Xue Hong nodded slightly to Yu Xiuning and said, "I've heard about the Yu family's reputation for loyalty and honesty for a long time. I don't want to happen to meet the young lady and be in danger today."
Yu Xiuning: "I haven't asked for the young master's name yet."
"Jinling Xue Hong."
Yu Xiuning: "We would like to thank Mr. Xue for saving his life."
Xue Hong: "Being a loyal minister, you will have God's blessing, so you don't have to be polite. I dare to ask Miss Yu, but do you want to return to the capital?"
Yu Xiuning: "Exactly. The little girl came to Beijing from her ancestral home to look for her father. Who would have expected that she would be intercepted and killed on the way."
Xue Hong: "It just so happens that I have to rush to the capital. Why don't I leave you and escort the young lady along the way?"
Yu Xiuning did not agree immediately, but refused: "Young Master Yu Xiuning has the grace to save his life, Xiuning cannot involve him."
Xue Hong raised her eyebrows slightly: "Miss Yu, do you know who intercepted and killed you?"
Yu Xiuning said calmly: "Xiuning doesn't know who these people are, but those who dare to commit crimes near Shuntian Mansion and can raise so many dead soldiers are definitely not ordinary people. If the young master goes with Xiuning, I am afraid that he will be harmed."
Got the master."
"Looking at Miss Yu's conversation, she is not an ordinary boudoir girl. Moreover, no matter how much she has a grudge against Mr. Yu, she will not run the risk of confiscating the family and exterminating the clan and sending dead soldiers to intercept and kill her. Perhaps...Miss Yu has something important in her hand.
The other party doesn’t want Miss Yu to give it to Lord Yu Zheng, or they don’t want this thing to fall into the hands of the emperor."
Xue Hong thought about it in his mind, pondered for a moment, and said with a smile: "Miss, you are worrying too much. Now we are about to enter Shuntian Mansion, not far from the capital. We can't intercept and kill here. Next, we can use some small tricks at most, and be more cautious.
, it won’t be a problem.”
Yu Xiuning hesitated for a moment and seemed to want to say something else, but was interrupted by the little maid beside her: "Miss, Mr. Xue has such high martial arts skills, what is there to be afraid of? Dozens of people were killed by him like this.
It’s just like the heroes in storybooks.”
Yu Xiuning didn't seem to want others to see anything, so she nodded and agreed: "Then I'll trouble Mr. Xue."
Xue Hong cupped his hands and said, "It's just a little effort."
On the deck, the remaining servants and guards were cleaning up the bodies.
By walking along the canal, you can reach the capital in less than half a day. In addition, it is almost September and the air is crisp in autumn, so you don't have to worry about the body rotting and smelling in just half a day.
Along the way, Xue Hong silently observed the expressions of everyone on the boat.
Some of the servants and several maids were obviously in shock and had lingering fears.
The guards holding knives behaved abnormally. They seemed to know that someone would intercept and kill them, but they did not expect that there would be such a large number of dead soldiers.
Moreover, judging from the behavior of the four or five surviving guards, they were obviously members of the army, and they might even be Jin Yiwei.
If nothing else, just look at the steel knives in the hands of these guards. They are all military-standard long knives.
Moreover, when Xue Hong rushed into the building boat to save people, he caught a glimpse of Yu Xiuning's movements.
At that time, Xue Hong suddenly appeared, and Yu Xiuning subconsciously touched her sleeve with one hand, preparing to jump into the canal.
A normal person's reaction before jumping into a river to commit suicide would be to check his sleeves first, and that action was obviously to show that there was something in his sleeves.
However, Xue Hong is not the kind of person who is extremely curious, and he is not interested in studying what Yu Xiuning is holding.
He just wanted to protect her for a while for the sake of being an upright official in his family.
Because the cabin was in a mess, Yu Xiuning did not go back to the room, but ordered someone to move a stool and sit on the bow deck.
Xue Hong lay directly on the roof of the building and rested with his eyes closed.
…
The originally bustling pier in the capital seemed a bit depressing at the moment.
A group of royal guards wearing flying fish uniforms were standing on both sides, seemingly waiting for someone.
Everyone at the dock was talking a lot, saying that some big shot seemed to be returning to the capital.
Jinyiwei Baihu suddenly saw the shadow of a boat approaching from a distance. As the boat approached, Jinyiwei Baihu saw several figures on the boat. It was Yu Xiuning and his party.
As soon as the ship docked, a group of guards in uniform stepped forward to clear the way.
"At Your Majesty's command, we will be waiting here for a long time. Miss Yu, please get on the sedan chair."
Several bearers carried a sedan and parked it on the pier.
With the help of the maid, Yu Xiuning got off the boat. Just as she was about to sit in the sedan, she suddenly remembered something and quickly looked back.
It’s just that Xue Hong’s figure is nowhere to be seen.
Yu Xiuning also knew that Xue Hong might have guessed something, but she didn't want to get involved, so she sighed softly, got into the sedan, and left the dock under the escort of a group of royal guards.
Xue Hong was mixed in the crowd, watching Yu Xiuning leave with the support of the Jin Yiwei from a distance: "Sure enough, the matter is not simple. The Jin Yiwei have all been dispatched."
Xue Hong walked directly out of the pier without stopping.
…
At this time, in Jia's house, Jia's mother was sitting in the hall and ordered someone to read Jia Lian's letter.
The letter generally stated that everything was fine with Daiyu, and not only that, Lin Ruhai was also treated and returned to life.
Soon Jia Lian will come back with Lin Daiyu.
As soon as Yuanyang finished her belief, Mrs. Wang couldn't help but said: "What's going on? Why did Lin Ruhai suddenly get better?"
As soon as these words came out, the whole hall fell silent.
I saw Jia She sneered, with the word "joke" written all over his face.
Jia Zheng, on the other hand, slapped his chair and showed his anger: "What the hell are you talking about! Brother-in-law is fine, aren't you still willing?"
Mother Jia even rolled her eyes at Mrs. Wang, and then comforted Jia Zheng and said, "Okay, okay, your wife was also surprised for a moment and lost her sense of proportion. Why did she lose her temper?"
While Jia Mu comforted Jia Zheng, she secretly scolded Mrs. Wang for being stupid. Even if she really coveted the Lin family's property, she couldn't be so obvious. What's the point of letting outsiders know? Hasn't the Jia family become wolves that embezzle other people's property?
Jia She was already used to it when he saw Jia Mu excusing Mrs. Wang and handling her lightly. He immediately said, "Mom called me here. Apart from Lian'er's letter, is there anything else?"
A kind smile appeared on Jia Mu's face: "I remember that girl Yingchun is already eleven, right? She is one year older than Baoyu."
Jia She rolled his eyes in his heart and said, "I'll never leave you Baoyu." But he still said respectfully on his face: "What mother said is that this girl Yingchun is already eleven years old."
Jia Mu smiled and nodded: "In that case, it's time to talk about marriage."
Jia She was puzzled, Jia's mother had always been indifferent to the children of her own lineage, so why did she suddenly become concerned?
I wanted to think about it, but said, "Yingchun is still young, so don't be in a hurry."
Jia's mother was a little displeased: "Oh? You are the father of Yingchun girl, how can you be so careless? It's not too early to be eleven."
Jia Zheng spoke up and said, "Yes, brother. The law of our country stipulates that a girl can get married at the age of fourteen. It's better to see each other early and make a decision."
Jia She didn't say anything, and muttered in his heart: "Eleven is too old? How long will your Yuan Chun stay at home? He also sent the child to the palace to dream of being a queen. Now that he has filled in so much money, there is no movement at all.
.”
Seeing that Jia She was silent, Jia's mother said again, "I have a wonderful child here, but I don't know if you are willing to take it."