The Hidden Beauty

Chapter 55 Escape
The future father-in-law and son-in-law are at loggerheads at this moment.

Liu Yuhai said patiently: "This matter is serious, I hope the governor will hand over the person."

He gave Liu Huining a look, signaling her to be quiet.

"In this case, I have no choice but to hand him over."

Pei Qing was nervous: "Commander-in-chief, no."

Seeing that he seemed to be hesitant, Liu Yuhai felt that there was something fishy going on. He snorted coldly, "Master Pei, I am handling official business. Do you want to interfere with my work? This is a serious matter. Can you bear the consequences?"

"you……"

Meng Tingzhou reached out to stop Pei Qing, who was a little impulsive: "Lord Liu said that this matter is urgent, let him come out."

Pei Qing took a step back angrily.

Meng Tingzhou then blew a whistle, and a shadow suddenly floated over and landed on the ground, saluting him: "Your subordinate greets the governor."

Meng Tingzhou shouted in a deep voice: "Raise your head."

The person in front of him raised his head, and there was a conspicuous black birthmark on his cold face, which was extremely scary.

Everyone was shocked: "This..." Meng Tingzhou motioned the person in front of him to stand up: "This is one of my confidants. Because of his facial injury, he has been a secret guard and has never shown his face in front of people."

Liu Yuhai continued to ask: "If you are a secret guard, why did you suddenly appear today? What's the reason?"

"Yu Feng is now in charge of my son's safety. Since we haven't found a suitable confidant yet, he will be the temporary replacement."

Liu Yuhai seemed unconvinced, so Meng Tingzhou turned his gaze to Liu Huining: "I wonder if Miss Liu has any impression of the guards around my son."

Seeing that Liu Huining didn't say anything, Meng Tingzhou said frankly: "If you don't believe it, Lord Liu can send someone to the Governor's Mansion to take a look now."

"As for Tian Mu, I understand that he doesn't want others to see his ugly face, so I allowed him to hide in a place with few people. I didn't expect that he would cause such a commotion."

Liu Yuhai was a little frustrated, with an embarrassed look on his face: "Haha, since he is the governor's secret guard, then everything is a misunderstanding. Misunderstanding..."

Meng Tingzhou knew what he was thinking, so he said no more: "Since it's just a misunderstanding, can I leave now?"

Liu Yuhai didn't want to let him get away, but he had no other choice because the other party had already proven his innocence. Besides, they would be father-in-law and son-in-law in the future, so they couldn't make things too awkward.

He gritted his teeth and said, "In that case, please let the governor go first..."

Before he could finish, Meng Tingzhou strode away like a gust of wind.

Inside the Governor's Mansion, Jiang Shiwan had already taken off her makeup and clothes, and asked several times if the Governor had returned.

Ayou’s crying made her even more uneasy.

Seeing that she was a little absent-minded, the nanny took the initiative to take the child out to play.

Seeing her looking around several times, Yu Feng comforted her: "Madam, it's still early, let's wait a little longer." Jiang Shiwan expressed his concerns: "I was almost caught by Liu Huining today, fortunately he showed up in time. I was worried... I'm afraid Liu Huining has already suspected something with his scheming mind."

"There have been so many bloody incidents in the court. The governor has considered everything carefully. With Pei Qing here, nothing should go wrong."

"I hope so."

After waiting for a while, the sky gradually darkened.

Yu Feng said: "Madam, I will stay here and wait for the governor, you go in first."

Jiang Shiwan also knew that just waiting wasn't a solution, so he nodded.

The sound of horse hooves could be heard in the distance, and a few human figures seemed to be vaguely visible.

Yu Feng was overjoyed and ran out: "Commander-in-chief."

Meng Tingzhou jumped off his horse and handed him the sword.

Pei Qing glanced at him: "Why are you here?" "I'm here for my wife to see when you guys will come back."

Meng Tingzhou, who was walking in front, stopped and asked: "Did the Madam ask you to keep watch?"

"Madam looked at the door several times. Seeing that it was getting late, I let her go in first." Yu Feng couldn't see Meng Tingzhou's expression and thought he had said something wrong. "Am I... wrong again?"

Meng Tingzhou raised his lips and said, "It's rare that you did something right."

Jiang Shiwan was feeding Ah You meat paste when someone outside came to report that Meng Tingzhou had returned. At that moment, she was actually a little excited, and a stone in her heart finally fell to the ground.

She murmured to herself: "It's good to be back, it's good to be back."

I, who had been spoiled since childhood, gradually realized that it is not difficult to survive in the vortex.

She handed the bowl to the nurse and was about to stand up when a hand pressed her shoulder.

Jiang Shiwan turned around and saw Meng Tingzhou looking at her: "Have you eaten?"

"Not yet...not yet."

"I haven't yet either, together?"

"Okay." Jiang Shiwan immediately ordered, "Add another set of bowls and chopsticks."

Ayou seemed to like being around crowds. When she saw Meng Tingzhou coming, she clapped her hands and smiled happily.

Meng Tingzhou touched his head and said, "It's rare for our family to sit together for dinner."

Jiang Shiwan was stunned, it seemed to be true.

They never seemed to eat together, and if they did it was always at banquets or something like that.

This is really the first time for a family of three to sit together.

Before the meal, the servants brought cherries with candied cheese. Meng Tingzhou didn't like sweets, but when he saw Jiang Shiwan eat a lot of them, his mood improved a little.

"I see you didn't eat much just now, but you really like this dessert." Jiang Shiwan scooped a spoonful and said, "I lose my appetite when the weather gets hot, so I asked someone to put the yogurt on ice. This way, it will feel a little cool when you eat it, which is very refreshing."

Meng Tingzhou stretched out his hand to touch the bowl wall, and it was indeed cold. He frowned and said, "You can't be so greedy for coolness. If you stay like this for a long time, you will get very cold."

He turned around and scolded the servants: "I told you to serve carefully, but you are so ignorant."

Seeing that he was angry, Jiang Shiwan put down the bowl and wiped the corner of his mouth: "Don't blame them, I want to eat."

"If it happens again, you will all be expelled from the mansion!" Everyone knelt down: "Yes, Governor."

On the way back to the room, seeing Jiang Shiwan was silent, Meng Tingzhou spoke first: "Don't blame me for being harsh. We are in a dangerous place and need to be careful in everything we say and do. Otherwise, we could end up with our heads and bodies cut off if we are not careful."

Jiang Shiwan stopped and asked: "Did you get out smoothly today?"

Meng Tingzhou said nonchalantly, "It went smoothly. Liu Yuhai asked me to hand over an attendant. Fortunately, I found someone to dress up like you in advance, so I got away with it."

"You really have made thorough arrangements."

"What if not?" Meng Tingzhou stared at her. "Although I promised you to investigate and handle it, I will always cover for you no matter what you do."

Jiang Shiwan felt mixed emotions, and she looked away: "I am very grateful for your words. If...if Xiaonian's incident hadn't happened, it would have been great."

It’s not that I can’t see his compromise, nor that I can’t feel his intentions, but the chasm between them, filled with the blood and hatred of their loved ones, is difficult to cross.

The melancholy and sadness in her words carried a sense of absoluteness that was hard to let go.

Meng Tingzhou stood behind her: "Meimei, we can only look forward. Even if we have hatred and tears, we can only move forward unswervingly, because only in this way can we find the source of our hatred."

(End of this chapter)