The daily life of a cold and aloof general raising his wife

Lu Zhiheng laughed loudly, "Do you think I'm still afraid of you now? At worst, we'll die together. The feeling of losing your loved one forever must be unpleasant."

In the past, Lu Zhiheng always presented himself as a refined and gentle gentleman to outsiders, but now his appearance is terrifying.

Xie Huai'an gritted his teeth and said, "You dare!"

"Guess whether I dare or not." Lu Zhiheng was not afraid of him at all.

All their attention was focused on Xie Huai'an, and no one noticed that the rope on Jiang Shuwan's wrist was about to be cut.

When the rope in Jiang Shuwan's hand finally broke, she snatched the dagger from Xiao Qi's hand and held it to her neck.

Her movements were swift and decisive; by the time everyone reacted, she had already taken the initiative.

Lu Zhiheng glanced at Xiao Qi with disdain.

"idiot!"

Xiao Qi looked down on Jiang Shuwan from the bottom of her heart, thinking that she was a weak and delicate girl, so she had no guard against her at all.

Lu Zhiheng raised the crossbow in his hand, aimed it at Xiao Qi, and then shot it without hesitation.

Xiaoqi looked incredulous.

Jiang Shuwan was so startled by him that she took two steps back.

After shooting Xiao Qi, Lu Zhiheng immediately aimed his second arrow at Jiang Shuwan.

Xie Huai'an noticed and quickly walked towards Jiang Shuwan.

Just as the arrow was about to hit Jiang Shuwan, Xie Huai'an cleaved it in two with his sword and reached out to shield Jiang Shuwan behind him.

Lu Zhiheng's face showed anger, and he then shot several more arrows, but Xie Huai'an dodged and cleaved them all.

"Capture the traitor Lu Zhiheng!"

At Xie Huai'an's command, a group of people swarmed forward.

Although Lu Zhiheng had a refined appearance, he was extremely skilled in martial arts, and none of these people could match him.

Seeing this, Xie Huai'an ordered his guards to protect Jiang Shuwan, and then he drew his sword and walked towards Lu Zhiheng.

After a dozen or so moves, Lu Zhiheng was at a disadvantage. He originally wanted to use his lightness skill to escape, but Jiang Shuwan shot him down with an arrow.

Lu Zhiheng fell to the ground, looking incredulous.

The guard held a knife to Lu Zhiheng's neck; Lu Zhiheng had no chance of escaping.

Xie Huai'an tossed the knife to the guard beside him, then grabbed Jiang Shuwan's arms with both hands and looked her up and down. "Are you alright?"

Jiang Shuwan only dared to breathe a sigh of relief after Lu Zhiheng was arrested, saying, "It's alright."

Xie Huai'an noticed the bloodstains on her neck.

"Feel sorry."

Jiang Shuwan knew he felt guilty, "It wasn't you who did it, why are you apologizing to me?"

Xie Huai'an pulled the person into his arms.

Thank goodness, thank goodness she's alright, otherwise he would never forgive himself for the rest of his life.

Jiang Shuwan hugged him, then she noticed Song Wenyin standing to the side, and she let go of Xie Huai'an.

"Xiangyun has been taken somewhere by Lu Zhiheng. We need to send people to look for her immediately. She is still so young."

Li Xiangyun was not only young, but also physically weak.

Xie Huai'an nodded, then ordered someone to go and search.

Song Wenyin was worried about her daughter, so she went with those people to search for her.

Xie Huai'an personally escorted Jiang Shuwan to the General's Mansion. Jiang Shuwan's clothes were covered in dust and bloodstains, so she needed to change them.

"lady!"

Feiyue and Feiyun surrounded Jiang Shuwan after they saw her.

"I'm so glad you're alright, Madam. You scared me to death!"

Both Feiyue and Feiyun were so anxious that tears welled up in their eyes.

"I'm fine." Jiang Shuwan smiled at them after saying that.

When Madam Pei heard that Jiang Shuwan had returned, she rushed over as well.

"Wan'er..."

Pei took Jiang Shuwan's hand and looked her up and down carefully.

Seeing that she was unharmed, Madam Pei put her hands together and whispered, "Amitabha, may Heaven protect us."

"Where is Mother Mingyu?"

Jiang Shuwan was worried about her daughter.

"She fell asleep."

Jiang Shuwan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that her daughter had not been affected.

After the servants prepared hot water, Jiang Shuwan went to the bathhouse to wash up.

Feiyue and Feiyun went in together to serve.

Jiang Shuwan inevitably bumped and bruised herself during the process of being tied up, resulting in numerous bruises on her body. In addition to these, there was a bloodstain on her neck, which was quite noticeable given her fair skin.

Feiyun saw tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.

Jiang Shuwan comforted her, "Why are you crying? I'm back safe and sound."

Feiyun said remorsefully, "It's all our fault. If we had noticed something was wrong sooner, Madam wouldn't have been taken away by the villains."

Feiyue chimed in, "Feiyun is right. It was our carelessness that put Madam in danger. We deserve to die."

Fortunately, the general was capable; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

As the three of them were talking, voices came from outside, asking Jiang Shuwan to come to the palace later.

Jiang Shuwan didn't stop after she found out; she quickly washed up, changed clothes, and combed her hair.

Xie Huai'an had just changed into clean clothes.

The two of them went to the palace together to meet the emperor.

Besides Emperor Mingde, the Empress and Crown Prince Li Huan were also present in the hall.

Jiang Shuwan and Xie Huai'an bowed and greeted each other.

The Empress noticed the white cloth wrapped around Jiang Shuwan's neck and asked with concern, "Wan'er, are you injured?"

Jiang Shuwan smiled at the Empress, "It's just a minor injury, nothing serious."

"This Lu Zhiheng is incredibly audacious!" The Empress grew angrier the more she thought about it.

Emperor Mingde lowered his voice and said, "Bring Lu Zhiheng here."

Lu Zhiheng was quickly brought in. He was bound hand and foot and refused to bow. A guard kicked him in the knee and Lu Zhiheng knelt on the ground.

Lu Zhiheng couldn't break free even if he wanted to.

Emperor Mingde spoke up, "Huai'an, didn't you say you had a mystery to solve? Now that everyone is here, you can solve your mystery, right?"

Xie Huai'an cupped his hands and said, "Yes."

"This story begins more than twenty years ago. After Prince Duan failed to seize the throne, he faked his death and escaped. He then lived a peaceful life with a woman for several years. One day, someone came to his door, asking Prince Duan to gather his old subordinates again to fight for the throne."

Prince Duan had adapted to his life over the past few years, so he rejected that person's proposal. Unexpectedly, that person stirred up trouble in the capital again for Prince Duan's sake. He hired someone to impersonate the emperor's men to hunt him down. No one expected that Prince Duan would die protecting his wife at the time.

The man was devastated by the unexpected death of Prince Duan. Just as he was feeling lost, the woman became pregnant. Upon learning this, his hope was rekindled. After the woman gave birth to a son, he cruelly murdered her.

Lu Zhiheng interrupted him, "You're talking nonsense! That's not how it is!"

All eyes in the hall fell on Lu Zhiheng.

"The winner takes all, the loser is condemned. I have nothing more to say now. Stop distorting the facts."

Xie Huai'an looked at him and asked, "How do you know that what I said isn't true?"

"Fine, go ahead and tell me. I want to hear how you're going to make this up!"

"Later, the child was raised by the man himself until he was five or six years old. He was then moved to the Duke of England's mansion and became the Duke of England's heir. I don't need to say more about what happened after that."

Lu Zhiheng chuckled dismissively.

Aren't you curious about who replaced you?