"Ahhhhhh--he's dead!"
Screams and chaotic footsteps poured in one after another.
Shen Lansui was about to get up and put his hands on the bed. He forgot that he still had a dagger in his hand and almost stabbed himself.
She was about to throw it away when a big hand with clear veins suddenly reached out and snatched the dagger away.
"Be careful!" Before Shen Lansui could ask him what he was going to do, out of the corner of his eye the man was about to pounce on him again.
Shen Lansui's long legs kicked the opponent's lower abdomen hard, causing him to lie down beside the bed.
The people who rushed in from outside were dumbfounded when they saw this scene.
There was one lying on the ground, staring at the door with a dead look, and there was another lying on the bed, looking like he was still alive.
However, Shen Lan's phoenix crown was messy, her arms and front were stained with blood, and she was hugged by Lu Xingyue in shock.
"Xingyue is awake?!" Someone shouted, and the crowd became excited again.
"Hurry, call someone to bring the Duke, and then call the doctor! Hurry!"
A beautiful woman in the crowd, dressed in luxurious clothes and with a majestic bearing, shouted: "What are you still standing there for? Tie him up!"
She stretched out her hand, and someone immediately came forward, tied up her "ex-wife brother" and threw her on the ground outside.
Shen Lansui quickly recognized her - the eldest lady of the Rongguo Duke's mansion.
The two people's eyes suddenly met, and the eldest lady said coldly: "Come out with me."
Everyone's eyes fell on her instantly. Shen Lansui stood up and took a deep look at Lu Xingyue before leaving.
*
The voice of the doctor in the inner room could be faintly heard, but there was dead silence outside.
Shen Lansui stood in the middle with his eyes lowered, thinking about countermeasures.
Duke Rong strode out, sat down, patted the armrest, and asked sternly with a gloomy face: "What's going on? Tell me!"
Shen Lansui sniffed, pretending to be aggrieved and said: "My daughter-in-law didn't know, I was sitting well, but he suddenly rushed in and wanted to kill Saburo with a dagger. I resisted with all my strength, and then I stopped him and started fighting. Hit me——"
"I killed the person."
The man's hoarse and weak voice sounded from behind. Shen Lansui looked back in surprise and saw Lu Xingyue slowly stepping forward with the support of the guards, limping while moving.
As they passed each other, Lu Xingyue exchanged glances with her.
Shen Lansui instantly understood that he was going to take the crime of murder on himself. In this way, even if someone said that she and Sun Zong knew each other, they would not be able to pursue the case.
Heartbroken, Shen Lansui immediately gave Lu Xingyue a hand and said, "Sanlang accidentally killed him to protect me. Please be aware of this."
Duke Rong Guo frowned, but his tone immediately softened, "Your injuries haven't healed yet, why did you come out?" He looked at the guards beside Lu Xingyue and said dissatisfied: "Zhou Quan, help Xingyue go back."
"No need." Lu Xingyue leaned against Shen Lansui weakly, with cold sweat dripping from his forehead, but his face remained calm and composed.
"It's about my wife, so naturally I can't just sit back and ignore it. Besides, they're here for me."
"Sit down and talk." Rong Guogong paused and said to Shen Lansui, "You also sit down."
His attitude actually became milder.
Shen Lansui felt confident that this was Aiwujiwu.
"Thank you, Duke Guo."
She sat down next to Lu Xingyue, and when she raised her eyes, she met the eldest lady's inquiring gaze.
"Pinglan Courtyard is heavily guarded. How could an unknown person sneak in? Why didn't you shout when you saw someone?"
"Exactly, where are the guards? Aren't they all fooling around, right?" Lu Mingwan, the second son of Rong Guogong, helped.
Before Shen Lansui could speak, Lu Xingyue said first, "That's a good question. I also want to know where the guards have gone. People are barging in one after another."
He threw the dagger on the ground with a "clang" sound, and it was still stained with blood. He immediately backed away if he was timid.
The corners of his lips were slightly curved, his smile was like frost, and his lake-green eyes made his face paler, like a seductive ghost crawling out of the underworld.
"You tell Zhou Quan."
Zhou Quan, who was named, immediately knelt down and said with shame: "At that time, there was something strange outside the courtyard. I thought it was an assassin, so I led people to chase him out. By the time I came to my senses, it was already too late... I have neglected my duty. Please punish me, master!" "
"I was lured away. It seems that someone deliberately set up a trap."
Lu Xingyue raised his eyes and scanned everyone present, his eyes lingering on the eldest lady's face for a moment longer.
The eldest lady's hands in her sleeves slowly tightened, her eyes darkening slightly.
Shen Lansui spoke at the right time and tentatively said, "In that case, why not send someone to report it to the officials and let the people from Yangdu Mansion come to investigate."
"You can't report to the official!"
Someone categorically objected, and Shen Lansui looked at him in confusion. The person who spoke was neither the eldest lady nor Lu Mingwan, but rather a man with a face. His facial features were somewhat similar to those of the Duke, but his temperament was gentler.
Others also looked over in confusion, and the eldest lady's eyes were particularly dark.
The man was tall and tall, and looked quite calm.
Duke Rong Guo frowned: "Ming Dynasty, what do you mean by this?"
Lu Mingchao took a deep look at Shen Lansui, and the complex look in his eyes frightened her.
Why does it feel like he knows the original owner? And...it seems that it's not just a simple recognition.
"Father, it's not nice to cause trouble on a big day. If it happens to Yangdu Mansion again, it will bring shame to our Duke's Mansion. Even if we want to investigate, we shouldn't put it in the open. And father, you might as well take a look. Who is that other person?”
After Lu Mingchao finished speaking, he turned sideways to reveal a man lying behind who was not sure whether he was fainted or drunk.
Duke Rong Guo glanced at him, and someone immediately came forward and turned him over. The eldest lady took a closer look and exclaimed: "Mu Chongan?"
"How could it be him?" Duke Rong suddenly stood up.
Shen Lansui thought that indeed, Lu Xingyue's ex-wife's eldest brother was named Mu Chongan.
"After I killed that man, he broke in. If Madam hadn't protected me, I might be the one lying on the ground now."
Lu Xingyue laughed at himself, but Duke Rong's face completely darkened.
"This matter is getting more and more complicated." The eldest lady frowned, "Let's check the dead one first. He doesn't look like a killer in his clothes. If we check carefully, we might -"
"This matter ends here."
Duke Rong Guo could not refuse and said: "Lansui is also injured. Let the doctor of the government take care of it quickly and rest early. I will go to Yangdu Mansion tomorrow to inform you."
"But -" The eldest lady was unwilling to give in and wanted to say something more. Duke Rong Guo suddenly looked over with sharp eyes, "I said, that's the end of it."
The eldest lady pursed her lips, lowered her eyes for a moment, snorted coldly, and walked away.
Lu Mingwan was about to speak, but he was stopped by Lu Mingchao, "Son, please leave."
The two of them left one after another. Lu Mingchao seemed to want to see Shen Lansui before leaving, but he still didn't look back.
Shen Lansui frowned and looked at Duke Rong thoughtfully. The water in the Duke's mansion was really muddy.
*
The new house was completely tidied up, and even though people had died, the two of them stayed because it was more inconvenient for Lu Xing to move.
The doctor left after treating the wound. Shen Lansui sat on the bed wearing only her middle coat, her face getting paler. Lu Xingyue looked at her for a moment and asked in a deep voice, "Are you unwilling to do so?"
