Shi Yan felt a pang of pain in his heart and buried his head in Song Tingran's arms.

"Wife, won't you take us with you?"

"It's not a trip. I travel day and night and come back quickly."

Song Tingran was very persistent. She could feel that her clothes on her chest were wet and Shi Yan was crying silently.

She touched his back and said, "Be good at home. I'll leave some banknotes for you all. Don't spend them recklessly."

"Why should we stay here longer? Won't you be back soon?" Shi Yan raised his head, his face full of tears.

"I'm afraid you might need an emergency."

"No, my wife, you should take more. I still have a lot. Besides, the embroidery shop, the restaurant, and the gambling stone shop all bring in money. I can't spend it all."

Song Tingran also thought that if he continued, Shi Yan would be too worried, so he just agreed.

The two fell asleep in each other's arms, but couldn't fall asleep. Song Tingran's thoughts were too confused, but she needed to rest her spirit.

Shi Yan patted her back gently to comfort her, and Song Tingran's nervousness was slightly relieved. She fell asleep in a daze. She felt uneasy, with her mind full of the scene just now, but she finally slept.

"Ah!" Song Tingran screamed and woke up.

"Wife, did you have a nightmare? It's okay, I'm here."

"What time is it?"

Song Tingran did not lie down again, but sat on the bed. Shi Yan also sat like this and replied, "It's just noon. I have only slept for the whole morning."

"That's enough. Get up. You've been coaxing me all the time. I'm afraid you didn't sleep well. You should sleep a little longer."

Shi Yan shook his head. Every minute and every second was extremely important now, and he didn't want to waste it.

When they got up, lunch was already prepared and set on a large table. The kids didn't go to the school, and Song Lingjia didn't go to the clinic either.

Everyone was sitting in the dining room eating. The husbands were very concerned about Song Tingran, and they felt at ease saying this.

The atmosphere really became relaxed. The adults ate slowly, and after the kids finished eating, they let them go to the yard to play.

Chen Xiangyuan had wanted to speak for a long time, and now he finally found the opportunity.

"Miss Song, the court doctor has indeed gone to look for reinforcements. Some are in the post house, and some are outside the town. Now the entire Ping'an Town has been surrounded. The bodies have been stored, but transporting them to Shengjing City is not a simple matter."

"Then what about us going to Shengjing City?"

"It's also difficult. I guess if we relax, the remaining group will take action."

Song Tingran deliberately let the court doctor go at that time. She was the one who posed the least threat, and he had to use her to find the rest of the people.

The men of the Song family just listened without speaking or asking any questions.

"We can't wait for them to make the first move. We must take the initiative. I originally planned to send the body from last night to the government office in Shengjing City. We will take the two people who are willing to testify to the lawsuit and tell them about the Prime Minister's Tianzi Embroidery Workshop six years ago and his revenge against me. Your brother has a lot of leverage over the Prime Minister. He is a serious person, so he must have left it before coming here."

Chen Xiangyuan nodded.

"Yes, but there is a lack of evidence. Xiaokui and I dare not act rashly. In addition, the prime minister has not caused any trouble since my brother is dead. Xiaokui and I have lived on the empress's mercy for my brother. Over the years, we have accumulated a lot of manpower and financial resources. If we take action this time, our chances of success are very high."

Song Tingran's teeth began to itch. He picked up a piece of braised pork, put it in his mouth and chewed it.

Put down the chopsticks with a crisp sound.

"Okay, the prime minister's people know that we have killed someone, and they expect us not to act rashly. Now that the leader is dead, I believe they are asking the higher-ups what to do about this matter. Let's make a fuss first, and take the body with us to the government office to find the county magistrate. This is a big deal, and it involves the prime minister. Let the county magistrate issue us a document, and go to Shengjing City to seek justice!"

"it is good!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Xiangyuan's men came, but they didn't dare to come in directly for fear of scaring the children. This was what he had instructed.

So he asked Luo Mingyue from the embroidery workshop to pass on the message. This was also what Chen Xiangyuan had instructed. When it was inconvenient, he should look for someone from the embroidery workshop. He was very good at judging people and they were all loyal.

Luo Mingyue was a little scared, but still did as she was told.

"Master, just now there was a man I didn't recognize, dressed in black, who asked me to say that Lu Zhong is not dead."

"not dead?"

Song Tingran recalled that the bullet probably didn't hit the heart, and Chen Xiangyuan's men designed the scene for these people to commit suicide by taking poison in order to remove the burial flower needles from their bodies.

"Well, that's what the guy said."

"Okay, you go back first. The embroidery workshop will be open for business as usual. You don't need to tell Zhuangzhuang and Zhu Yuan about what happened last night."

"okay."

Song Tingran stood up and went to check with Chen Xiangyuan. Lu Zhong was tied up deep in the pine forest, which was a place where no distinguished guests would come. It was very deep.

"Miss Song, be careful, there may be poisonous insects, snakes or rats in this depth."

"It's okay. We've all been sprayed with drugs. Let's go. Maybe we can learn something from Lu Zhong."

The road here is difficult to walk on, and the two of them almost had to support each other.

Lu Zhong was tied to a tree weakly, and the bodies of the others were not seen, so they were probably separated.

"You work for the prime minister, it must be very hard, if you testify for me, I will leave you a way out."

Lu Zhong shook his head bitterly, with dried blood on the corners of his pale mouth.

"There is no way out. The mission failed. How can there be any way out? However, I want to ask you for a favor."

Song Tingran was very surprised. Chen Xiangyuan frowned and said, "You begged her?"

Lu Zhong laughed at himself, licked his dry lips, and swallowed hard.

"I have a younger brother who is in the Qingguan in Shengjing City. He was eight years old when he went in, and he is fourteen this year. Can you redeem him and bring him back to the shelter? Don't mention me, don't talk about what happened here, and let him live the rest of his life in peace."

Song Tingran looked at Lu Zhong seriously, and was somewhat unable to see through this man.

"Why do you think I will help you?"

"You are a good person." He paused slightly, looked up at the sunlight that could not come in, and felt it hard. "It's so good here, it's unreal. Believe it or not, I have wavered, but I have no choice. I can only be loyal to the prime minister in my life. I have done all the bad things, and I have to leave something worth remembering, that is, I have not betrayed my master, I am loyal."

"Does your brother know what you have done?" Song Tingran asked.

"He knows nothing. He always thought I was a guard in the prime minister's house, very impressive. He said I was his hero."

Song Tingran thought for a moment, "If I succeed in what I want to do, I will help you save your brother. What's his name?"

"Luwang, the Wang of hope."

Chen Xiangyuan's men were ready to take action. Those who could not be questioned and could not testify had no choice but to die.

If you let him go out of pity, there will be endless troubles. After all, everyone has his or her own duties and mission.

"Wait!" Lu Zhong shouted with all his strength, and Chen Xiangyuan signaled his men to stop.


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