The woman who fell to the ground at this time seemed to have died with her eyes open.

The two holes on her chest were caused by the sword in Bian Jingsheng's hand, and the other by the hairpin pulled out from Zhu Qing'an's bun.

Bian Jingsheng looked at Zhu Qingan in surprise, with unstoppable admiration in his eyes.

Zhu Qing'an looked at the woman who had fallen to the ground. At this moment, a dagger was exposed at the cuff of her sleeve. If she had been a step slower, either Bian Jingsheng or she would have been injured.

"Witch!" The strong man saw that the woman had lost her breath in an instant, shouted, bared his teeth and attacked Bian Jingsheng with his fists flying.

"Don't be afraid!" Zhu Qing'an's arm was held by Bian Jingsheng, and her whole body was protected by Bian Jingsheng behind him. Before she could react, the strong man was killed by Bian Jingsheng's sword.

Bian Jingsheng's attack was very fierce, without any fancy moves. Zhu Qing'an didn't even see how Bian Jingsheng made the move before the strong man fell down.

At this time, Bian Jingsheng slowly retracted his sword, and there was a drop of blood on the tip of the sword.

"Don't look!" Bian Jingsheng used his broad body to block Zhu Qingan's sight so that she would no longer look at the two corpses. While sending a signal towards the sky, he pulled Zhu Qingan into the carriage.

"Wait a moment, I'll ask my subordinates to come and take care of the rest of the things!" Bian Jingsheng was sitting in the carriage with Zhu Qing'an at this time, and he made a cup of hot tea for Zhu Qing'an.

"Have some tea!" Bian Jingsheng handed the tea to Zhu Qing'an, and Zhu Qing'an came back to his senses.

"Thank you!" Zhu Qingan clenched the teacup tightly in both hands. The warm teacup eased her nervousness and fear. Although she had remained calm throughout, this was the first time Zhu Qingan had personally killed someone.

"Recently, there have been men and women being killed in Ancheng, and their money and property have been robbed. Now it seems that the two men who committed the crime just now must have been responsible!" Bian Jingsheng narrated. Compared to Zhu Qing'an's uneasy expression, he was very calm, and treated killing as if it were eating or drinking tea.

Zhu Qing'an nodded. He didn't expect to encounter such a scene. Fortunately, Bian Jingsheng was there tonight.

"How did the princess know that there was something wrong with that woman?" Bian Jingsheng asked curiously.

At that time, when he realized that something was wrong with the woman, he acted quickly, fiercely and accurately, but he never expected that the seemingly weak Zhu Qing'an could act so quickly. It was so unexpected and gave him a big surprise.

At that moment, the blood in his bones seemed to be boiling. He discovered another side of Zhu Qing'an, and that side was so similar to himself.

"If the woman was being forced, she should have called for help long ago, but she waited until she heard the sound of our carriage before calling for help. Moreover, although the woman was pinned under the man and looked terrified, she did not cover her clothes with her hands, nor did she push the strong man. This is too unreasonable! This is not the reaction of a normal woman. Also, when the woman ran towards us, her right hand was always hidden behind her back. A normal person should not run like this, so from the beginning I felt that there was something wrong with this woman. When she got closer, I saw the dagger hidden in the sleeve of the woman, and then I took action!" Zhu Qing'an explained.

Bian Jingsheng had been listening quietly, and after Zhu Qingan finished speaking, he couldn't suppress the admiration on his face.

"The princess is quick-witted!" Bian Jingsheng sighed softly. He didn't expect that Zhu Qing'an could think so calmly in such a short period of time under such circumstances. It was really rare.

"Prince Miao Zan is no match for you!" Zhu Qing'an also praised Bian Jingsheng.

Although her hairpin could stop the woman's movements, if it weren't for Bian Jingsheng's sword, she would not have been able to kill her at all.

If she had to admire someone, she should admire Bian Jingsheng.

Most men would have lowered their guard if they encountered a hero saving a beauty, especially if the beauty was good-looking. However, Bian Jingsheng was not fooled at all, which was rare.

"Prince, Princess!" Footsteps and Chuan Gu's voice were heard outside the carriage.

Bian Jingsheng lifted the carriage curtain and walked out. After giving a few instructions, he continued to drive away. Zhu Qingan was not worried at all that what happened tonight would implicate her. She knew that Bian Jingsheng would be able to handle this matter.

The carriage stopped at the back door of Wen'an Marquis's mansion. Bian Jingsheng lifted the curtain and still stretched out his arm.

Zhu Qingan got off the carriage on Bian Jingsheng's arm. After saying goodbye, she was about to leave when she heard Bian Jingsheng suddenly say, "Princess..."

Zhu Qing'an looked at Bian Jingsheng in confusion. Bian Jingsheng smiled, and his smile seemed as gentle as water under the moonlight.

"Don't be afraid, those people deserve to die!" Bian Jingsheng said comfortingly.

It was clearly just a simple word of comfort, but it made Zhu Qing'an's originally blocked heart suddenly feel at ease. Yes, those people deserved to die, so her actions tonight were to save more innocent people, and she shouldn't be afraid.

"Thank you!" Zhu Qing'an nodded slightly and turned to enter the Hou Mansion.

Bian Jingsheng stood outside the Hou Mansion and did not leave even after Zhu Qing'an entered the Mansion. He knew that from now on, he and Zhu Qing'an would never have the opportunity to be alone together like this again.

He felt reluctant and bitter, but he had to be generous and agree to her request. The extreme awkwardness tore Bian Jingsheng apart, making him unable to ask for it and unable to love her.

When Zhu Qing'an woke up the next day, he learned that the Dali Temple had caught the evildoer and that it was the Zhongyi Palace that helped, and Zhu Qing'an was never implicated from beginning to end.

While drinking the porridge, Fu Guang came into the room and whispered a few words into Zhu Qing'an's ear.

"Princess, do you want to do something to stop the lady from coming back?" Fu Guang asked.

Zhu Qing'an shook her head slightly. She had known for a long time that although her mother had returned to her maternal grandparents' home because she was angry with her father and herself, it was only a matter of time before she would come back.

What surprised her was that she thought her mother would stay at her grandparents' house for at least a year or two, but she didn't expect that she would be ready to come back so soon.

"If she doesn't come back, my father will forgive her sooner or later. Only when she comes back can everything be cut off!" Zhu Qing'an ate breakfast slowly.

Now when she mentions her mother, she no longer has any emotions. All the resentment and grievances have long been consumed.

"Has mother contacted that person from the Yang family these days?" Zhu Qing'an asked.

Perhaps even Shui Shiyu herself did not know that her own daughter had planted a spy around her. What she did every day and who she met, as long as Zhu Qing'an wanted to know, he could know.

Fu Guang's expression was difficult to describe. He lowered his voice and said, "Madam has met the man from the Yang family five times. She hasn't done anything about getting married, but..."

Even if Fu Guang didn't say the rest, Zhu Qing'an could guess that it was just a confession of their true feelings.

"There's only one thing, Madam gave a lot of silver to the master of the Yang family!" Fu Guang said, and he also felt that Madam was confused.

Normally, ladies from wealthy families would try their best to save some money for their daughters' dowries, but the lady was always thinking about a man from outside her family.

Zhu Qing'an sneered. Her good mother was always thinking about the unrequited love in her youth, but never opened her eyes to see that if the master of the Yang family really had her in his heart, how could he have so many concubines in the backyard over the years.

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