Han Ming and his group glared fiercely at Ouyang Jing before leaving unwillingly.

Jiang Changtian bowed to Ouyang Jing and said, "Thank you for helping me out of that predicament, Senior Brother."

Ouyang Jing didn't speak, he just looked at Jiang Changtian.

Just as Jiang Changtian was about to leave, thinking that he would not speak again, he heard him speak.

"Your eyes look a lot like those of an old friend of mine."

Jiang Changtian stopped in his tracks, but did not turn around.

“You don’t trust me.” Ouyang Jing’s gaze was intense, but his tone was firm.

Jiang Changtian stood there stunned for a long time, still not turning around, his voice so low it was almost inaudible, "I'm just afraid of further implicating innocent people."

Now, only Ouyang Jing remains in the Duke's mansion, and it can't afford any more trouble.

"Humph."

Ouyang Jing snorted coldly and turned to leave.

The stray cat came out again, meowing around Jiang Changtian.

Jiang Changtian squatted down, stroked the stray cat's head, whispered a few words, and left.

After everyone left, Feng Hechang and Lao Liangping walked out from a short distance away.

"Did this kid come here specifically to feed the cats?" Feng Hechang found it strange.

Lao Liangping's face was grim. "Who cares? If it weren't for Ouyang Jing meddling in things today, we could have given Jiang Changtian a good humiliation."

He hadn't been able to swallow his anger ever since they suffered a loss last time.

"Maybe we should just give up. After all, he's having an affair with Xian'an. What if Xian'an comes after us?" Feng Hechang was having second thoughts. Jiang Changtian's warning look was really intimidating.

"I just don't like him. How dare a poor student go against us? Xian'an only sees him as a toy and won't necessarily stand up for him. He's a shady character."

Lao Liangping's family background was not even as good as Feng Hechang's; it was only slightly better than that of the poor. He could tolerate being bullied by those noble children, but why did Jiang Changtian, a poor wretch, dare to warn them?

Lao Liangping leaned closer and whispered, "We'll do it like this..."

After discussing it for a while, the two saw the stray cat that Jiang Changtian had fed.

Lao Liangping disliked the look of it and kicked it, but missed and almost strained his back.

……

"The Five Offices?"

"What the hell is the Five Offices?"

Lin Shuyun only half understood the letter she received. Meiqiu was unreliable and didn't study hard enough to learn to read, which made it impossible for her to understand what he was saying.

Coal Ball: Are you being polite by making a cat learn?

"What five offices? Five city military commands?" Old Xu interrupted casually.

"Oh no, I'm leaving right now." Gu Nanfeng stood up instantly, grunted and almost fell, but Gu Chen caught him.

He was so frightened by Madam Qin yesterday that he fainted and only woke up today. If he hadn't practiced martial arts for many years, he probably wouldn't even have the strength to get up.

Qin Niangzi raised an eyebrow. "The people from the Five Cities Garrison are here to see you. What serious crime have you committed?"

Gu Nanfeng kept his head down and remained silent.

Qin Niangzi scoffed.

Lin Shuyun said, "Going out now is like walking into a trap. Why don't you disguise yourself and pretend to be your aunt's husband? No one will suspect anything. Let's wait until things calm down before you leave. Remember to pay me."

We've already saved her; it would be a waste if she died.

He's a marquis, after all; his family must be quite wealthy.

Lin Shuyun was making her own plans.

"Pfft...cough cough cough." Gu Nanfeng shook his head and refused frantically.

He didn't want to die and have his entire family implicated, especially since he was playing the role of his wife.

Gu Nanfeng didn't know why the late Empress had come back to life, but he had basically confirmed Qin Niangzi's identity.

Where in the world are there so many people who look exactly alike and all have the surname Qin, unless they are twins?

"You three can stay here for now. Your uncle is back, and he'll take care of things for you." Gu Nanfeng insisted on leaving.

The information he found could not be delayed any longer.

"Uncle, my mother's matter isn't urgent, you should take care of yourself first." Gu Chen knew that his uncle was badly injured, and his face was pale.

"Do not worry."

No sooner had Gu Nanfeng left than the people from the Five Cities Garrison arrived at his door.

"You went to the maple forest outside the city on the sixth day?" the leader asked.

"What Maple Forest?" Lin Shuyun asked. "Oh, sir, you mean that manor on the outskirts of the city? We're going there."

Aunt Xiaoqing rubbed her face for a bit before coming out.

Old Xu is curled up in bed sleeping.

"Did you see any suspicious people?"

Lin Shuyun shook her head.

"Search!"

After they finished speaking, they immediately searched the house, and Lin Shuyun did not stop them.

The leader, however, noticed Lin Shuyun's beauty and glanced at her a few more times.

Lin Shuyun immediately rebuked, "How dare you! I am the daughter-in-law of the Jiang family! Where are you looking with those eyes?!"

The leader had heard of the Jiang family's jokes, but he never expected these people to live here.

He snorted coldly, "It's just a routine investigation. Even if Master Jiang himself came, he wouldn't be this arrogant."

Lin Shuyun's face turned pale, looking as if she had never seen the world before.

A quarter of an hour later, the soldiers from the Five Cities Garrison came out.

"Didn't find anything?"

"let's go."

No sooner had the men from the Five Cities Garrison left than Steward Jiang arrived.

"Master sent me to remind you that if you continue to ignore our advice, Jiang Changtian might not be able to study at Luming Academy anymore," Butler Jiang said with a smile.

Gu Chen's face darkened. "Jiang Gou, what do you intend to do to our eldest brother?"

Butler Jiang's face immediately darkened. His name was Jiang Wang, and this brat dared to call him a dog.

"How dare those brats be so arrogant! They'll get what's coming to them sooner or later," Butler Jiang suppressed his anger.

"After all, you are descendants of the Jiang family. The master still cares about you. He said he will give you ten days to go back and admit your mistakes, and he will forgive and forget what happened before."

"roll!"

Butler Jiang left with a grim expression. "You brat, just you wait and see."

"Sister-in-law, they've gone too far!" Gu Chen clenched his fists.

"Don't be angry, your older brother isn't someone to be trifled with either." Lin Shuyun patted Gu Chen's head, still quite curious about the Jiang family's secrets.

Gu Chen blushed instantly. "Sister-in-law, I'm all grown up now, you can't touch my head."

Lin Shuyun stroked her chin. "He's just a little brat. Haven't you heard the saying that an elder sister-in-law is like a mother?"

Gu Chen was no longer embarrassed.

That evening, Lin Shuyun changed into Xiaoqing's clothes, covered her face, and secretly went to the Jiang family.

Unexpectedly, they ran into someone as soon as they entered the backyard.

Lin Shuyun's pupils contracted instantly, and she made her move immediately.

After exchanging blows for a while, Lin Shuyun recognized the newcomer. "What are you doing here?"

I never expected to run into this; it must be fate.

"Yunyun." The person who came was Jiang Changtian, who looked intently at Lin Shuyun.

"What are you doing here? Did you know that Jiang Gou came to warn you?" Lin Shuyun assumed that it was that kid Meiqiu who tipped you off.

Lin Shuyun recounted the events of the day in a low voice.

"I'm here to investigate the Jiang family. You should go back first." Jiang Changtian didn't want to involve Lin Shuyun in this matter.

Lin Shuyun raised an eyebrow. "Since you're already here, why don't you hide? I'm an expert at this kind of thing, let me handle it."

Jiang Changtian thought she was going to search the study, and that was what he thought too.

Then she was seen sneaking into the backyard.

The Jiang family's courtyard wasn't large, so it wasn't difficult to find.

Lin Shuyun had Jiang Changtian blow something in the rooms closest to the main courtyard, and then swaggered into the room.

While they were asleep, Mr. Jiang and Mrs. Jiang were tied up and had a smelly sock stuffed in their mouths.

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