C66 (1/2)

After calling everyone else to disperse, only Mrs Xie and Si Xiang were left in the courtyard. Finally, Si Xiang took off his outer layer of skin and glared viciously at the Xie family.

”Don't think that you can do anything to me!”

”The old lady won't let you off!”

Lady Xie disdainfully smiled and threw a glance at Si Xiang's distorted appearance before lightly tossing out a few words. ”Mute her with poison, send her out.”

With that, he turned and left.

Only the sound of Reisgem's screams could be heard.

The news had already reached Twilight Garden a day later, and Si Xiang was already dead.

The Xie Clan initially wanted to send her to a manor, but they didn't expect to meet a bandit halfway through their journey. With a single stroke, they killed Si Xiang.

Ye Jinsu read the book while drinking the medicine. She had been feeling much better these days, but it still wasn't too good. Xie Shi was dealing with Si Xiang, so she had a few days to read to pass the time.

Xiao Hong was beaming with joy as she spoke. She had already left when the old lady came.

The troop that sent people away hadn't returned yet, so they sent people to investigate and found out that they had encountered a robber.

The old lady was always in the dark, and by the time they found out, Si Xiang was already dead.

After what happened, the old lady flew into a rage and threatened to leave the capital.

Everything.

Ye Jinsu listened to them as she casually ate two pieces of dessert. All of this was within expectations, and Lady Xie was truly forced into a corner this time.

Putting down the book, Ye Jinsu turned his head and called out to Shuofeng, ”What did you find out with Huaiyu?”

”In reply to Miss, I found out that Huaiyu often goes out alone and meets secretly with someone.”

Ye Jinsu's brows twitched. ”Who is it?”

”General Sun's personal attendant.”

”General Sun?” Ye Jinsu frowned and searched her mind for this name. It sounded familiar, but he couldn't recall where it came from.

”It's General Sun from the Northern General.” The wind was blowing.

Only then did Ye Jinsu recall that General Sun had been invincible when he was young and had led an army to reclaim the border. A moment of fame, so many years have passed, the glory of that year still has not faded.

He could be considered a reputable figure in the imperial court. In fact, he even held military power. In some ways, he was even a bit higher than Ye Zizai, the civil servant.

When the Xie Clan sent people to kidnap Nanny Liu, she already knew that the Xie Clan was not a simple place.

Thus, she gave the Xie Clan a huge setback and gave her a way out.

He wanted to lure her to take the initiative and use her final move.

It was only when the both of them started to threaten her that she was certain of their abilities.

On the surface, how could a woman who relied on her husband's favors to survive have subordinates like this?

However, in the end, he still got hit. He never thought that there would be poison on the blade.

From the looks of it, the Xie Clan's backer was not simple.

The ministers of the court were deeply blessed and held the military power.

They were all solid supporters.

”Go and check on the relationship between General Sun and the Xie family.” Ye Jinsu frowned, her intuition was not simple.

”Jingyun, what about you?”

”They are also General Sun's servants,” Jing Yun replied. ”Moreover, this subordinate found out that the group that kidnapped Nanny Liu was the group that disguised themselves as the robbers that killed Miss Si Xiang.”

Unexpectedly, it was within reason.

How could the Xie Clan let Si Xiang live?

Once he got rid of the incense, he would be next.