Ye Xuanchen glanced at the woman who was suppressing a laugh with her head down, his eyes darkening.
He remembered that the guards he had sent to protect her had said that the girl had left her courtyard last night.
Later, a very strong sleeping potion permeated the Jiang residence, so much so that even the secret guards dared not approach and had to retreat from the courtyard to guard outside.
Therefore, they didn't know what happened inside afterwards.
He was worried that the young lady would be harassed by the Jiang family today, so he rushed over to the Minister's residence to visit her.
Looking back now, I realize that my worries were somewhat unnecessary.
A person who can prescribe a cure for the Fiery Enchantress Poison and also create Jade Marrow Dew.
There's no need for him to worry!
I never expected her to have such high medical skills at such a young age. This girl is extraordinary!
Looking at Jiang Luoxue, who was meek and obedient, Ye Xuanchen vaguely felt that the theft at the Jiang residence was inextricably linked to the girl in front of him.
However, he then realized he was overthinking things. So much silver from the Jiang family had vanished overnight without leaving a trace; it was impossible for a woman like her to accomplish this alone.
After all, this girl is very skilled in medicine, but not very good at martial arts, and doesn't even have any internal energy.
To empty the Minister's mansion's treasury without anyone noticing, let alone a young woman like her.
Even if all his secret guards were combined, they probably couldn't do it.
After all, those treasures aren't like thin pieces of paper that you can just toss into your pocket and be done with.
That's heavy cargo that requires people to carry and horses to transport.
The people he sent to protect Jiang Luoxue stayed outside all night and didn't notice anyone entering or leaving the Minister's residence last night.
Therefore, this could not have been done by the young girl in front of us.
Ye Xuanchen realized he was overthinking things, and his doubts dissipated.
Just as he was about to speak, Mo Twelve returned to report.
"My lord, Jiang Ruzhu has been brought back by Minister Jiang's guards, along with Prince An."
Before Ye Xuanchen could speak, Jiang Luoxue perked up and looked at Mo Shier with a smile, saying, "Handsome guy, could you please tell me about the situation when you found them?"
handsome guy!
Ye Xuanchen frowned and gave Mo Twelve, who was dressed in black, a cold look.
Is he... handsome?
How come I didn't notice?
Mo Shier suddenly felt a chill down his spine, thinking to himself, "It's not even the Mid-Autumn Festival yet, how come the weather is already getting cold?"
Seeing Jiang Luoxue staring at him with shining eyes, looking extremely curious.
Mo Shier looked up at his master, whose brows were furrowed and who was staring intently at him.
Master's expression
Should he speak or not?
Mo Twelve stood there like a wooden statue, and Ye Xuanchen frowned and scolded, "What are you standing there for? Didn't you hear what Miss Jiang said?"
Mo Shier thought to himself, "Okay!"
This means he needs to speak.
So the story begins with chasing them out of the Minister's residence.
He was ordered to catch up with the Jiang family servant, and in order to delay the man, he secretly hit the servant's leg with a stone.
This will delay his trip to inform An Ruzhu.
After injuring the servant, to prevent the Minister's wife from having any further tricks up her sleeve, Mo Twelve followed Jiang Shu all the way, clearing away anyone who came to stop him.
Jiang Shu successfully located Jiang Ruzhu, who was having a secret rendezvous with An Yuanxiu.
At that moment, Jiang Ruzhu was sitting intimately in An Yuanxiu's lap, pouring out her heart to him. When she saw Jiang Shu, she was so frightened that she almost lost her soul. She suddenly stood up from the man and her face turned ashen.
"Jiang...Jiang Shu, what brings you here!"
"Second Miss, Master sent me to take you back." Jiang Shu looked at Jiang Ruzhu with his usual expressionless face, his voice completely flat.
"Second Miss, please come back with me."
Jiang Ruzhu was terrified and gripped An Yuanxiu's arm tightly: "Brother Yuanxiu, what should we do! My father must know about us now, and he'll beat me to death when we get back."
"Brother Yuanxiu, please save me!"
An Yuanxiu felt a pang of heartache when he saw his beloved woman with tears streaming down her face.
A surge of heroic spirit immediately rose within him: "Pearl, don't be afraid, this prince will go back with you."
With me here, Minister Jiang wouldn't dare punish you.
Jiang Ruzhu was secretly delighted, but on the surface she pretended to be worried.
"But...but if we do that, they'll know about our relationship?"
"Your engagement with my sister is still valid, she'll definitely be heartbroken."
Jiang Ruzhu looked so reluctant to see her sister sad that An Yuanxiu thought this girl was really kind.
Although they were mutually in love, she was always worried about hurting her sister's feelings, so she never dared to openly associate with him.
As a man, how could he let the woman he loved suffer such injustice!
"Don't worry, Pearl. I like you, not your sister. It would be better if they knew."
An Yuanxiu felt irritated when he thought of his timid fiancée who always kept her head down when she saw him.
But the parents were afraid of gossip and refused to break off the engagement themselves.
The thought of marrying that blockhead Jiang Luoxue filled him with disgust.
Such a woman has none of the liveliness and loveliness of Ruzhu.
He would rather not get married than marry a woman like that and spend his life with her.
Looking at the pretty woman in front of him, An Yuanxiu suddenly lost his temper and blurted out...
"Ruzhu, I will go and explain to your father that I want to break off my engagement with your boring sister and marry you."
Brother Yuanxiu, are you serious?"
Jiang Ruzhu was overjoyed. Her voice was so sweet and seductive that it made An Yuanxiu feel weak all over.
"Of course, let's go now."
He grabbed the woman's hand and headed towards the Minister's residence.
Jiang Ruzhu let him lead her, and when the man turned around to look at her, she showed a shy expression.
Where the man couldn't see, a triumphant smile appeared on her face.
After plotting with her mother for so long, she finally managed to snatch this marriage from that fool Jiang Luoxue.
From this day forward, the man before her, and the title of future Duchess of Anguo, will finally belong to her.
Jiang Luoxue, that vile woman, only deserves to be a discarded woman, to be ridiculed by the world.
The dowry and valuables left by her mother would also become her own dowry, and she would be carried into the Duke of Anguo's mansion in a grand manner.
Jiang Ruzhu became happier and happier as she thought about it, and the corners of her mouth turned up in a smile that she couldn't suppress no matter what she did.
In the garden
Mo Shier recounted everything he had seen.
Ye Xuanchen looked at Jiang Luoxue with concern and comforted her, "Miss Jiang, don't be sad. An Yuanxiu is not good enough for you."
Jiang Luoxue smiled brightly at him: "General Ye and I are of the same mind; we also feel that such a person is not worthy of me."
"Let's go, let's go see the show."
After Jiang Luoxue finished speaking, she lifted her light steps and walked towards the council hall.
Ye Xuanchen walked behind, watching the girl's back, thinking about how she rejected his marriage proposal and looked down on An Yuanxiu.
I couldn't help but wonder what kind of man she needed to be worthy of her.