When my vicious stepmother mistakenly married me to the Immortal Lord

"Miss Jiang! Is that Jiang He? The one who became the captain of the Imperial Guard last year?"

"Yes, that's her. It's a pity that your brother doesn't have this blessing."

"Jiang He is young and promising, highly regarded by the commander of the Imperial Guards, and the apple of both the Du and Jiang families' eyes. If we can marry her, our Shen family will surely prosper."

"But mother, why did Madam Du spend so much money to support our Shen family? What is she trying to achieve?"

"I'm not entirely sure why this happened." The woman shook her head. "Mrs. Du is an extremely shrewd woman. She must have her own reasons for doing this."

"Xu'an, Xie Er is now highly regarded in Fengwu Academy, and Xie San's business acumen is also outstanding. This time, the Xie family has also won the title of Imperial Merchant, and they are already on the rise."

"Once the Xie family rises to prominence, they will definitely not let our Shen family go. Therefore, we must strike first and not let them have a chance to turn the tables."

"Mother, you wrote a letter in a hurry to call me back from the sect. Is there something you want to arrange for me to do?"

"Yes." The woman said in a deep voice, "Xu'an, you are the most promising of the younger generation of the Shen family. Now that your brother is gone, the future of the Shen family depends entirely on you."

"Mother, please tell me, what do you need me to do?"

"Help Madam Du get rid of one person first."

"Who?" The young man's voice was filled with ruthlessness.

"Jiang Song." The woman uttered the name slowly, a hint of cruelty flashing in her eyes. "She is now the sickly daughter-in-law of the Xie family."

"Mother is just a woman in the harem. Wouldn't it be a waste of my talent to ask me to kill her?" The young man frowned, obviously disdainful of the task.

"Xu'an, don't underestimate Jiang Song," the woman said sternly. "This woman is very capable and intelligent. She played a significant role in the Xie family's acquisition of the title of Imperial Merchant."

"According to Madam Du, the Xie family attaches great importance to this woman. She is secretly protected by experts during her daily travels. It will not be easy to get rid of her."

"Mother, my cultivation has reached the third level of Qi Refining. Ordinary warriors are no match for me. Leave Jiang Song to me."

There was murderous intent in the young man's eyes.

"Mrs. Du said that if you can successfully complete this task, she will give our Shen family an additional 30% of the textile business and will also give you a big gift."

"Oh? What kind of gift?" The young man's interest was aroused.

"I'll give you the daughter of the Jiang family's concubine, surnamed Qiao, to use as a furnace cauldron." The woman said startlingly, "I've seen that girl. She's only thirteen or fourteen years old, but she's already a beautiful young lady, a rare beauty."

"A furnace?" A trace of greed flashed in the young man's eyes. "Mother, if this is accomplished, I will definitely be able to break through to the middle stage of Qi Refining!"

"So, you must be careful and make sure you hit the target," the woman warned. "Before that, you have one more thing to do."

"What's the matter?" the young man asked.

"Tomorrow at midnight, go to the second gate of the Xie Mansion's west gate."

"Our spies lurking in the Xie family will reveal the Xie family's business layout for this year to you. Once you get it, return immediately. We need to make a careful plan based on that information."

Hearing this, the young man's eyes flashed with cunning, "Don't worry, mother, I will definitely take care of this matter."

The two burned some paper money and bowed in the direction of Yuehua Tower before leaving one after another.

Jiang Song, who was in the dark alley, heard every word of the conversation between the Shen mother and son, with a cold glint in his eyes.

It turns out that the people of the Shen family were indeed in collusion with Du Shulan. No wonder Shen Xubai was so arrogant in targeting the Xie family.

In order to bring down the Xie family, Du Shulan even spared no innocent little girl like Shu'er. She is so cruel.

As for Shen Xuan, with his cultivation level of the third level of Qi Refining, he is indeed considered a master in the secular world, but he is not good enough in front of her.

Since this group of people want to deal with the Xie family and want to kill her and persecute Shu'er, don't blame her for being rude.

Also, the Shen family's spies lurking in the Xie family must be eliminated as soon as possible to prevent the Xie family's secrets from being further leaked.

Jiang Song was secretly thinking in his mind, quietly left the dark alley and returned to the old house.

Shen Xubai reaped the fruits of his own actions and died.

Jiang Song killed him and used thunder magic to make him and his accomplices disappear into ashes. Even if the government wanted to investigate, they would not be able to find any clues and would only close the case as an accident.

But the Shen family and Du Shulan will definitely not let it go.

She had to find a way to put an end to this problem once and for all.

Jiang Song returned to the room and saw Xie Changyu still leaning against the wall. Although his face was still pale, his eyes had regained some spirit.

"Sister-in-law, you're back." He said softly, a trace of concern flashing in his eyes, "How is the situation outside?"

"It's okay. Changyu, let's go back quickly. Father and mother must be worried sick."

Xie Changyu nodded and stood up with the help of Jiang Song.

They left the old house, traveled through the night, carefully avoiding the patrolling officers and soldiers, and finally returned to the Xie Mansion.

It was already late at night, but the lights were still on throughout the Xie Mansion. It was obvious that the atmosphere was tense because of their disappearance.

Jiang Song and Xie Changyu quietly entered the mansion from the back door, avoiding the sight of the servants, and returned directly to Xie Changyu's yard.

As soon as I entered the house, I saw Chu Jinghong coming towards me with an anxious look on his face, "Changyu! Song'er! You're finally back! I was so worried!"

"Mom, we're fine." Xie Changyu comforted.

"What happened? Why did you suddenly disappear? And what happened to the fire at Yuehua Tower?"

Chu Jinghong asked a series of questions.

"Mother, we were entertaining guests at the Zhiyun Banquet when, for some reason, a fire broke out in the kitchen of Yuehua Tower. The fire spread rapidly, and the entire Yuehua Tower was in chaos."

"My sister-in-law and I were injured while trying to escape the fire, and we got separated from Uncle Fu and the others. We had to walk all the way, which is why we're here now."

Xie Changyu tried his best to sound relaxed, not wanting to make his mother worry too much.

"Injured? Where are you injured? Let mother take a look." Chu Jinghong looked them up and down, fearing that something was wrong with them.

"Don't worry, mother. We're all fine. The minor scratches have already been treated." Jiang Song said with a smile, "It was just a little frightened, but it's all better now."

"That's good, that's good." Chu Jinghong breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest. "If anything happened to you, how would I live?"

As she spoke, her eyes became red.

"Mother, don't cry, aren't we fine?" Xie Changyu hurriedly comforted her.

"Yes, yes, mother, don't be sad." Jiang Song also advised, "It's getting late, let's go to bed early. We still have a lot of things to deal with tomorrow."

Chu Jinghong nodded, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and instructed: "You guys go and rest quickly. I'll ask someone to prepare some calming soup to calm you down."

"Thank you, mother."

Jiang Song then followed Chu Jinghong out of Xie Changyu's room and returned to his own residence.