When Su Wan came back, she bumped into Liu Yan who had just been sent out. Liu Yan saw that Su Wan was in a hurry and had a look of fear in her eyes, and thought that she had been bullied by Shen Wenqin.

"Madam, I'll ask someone to boil some hot water so you can go take a bath?" Liuyan came over and said.

"No hurry, have the people from Shangjing arrived?"

Liuyan: "I've already come and met them."

Su Wan nodded. It wasn't that she didn't trust her aunt. It was just that whatever she was about to do had to remain secret, both for her reputation and her own safety. She didn't know the servants from the Su Mansion, so she didn't dare use them casually. Even the people outside her own house were sent by Steward Liu.

"Madam, do you want someone to follow Shen Wenqin and see if there's anything wrong with him?"

Liu Shang also found that Shen Wenqin was a bit strange. Out of concern for Su Wan's safety, he felt it necessary to find out more about this person.

Su Wan picked up a plate of sweet-scented osmanthus cakes on the shore and started eating. "No need, Xie Yin will make it. Our people should not move."

Liuyan was surprised to hear that Xie Yin had also come, but when she thought about how Su Wan had conspired with this man before, she didn't say anything more. The master had his own plans, and she just had to do her own thing.

"Also, Steward Liu sent a letter saying that the Zheng family had delivered Yu Luo's indenture to the Su family. As for Zheng Yi, he has already been freed from slavery and left the Zheng Mansion with the emperor's decree."

Previously, Emperor Jing had demanded that the Zheng family compensate Su Wan, so Su Wan had arranged a deal with them, offering to pay less in exchange for several capable individuals from Tingyuxuan. The Zheng family had already disliked Yu Luo, and their financial deficit meant they couldn't afford such a large sum, so this deal was highly sought after.

"Very good. What about the people in the eldest young lady's courtyard?"

"News came in that Madam Zheng thought Xiaoling was useful, so she asked her to bring someone she trusted to help her. As for the others, she originally wanted to kill them, but later, because of the smoke outside, she sold them. Steward Liu has already secretly bought them back."

Liu Yan said happily: "We don't need to do anything, she helped me solve it."

Su Wan also smiled. She was going to leave. She couldn't give up on the person she had trained with great difficulty. She wanted to ask Tong Lin for help, but Wen was afraid.

"While it's still early, take a few more people with you to go shopping, and come back after dark." She also wanted to go and see some medicinal herbs.

"Good!" Liu Shang cheered happily.

The master and servant, along with a few successful guards, first bought some medicinal herbs and had them taken back to the inn. Then Su Wan and his servants went to the busiest downtown area. At dusk, some people had already come out to set up stalls.

It was not dark yet, but for safety reasons, the group walked around, bought some food, and went back to the inn. However, the road ahead was blocked.

"What happened in front?"

"It seems like someone passing by bumped into it."

Su Wan decided to take a detour back. The sound of a child crying caught her attention. Turning back, she saw a little girl, about fifteen or six years old, crouching in the crowd, crying loudly, but no one was paying any attention. Su Wan asked Liu Shang to help the girl up, and she shared the cakes she had bought with her.

The little girl looked at her sister who was gently comforting her, and stopped crying while holding the cake in her hand. Su Wan also smiled.

"Ouch."

There was another shout, and Su Wan looked back, only to see a man coming straight towards her. The guard was standing behind her. Su Wan picked up the little girl and dodged to the side. Unexpectedly, there was more than one assassin. Just as the guard suppressed the assassin, another man rushed over with a dagger.

"Be careful, madam!"

Liu Shang and Liu Yan protected the people behind them. At this time, the people on the street suddenly became chaotic and the master and servant were forced to separate.

"Kill someone, kill someone!"

The assassin took advantage of the crowd and found the right angle to rush towards Su Wan again.

"what!"

In the tense moment, someone pulled Su Wan and the girl behind him and blocked the daggers that were stabbing at them.

"Take the others and go first!" Cang Yi said.

Liu Shang and Liu Yan freed their hands and protected Su Wan as they ran out of the crowd first.

The group ran to the entrance of the alley, and just then a carriage drove over. Xie Yin lifted the curtain and said, "Come in first."

on carriage

"Wow wow wow!"

Because the incident was so stimulating, the child was frightened and started crying.

Su Wan held her and tried to comfort her, but the child just wouldn't stop crying. Xie Yin was also anxious watching from the side.

"Don't cry." Xie Yin stretched out his hand.

The child stopped crying, looked at the two glittering gold ingots in front of him, and started crying again.

Xie Yin: Is there anyone who doesn’t like this thing?

"You brought her child here. Aren't her family members worried now?"

Su Wan said helplessly, "I was too anxious just now." She looked at the child in her arms and said, "Where do you live at home? Can we take you to find your mother?"

The child stopped crying when he heard his mother's words.

Inside the inn

Xie Yin and Su Wan sat there and watched the girl in front of them laugh heartily at Liu Shang's teasing.

But the two of them just sat there with frozen expressions.

"So, she has no parents, then how did she get here?" Su Wan asked blankly.

"We asked someone to inquire around and found out that the child was abducted and trafficked. The trafficker didn't keep a close eye on him, and he ran away."

"Then her parents won't think of me as a human trafficker, right?" Su Wan frowned worriedly.

"I've already sent someone to report it to the authorities, and they told her to stay here for now."

Xie Yin turned to look at Su Wan and asked, "Do you have any idea who tried to assassinate you today?"

"It's either the Zheng family or the Yu family." She had deliberately concealed herself when she left the city, but she didn't expect to be discovered anyway.

Xie Yin raised his eyebrows, "But from what I understand, it may not be those two families."

Su Wan looked at Xie Yin with an inexplicable look in her eyes.

Shen Wenqin's residence

At this moment, the sky had darkened. Shen Wenqin was sitting under the pavilion with a handsome scholar, both of them with bitter looks in their eyes.

"Brother Shen, I don't know when I can see you again after I leave." Xiaosheng looked at Shen Wenqin with tears in his eyes.

Shen Wenqin was also reluctant to leave. "Don't worry, Sanlang. I'll come visit you on your wedding day, okay?" Zhu Sanlang had entered the academy with him. The two of them had been chatting away since they'd met. In the two years since they'd been together, except for sleeping, they'd spent almost every day studying and chatting about interesting things. It was because of Zhu Sanlang that he felt less lonely. But now, even he was leaving.

When Zhu Sanlang heard that Shen Wenqin was also reluctant to leave him, even though he felt sad, he also felt a little comforted. After two years of living together, he would eventually live in his heart.

"I am very happy that my brother remembers Sanlang."

"What are you talking about? We can make an agreement. When that day comes, I will come to find you to congratulate Sanlang on his wedding." Shen Wenqin said firmly.

Zhu Sanlang's eyes flickered, and his face became melancholy again. He stood up and said, "Okay, then, brother, wait for my letter. It's getting late, I should go pack my things."

"I'll see you off tomorrow." Shen Wenqin stood up and said.

"Don't send me off. I'm afraid I won't be able to bear to leave my brother."

Shen Wenqin pursed his lips, feeling mixed emotions.

When he reached the door, Zhu Sanlang turned to look at Shen Wenqin standing in the yard, and tears flowed like a kite with a broken string.

Seeing this, the servant beside him naturally felt uncomfortable and whispered, "Girl, we..."

The two of them had come here disguised as men for two years and had gotten along very well with Shen Wenqin and the servants, so naturally she was reluctant to leave this place.

"From now on, Zhu Sanlang will only live in Shen Wenqin's heart." After saying this, the handsome young man walked away.

In the dark night, a figure sneaked into Shen Wenqin's yard.

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