After being a widow for half my life, I found out that my husband was not dead.

"If I broke that thing that day, that person would naturally kill me to silence me. These days, I can only hide in the mountains and forests." The sixth girl sighed.

"Let's go, let's take you back to the Hou Mansion first." Liu Yunxiang said.

"I can't go back!"

"Now that the old lady knows, it doesn't matter whether you know it or not. The Emperor will not send anyone to kill you again."

The palace guards surrounded the entire Zhuangzi to avoid being caught, so Yan Mu and the others could only go around another hill and go down the mountain. On the way back, Liu Yunxiang told Han Sifu about how Madam Hou made the families of the two dead maids mourn in front of the palace in order to force Yan Mu to find her as soon as possible.

"Thankfully it rained later, otherwise I would still be crying in front of the palace."

Han Sifu was a little embarrassed, "I'm sorry."

"But I'm a little curious as to why Hongzhu didn't kill you. Are you better at martial arts than her?"

"Red Candle?"

"The girl who killed Lanxiang."

Thinking of this person, Han Sifu sank, "No, she can kill me."

"Then why did she let you go?"

"Her martial arts skills are better than mine. I barely managed to deal with hundreds of moves, and I was a little confused. But for some reason, when she stabbed my chest with the sword, she hesitated for a moment. I seized this opportunity and stabbed her with the sword. Abdomen." Recalling that time, Han Sifu was still frightened, but more confused.

"She hesitated for a moment, why?" Liu Yunxiang asked hurriedly.

Han Sifu shook her head, "Although I stabbed her, I also exposed my vitals to her. She could have cut my throat. At that time, I wanted to avenge Lan Xiang even if I died."

At this point, Han Sifu frowned and was silent for a moment, "But she didn't, she just pushed me away."

Liu Yunxiang's eyes widened, "Then what did she say?"

"She said that if she didn't complete the task, she would definitely not survive." After saying that, Han Sifu looked at Liu Yunxiang and took a deep breath. "She also said that she had killed too many people on behalf of her master, and there were some heinous crimes. , there are also innocent and pitiful ones. As long as the master gives the order, she is a knife. But after seeing her sisters who grew up with her and the people who treated them sincerely died in the hands of the master, she didn’t want to kill anymore. She let me live. , but you want me to stop you at the critical moment and prevent you from falling into her master’s trap.”

Liu Yunxiang felt very heavy after hearing this. Hongzhu is a girl who values ​​love and justice. Because Qin Fei saved her, she followed him to the death. Because they were good to her, she treated him sincerely.

It's just a pity that she realized it too late.

Back in the city, it was already dark and it started to rain again.

There was no one on the street and it was very quiet, so the sound of footsteps could be heard so far away. Liu Yunxiang opened the car curtain and looked forward, and saw a group of armored soldiers running towards him. They were in neat formation and marched in unison, like a beating brick in black clothes.

As he got closer, Liu Yunxiang was slightly surprised when he saw the person taking the lead.

This man was also wearing armor, with a painful expression on his face. He ran very hard. He was probably soaking in the wine pool and the meat forest for a long time, and his body had long been damaged. But he gritted his teeth and persisted, and did not fall down.

If someone told her something other than what she saw, she would never believe it.

This person is the fourth prince Qin Shengrui, a pile of mud that cannot be lifted up the wall.

Zijin drove the carriage to one side and let the soldiers pass first.

When Qin Shengrui passed by, he shouted to the soldiers behind him: "Everyone grit your teeth and insist on it. Whether we are dead or alive, we have to dig out these moves to give everyone an explanation. When daybreak, this prince I’ll treat you to wine and meat.”

Liu Yunxiang put down the curtain and turned to look at Yan Mu, "Has he changed his mind?"

Yan Mu twitched the corner of his mouth, "The collapse of the Jiangnan Gongyuan has attracted the attention of the whole country, and the literati are even more prepared to criticize. At this time, if you don't do well, the three princes will support you. If you do well, you can win the world. People applaud, and I can win over civil servants and leave a good reputation. Unfortunately, I have to keep a low profile, otherwise I will stand out."

Liu Yunxiang's thoughts changed, "You mean there is an expert behind the Fourth Brother's guidance?"

"He doesn't have to be an expert, at least he has some brains, but his methods must be very clever, and he can make a loser like the fourth child listen to him."

Liu Yunxiang nodded. The most difficult thing was to lift up this mess.

Arriving at the entrance of the alley outside Dingyuan Hou Mansion, through the rain curtain, I saw what seemed to be a rickety figure under the archway. Han Sifu recognized him at a glance and jumped out of the carriage without even holding an umbrella.

"mother!"

Han Sifu had been frightened and suffered so much these days. When she saw her mother, she wanted to hug her and complain about her grievances, but as soon as she ran up to her, she was slapped by the old lady.

"What a disaster I've caused because of you!"

"Mother..." Han Sifu looked stunned.

"Why did you go to the Taoist temple? You just went, and what did you do in Zhuangzi? You bumped into me in Zhuangzi, why are you running away?" The old lady pointed at Han Sifu and shouted.

Han Sifu was stunned, "I was worried that my mother would not sleep well at night, so I went to the Taoist temple to get some soothing incense for my mother. I also heard that my sister-in-law was seriously ill, so I went to visit the village. If I happened upon that dirty thing, they would kill her. Me, couldn't I escape? I escaped, but I didn't dare to implicate the Hou Mansion, so I kept hiding outside. I even went to kill people to prevent this scandal from being exposed. Mother, what did I do wrong? "

The old lady held on to the stone pillar of the Chastity Arch, gritted her teeth and said, "To protect the reputation of the Marquis Mansion for a hundred years, you should kill yourself in front of that man!"

"Mom...you want me to die?"

"If you die, this matter will end with you, and the reputation of the Marquis Mansion can still be preserved!"

"The old lady was wrong."

Yan Mu walked over holding an umbrella, and Liu Yunxiang followed him.

When Mrs. Dingyuan Hou saw them, her face became even darker, as if they were the ones who insulted the lintel of the Hou Mansion.

"The sixth girl died for no reason. The old lady will report it to the police without knowing the truth, and will force our criminal department to find the murderer as soon as possible. This matter will only make the matter bigger." |

"You also know about that scandal?"

Yan Mu snorted, "I don't know anything."

"you!"

"If you really have to blame someone for this matter, the old lady should blame herself. She shouldn't have hired this chastity memorial arch to show off her womanly virtues. It's nothing to restrain herself, but she must use this criterion to restrain others. I should not use this criterion to restrain others." If a person is smart, he will endure it and say nothing. If he cannot endure it, then he will cause trouble to everyone in the world, anger the Holy One, and punish the prince's mansion."

The old lady was not stupid, so in front of the emperor in Zhuangzi, she said nothing and even told her daughter-in-law to take good care of the baby. But she could no longer keep her face straight. She could no longer straighten her waist to teach immoral women. Every time she walked under the chastity arch, she could not straighten her waist.

"Old Madam, I remember all the words you scolded me, every motto." Liu Yunxiang stood behind Yan Mu and looked at the Old Madam sarcastically.

When the old lady saw her, her eyes couldn't help but dodge.

"Princess is joking."

"Especially today in the palace, I remember the words you said more clearly. Do you want to repeat them?" Liu Yunxiang raised his eyebrows.

How could the old lady not remember that she said that if her daughter-in-law was pregnant with a wild man's child as rumored, she would slap herself under the chastity arch. But, she has a dignified first-class title, how can she lose face like this.

"There are just a few of us now. It's not as good as during the day. People are coming and going during the day, so it's more lively."

"I...I was wrong. I don't dare to scold the princess again."

Liu Yunxiang snorted, "I walk and sit upright, so I'm not afraid of you scolding me."

"Yes, the princess has good conduct."

"I don't really like to hear this, old madam, don't talk too much."

As soon as she heard this, she knew that Liu Yunxiang would not let her go lightly, otherwise she would come over during the day and make trouble, which would make her even more ugly. The old lady could only grit her teeth and raise her hand to slap herself.

"I...I am the shameless one."