Noble First Daughter-in-law

"Oh shit!"

With a bang, the door was pushed open and hit the wall, causing the beams to tremble. Ma Xu walked into the room angrily and sat down, his face as gloomy as a piece of black iron.

Soon after, Song Yu also walked in.

Although his expression was not good-looking, but compared to Ma Xu's burning with anger, he was somewhat calmer. He just walked over and said, "Old Ma, don't be so impatient."

"I can't hold my breath? Am I impatient?"

Ma Xu looked up at him, gritted his teeth, and said, "That Dai Junliang kept talking about the defeat before. If it wasn't for him, would I have lost so badly? Now the Ministry of War has also sent people over, apparently to pursue responsibility. In one battle, if I don’t take advantage of this opportunity to make meritorious deeds, will I still be able to keep my head?”

"What are you in a hurry?"

Song Yu slowly poured a cup of tea and handed it to him, saying, "Although the Ministry of War sent someone over, the eldest son is here, so he won't kill you."

"Then why didn't he allow us to fight?"

"Isn't that what happened just now? After all, it's his brother, how could he—"

Having said this, Ma Xu's expression changed again.

The previous anger subsided at this time, replaced by flickering panic, he turned his head to look at Song Yu and said, "Won't anyone find out about that incident just now?"

Song Yu immediately signaled him to keep silent.

He got up and walked to the door, looked out twice, but there was no one else around the house, and the guards were also patrolling outside the courtyard wall, so he closed the door with confidence, went back to sit next to Ma Xu, and said in a low voice: "Be careful."

His appearance made Ma Xu feel even more uneasy.

Ma Xu said: "Just now, I noticed that the general's wife seemed to be staring at us all the time. Do you think she already knew something? If this matter is found out and the imperial court official is murdered, then we will all have to—"

"What are you afraid of!"

Song Yu frowned and said impatiently: "We took the medicine for Uncaria ginseng, we just took advantage of the chaos, and there is no evidence for it; and the windows, they ordered them to be closed tightly, we just took advantage of the chaos to take them away." When they were unprepared, they sealed the windows, as did the door. Moreover, the windows and doors were the ones that were set on fire, and the evidence is long gone.”

Having said that, he gritted his teeth again.

"It's just that I didn't expect that among the old and weak women in that room, there was such a powerful girl."

"..."

"If I had known earlier, I should have put her—"

Ma Xu also sighed deeply, this is indeed something they never expected, who would have thought that the charming looking little girl next to the general's wife would have such strong skills.

It's no wonder that he was able to follow the general's wife to Fufeng.

He suddenly thought of something again, and said worriedly: "Tell me, did you see anything when that girl came out? Did anyone see you?"

Song Yu said impatiently: "Didn't I tell you? My people left immediately after finishing those things, and now they have—"

"..."

"Besides, at that time, the entire government office went to the front hall to welcome the eldest son, and we all followed. She said that she rushed to the front hall and ran into the eldest son because she didn't find anyone in the backyard. our people."

"..."

"So, there is no evidence of this matter, what can they do?"

Hearing what he said, Ma Xu finally breathed a sigh of relief, and murmured: "That's good."

He thought for a while, and then said: "However, you said that the eldest son--"

Before he finished speaking, there was a sudden noise outside, and the two of them shut their mouths immediately in vigilance. Song Yu walked over to open the gate in three steps at a time. It was pitch black outside, only outside the courtyard wall, far away. There was a little light on, and it was a patrolling guard holding a lantern. Several people gathered together, as if they were talking loudly.

But soon, people dispersed.

Ma Xu raised his voice and asked, "What's going on?"

As soon as the guards heard his voice, they hurried into the yard to salute the two of them, and one of them said, "Report to General Ma, Master Song, just now was a soldier beside the general, and he seemed to have lost his way and came here. , is asking us the way."

"A personal soldier of the general?"

Hearing this, Ma Xu immediately frowned: "Who is it?"

Several people looked at each other, and one of the guards said: "It seems to be that Nie Chong. I heard that it was a bandit that the general recaptured when he passed through Wanggangzhai."

"Did he say anything else?"

"No, we showed him the way and he left."

Song Yu and Ma Xu looked at each other. After a long silence, Ma Xu waved his hand, and the guards retreated.When the two returned to the room, Song Yu closed the door again. When he turned his head, he saw Ma Xu nervously saying, "That Nie Chong, won't you hear what we said?"

Although Song Yu was also very vigilant, he couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and said: "It's so far away, and they are arguing there, we can't hear what they are talking about, let alone What's more, how could he hear us when we closed the door just now?"

"..."

"If you really heard it, you should sneak away. How could you take the initiative to ask people outside for directions?"

Hearing this, Ma Xu breathed a sigh of relief: "That's right."

Song Yu laughed again and said, "Lao Ma, you are still too nervous. God knows about this matter. As long as you don't tell it, no one will know about it."

Ma Xu nodded.

In the silence of the night, his eyes suddenly flashed again, and he looked up at Song Yu: "Then tell me, Eldest Young Master——"

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The same night, on the other side, was a little noisier.

A few guards hurried over from the night, with a smell of burnt on their bodies. As soon as they entered the courtyard, they bowed their hands to Yu Wenzhen and Shang Ruyi who were under the eaves: "Young Master, Madam General."

Yuwen asked, "How?"

One of the leading guards said: "We went to look for it according to what my wife and this girl lying in snow said. The box in the corner has been burned, and all the contents inside have been burned. I took the medicine of Uncaria."

The other said: "There are also doors and windows, which were also burned, and there are no traces of being nailed."

"This--"

Wo Xue, who was standing beside Shang Ruyi, frowned when she heard this: "How is it possible?"

Yin Changyue on the side thought for a while and asked, "Then, Miss Woxue, when you rushed out of the fire scene to find someone, did you see any suspicious people around?"

"..."

Wo Xue hesitated for a while, but could only shake his head.

She really didn't see any suspicious person, it was because she didn't see anyone that she ran into Yu Wenqian in a panic.

Yin Changyue said: "In this case—"

As he spoke, he carefully looked at Yu Wenjian and Shang Ruyi.

I saw two people standing under the eaves, the lanterns above their heads illuminated their equally bright eyes, and after hearing those words, the two pairs of eyes also flickered for a moment, in such a dark night, they showed Somewhat inexplicable tacit understanding.

And Shang Ruyi has already looked up at Yu Wenjian: "Brother, what do you think?"

Yu Wenzhen said calmly: "I just arrived, and I don't know much about the inside story. This matter is for you to decide."

All eyes fell on Shang Ruyi.

She pondered for a moment, then raised her head, with a slight smile in her eyes, and said: "Since this is the case, then maybe, it was really just an accident."

"Young Madam?!"

Lying Xue on the side looked at her with wide eyes, although she knew she shouldn't interrupt at this time, she couldn't help but said: "But——"

Shang Ruyi frowned slightly, motioning her to keep quiet, and then said: "Before in the fire scene, we were in extreme danger, and we were dizzy by the thick smoke. It was inevitable that we had some illusions. Since there are no coma-inducing medicines, No one nailed up the windows, and no one set fires around, so there's no need to investigate this matter."

Yin Changyue immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

You know, he is the supervisor of this expedition, and he needs to be responsible for monitoring all affairs in the army. If there is an act of murdering the general and it almost succeeds, then he, the supervisor, will be held accountable.

Now that it was an accident, although it is inevitable that he will be held accountable when he goes back, at least there is no need to worry so much.

So he said, "Of course it is."

Although he breathed a sigh of relief, Mu Xian, Cheng Qiao and others standing beside the crowd could not help but frown.

But at this time, no one can say anything more, Shang Ruyi has already said to Yin Changyue and Dai Junliang: "Although it was an accident, this kind of thing can't happen again. Starting today, please send a group of people in the army to protect everyone." The safety of the general lies around this courtyard, and no one can approach without the order of me——and the elder brother. And this group of troops is led by Shan Tonger, Mu Xian, and Cheng Qiao in shifts."

After finishing speaking, she looked at everyone: "How?"

The people around did not expect that at this time, she could still have such a clear mind and make such a decisive decision, and they all nodded in agreement.

Shan Tong'er immediately said: "It's all my fault today, it's because I went to eat - I will take them on patrol all night tonight, I won't eat!"

Seeing his guilt and sincerity, Shang Ruyi showed a faint smile on his face.

Nodding his head, "Okay."

After finishing speaking, she looked up at Yu Wenzhen next to her again: "Brother, is there anything else you want to tell me?"

"..."

Yu Wenzhen looked down at her, was silent for a while, then shook his head: "No."

Shang Ruyi said: "Then, tonight, Shan Tong'er will order the matter, and the rest of the people, please retreat. There is no urgent matter, so don't bother the general again."

Hearing this, Yin Changyue and the others didn't dare to stay any longer, they hurriedly saluted, then took their leave and left.

Mu Xian and Cheng Qiao also pleaded guilty and left the yard.

The two turned around and walked out of the courtyard door. Cheng Qiao looked back again, with doubts in his eyes, and said softly, "Do you think there is something wrong with Young Madam."