They immediately notified Mu Ling not to accept the order, and then went to investigate who placed the order and who was behind it.

The day before her wedding, Qin Mingzhu, who had returned to the First Prince's residence after the Mid-Autumn Festival, went back to the Right Prime Minister's residence.

Besides Qin Mingzhu, many of Qin Xiang's colleagues also brought their daughters to visit, ostensibly to add to Qin Wanyou's dowry.

When gifts arrive at his door, Prime Minister Qin naturally accepts them all.

However, the excitement was theirs, while Qin Wanyou quietly ate her meal alone.

Tonight's guests are mostly people who are on good terms with Prime Minister Qin and the Li family. Liu Xichun, Xie Xuanyun, and others had already given Qin Wanyou gifts in advance.

After the meal, Madam Li asked Qin Mingzhu and the daughters of each family to escort Qin Wanyou back to Qingzhu Courtyard and to have some intimate conversations with her.

They did most of the talking the whole way, with Qin Wanyou occasionally replying with "hmm" or "I don't know."

Seeing that Qin Wanyou was so boring, Qin Mingzhu left with them after making sarcastic remarks.

Just as Qin Wanyou was about to rest, suddenly,

I sensed a murderous aura!

Without realizing it, he ducked and dodged a rapidly approaching arrow.

With a thud, the arrow pierced the wooden headboard.

who is it?

Who wants to kill her?

Suddenly, a dozen or so black men jumped down the wall and headed straight for Qin Wanyou's room.

Upon seeing so many men in black, the maid on night watch screamed in terror, her voice piercing the heavens, "Ah~"

He then ran straight out of the yard, yelling, "Ah~ there are thorns..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was killed by the man in black with a single sword stroke.

Qingzhuyuan was immediately filled with screams and panic.

Not far from the room, Qin Wanyou was stabbed straight at her throat by a sword.

Qin Wanyou quickly dodged and jumped down the corridor to avoid the man in black.

The man in black missed with his sword and continued to thrust at Qin Wanyou.

Qin Wanyou kept dodging, using the bamboo and artificial hills to deal with the men in black, while simultaneously leading them away.

As they approached the wall, they used their light-footed skills to leap over it and ran straight towards Qin Mingyu's courtyard, shouting, "Assassins!"

The men in black immediately gave chase to Qin Wanyou.

Qin Wanyou leisurely led the man in black around.

As I approached Qin Mingyu's courtyard, I saw him just returning to the gate.

Qin Wanyou immediately ran and shouted in panic, "Big brother, help!"

Qin Mingyu was still a little drunk at first, but as soon as he saw the men in black behind Qin Wanyou, he immediately sobered up. "Who are you? How dare you attempt an assassination in the Right Prime Minister's residence?"

The men in black exchanged a glance.

After confirming the information, he immediately raised his sword and stabbed at Qin Mingyu.

Qin Mingyu immediately engaged in combat with the men in black.

There were also men in black who came to deal with Qin Wanyou, but she managed to evade them by hiding and dodging.

Soon, a sound was heard in the front yard, and the steward came over with the manor's guards.

Qin Mingyu had dealt with most of the men in black. When the remaining men saw that more people were coming, they made a feint and fled, quickly escaping the Prime Minister's residence.

By the time the butler and guards arrived, the men in black had already fled.

The butler stepped forward anxiously, asking Qin Mingyu, "Young Master, are you alright?"

Qin Mingyu shook his head. "It's nothing."

Then he looked at Qin Wanyou, whose clothes were somewhat disheveled, and asked, "Wanyou, what happened?"

Qin Wanyou came to Qin Mingyu and said, “I don’t know. I was just about to rest when I heard the maids screaming in terror outside the room. I immediately went out to check and saw these men in black running towards us with swords. I dodged them and ran over here to ask my brother for help.”

Qin Mingyu had also noticed Qin Wanyou's hiding and dodging, so he didn't doubt her words. He turned to the butler and said, "Butler, take these men in black away and find out who sent them."

The butler immediately ordered his men to take the men in black away to see if any were still alive, and also to check for any clues.

Qin Mingyu comforted Qin Wanyou again, "Alright, it's alright now, you can go back to Qingzhu Courtyard first."

After saying that, he instructed the guards to escort Qin Wanyou back and to take care of the matters at Qingzhu Courtyard.

When Qin Wanyou returned to Qingzhu Courtyard, she saw Shuangling and two other maids kneeling on the ground, weeping over the two maids' corpses.

Meanwhile, Qin Xiang and others were standing to the side.

Qin Wanyou immediately stepped forward and called out, "Father."

Seeing Qin Wanyou's somewhat disheveled appearance, Prime Minister Qin asked with concern, "Wanyou, are you alright?"

Qin Wanyou lowered her head and replied calmly, "I'm fine."

As soon as Shuangling saw Qin Wanyou return, she immediately stood up and asked anxiously, "Miss, are you alright?"

Qin Wanyou shook her head.

Prime Minister Qin continued, "Where are those men in black? Who sent them?"

Qin Wanyou answered truthfully, "The man in black has been dealt with by my elder brother. We don't know who sent him. The butler has taken people to investigate."

Prime Minister Qin nodded and then offered words of comfort, "Tomorrow is your big day. Get some rest and don't be afraid or worried. I'll have someone keep watch over you here."

After finishing his instructions, he told his men to clean up the scene, left the guards behind, and went to Qin Mingyu's courtyard.

The man in black who had escaped returned to his master to report the news.

"Miss, I'm sorry, the assassination attempt failed."

Fu Yingying looked up and questioned sharply, "Why did you fail? Qin Wanyou was already out of martial arts skills, wasn't she? You couldn't even handle a piece of trash. What's the use of keeping you around?"

The man in black replied tremblingly, "Qin Wanyou has lost her spiritual power and internal strength, but she still knows lightness skill and runs extremely fast. The Qin family members also discovered her and arrived quickly. We are no match for the eldest young master of the Qin family."

Fu Yingying glared at him angrily, "Get out of here, you bunch of good-for-nothings!"

The man in black immediately left the room.

After the man in black left, Grand Scholar Fu appeared at the door of Fu Yingying's room, staring at her.

Fu Yingying turned around and saw her father. Startled, she quickly called out, "Dad, what brings you here?"

Fu Zhan entered the room. "Why did you send someone to assassinate Qin Wanyou? We have no grudges against the Right Prime Minister's residence."

Fu Yingying lowered her head, stammering and unable to explain the reason.

Fu Zhan snorted. "Because of Murong Xiao?"

Fu Yingying remained silent, tacitly agreeing.

Fu Zhan snorted again, "You know perfectly well what kind of physical condition Murong Xiao is in right now. Do you want to kill Qin Wanyou and marry her? Are you willing to spend the rest of your life as a widow?"

He paused for a moment and said earnestly, "Yingying, forget Murong Xiao. I told you long ago that Murong Xiao is not the right person for you."

Fu Yingying closed her eyes briefly, then opened them and said fiercely, "Even if I can't marry Murong Xiao, I'd rather he leave peacefully on his own than see him marry someone else and be associated with someone else's name."

With a 'snap',

Fu Zhan slapped Fu Yingying across the face.

"Dad~" Fu Yingying covered her face with her hands, looking at the father she had always respected in disbelief that he had hit her.

Fu Zhan felt a pang of pain in his heart, but said, "Yingying, how have you become so stubborn and unreasonable? Murong Xiao has nothing to do with you, and it has nothing to do with you who he marries."

Fu Yingying cried out, "Dad, I can't let him go. I can't watch him be tied up with other women."

Fu Zhan was furious, pointing his finger at Fu Yingying, "You, you..."

Unable to bring themselves to say the rest, they simply left.

Before leaving, he instructed the servants not to let the young lady go out for the time being, and to suspend her power.

The next morning, Li brought a box to Qin Wanyou.

But she didn't expect someone to have done it before her.

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