Started as a mute girl? I prospered in the lean years

Chapter 267 Another round of assassination

Before going to the capital, Shen Huaixu went to Jiuxi Village overnight. The provincial family members were worried, so she had to go back and make it clear.

The children at the entrance of the village now recognized Shen Huaixu's carriage. When they saw it from a distance, they laughed and jumped up to Jiang's house and shouted, "Sister Axu is back."

The news that the eldest man from the south of the Yangtze River found his biological daughter in Jiuxi Village has spread a lot these days.

Dafeng Village and Jiuxi Village are close to each other. Seeing the carriages coming and going, they all guessed that the rumors were not groundless. After Zhou Lizheng passed the fifteenth day, he found some free time and went to Jiang Zhengmao's house to chat and inquire about some things.

Hearing the commotion outside, I was just about to find an excuse to go out and take a look when I heard Jiang Zhengmao say: "Maybe my niece has come back from the county. Why don't you come with me to take a look?"

This was exactly what Zhou Lizheng wanted.

Jiang Tao came to the carriage and asked strangely: "Why are you back at this time? Your parents have just returned from the county town."

Shen Huaixu jumped down from the carriage, "I thought I might be able to catch up if I walked faster, but I ended up being a step too slow."

"It's cold outside. Come inside quickly."

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Zhou Lizheng looked at Shen Huaixu who came down from the carriage and sighed: "When this girl ran up to me and said she wanted to take my pulse, I just thought it was a child's play. I never imagined that she actually had this ability. Now she has transformed. She became the biological daughter of the Marquis, and she is a blessed girl."

The most important thing is that even after finding her biological father, her relationship with the people in Jiuxi Village is still not estranged.

These days, many people are trying their best to make friends with this group of refugees that they used to look down upon. He just looks on with cold eyes, and is glad that he has not become alienated from this group of people.

Jiang Zhengmao was touched by Zhou Lizheng's words. He stroked his beard and squinted with a smile: "Girl Xu is indeed a lucky one..."

After hearing Village Chief Jiang praise the girl's performance on the road to escape, Zhou Lizheng found a suitable moment to ask: "I went to look at the wasteland in your Jiuxi Village a few days ago, and I didn't expect that it was already open. There are so many, don’t you think it’s much faster?”

"Li Zheng doesn't know, but the plows we are using to open up wasteland are new ones, which are much lighter than the old ones. That's what Xu said from the book..."

Zhou Li was afraid that he would keep talking, so he hurriedly asked: "Do you have any pictures? Can you take me to the wasteland tomorrow to have a look? If it is good, I will use a new plow in the spring."

"We have the drawings. Let's go to the wasteland tomorrow to have a look."

The ground was too frozen in winter, so it was very difficult to clear the wasteland. For the time being, they only removed tree roots, grass, stones, etc. on the wasteland, and then plowed it bit by bit.

The two agreed and wanted to go back and chat for a while, but they heard someone calling "uncle" from behind.

Jiang Zhengmao turned around and saw that it was Jiang Sanlang, "You kid, be more cautious and reserved. Didn't you see Li Zheng?"

Jiang Sanlang was a little out of breath, "Uncle, I asked you to come to my house to discuss something."

"This..." Jiang Zhengmao looked at Zhou Lizheng.

Zhou Lizheng waved his hand and said: "The child is so anxious, something must have happened. Please go over and have a look. I will be back soon."

"Okay, Sanlang, you can give one to Mr. Li Zheng."

Jiang Sanlang's face almost wrinkled. Yaomei was about to go to the capital, and he still wanted to sit in and watch. Fortunately, it was dark and the two of them couldn't see his expression, so he reluctantly responded.

As soon as Jiang Zhengmao walked into the house, he saw Zheng Liniang wiping her tears. His heart skipped a beat, "What's going on? Why are you crying?"

Looking at the other people, their expressions were not very good. He quickly looked at Xu Yatou. The girl was standing steadily. When he saw him looking over, she spread her hands.

Zheng Liniang turned sideways and wiped her tears. She didn't know what was wrong. Since she was pregnant with this child, she didn't vomit often, but she cried more often.

Jiang Dalang quickly explained: "I heard that the emperor is going to summon the Marquis and Yaomei to the capital. Liniang is a little worried."

Hearing this, Jiang Zhengmao's face also became heavy.

Shen Huaixu said aloud: "It has been decided to go to the capital. We will leave tomorrow or two days later. If I go, I don't have to go to see His Majesty. There are so many old doctors in the palace who can't treat me well. They think of my age. How dare I touch His Majesty at such a young age? Don’t think too much about it. Just treat me as if I’m visiting the capital.”

"With Lord Marquis here, we can rest assured. But I don't know how long it will take for you to come back from your trip?" Qian Xiuzhu asked.

Everyone in the room looked at Shen Huaixu.

Shen Huaixu couldn't give an accurate answer either. She and her father Hou didn't believe the emperor's excuse. No one knew what would happen if they went to the capital.

"This depends on your Majesty's wishes, but I have discussed it with Father Hou and send a letter to my family every half month. The capital is not far from Chongming Mansion, and I will be back soon if I want to. Second brother, right?"

Jiang Erlang nodded slowly, "Second brother has already told you what should be said. Please take it to heart so that your parents won't worry."

Shen Huaixu smiled and nodded, and then said: "My eldest brother is more familiar with the tofu business than me now, so I won't say more. I still have to talk to my uncle, father and eldest brother about the five-spice powder business."

That night, Shen Huaixu went to bed very late. As soon as he lay down, he realized that Jiang Wei and Jiang Fu on both sides were not asleep either.

She whispered: "Go to bed quickly and get up early. I will give you good things tomorrow."

Jiang Wei wiped the tears from her eyes, held Yaomei's hand and fell asleep. Jiang Fu had been very sleepy for a long time, and she fell asleep peacefully after hearing her second cousin's voice.

When Jiang Wei and Jiang Fu woke up the next day, they found that everything around them was already empty except for two exquisite wooden boxes.

Shen Huaixu, who had already walked far away, sat in the carriage and closed the curtains and stopped looking outside.

"Miss, why didn't you wait until they woke up before sending them off?" Xiao Man asked.

The ladies drew pictures and selected the materials for those gifts, and let the craftsmen make them.

Each wooden box contains a cute little wooden carving and the same finely crafted ornaments.

Shen Huaixu smiled slightly, "I went to Huaizhou before knowing that I would be able to go back soon, but this time I didn't know the return date. I left quietly so I wouldn't see them crying."

It's not that she hasn't thought about taking Jiang Wei or Jiang Fu to the capital with her, but the emperor's attitude towards Mr. Hou's father is still unclear, so it's better not to take risks.

She took a long breath and gradually fell asleep as the carriage rocked.

[Host, something doesn’t seem right. 】

Fu Tuan's voice suddenly sounded, pulling Shen Huaixu back from the edge of consciousness.

[There is a group of people approaching your carriage quickly, as if they are coming for you. 】

【What to dress up? 】

[Very rough, like a bandit. 】

The eyes under his eyelids moved, but Shen Huaixu didn't make any move. Xiao Man and Xiao Han, who was driving the car, were both trained. If she had been alert in advance, it would have been difficult for her to escape their eyes.

I just didn't expect that someone would want to attack her.

Not long after, Xiaoman's urgent call made Shen Huaixu open her eyes, and she asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"

"Miss, I don't know what kind of people are coming outside. You sit in the carriage and don't move. Xiaohan and I will go down and deal with it."

Shen Huaixu's eyes quickly cleared up. She took out a paper bag from her arms and said, "This is the drug. Hold your breath before spraying it."

"Okay." Xiaoman took the paper bag and jumped out of the car.

A real-time live broadcast of the situation outside appeared on the light screen. Shen Huaixu looked at the person opposite him carefully, then locked on two targets and released the mechanical flying insects.

[Someone wants to shoot a hidden arrow. 】

As soon as Fu Tuan finished reminding him, an arrow with a cold light flew over from the window. Shen Huaixu turned sideways to avoid it, and the arrow stuck on the wall of the car.

She lowered her body, pulled out the arrow, and smelled the arrow, "Poisonous?"

【Very poisonous! 】

"It's quite a lot of trouble."

The next arrow came one after another and was stopped by Xiao Man. She approached the car window and called "Miss".

Shen Huaixu comforted him: "Don't worry, I'm fine."

This assassination ended quickly. After Xiaoman got a person's name from the only remaining survivor, he took that person's life cleanly and left the aftermath to Xiaohan.

"Miss, the matter has been dealt with. It was sent by the eldest lady of the Jiang family in Huaizhou."

Shen Huaixu lifted the curtain of the car and asked in confusion: "Why did you come to assassinate me?"

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