin reported me for withholding food and fodder without authorization. I was reprimanded by the Emperor and sent home to reflect on my actions.

What surprised Xia Tian the most was Marquis Wu'an. He didn't expect that he would be willing to do this for Shen Ning.

It may also be that they had their own plans. In any case, the matter was resolved in this way, and no unfavorable rumors were spread.

On the afternoon of the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, Xia Tian received a message from Wen Jin, inviting her to go watch the lanterns together on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

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