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"Father told me." Liu Yi'an shook his hand holding the fan, and said, "Why, is there something wrong?"

"My mother hasn't come back yet."

"Maybe my father heard it wrong? But I clearly heard from those ministers that your mother was injured in the past few days and vomited a lot of blood."

"What?" Jiang Yin panicked when he heard this, and frowned at Liu Yi'an, "Don't lie to me, is this true or not?"

"Really, I took over my father's affairs a few days ago, and he told me the whole story."

Unable to sit still any longer, Jiang Yin got up and bid farewell to Liu Yi'an, but before reaching the door, he saw the soldiers, Jiang Yin's expression changed, his heart fluttered, and he hurried forward.

Chen Hongzi was negotiating with an officer and soldier at the door. Seeing Jiang Yin coming back, he hurriedly said, "Third Young Master, Second Young Master was looking for you just now!"

"What do you want from me?" Jiang Yin asked.

Chen Hongzi pointed to the officer and said, "They are from the palace, and they want to check our family's account books."

Ledger?

Jiang Yin walked quickly across the porch, rummaged through the bookcase for a while before finding the ledger, and was about to send it to Chen Hongzi, but he stopped and opened the ledger.

There seemed to be no problem after careful browsing, but some key accounts were tampered with, and Jiang Yin's heart gradually sank after reading it.

"Is there a problem with the ledger?"

Luo Shuang quietly appeared behind Jiang Yin. Jiang Yin threw the ledger on the table and paced back and forth, "No big problem, but I can't hand it over."

"Where is the problem?"

Luo Shuang's eyes fell on the ledger, Jiang Yin frowned, and simply set the ledger on fire.

"What are you doing?" Luo Shuang asked coldly.

Jiang Yin lowered his eyes and said in a low voice, "You must not keep the ledger, Luo Shuang, you stay here, I'll go find my second brother."

Before Luo Shuang agreed to Jiang Yin, he walked out. Luo Shuang looked at the burning ledger, and there seemed to be flames burning in his eyes.

Walking through the long corridor and going straight to the hall, Jiang Yin pushed aside the attendants who blocked him and went straight in. He saluted hastily, "Second brother, I have something to talk to you about."

Jiang Wei froze when she wiped her sword, and looked up at Jiang Yin, "What do you want to say?"

"The number in the ledger has been tampered with. I suspect that there is an inner ghost in Jiang's house."

Hearing that Jiang Wei put down his sword, he looked at Jiang Yin with a strange expression and asked, "Did you burn the ledger?"

Jiang Yin replied, "Burn it."

"Now that my mother has not returned, the soldiers outside dare not come in to conduct a blatant search. Jiang Yin, think about who else has read the account book, and make up a copy as soon as possible within the next three days."

"Then I'll go ask Chen Hongzi." Jiang Yin said that he was about to leave, but Jiang Wei stopped him again. Jiang Yin looked at his brother suspiciously, and couldn't help asking, "What else can I do?"

"You should calm down these few days and don't cause trouble again, mother She...she is old, so don't get angry anymore."

Jiang Wei sighed lightly, but Jiang Yin was a little puzzled when he heard this, "Is my mother injured? Did Mr. Lin go to see his mother when he was away from the bamboo garden a few days ago?"

"The court is in chaos, Jiang Yin, listen carefully, take care of yourself no matter what, and don't get into trouble." Jiang Wei's tone was a bit blunt, he had never said such a thing before, this tone made Jiang Yin uneasy, and asked Again, he just shook his head.

"I'm not a child anymore, what can't you tell me?"

Jiang Yin frowned impatiently, Jiang Wei raised his eyes to look at him, saw his reaction but smiled, waved and said, "Go back, you are young and ignorant of world affairs, I know you are not suitable for officialdom, but our family, A senior official is needed."

Jiang Yin was even more puzzled when he heard this, as if there was a fire in his heart, this remark not only did not extinguish it, but fueled it.

"Isn't elder brother a high-ranking official, aren't you a high-ranking official?"

"You don't understand." Jiang Wei suppressed her smile, and her stern eyes fell on Jiang Yin, but in the end she just sighed and said nothing more.

Jiang Yin was very upset when Luo Zhu invited him out, he simply ignored Luo Zhu's gaze, and hurried back by himself.

Seeing that his young master lost his temper again, Luo Zhu rubbed his temples annoyed.

Although the third young master and the second young master didn't get along very well, they didn't get angry. Although the two of them fought since childhood, they had a different kind of tacit understanding.

Now there was an awkward scene again, she really didn't know how to report to Madam Jiang.

Mrs. Jiang's carriage drove into the corner of the alley in the middle of the night. Jiang Yin was awakened by the sound of the door. She held up a lantern and looked out, only to see that the maids were too busy.

When I really wanted to ask what happened, Jiang Yao suddenly appeared in front of me.

"What are you doing sitting here without sleeping at night?"

Jiang Yao leaned on her chin and only wore a robe. She looked at the fish in the goldfish pond and seemed to be in a trance. She woke up in a daze when she heard Jiang Yin's voice, and looked up at him.

"Mother is back."

Jiang Yin rubbed her hair in response, but Jiang Yin's next sentence made him stunned.

"I'm going to marry the Liu family."

Looking down at Jiang Yao, the little girl covered her eyes with her hands and lowered her head. Jiang Yin threw the lantern to comfort her, but her tears couldn't stop flowing down. She moved her lips and whispered:

"But third brother... I don't want to marry him. If I marry him, what will happen to Jiang's family and mother?"

Jiang Yao's expression broke Jiang Yin's heart. He frowned at her, wiped away her tears, and asked her softly, "Who told you?"

"What the second brother said, my mother has already agreed. After the Qixi Festival, I will leave..."

The nameless flame in Jiang Yin's heart suddenly disappeared, and he stood there wanting to explode but couldn't find the target.

The nameless anger had no origin or destination, he clenched his fists tightly but let them go.

He didn't know who to turn to...

Jiang Yin picked up Jiang Yao and hurried to his mother, Jiang Yao's tears wet his robe, he only whispered softly, "Let's go find mother."

Jiang Wei was also there when Jiang Yin came in. The thick scent of pear blossoms in the hall concealed blood. Although Mrs. Jiang was sitting on the bench, her face was a little pale. Seeing Jiang Yin and her sister coming in, she waved to them weakly.

Jiang Yin hugged his younger sister and came to his mother's side. Jiang Yao stood up straight and held her mother's hand, but her mother's eyes fell on Jiang Yin's face.

"You came here for Yao'er."

This sentence was very soft, and the ending sound was slightly inflected. After Jiang Yin heard it, it was hard to escape the blame. He looked at his mother whose temples were already graying, and knelt down with his robe lifted.

"Yao'er is going to marry her sweetheart, mother, please take it back."

Mrs. Jiang looked down at Jiang Yin, and there was a trace of helplessness in her tired expression. He called Jiang Wei, and Jiang Wei stepped forward after hearing the words, and Mrs. Jiang also told him to kneel down.

Let go of Jiang Yao's hand and stood up. Mrs. Jiang supported the wooden table and said as loudly as possible, "You are all children of Jiang's family and mine. I hope you will remember one thing, the point of your sword must be An enemy of the Jiang family."

Jiang Yin raised his head to say something, but looking at his mother's pale face, he closed his mouth halfway through the sentence.

Mrs. Jiang closed her eyes, sighed softly and said, "The Yu family is chasing and intercepting us, so joining forces with the Liu family is a last resort. Of course I know Yao'er's sweetheart, but the current situation is turbulent. "

"Brother Yu is a good man, and he didn't do anything harmful. Mother, what is the reason..."

Jiang Yao's eyes were full of tears, Mrs. Jiang rubbed her hair, and ruthlessly revealed the truth.

"Yu Wucuo will inherit the Yu family in the end, and you won't be sad when brother Yu annexes the Jiang family."

"Mother." Jiang Yin looked at Mrs. Jiang, with a trace of stubbornness on her childish face, "There are other ways to join forces, and the fourth sister doesn't have to marry."

"Which of the methods you talk about is feasible?" Mrs. Jiang sneered, and sat back on the bench again, "Jiang Yin, listen to me, in the future, the Jiang family will fall on you, and your friends may You can play today, you can trust tomorrow, but in the future, you and them can only be rivals."

"I don't know……"

"You must understand now!"

Madam Jiang's complexion changed, Jiang Yin widened her eyes when she saw it, and hurried forward to help her mother, but Madam Jiang shook off his hand, suppressing the pain and sternly said, "You are my Shen Lian's children, you must not be inferior to others! "

"But the Jiang family is more suitable for Jiang Yao to manage, and I can't do anything well."

Jiang Yin's words are true. Although Jiang Yao is young, she is already able to help her mother manage the accounts. Although she always hangs out with Jiang Yin every day, she is absolutely unambiguous when doing things seriously.

Looking at Jiang Yin's sad eyes, Jiang Wei had a bad premonition lingering in her heart.

"Of course I know, but they are counting on Yao'er. They just want to get rid of her. If they don't marry, they will make trouble again. Time doesn't wait for me, Ah Yin, mother's time is running out."

Mrs. Jiang's tone suddenly slowed down, her deep eyes fell on Jiang Yin, and she said seriously, "Stop thinking about those useless things, take it easy, you have to take on heavy responsibilities in the future, even if you can't take them, Even if it is carried, we must carry the Jiang family down."

"Can……"

"Go back. Tomorrow is Qixi Festival. There are still fireworks to watch." Mrs. Jiang said no more, and the three of them were invited out together. The three of them hadn't returned for a long time outside the door. Jiang Yin and Jiang Yao sat on the porch Jiang Wei stood not far from them and looked into the distance.

Jiang Yao had stopped crying a long time ago, and now she was leaning on Jiang Yin's shoulder with red eyes, not knowing what she was thinking, but Jiang Yin looked at the front with sad eyes, as if her soul had been drained in an instant.

"Mother trusts you, so don't let me down."

Jiang Wei's voice was deep, like a stone falling into a deep pool without ripples, Jiang Yin looked up at him, then lowered his head, "I don't understand why my mother chose me."

"Brother is deeply trapped in the political arena, like walking on thin ice. I went out with the army, and my life is tied to the sword. You are dissolute in nature, and you have no intention of politics. The fourth sister is smart, so you will naturally become the target of public criticism. If you don't do this, the fourth sister may die. Now You are the most suitable, although it is easy to act out of emotions, but Mr. Lin will help you."

Jiang Wei retracted his gaze and sighed, Jiang Yin looked at Jiang Yao when he heard the words, felt a little uncomfortable, and said in a deep voice, "It's all an excuse, push me to the front to block the arrow."

"You will be a good leader, Jiang Yin, you should be on your way." Jiang Wei sat next to Jiang Yao and rubbed her hair, "Sister Yao is too, you should all be on your way, no matter what the result is, you must forward."

"I don't want you to block the arrow, third brother, I will help you." Jiang Yao's voice was tinged with stubbornness, she patted Jiang Wei's hand away, and said very seriously, "Chi Yan has been born in large numbers since ancient times, I am willing to be Your military commander."

"Look at what you said, I can't bear to part with you, good sister, or I'll beat Liu Yi'an again?" Although Jiang Yin said the words, he couldn't laugh, but Jiang Yao burst out laughing.

But with a smile, she felt sad again, lowered her head and said in a muffled voice, "If Liu Yi'an bullies me, third brother, you have to make the decision for me."

"He doesn't dare to bully you. If he bullies you, I'll bully him..." Jiang Yin didn't like it, so he simply said to Jiang Wei, "Why don't you say a word."

"Yes, are you a heart of iron, bad second brother, I will never give you a sachet again!"

"I'm also very sad." Jiang Wei said calmly, "But the matter has come to this point, so there is no need to be sad."

"You're going to educate us with that set of 'Don't ask about the future' again." Jiang Yin got up and interrupted Jiang Wei, "Go back, tomorrow is Qixi Festival."

Going back to the house through the long corridor, Jiang Yin felt something was wrong before entering the door. Although the lights in the house were on, he had a bad premonition.

After entering the door, he didn't find anything unusual. The candle was burning. Jiang Yin looked at the door on the other side, but saw a person staggering in and fell in front of him.

The sword in her hand was still tightly held in her hand, but she was covered in blood. Seeing that Jiang Yin was coming to help her, she raised her eyes to stare at Jiang Yin, and laughed for no reason.

"What's wrong with you? Who attacked you?"

Jiang Yin helped her to the bench, Yang Pan finally let go, the sword fell to the ground, she panted heavily, the wound on her lower abdomen was still oozing blood.

Jiang Yin hurriedly went to get the medicine powder, she raised her head and looked ahead, the smile on her face gradually disappeared, and she closed her eyes heavily.

Jiang Yin brought water to treat her wound, but Yang Pan didn't let him touch the wound, and he treated the wound with great pain, Jiang Yin felt a little pain watching.

"Let me help you, your hands are shaking."

"I can do it myself."

Yang Pan frowned and refused without hesitation. Jiang Yin had no choice but to pass the medicine powder to her, "Who hurt you?"

"Bai Shao." Yang Pan gritted his teeth, "That lunatic! I said I would take my sister away, but he suddenly went crazy."

"The guest of the Yu family?" Jiang Yin blinked, Yang Pan twitched his lips when he heard his words, and said with a sneer, "There are no normal people in the Yu family, whether Bai Shao or Luo Shuang, they are all lunatics."

Jiang Yin frowned when he heard this, but Yang Pan didn't care and continued, "I'll leave here in a few days, and you don't have to look for me."

"What are you doing leaving here?"

"Flying far away, I will avenge my vengeance, so I don't want to stay here."

"Are you going to attack the Liu family?" Jiang Yin heard his heart beating wildly, Yang Pan glanced at him and shook his head and said, "My sister has been vacillating because of that person, and I don't want to care about this shit anymore. The Liu family was ordered to set fire to it." , This is the grievance between my sister and that guy."

"Your injury can't be healed in a few days, so let's stay for a few more days."

Jiang Yin looked at the wound on her abdomen, and Yang Pan sighed softly, "If, I mean if, if An Zixi returns to Changhuan again, I will trouble you to tell him something."

Jiang Yin asked, "What are you talking about?"

Yang Pan replied, "I bought a house in the south of Jinzhou Mountain. If he has nowhere to go, he can find me there."

"Why don't you go to him yourself?"

"I...I still have something to do, I want to travel around the rivers and lakes."

When Yang Pan said this, his voice was very soft. Jiang Yin looked at her and said slowly, "I will tell him."

The author has something to say: Jiang Wei belongs to the kind of iron and simple, Jiang Yin is a bit effeminate, Jiang Yao is a bit childish, Jiang Ze is a bit pedantic

These four children have different personalities, but they can still see clearly about right and wrong