C112 (1/2)

”This lady originally knew how to speak.” Wen Jiu curled his lips, and said to the young servant by the side: ”Yulu, your monthly allowance is finally mine.”

Yulu sobbed with a small face and muttered: ”Young Madame … I've never seen any master so concerned about the monthly payment from a maid. ”

Wen Jiu raised his eyes, ”Didn't you just see it now? If you admit your defeat, you are not allowed to go back on your word. ”

Lady Lu, who was kneeling on the ground, could not speak and became even more anxious. She could not help but kowtow and say, ”Please save me, Madam!”

Wen Jiu said indifferently, ”You didn't say anything just now, and only came to beg now. Don't you think it's too late?”

This girl had reached the General's Mansion early on, yet she was actually able to keep silent in front of Xie Xuan.

The room was silent for a moment.

The green clothed lady knelt on the ground and raised her head. Her eyes were filled with tears, ”It's not that I'm afraid of death, but I can't avenge my husband even if I die. I still need to be bullied by those beasts. I know that General Xie is a righteous and noble person, Madame will definitely … ”

”Cut the crap.”

Wen Jiu put down her teacup, ”You had long wanted to court death, but now you're even more afraid of being taken away by others.

Although the reputation of an aristocratic family like Zhou Minghao was extremely poor in Dijing, he was still liked by the ladies of the brothel. If he had taken a fancy to this lady, he probably wouldn't have forced himself into such a place to seek death.

Then... There must be something else.

But this girl was unwilling to say anything, and wanted to protect her with her General's Mansion.

The person kneeling on the ground wanted to say something but hesitated.

Wen Jiu was not a patient type of person, he turned to the maid by his side and said: ”Go and tell the general, whether this lady stays or not, it will be up to her to decide.”

”This servant will go now.” Jin Er just replied.

”Hold on!” The girl panicked. She wanted to stand up but she fell to the ground, her beautiful eyes red, ”I was originally the fiancee of the former top scorer Chen Yuanning, Jiang namesake Sijia. Many years ago, when he went to the Yun State to take up his post, he had sent a letter to my home, saying that he would take me there to finish the marriage. At home, my father and brother happily sent me to the Yun State. But halfway through my journey, I found out that he had been assassinated … ”

Wen Jiu gently caressed his hand under his sleeve, ”The matters of the year are almost at the end of the year.”

She had heard of the name Chen Yuanning before, and she knew that he was Wang Yichang's favorite disciple.

Afterwards, when the new monarch promoted his confidant, he was one of them.

Logically speaking, he shouldn't have died so early.

”I wanted to go to the Yun State to investigate his death, but on the night that we entered the city, a group of black-clothed people barged into the inn we were staying at and killed all of my father and brother's followers …”

As he said till here, Jiang Wuxia's face was already full of tears.

As Wen Jiu listened, he suddenly felt a headache.

The sect leaders who had just gone to the Yun State had died a violent death. This journey was a thousand miles, and if something were to happen on the road, it would be unavoidable.

As expected, the Eldest Princess could not be offended. Just randomly saving a person was enough to bring such trouble to the General's Mansion.

However, Jiang Wuxia seemed to have opened up a conversation as he sobbed, ”Father and Brother, you protected me with your life. On my way to the Dijing, I only sold myself to the Yongle Workshop after meeting a trafficker … Although I am powerless to avenge my father, brother and husband, I cannot lose my innocence. ”

Wen Jiu's face stiffened.

”Innocence” was beyond the heavens. Even when she tried her best to act as if it didn't hurt at all, she would still find it difficult to sleep and eat every time someone brought it up.

When she spoke again, her expression was more serious. ”Send Miss Jiang back to her room for a rest. If there's anything, we can talk about it tomorrow.”

”Madam …” Jiang Wuxia's eyes were full of pleading.

”This is not something that can be solved with a single sentence or two.”

Wen Jiu said: ”Otherwise, why would no one ask about this until now?”

Jiang Wuxia cried, but she could not say anything, and kowtowed to Wen Jiu.