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All the assassins were caught and the situation at the scene was finally stabilized.

Yuan Jin'er then mustered up the courage to run out of the room. Seeing the wounded wailing on the ground and several seriously injured and dying servants and guards, she was frightened by such a cruel scene. She hurriedly hugged Nie Yunzhu, who had just put away his sword... His body was still shaking slightly, and she didn't know whether it was out of fear or nervousness.

Li Mu comforted the two of them and came to Qin Siyuan: "Mr. Qin, are you okay?"

Qin Siyuan shook his head and sighed: "Nothing, I have to thank you Liheng today."

Then he said with some emotion: "I have heard you say that you know martial arts, but I thought you were just talking. I didn't expect you to be so powerful. Thanks to you and Yunzhu, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."

Li Mu said casually, "Mr. Qin, why should I be polite to you? It's my duty. Where do these people come from? Do you have any clue?"

Qin Siyuan looked at the captured assassins, frowned, and smiled with a complicated expression after a while: "I have lived in seclusion in Jiangning for many years, and I haven't encountered such a thing for a long time. Judging from the clothes and accents of these people, they are probably Liao people."

"Liao people..." Li Mu said, "I have heard a lot of rumors about Old Qin these days. Old Qin has lived in seclusion in Jiangning for many years. The Liao people didn't assassinate him earlier or later, but they assassinated him at this time. Could it be that they also heard those rumors?"

Qin Siyuan smiled bitterly. These days, rumors were circulating on the streets that he had presided over the signing of the Black Water Alliance, which was a trap set for the Liao Kingdom. It not only corrupted the Liao upper class, but also sowed discord between the Liao Kingdom and the Jin Kingdom. If this matter were to spread to the Liao Kingdom, it was not impossible that someone would be so angry that they would send someone to assassinate him.

Li Mu and Qin Siyuan chatted for a while, and soon the government officials arrived. A team of soldiers took over the scene, followed closely by people from the Prince Consort's Mansion who had received the news, led by Kang Xian's confidant Lu Agui.

Lu Agui led the guards to quickly take over several assassins and found a lot of things on them, including trade documents.

"People from Liao." Lu Agui took out the disc and looked at it, his face solemnly saying, "Lord Qin has been in seclusion for seven years, and these people from Liao actually dared to assassinate him, damn it..." Then he took people to interrogate him.

……

Li Mu saw that the situation at the scene had been completely calmed down. Yuan Jiner and Nie Yunzhu could not adapt to such a bloody scene for a while, so he said something to Old Qin and took the two of them away.

In the evening, Li Mu received the news that the matter was finally clear. The assassination of Qin Siyuan had nothing to do with the Liao court, which was also normal.

In order to prevent the alliance between Wu and Jin, Liao was currently trying to ease relations with Wu, so how could it send someone to assassinate Qin Siyuan? Moreover, the assassination process of these five assassins was quite random, and did not seem to be a strict organization or a well-thought-out arrangement.

After interrogation and combining some of the things found on these people, a ridiculous result was roughly inferred.

These five people are indeed from Liao. The nobleman leading them is a noble of Liao. There are angry young people everywhere. During this period, this nobleman brought his family members and came to Wu State in the name of trade. He traveled around and had a great time!
Suddenly one day, rumors about Qin Siyuan spread everywhere, and the nobleman naturally heard about it. Thinking about the miserable state of the Liao Kingdom today, all this might be caused by this man named Qin Siyuan, and his blood immediately got hot. For an angry young man, this was too much, and he immediately slammed the table and vowed to kill this old thief.

He did what he said and led several men to Jiangning, deciding to assassinate Qin Siyuan.

Thus, this muddled assassination began.

That night, after practicing several rounds of Heaven and Earth Yin and Yang Great Music, Su Tan'er let her long hair spread out and lay on Li Mu's chest: "I heard that my husband encountered an assassin today. Is it dangerous?"

Li Mu said: "You know my martial arts well. They are just a few assassins. How can they be dangerous?"

Su Tan'er said: "Then you should be more careful in the future and don't get involved in anything dangerous."

Li Mu said, "Okay, don't worry, my lady. If I really encounter something I can't handle, I won't interfere."

Su Tan'er said "hmm" and seemed to finally feel relieved.

After a while, Su Tan'er spoke again: "It will be Qingming Festival in a few days. I will go back with my husband and clean up the old house."

Li Mu knew that he was talking about the Ning family's old house, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you, my lady."

……

The next day, Li Mu was strolling around with nothing to do. He passed by the Qin Mansion and wanted to go in to take a look and play a few games of chess. But when he turned a corner, he saw that there was a lot of traffic in front of the Qin Mansion, with many carriages and sedan chairs parked.

Qin Siyuan had lived in seclusion in Jiangning for many years, and few people visited him. But when the rumors came out some time ago, more people came to visit him. Yesterday, he experienced an assassination attempt, which even involved the Liao people. Today, people from all walks of life came together.

Li Mu looked around for a few seconds. He was too lazy to participate in such a lively occasion, so he turned around and was about to leave.

Qin Siyuan's concubine Yunniang happened to pass by nearby and saw Li Mu, who seemed to be about to leave, so she hurried over to greet him.

"Why doesn't Li Heng go in..."

Li Mu smiled and said, "There are many guests at the Qin family today, so I won't go over. I'll come visit you another day." Yunniang said, "Mr. Ning, what are you talking about? You saved the master's life yesterday and you are a great favor to the whole Qin family. If I leave like this, I'm afraid the master and his wife will find out and blame me!"

As she spoke, Yunniang slightly put away her smile and suddenly said, "The situation was dangerous yesterday, and it was only because of your heroic efforts that the old man was able to turn the danger into safety. Please accept Yunniang's greetings."

As she spoke, she and the maid behind her bent down and bowed solemnly.

Li Mu had no choice but to accept the gift. It was not a good time to go back now, so he had to follow Yunniang into the Qin Mansion.

At this time, the Qin family indeed had many guests, including officials, Confucian scholars, and quite a few scholars.

When Li Mu came in, many people knew him. Some heard that he had saved Qin Siyuan yesterday, and they came to greet him. Although Li Mu was not keen on socializing, he was able to handle such occasions easily. He responded with a few words casually, chatting and laughing lightly. Everything was done with ease and naturally.

After the polite exchanges, they came to the hall, where everyone sipped tea and began to chat about this and that, talking about the Liao assassins, the Liao Dynasty, and inevitably talked about Qin Siyuan.

Some people speculated whether the Black Water Alliance was a plan against the Liao Kingdom, as some believed it and some did not, which led to another round of discussion and debate.

Li Mu didn't like this kind of occasion very much. He sat for a while before saying goodbye.

After leaving the Qin Mansion, we came to the Qinhuai River. It was now mid-February, the spring scenery was gradually becoming more beautiful, and hints of green were emerging on both sides of the river bank.

Li Mu strolled for a while, found a restaurant and sat down. He ate and drank while enjoying the scenery of the Qinhuai River.

At this time, several scholars at a nearby table drank a few glasses of wine and began to talk about some romantic stories. One of the scholars suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Have you heard? Miss Shishi, the most beautiful girl in the capital, has come to Jiangning. It is said that this girl is beautiful, and is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and songs. Such a wonderful woman, do you think we can have a chance to meet her?"

One person said, "I've also heard that Miss Shishi is very famous in the capital, and many people have been trying to see her but have not been able to. It is said that Miss Shishi came to our Jiangning this time just to meet a friend, not an acquaintance, so I'm afraid it's rare to see her."

Another person said, "That's true. If we meet outsiders, we'll probably only meet those powerful and influential people!"
The man said: "That's not necessarily true. Talented people like Cao Guan and Liu Qingdi can always be seen."

Then he bowed to another person and said, "Brother Jichang has a profound family background and his uncle is an official in the government office. Maybe we can meet him, but we two don't have such good fortune."

"I just don't know whether Li Shishi's reputation as the most beautiful lady in the capital is worthy of the title or just exaggerated. How does she compare with Qilan, Luo Miaomiao and others from Jiangning..."

Another person continued, "A friend of mine once saw Li Shishi in Tokyo and was amazed by her. Qilan and the others are probably not as good as her."

"Besides, have you ever thought about whether we in Jiangning will be suppressed by her this time? In today's Jiangning City, think about it, who can compare to Li Shishi?"

"Take the courtesan Qilan for example. Although she has a great figure, looks, and talent, everyone knows that she was brought up by the Puyang family, so she inevitably has a bit of a money smell. Luo Miaomiao is gorgeous, but not grand enough. And Feng Xiaojing, known as the orchid in the empty valley, has been disheartened since she was almost forced to jump off a building by Cheng Yong, the commander of the Wu Lie Army, two years ago. She rarely shows off. Even the lively and pure Yuan Jiner, I heard, has redeemed herself."

"Right now, there is probably not a single person in Jiangning who can fight. We can't win at all."

A scholar suddenly asked, "What do you think? Could it be that Li Shishi deliberately chose this time to come here? She said she was just visiting a friend, but in fact, she was provoking us? She wanted to overwhelm our entire Jiangning in one fell swoop."

"If this is true, we, the people of Jiangning, must unite and not let her take advantage of us."

A scholar said, "Brother Li is right. We need to take this matter seriously and we must not bring shame to the reputation of Jiangning!"

……

In the end, several people talked and came to such a strange point of view, and they all seemed to believe it. Although Li Mu found it funny, he didn't care too much and just thought of it as listening to other people talking to make him laugh.

A few days passed like this, Qingming Festival was getting closer, and a drizzle began to fall from the sky. The cold spring rain washed the world clean and clear. The sprouting grass and buds, everything was so fresh and colorful.

After all, in this era, Qingming Festival is a big day that requires ancestor worship. Especially for large families, it is taken very seriously and some start preparations more than ten days in advance.

The Su family did the same and began to prepare for the Qingming Festival. The whole house suddenly became a lot more lively.

Li Mu was as free as ever. If a man married into the wife's family did not change his surname, he would not be allowed to enter the ancestral hall and did not even have to participate in ancestor worship, which was pretty good for him.

However, for people of this era, not entering the ancestral hall means not being valued, but who in the Su family dares to ignore Li Mu? According to Xiaochan, several elders of the Su family discussed whether to find a way to allow Li Mu to participate in the ancestral worship, but in the end they did not come to any conclusion. After all, the clan rules were there, and everyone was distressed. Li Mu did not speak, and there was nothing else to do.

In this way, time passed slowly, and Qingming Festival arrived. Li Mu took Xiaochan back to the old house. As for Su Tan'er, she had to participate in the ancestor worship, so she could only go later.

(End of this chapter)